lotsa things
ever since i got back from italy, there are a million and one things i wanted to blog abt, but i always let the urge to bitch overcome all the other topics....
my xmas resolution is not to bitch abt others! =P
1. autumn has passed and winter is here. the leaves on most trees have fallen and the trees now look bare. one day, i was cycling to the supermarket, and was surprised by the change of scenery. the last time i cycled there, the trees were still green and the undergrowth still lush. now, i can see every branch of the trees and i can see small fields and areas which were previously hidden from my view by leaves. suddenly the world appeared very clear and obvious. with all the distractions gone, the things that matter really stand out! ideally i'd have a pic to show this, but i don't. this startling discovery of "crystal clearness" brought to mind something i saw in a Leonardo da Vinci exhibition in Italy. (oh did i mention that he's my newest hero and i bought a book biography of him) He studied anatomy, and said that the arteries from a human's heart is the same as the branches in the trees. the main artery that splits up into main veins which further split up into smaller veins, etc, are just like tree branches, and the volume at each level is the same, and equal to the original volume of the main artery. same with trees and branches. conservation of mass! i found it totally cool....hahahhah =P
2. humans (or at least, me) rely heavily on light as a timer. in the summer, the sky was still bright at 10pm, and although it was almost time to get ready for bed, i didn't feel sleepy. it didn't FEEL like it was time to sleep. now it's winter, and my clock is really messed up. the sky is totally dark from 4:30pm, like 8pm in sg. at this point, i feel like i have somehow missed my dinner time, and i really should be getting home. i end up eating dinner earlier (like 5pm!) than i normally would, and by 9pm, it feels like the night has been going on forever. 7:30am, and the sky is just breaking. sunrise is not till 8:14am, and it's dark when u get to office.
What i want to say is that the seasons really mess with my body clock, and it just seems to reinforce my (long-ago) belief that humans are light sensitive, and the prehistoric fellas really did depend on light to tell them when to do what.
3. i HAVE been trying to work hard at my italy photos, but due to my 12 hr days, i don;t spend more than an hour at the comp each day. on wkends, i always unleash the phone-porridge-cooker in me, or the msn-marathoner, and basically spend the whole day communicating with pple. on friday afternoon, i msned for 5 hrs straight, w/o gg toilet/bathing/eating/drinking. that is really a feat, but i felt really happy talking to and msning my frens! =P so.......not much time for photos. i have gotten the naples ones up though, but i just have rome, florence n venice left....hahaha...which is 3/4 more to go! =P
4. i waited for almost 20 min for my bus today. i stood at the miserable little bus stop with my groceries, including a packet of raw beef. While waiting, i was worried that the bus would take too long to come and that my beef would spoil. then i gave myself a virtual slap on the wrist: what are you talking about?? the beef is not going to spoil! the temperature now is like 2 or 3 degrees. it's as good as being in the fridge!!
which really is true..... hahahhahaa =D
next small thought: it's 30 degrees cooler than in sg........ my god.....=X
5. i HAVE to take a gamble with my money and looks. my hair is getting really long; it's the longest i've ever had. (which doesnt really say much...hahha!) i have to spend abt SGD60 to go to supercuts (which is only a bit more ex than their "neighbourhood" shops) and run the risk of ending up with very awful-looking hair. i've thought abt it....if i cut it now, and it turns out really awful, at least my hair will grow and conceal some of the ugliness by the time i kiss the floor of changi airport. good timing eh? =P
p/s: i had a really quick look at my very first posts (i think in apr 2005) and it was weird! i totally dont remember writing all that stuff, and i was talking abt fyp presentations. that felt like ages ago!! hahaha
my xmas resolution is not to bitch abt others! =P
1. autumn has passed and winter is here. the leaves on most trees have fallen and the trees now look bare. one day, i was cycling to the supermarket, and was surprised by the change of scenery. the last time i cycled there, the trees were still green and the undergrowth still lush. now, i can see every branch of the trees and i can see small fields and areas which were previously hidden from my view by leaves. suddenly the world appeared very clear and obvious. with all the distractions gone, the things that matter really stand out! ideally i'd have a pic to show this, but i don't. this startling discovery of "crystal clearness" brought to mind something i saw in a Leonardo da Vinci exhibition in Italy. (oh did i mention that he's my newest hero and i bought a book biography of him) He studied anatomy, and said that the arteries from a human's heart is the same as the branches in the trees. the main artery that splits up into main veins which further split up into smaller veins, etc, are just like tree branches, and the volume at each level is the same, and equal to the original volume of the main artery. same with trees and branches. conservation of mass! i found it totally cool....hahahhah =P
2. humans (or at least, me) rely heavily on light as a timer. in the summer, the sky was still bright at 10pm, and although it was almost time to get ready for bed, i didn't feel sleepy. it didn't FEEL like it was time to sleep. now it's winter, and my clock is really messed up. the sky is totally dark from 4:30pm, like 8pm in sg. at this point, i feel like i have somehow missed my dinner time, and i really should be getting home. i end up eating dinner earlier (like 5pm!) than i normally would, and by 9pm, it feels like the night has been going on forever. 7:30am, and the sky is just breaking. sunrise is not till 8:14am, and it's dark when u get to office.
What i want to say is that the seasons really mess with my body clock, and it just seems to reinforce my (long-ago) belief that humans are light sensitive, and the prehistoric fellas really did depend on light to tell them when to do what.
3. i HAVE been trying to work hard at my italy photos, but due to my 12 hr days, i don;t spend more than an hour at the comp each day. on wkends, i always unleash the phone-porridge-cooker in me, or the msn-marathoner, and basically spend the whole day communicating with pple. on friday afternoon, i msned for 5 hrs straight, w/o gg toilet/bathing/eating/drinking. that is really a feat, but i felt really happy talking to and msning my frens! =P so.......not much time for photos. i have gotten the naples ones up though, but i just have rome, florence n venice left....hahaha...which is 3/4 more to go! =P
4. i waited for almost 20 min for my bus today. i stood at the miserable little bus stop with my groceries, including a packet of raw beef. While waiting, i was worried that the bus would take too long to come and that my beef would spoil. then i gave myself a virtual slap on the wrist: what are you talking about?? the beef is not going to spoil! the temperature now is like 2 or 3 degrees. it's as good as being in the fridge!!
which really is true..... hahahhahaa =D
next small thought: it's 30 degrees cooler than in sg........ my god.....=X
5. i HAVE to take a gamble with my money and looks. my hair is getting really long; it's the longest i've ever had. (which doesnt really say much...hahha!) i have to spend abt SGD60 to go to supercuts (which is only a bit more ex than their "neighbourhood" shops) and run the risk of ending up with very awful-looking hair. i've thought abt it....if i cut it now, and it turns out really awful, at least my hair will grow and conceal some of the ugliness by the time i kiss the floor of changi airport. good timing eh? =P
p/s: i had a really quick look at my very first posts (i think in apr 2005) and it was weird! i totally dont remember writing all that stuff, and i was talking abt fyp presentations. that felt like ages ago!! hahaha
posted by who? at 5:29 AM
2 Comments:
hope u haven't cut your hair yet..can u take a picture first? :) coz I've never seen u with long hair before! anyway, your long hair will help keep your ears warm now..
hahhaa i'm going to cut it soon! cannot tahan it anymore...it's really out of shape and messy.
i look abt the same la, not long hair as in jac's kind, definitely, just shoulder length =P
yeah it helps to keep warm, esp the ears.... but also very messy! hehe
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