Monday, September 22, 2003
my english teacher said a very insightful thing today (actually he says insightful things all the time, it's just that usually no one understands them). we find it hard to rejoice at social happiness...why? after all, if you open a poetry anthology, most of the poems read something like "woe am i...death is me", not too many go "i sing myself and celebrate myself" as whitman does. yet, when whitman smiles himself silly it works fine...but that's besides the point. my teacher was trying to say that in the face of misery, we have a role to play...we give advice, we comfort, we condole...misfortune creates an identity for us. but when people are happy and doing perfectly well, we are lost, because what is left for us to do? interesting and true...i can totally see that playing out in my life. i am happy to talk with those who aren't feeling good...if one day all the world should turn happy (impossible as that may be), would i be left with a feeling of loss? i'm almost sure i will.
going to walk down to shattuck (a bit like the orchard road of berkeley) to look for my printer cartridge, it's freaking hot though! wish i had put on shorts before leaving the dorm (i'm with a friend in the computing center now)...was too lazy to go for the internship panel, and they're doing it again next week, so i shall just go for it then.
oh, and i just confirmed my ticket back to s'pore...so i guess i am going home in december after all. leaving here on the 13th but then i'm flying off to perth, so might not be celebrating christmas in s'pore anyway...we'll see how.
alrighty...melting, melting...see, i'm giving all you ppl jobs, can comfort me when i complain! ha.
oh by the way vic...got your present, thanks! good to know that i'm your favorite sister...=)
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going to walk down to shattuck (a bit like the orchard road of berkeley) to look for my printer cartridge, it's freaking hot though! wish i had put on shorts before leaving the dorm (i'm with a friend in the computing center now)...was too lazy to go for the internship panel, and they're doing it again next week, so i shall just go for it then.
oh, and i just confirmed my ticket back to s'pore...so i guess i am going home in december after all. leaving here on the 13th but then i'm flying off to perth, so might not be celebrating christmas in s'pore anyway...we'll see how.
alrighty...melting, melting...see, i'm giving all you ppl jobs, can comfort me when i complain! ha.
oh by the way vic...got your present, thanks! good to know that i'm your favorite sister...=)
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