Goodbye, philosopher (for the moment)

(All that talk about travelling, life, and arrival, departures, chuck all that aside for now)


Sometimes I really find that philosopher(wanna-be) side of me a total dread. Man what a prick. Sometiems I get so sick of myself rambling too. So for today let's just cut some slack, let our hair down ladies. Goodbye morbid topics, ponderings on death and meaning of life. Hello, to gosspis about whatever girls/woman (that in between state we're all in) really are most interested about.

Come on people it is the NEw year! A Happy new year to you all!!!

Whoever among us who dare admit to not being a gal/guy-watcher should just go out and start opening our eyes. Single or not, whether you do it openly or on the sly, come one admit it we all do it. Ok that's excluding my sister who never notices anyone and calls me se(4) gui(3). OK, I call myself se gui too. But really who doesn't like to look at good looking things especially when they walk around on feet.

There is a damn hot Korean guy( actually I have no idea if he is, anyway he looks like one so we just call him one for now) working at the theatre where I work in. God, is so unfair, but at least we can console ourselves that it is a feast for our eyes. What do they call it in Econs? Something that reaps social benefits? (ok go figure this one out yourselves.) And oh man it is such a joy to go to work and see good looking people. And then there are also that two actors in the musical--so gorgeous adn talented, and with such wonderful voices. We are indeed a superficial race, all that biology, psychology of it whatever, we love good looking people, don't we all) What better explanation for all that madness for cosmetics, slimming, beauty, fashion whatever if at the core of it all we're not really superficial people to a certain extent.

And we can grumble and rant all we want about women's liberation from foot binding and all and still walk around talking about female power on those killer heels, but at the heart of it all it still all comes down to how we just love beautiful things. As if we have yet to figure out by now beauty is a socially agreed condition. Yes yes, beauty lies in the eye of the beholder, but those conditions for things to appear beautiful is still social. You can't just be on your own in a cave and still have any notion of beauty. We all just like to think our sense of appreciation for aesthetics is inborn but really a lot of it is still ingrained, learnt from social experiences. IF you're alone in the world, there is no reason for you to think that anything is beautiful at all. Whatever for? What purpose could it possibly serve. IT is totally social, and so is its function.

But really, I didn't start my post today thinking about any of this. Really it started with a good wish for my special friend on that island country. I hope she finds someone special. BUt the word is of course FIND. We always say it without listening to what it says. It asks us to actively FIND not be found by someone special. You go girl! You will find him, but you need to start that search first, and if you know you spot him, don't think girl. Sometimes the philosopher doesn't help. We always neeed that impulsive bimbotic sides of ourselves too! Say goodbye to that philosopher side of yourself for the moment. That philosopher who takes the shape of a feeble old man in our consciousness, because he worries too much, cares too much, and is always reflecting upon himself. Forget that self for that moment. AS you champion lately, we are only young once, and this statement will not remain in the present tense all the years of our lives. (unless in a very metaphorical sense but there I go again, death to the philsopsher for now at least)

GLORY TO THE SURFACE, THE SUPERFICIAL, AND THE PRESENT TENSE.