I just thought about these two things and Jovs asked me to put them down in words. I agreed, as an effort to attribute some more useless mumble jumble into this world wide interconnected network. Some might stumble into this little humble place and waste a couple minutes of his/her life. But hey, whose fault is it? ;D

 

Anyway, the two things.

1. Freedom

Actually, this is an old topic already. Countless of the great philosophers have discussed and argued about this topic for centuries and centuries. I am not gonna quote anyone's words or contradict someone else's opinion. I am simply putting my "random" thoughts down here as a record.

 

To me, freedom is not the ability to have something, but rather an ability to give up something. True "freedom" is not when one is constrained, obsessed, or uses it as a justification of doing something. I think freedom is an ability to give up, to let go, to break away, to be really free from whatever matter. For example, say in a relationship, the freedom of love is not the ability to love. Instead, it is the ability of not loving. Say for me, I don't have that freedom, because I am not free to love anyone else other than Jovs. I am unable to give up my love for Jovs. And by that, I am constrained by my feelings towards her. But to me, this is what I want, this is what I am happy with. I am happy to be constrained and to have no freedom in this sense. Because I love her, that is what's more important to me compared with the freedom.

 

So if that argument is correct, then sometimes we do not want freedom. We'd rather be restricted. This restriction may lead to obsession. In many ways, it can be a good thing. For example, obsession of doing well in work or study. This motivates one to put in more effort and not to give up easily. But of course it may lead to disastrous situations in extreme cases, which then becomes a bad thing. On the contrary, too much freedom has its negative consequences. For instance, the abuse of this concept for personal gain.

 

So then, should we have freedom or not? I don't think there is a yes or no answer to this question. It really depends on the situation as well as the person. A measure of freedom to someone may seem like an extreme restrictive measure and vise versa.

 

My point is that one should not be obsessed with something that may lead one into extreme cases. Anything excessive is never a good thing.

 

2. Bullshit artist

I just realised that philosophers are pretty much bullshit artists. So are PhDs (Doctor of Philosophy)...

I read some interesting quotes and here are some of the witty good ones...

 

Enjoy...

October 12th is the start of another wonderful year. It is the day that Jov and I got together. All of a sudden, it has been 2 years already! It does not seem or feel that long at all. =)

 

Jov has brought me happiness and laughers, as well as support and encouragement throughout these 2 years. She has been wonderful and beautiful. Life seems a lot more colourful and interesting with her. I thank her for loving me and having faith in me through all these times. She has never given up on me even when I almost gave up on myself. She's such a nice person, and the best gf one can ever have. She's my beautiful butterfly. She's my angel!

 

We had a small celebration (which almost didn't happen...:S). I had a wonderful time with her. I enjoyed the food, enjoyed the time, and enjoyed the company especially.

 

I am so happy and glad that she came into my life. I know there will always be difficulties ahead of me, but I know that everything will be OK when I am with her. Thank you Joffeeffee, for everything!

I used to think that I am the King of the Kitchen. Jovs said I'm delusional.  Anyway, now I've been demoted to the lowly position of humble assistant with occasional opportunities to practice under the now-Master's supervision!  But man, I just can't get enough of Jovs' cooking!  She doesn't want to document her culinary creations, but I thought it would be such a shame not to... so here I am feeding my blog with more flavourful substance.

 

So let's see what our expert hands have been producing... last Sunday's meal was nothing but delicious. We had the cuisine of... Ta Da! Korean and Vietnamese!!! Just thinking about it makes me hungry again. =P

 

Look at this! Tender juicy beef with large bone marrow. Slowly stewed for hours with special spices prepared by Joffeeffee. The clear soup is full of natural beef flavour and sweet smell, the meat is tender, but not over-cooked. Top the soup with freshly chopped spring onions and toasted sesame. Smell that! Can't wait to dig in on this beautiful combination! Man, can't describe how good the meat tastes and melts in your mouth unless you try it yourself. The soup has an aromatic, full taste. With that nice combination of the natural flavour of the meat as well as the spices, this home-made dish is really hard to find elsewhere. I say this is 10/10! Well done Joffeeffee!

 

Freshly made in our kitchen! Crispy lettuce, seasoned shredded carrot, sliced spring onions, fresh mint, nicely cooked beef mince, and vermicelli cooked al dente. All warpped in sheets of chewy Vienamese paper roll. Dipped in the Nuoc Cham (vietnamese fish sauce). This combination brings out a refreshing, summery cuisine in the middle of winter! Ha ha! Hmmmmm....can't find anything better and fresher than this! Again, 10/10 Joffeefee! You are the COOK! ;D

Rencently I have discovered the meaning of TAGGING in the Bloggers' World... As I am not such an active blogger, I felt this is the least I can do... =P

 

So here it goes...

 

THREE RANDOM FACTS ABOUT MY CLOSET:
1) What closet???
2) Full of someone else's clothes! *Peace*
3) So... my closet is NOT my closet

 

THREE ITEMS I'VE NEVER WORN BUT STILL HAVEN'T TOSSED OUT:
1) My undersized pants
2) My undersized shirts
3) My undersized jeans
*I'm still hopeful that I'll be able to wear them one day

 

THREE THINGS I WILL NEVER GET RID OF NO MATTER HOW UGLY THEY GET:
1) Joffeeffee <--- ugly is an adjective that will never be used on her... what I should be worried about is if she walks out on me!
2) My skin <--- Joffeeffee's products do work!!!
3) 100 dollar bills...

 

THREE ITEMS THAT PEOPLE WOULDN'T EXPECT TO FIND IN MY CLOSET:
1) My clothes
2) Alien - dead or alive
3) Money - real or fake

 

THREE THINGS THAT MADE ME GO, OH LORD WHAT WAS I THINKING?
1) When I got a freakin' $3XX speeding ticket in Queenstown!!!!!!!!!!
2) When the Lotto winning numbers come out...
3) Answering these questions

 

THREE THINGS THAT I HAVE A SURPRISING NUMBER / AMOUNT OF:
1) Patience
2) Corny jokes
3) People on my contact lists

 

THREE DOMINANT COLORS IN MY CLOSET:
1) Blue
2) Black
3) Brown

 

THREE PEOPLE I WILL TAG:
1) You
2) Him
3) Her

 

For those who know me, you probably wouldn't know me much more by reading this. For those who don't, this certainly won't help you either.