Friday, February 29, 2008

Unimagination

Once I attended a talk on Branding and the speaker commented that despite the world population being the wealthiest than ever in history and despite the nearly infinite access to information nowadays, our youths are becoming less imaginative & creative.

My 2 cents is that they are not willing to think- it's just a chore to them. The world they live in is a world filled with instant gratification. I'm one of those people who grew up in the 'transition era'- I'm a Gen X. I have had the pleasure of being raised by parents who had to grow up in hardship and survived it all. I saw the changes that the Internet brought about and now I'm seeing how attached my students are to the Internet and how detached they are to the world- ironic, isn't it?

The time has come again for third year students to come up with the final year project titles, and for the umpteenth time someone suggests a system that automates a manual process. There is a lack of interesting titles, despite them living in a world full of imagination and wonder.

By the way, today's the day that marks the leap year! Oops- did I get distracted?

Saturday, February 23, 2008

Wedding Plans

It'll be a good few years before my children wed, yet both of us (hubby & me) have made a decision. We'll have a combined reception & it'll be someplace in KL- some options have already been considered, with possible alternatives in case the place don't exist anymore in the next 15 years. We've just returned from cousin Ida's wedding in Putrajaya & it was held at a community hall. Very well organised & the house stays clean- smashing!

Big Time Drama

One of the appeals of Hindi drama is their ability to coax the tears from your eyes, from a mere trickle to a torrent. I've just finished watching Vivah on Astro Kirana. I figured that it means 'marriage' from the conversations the characters had & based on the subtitles. My only big question is: Do such a man exist?

The cynic in me says that he is a mere figment of the director's (or the director's wife's) imagination- he does not exist. What man would take a wife with 3rd degree burns when is he's honest-to-God gorgeous and rich and can have any woman he wants?

However, the romantic in me is swooning- how sweet! She suffered burns trying to rescue her cousin/sister in a fire (on her wedding eve, no less) ; gets the approval from her estranged aunt/mother as a result AND gets to keep her man. Only a Hindi movie is able to pull off a plot like that and make you bawl your eyes out.

Final answer- this man probably represent 0.0001% of the world population, he's more likely to be a fantasy.

Monday, February 18, 2008

That Sinking Feeling

Down in the dumps is the way I feel now. I can't put a finger on it, I'm just feeling gloomy. How's this for a plan? in 2 years' time I'll quit this job and do something else. The organisation is getting a little too commercial for my liking. It's about the numbers now, quality is compromised as a result. Appointments are made out of necessity, often in the last minute (barely). We're always tired and do not have time for a decent academic discourse, having darted to and from class the whole day through.

Will I survive? I always do.

Saturday, February 16, 2008

Journey of 20,000 words

Today is the day that I begin writing my dissertation. Due date for completion: 30 June 2008. Goal: Distinction. Victory is mine.

Saturday, February 09, 2008

Soul-cleansing Trip

Our trip to Kelantan was such a blast! Met with my former teachers and had a good chat with Ms Zakiah especially. She was awarded Guru Cemerlang, which is not a surprise at all. She deserves it, being someone so very passionate about what she does.

We had a 'domestic' but I got over it, I think. Had to scrap shopping plans at Rantau Panjang due to my 'walk for justice'. Sometimes spending too much time together can cause stress, can it not?

Before I left for Kelantan I caught "I belong to me" by Jessica Simpson on YouTube. Maybe I was reading too much into it, but I've become a bit mental because of it. What do I want in life? Am I losing myself? I'm an individual, as much as he is. It doesn't have to be defined by restrictions, distrust or accusations. I need to be me to grow... I want things that I want and I don't have to justify it because it's not wrong to dream and to want better things.

What's next? I honestly don't know. At least I'm not Britney, with the whole world watching as I think things through :p

Leave me be and I shall figure this out.