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hongkong and addiction.
Sunday, December 14, 2008, 11:41 AM
Hello there all,
Jus got back from Hong Kong about 2 days ago, and am currently bored.
HongKong was okay. I mean disneyland was pretty fun. What with the rides and fireworks. Macau was boring as HELL. All there was there were boutiques with things too expensive to buy, or like casino which people under the age of 18 cannot enter. There WAS a gondola ride though, but it seemed like everyone would stare at you if you rode it. It was indoors. Think swimming pool but much narrower. Now picture a random person serenading you in an echoey mock up of Venice. Hilariously gimmicky if you ask me.
Dont misunderstand, this is just a pic i found off the net. Heh.
From Macau took ferry back to HK, and the shopping there was fantastic. Why you ask? Because it was dirt CHEAP.
I bought so many things. HAHA. CONfessions of a shopaholic. I also discovered my passion for bargaining. Especially at them markets. Damn fun. Especially when the vendor is desperate, and since i know bits of Cantonese, i found myself at an advantage.hah. Trip was full of drama though, all our parents got drunk and HIGH. oh the irony. haha. nonetheless it was a fun trip with my childhood friends Nicole and Chloe :)
okay now for the second part of this two part post.
Addictions.
"In the hospital, we see addiction every day. It's shocking how many kinds of addiction exist. It would be too easy if it were just drugs and booze and cigarettes. I think the hardest part of kicking a habit is wanting to kick it. I mean, we get addicted for a reason, right? Often, too often, things that start out as just a normal part of your life at some point cross the line to obsessive, compulsive, out of control. It's the high we're chasing, the high that makes everything else fade away." - quote from Grey's Anatomy, American TV Show
i think this makes alot of sense. Addiction could be pertaining to many things. Liquor, cigarettes, porn, fast food, caffeine, work, shopping. Basically every vice has the potential to become an addiction. But i guess what's harder to do than acknowledging the addiction is wanting to get rid of it. I mean, There's no way one can get rid of something if they still want to hold onto it, if it's something they dearly want. The irony of it all is that something that feels so right, is slowly but surely eating away at us, be it mentally, emotionally or physically.
In the end, what are we? Merely vessels of filth consumed by vice. Mindless drones. In this world of immediate gratification, we can hardly fight to hold on. Here are some lyrics:
Emmy Rossum- Slow me DownRushing and racingand running in circlesMoving so fast, I'm forgetting my purposeBlur of the traffic is sending me spinningGetting nowhereMy head and my heart are colliding, chaoticPace of the worldI just wish i could stop itTry to appear like i've got it togetherI'm falling apart.
This is a great song, it really summarises my thoughts as of now.
I guess the best way to beat an addiction is to pack our lives with more things and fill up our busy schedules. oh the irony. :/