"Mama told me that life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get". Line taken from the movie:FORREST GUMP

I'm sure everyone has watched Forrest Gump,no? Awesome awesome movie.


And the restaurant, Bubba Gump, at the Curve? Awesome awesome deep fried shrimps.



That line, I feel, sorta relates to one of the topics we had already covered; "PERCEPTION".

To me,life is like a box a chocolates. You will never know what might come your way or the different people you might meet...


According to http://dictionary.reference.com/, perception is defined as:

1. The act or faculty of apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind; cognition; understanding.

2. Immediate or intuitive recognition or appreciation, as of moral, psychological, or aesthetic qualities; insight; intuition; discernment: an artist of rare perception.

3. The result or product of perceiving, as distinguished from the act of perceiving; percept.


Or in plain simple Malaysian English, "You look at the fella and you go yerrrrr why look like that one or aiyooo why dress like that one?!" or something similiar to both of that.

Yes. I think everybody is guilty of percieving others in a purposefully crooked way. Some might even go bitchin' to their girl-friends and buddies about the people they had came across.



Let's say you bump into this guy:

I know there will be 2 things that would definitely cross you mind.

No.1: "OMG! Su-Queen is sooo good at art! I hope she can teach me a thing or two about Paint on Microsoft!"
No.2: "Yeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. So nerd. Haha!"

Well how about this couple?:

"That guy must be freaking loaded,yo."

"That girl is probably a transvestite lah."

"TWAS AN ARRANGED MARRIAGE I SAY!"

What about this couple? :

Not sure what the guys would think but the women would probably have alot to say! Especially aunty's,who would make nasty comments like, " Haiyoooo. That man in his country sure no woman want him so he come here horny horny to get sexy asian girls larh".

See the pattern in the situations? LOPSIDED PERCEPTIONS.


That nerdy-looking boy might just have different interests from the rest of us,like loving Dota so much until he bought a shirt that states so.
And his parents might have forced him to put on braces because without it,he might look like a fluffy bunny.
And maybe he's wearing glasses because he might've read too many books way too close to his face when he was younger.
But who knows,he might be pretty damn good in foosball or he might be like a suave Casanova or something to the ladies ;)

For the 1st couple, that chubby man just might be a gentleman who treats his woman with respect the way all the women in the world should be treated. Or he might've saved her from a very bad life.

For the 2nd couple however,well,the white dude might've met the asian chick while they were both working overseas and it might've been love at first sight. Or he might've been in trouble at one time and she might've stood by him through the rough times and made him realise that she was the only one for him and that he wanted to be with her for the rest of his life?

So many possibilities.

You may never know all these things unless you get to know all of them,without perceiving them negatively first.

So next time,why don't you get to know that girl at college who dresses like a weirdo or that queer boy who likes to talk to himself. You may never know how they might surprise you :)

**ALL PICTURES ARE LOVINGLY DRAWN & COPYRIGHTED BY SU-QUEEN. ALL THE CHARACTERS ARE FICTION. I APOLOGIZE IF I HAVE OFFENDED ANYONE WHO LOOKS LIKE THE CHARACTERS ABOVE. I DIDN'T MEAN TOO. SORRY.**

Sincerely,

Su-Queen...