Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Affection at its best


Everyone is born into this sinful world with a bag full of emotions that are hard to understand. It’s a pity that none of us come with a user manual that can give an answer as to why we have untimely mood changes. The lump of muscle that thumps and pumps blood in your body is thought to be the center of emotions, but I've come across an emotion that brings about a sense of delight, an irregular heart beat and at times a feeling of butterflies in my stomach. Well since I’m not on any sort of drug, I’ve noticed that this emotion is sparked when I’m around a certain lady who is yet to know what kind of power she holds over me. She creeps up into my thoughts when I least expect it. I find myself unconsciously casting furtive glances at her and ignoring all the voices around me just so that I can hear her speak.

Weather or not to call it love is the big question, because there is a very thin line between love and lust. For now I’ll refer to this strong and strange feeling as “love”. There is no cane that offers guidance to those blinded by love and it’s easy to find yourself in a heavenly place or in the territory of gold diggers. That’s why from the handful of relationships I’ve been in, there is a little rule book I’ve drafted. I practically abide to everything in this book, and the golden rule is not to make any irrational or uninformed decision when I get into a relationship. That’s why I always take the time to really know a potential girlfriend before I move a step further.

As for now only time knows what will happen between me and my new found love.

Monday, April 11, 2011

The beginning of a new era

I was reading an article by Fred Khumalo (a Sunday Times Columnist) about social networking sites. This particular article was focused on the danger social networking sites pose to the English language - he addressed things such as grammar and spelling becoming endangered because of SMS lingo. Words such as LOL, OMG are among the words that have been added to the oxford dictionary. The article gave me some insight into the “bittersweet” things associated with technology as a whole. After reading it I had an urge to mention some of what I think are the bittersweet things about technology.