"The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong. That block of granite is often nothing more than a decision."
- Thomas Carlyle
i think luck's with me today (be it a mother or a father)... i was supposed to wake up at 3am ('cos i was so tired yesterday i slept at 9...poor alina waited for me till 10.40... oh wellz, i promised to come online tonight at 10 again:)heh)to study a-maths, lord of the flies and physics... but apparently, wellz, i woke up, pressed off the alarm, sat up straight and fell back asleep sitting up straight. ahz. anywayz, the point is, miss choo postponed the test to next week (elect lit) and wellz, the math is optional.
met chun hong on the way back home on bus 238. i think he moved to toa payoh not long ago or something...anywayz, chatted with him about reunion and stuff... he said he didn't quite know about it. he seemed quite the same i guess, except that his face has grown longer (*grInz*), and that he was more beng-ish.
can't really substantiate my answer on why people may hurt themselves when they're under extreme stress or depression...i've figured that one reason may be that the physical pain may distract them from the emotional pain and psychological turmoil they may have at that moment...
bad coping techniques as one may say.
that's why people always say it's important to be able to na2 de2 qi3, fang4 de2 xia4...you've gotta know how to let go and such... and that most of the time, pain is inflicted upon by oneself.
one bad thing about humans is that we tend to remember more of the hurtful things that people have done to us... or the miserable and sad days and such... but SELDOM do we recall the enjoyable times we have with friends, the strong bond we feel while with our family, or friends, or classmates, or in school...if for one day, you may free, take a few minutes off and recall about the times when you are happy:)... it's important to do so 'cos we tend to take happy moments for granted.
going off to sleep:)