The asinine things that I do

Everyone once in a while or often for some people like me, do very silly things. Sometimes it happens by chance. Sometimes its truly weird. Sometimes its the sheer combination of both.

I love watching the movies on a Sunday night. So there was this movie called Mongol last Sunday night. I have this fanatic obsession with anything foreign. Foreign movies, documentaries, foreign novels, languages and the likes. Once again like any other time before when faced with an obsession, I was deeply engrossed. The story was about Genghis Khan. 


Who wouldn't be mesmerized by his pain and suffering as a child and bravery and courage facing challenges and conquering lands far and wide(half of the world). Like the nerd I am, I really enjoyed the movie. And me being a history buff, I like googling for historical stories. Trust me I've googled historical facts ranging from Alexandar the Great to Marco Polo to Kublai Khan to Rumi to Ibn Battuta and etc. These historical figures are amazing in how they've shaped the world's history as we now know today. And Genghis Khan is no different. Yes, his ways are barbaric at times. Sometimes I really wonder what goes on in his mind. Like what on earth is he thinking killing his own people, ravaging lands from east to west, burning libraries, having many concubine/wives and by extension, having oh so many children. So much so that 8% of the men in a large region of Asia (about 0.5% of men in the world) is a descendant of Genghis Khan. Surprise(not!)


So back to the movie. Deeply engrossed as I usually become, I realize by careful observation that the actor playing Genghis Khan looks so much like my psychology tutor! I found it amusing because there really is an uncanny resemblance.First, my psych tutor is kinda bald but he has the classic moustache and well-trimmed beard but he is very fit almost like the Mongol actor. And his voice is deep, well not very deep but the kind of voice you see professors on TV usually have. Oh and he has an English accent of some sort. He's Japanese too. His image and his voice really don't match but somehow it grew on us. Yeah so actor playing Genghis Khan looks so so much like my tutor minus the balding part. Hahah, and I always have a tendency to obsess over someone in a movie and so I couldn't stop thinking about the Genghis Khan actor. Because he's good looking. And coupled with the fact that he plays a strong and powerful character. But his voice isn't as deep as my tutor's. Hmm, maybe its really true that 1 in 200 men in Asia is a direct descendant of Genghis Khan. 

Now by stimuli generalization, whenever I see my tutor, I picture the Genghis Khan actor and thinking to myself how similar they look. And now I gotta admit I kinda have a mini crush on them. Just like the crush I have on dear Mr depp. Well, wouldn't say its a crush anymore. It has simmered down to fondness. Thats what usually happens over time with crushes. Hahahah...The asinine things I get myself into. By now maybe you're guessing that I've a thing for old people who are long dead and have made an impact on the world. Yup, I admit.


Yes, I admire them.
Yes, I respect them.
Yes, I am amazed by them.
Yes, I hope to meet them someday.
Yes, sometimes I think I was born in the wrong era.

~Salam~