Saturday, March 28, 2009
I went for a walk and got caught in the rain. The gentle raindrops came pattering down all around and made the would-have-been-warm night cold again. While it may be a bad weather and time for others, I found it to be nice. The beautiful raindrops falling with a backdrop of fluorescent lited buildings. The tiny and gentle little raindrops pattering against your skin and coat but is never harsh enough or in large enough quantity to make them all wet. The sound of the raindrops falling or rather, the sound of car tyres rolling over wet road. And finally, the one that makes even the harsh cold surrounding feel welcoming - the smell of the rain. Or if you want to be scientifically correct,
the smell that rain causes.
Just to clear some things, I walked in the rain a little but later took shelter in a bus-stop. And I was wearing a coat, so the only skin in contact with the rain was my face. Well.. The rain here are like drizzles in Singapore. I would have walked in the rain if not for fear of damaging my headphones. Yes. I finally gotten a pair of Senheisser 212 headphones and I love it. You won't believe just how much sound can be blocked off when you play music on it.
Anyway, back to the rain. There were two things that made it all the more enjoyable. They were nice music in your ears and freedom. Well... Music contradicts the line about the nice pattering of raindrops on the ground in some way but if you think about it, it will be boring to listen to the same song over and over again. It applies to the nice pattering sounds or car tyres going over wet ground too. And freedom was the fact that you have nothing else to do next or nowhere else to rush to. It just gives you the time to sit in a little bus-stop and watch the raindrops come down. (There are some bus-stops here with transparent roofs!)
The Origin. 3/28/2009 04:07:00 am
Monday, March 16, 2009
At the end of the day, I guess it is pretty clear that we all want to be heard one way or another. Maybe, just maybe a long time ago, we would have wanted to simply sit and listen. But that time has far gone. As we grow older, we grow to have more to talk about,are more confident of our views and tend to want to talk about them. And we also realise that if we go on listening, others are just not going to let us speak because they just have so much to talk about too!
Then again, so what if others were to sit silently and let us speaks? Half the time, their minds are probably formulating comments or thinking about their matters that they do not listen. Listen. that's the key word here. not just to hear.
This has gotten so bad that eventually, we come to this world - the internet world where we blog, leave comments, write personal messages on msn, let the world know what is going on with us via facebook and so many more. In a way, by leaving a footprint in this world, we are more likely to be "heard" (listen). This is because in between the timeframes when people are thinking of themselves, they would have some desire to know about others and these footprints allow for them to really "hear" us.
These spawn from the underlying need to be heard no matter what.
The Origin. 3/16/2009 05:53:00 am
Monday, March 09, 2009
I just came back from London this morning. Spent a total of 5 days there. I remember telling my friend on our first night there that I find that London goes well with a gloomy backdrop like storm clouds. I think it has to do with the numerous UK stories I have played or watched (eg. 28 Days/Weeks Later, Hellgate London, Reign of Fire, Doomsday...) Somehow the gloominess adds an mysterious atmosphere to the city itself. I guess I am not the first person to think so, considering the fact that there are books like Neverwhere lying around. To me, London is a nice place to take a stroll around. especially with a loved one.
On the other hand, I have never really been in love with Paris for itself. I was only in love with the sites the first time I was there. Now, I like it for its various
jardins or gardens during good weather. To me, Paris is a city that one should experience in good sunny weather. The gloom doesn't really go well with it. It is not really a place I like to walk around a lot in (maybe cuz I have walked most of the streets and I didn't enjoy the walks cuz I was always rushing) but a great place to sit and chat with a friend. The gardens and their views are excellent.
Just my thoughts at this point in time. Who knows... Things might change
The Origin. 3/09/2009 05:13:00 am