Just within these two days I was reminded twice that there's always a back story to everyone. So don't be too early to judge.
A quote from one of my favourite books (that we were made to read in Dunman haha):
"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view — until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."
Side note: Harper Lee passed away just last week I think :( RIP.
Wow. I didn't think it would come across as such a huge relief.
That's why I said it's more of a positive thing than negative, so don't worry bro.
Thanks once again.
Even if what I'm doing doesn't make much of a difference, it doesn't matter because this is what I sincerely want to do.
Maybe sometimes we're not meant to be a hero, but a silent guardian.
Wow I'm applying what I learnt from watching my GEK lecture video this morning hahaha. A quote from Batman:
"He's the hero Gotham deserves, but not the one it needs right now. So we'll hunt him. Because he can take it. Because he's not our hero. He's a silent guardian, a watchful protector. A dark knight."
I don't get why people who decide to attend an industry lecture, knowing very well that it is an uncompulsory lecture and that the contents covered will not be tested, only to end up their own work right in front of the guest speaker. If that's the case, I'd rather them not sit in at all. If you attend the lecture to make the lecture hall less empty, please don't do work when you're sitting somewhere very visible to the speaker, otherwise what you're doing is just gonna have the opposite effect. Where's the basic respect? Can you put yourself into the speaker's shoes? I'd feel demoralised presenting to 90 souls but only 5 humans. I probably would have just skimmed through the entire lecture but the guy had actually went through it in such detail and took 1hr 50mins. (Although I did hope that he would have shortened it...) What's bad was that most people didn't even try listening; they went there with the sole motive of doing work. Kudos to our generation.
Fuck. I'm feeling so much like a hypocrite. How do I handle things nicely without being a hypocrite... Easiest way would be to just bluntly put things across but I don't want to make things ugly and I don't think I'll be able to make myself say it. Things would be so much simpler if.
Through these it also shows something. It is so different from my style of doing things.
Maybe my new year resolution was too difficult a goal for me to handle...
Confused about things now.
This semester thus far has been rather filled up with building and maintaining relationships. I guess it's good in a way because this is one of my resolutions this year, basically to be a better friend, and it's fun interacting with people I like.
But some things can still be difficult to comprehend especially when I don't really understand certain emotions that I feel at times. Sometimes I don't know if I'm really ignorant of it or I subconsciously choose not to know...
Anyway, sent Zi Quan off at the airport just now. Second person in the group to fly off for overseas studies. Well I guess absence will make the heart fonder. That's why we learn to better appreciate the time we have with our friends while they are still near us. It's really heartening to see peers showing their affection for one another more openly :) It may not be in the form of words or actions, but just simply dedicating some time to them more than adequately shows that you care about them.
