It is strange that every time I shower or take a dump, i start to think of stuff i've never thought before. I'm suspecting that stimulations on either end of my body actually work the creative side of the brain! LOL!
And unfortunately, by the time i started typing what i wanted to say, i couldn't find the words to express it. Gotta take more showers and dumps.
I blame the exam revisions on its mind-numbing effect. It's like Alzheimer's disease. Plus it is my (hopefully) final semester, all the more reasons to get stressed. Oh fuck.
Dear dear blog, what shall I do? The Google team should develop a program that provides A.I psychiatric (or psychological?) advice to bloggers, considering that most of them are troubled (like me :)
Ah, I remembered! Thoughts! I was thinking of 'Where does thoughts come from?' in the shower! You see, it all started when i was thinking about 'Abortion'.
Abortion, a word of taboo. Some people think that it is outright the wrong thing to do, on the other hand, some people thinks it is 'Okay' to abort a fetus before its brain is fully developed.
Does it mean that a body without a brain is a body of a non-human? Yes, IMHO. For instance, a brain-dead patient can be hooked onto a life-support system and still 'live' but not 'think'. And, relatives of the patient may choose not to sustain the patient's life and simply pull the plug. So, based on that, (i guess) pro-abortionist do not consider a fetus w/o a fully developed brain as human.
So, now lets head to the topic of thoughts. The difference between a brain dead guy and a brain 'alive' guy is, well - a functional brain. And thoughts, as we all might agree, comes from the gray matter located up north. The ingredients of 'gray matter' are similar for all humans in majority; brain cells - protein - neurons - capillaries, etc etc. But since all brains are made of the same ingredients, why don't they generate the same thoughts?
This can be either a completely dumb question, or the opposite. Certainly I do fantasize that the 'structure' of molecular bonds within the protein or the distribution of neurons might affect the generation of 'thoughts', but it really puzzles me on what is the 'thing' that governs our thoughts and consequently our actions.
What makes you take the left/right turn, what makes mistakes out of you, what makes your principles, what makes you think? And i'm not talking about 'feeeeelings' or 'intuition' or 'guts' those bullshit, ok? I'm asking for some thing physical, like 'There's a switch in your brain that flips on/off', or 'The DNA on the 3rd helix on the right cerebral cortex.....' ??? I'm imagining that the brain has millions and millions of colored ping-pong balls. And thoughts comes from the effects of those ping-pong balls bouncing at each other. Kinda lame, but possible :)
If scientists do understand the brain completely in the future, they can prevent humans from making mistakes by altering your brain 'structure'. It can avoid accidents, disasters and save millions of lives.
But, do we want to be 'altered'? To live a life of mistakes and lessons or to live like 'The Truman Show' (...starring Jim Carrey) - without mistakes?
About Me
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Shower of Thoughts
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Friday, May 16, 2008
Friday, May 9, 2008
my longest fart
3 seconds.
My record. 'Nuff said.
This year, I've been learning quite a number of new stuff!
Firstly, I took part in a Interviewing Skills Workshop for the FIRST TIME!
I was never a believer in workshops, because i always thought that i could learn things by myself (D.I.Y has always been my choice. Why not? It's free.) However, the workshop wasn't too bad, really. Meeting interesting people, getting info in recent employment statistics, and one-on-one guidance, etc, were among the benefits provided in that workshop.
Next! I'm also learning the French language (or as the French say "La français"). This time, i'm sticking to my DIY spirit, coz i downloaded the 'Learn French' audiobook onto my mobile. That means every time I plug on my earphones, i'll be learning French! :) Learning through audiobooks can be great fun, surprisingly! It's portable, it's private, the voice of the narrator is sexy... and you get to talk to yourself in the bus, on the road, even while walking to Uni ~ in French! I swear that someday bystanders will think that i'm mental, mumbling mumbo-jumbo under my breath ~ lol!
Wushu! The only sports that is burning my calories. Advancing to cudgels now. I'm able to spin the cudgel pretty well. That's the result of endless and grueling practices. Once I even hit my head with my own cudgels, i guess it's another way to train for 'Iron Head Technique'.
Lastly, i'm learning a new piano piece, called 'Por Una Cabeza' (tr: 'by a head of a horse'). It's the tango theme for 'Scent of a Women' starring Al Pacino. great movie.
*AND Also! b4 i forget, i sketched this drawing after watching 'Dirty Harry', 'Pulp Fiction', and 'Afro-Samurai'... a weird combination of inspiration, leads to weird stuffs. hehe.
I call it 'Afro-Bang!' *Also note that i'm not encouraging stereotyping of any race or culture*
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