Perception

This post has been postponed a little longer than I wanted due to 2 reasons.

1. My aching back from hiking Gasing Hill. (Hopeless me…)
2. DBSK’s 2nd Asia Tour, Seoul concert

So finally I’m gonna get this post done so that its a “burden” off my chest. LOL..

Anyway, I watched Princess Diaries for the first time last friday. The movie was okay.. But to me, there were two noteworthy points. Not that it was anything spectacular or amazing. Just that, those two moments caught my attention the most because it brought meaning to me in some way.

First was in that letter that Princess Mia’s father, King of Genovia wrote to her. In that letter he said, “Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather, it is where there are more important things than fear..” (Paraphrasing here.. Not too good at remembering exact words)

This phrase reminded me of a small exchange I had with my mum quite some time ago when I was much younger. I’m someone who’s afraid of worms. Earthworms, maggots, caterpillars.. you name it. YUCK.. Those things just plain gross me out. Insects aren’t too bad. But just not worms. Wait, are worms insects? Ahh.. Nevermind..

Anyway, after some observation on my part over some time, I asked mum one day.
“How come you aren’t afraid of any insects or worms? Were you always like that?”
Her reply was,
“When your a mum, you can’t be afraid of such things especially if you’re kids are afraid of them.”

So you see how Mia’s dad’s words rang true to me when I thought of what mum said. There were more important things to my mum, i.e me, than the fear of creepy crawlies. A rather simple and small example. Perhaps not so significant to others, but significant enough to me as it reminds me of my parents and their love.

The other moment in the movie was when they played BSB’s What Makes You Different. Its one of my favourite songs of BSB simply because of its lyrics. I don’t care if anyone thinks its cheesy. I’m just gonna post the lyrics for fun. (and for record..meaningful things should always be said, recorded and remembered)

Backstreet Boys – What Makes You Different (Makes You Beautiful)

You don’t run with the crowd
You go your own way
You don’t play after dark
You light up my day
Got your own kind of style
That set you apart
Baby that’s why you capture my heartI know sometimes you feel
Like you don’t fit in
And this world doesn’t know
What you have within
When I look at you
I see something rare
A rose can grow anywhere
And there is no one I know that can compare

I’m reminded again today that sometimes, it really is hard to tell the truth and speak what you really feel, even when it is a loved one. Perhaps, ESPECIALLY if its a loved one. But to just hold it within yourself, is perhaps really torturous on emotions and small things get blown out of proportions.

Yikes.. my blog isn’t supposed to turn into a “Black Blog” as Sher-Li calls it. Haha.. Maybe sometimes things can’t always be white..