Just how long before this goes down?
Bits & Pieces
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Trackspin: Dishwalla - Somewhere In The Middle.
Nice song, nice MTV. Go look for it on Youtube here.
The days are passing rather quickly for me. Soon enough, I'll be in Tekong with my head shaved. I can't imagine. However, I just wish time would slow down some, for me to take in more of the sights here too, if I'd find the time to wander around the island. Sadly, the significant other half isn't exactly very free to follow, which is a rather depressing issue, for me at least.
I haven't been doing much lately, except making some surprises for the other half, doing some graph/chart work on Excel and refreshing myself a little with that, playing with Inez and spending some time in quiet contemplation. I guess sometimes, the world just needs someone to listen. Go out, listen to the sounds of nature, the birds chirping, the rain pattering on your window pane. And with all of these, I've come up with two interesting questions I posed myself, which I couldn't answer correctly enough to any extent, that I'd like.
1) When we trip and stumble, why does our heart quicken it's pace and start beating so quickly, pounding away? We didn't exert ourselves in stumbling, did we? Or is it just that we manage to blot out a little more of the world and be more focused on ourselves, jarring our minds back to focus on our body, due to us tripping and stumbling, hence hearing the beating of our heart more acutely?
2) Why is it that when some/most of us hear a loud crack of thunder, our heart rates quicken as well, such that we are more conscious of it the moment the earsplitting crash is over, just as suddenly as it appeared? Like before, we didn't exert ourselves at all. And suddenly after that crack of thunder, our hearing's more acute to usually realise that there's no other sound except for the patter of raindrops on the sidewalk or window pane, or any other sound for that matter?
I don't know, I just had time to think about stuff like that in my subconscious while on the bus to Holland Village today to get some ice cream. Amazingly stupid and worthless questions to others, but I just managed to think of it. I don't know why either. -sighs-
Actually, I think that in the two scenarios described, it's partially because our bodies tense up, anticipating the impact on the ground, or the sound to be deafening, so I think it could be a natural form of protection, granted by the body in this case, to protect against the impact of falling after tripping or having your sensitive ears bear the sonic brunt from the crack of thunder. Interesting, no? But of course, I'd like better answers, if mine doesn't make sense to you. At least that's what I think, and it's all uneducated guesswork. =)
Maybe getting older means thinking of stuff and looking at things in different ways. And I think I should resolve to make amends somehow. People say forgiveness is the most essential thing to us, because Christ forgave our sins by dying on the cross and thus, granting us the gift of eternal salvation. I guess it is true that forgiveness is one of the most important things to humans, not just Catholics and Christians. Seeking forgiveness is one thing, but I have to learn how to forgive myself first. That isn't going to come for quite some time perhaps. Hopefully it'll come soon enough. I grow weary and sometimes, I just feel burdened by my thoughts and all. And the problem with it is that I'm not one who talks about my problems much. -sighs-
Alright, I think this is about as far as I'll go with this rather cryptic post, which probably doesn't mean anything to anyone out there. However, I do hope you readers enjoyed asking yourselves the two scenarios I set out and managed to think creatively for answers. =)
got around to thinking @ 9:26 PM
Nice song, nice MTV. Go look for it on Youtube here.
The days are passing rather quickly for me. Soon enough, I'll be in Tekong with my head shaved. I can't imagine. However, I just wish time would slow down some, for me to take in more of the sights here too, if I'd find the time to wander around the island. Sadly, the significant other half isn't exactly very free to follow, which is a rather depressing issue, for me at least.
I haven't been doing much lately, except making some surprises for the other half, doing some graph/chart work on Excel and refreshing myself a little with that, playing with Inez and spending some time in quiet contemplation. I guess sometimes, the world just needs someone to listen. Go out, listen to the sounds of nature, the birds chirping, the rain pattering on your window pane. And with all of these, I've come up with two interesting questions I posed myself, which I couldn't answer correctly enough to any extent, that I'd like.
1) When we trip and stumble, why does our heart quicken it's pace and start beating so quickly, pounding away? We didn't exert ourselves in stumbling, did we? Or is it just that we manage to blot out a little more of the world and be more focused on ourselves, jarring our minds back to focus on our body, due to us tripping and stumbling, hence hearing the beating of our heart more acutely?
2) Why is it that when some/most of us hear a loud crack of thunder, our heart rates quicken as well, such that we are more conscious of it the moment the earsplitting crash is over, just as suddenly as it appeared? Like before, we didn't exert ourselves at all. And suddenly after that crack of thunder, our hearing's more acute to usually realise that there's no other sound except for the patter of raindrops on the sidewalk or window pane, or any other sound for that matter?
I don't know, I just had time to think about stuff like that in my subconscious while on the bus to Holland Village today to get some ice cream. Amazingly stupid and worthless questions to others, but I just managed to think of it. I don't know why either. -sighs-
Actually, I think that in the two scenarios described, it's partially because our bodies tense up, anticipating the impact on the ground, or the sound to be deafening, so I think it could be a natural form of protection, granted by the body in this case, to protect against the impact of falling after tripping or having your sensitive ears bear the sonic brunt from the crack of thunder. Interesting, no? But of course, I'd like better answers, if mine doesn't make sense to you. At least that's what I think, and it's all uneducated guesswork. =)
Maybe getting older means thinking of stuff and looking at things in different ways. And I think I should resolve to make amends somehow. People say forgiveness is the most essential thing to us, because Christ forgave our sins by dying on the cross and thus, granting us the gift of eternal salvation. I guess it is true that forgiveness is one of the most important things to humans, not just Catholics and Christians. Seeking forgiveness is one thing, but I have to learn how to forgive myself first. That isn't going to come for quite some time perhaps. Hopefully it'll come soon enough. I grow weary and sometimes, I just feel burdened by my thoughts and all. And the problem with it is that I'm not one who talks about my problems much. -sighs-
Alright, I think this is about as far as I'll go with this rather cryptic post, which probably doesn't mean anything to anyone out there. However, I do hope you readers enjoyed asking yourselves the two scenarios I set out and managed to think creatively for answers. =)
got around to thinking @ 9:26 PM
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