little joys

finding out the full albums tracks exist on youtube

being reminded that my school library is called li ka shing library, making research for academic papers so much easier

rushing on by

lesson learnt - cutting it too thinly is not cool.

reeding

Finished Jane Eyre today, amazing classic with all my favourite theme(s), i.e. feminism.  I absolutely admire her calm and composed nature - nothing can derail her or extract more expressive countenances from her usual phlegmatic state. I wished I could be less easily excitable myself sometimes (and also less foul-mouthed as a result) ;)

Jane rejects the marriage proposal of master of Thornfield Hall, Mr Rochester, because he was already married to a lunatic which he keeps locked up. I couldn't for the life of me understand why Jane would leave him because they obviously were so in love. But then again it wouldn't make a good story, would it? And she is admirable because she stood for her independence, rather than be fussed over and be forced in a subordinate position, even to the love of her life. She wanted to be an equal to her husband, who isn't good-looking but has an excellent mind. 


Also, her ability to look past physical appearances and appreciate the spirit living in the shell of a human body is noteworthy. (But then again maybe she taught as such, because she wasn't much of a beauty herself.)


Moving on to 1984 :)

get well mum

Why do we feel so guilty about having fun? About indulging in pleasurable activities? About wasting time? Why do we always hold back when we're enjoying too much?

would a bridge builder, decades after building that one bridge across a dangerous abyss, still be fretting about whether the bridge is intact, whether the back-up catches still work, and whether there were any casualties?

some words were never meant to be said.
not if you paid.
or even with extra booze

can anyone be stable all the time?