Monday, September 28, 2009

Do or do not, there is no try! (Thien)

hooo i had a crazy dream yesterday that spanned what felt like an eternity. it was like watching and experiencing three arcs rolled into one dream so its a long one and its gonna be a huge wall of text.

The dream started off with an african expedition into the heart of seth afrika consisting a bunch of white seth afrikans and tourists. Along the way whilst observing some crocodiles they're attacked by some nigerian pirates and after a short skirmish it ended in a stalemate whereby both our modes of transportation were totalled during the battle. So now we're stuck together surrounded by crocodiles in the middle of nowhere so it was decided that we will have to work together in order to survive. it was at this point the tourists offered an female alligator they had with them to the chief crocodile in a marriage proposal so they wont eat us which the chief crocodile happily accepts. Shortly thereafter the female alligator walks away from the chief crocodile in disgust; probably because the chief had a small wang, which the chief promptly follows after. It was getting dark so we decide to set up camp and sleep there for the night. Waking up in the following day, I find that the nigerian pirates have backstabbed us and killed off the tourists and seth afrikans, probably to use them as a food source, though two other tourists and myself are still alive (naturally since they aint got sh*t on a real man like me).

So the dream fast tracks through a montage where i go all rambo and take them out one by one where by the end of it the two tourists and myself are the last ones left. Hopelessly stranded in the middle of nowhere we decide to trek up north in hopes of finding civilisation. after walking for what felt like months and with no food left we end up by a river thats filled with crocodiles. Feeling we're at the end of the road we all say f*ck it and try to swim our way down the river, either ending up victorious or dying in a blaze of glory was left to destiny. So we're swimming in the river, driven by a strong current, we see a few of the crocodiles have given chase. After some maneuvering we manage to evade them for a while, however the crocs still managed to pick my two buddies off eventually. Of course they couldnt get me since i was in torpedo mode so i reach the end of the river and end up on a worn out sandy road. Figuring someone would eventually drive down the road i set up camp by the side and wait for someone to come. Living off grass and whatever rodents and insects that are near me I sat there patiently for what felt like 30 years. Eventually a young teenage couple scoots down the road and i wave them down and ask them for a lift. They then proceed to tell me no ones been down the road due to rommel's advances into africa. Its at this point i realize i have been living through world war 2. So they say they'll get some help and they drive off into the sunset. im thinking why couldnt they jsut fit me in their car with them?! So i head back onto the side of the road where once again i await their return. The couple never come back and im left there sitting alone and fading to black.

That concludes the first arc of the dream. The second arc was essentially the first arc set in modern times and on fast forward whereby everything in the first arc was repeated except for the ending. In the second replay, rather than sitting back down and waiting for help I start running after them. Im thinking this must be the reincarnated version of my previous self except i have remembered and learnt from my past life mistakes and i have successfully broken the cycle boo yea! in this alternate timeline, after running for a mile or two i run into a whole bunch of people quadbiking up and down some sand dunes. Its at this point im kicking my previous carnation for being such a timid idiot.
The third and final arc isnt as crazy and radical as the first two. The dream shifts to some time in the future where im aboard a spaceship thats heading to far off planet to colonise it for human use (idea probably from the tv series defying gravity and avatar). Here im just floating around checking out the sights and generally annoying the few people that were with me on the trip. Along the way I stumble into a room with a rotating table like the ones u find in those sushi bars. Fascinated i stand there watching it for a while until the guy who was sitting right next to me who i was oblivious of all this time, asks me to leave since im in his way. It is then the rotating table morphs into scaled architectural model. I ask him what he's doing and he says he's designing the building we were going to build but he's still undecided on the final design. He says that the building looks and feels too sterile, i'm thinking this may be related to the comment made yesterday in the car about singapore and its relative cleanliness. Anyways i start to think how are we gonna build this the majority of the crew being research scientists and all and i go for a space walk. And thats how my journey in the dream ended. So i gather the moral of the dream is life's too short so you just have to take a leap of faith and go for it otherwise you'll be left behind. like a wise man once said do or do not, there is no try! or patience is a virtue and you'll end up screwing urself up in the long run, TPG internet damn you!

Sunday, September 27, 2009

The Superman Train

I was on the train with Graham and Thi going to a new station when it went around the last curve up a giant hill before the stop.

I looked out the window and saw a massive truck pulling our carriages along! Not just one truck, but 3 trucks together at the front pulling the train.

The trucks started to slow for the station, but went off the track to drive up onto the platform. When they realised that they couldnt actually get onto the platform, they stopped and thought for a moment.

Suddenly, the train started rolling backwards very fast as if they just let go of the carriages. Everyone got freaked out and held onto their seats.

It then slowed down very quickly and the train creaked to a stop. A voice was heard throughout the carriage and said "Don't worry everyone, you're going to be ok!".

It was superman! The same voice from the ride in Movie World at Queensland! YAY! \o/

Then, just like the ride, our train sped off forward really quickly! The acceleration was insane! We were pinned to the seats. Graham was holding onto his with both hands, but I stretched one arm forward to make a flying pose. Thi looked back to see it and laughed. The train moved so quickly that it started to fly!

From then it became like a video game with collectable name tags that flew by us. My name tag had a little Spiderman icon that flew by and said "If your name is Twig click here!".

It happened for a bit longer until I woke up.

Friday, September 25, 2009

Oh lawdz, KFC and Giant Lab Experiments Gone Wrong! (Thien)

Hooo, time for a dreamcatcher update. Haven't had one of these in a while.

Anyways my dream this time was about a couple of scientists and myself finding a way to genetically grow animals into giants (this was most probably influenced by the awesome movie komodo vs cobra where it happens on an island).

Our lab looked like it was next to Bonnyrigg high school where the KFC is. Anyways they get this great idea that the first thing they should experiment is a leech like the one that was on my leg that bike trip where they grow it to something like to 15m long with a 3m wide diameter.

This leech then starts going crazy where it burrows underground and next thing you know theres like 10 of them all over the place.

I try to stop this by activating some kill switch but my attempts were thwarted by a cockatoo thats resting on my head. Everytime I to move the damn thing would peck and claw at me.

It then ends with me walking to the shops.