People are like dice, casting themselves into their lives - Jean-Paul Sartre
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Ever had times when you thought everything turned out well but found out later that the result was not what you expected? The disappointment felt extreme, doesn't it? For the better part of that torturous morning I thought I had achieved my silver grading for my annual IPPT but when I collected my result slip, it told me otherwise...
I had missed out by one point, meaning I was cheated out of a hundred bucks by the mere virtue of 2 chin-ups, 2 sit-ups or 0.1sec.... How frustrating is that when I had huffed and puffed my life out struggling to finish that 2.4km run in good time. Now I have to do it all over again, if not for the money I still have my pride and personal target.
Its been a fairly quiet, yet busy month so far. So much arrows stuck on my back to deal with and then there's the anime I'm watching, finding some good philosophical insights and nice songs in
them. Then there's this rare forey of me attending a talk organised by the Ocean Geographic Society the other day by the famed NatGeo photojournalist, Emory Kristof (every deep sea photos you see were done by him). A really entertaining 1hour listening to the development of oceanographic photography from the beginnings till today. When asked how he tells people what he does for a living, one cannot help chuckle when he replied," I photograph 'sea monsters' for the Geographic", which was essentially true since most of his subjects would seem like one to ordinary folks.Oh, and I got back to digging into my pile of resin figures after one whole year of loafing around with gunplas. But I'm still doing plastic models though and so far, my production count for this year has already leaped to 4 (yay!). Honestly, there's no where else to channel my energy towards. It's ridiculous to spend any of it on work anyway since I'm not interested in running the rat race or climbing the corporate ladder. I'm fine just where I am, standing still on one spot. For anyone who's still reading my entries, I thank you and hope you find your comfort spot as well.
The writer is still feeling the fatigue from that exhaustive test. He hopes to have a better rest for the long weekend ahead before going back to get his silver grading.
Join the OG society http://www.ogsociety.org/
A small showcase of what the writer has finished (out of his mountain) http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/album.php?aid=75990&id=705617874&ref=mf
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