WHOA. It's just amazing how God is. And sometimes it shows so much, like a blooming flower in a dry, hot desert. For e.g. tonight, for every person that tried to tear my confidence apart, He sent another to patch it back up. lol.
I guess i really should take time to diligently keep in constant contact with most classmates/schoolmates. It was an unexpected conversation that started out rather awkwardly. =.=" A name that I won't usually double click on, as with many of the people on my MSN (sad but true :X). To be honest, initially i had just wanted to ask her about something. But it ended up with me not mentioning the question at all, 'cause it seemed unimportant somehow, as compared to what we had ending up sharing about. it was as though she read the thoughts straight out of my mind and for each of the concerns, she just somehow knew how to address them. haha. spooky, right? ;p i really should have interacted with her more during the poly days but i guess i just didnt get much chance to, although we were in the same "clique", there were clusters even within the group itself. so...oh well. Someone in my field who knows exactly what she wants and has a sort of plan on how to get it. Sensible and motivated! Great, something i am not. hehe. Anyway, we talked about the fresh graduate's dilemma, further studies and future plans. i guess she already has her goal and logical plan to achieve that, while i'm still wondering aimlessly. haha. oh well. all in its time....
mom woke up at 2+am 'cause she was hungry. she made me a glass of warm milk (nice, but i STILL dun like milk. yuck.) anyway, she switched on her favourite item in the house - THE TELEVISION! lol. Heard this encore broadcast of a radio programme 93.8 called the Living room. wow. It's quite a nice series. They had a psychologist over to talk about happiness. Well, the topic of the day was, "Is too much money a good or bad thing?"
1) it's definitely a good thing for a developing nation that is needs it to get out of poverty etc. Once people can live comfortably, the degree of happiness that money provides is much lesser than before. (Woo, diminishing returns of happiness from money..i see)
2) depends on where the money is spent. money spent on items (e.g. bags, tv, shoes, clothes etc etc) give a short-lived sense of happiness, and the feeling of happiness wears off after awhile. However, money spent on things which give you memories will provide you happiness that can last. why. it is simple. Example, you pay and go on a trip/short holiday with your family or friends. at the end of the trip, you bring back with u the wonderful memories that u enjoyed there. each time you relate about your trip to others or when you think about it, it triggers the feeling of happiness and reinforces it. So, in your entire lifetime, u'd probably be able to recall about the pleasant memories that make you smile, more than you would remember about an expensive handbag which you bought years ago. So, according to her, money spent on creating memories or interactions with people and loved ones are the best "investment" =) AHAHAHAHAA! me thinks me is de accidental genius in this area. LOL. i was like telling my mom, "OMG, I HAVE BEEN DOING THAT WITHOUT EVEN KNOWING." heh, no offense to the people who always spend on material things to make themselves happy. but i guess yall should start giving this "investment" idea a thought as well. ^^ start buying MEMORIES, not THINGS. hehe
side note: craving for prata!!! KO SONG PLS! ;p (i must be mad. craving for prata at 4am -.-)