random rants

someone once told me that i was a strange and stubborn individualist..hmm..so what if i'm that type of person?

first of all, i do not believe in conformity..why shud i conform to what others believe in or what others do just to fit in or be "normal"..besides, what and who defines how normal a person can be is quite subjective.."normal" is interpreted by the majority who conformed to be "similar" to each other in what they do or behave..and there goes the trend of being normal or so-called cool (which i think it's ridiculous)..seriously..if u're mentally mature enough (regardless of age..cuz i know ppl in their 20s still uses that word =.=) then you wouldn't even bother using the word "cool" to describe a thing or a person..when i was younger and had no sense of individuality, i stupidly attempted to conform just to have more things in common with "normal" ppl so that they would accept me as i presented myself..but being that way and after years of tolerating the loss of individuality and my own ideas, i just don't want to continue being part of the crowd or to fit in..trust me, the "cool" ppl can actually end up being the lamest ppl that u've ever seen in ur life based on what they say or do..you would only realise that when u look back after 20 to 30 years in the future..i'm amused with how ppl in universities and colleges tend to put in so much effort just to fit in to groups and all..of course i wouldn't say it right into their faces, but they look like dogs following their "masters" around..the way they look up to their friends and follow all their ideas completely reminds me of those puppies..only puppies are cute in that sense..don't blame me for using that word, there's even a chinese term to describe ppl like that..ask your friends if you have no clue what is it..but why do ppl allow peer pressure to make them do stupid things in the 1st place? and worst still when ppl decide that they "like" something just because others do..such as religion, clubbing, alcohol and drugs ingestion, shopping for branded stuff, smoking, casual sex and all..the funniest ones that seem to happen alot would be following their friends to take a certain course or which university to attend (seriously..u would let your frens decide ur future for u huh?) and also those who allow ppl to preach them into following a certain religion just because their frens are doing so..point is, why do ppl allow others to help them decide what they want in life and what they should do or like just to fit in? don't you ppl have your own sense and idea of what u want and like in the 1st place? and they said that ppl are mature enough to think at the age limits of 16, 18 or 21 depending on which countries they are from, which is why they set the age limits at that..yeah right..it's so true how mature ppl can be once they hit the age limits =.= the saddest ppl are the ones who subconsciously conforms and do not realize it and still insist that they are non-conformists..

sometimes learning from other ppl's experiences tend to help u learn abt urself..i guess i've been analyzing other ppl's life too much to a point where i don't see why i should do the things they do based on the outcomes shown..and at some point, i actually find it more comfortable to just do or think what i want to think even when i know ppl might dislike me for that..deceiving others is one thing..but hey..at least i'm not deceiving myself..i may compromise and tolerate but i would not conform..i would not allow myself to be restricted by other ppl's ideas and words..there's more to life than just a group of ppl that others try to fit into..we should not restrict our thinking and be manipulated to think the way other ppl thinks..just because you're different doesn't mean that u can't be friends with people with different interests and beliefs..i know that cuz i have friends with all sorts of different interest and ideas and yet we could still sit down for hours to gossip with all the variety of ideas and topics given..surely at times our conversation would run dry, but we still enjoy spending time with each other and esp with good food, movies, entertainments and all to glue us together despite our differences..