a piece of my sky.

took this on the bus ride back home from my school's leadership camp. i love how the clouds look, they remind me of the hashima my mom cooks. i love nature and im always fascinated by how nature seems so beautiful, untouched. i love the sky and the sea especially. the sound of crashing waves against the shore, coupled with the refreshing water engulfing me in it is the best remedy for me. renewal. rebirth.

lots of thoughts, unspoken words and unexpressed emotions. where do i start? they say opportunities don't know twice on your door. or rather, the same opportunity doesn't knock twice on your door. once you miss the ferry, it's gone. so, why cling onto something that doesn't belong anymore? since it's gone, it must have the intention of leaving. why keep trying at it?

relationships. i think it's the most complex thing in the world. in today's society, with the availability of technology, how true are relationships? 'confirm' or 'not now'? with the click of the mouse, many of us have accepted friend requests from online 'friends' whom we've not even met before. yes, this facebook thing is called a social networking tool. but... how often do we even communicate, i mean chat, with this so-called new 'friend'? and why do we need a 'friend' whom we've not even met before, will not be meeting (if this person is in another country which we don't even visit?) and will possibly never meet in this lifetime?

to find out more about other cultures?
to have a free host should we happen to visit the country?

but... how much can we trust this person?

with technology, the issue of fidelity comes up. i read from one of my friend's facebook status which was about whether porn-watching is an infidelity. temptations are everywhere. let's not talk about porn-watching. there are other clandestine dealings which has to do with internet chats as well, especially targetted at the young, the naive, the lost ones, the ones who are beyond redemption. but there's no way to put a stop to all these. there are just too many wolves behind the screens. which is the one holding onto the key to pave our success and which is the one with evil motives masked beneath the screen chatting with their preys?

we never know. life seems to be like a chess game. do we have the integrity to finish the game without cheating?