senses & the brain

I've always found it be very intriguing how some of your senses cans always trigger off emotions & bring back memories that you thought was long gone, or deeply hidden.

Sometimes, I thought I had already forgotten, or forgiven someone for doing something that hurt & wounded me very badly, since I am now able to look at that person and smile sincerely & be truly happy in his presence.

That is until I stumbled upon items that reminded me of what I knew long ago, what was done and the emotions I felt at the point of history came all gushing back.

Maybe I'm just over-sensitive, or too emotional.

But in that instant, it felt as if I was brought back to the past, as if I had just been hurt again.

Other times, childhood and other blissful memories afloat when my super-duper-strong-but-flat- nose sniffs the scent Clairol's Herbal Essence, Vidal Sassoon, some ulu-brand perfume, suddenly.

Different smells bring me back to different times in my life.

Songs. Songs too.

Definitely, everyone has a song that reminds them of a certain someone, or a time in their life. Only Love (Trademark) & Wo De Cuo (B.A.D),
If we hold on together from the Land before Time,
Here By Me (3 doors down),
blahblahblah..

And gluttons like me, will also have food & tastes that reminds them of people. Green curry chicken, market-style chee cheong fun, deep fried carrot cake, chocolate, they each remind me of someone. In fact, chocolate makes me think of a few people, like Raaho, my sis & my aunt. There're more.

Maybe I'm just sentimental, or my memory is so powerful.

Anyway, I'm glad there are things that can bring back memories that would otherwise be stashed in a dusty corner of my lazy brain, lazy to be surface again.

Maybe one day, when I lose my memory, smells & sounds can bring back those good memories. Leave the bad ones.