Blog writing - Keeping it short and concise

I've challenged myself to finish this post in 10 minutes with no initial topic in mind...

Usually it takes me longer for I take the extra effort to make every word count. "Prose does not need to be longer if it doesn't need to be." That's what I learned in one of my classes in University. It wasn't an English class but a class on Research Methods. I'd say it was the best class I've taken in University. It contained students from various fields and disciplines, ranging from Economics, Biology, Psychology, Linguistics, Chemistry, and Computer Science to name a few. The class focused on finding common themes and ideas present in all disciplines; it really forces you to think outside the box.

Whispering Air [Original composition]

This is an original composition. I composed this in 2007 and was planning to re-record this back then but obviously that didn't happen. I was just playing around on my piano and I stumbled upon this song. I happened to have my laptop around and I started recording and putting the song together on-the-fly.

Casual Fridays costing your company $$$

"Today is Friday, yesterday was Thursday, tomorrow is Saturday"....

This post was inspired by Jason when he mentioned about "casual Fridays". I started to think about Fridays at work and how people generally slack off on Fridays. I work in an office environment and you can definitely notice a lot of casual chatter and laughter by the afternoon on Fridays. I thought to myself:

"How much money does a company lose when employee-productivity decreases because of the 'Slack-Friday syndrome'?"

What to blog about?

I've come to a point where I really don't have anything to blog about that is pressing. Usually I'd be inspired with an idea and spend awhile thinking and brainstorming, and then finally actually putting thoughts into text.

But after that post on "Does Reality Exist?” I got nothing.

Then questions come up:

Why do I blog?
What am I trying to achieve with my blogging?
Am I some attention-seeking fool?
Do I have a message I want to get out?

What is reality? Does reality exist?

I was doing some day-dreaming at work and thinking about the idea of how two people can see same event, yet interpret and experience it differently. Then the question popped up: What is reality?

.... Does reality exist?

My answer?? I'm going to argue that reality in fact exists but it is never known in its ultimate and truest from. Agents in this world experience reality with their own views and biases, hence everyone's perception of reality is different.

Reality exists, but one will never capture its purest form.... no one knows what true reality is. I'm going to make my claim stronger that it is impossible for any agent in this world to know what true reality is.

(What are thoughts? Opinions? Discuss)

State of our world: Pt II - Contrasts

Link to Part I

(Thanks to Tessa for the first picture)

Awakening (Cover by KevinKayChong)

Awakening

- Chris Tomlin & Reuben Morgan

Verse 1:

In our hearts, Lord, in this nation

Awakening

Holy Spirit, we desire

Awakening

Chorus:

For You and You alone

Awake my soul, awake my soul and sing

For the world You love

Your will be done, let Your will be done in me