Dream #1

Chinese people are really superstitious when it comes to dreaming of people who have passed away.
It's believed that dreams are one of the ways they communicate with us.
Questions like "Was the dream black&white or with colors?"
(Usually black and white since the person has passed away - symbolic of the past?)
"Did he/she speak?"
(Usually they don't, they remain silent in dreams, but they communicate with you through "doing" things, or in a broader context, through the story of your dream)
"Did he/she smile?"
(Again, usually they don't, they are expression-less)

Dream #1
My dream was a little different, I didn't see him in person. I received a call from him.
It was during daytime when I was attending a lecture when I got his call.
I see his picture on my phone (but in reality, I didn't put a pic in his contact info)
I hesistated.
Walked out of the lecture room.
And picked it up.

"Hello...?"
"Hey!"
I smiled.

I missed his voice. I really do.
I missed asking him if he wanted me to pick up some late-nite snack when I was on my way home.
I missed the time when he poured me a delicious cup of water when I couldn't get up. It was delicious. Warm and hot water, half-half. Man, it was the most soothing cup of water I've ever had. You might think I'm weird..but whenever I pour myself water, half warm and half hot, I think of my cousin.
And wish he was still here.

Then it was the usual how are you doing's.
He said "I missed you guys.."
"I know, and so do we..."
"I've been travelling around, and also running alot!"
:3 I like the randomness

Then shortly after we said our goodbyes and hung up.


I wanted to call back. To see if I can hear his voice again.

The issue of gay marriage

Blink by Malcolm Gladwell

   The power of thinking without thinking.

Almost halfway through this book.

About:
Gladwell explains how we seem to "know" how things should be, or if something doesn't "seem right,"  in a blink.
There's a locked room in our brains where we make decisions without our conscious knowing, whether it be catastrophic, or, just right. He dwelves into finding the reasonings behind our conscious, back-paddling our thought process that which the whole lasted for just a millisecond.

*thumbs up*

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Next on my to-read list:

        

                Glimmer by Warren Berger                   Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

Things We Forget: #622

Things We Forget: #622: ocean's park, singapore

Emily Dickinson - Not in Vain

If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain;
If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain.

~Emily Dickinson