Internal circuits

I am now passing the phase of my life where I want to consciously categorise and stick a label on everything, including myself.

Impaired hearing, sneezes that don't manifest without some encouragement, a nose subjected to too much friction from tissues, suspicious fevers that one can't tell apart from freezing office temperatures, questioning the efficacy of age-old herbal cures while drinking them  - not great places to be, BUT,

My interest in cricket has been re-sparked by the Commonwealth Series. Of course, it has everything to do with watching the Sri Lankan team - my personal favourites - play some good cricket as a team under what is obviously good leadership. Looking forward to a good game tomorrow [Afternote: it was supposed to be day after tomorrow. I woke up very early to watch said match and was disappointed to find out I had got the days mixed up] between the Sri Lankans and the Australians! We've (watch how I take some ownership for all the hard work the team put in) won 4 out of 6 matches with the Australians in this series already. I don't see the need to prove anything more than what the numbers tell.

I have stumbled on a website with plenty of talks made by various people on various topics. All you need is to know what you want to hear about and you'll most likely find it here at www.ted.com. On a similar note, www.bookboon.com is another good one-stop place for a variety of free e-textbooks.

I heard someone talk about introverted personalities in positive light today and that's a first. I struggled with having to conform and gain acceptance in a society that favoured extroverts. It never felt right or easy being in the spot light, socialising at parties, making a fool of oneself, performing solo, hanging out with people for long periods of time or making small talk. So I grew up thinking for a very long time that there was something innately wrong with me - I even went as far as finding a little comfort in thinking of myself as 'a special child' as my mother told me quite often and never questioned it because I knew the theory would fall apart. As I out-grow the phase of desperately wanting to be accepted in society, I slowly become more comfortable with my ways and spend more time doing things the way I prefer them. There's much room for improvement, however.

Turns out introverts are wired this way and if they don't spend enough time alone with their thoughts, they'll go nuts (and start blogs)!