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Friday, May 04, 2007

sentimental contemplation

Today we had the parent-teachers meeting at sunway. so mom and i loped off to college tadi, got most of my results.

i'm thankful for my results, but let me just say this here and now. if the General Paper was a person, i'd wrap my hands around his(i assume it's a he) neck, and squeeze as hard as i can. May he asphyxiate. Wargh.

Anyways, yesterday i couldn't sleep, so started thinking about some stuff. soundtrack of that moment of contemplation:


I love this song so much, i've played it 81 times. in a row.

So anyway, i remembered something yesterday. I used to have this classmate during form 2, very peculiar person. He once asked another classmate of mine, this cute girl, to go steady with him. she said no, so that was that. A couple weeks later, he asks a different girl(another classmate, mind you) to be his girlfriend, and she also declines. Yet a few weeks later he asks a different girl(STILL in the same class) to be his. Third time's a charm? nope. she said no too.

Well then, he was heartbroken about the whole ordeal for a while, having scored a hattrick in rejections. But did he learn from it? nope. a couple months later rumors were flying around that he was pursuing this girl from another class. wah. very perseverant ah? Yeah. at least she wasn't from the same class.

There was quite a few people like that in school. rather than liking a certain person whole-heartedly and therefore pursuing them, it's as if they only like the idea of having someone they can call their boyfriend/girlfriend. it doesn't matter who it is, as long as that person is partially attractive and isn't anti-social. as long as ade someone, sudahla.

i wonder if that's something you outgrow or are those people still the same?

i've said before in a previous post that i've never had a boyfriend, and i'm not looking for one. proud of it, babe :p anyway, i also mentioned some of the characteristics i hoped my partner would have, if i ever found him. but yesterday, i thought about it, and asked myself, am i expecting too much? am i subconciously hoping and expecting, in a way, a Mr. Perfect to show up at my doorstep someday?

Because if i am, than that's just stupid. there's no such thing as perfection. isn't it the imperfections of a person and how they deal, cope and define themselves with it, isn't THAT what differentiates one person from the other and therefore makes them attractive to us? isn't that what makes us truly love someone? Because i think to love someone, among other things, is to accept their flaws as well. right?

i think there are also some people who concentrate too much on finding that perfect someone. That's why when we meet somebody who has the potential of being that perfect someone we've been looking for, we tend to portray them or see them in a certain light, perhaps even deluding ourselves into believing they have certain characteristics or qualities. then, when you finally see that they're not perfect after all, and that they're actually different from how we expected, we just end up disappointed.

It's quite a conflicting matter, actually. on one hand, you've got the people who don't care how their partner is, as long as there IS a partner. on the other hand, you've got people who are so intent on finding that one true love(excuse the cliche), that they reject anyone who fails to live up to their standards. I mean, this is if your talking about extremities la. In reality, i guess most people are somewhere in between.

I just have to ask a question. where do you draw the line between having certain standards for your potential partner and not being too uptight or picky?

uh. right. this may have been a little too much contemplation,heh. but i really just had to get it off my chest.

i guess that in general, i think that now, at 18 going on 19 years of age, i put a lot of faith into the whole soulmate thing. this may sound corny, but i really do think there IS someone out there for each of us, and it's just a matter of time and God's permission that we'll find him/her. even with all the divorces flying around now, i still believe in this. i don't know. just optimistic, i guess. Besides, isn't our jodoh already pre-ordained by God? so yeah. no worries.

hark at me talking about jodoh and stuff. bukan main lagi, ek?

9 comments:

mostlyepiphanies said...

i echo this post.spot on!
I feel the same way about this matter too!!

I think we should be thinking about this matter,at least a little bit.When uni ends and ur mind veers off from the thought of studies and getting a decent degree,you can't run away from thinking about umm..mencari cinta.ahaha.

As shallow and callous as this may seem,i think its true.

then again,i might just be delusional.hehe

Anonymous said...

okayh, first thing that was popping into my mind is that, hey we are classmates in form 2 right? and im kinda know whos that boy you were secretly talking about. oh well, that was people... huumm us who was bold and naive enough trying to justify and suit ourselves in the whole world ish business. i do think that comes natural. you know, that loveing stuff. i dont know, im pretty much wordless when it comes to this topic. because i used to argued with myself sometimes. oh well, i think, for now, theres so much to think about other than this now.Allah jadikan makhluk tu berpasangan. and to secure a good soulmate, we have to be one ourselves. dont worry ateqs(not that im saying youre worried), ull find one. insyaallah. hehe.

i want to make a point here, im just tryig to respond to your post. pardon any of my irrelevance here. heh.

A said...

aijud:mencari cinta?lol, rock on! heh, kidding. yeah, i think it's inevitable for us to have thought about it at some point. the point for now is not to immerse our thoughts in it too much, i guess.

no, ur not delusional, i'm pretty sure bout that,heh.

anna:ooh, u know who i'm talking about anna?lol, 2 jujur was never boring, that's for sure. well, yes, there's definitely tons more things we can and should be concentrating on at this point in our lives. but it's the very fact that Allah created us with partners that we sometimes think about love and whatnot too,no? like i said, i think it's inevitable for us to think about it, so the best we can do is not get overconsumed by it and get our priorities straight.

ceh. there i go memandai bebel2 again. gads. i'm sorry. this is prime proof that i'm completely irrelevant most of the time anna, so anyone else's irrelevance is most certainly welcome :D

aman23 said...

Atiqah, Atiqah.

Kadang-kadang gile stress tau bace your posts. Kalah my GP essays. :P

I agree wholeheartedly with your posts.

I guess all that 'drifting around' is immaturity. After awhile, we tend to settle down and be contented with what/who we have.

Some people never change though.

aman23 said...

shit, post. not posts.

England.

Anonymous said...

ateqs, i wanna have ure ym address. ive changed mine ages ago. no, y dont u just add me anna_mario179@yahoo.com
kumawoyuo,..

Anonymous said...

btw, who's dat guy? or shud i call him a boy?

-juwa-

Anonymous said...

atiqah...i agree wif wat u say.......

A said...

aman:ooh aman, cannot mention the word GP anymore. makes me go all emo :p heh.

drifting around is immaturity ey? yeah, i guess so too. woe be upon those who never grow up and don't change their ways.

anna: will do.

juwa: just some guy/boy in 2 jujur dulu, takdelah glamour mane, tp bukan main lagi mencari pasangan :p

jia yee: u agree?! how fantabulous. you believe in soulmates too? cool. very jiwang ah u? ;)