We were discussing about ‘worry’ during our Art and Design History class today (my most most most most most favourite class of the week!). Everyone had to give a short answer on ‘why do I worry‘, and ‘what do I worry‘.

Then I realised that at that point of time, I… wasn’t worrying. The rest of the class was mostly worrying about the same assignment they all didn’t put in enough effort. Haha.

I don’t dislike worrying. I don’t think it’s a bad thing. I don’t try very hard to avoid worrying either. Some of my friends were probably surprised that I don’t worry.

When I really do my work and enjoy doing it, I put 100% of my energy and focus on it. When I get distracted, I’m 100% distracted. I can only do one thing at a time. I see worry during work as a distraction. It’s like doing this thing and thinking about another thing, not being in the moment.

Worrying is not an entirely bad thing nor good thing. Some say it’s necessary so that we can ‘predict’ and get ready for upcoming problems. Some say it’s a waste of time. Some say doing it excessively is bad. Well, doing anything excessively is never really a good thing too, isn’t it?

Worry can either make you sit there and do nothing but worry for hours, or push you to start taking action so that you don’t worry anymore.

Even though we usually tell people ‘Don’t Worry, Be Happy’, the fact is, most people still worry.

“Will I be able to finish this assignment? What if I don’t?”

“Is my pimple going to grow bigger? How am I going to meet people?!”

“My drawing skills is so lousy, how am I going to survive in this industry? There are so many better people around!”

It’s okay to worry, but it’s important that after spending a little time to worry, we should start taking action to find out what we are worrying about, why and how to solve the ‘problem’ that is making us worry. It’s that simple huh?

I’m simplifying things here, but things are usually quite simple. Many of us just like to complicate things and make our lives miserable, no? Perhaps that is human nature.

So why do I not worry? Uhh.. I have no idea. I just don’t. Perhaps I’m not a person who has this habit.

One good way, perhaps, to stop that worry at the back of your head, is to live in the moment. Here’s a few ways:

1. Close your eyes, breathe. Stop thinking. Just concentrate on breathing. Carefully smell what you are breathing in, and hear your breathing sound. Being able to stay alive and breathe is really wonderful! No?
2. When you are eating, don’t just gobble and try to finish the food fast. Pay attention to the taste. Slowly chew it. If possible, try to guess the ingredients of the food that you are having. Enjoy your food!
3. When you walk back home from work or school alone, don’t just plug in to your MP3 player and keep looking at your handphone. Unplug. Keep your handphone. Start looking around and observe your surroundings. Listen to what people are talking about. Listen to the sounds that only you can hear at that time. Help an old lady pick up her fruit if necessary. Haha.

I see worrying as thinking about the future or past. Hmm, maybe mostly future. I think it’s a great pity to constantly think about the future and waste the wonderful ‘present’.

Stop unnecessary worrying, and start living.

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Stardust

Recently, I just watched a great movie called Stardust!

Seriously, it’s so good that, at one point, it made me (a cold blooded animal like me) choke to tears! It’s the first movie since King Kong that made me feel like crying.

Go catch it while it’s still showing! It’s a nice blend of comedy, action, fantasy, romance and adventure.

8.5 / 10

When was the last time you saw a rainbow right before your eyes?

I saw one (or one and a half) yesterday.

Was doing my sculpture assignment in the FYP room, and I decided to go for a break at about 6.20pm. I walked out to the ‘roof garden’ just outside the room, planning to look at the sunset. Then.. I saw this!

Now you know why I said I saw ‘one and a half’ rainbow. The one on the left is a bit faint, but still visible.

I tell you, it was a totally beautiful sight. I was so excited to see the rainbow that I ran back like some mad guy into the room and informed some of my friends about it, and at the same time, grabbed my camera to take the picture.

Haha, they ran out to the ‘roof garden’ like a bunch of kids too.

We all just stood there, looking at the rainbow for a good 10 minutes. It was a rather peaceful moment, and it felt magical too. It felt as if someone ‘photoshopped’ this ‘rainbow image’ onto the sky.

Realised that Mr Endoh saw this rainbow too! Read his post here

I think the ‘roof garden’ in NYP is a great spot for watching sunsets, but too bad we have those blocks of other schools blocking our view.

It’s always great to take some time off to watch the sunset, after long hours of work in the air-con room. One of my lecturers even said that, if you are feeling cold because of the air-con, you can lie down on the warm concrete/cement tiles of the roof garden during the evening to get some warmth.

See, some of my friends were lying down too. It feels good because all you see is either the sky, or birds flying above you (which tend to make you feel uneasy).

Sunset is such an amazing piece of animated art that we all tend to miss in our busy lifestyle. Every second, every minute, you get a different arrangement of cloud pattern, different position of the sun, and different colours on the clouds. Who knows, while looking for a sunset, you might see a rainbow as a bonus!

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I’ve watched two movies over the past two weeks.

Triangle

I didn’t pay for this movie, but instead won a pair of tickets for this. Haha. So my review might be a little bit biased.

Starring the super handsome Louis Koo, directed by three different directors for three different parts of the story, Triangle is about three guys struggling to make ends meet. I think this movie is a mix of comedy, action, suspence, mystery and drama. The movie slowly unfolds and sometimes surprises audience with twists. Very entertaining.

7 / 10

Bee Movie

I didn’t pay for this movie too, because I used the Shaw movie voucher I won the other time to buy the tickets of this movie. Haha!

This movie is about jokes, not story. It is a roughly 90 minute long animation with lots of jokes put inside, trying to entertain you while hoping to make a weak plot look like it’s working. I understand there is an underlying meaningful message behind this movie, but I think it just doesn’t cut it. The animation is brilliant, the overall ‘look’ is colourful and pleasing to the eyes, but it’s not as funny as I expected.

7 / 10