Our combined loot, my total damage = 88$ HUAT AH

Today: Human Library

Most memorable book -- Dr William Tan, wheelchair marathonist. 

Q: What's his motivation while racing for the Antarctica Marathon?

A: Penguins

no but seriously

the man has been on his knees since he was a kid, been fighting all his life to stand up for himself and for his existence, "dream big"

World Record: Completed 7 marathons in 7 continents in 26 days

*starry-eyed*

talked about juices, ladakh ice trails & east timor cycling, caring for schizophrenic wife, 

how to sign 'Thai yoga massage' in sign language, how to be a kiasu cosplayer, observed flirting 101 etc etc 

and afterwards during dinner, cross-breeding/breeding ground, bidding for your uni modules, 

overseas attachments, por-ing seniors, good looks good looks good looks meh, alphatangos, yao-tous etc etc

i should invent a symbol for 'etc'

there is something about sitting face to a face with a person/grp of persons you have never met before or heard quite little about, then seeking to go out of your comfort zone to know what they do, where they come from (not just physical location but also the motivation/inspiration/desire for people to understand certain aspects of their characters/causes they're fighting for) and seeing things from such a broad spectrum which is normally inaccessible to us

haozhe haowen shoki samuel phan's friend psychopath popped by, that was nice

hope all who went today took something away with them when they left, thank you for coming

glad for this experience, learnt things not just from others but about self and friends

the other day was talking about judgement with pong

"people just want familiarity, are 'comforted' by stereotypes because it is familiar and gives them a sort of guide to what to expect, just like how people don't like unfamiliar objects and feel the constant need to name things"

and then about society, society restrictions, ignorance? etc etc society this society that

then again sometimes i think to myself, "but we are society"

feel like we need less of this disliking-without-actually-doing-anything-about-it, among teens especially

well these two days have been great

other days

want to dip myself into a pool and swim myself into oblivion

apologise for being brooding and unwilling to talk, feel like some sort of solitary 'subsistence' is kind of a comfort 

other things that are comforting include Mogwai, Nosaj Thing, Tokimonsta, hot soups/drinks,

friends who care for your existence, friends who get you, mom's tough love, existence & potential (?)

(though that tends to stress me out more now)

thank you

soldier on 

let's go comrades