Why i write

Why do I write?

Its simple really, there is no deep hidden meaning behind it. I shan’t fool you into thinking that by writing I achieve a nigh-nirvana state of enlightenment or that I write in order to fulfill my needs which were neglected as a child.

I write because I can.

Well, I can. Like I can talk, I can walk, I can eat and I can sleep.

Yeah

Simple really.

But honestly speaking, why I write holds a different meaning for all of us I guess. We all have our own reasons for writing.

Apart from the fact that I can write, I can’t do a few other things too well. For instance, I can’t sing. Yes, I just can’t. I’m tone deaf you see. My voice can’t reach the right notes or the right pitches. So don’t expect me to be singing songs of heartache or trying to create awareness regarding social issues with my voice… ‘cos I can’t/

Other than that, I can’t paint. Oh yes, I have no sense of colour coordination whatsoever. A colour is a colour. That’s how it is to me. Red is red, green is green, and black, no matter what you say about it, will always be black. Although the discerning artist will tell you that no colour is as what it seems and some crap like that, well, colours are just colours are just colours. Nothing to it really. So I won’t be painting any post-modern, anguish-laden, symbolistic piece of defiance to society kind of work. ‘Cos I can’t.

My drawing sort of sucks too. It seems that I have been limited to merely drawing sad little caricatures, mainly doodles of various animals both real and mythical. Although I must say that my mythical creatures look exceptionally fine… (especially my three-legged grophondwarph) I can’t really say the same for my real animals… if I were to draw a cat, it might look more like a Hurtingus Yarp… or even a Bolgh (these are also other mythical creatures I have made up). So I won’t be publishing any politically charged cartoon or be bitching about how life sucks through drawing either.

Which brings us back to writing.

Oh yes,

Writing.

A passion once lost rediscovered again.

When it comes to writing, it is far more interesting than to speak. For speaking is like masturbation. The thrill is only temporary. Once you’re done, it feels kind of sticky. Plus you get only one chance to deliver your message. You don’t get to come back, re-edit it and make it sound extra nice.

But with writing, you can do all that and more.

Writing is a powerful tool. Pardon me for torturing a cliché, but it is. It is a tool which can be used to convey thought, emotion, ideas, etc… It is a medium where you get to really fine-tune your message and use your command of the language to the fullest. A writer can describe his feelings and his ideals using his words. He can change perceptions, both his own and others around him.

But lets not get sucked into writing rhetoric, lets look at some examples of the power of writing.

Take a look at movies. Yeap, those big Hollywood blockbuster productions. The movies which they always seem to keep making based on books…yea, books. Books which were the result of months…even years of hard writing…writing, and more writing….

Have you ever watched a movie based on a book and go like ‘the book was better’. That is because the book IS better. For the simple reason that the written word is better than the spoken-special effects-big explosion words on screen.

In the book, the setting is described, each character is fleshed out in detail, the reader takes it all in at his/her own pace… it is fluid, gentle, beautiful.

Unfortunately not many appreciate the power of writing, in an era of quick-fixes and easy access, writing seems like a cumbersome chore. Reading and writing are the keystones of civilization. Its what made us who we are. Knowledge is permanently recorded in writing, together with history, plays and whatever else you can think of.

So I write. And I shall continue to write until my hands fall off or I lay lifeless, my spirit flown off. But maybe even so, in my afterlife, I hope they have word processors in Heaven (yes I am optimistic) so I can spend the rest of my life, writing for eternity….among other things of course..

So to my reader, thanks for reading my written rant. Its not very often that you find someone willing to pore over several hundred words for a few minutes. I hope that you too will write about your own experiences, your views and opinions, your environmenct and maybe even write about why you write.

Samlingo

I have decided to give english my very-own personal twist to it bu adding some patented original myself kind of words:


Fuzzly:(Faz-lee)

Adjective

Furry and fuzzy yet portrays an endearing sense of adorableness, due to its round and rotund nature.

e.g.: My cat is so 'Fuzzly'


Blejeagh:(Bler-jiah)

Descriptive, emotion

To convey a sense of frustration and disgust and a current situation or circumstance

e.g.: This play is blejeagh!


-ish:

Pre-fix

To be used behind adjectives to show a moderate stance on the degree of the object being described by the adjective

Can also be used for verbs to the same effect.

e.g.: Well, the situation is kinda like that-ish
Yeah...i spoke-ish to him
Whatever-ish
Sure she is hot-ish


Innyowhack: (In-yo-wak)

Expressive

To epxress shock when jumped by a person of affection (usually a close friend, older sibling, parent..etc..)

e.g.: Hi mum! Innyowhack!


stay tuned for more!!

More reasons to be an accountant!!

if a doctor does something wrong, he gets sued

if a lawyer does something wrong, he gets his license revoked

if an engineer does something wrong he gets fired

if a scientist does something wrong, he gets made fun of

if an architect does something wrong he gets emotional/teary/angsty/crazy (or some close approximation of which...)

but if an accountant does something wrong, he gets rich!!!

Why I am an Accountant:

Too cool for engineering

Too ambitious for medicine

Too honest for law

Too hot for science

Too sane for architecture

that's why!!!

I, Accountant

I, Accountant

well...accountant wannabe to be more exact.

First of..i'd like to clarify that Accountants do NOT crunch numbers. Number crunching is done by our lowly peons...we call them fresh graduates.

Anyways, i believe that the accountant is probabaly the most misunderstood of all professions...together with CEOs and CFOs...who by the way at one point in their lives were accountants...

Ok, first off, the definition of an Accountant:

Anyone who has ever studied for an accounting degree and graduated or holds a professional certification and membership from a certifying body can call him/herself an accountant.

Considering how most CEOs, some politicians and almost all CFOs hold the above qualifications, they too can admit to being accountants.

Secondly, accountants are not evil:

Yes, we are just as human as the Holy man and the thief on the streets. We have feelings too, we have families to feed..etc.

The thing is that people think we are evil because we are put in a position of great trust, usually as CEOs or CFOs or Politicians, or Financial Analysts or Investments Bankers or Property Magnates or just general Rich Guy.

And the fact that we usually tend to be in a position of power sometimes lends us that 'evil' aura that being in power tends to give you.

Thirdly, yes, we do less work yet get more pay than the grunts:

This is something you have to accept, despite the fact that most accountants graduate quite early, usually with less heartache and strain compared to other courses (engineering, IT) the bottomline is that our ceiling is way...way...WAAAAY... higher than most other professions.

A young, ambitious accountant only need to open his mouth at the right time, say the right words and bring back the desired results, he may find himself in the running for upper senior management...

But, hey, despite the fact we do very little of the groundwork, we do a lot of decision making...tough stuff considering that the future of the co weighs heavy ob our shoulders.

Fourthly, In the event of a recession, we can bounce back

Lets face it, in the face of recession, companies need their accountants and finance people to keep their business afloat... although the less skilled accountants might get laid off...but with all the knowledge gained from their training, they can usually start their own businesses and still bounce back.

Fifthly, Accountants are prudent

Yes, we are prudent, above all else, we are prudent. Although the term prudent can be defined variably... say if the client offers 10 mil to close one eye over an immaterial statement...that is still prudent... heck, its just a small matter...plus our firm could use the money to create jobs, generate economy and overal improve the standard of living of the society.

Accountants affect the lives of many and their future generations as well. The decisions they make and the work they do puts them in a position of great good and of course, great evil. The accountant has to walk a fine balance of both light and shadow, maintaining the flow of cash and prosperity through the community and of course, get rich at it as well.

So lets stop antagonising accountants shall we?

Teetering On the Fence

I am a liberal

Yes I am

Thank God i am...

However i feel that my current status is threatened...

You see i go for a lot of these seminars organised by NGOs and the such. The most recent one i've been to is 'Community Driven Change' organised by Balairakyat (check out their website on my links!)

The seminar was harmless enough... it was for a good cause. There were very insightful ideas as to how the public can empower themselves to better community. About standing up to corrupt officials and persevering to solve a problem.

What strikes me most about these seminars are the high level of left-winger attendees... (I wish to clarify that being liberal is NOT left!!!) no doubt they are entitled to their ideas... however extreme they may be... but i guess they sometimes do not realise that their mindset may be just as closed as the right-wingers they so oppose...

Anyway, i'm missing my point.

My point is.. if i continue to go for these seminars, i may be earmarked as a 'leftie' something which i firmly AM NOT!! I am neither right nor left... but i sympathise with both of their points...and oppose some of them...

That's who i am... teetering on the fence...a very precarious position to say the least...

My observation is that these community service seminars are largely attended by left-wingers. Its good that they show their support and such however i feel that these seminars lack a more right-wing touch. I believe that more right-wingers should be drawn in to sort of balance the points put forth by the left-wingers. Perhaps we can have a few lively debates... though i hope they don't erupt into fistfights.

Or maybe i should (shock horrors!!) think like a right-winger...just to counter the lefties....nah... at the end of the day i am still liberal and all i want to do is to better understand both sides of the coin.

Newbie Coupling

Ok, i'll be honest...i have never had a girlfriend.... not until recently at least...

So i wonder then, what do most other couples do...

I mean, i hear all these strange concepts of open relationships...long distances... and questions like.. how often do we keep in touch? and where is the line drawn separating caring and controlling?

Phewh!

Not Easy!

One can always plan but one can never foresee. You can plan and plan the relationship but unexpected things always will occur. Man can plan but God decides.

But one question that has been nagging at my head is 'what is a couple?'

A bf-gf type of relationship...

I mean, who invented the concept?

I wonder sometimes how long this phenomenon goes back... where members of the opposite sex share special feelings for each other yet are not bound by the ties of marriage...

Perhaps its a modern invention whereby in this society of ours we couple as in to test a person's likeability before we marry them....

Is it?

Or is it an excuse to get close to each other without any need for obligations and what not?

*sigh*

As society evolves, new concepts of coupling are invented... sometimes the media catches wind of them and tries to overcomplicate what is meant to be something simple. When celebrities couple, it becomes an entirely different concept...celebrity coupling...hah! What is sad is that people tend to pick up on these coupling fads and philosophies that they forget the real reason they coupled in the first place.

I admit that i too am influenced by these strange concepts... taking it fast...taking it slow... when to call...when not to...

I suppose i could crack my head over the best way to have a relationship but never find the answer.

I believe that coupling should be the most natural thing. Its after all ingrained in human nature to find a partner... its our fitrah to say the least.

The reason we couple is because we want someone to share our thoughts and feelings with. Someone to listen to and someone to talk to... i know that sounds cliched... but sometimes in cliches come the soundest advice... far better than any '10 ways to funkify ur relationship' column can give you.

Trust your feelings, trust your judgement and most importantly, trust your partner

If God wills it, then it will work out...naturally.

Jumbly-mumbly-frought

Ok, yes, i have not been updating frequently...

but then again... does anyone even read my blog for me to frequently update it??

Oh well, maybe there are but due to my lack of updating, people just stop coming...

people... hahaha

Anyways, showed my dad how to use Blogger the other day to set up the condo website... hmmm....somethings we tkae for granted, others seem to just realise...

Apart from the usual hubbub of my 'business' of selling T-shirts, life has been...eventful... to say the least... i wrote a story, went to some seminars... went steady...

Yeah,

went steady...

OMG!!! Aku Laku!!

But to torture a cliche, i'm gonna take it slowly and let things work out naturally...(whatever THAT means..)

Hmhmhmhm... some other more interesting events include me helping out an old friend with her marriage problems... cry-on-my-shoulder kinda thing really.

And more plans. 40 year plans, plans for my business, short-term plans... oh, i am SO scheduling my life.... now i have a guide i have to stick by... i wonder if my future self will be pissed off with my past self for making him abide by a plan written ages ago...

anyways, to those of you who DO read my blog, thanks... i will try my best to update diligently.