Tuesday was an interesting day. Met up with my JC classmate for a hike in MacRitchie to the Tree Top Walk. Actually the Tree Top Walk is just a short 100m wooden bridge suspended over the canopy of the forest, nothing much. But the hike itself was fun. We walked for 4 hours, from MacRitchie until Bt Timah Nature Reserve and came out of the forest at Dairy Farm. Tiring, but fun.
At one point of time, we were quite lost in the Reserve. It makes me thought of a passage from The Witch of Portobello by Paulo Coelho. In the story, a foreign couple asked Athena (the 'witch') how to get to a tourist spot. She gave them very precise but totally wrong directions. After they left, she explained to her boyfriend:
"It doesn't matter. They'll get lost, and that's the best way to discover interesting places. Try to fill your life again with a little fantasy... Forget everything you've ever learned about the stars and they'll once more transformed into angels, or into children, or into whatever you want to believe at the moment. It won't make you more stupid - after all, it's only a game - but it could enrich your life."
We did get lost to one of the higher and more scenic spot in Bt Timah Hill, but we almost died after climbing hundreds of steep steps... And I think I will be very du lan if someone purposely give me the wrong directions. Haha!
Later we bathed in Hwachong (a nostalgic place =) and proceed to meet another old friend to go Mind's Cafe for some mental stimulation after physical exertion. Had a good guys' day out.
The day end off with us visiting a newly opened magic shop in Orchard. Always love visiting magic shops 'cos the shopkeeper will always perform a trick or two. And this time, surprisingly, an old friend / my shi fu from anther shop in Shaw Tower was manning this shop! Turns out that he has quit to become a full time hypnotist and is now doing part time there. Anw he showed us his new trick which blown us all away! It is quite rare to see a magic trick that impress me these days and it really feels good to see a good trick... the feeling of amazement... Life needs some surprises once in a while.
Actually I also know a trick or two with a deck of cards, feel free to ask me to show them. I love to amaze people too. Haha!
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Friday evening I met a friend to visit Singapore Art Museum. One very interesting thing you can do while looking at the exhibits is to guess what are the exhibits' name. This is to see whether you are at the same frequency as the artists.
Sadly, I got none correct. =( Guess I'm not a very artistic person.
Before I met my friend, I bought a book while shopping at Raffles City. It is called The Meaning of the 21st Century by James Martin. The book's first paragraph is this:
"At the start of the 21st century, humankind finds itself on a non-sustainable course – a course that, unless it is changed, will lead to catastrophes of awesome consequences. At the same time, we are unlocking formidable new capabilities that could lead to much more exciting lives and glorious civilization. This could be humanity's last century, or it could be the century in which civilization sets sail towards a far more spectacular future. Decision that will lead to these wildly different conclusions have to be made soon."
Whatever I do makes no difference. So, heck la, I cannot be bothered.
(Are you thinking this way?)
Frankly speaking I think that way most of the time. But I think since I'm going to be an Engineer in future, I gotta stop thinking that way...
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(To be continued…)
Ah, you see, it\'s not about being artistic... Abstract itself meant that it is not supposed to look like anything the artist meant..
ReplyDeleteAbstract is to change and to simplify and simplify to the core of one\'s emotion. And that art piece is to refer to the core/the main idea after simplifying.
Contrary to what people think, artist abstract art work in order to make people understand. Not \'abstract=chim\'. In fact abstract means that you can interpret it with relations to your own experience. Example: If you see a red big mass, the artist meant \'passion\' and you thought it\'s \'anger\'. It\'s different but it comes back down to \'irrational, fierce emotions\' =) So the names that you come out is from your own understanding of what that \'core\' is.. and who knows.. you both might be refering to the same thing after all~
P.S. Wah, you really drink a lot of coffee is it? Haha! Keep them coming.. Your blog has been quiet for quite a while too~
Hmmm...finally realise what abstract means... Thanks! =)
ReplyDeleteErm... not really got drink coffee la, it\'s jus that this 2 weeks too happening le... store too much until cannot store, so explode lor! Haha! This entry is written over 3 or 4 days, you manage to finish reading them?? Pei fu! You are my most loyal reader! =)