numbers

malaysians, strangely, have this taboo or superstition about numbers. maybe even the rest of thw wolrd does that, but i still dont see why is there a need to do so. numbers are plainly numbers, what could they possibly mean, other than a degree of measureable quantity. how could one ever link one particular number to anything else other than math.

so far, this is what i know about numbers.
1= the smallest, least used number, which everyone wants but not bold enough to admit it except for my "proud" school, with is "ibrahim nombor satu" motto....haiyo!

3=something to do with longevity

4=death

666=devil's number, but who needs to call when he's always nearby.

7=somesort of lucky number, 7 seas, 7 continents, 7 wonders of the wolrd, 7th heaven.

8=MONEY MONEY MONEY!

9=was this beck's number?

10=usually the biggest anniversary for people, or companies

13=friday the 13th, oh yeah, sure, thats famous all right

24=the number of hours that we officially live in a day, but the reality is, its less, minus sleep.

30=the maximum age for singles, pass this, and your considered a loser in life

40=i forgot, maybe its ancient for women, hhmm, not sure about this one.

50=who can forget, its the day where our govt used up money, faster than they can count.

60=is it a normal age for people to pass away? im not even planning to reach there yet. and the number of minutes in an hour, the number of seconds in a minute,

80=pass this age, people call you healthy

90=pass this one, people cant wait for you to cross over

100=your famous, a bit more, your name will be in the guiness

300=a weird spartan movie, where guys only wear suspenders and capes in war

point is, why is it the way it is?

to me, numbers are nothing compared to words. a 1000 words can bring one to tears, a 1000 digit number usually make people loose count. it is merely a symbol to count, as symbol of physical measurement, that can only do so much today.

can it represent how much you feel towards that person, can it show how much you love your other half, can it tell you how relieved i'd feel if i run in the middle of the school field shouting "fuck you and your stupid talks in class", can it measure the value of that trip you had with your friends?

NO!

which is why i like hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy, especially the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything, and the answer was

42

for that alone, i'd give the movie 4 out of 5. why? why not? ( you should have seen that coming) life itself is subjective and various according to each individual. likewise, 42 can mean anything as well......its up to you to decide.

those numbers up there, they are generalized by the corrupted minds of the society, propagating nonsense among us. so according to them, this means this and that means that.

numbers can mean anything, they are not fixed to a certain meaning, they never were, they should never be at all, its you who's calling in the shots.

to be continued.........