language

the problem with language acting as a barrier to thoughts.-wittgenstein

had this really cool convo with someone.makes me think alot.(okay i realised lots of things makes me think alot.haha.)we were just talking about KI and how i can never take it cos my eng sucks.oh well it really does, but quite a no of pple told me it doesnt.guess it's more like my vocab suck.but i shall work on it.anyway KI is a pretty cool subject but not a very nice subject to take.apparently the rules are concise(omg no crapping!), no flowery languages(thankfully), and be clear in expression.actually i think i prob could do KI, except for 2 things: critical thinking and clarity of expression.haha i have no affinity with flowery languages so that's fine, i dont crap alot so that's fine too, but guess wad i have to be concise and yet write 3000words on a topic!=.=ahhh!!im like dying for gp essay alr.hahaha.

but i think KI is meaningful because language is supposedly a means of communication with people.to express your feelings, your thoughts, for people to actually understand you. so if u choose to use flowery languages not everyone may understand you.if u arent clear in expression people wont understand you either or even misunderstand you.to be concise is not to lose people's attention and to remain focused abt the point you're trying to bring out.that's language.

so why the start of my post?it's true that lang is for expression of thoughts, but it is also a barrier to thoughts.because when u say a phrase about what u're thinking, it may not be interpreted the way you wanted it to be, especially when the other party never heard of the phrase u used before.like..aiya.shall not explain.(even this can mean a different thing to different people.)

anyway in my opinion languages has to come hand in hand with speech.or u can say tone to be more specific.because to see a phrase in black and white, you wouldnt really know how the person is feeling, or how he or she is trying to bring the message across.like hey little girl.even a simple phrase like this conveys a different message when said with a smile, a grin, or a snarl.people sometimes say that i sound super pissed when i blog about certain issues, but i guess if i talked about them instead of typing them out i probably wouldnt sound that pissed.

lastly although one may say that language acts as a barrier to thoughts, there's no such thing as psychic where we can read others' thoughts straight off people's brain anyway.true, actions may say more than words, but language still allows for some form of understanding no matter how limited.yes misunderstandings do arise, what can we do but to wait for a day where we can knock down the language barrier and accurately read one another's thoughts?haha.

oops.did the whole thing sound like a gp essay?it was good practice anyway.but actually it's just to write out my thoughts la.sorry if this makes u puke or think of promos.just treat it like a normal val-is-doing-some-serious-thinking entry like previously yeah?

anyway i was super pissed with a person on the bus today.i was happily sleeping after a tired day on the bus home.then suddenly someone came and sat behind me,and blasted his hp mp3.it was playing qian li zhi wai, so i thought it was some youngster.was damn pissed cos i couldnt sleep, so i plucked out my mp3 and played my own song to block out his.then suddenly i heard his mp3!he turned up the volume la damm him.and guess what it was playing.tian shang ren jian by fei yu qing!i was likeO.o, and i was damn pissed because it's really damn irritating.i turned around to glare at him hoping that he would turn it down.and guess wad?!it was a middle age(should be 50+ )old man!damn shocked.i glared at him for a sec but he did nothing.so i gave up and turned up my mp3 a little.then after awhile i heard drums beats and really rock music!he damn it turned up the volume again!!wahh i was really pissed.think i stared at him quite a few times after that.but in the end i was too tired la so i just slept.pity the guy next to me cos he was sleeping too and didnt have any mp3 to block out that fella's oldie music.aiya, so inconsiderate.it was like almost 10pm and people prob just want a nice rest home after a tired day and there he have to go blasting his music.if he wanted to attract a robber or a thief pls do it more discretely at a more ulu place.no robbers would dare to kidnap your phone in broad daylight(or nightlight if u wish).damn.

ok i think i typed a super duper long post.shucks.im supposed to be studying.dont remind me how close promos are.ja ne!