Verge of Apocalypse : 21 12 2012

bet you all the Mayan stuffs and the pep talk about 21-12-12 get your day going pretty much to nothing. all the fuss in the media all loosely translated as "God love us so much. Nothing would happen" , "Scientists are freaks. believe none of them." and "Mayans are looser" . i attended some Christmas caroling and get-together and Shirdi Spiritual Center Ipoh, all they were talking about are about how God loves us so much and would not allow the Earth to pop right out of norm.

well, take a moment to think practically, billion galaxies, multidimension universe and gazillions of creatures; and God have to be merciful only to human kind. pretty strong and cocky, isn't?

most of us think in such way that God will protect us, He love us all and etc. but if you ask the tsunami victims in Japan, ethnical massacre victims in Sri Lanka or maybe the famine victims of Africa, they will tell you different way of them understanding the Merciful God.

whatever it maybe, we must agree that we are prone to a lot of cataclysmic phenomenon and man made catastrophic events. wars, biological warfare, earthquakes, solar flares are few to mention. so far, we are just booing the Mayans and making sooth-saying that Mayans miscalculated and how they 'ran out of space on the tablet', but let us remember that in a world with all the trash talks, there are many who are suffering and experiencing such catastrophic tragedies. pray for them and try to work for their well being.

all the big talk about the world made me recall one particular song by Vanessa Williams which has deep meaningful lyrics on how we should view the earth ~ Colors of The Wind

peace out 

In the world we know

just had a good stare at the sky.. sea blue with  dallop of clouds. kinda running from east to west.. bringing along slow breeze of august day. birds just visiting to chirp hello. every perpective of life seem to be positive and overwhelming. couldnt as for more.. 

your day seem to be as described like above? or maybe total opposite? even some would go complaining about their 'first world problems' to others. even 2GB mp3 player could not even have the storage to keep any of it. we think we have the problem of the world. for some, we think we are happy and the world around us is happy.

to those who feel that life is good and world is good, think again. in my opinion, life's most promising LIE : "Our world is a happy environment". let us broaden our perspective a little bit. if you think the people around you are happy and everything seems to be harmonious to what you want, most probably you have a small world. peoples world is bounded by their problems. and it differs to each human being.

try looking at things around. a lot of injustice, cruel human beings and unhappy chain of events that tears apart peoples' faith on humanity. us being cruel to our own kind makes me feel like we are bunch of sophisticated barbarians with no compassionate thoughts about life and human beings.

many would deny this , but the point is to make people to think and recall injustices that are happening during our times. there must be a way for us to march forward against these things and to completely protest; at least create awareness about it. let us have more interest and love to others and try to help people in extreme adversities.

"சிறு துளி பெரு வெள்ளம்"

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Searching The Divine

we have fanciest cultures, creative myths, fantastic religion, figmentative God and other lavish addition to human life which changed/changing/ and will change our trend of living . imagine none of those. assume man to be unrecognised with religion and doctrines. assume mankind does not know  various teachings and practices. no rituals, no prayers and no special cultural connection with you and God. it is just you, the people around and Almighty himself.

what is that suppose to mean? no religion? then how to get closer to Him? no rituals? then how are we suppose to remember god at all times. i say, on top of religion and religious practices, we in desperate need of self realisation. the process of understanding the inner self to answer most questions of life such as, purpose of life, journey of life and so on.

it is more of a process of knowing what is best for us, knowing right or wrong which is logical to ourselves and understanding things around us from its roots. as such, one will start to see life from different point of view. and that view clears the path of all of your confusion. third-eye, sahasrara, enlightment, moksha, divine touch or what ever you may want to call it, it is the ultimate thing that gets us closer to almighty. magically one does not need tedious practices of rituals, routines of prayers or strict religious teaching to get the self realisation.

how do you self realise? in my opinion, it starts with understanding your weaknesses, accepting your plus points and digesting the fact that you are YOU. we always think others are the greatest, God created others so perfect till it leave a doubt in us:"Why is it always me??" . we need to break that barrier and start to  accept oneself as they are which is the hardest part. next, do the same for things, animals, matters, people around you to better understand the world around. after you are ‘undisturbed’ by the earthly emotion or terrestrial feelings, you will start reach yourself to  higher level – God. and everything else will fall into its place and start make The Perfect Sense to you.

understanding a matter starts with questions which properly answered by your own logical thinking and not by help of third/second party or religion. why is it so? interruption of different body might distort you logical thinking. in another words, influence you with his/her thinking. and if that happens, self realisation fails at once. so do most religion. religion need to be adored, understood, realised and ‘felt’ to be pious to it. adhering just to the rules and rituals does not make one pious at all.

what that means? to reach the higher being – God, it is not easy. things start with you and ends with you. God will magically resides in your bountiful hearts. –> definition of god is up to your readers discretion

Overpriced Hype!

imagine a life of a perfect shopaholic. Prada pants in Nose heels with Gucci bag and Padini jacket; prancing proudly in Loreal makeup and expensive hair-do. not to mention diamond watch and Benz 4 seater. life is good. great comfy and awesome social status. love the attention and respect that people throwing at me. the first look of people when they found out i own the latest Apple product. whoo! simply soul-satisfying...

what would you say about shopaholics? or those who brand-cautious? or maybe people who just get excited seeing normal stuffs with famous brand logo on it? there existence of people who are particular about branded gadgets or stuffs. from watches to nail polishes, makeup to vehicles, from cloth lines to shoe & heels and even slippers. you name it. there are all sorts of  luxurious brands in which mostly costly that we can think of. though its expensive, the comfort, ease, pleasure and status that it may give confidence and boost your self esteem. to some, it gives relief feeling from middle-class struggle routine.

let us just forget about the few positive stuffs that famous (or i must say overpriced) brands can gve us. try to think about  your thought just after looking at a sporty Adidas shoe. Or cutting edge Iphone. Or maybe stylish Versace tops and even luxurious gourmet experience at Mandarin Oriental. All these are some of the esperience that we want to have. Just for fun. For self satisfaction. Without a mark, we are mentally drawn to a mass-money-sucking institute for purchasing overpriced daily materials. Leaving us behind just being materialistic and totally unaware of the subliminal mind manipulation - just like the baby here:

the temptation of earning branded (im not referring to mere quality products here) stuff for a price that is capable to feed a child is really unavoidable for some. Mostly our thoughts of branded material would be "Do i look great in this?", "Im going to look  fabulous and rich in this get up" and etc..but we fail to think alot more issues behind it. Want a clue? Say about the labor work issue, the poor wages to third world country citizens, crime against wild life, disobey of environmental rules, serious capitalism of private sector, extra-profit earned by companies, corruption and political dirt that go along with global franchising, the reckless behavior of certain famous companies towards society benefits and even religious restriction to some extent. There could be even more than these. 

Some Brands that i personally find its overpriced

It is sad to stay in a world that at some places people drink fine taste of specially fermented wine and at the same time in some corner of earth unlucky people merely gulping saliva to quench thirst. We are too overwhelmed by the pleasure that a material can give till it made us blur on the humanitarian and environmental issues behind the making of that material. Im sure you are aware of the problems that I have just mention here (in itallic). Despite all that, some still stand valiantly in our pathetic world.

I am not about to start a revolution against these brands or somewhat similar (as I myself using Hewlett Packard Notebook in my Pierre Cardin shorts whilst sipping fine taste of Bru coffee), but I wish people do realize the harm that we are capable of doing just by buying some expensive products. Some level of civic consciousness and basic exposure of capitalism (so much more) need to be implanted in all. To those who are reading this, learn, teach and pay much heed about the issues that these famous brands capable of hiding. And to those corporate giants who i a way responsible for my dissatisfaction (and reading this) :  SHAME ON YOU!

The Perfect Romance & The Cinematic Love

Have you seen a Tamil/Hindi (Indian Cinema) movies in which the love is so intense? The guy will 'hunt' for the perfect love - no matter of the girl want it or not? Ever come across a movie that the love talks are incomparable to practical world? Try gaze trough these scenarios (herein i name the 'romantic' guy as Romeo and the girl as Juliet):

• Romeo will stumble upon Juliet in market, mall, wedding (or other auspicious occasions) or public places (even traffic stands!) and at that one split moment, he will knew that his Juliet.

• Romeo will tail Juliet and try to do all the best he can to impress here in spite of hi regular duties to work or family. and eventually Juliet WILL fall for him.

• Romeo would be a thug/irresponsible youngster whom good with romantic talks (ex : I would do anything on this world to love you as much as  this universe weight) , pickup lines and sweet talks. And predictably Juliet will fall for him, without thinking about family and other responsibilities.

Familiar? the point is people make these sort of movies too much till most of us tend to get wrong idea about Romance and Love (and don't even get me started with Love-at-first-sight!). Love nowadays does not more feel divine (generally speaking) or sweet. It is more filmy and to fictitious with all the  bragging and attention craving that these modern teenagers would opt for. It is like the movies taught them on "How To Spoil The Sanctity of Love Within a Moment You Spot a Pretty Smokin' Girl?'. Too overwhelming thou.

It is wrong to say pure Love doesnt exist. But it is even wrong to claim all the petty affection that one is having (weather guy or girl) is The Pure Love. Love should evolve. Love shouldn't sprout out from thin air. Love should be felt by both parties. Love shouldn't be forced or convinced onto your eye candy. Love must be subjective and personal to one, not too cinematic for reasons. We could see these kind of 'extravagant' love everywhere.

All im saying is there are existence of The Perfect Romance. But often people get it mixed up with The Cinematic Love. Teenagers especially. Some urge make them to quickly find for fling just to make positive remarks on their social statuses. Big accusations but we can know youngsters nowadays  do behave like that. find love that is genuine and 'feel-able' by both parties. dont just make a false attempt that doesnt connect any two.

and to real lovers out there, i dedicate these awesome songs to you all! enjoy and spread more love (of course real ones!) everywhere :D

Man 101 - You Man Enough?

"A proud man is always looking down on things and people, and, of course, as long as you're looking down, you can't see something that's above you "

-CS Lewis

Pride - Lion with a mane; wolf with vengeance

It is an intriguing question . ever know some guy who just never let go his views? or maybe, some guy who belief in something so strong that you cant manipulate them? or even some man who just stubborn about their perspective? familiar? most of the things that i've just asked are well-identifiable in a man.The Great Myth says : Guys are Alike. well ladies, get to know that is wrong. guys are not the same. we are individually unique. probably due to the urge of being different from others, guys do think differently from one another. but the similarities is, guys easily understand why each of them differ in such way. confused?

It is easy for a guy to understand another guy but anyhow, we may not think alike. to cut short, guys thinking and attitude could be categorized into three main CRITERIA

1. guys who belief in something so strong that they will follow it all the time.
2. guys who does not let go their statuses easily, and tend to behave & make decisions accordingly
3. guys who headstrong about their feeling, comfort and doesnt accept views

all the three stuffs sounds similar? well it were just mere descriptions of man mentality in which can be categorized into Ego, Pride and Principle. for those who still blur, let us look into what are Ego, Pride and Principle.  Ego is a sense of self esteem and self conscious in a way that limited to own need and perspective (CRITERIA #3). Pride is a feeling of having pleasure, or proud of being oneself due to possessing some perspectives or qualities (CRITERIA #2). and finally, a guy with principle means guys with rules or belief that governs one behavior and root of reasoning (CRITERIA #1). each guy have these three things in them. just the matter of the perfect blend of ego, pride and principle that differs in each one of them.

this is why woman's thinking is different. they are more of  'pushover'(or easily influenced. esp of beliefs and views; no offence ladies!) and their behavior are more to the way they were brought up. from my observation, woman are less egoistic, less prideful and possess less principles than man. there is a urge in every male's head to become superior than another and the necessity to be different in views.

its less likely to see man easily being manipulated by words and views (well, not material wise) as they have strong 'manly-opinions' about how things are going around them. you can try this concept onto any man and still fits into those 3 main criteria. try it and leave a comment! 

Happiness in abundance

Im the Lord Im The King

Sarcasm to the neck!

Living, Alive & Being Virtuous

for most, the hardness to live in truth is just killing. to accept the flaps of fat around their waist, to accept that one is adopted, to know that no one in the whole world to love you etc.....

it is terribly pathetic. no reason need be rationalize to accept bitter truths in our lives. no matter u cry or scream, the world is still going to do the same. just WATCHING and ignoring you. 

the ultimate truth is, there are people who will sooth you for all of your problems, but there aint one person that will take up your chores and start spoon feed you with all the nursery rhymes and teach you the "how-to-survive-in-a-cruel-world tutorial".

in fact, there is no such thing.

maturity and conscious thinking grows upon experience and for some upon some self-realization. that is the reason some might call it a divine blessing. blessing to know what is right or wrong. 

most will try to be live with lies and hence violate virtues that meant to be essential for civilized group of homosapiens. no matter what is issue, we still love to be covered with lies and imagination that will impersonate the actual truth.

it takes whole new level of courage to accept the truth  and move on with lives. for those who have lived as such/are living like that/ will live like that, SALUTE you all. You make the world a a lot more pleasant place  to live in.

Not that easy dude!

Willpower

One for all

Suck It Up Man!

If this is true