COCKTAIL OF EMOTIONS

Today, or rather yesterday, brought a cocktail of mixed feelings to me. On one hand, it's a pleasant one as today is Deepavali or also known as the festival of lights. It's a feast celebrating the victory of good over evil. In Sarawak it is not celebrated as grand as in Peninsular Malaysia due to the small population of Indians/Hindus here. The first time I've experienced deepavali was when I studied in West M'sia. And the food isss............ Mmmmmm... Yummy!

On the other note, I felt the loss when I watched the evening news and I heard the announcement of Arafat's death. Though death is inevitable and somehow is something that could be expected after his condition deteriorated, I still felt hard to accept the reality of his death. I'm no ardent admirer or supporter of his, but growing up with his face and struggles aired on TV and the newspapers, I've came to be familiar with his fight for freedom and liberation. And the admiration sort of grew along.

I ask myself, "How could this person who's a stranger to me, that I didn't personally know, and yet develop sort of attachment to?". I think he is a larger than life kind of man. He isn't afraid to ruffle feathers, regardless of whose feathers he ruffles. How many people will speak up for what (s)he thinks is right? How many more will simply shut up and follow?

If we look on his life, or maybe one day ponder on the eulogies people say about him, we will realize that THIS man has gone very far indeed. He'd been banished into exile, placed into house arrest and if he ever put his head out of his house, he'll resemble swiss cheese, and he still continue the fight. Some said that he's a terrorist, but who wouldn't be one, if everything that you have is violently wrenched away from you? But I've seen him trying to get the peace process to succeed.

Peace process... Hmmmm... Another interesting area of his life. Honestly speaking, the peace process is dragging very slowly with little progress. If only everyone involved would put their egoistical calculative agenda down and start building on a common ground. And the other parties indirectly involved or involving themselves, to stop putting their noses in whatever that's not their business and stop taking advantages.

I think this is his wish. Freedom for his people, and peace in the region.

As Moses saith to the Pharaoh.... " Let my people go"


and I did a quiz...

You Are From Mars

You're energetic, althletic, and totally hyperactive. You love playing sports and being in the middle of all of the action. You're independent, courageous, and brave. Unafraid to do things your way. Mars can be reckless, quick tempered, and a little too spontaneous. So think before you act - and resist your natural urges to dominate others.

What Planet Are You From?