It feels like forever since I properly blogged about something. I so hate blogger's block! So, I decided to blog about something I've been thinking about lately.

I like authors who break little details down into something so profound and psychological that it actually stops you in your tracks and make you think. And I mean, REALLY think. Think about what those small moments in your OWN life really mean, and how they affect you.

I'm not suggesting that it's the same for everyone. Most people find it tiresome. Why bother going into such vivid detail about a character's childhood memory and turning it into something so grown-up and real? Is it even necessary? And I do admit that at times, it is tiresome, but thinking about it in that way makes me feel like there's more to everything than meets the eye.

And is there anything more interesting than knowing that what you see could actually be totally unlike what it really is? For example, to an ordinary (as ordinary as ordinary goes) person, a lamp post is just that, a lamp post. But to a person who sees the world through a kalaiedoscope, a lamp post stands for so much more than to merely light a dark alley. It could stand for a guiding light, a knife that cuts the darkness in half... a particular lamp post could even hold a significant value for someone.

Sometimes, a straight view isn't all it's cracked up to be. So, view the world from that crazy kalaeidoscope! You may be surprised how often what you always thought is exactly the opposite.

PS/ I heart mahjong!
Thank you so much to Lynette and Siew Lee for teaching me all about 'pong-ing' and 'kong-ing'!