The life of an artist is centred around creation, the difference between work and art however is that work is created by the mind, while art is created by the soul.

While it is work that may feed our body, it is art that will keep us whole. Thus forget not in times of haste and commitments that the soul need be nurished too.

A reminder to myself.

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The government has said it will reach out to bloggers, dropping threats of arrest in a major change of policy triggered by a shock election loss that has raised calls for reform.

… In other news, the goverment has said it will declare pork halal, dropping threats of more abattoir closures in a major change of policy triggered by a shock election loss that has raised calls for more wholesome policy making.

I know elections are over, but this is too funny.

I think.. tomorrow will be the first day after so many years I’ll wake up, look at the newspaper and not feel sad for my country.

“… emotionally stable, attractive and available. You can only have two out of three.” –Calvin, over Vent, which in a nutshell sums up my frustrations at finding a partner in life.

Dating on and off (and mainly the latter) for the past three years (God, has it been that long?) I’ve been with women who I’ve found to be amazingly attractive, but either in a bad place in life or simply hard to acceptably comprehend; ladies who are every bit practical and by all accounts comfortable people to be with, long term material, but mundanely so…

… and then of course, once in a very long while you meet someone capable of giving the cynic in you a swift kick in the head and make you believe just maybe the perfect person for you does exist.

Someone smart, witty, with exceptionally broad interests, someone who just in conversation makes you forget the tribulations of daily life and excites the idealist in you… and yet despite all those ideals, is firmly rooted in reality… practical and a go getter.

Someone who shares more than a passing interest, but a lot of the philosophies in life you believe in. Enough similarities you don’t feel like doing like Homer Simpson unto Bart, but enough difference that each time you meet her you feel like a a child with a new puzzle… so many facets to explore.

Of course, what in life is really but a tease after all, especially when it tends to be that someone so special… so close to perfect and unspoilt, is inevitably spoken for.

The cynic gracefully picks himself off the floor.

“All’s fair in love and war.” A lady friend of mine quipped the night before. But I digress… I’ve never been one to take what isn’t mine. Besides, what war has ever been fought without cost to those involved and those who just happened to be caught in the cross fire?

Perhaps perfection really is best admired from afar.

*sigh*

I guess once in a while I’ll write a long post on my stand on politics.. but my stand on politics hasn’t changed much over the years, so i think this time i’ll just post a youtube video… Enjoy :D

So I’m sitting here in the office facing a day of work, followed by overtime followed by a meeting in the evening then (thank God) a show. Not really a way to celebrate turning 24, but i guess thats life.

I just wanna say thank you to all the people who sent me wishes thus far…

Kelli, I don’t know you all that well yet, but thank you :D

Emily, i offered to let you play with my camera what…. XD Thank you for the wishes :D

Jon A Willie! Yea, I don’t think we’ll ever get over your last name… Thank you for the wishes and most importantly saving my life this Monday… :D

Celeste babes! *muah* love ya and thank you so much!

Alyssa, thank you for the ‘birfday’ wishes… Keep strutting your stuff you epic creature…. XD

Syar! Thank you… you’re so sweet….

To my sister Nicole who SMSed me the wish despite being int hte room just across the hall… Thank you… *hugs*

Melissa! Who actually shares the same birthday as me, (tho a year later) HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU TOO!

And finally, Natasha, for the wonderful card all the way from London… you really did brighten up an otherwise sad and stressful day… *Hugs and love*

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EDIT: OMG THANK YOU LINORA! THIS is so Awesome of you… *hugs*

Also an ENORMOUS thank you to Qahar for suprising me with a cake after a run of Improvholics, and also Amelia, Farah, Malik, Asyraf and David for the happy birthaday! *hugs all of you*