Which way is the way?
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How would you differentiate between a truly better way of doing something, from a way that will give the same result – just a different way, different preference? Yeah, perhaps I have to think hard, whether some things can be done in a different way, achieving the same efficiency and effectiveness.
But more importantly, I guess I need to remember that people are stubborn and egoistic and are unwilling to accept other way of things, though I believe it’s the level of knowledge instead of ego that prevents someone from acknowledging his/her own mistakes. Or is it really about the damned ego?
The million dollar question, ultimately, is where to draw the line between settling for someone else’s choice (which may just be a different taste, like colours) and vehemently voicing out disagreement. How much efficiency or effectiveness should be compromised (or sacrificed) to please someone else (giving them self worth) before it’s too much?
Is it just me or am I too much of a perfectionist? Is it better to debate about an issue until a conclusion is reached, or just settle for a quick discussion – meaning settling for whatever suggestion that get’s thrown out first?
Sigh.. humans, humans.. you truly mystify me..
Southwest!
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Took a little trip to south-west England over the last 3 days. We went many places, most notably Oxford, Bath, Exeter and Land’s End. Like Eu Hua and Aaron, I only have time for a little preview.
And how can any trip be complete without a visit to the Loo of the Year..
.. and learning a new photography stance: the Shaolin Crouch!
Liverpool at Night
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After a day out to Wales (overcast skies make for boring pictures), Eric wanted to take a few pictures of the full moon. But then we ended up walking all the way to Albert Dock and not taking any pictures of the moon. Sigh, I just love my 50mm..
Untitled Thoughts
Posted by Jonathan Ng | Filed under Personal
Why do I like to compare myself to others? Is this human nature, or is it just my stupidity? I mean, why should I give a shit about what other people wanna do with their lifes, or if they’re doing something stupid? Yeah, so some people have plenty of money to go on Europe tours. Some people won’t think twice before flinging away their parent’s money. Why does the thought of envying them even come to mind?! That’s just stupid! How foolish of me..
Sigh, when do you know when it’s the right time to tell someone they’re not exactly doing the right thing, and when do you just leave them to it? How do you decide that someone is not doing something stupid enough for you to tell them off? Sigh, sometimes one should be considerate to others, sometimes you gotta be selfish and take care of yourself. Just where you draw the fucking line?!
I wonder if it’s how I treat other people, that I rarely feel people around me are really considerate, or perhaps society today is as such: people just take care of themselves..
There’s many painful lessons that I’ve learnt since coming to KL. Many really really painful lessons that have really changed me. Some people think I haven’t changed or learned, while I think they’re the ones who haven’t changed a bit. See? Comparing again. The next thing I really must learn is not to compare myself with other people, just observe the qualities that other people have and emulate such qualities.
I guess life is sometimes like running. Your not competing with others, you’re competing with yourself. You’re your own enemy. A few months? A few years? One day, I’m sure I’ll be totally immune with comparisons to other people and just be contended with who I am.
Scotland!
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Finally found some time (and mood) to blog about my Scotland trip. It was really beautiful! Scotland is the northern part of UK, and is actually a pretty long drive. We set off at around 9pm from Liverpool, heading to Inverness.
Inverness is at the northern tip of the famous Loch Ness lake. The lake itself is very long-ish and after sitting in the car for such a long, long time, we stopped to take some pictures by Loch Ness at around 6am.
