spent the bette half of the afternoon talking to jacinth; its been a pretty long time since we really talked i guess? sorry if i was distracting you from your revisions yeah. thanks for the company~ i really appreciated it man ... you have no idea how boring it can get in camp, on a sunday. had quite an amusing time discussing about "unsafe" topics as a whole, rather than talking about the "unsafe" topics proper. it never ceases to amaze me at how you can churn out so many farnie yet intruiging notions from within the petite little head of yours.

of all the stuffs we talked about, the one topic that really set me thinking was the one on slowing down to appreciate the beautiful stuffs in life. in a world where people are always rushing and claiming that everything little thing is urgent, no many people are capable of letting go and slowing down. sometimes, we don't even have a choice. this pre-occupation about hurrying here and rushing there is like a sweeping tidal wave that encompasses all in its way; its like a domino effect, that once set it place and motion, a series of reactions follows and one after another, domino bricks will fall .. pushed by the one before it. its good no doubt, to have a sense of urgency but that doesn't mean you have to do it excessively, espescially so in a real life working environment sometimes. in the SAF for example, some of the things we do are mulitple-stepped processes, meaning its sorta like a production line where each function cell does a part of the final product; each cell complements the other. if i were to rush someone, he would have to rush someone else, whom in turn would also have to rush another person. the domino effect. why can't we just spare a thought for one another, do what is required of each of us and let the process flow smoothly? it'll definitely ensure better working relations amongst each cell ...

in a way, now that i've written down some of my thoughts and done some reflection, today was kinda like and escape from the everyday life. there was no one to push any deadlines or timelines around and i could pretty much do what i wanted to do. its been a really long time since i was able to spend one whole day just enjoying myself, either alone or with people i love. to watch the sun as it rises, to watch the sun as it sets. to watch as the moon takes centrestage, and then catch the stars as i stay up late. there are so much unassuming beauty out there, just waiting to be seen. so next time if you find yourself rushing through the paces of life and being bogged down by so much stuff, why not just stop, put down your loads and look around you? they might be hidden from sight at first glance, but that doesn't mean they're not there. take a closer, more careful look and then maybe, just maybe you'll find yourself asking, "why haven't i ever seen or noticed that before?"