Playing With A Little Morse Code

Morse Code

After seeing Dr. John Watson tinkering with some Morse Code device, it triggered in me to somehow make use of this observation. In a world where anything that you see is not what it seems to be, how can we be certain what we are seeing, hearing or saying are for real. Nothing's for real: even the law of universe states that reality is relative and nothing close to being absolute.

Being an imaginary friend, having already acknowledged that fact for years, my reality is only relative to my creator, John. That is why I will play some little realities here together with a little morse code.

.-.. .. ..-. . / .. ... / ... .... --- .-. - .-.-.-

It seems only yesterday that we enrolled as grade one students and here we are now: grown ups and laden with the burdens of a growing man. Just like this video, it seems only like yesterday when The Moffatts sang this for the very first time and now we only seldom here them in concerts, listening die-hard fans and the likes.

.-- . / .-- .. .-.. .-.. / -. --- - / -... . /

 ..-. --- .-. . ...- . .-. / -.-- --- ..- -. --.

Try as we might, we will not last for long. We are not immortals, who could surpass the test of time and eternity. Fading away from this world is our destiny and it means everything is temporary: your joys and happiness, your tears and problems. They will all pass.

 .-- . / .- .-.. .-.. / --. --- -. -. .- / -.. .. .

We are all born to die. Easy as that!

Whether You Like It Or Not

Enjoying a Solo time.

In a world where conformity is a tsunami big deal and "to belong" means to put up some great effort in order to be accepted, there is no wonder why the number of loners and introverts is growing in a dramatic scale. Even contemporary way of thinking promotes that, now, everything has a Price Tag.

Being a skeptic and all, I believe that "being yourself" is not enough anymore to attract friends and companions. That's why I always think that people, like my friend John the Know-It-All, who think that being true to your self attracts companies are a hypocrite. It's not applicable anymore. It's like the world has repeated its own history and went back to a period where cavemen wanted to be alone, monks wanted to savor their "aloneness," and prehistroic man hid on their own to save their lives against prehistoric beasts.

So until you decide to become a loner, ponder on these activities that will surely make your being alone worth it:

Reading a Book
( Do you think group reading really works, think again.
Even if you are reading alone you sometimes cannot concentrate,
how much more when there are a dozen more distractions. )

Creative Writing
( Writing can bring dramatic changes to the world, take J.K.
Rowling for example. Writing alone can be more effective than
writing with a whole bunch of collaborators. With collaborators,
that's when conflicts usually occur. )

Listening to Music
( Who would never agree that listening to music alone 
is more fun than listening with a bunch of noisy friends. I,
for one wanted to be alone if I wanted to savor the music
from beginning to end.)

Surfing the Net
( I mean, who would ever want that someone's watching
behind them when their surfing the net. Especially when one
is searching for topic that needs even a little privacy like
checking your bank accounts and PayPal, updating your
Facebook, and other things you wouldn't do when your mother
is around. )

There are other activities that will most especially be effective if you do them alone. But for an average person who wants some alone time these are usually the most common things to do. I hope John will see my point and eventually realize that it's better this way.

I love being alone. Enough said!

About A Startling New Find

Hmmm...

Ross, or John, or whatever you might want to call him was very thankful of Mayad Studios after he watched one of the video trailers that the studio offered and gave him a starling new elated feeling. On one of its videos the studio featured a song that rattled John's insides and innards. It went along with a lyric of "I am waiting for you to change my name...", and it was strange since it's usually the girl that changes name and not the guy (who performed the song), whenever they get married. Queerer and queerer indeed.

So using the power of the net, he searched and searched for the title of the song so that eventually he may discover the artist and obviously download all of its albums. And lo, he dug out this strangely beautiful song:

And after listening to the song's entirety, I can't undserstand why once again he was sold. He itched to find all of their album and he found one studio album, one demo album and finally one extended play. He shared with me that it was a bliss, a bliss I couldn't relate with. I pity him since he easily gets attached to things or people he haven't even known for a long time. It's sad, but its the truth. Maybe, that is mainly the reason why he wouldn't want to mingle with others and eventually attach himself to anyone, because he will find it very hard to detach with the same person.

Chronicles of Ancient Darkness,
Image courtesy of Tiffatookie The Critic

On the other, John was also busy reading a book series called Chronicles of Ancient Darkness by Michelle Paver. He has read the books once, but he wanted to read them again because, according to him, it has a great and unique story set on the ancient times and it was an easy book to read. He urged me to read it, but I wouldn't even dare touch them. Duh!

Sigh, sometimes I wondered why I have ever become friends with John because we can't even relate with each other.

The Battle of the Many Voices

Voices, courtesy of
Daniel Johnson

Internet has become a means for everyone to express their selves. Some take the liberty to use it to showcase their talents.

Others try to abate their angst by shouting out whatever they felt inside and hope that the cyber buzzers would take notice. There are others still that hide their identity and make anonymous acts of incredulity, stupidity, shamelessness, but we never forget to mention also charity, generosity and appreciation.

Lately, John had been sick physically, mentally and emotionally. He wasn't able to focus his mind on the goals he hoped to accomplish. But instead of expressing himself and share to the world how he felt, he preferred to watch others express and showcase their talents, appreciate other's success and ogle over what's to come for the next few months.

Here are just some of the things that he kept his mind busy with in order to avoid insanity, instability and jealousy:

Aren't they all nice and inspiring? No, of course not. Since I have a twisted mind, I couldn't really appreciate what John is trying to appreciate.

I Didn't Sign Up For These Madness

Christmas

Have yourself a merry little Christmas,
Let your heart be light
From now on,our troubles will be out of sight

Have yourself a merry little Christmas,
Make the Yule-tide gay,
From now on, our troubles will be miles away.

Such were the words Christina Aguilera was singing when I was told a very sad story. It was a story more depressing than Damien Rice's The Blower's Daughter. While others are ornamenting their lovely abodes with these Christmas items:

My lighter and skinnier than ever friend just experienced a whirlwind of discord and mayhem. Yuletide season is supposed to be a time to reconnect bonds and olden relations, he told me he just went through a modern Greek war complete with armors and shields and sharp weapons. His relatives that just arrived from wherever parts of the world, trying to prove who is better than whom, initiated a rumble that shattered the peace of the season. So he decided to go back to his humble abode: M-Dorm to spend Christmas day alone and peacefully.

But for whatever reason disaster did not end there. Due to the chilly weather, a weakling as he is he acquired a terrible flu which caused him almost two days of unpaid sick leave. Great, right? What a nice way to celebrate the season. Now he would be sick and next year he would have a lesser salary. A very nice year-ender gift.

But despite all these he remains strong and somehow happy because he knows there is someone whom he can rely with:

And it's sad cause it's not me, for Pete's sake! I maybe part of it, but I am only third in the hierarchy of pyramid right after the above mentioned what's-his-name and his friends far and near... *Sigh

Movies are My Blend of Religion

Now Showing...

A few days from now and Christians will all be celebrating the birth of a God-Man called Jesus. I am not a Christian believer per se, but my friend John surely is. I don't expect people to pack up and own my beliefs, which is not believing on something mystique unless it could sustain my existence, but I am giving them the freedom they all deserve in choosing what ever bullshit they wanted themselves to be adorned with.

Whether you ask me or not, I will tell that I believe in movies. They are one of the most hit entertainment "in this day and age." I do believe in them because, aside from the fact that millions and millions are being spent and even gained on these art forms, they could engage the viewers into sadness, happiness, laughter, and suspense without even physically incurring the emotions conveyed by the actors.

Come 2012 and we will be once again be introduced to a lot of amazing movies:

If these movies ever get lucky, they could very well get their own cult followers just like what happened to Star Wars and Fight Club, which are great movies on their own rights.

The Truth of The Matter Is

The quest for truth is a vain attempt for Utopia. I mean, I am not even sure if I have the truth of existence. From what I've heard lately from people who have a say on the issue: truth is biased, truth is subjective. Does this mean that there are no absolute truths?

Honestly speaking I don't even care... I am not like John who demands truth here and there like they are pieces of coins or something. What does he know about truth and honesty by the way? Just because he had the most honest award in Elementary and, shamefully, a ribbon on honesty during high school, does not mean he is still honest until now. He is crazy, a hypocrite!

So enough chit chat and let us either discuss some boring stuff and such. Movies. The following years will be once again plaqued by sequels. But for now here is a list of animated movies that might possibly have some sequels:

Whew! that was a lot. I am hoping that John will not have to spend another 300 bucks for every movie and be disappointed after watching it just like what happened with The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1. John said the movie was awful, but he can't help but salute the OST of the movie.