am currently 3/4 into a book, and it provoked me in a way. and i thought alot about the book, its content and what it is trying to bring across. kinda curious what the ending is though.

there were 3 cases of psychiatric patients in the book, describing their road to 'madness' and how they ended up in a mental hospital. and that got me thinking alot.


just how powerful is our mind?


it seems that it can inflict and manipulate us to have panic, depression, psychosis, be schizophrenic etc? we dont know the limits that our minds can take us. but reading the cases of psychiatric patients, it seems that, they allowed themselves at one point of their lives, to give in to this 'mind' thing. so is it true that all cases can be avoided by simply positivity and a stronger mind?

when that thought first came, i thought it was naivety and absurd cos erm, what about psychology right? and all.

but ytd during BS kim hock said that none of us was born unhappy or depressed, and that happiness sometimes is a choice, not just a feeling. he said that kids are always happy, only unhappy times 1) diapers 2) hunger 3) sick, therefore we can always make the choice to be happy. and isnt it true that eventually as we grow up, we experience so many different things, that we sometimes forget what being happy is all about. our default mood since young should be happy right? and somehow, we just allowed ourselves to choose otherwise.


so does it apply for grown ups too? is it true that by controling our own minds, we can have such power that is unimaginable? instead of letting our minds control us.

but yeah i know, easier said than done. experienced it myself. but perhaps that is why decisions are so vital and important, and choices are so essential.


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okay that being said, i love love loveeeeeeee my new nail polish colour. hong kong collection from OPI, Suzi Says Fengshui. super chio. :) it is like ice soy chai latte - it gets better by the sip.

you know how nice it is to admire your own nails here and then? such pretty colours cheer you up at ANY time. thus you see, the importance of pretty nails. and thats why me buying polishes = an investment for a better life. :)


(okay PS i just pinky promised myself - after this round of books i WILL go back to read my chinese books. promise.)