Happy Valentines (II) confessions / Primal instincts
Its been a while since I last gave a real blog entry as youtube videos are just fillers to me (like the Bounto Arc on Bleach... and the whole Naruto series).
So Happy Valentines everyone.
Valentines day has always been a very significant date for me and suprisingly enough, it is the first Valentines day in which I'm not working. I've noticed that I have blogged consistently, and thus, I have captured my frame of mind every valentines day. So once again, I shall enter a reflective mood as I notice how fast time is passing by
4 years ago
In 2004. I was as carefree as ever. Bought a panty wrapped like a rose for my platonic friend Isabelle. It caused a big hoohaa when the class realised what it was (after passing through the mouth of countless boys ;) ) Other than that, I really enjoyed it with my first 3 months class in ACJC at NYDC. We were all so carefree.
3 years ago
In 2005. Silly, dissillusioned and slightly romantic. I placed a neatly organised box of rice paper, rose petals cookies and a personal poem under my crush; Audrey's desk. It didn't work out and the aftershocks of this rejection got dragged out over the next 6 months. But it got better in the end :) That year, I learnt about being rejection and hurt under the most humiliating circumstances.
2 years ago
in 2006. Smelly, sweaty, muddy and bald. I was a disorientated recruit crawling and sweating in the jungles of Pulau Tekong for my Situational Test (SITTEST). The results in this eventually selected me into Officer Cadet School, but I was too involved in the moment to actually notice the importance. I went around telling my friends I had a date, then flashing my 'date-flavoured fruit bar' from my CRs. I would have been clobbered if we all werent exhausted.
Last Year
in 2005. I was pushing my recruits to pass their IPPT (individual physical proficiency test), got psyched up over them performing, then took the nights out due to exhaustion. I felt content due to my recruits and it felt refective for me as I was on the other side of the Army Life. Sadly, however, not everyone passed the IPPT in the end. I was happy and contented with my first batch of recruits nonetheless. I'm also very proud to say that my fire NEVER died out.
This Year.
At last minute, I was placed on off from my job. I decided to celebrate V-day with my family so I bought and prepared lots of gifts. Gave my mommy a very nice card, my dad a bottles of 'get-rid-of-ur-beer-belly' pills and a bottle of 'get-over-ur hangover' pills. :) I also spent it with you...in a slightly unconventional way. This is also the first time, I'm not sending out celebratory smses. :)
Speaking of Jobs.
Just for a update, I have been released from my NS liabilities since last December. After taking a break of one month, I found myself a job in the Singapore Zoo as a show presenter. Yes, this is something I am very proud of, as the Singapore Zoo is ranked among the Top 3 to Top 5 Zoos in the world *smirk*.
So... after an interview/audition I was selected along with 2 others, jieyu and Karmilah. We then went through... a very long On-job-training that lasted 2 bloody long weeks in which we cleaned and prepared food for certain animals in the show department, crammed loads of scripts as well as a somewhat... demoralising script training.... Finally after 2 weeks of probation presentation, I will finally be officially independent as of tmr! ^_^
>>>>part II <<<<<
PRIMAL INSTINCTS
But I've been thinking of a few things during work. One is my reflections of NS, the other is this.
The difference between Humans and animals.
My whole chain of thoughts started off in a casual conversations between, me, Karmilah and a senior zoo keeper while we were with the proboscis monkeys. My friend commented that she wish she was an animal, who doesnt need to come to work. Then the zookeeper looked at us and smiled as he said... what makes us think that animals don't go to work?
Its true. In more ways than one, We Humans are identical to animals. For example, we go to work to earn money, secure a living, find a lover, work for a pay-rise or promotion. The same is said for animals, even those in the zoo. With the problem of food solved, living IS actually their job.
Every morning, animals wake up to their clans/ groups. They may/ may not need to look for food but they need still secure many other things. Dominant males need to do regular checks on their females, make sure the other males in the clan are subordinate to him. There is so much stress, thinking of who might be coming up to challenge him in power. As for those non-alpha males... they look on to think... whether should they join the Alpha male but remain always at no.2 or should they take the gamble and overthrow him? Am i strong enough? what are the risks? Should I expand my territories? Am I getting too old, when would I get overthrown?
I'm not sure who told me long ago? But Humans are the only animals which would happilly kill one another. Well the person who said that clearly doesnt have a good knowledge of animals. Almost all species kill each other for dominance or even cannabilism food. In fact, the more 'developed' the species, the more frequent these geonocides occurs. When a new male lion takes over a pride, he performs a genocide on all the cubs, to ensure his bloodline is dominant. Teenage dolphins form cliques and gang up on socially awkward youngs, murder is not uncommon. Chimps kill intruder chimps. They even form hunting parties to hunt down monkeys in the trees for meat, even though they dont require (like humans) meat in their diet.
War, murder, is therefore not really a corruption of the Human mind. It is actually a magnification of our primal instincts. We Humans, are in reality, just as savage, as any animals on the planet. On a reversed view; all animals are therefore, just as civilised as us. Perhaps that is why, Man created Law and morals, so that we can tell ourselves that we are worth better the creatures around us.
We are, afterall , a very proud race , arrogance runs in our blood. As such, we need to convince ourselves that we are different, if not ABOVE, the other creatures on the planet. The same mentality can be seen squabbling in our own subspecies in the form of racism. We percieve ourselves as God's special creation... or the FINAL and latest product of evolution. (see? eitherways, Religionist or scientist, we are snobs) The funny thing is... all because we can multiply and rule over the planet, why are we any better? Although we are intellectually more sophisticated ( or so we deduce), we have forsaked so much in the evolutionary traits of strength, speed, lethality and agility. So... perhaps, we therefore exert our dominance by numbers... then what about insects? or germs? Before this opens up into another can of worms, I'll end it off here.
Are we really any different from animals? Putting our species-pride aside, are we really above the rest? We've been brought up to think that way... but let us take a second thought. :)
So Happy Valentines everyone.
Valentines day has always been a very significant date for me and suprisingly enough, it is the first Valentines day in which I'm not working. I've noticed that I have blogged consistently, and thus, I have captured my frame of mind every valentines day. So once again, I shall enter a reflective mood as I notice how fast time is passing by
4 years ago
In 2004. I was as carefree as ever. Bought a panty wrapped like a rose for my platonic friend Isabelle. It caused a big hoohaa when the class realised what it was (after passing through the mouth of countless boys ;) ) Other than that, I really enjoyed it with my first 3 months class in ACJC at NYDC. We were all so carefree.
3 years ago
In 2005. Silly, dissillusioned and slightly romantic. I placed a neatly organised box of rice paper, rose petals cookies and a personal poem under my crush; Audrey's desk. It didn't work out and the aftershocks of this rejection got dragged out over the next 6 months. But it got better in the end :) That year, I learnt about being rejection and hurt under the most humiliating circumstances.
2 years ago
in 2006. Smelly, sweaty, muddy and bald. I was a disorientated recruit crawling and sweating in the jungles of Pulau Tekong for my Situational Test (SITTEST). The results in this eventually selected me into Officer Cadet School, but I was too involved in the moment to actually notice the importance. I went around telling my friends I had a date, then flashing my 'date-flavoured fruit bar' from my CRs. I would have been clobbered if we all werent exhausted.
Last Year
in 2005. I was pushing my recruits to pass their IPPT (individual physical proficiency test), got psyched up over them performing, then took the nights out due to exhaustion. I felt content due to my recruits and it felt refective for me as I was on the other side of the Army Life. Sadly, however, not everyone passed the IPPT in the end. I was happy and contented with my first batch of recruits nonetheless. I'm also very proud to say that my fire NEVER died out.
This Year.
At last minute, I was placed on off from my job. I decided to celebrate V-day with my family so I bought and prepared lots of gifts. Gave my mommy a very nice card, my dad a bottles of 'get-rid-of-ur-beer-belly' pills and a bottle of 'get-over-ur hangover' pills. :) I also spent it with you...in a slightly unconventional way. This is also the first time, I'm not sending out celebratory smses. :)
Speaking of Jobs.
Just for a update, I have been released from my NS liabilities since last December. After taking a break of one month, I found myself a job in the Singapore Zoo as a show presenter. Yes, this is something I am very proud of, as the Singapore Zoo is ranked among the Top 3 to Top 5 Zoos in the world *smirk*.
So... after an interview/audition I was selected along with 2 others, jieyu and Karmilah. We then went through... a very long On-job-training that lasted 2 bloody long weeks in which we cleaned and prepared food for certain animals in the show department, crammed loads of scripts as well as a somewhat... demoralising script training.... Finally after 2 weeks of probation presentation, I will finally be officially independent as of tmr! ^_^
>>>>part II <<<<<
PRIMAL INSTINCTS
But I've been thinking of a few things during work. One is my reflections of NS, the other is this.
The difference between Humans and animals.
My whole chain of thoughts started off in a casual conversations between, me, Karmilah and a senior zoo keeper while we were with the proboscis monkeys. My friend commented that she wish she was an animal, who doesnt need to come to work. Then the zookeeper looked at us and smiled as he said... what makes us think that animals don't go to work?
Its true. In more ways than one, We Humans are identical to animals. For example, we go to work to earn money, secure a living, find a lover, work for a pay-rise or promotion. The same is said for animals, even those in the zoo. With the problem of food solved, living IS actually their job.
Every morning, animals wake up to their clans/ groups. They may/ may not need to look for food but they need still secure many other things. Dominant males need to do regular checks on their females, make sure the other males in the clan are subordinate to him. There is so much stress, thinking of who might be coming up to challenge him in power. As for those non-alpha males... they look on to think... whether should they join the Alpha male but remain always at no.2 or should they take the gamble and overthrow him? Am i strong enough? what are the risks? Should I expand my territories? Am I getting too old, when would I get overthrown?
I'm not sure who told me long ago? But Humans are the only animals which would happilly kill one another. Well the person who said that clearly doesnt have a good knowledge of animals. Almost all species kill each other for dominance or even cannabilism food. In fact, the more 'developed' the species, the more frequent these geonocides occurs. When a new male lion takes over a pride, he performs a genocide on all the cubs, to ensure his bloodline is dominant. Teenage dolphins form cliques and gang up on socially awkward youngs, murder is not uncommon. Chimps kill intruder chimps. They even form hunting parties to hunt down monkeys in the trees for meat, even though they dont require (like humans) meat in their diet.
War, murder, is therefore not really a corruption of the Human mind. It is actually a magnification of our primal instincts. We Humans, are in reality, just as savage, as any animals on the planet. On a reversed view; all animals are therefore, just as civilised as us. Perhaps that is why, Man created Law and morals, so that we can tell ourselves that we are worth better the creatures around us.
We are, afterall , a very proud race , arrogance runs in our blood. As such, we need to convince ourselves that we are different, if not ABOVE, the other creatures on the planet. The same mentality can be seen squabbling in our own subspecies in the form of racism. We percieve ourselves as God's special creation... or the FINAL and latest product of evolution. (see? eitherways, Religionist or scientist, we are snobs) The funny thing is... all because we can multiply and rule over the planet, why are we any better? Although we are intellectually more sophisticated ( or so we deduce), we have forsaked so much in the evolutionary traits of strength, speed, lethality and agility. So... perhaps, we therefore exert our dominance by numbers... then what about insects? or germs? Before this opens up into another can of worms, I'll end it off here.
Are we really any different from animals? Putting our species-pride aside, are we really above the rest? We've been brought up to think that way... but let us take a second thought. :)
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