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Friday, May 12, 2006
You know you've stayed too long in a foreign country if...
Assalamualaikum all~
Ah yes. It's just one of those days. Tryna avoid work. Tryna stop gravity from working its field on my eyelids. Trying to NOT watch Sweet Home Alabama as it plays RIGHT in front of me while I struggle to whip my brain into shape. Sigh Sigh Sigh.
I noticed while I was washing my dishes earlier that I practically know every single jingle played on the telly. Therefore I've come to the conclusion that, you know you've stayed *too* long in a country when you can sing along to the advertising jingles.
Caught Amazing Race last night (again while I was in the midst of looking for articles for IB) and I just absolutely adore BJ & Tyler. I think if I grew up in an environment other than the one that I grew up in, I might've been a hippie. Their philosophy in life=top notch, man. Although I agree that their constant goofiness and all around happy go lucky attitude can get irritating at times, you just can't help but admit that it is quite infectious.
I'm tired. I'm sleepy. I'm on the verge of depression. And I do not appreciate people who think they're better than anybody else. It's not a question of perfection. Case in point: the most perfect person that all Muslims aspire to, Rasulullah s.a.w. was humble. But he was a prophet. Therefore, we may aspire to be as perfect as him, but we know we will never get there. And so the question, as we were all not made out to be prophets, we are expected to make mistakes, right? It's so cliched to say that "everybody makes mistakes". Thought I'd go the other way round.
Now to get back to my rant of today...its not directed to anybody in particular. BUT, rather I've had too much time on my hands and I've been thinking. And thinking and thinking and thinking. Why would anybody think they're better than anybody else? Just because they've got a good education? Just because they've got more money? Just because they're of a certain race? Religion? Just because they've been blessed with perfect features?
Ooh Bounce is up next. When will I ever get this assignment done?
Where was I? Oh yes, should we take into account the people who have worked their butts off to be successful, rich and on top of the world? Is it right to say that they deserve to be where they are and therefore they have the right to think they're better than anybody else? People who worked hard to succeed are prone to get ahead of themselves. But, ok, what about people who work so hard anyway but because of their circumstances, they just can't...get "up" there. E.g working single mothers, druggies who have never known a life other one that has been infested with...drugs? Why am I bothering myself with questions like these?
Life questions huh? When will we ever break the cycle? You know the one. Idealistic dreams are not possible because they're too idealistic. They're not realistic enough. The real world has no time and space for such ideals. It's impossible. Society can't accept a radical change. What? What? What? But when we break tradition, and apply our ideals to the real world...wouldn't that achieve our ideals? Why is life sooo simple, but soo difficult at the same time?
Should people think about these questions? Will it really help mankind in the bigger scope of things? Has society become so corrupted, that we tend to think about our own problems and our own survival? Is it pretentious of me to say this? I'm unqualified! I have no right to lecture about these kind of things! On what basis do I have to ask these questions? The things I go through to avoid doing work, huh?
How cool is it that I get a pic of Jake highlighting (sorta) what I've been ranting about? You all know me and Jake, our otak like...SYNERGY mann!! LOL. Seriously though. Because I'm slightly cynical today...I'm *sure* Jake didn't take this opportunity simply because there was a pap guy following him around that day. Riiiight? Jahat aku ani eh...orang baik2 besedakah.
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