Internal monologue

"Intelligent people are selfish. Passionate people are selfless." - ripped off someone's MSN PMIt's an interesting quote, isn't it? I'm guessing it's because unlike intelligent people who are passionate about the self, which I presume intelligent people are, the passionate are passionate about others.Ah, it's just like me to blog about it rather than approach the owner of the quote and have a hearty discussion. I guess it is the perfect opportunity for me to resume talking to a friend whom I was so chummy with in Secondary One, but we stopped talking after he graduated. Just sort of drifted apart. Oh well. I doubt we will ever return to how things once were, so no point trying to gather spilt milk, yes? Then again, that's just so like me to give up faith in relationships. THEN again, we weren't that close anyway. Hmm.Whenever I cycle, I will pass this particular house. It's no different from others. Well, all the houses look different, but the differences have such a sameness that I would not notice one particular house over another, though actually all houses are interesting to me because I like to imagine its inhabitants. However, this house stood out because I once heard somebody playing drums in the attic. This has occurred a few times over the span of say, two or three years.I contemplated the possibility of slipping an anonymous note into this house's mailbox, saying something like "You're getting better at the drums! Keep it up! :)" But then that would be much too brief, and so creepily ambiguous. What if I went into more detail? "I've cycle around here once in a while, and I've heard you play the drums a few times. Keep playing! :)" But that would be eerily stalkerish, wouldn't it? And almost as if I return compulsively just to check the drum-playing out.I suppose it would be a nice sort of surprise, if I were the recipient of a note of such a nature. And it would be good for establishing neighbourhood cohesion, too. If I ever faint outside my neighbour's door after running without a phone, at least they know how to reach my next-of-kin, right? And who knows, I may even make a new friend out of this. But if I were the drum-player, I might get so self-conscious about playing that I stop altogether. Or I might lose concentration, because everytime I play I will look out of the window to see if there's any cyclist looking in.Should I or should I not? I'm thinking that if I DO, I would probably stop cycling for a week or something for fear of being spotted. My mentality is damn weird.********I signed up for this talk at Singapore Sports Medical Centre. It's called "Fight-The-Fat Forum". After a bit of googling, it seems like it'll just be a talk for Ben Tan to promote his book. I might as well save up the five bucks for the talk to buy the book. Or better yet, save up for a weight loss programme. The weight loss programme actually sounds quite appealing. You see, I'm not obese, and obese people can lose 1kg with much less effort than a normal weight person. 1kg of a 100kg person will only be 1% of his body weight, whereas 1kg of a 50kg person would be 2%. And it'd be nice to get into really scientific detail about what my body type is and what exactly I should do to achieve my ideal weight. I thrive on meticulous routine. I was slightly distraught to discover that there weren't any eggs left today. I like to spend my pre-sleeping time planning what I am going to cook for brunch, and plans to whip up some egg dish went down the drain.Oh, have you heard of intermittent fasting? Basically it works by restricting food intake to a five to nine hour window per day, any time of the day. It is advisable to keep your eating period to a later part of the day, so you don't end up getting tempted to eat again at night, if your window isn't in the morning. It must be somewhat liberating, not having to worry about meals for the entire day. Remember the old story about how men were only supposed to eat thrice a week, but by some miscommunication, this guy went to tell everyone they could eat thrice a day? It's some Chinese folk tale. Should probably go back to our humble, starved origins and eat only on alternate days. This is an interesting e-book on intermittent fasting.I think intermittent fasting is a very viable concept. When humans were still hunters, they'd spend the entire day hunting and only tucked into a large feast at night. The human body probably wasn't made to be in a state of digestion all day. Hence all that rubbish about taking five small meals to keep your metabolism going? Rubbish. On a more radical note, taking breakfast to kickstart one's metabolism is rubbish too. It's a marketing spiel by cereal companies that is making us fat.Interesting, innit? According to reader feedback, nutrition/fitness advice is much appreciated, so there you go. ;) I wanted to try this out today, but caved into mooncakes and assorted junk for breakfast. Ugh. My will is weak.