My portable CD player. Okay, actually it’s not “my”. Let’s start again. Our portable CD player. Well, the earpiece that comes with it. They’re malfunctioning. The right of it. Inaudible.
Reason being, my brother and his clumsy hands. He pulled the wires of it too hard and the right earpiece produce no sound at all.
It doesn’t sound nice with only one side, so I rather not listen to my CD at all. [My music is stereo, some songs don't sound right. I guess that's because my right earpiece has malfunctioned.]
Yesterday morning, I left for the train station. It’s a 15 minutes walk. I usually listen to my player during the journey. But, thanks to my brother, I am able to appreciate the surroundings more than I used to.
Yeah, thank him. No sarcasm attached. I missed out on a lot of things when listening to the music device while walking. Minus the device, I hear sounds of chirping, sounds of cars, sounds of people’s running. These sounds fused together and result in a strange disorder. A disorder that I found to be artistically performed.
It’s hard to described. It sounds alive. My what-I-thought-to-be-boring neighborhood is actually alive.
I haven’t heard those sounds for so long. Probably ever since I gotten the music player. Without this music as a distraction. I instantly reverted back to my thinking mode. As I walk, I think. And I thought hard.
A lot of negative things came to my mind. Events that I don’t like to think about. And after that short 15 minutes walk, I reached my destination. I felt sad. I met up with my girlfriend, and well, I became much happier.
It’s really ironical. Without distraction, I am more aware of my surroundings. However, I start to think of situations that upset me. Perhaps a distraction isn’t that a bad thing. These sounds of the surrounding aren’t for me to appreciate. I can’t. The journey started with appreciation and ended with self-pity.
Today morning, I left my house to hand Pecilius some VCDs to watch over the holidays. I walked to the station again. This time, I brought a portable radio.
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