random thoughts

today's entry: a mish-mash of thoughts and ideas appearing randomly, and responses to a conversation with a friend after much thought. if only i could respond as such when the actual communication was taking place..

point being - this entry is just me voicing out the tonnes of disparate thoughts that's running through my mind these past few days. if it doesn't make sense - and it probably wouldn't - ignore it safely...




christianity: church leaders should behave in a manner and fashion as befitting their special status, so as not to call this status and their leadership credentials into question. that being said, everyone has a duty to live in the most moral way possible.

advertising: dead in the water. everyone is aiming to shock and tease now. the ad has become the message, the contents seemingly homogenous.

condomium promotion and design: some of the ads i see in the newspaper test one's patience, with their nonsensical, fallacious logic. if the structure actually looked nice, fine, but dammitall, the designs nowadays are crap! again, homogeneity, and extra touches for the sake of design at the expense of livability. find me a condo developer who actually demarcates areas for storing umbrellas, clothes hanging in style, where to throw all your junk, kitchen sinks that are extremely low maintenance. i'll eat my shoes.

corporate gifts: the less said, the better. the corporate gift industry is a fake industry, with shody goods, horrifically campy and cheesy ideas, and dispassionate, soulless salespeople.

the conversation:
(i) a bold statement made by my friend - that he does not have a single female friend who innately possesses a balance between rationality or logic, and sensitivity. i disagree of course; i believe such a person exists, insofar as sensitivity is not wholly equated with being overly emotional. after all, sometimes the logical way to deal with a situation or communicate with someone is to be sensitive with that person.
on the other hand, i might add that i believe that it is difficult to find a man who is both equally successful in his career and continues to be a romantic at heart. don't we all want it all, at the end of the day?

(ii) my friend said that he could not agree with me talking about my future goals (career and relationship-wise) when my immediate circumstances remain hazy (i.e. doesn't inspire him with confidence). in his words, one shouldn't talk about flying without first getting out of the airport.

i think that the issue is not to immerse oneself in the present and ignore the future. the issue is to have a future goal and implement it by working towards it in the here and now. in my mind then, one needs to talk about where one is flying too before one leaves the airport - of course, leaving the airport requires dedication and effort..

(iii) finally, i mentioned that i'd like to get experience in the financial world and possibly consulting, and perhaps one day moving into government? he didn't see the connection or relationship or relevance in a consulting position with government. i don't however, after all, government does take care of, and administers to, the interests of big business, no matter how much we may deny to the contrary. in fact i realize and read today - in a recruitment ad for defense civil servants - that they do in fact have their own management consultants.