The outright answer might be to take than to give. After all, to give is assumed to forgo something while to take is assumed to gain something.
Noticed I assumed the above?
There are people who wish they could inherit someone’s fortune, but what if you inherited someone’s debt instead?
So is receiving necessarily better than giving?
Anyone remembers Newton’s 3rd law? That there’s always an equal and opposite force acting on the original force itself?
I’m left wondering if perhaps the same logic applies to giving and in receiving? But sometimes, this equal and opposite effect doesn’t come immediately, for a dollar coin you give to that old lady today may be a dollar coin given to you when you lose your wallet some other day.
Whether or not this accounting book of ours balances, that we might never know; but it does exist, because no one can just keep on receiving without giving up something, vice versa. There must be some positive and negative sums there.
So sometimes, it’s best to give while you still could, better than being on the receiving end isn’t it?
PS: I’m just blogging for the sake of blogging. Sorry if it’s not good enough.
“For as long as you could”, “It’s not if you should, but if you shouldn’t”, “You are not obliged to”; but what about “if I want to”?
The previous post should have taught us never to super impose our thoughts on others, the likewise goes on for so called acts of selflessness. Still, it is better to be selfish because of a self-thought selfless act than to be selfish altogether.
It is the same idea as to regret what you have done than to regret what you have not done, isn’t it?
I’m losing that “touch” to blog because I have to lose the agenda to blog here. Get used to it. Any post, could be the last.
Yes, I hate people who move the snails, especially those who thought they are helping the snails by doing so.
Imagine this snail spending 5hours to reach its current point, just because it decided to spend 5minutes to turn around for a last look, you thought it was heading to that direction (to where it moved out from) and decided to give it a hand. Tadah! 5hours of hardwork gone in a minute of your time, with the snail having to work for another 5hours again.
What makes you so sure that people needs a helping hand even when no one is requesting so? This world doesn’t need a saviour, this world needs a population that can help themselves.
I’m not asking anyone to be less considerate, but the next time you wish to be considerate, shouldn’t you try to understand and find out more, before doing things that you thought would be considerate but in actual fact it’s not?
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Are you guys quite sure you guys misunderstood the whole IPC thingy? It’s 3 IPCs, not 30. Why are you guys so enthu about it? Be it in organising or attending one (I think it’s not just one but two three four five?), you guys are so spontaneous that none of us (Xaby, Bee and Me) anticipated this.
I was tempted to question if you guys truly understood IPC when I realised, of course you guys did. Because only people who understood could appreciate and will participate actively in that.
IPC is not even nice on papers, but you guys made it a scheme we are so damn proud of. Thanks for understanding, for accepting and for embracing IPC. And thanks for all your participation, I hope it doesn’t stop here :)
Theoretically speaking, if I wanna be See Me Not, then I should not use that as my nick lest everyone recognises that. Yet it seems to suggest that I’m not “See Me Not” when my nick doesn’t display that.
Noticed the recent nick changing craze in forum? I believe I’m the culprit of it all. Now, am I going to change back my nick any time soon? I honestly have no answer to that. It seems to me that deep down somewhere, changing back to “See Me Not” might imply my determination to “disappear” (from the forum/msn at least), that is to say, to be truly See Me Not. For now I’m not disappearing yet, so we will leave the nick as that and see how it goes.
If you were to take flight one day, who would be your companion(s)? Where would you head to? How would you do so? What would you bring along, or leave behind? When would it be?
I have a promise to keep, that’s why I’m still stuck here this Summer. People are telling me to just pack my bags and go, people are ready to pack theirs and hop along, but there are those who urged caution, and others who are oblivious. When my promise expires, I’ll be out of town right away. I won’t turn back.
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Ever wondered if you truly understood this blog? Maybe I was “talking” to you, maybe I wasn’t. Maybe it meant something, maybe it didn’t. Perhaps you could understand if you know of the full picture, but the problem is, you know that it would never be revealed here. Because if it does, then it’s no longer See Me Not. Makes sense? Nevermind if you can’t understand, because maybe I never did too.
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I guess I’m a little overwhelmed recently? I read mentions of my name in the forum and even in some of your blogs, extremely weird but I can’t exactly explain why. Unexpected influx of praises to the President/Comm is catching me off guard; never expected myself to be referred to as the President, even if it’s just at the club’s level. It’s especially nice to know there are so many of you who are supportive of us, it warms my heart to know about this. Each message/email you guys wrote to us is like a hot cuppa drink in the wintery surrounding. Whatever happens, it’s nice to know that we left footprints on your path. It’s really nice to know that ;)
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BTW do you guys understand what’s J.R. Nathan? Do you all know who’s our President? And your (FC) President? And Sr = Senior, Jr = Junior? So now you understand the whole thing about J.R. Nathan? It’s meant to tease you guys for calling me President la.. Haha.
As for why am I the Sleeping Exhibit #1? Imagine waking up to pairs of eyes staring and observing you. Worse when you hear your name repeated for the uncountable times while you are still lying there pretending to be asleep. Goodness we were “exhibits” in a “museum”, not in a “zoo”; if not there would be camera flashes and photographs posted everywhere.
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Did you guys notice that new “Our RBKD” page?
This is not healthy, absolutely not. I thought at the very least, I had that very last reminder, that very last motivation. Something that always worked in the past, it doesn’t now, not at all, not for a single second did it work this time round. I’m worried, very worried. I don’t want to decide now, or to commit to one now, because if I do, there’s no return. I don’t want this to happen either, but I’m not sure if I could stop it, if I could stop it, really. Where the hell is the reminder that is good enough to convince me now? Please, I need it. Please, I really need it. Please.
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Sometimes.. we really need to know that you.. you guys appreciate us.
Sometimes.. we really need to know that you.. you guys do try to understand us.
Sometimes.. we really need to know that you.. you guys recognises our effort.
Sometimes.. we really need to know that you.. you guys will stand by us.
Sometimes.. we really need to know that you.. you guys are on the same line as us.
Sometimes.. we really need to know that you.. you guys still want us.
No one is indispensible in the world, no one, definitely not us. But can we don’t be made to feel that we are so dispensible? Sometimes I don’t just feel dispensible, I feel redundant, so redundant, absolutely redundant.
That was so unnecessary.
I didn’t plan to have the so-called “President’s talk”, as what you guys termed it (it still feels so weird weird weird when you all refers me as the President.. hai shi bu xi guan..) Ya.. anyway that was not on my planned agenda.. All along I only wanted to say this line (in the end I didn’t get to say it),
“I hope that in future, no matter who is the Leader of RBKD, the Summer Chalet would be a regular annual affair. I would like to see it as a tradition for RBKD.”
But I guess after yesternight, I’m no longer keen to be the organiser anymore.
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Okay maybe I do sound like a saddist, but of the 9 mangoes we purchased, there was only 1 that was sour (i think). So of the 20cups, there’s only 2 which had the sour mango, but your lucky idol tio beh bio, she was handed one of the two I think. OMG, I must be a saddist.
Look at her expression :/
I LOVE my RBKD!!!
No forfeit, no incentives, but everyone changed into their PJs or sorts. And hello? Many in their PJs made their debut appearance in a RBKD activity. Damn on sia!
Class Club formal photo!!! Damn funny la.
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Grace the water ghost; with Xaby and I attempting to be a headless
ghost. Look at the rest! Jokers!
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I think ZF and Jon looked so comical! Haha. And so the “length”/height of Xaby = the “width” of 4 pax? Haha.
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Bee looks cute hor, that small Tigger. And don’t you think the trio behind her (ZF, Jolie and Kaevan) looks like they are posing for some movie poster? Kaevan is making a call, Jolie is the bread murderer, ZF is the cool assassin. Funny!
OMG, I didn’t realise this till someone brought this up to me, our club pic is in colors!!! O.O
Like finally? No more club pics with us in black tops!
That was my question for truth-or-dare at the chalet. Honestly, I have no answer. Maybe I do, but maybe I don’t.
Your idol is a very nice person, honest. But I guess I just can’t be as friendly to her as to you guys; even though I still think that I’m never a friendly person to begin with..
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Someone made me smile, but it’s not your idol. You know who you are, thank you.
I guess it’s always nice and even comforting to know that there is someone who is supportive of you, someone who recognises and acknowledges your effort, and someone who is actually appreciative of you.
Because my assumptions have proven to be so wrong, I have chosen to assume nothing, and hence I know nothing unless I’m told. I prefer to be told, in words, in sincere words.
Thanks to those who did :D
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Now you all know how many screws drop when Snail has insufficient sleep? Crazy me blogging here like siao.
Anyway, I swear that I was being truthful when I spoke to you guys after you-know-who left. It was an unusual Heart-To-Heart talk, rare too, considering I am See Me Not. It was me and everyone, nothing planned, nothing rehearsed or arranged. I let you in about the secrets I had so carefully guarded for some time, I hope my trust will not be misplaced.
Yes, I trust you.
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