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Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Been very worried of late. Guess after playing for so long, the brain's been pushing me to go find something constructive to do. Human beings seem to be unable to be satisfied easily. When we are working, we yearn for rest. When we rest too much, we yearn to do something. Why are we so contradictory? Guess that's us. Complicated animals. Unlike the monkeys in MacRitchie who eat and make love with their mates all day long. I remember two very different comments in my autograph book penned by two very different friends. One wrote, "Be contented with what you have." The other wrote, "Never be contented with what you have, always strive for the best!"
Both sounds right but which will you choose? If we are always striving for the best, we will never be contented? If we are easily contented, that means we are not striving hard enough? Which is the right option? If life on the slow track is supposedly idyllic and we should learn to slow down and take the time to stop and smell the roses, why am I still harbouring naggy feelings about doing something constructive? Will I be judged at the final judgement as one who is never contented? Am I really so hedonistic that it's so hard for me to be happy? I am not not happy. Neither am I ecstatic. My lazy nature has startled me and I am really scared of retardation of my senses if I don't start working soon. Yet, why must I confine myself to nine to six day jobs and be stressed over overspilling intrays? Life is a contradiction and there is no point in me sitting here and contradicting myself. What defines life? Achievement? Self Satisfaction? Being happy? What must we do to make life meaningful? Contributing to charities? Doing good deeds? Donating to religious organisations? Basically, the problem exists in not knowing for sure what I want. Until I find what it is I really, really want, I guess that will resolve all these complexities around me.

Haha. Enough of all the above complex crap. Now it's time to travel round France in Eighty Days with me. Thanks for tuning in. Same time, same channel. Heh, crapping aside, haven't been updating of late due to laziness and the like. But well, once again, welcome you on board. Miao will take you to Etretat. It is this amazing seaside place that I went two weeks ago with kiba and let's let the pictures speak for themselves!

Etretat is a two hour drive away in Haute Normandie. Kiba and I set off after lunch in a lighthearted spirit. Of course he's happy as he would be meeting his best friend whom he hadn't seen for quite some time. We drove over Pont de Normandie (Normandy's bridge) which is a really costly motorway to drive on. Imagine! 5€ péage (road toll) for 1.5 km! But well, nevertheless it is beautiful.

Sigh. As blogger decided to be at odds with me and refused to let me post any pictures, I can only keep trying.