The moment...

Time is an interesting phenomenon to introspect upon. We can't see it, we can't feel it, yet we equate experiences and continuity with the concept of time. It falls rather comfortably in to the age old debate of seeing is believing; how can we believe in the notion of time when there is no tangible proof of its existence. To most of us it just ... is. It is a bit like potential energy; unlike light and heat (energies that are visible and tangible, respectively), I only ever understood potential energy from a theoretical aspect. In reality, I still find it hard to visualize or even justify how someone came up with the notion of potential energy.

Time to branch off from the scientific philosophy of time. Actually was intending to talk about how time really seems to fly by so fast. Sometimes I wonder how many of us actually take a step back and evaluate where we are headed, versus where we intend to go. Do we question the moment? Do we challenge the future? Oh.. side tracking again :P

Actually (need to find a better word for this :P), was just thinking how people around us are changing with the passing times. In specific terms, the issue of marriage and the whole tying-the-knot phenomenon is a rather hot topic. As some of you may be aware, 'tis the season for weddings. I know 3 weddings amongst my immediate circle of friends this month alone, and countless others amongst the broader circle of acquaintances. The first of my childhood friends to get married did so around 2 years ago. Last Saturday marked possibly the 3rd. Both were females... something still rather common in our society for females my age. The astonishing one was the 2nd in line... last year. He was the first guy amongst us to take the leap as some would put it. Interesting union that was, coz it made us wonder who the next guy is gonna be. Haha... weird, but the curiosity did cross the minds of quite a few... I'm sure of it.

Putting that aside (no real point to it), I was thinking about this tonight. Just got home from a casual dinner with 2 friends... partially celebrating one of their's birthday. Nothing extravagant or special in what we actually did, but the process of coming up with plans was rather... exhilirating. (Maybe that was too powerful a word :P). I was in the mood to do anything tonight; going for dinner in KL and coming back to Klang for supper (and potentially going to PJ midway or a pre-supper-snack was momentarily considered.. but time was not on our side). That was what we did... and I suggested them, amongst a few other ideas.

You see, under normal circumstances, I would shoot down such plans on a weekday coz it would be to darn tiring, a waste of fuel, and downright long-winded if you actually plot the trip on a paper. But I suppose the intrigue lied in the fact that I was intent on enjoying the moment. No lengthy plans, no rationalization, no worries, no hesitation. Heck, if one of them suggested to me to randomly walk up to a girl tonight and ask her for a drink and dance tonight, I would have seriously done it! Yes, sad but true, I'm a rather shy guy when it involves members of the opposite sex that I have no prior acquaintence with, but tonight would have been an awesmoe experiment. Too bad, it didn't cross my mind then, haha. If there was bungee jumping available at this time of the night, I probably would have taken it... contrary to my (lack of?) confidence in any M'sian-based bungee options :P Perhaps even test drive that car that I can't possibly own in the foreseeable future... like a BMW. I mean, getting the clearance to get the test drive is one thing, but to actually attempt for a test drive would've been a fun experience.

I could go on with the what-ifs but it is getting kinda late. My point is, it is quite a refreshing experience to drop one's notion of limitations and can't-do's for a moment and just enjoy the moment for what it is. True, do not take this to mean to drop your logic altogether (if at all), coz I'd still love to remain within the bounds of the law and my personal safety. But I was just wondering just how many times do any of us take to do something we can do yet we don't do it under presuppositions of lack of time or money, ridiculousness, fatigue, etc.? I, for one, notice it happens a lot... eevn more so now than before. Maybe that's why it feels good to occasionally indulge the desire to breakaway...

So, do you feel like doing something you've been dying to do for a long time?