Exciting Sedna

For the one/two regular readers who has been logging on to read my musings more often than I have, you might have noted that I have changed the title of my blog. This is to reflect the irregularity of my bloggings :(

For those who have yet to hear my new excitement - there is supposedly a new planet in our solar system!! Its called SEDNA, officially confirmed on 15 Mar 2004.

As there is very limited information about the planet and what it forebodes, the general advice is that we should keep track of the events that have been taking place since the planet has been discovered. Example given was that, for eg, Pluto was discovered in 1930. At that time, people were getting over the ruins of the WWI, and Pluto has since been associated with destructive forces.

It is strange how a typical taurean like me is actually excited about something as unfamiliar as a NEW PLANET. Which leads me to wonder - if this planet would cause the most unimaginable changes in people...? Why else would someone as rooted as me feel so blardy excited about a change in the universe???

Talking about changes... I have an issue about change of bedsheets.

I have my bedsheets changed once a week (I don't know if that is frequent enough... but I happen to think that's a decent time frame, and so, am willing to share this useless information... haha!). Everytime the sheets are changed, I have this unexplained discomfort with falling asleep that very night. And on the next morning (or afternoon... given how piggish I am these days), if I wake up faced-down, and I see the new sheets, I hopelessly give myself a shock cos', being sleepy and hence slow, I can't register to myself that I am on my own bed! Does anyone else experience something like that??

Heroes No More?

The controversial collaspe of the Highway some days ago has prompted many to start reminiscing about losses - lost of lives, lost of convenience, lost of time, lost of security, lost of business (for those in the nearby areas)... just to name a few.

Public figures subsequently make scheduled appearances to voice their opinions, and attempt to give commonfolks guidelines on how to react at such a 'big scale calamity'. For those who do not fall into the category of Public Figure, but whom overwhelmingly feels an urge to be part of the ongoing nationalistic campaign, call-in programmes are currently made available for them - noting however, that each person is given about 10 seconds on average to broadcast their deepest worries/condolences.

My personal belief is that one of the media centres would soon start a condolences-fund of some sort. The first level of this is to appear sympathetic toward the families of those directly affected by the misfortunate incident. Secondly, it helps to appease the common victimised spirit that clouds over our island. Thirdly, it helps digress attention - from the slow and tedious investigation process which is expected to take months to complete, as well as from the fact that there are NOT much more new images that can be put on the screen. Lastly, it is good publicity for the media station no doubt. A campaign like this - catering to the so-call 'big scale calamity' - would no doubt last a good six months at least.

Putting the non-refreshing typicality of the nationalistic syndrome aside, I start to ponder upon the existence of heroes on our motherland.

In the above incident, we are told that we have lost a hero - a foreman who went back in search of his fellow workers and consequentially lost his life. There are testimonials about this loyal and hardworking man coming forth NOW - 60 hours after his plight.

Why are heroes only heroes after they are gone?

And does this goes to imply that amongst the living, there exists no heroes?

Or is Heroism actually a spirit? And we have misinterpreted it as something that exists in a human... usually in the deceased form?

And does this habit of tributing the dead and the lost... only exist here? Or is this a pervasive phenomenon across the world?

I oftentime get stuck at my last question - because 1) I have not seen enough of the world to judge; and 2) I am not public-figure-calibre enough to pass judgment (something many of my local public figures + faithful following + advocates would).

Or am I unable to reach a conclusive answer for my last question because this is not something which any of my public figure has come forth to address?

I might have thought too much of this. And I must admit that I did overreact initially - sending sms to many people, keeping them updated with what I saw on the TV - behaving like I was carrying out a national duty of sorts.

Thankfully, my short-term memory has allowed me to get over things quickly.

Most importantly, I will not remember much of my initial actions, which I have already started to feel crinchy about. This entry, and you reading this, may be the only elements I have to help recall my passing thoughts.

Who knows? I may be a strong advocate of the condolences-fund campaign if my memory fails me by then.

Haha.