One day, Plato asked his teacher, "What is love? How can i find it?" His teacher answered, "There is a vast wheat field in front. Walk forward without turning back, and pick only one stalk. If you find the most magnificent stalk, then you have found love."
Plato walked forward and before long, he returned with empty hands, having picked nothing.
His teacher asked, "Why did you not pick any stalk?"
Plato answered, "Because I could only pick once and yet I could not turn back. I did find the most magnificent stalk, but did not know if there were any better ones ahead, so I did not pick it. As I walked further, the stalks that I saw were not as good as the earlier one, so I did not pick any in the end."
His teacher then said "And that is love."
On another day, Plato asked his teacher, "What is marriage? How can I find it?"
His teacher answered, "There is a thriving forest in front. Walk forward without turning back, and chop down only one tree. If you find the tallest one, then you have found marriage."
Plato walked forward, and before long, he returned with a tree. The tree was not thriving, and it was not tall either. It was only an ordinary tree.
His teacher asked, "Why did you chop down such an ordinary tree?"
Plato answered, "Because of my previous experience. I had walked through the field, but returned only with empty hands. This time, I saw this tree, and I felt that it was not bad. So I chopped it down and brought it back. I did not want to miss this opportunity."
His teacher then said, "And that is marriage. You see, son, love is the most beautiful thing to happen to a person; it's an opportunity but you don't realise its worth when you have it, but only when its gone, like the field of stalks.
Marriage is like the tree you chopped -- it's a compromise."
xoxo; 6:55 pm
Monday, April 20
note to self:
holic online luna online fantagetar online
xoxo; 9:55 pm
Sunday, April 19
new computer! happy happy ;D it was sudden. i think my dad's in a good mood. haha
when i moved from a bare-sleeved greenhorn to one with a umbrella and a chevron, it was the end of the beginning.
tomorrow is the beginning of the end. two chevrons here i come! muahahaha
(what's important about this rank is not that i get paid more, not that i get recognised as a senior.
it means I'M ALMOST DONE ;DD)
xoxo; 9:30 pm
Tuesday, April 14
i've been wondering.. what's the difference between
a. i trust you
and
b. i dont care.
i.e. what's the diff between apathy and trust (or rather, the lack thereof) to the person receiving it?
from the outset, they seem similar. when a person trusts me, i have leeway to do what i want without being bothered by restrictions placed because of the lack of trust. a good example: my parents trust me, so i can drive the car out alone vs my parents dont trust me, so they must accompany me when i drive.
on the other hand, apathy seems similar. you dont care, so in a sense, you wouldnt bother the person at all. to phrase in a similar form, when someone doesnt care about me, i can do whatever i want and i wont be stopped. an example: i didnt care what she did, so she could just do whatever she wanted and i wouldnt lift a finger.
in both cases it seems like, well, the subject (the one being trusted, or the one to whom was being shown apathy, respectively) has free reign to do whatever he wanted. i guess if you put it this way its quite different..
trust: do what you want, i know you wont hurt yourself. apathy: do what you want, if you hurt yourself its not my problem.
but then again, to the recipient, its the same! its the 'do what you want' part.
i think i need to think harder about this. *nod nod*
xoxo; 7:52 pm
Sunday, April 12
I FOUND SOMETHING AMAZING!!
this is episode 11. the rest of the 18 eps can be found on youtube legally. HAVE FUN! ;D
xoxo; 9:21 pm
after weeks of lack of inspiration, i finally have smt to blog about! hahaha ;DD
i think they shd soon enact laws that protect drivers instead of pedestrians. i mean like. some pedestrians are getting too confident -.-;
today i was driving along selegie road and i had to turn left into this junction. the crossing was FILLED with people, but since it was a green man i had to let them go, right? okay. so when it started blinking, some ppl still dash across. they failed to get across before the light turned red. nvm, i give way. when they were done, i let go of the brakes and wanted to go.
at this point, this shitface guy stepped onto the road, knowing i was there and that the light was red. wanted to stab him lah. i had to slam on the brakes and when he finally saw my invisible car he stepped back. i shd have horned him lah. but since i was so nice, i got horned at by the bus behind instead. i really took the shot for that guy lah. basket.
then nvm, that's not all. i ended up missing my turn into park lane mall's carpark, so i took a long detour around the back of the istana. there were ALOT of people there walking on the road when there was a pavement just a metre away. one guy even better. walk along the middle of the road. there was no divider. he was closer to one side of the road, and his back was facing traffic.
not to mention that there were many other instances where ppl can walk right in the middle of the lane, esp in carparks. my own condo, for instance, and plaza sing's car park.
I WANT TO STAB THEM ALL. urgh.
xoxo; 7:47 pm
Saturday, April 11
i envy you.
EDIT: when shaun has nothing to blog about but wants to blog something to keep his blog alive, he does one-liners. ;D
xoxo; 1:43 am
Monday, April 6
since when was the transfer rebate 50 cents?
xoxo; 8:13 pm
Friday, April 3
stupid hostile tsundere neighbour at work kept singing this and got me hooked.
