Equatorial Musings

A sky shot I took from my yard while doing my laundry. I must say it turned out quite decent ; )

When I was younger, I believed wholeheartedly that love is rooted in one's emotions. If your heart flutters when you see someone you like, then it must be love. Or if you sleep with someone and experienced sexual highs, then it must be love. But I'm afraid they're nothing more than just lust in action. And of course, there's no such thing as love at first sight. Lust definitely, but not love. When people fall in love based on their emotions alone, they basically choose to react to their instincts. And when this happens, they come close to acting like an animal. An animal, as we all know, reacts only to instincts, such as to preserve, protect, feed, propagate itself etc. Love, on the other hand, is rooted in one's will, i.e., you choose to love after finding out more about the person. It's usually accompanied by emotions but love is very much a conscious decision. And once you've decided to love someone, you then cement it by a commitment to that aforesaid pe...

As one of my weekly must-dos, I had dinner at my brother's place last Thursday. After dinner, we settled down to watch tv and do some light catching up. My nephew, whose name is Yong Jie , decided that this was the night he would push the envelope of acceptable behaviour. He started with asking to play the PSP , which his mom and dad both said no to. He then offered to teach me how to play the racing game on it, which was his favourite, in case I was dextrously -challenged. Of course, his parents saw through the ruse immediately and my brother in particular told Yong Jie in no uncertain terms to behave. But my nephew chose to up the ante and tried to manja his mom, in an attempt to play one parent against the other. That got on the nerves of my brother, who promptly gave his dear old son a few whips of the cane. Of course, my nephew threw a fit and started crying, which only earned him more caning. It's not easy to see a kid being caned, much less your own nephew. While I do...

These are some of my recent flora/fauna shots. Of course, they were processed with an image software to bring out the colours more vibrantly ; )