It's been a while since I last posted something. Been pretty busy with tests/assignments/social life. As well as thinking of something to post up next.
Well wait no further friends, for now I have a something to spill. I'll leave it up to you to decide whether to classify it under non-fiction or science fiction... =p
Well I would have had forgotten it if I didn't get an "attack" recently. You see... There are rare times when I just dream about a situation, a scene, or event that transpires that involves me. And it seems so ordinary and mundane that I don't remember it when I wake up the following day. And I'll keep on being oblivious to the dream that transpired until the event/situation actually happens in real life. And then I'll suddenly get this Déjà Vu feeling, coupled with a recollection that I dreamt of the situation before... Strange huh? I don't know what to call it. Divination? Premonition? Well at least it doesn't interfere with my life, since I don't remember or forsee the situation until it actually happens.
Well this recent "event" was on the day I attended a buddist fair in Perth with 3 other friends of mine. In the evening there was a fireworks show. And at the point when the fireworks show ended. The scene that played before my eyes just triggered my Déjà Vu feeling, twice. I remembered looking down from the sky and around the surrounding open field (trigger 1) while listening my guy friend of mine comment on the fireworks. And the words that he used just made me look at him, as I felt that I heard the same thing before (trigger 2).
I wonder how to feel about these incidents. It sounds kinda freaky, but strangely I'm not bothered. To me, these "Déjà Vus" give me a strange sense of peace and assurance. Kinda like what was supposed to happen happened... though I'm sure this will spark a whole debate with certain friends of mine regarding the fact that the future is not written in stone... but don't ruin my moment! :p
No one better ask me for 4D or TOTO numbers after this...
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Let me further give you food for thought...
The brain consists of billions of dendrites and other grey matter which contains our thoughts and experience. We are very much humans who rely on previous experience to intepret and act with the world.
Since our cognitive capacity would have a large storage of prior experiences (i.e. we all have seen fireworks before), why then do certain events trigger the 'deja vu' feeling while others do not?
Surely many of us have a routine which we both frequent and dream about. It could be your usual visit to starbucks. So consider the situation: Genevieve goes to Starbucks everyday to get a coffee. She dreams of herself going there, but this time bumps into her regular coffee buddy. She then goes the next day, and lo and behold she does bump into her friend.
Will Genevieve experience Deja vu??
Lol - your friendly psychologist
Its Lotto numbers here! Gimme gime gimme! Ill split u 80/20?
Well Genevieve will because deja vu is kinda like when coincidence meets reality and you know that the chances of such divination are soooo low that it makes you wonder about whether such foresight is possible or even if things are preordained, which also leads to religious ideaologies. Once you start thinking and questioning, it triggers the wierd feeling called deja vu?
No! Genevieve won't neccessarily experience deja vu! If she regularly does a routine, and she often meets her coffee friend, then the probability is rather high. Its like how perth is small and you tend to meet ppl everywhere. Because of that, there shouldn't be any feelings of deja vu!
wah lau, you all never see Matrix b4 ha? must check whether inside the coffeeshop got phone ring then men in suits appear mah! confirm got agents come one wat...
who's genevieve?
no because genevieve is prone to dreaming, she will experience deja vu to a greater extent than the regular person especially if she tends to dream about star bucks and meeting people there. I suggest she stop supporting that icon of globalizaton and by coffee from her local italian coffeehouse instead.
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