superficial..

What is beauty in any case.. why is it so sought after? Are some things beautiful by design, by nature or perhaps simply by taste.. we all love beautiful things.. cute things...

We don't think twice about killing an eeky ugly bug but never a cute wuzzyy puppy..

When things get old and ugly.. it gets discarded- like it never really matter before.

Someone once asked me (those silly questions girls asked each other), if you could be breathtakingly beautiful or incredibly intelligent, which would you rather be? Simple. If everrrrr this is a choice- I want to be so beautiful that you would not be able to blink... hahahaha but of course not that the trade off is that you are so stupid that people take advantage of you and you have no control over your life. But the question is only in fun, and we don't really get to choose. So, whatever..

I met a women once, I was told she was a great beauty in her time.. I saw some photos and she was like WWWOOOOWWW... she married a rich guy - they are still married. Now time has taken away much of the beauty, the relationship seems to be cold and according to gossips she sits around and drink all day.. and the vibe that I get from her is that she wasn't happy.. despite the wealth that surrounds her. And I thought to myself, if the greatest thing you have is physical beauty.. what is left when that is gone?

Yet.. why do we want it so?

In fact these days, artificial beauty requires much more effort than simply natural beauty.. as you get it from doing nothing... hahaha..

What inspired this post..

A 23 year old 'celeb' (I never watched The Hills but I know her.. so I guess she's famous).. and her quest to become a better version of herself.. I admire her for doing it so publicly.. because everyone else who can does it.. just privately...

video here:

The New Heidi Montag

But who fuels this desire.. we all, us all.. all people who thinks that beautiful things are better than ugly ones.. and before we say she is superficial.. aren't we all.

Accidentally also I read an article about Megan Fox, how she needs to find ways to be relevant and what was written about her. So I read one of them.. I like the end quote when she pondered “I do live in a glass box. And I am on display for men to pay to look at me. And that bothers me. I don’t want to live that character.” .. But isn't this what stardom is all about these days.. what talent? Don't we only want to see beautiful things.. so I refuse to watch twilight and waste my time and money. Slowly we must fight against the system.. next I will stop using make up... hahahaha... I am joking- we don't have to go that far..

new header

I am feeling damn sick and sorry for myself.. hahaha so to use my negative energy productively and made a new header.. stole this graphic from a Japanese serial magazine and since I do not know Japanese I can't really credit it.. but generally it is stolen and used without permission by unscrupulous me.. kinna cute... and hence I am the:

silly cow..




and the original- in case I forget..



Also hoping that Haiti earthquake victims get all the aid that they need... that Conan O'Brien would not be unemployed.. but actually I prefer to watch Jay of the two (sorry- but it is still not fair what NBC is doing) and I quote Sandra Bullock/Miss Congeniality when I say- here's hoping to "world peace".

“If there were no God, it would have been necessary to invent him.” Voltaire, one of my favourite thinkers said...

Here's hoping there is more reason and purpose to life than the dreary existence that we live in and the constant struggles it puts us through.

Cheers!

sunshine

The last few days I might have been a bit grumpy.. hahaha since last Monday I have been living with a block nose which has now turn into a runny nose.. andddd when taking medication the phlegm goes backwards- lodges itself there to give me a sore throat.. hahaha..

I hate talking about being sick, because it makes me feel like a hypochondriac- but it seems to be a reoccurring topic along with the 'sucky' weather recently. But today, great sunshine (yes really SUNSHINE) and I am feeling better (comparative to the last few days of poor sleep from too much coughing).

The good part about me being sick..? I loose my appetite.. usually I have a hearty appetite and thirst.. hahaha but when I am sick I feel full all the time... which is why I think I get sick every quarterly.. it's like nature's way of keeping my weight under control.



And since I am going back to Kuala Lumpur soon to meet all my super 'judgy' family & friends.. better not be too ballooned up. I also need to get some gifts and stuff back home- but I am just too lazy to go shopping.. In Germany, basically you have only Saturday to shop because the shops are closed on Sundays but I am lucky enough that I can still go to Holland- on Sunday. The border retail outlets are about 1.5 hours away.. not too bad...

This weekend is a bit busy for me, dinner Fri, Sat and Sun with friends.. so I need to fit in shopping somewhere and I need to try and find a humidifier - the air is just too dry here that I feel I am drying out.. or rather- becoming like dried prunes!! :(

hehehe.. so weekend.. come on soon..

Also today I am going to do something I have never done before.. salt my driveway! My garage driveway is an uphill slop and the snow and frost make it difficult and yesterday impossible to drive up!!! So today after getting some 'magic salt' I will salt the driveway... wow.. what a weird thing for me but totally common for anyone living in snowy places...

The best part of living away from what you are use to.. the enriching everyday experience of something new..the bad part.. that has to be written in a novel.. hahaha..