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[klingon13524]

It doesn't look like anyone's asked... what kind of light is it?

I've never noticed it with compact florescent lights, but the full sized ones?  I can see them flickering.  Most of the people I asked couldn't see it unless they were specifically looking for it, but I always could (until I FINALLY learned to ignore it).  It drove me crazy in stores as a kid.

Maybe you're eyes are sensitive enough to see the frequency at which your CFL's flicker.

Scroll up a little, it's his laptops sleep mode light.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

If we're still talking about me though, it includes both compact incandescents and compact florescents in the lights that flicker, but not full sized fluorescents.

[Singularity-SRX]

You live in Europe, I presume? It's pretty much the electric pulses that you're seeing, about 50 a second I think.

Nope, Australia ^^
It's the pulsing 'sleep' light on my laptop ^^

Mystery solved. It's designed to do that.

I mean, it's the light that goes on for a few seconds, then off for a few, then on again.
*Feels quite stupid for not making it clear D:
When it goes on, I can see it flickering

P.S. Sorry for derailing guys ^^

[Leatra]

Actually, most lights flicker a lot. Sometimes some people see it and others won't because they aren't paying attention. You probably paid a lot attention to see it. It's also about what kind of light it is (example: fluorescent kinda lights flicker less)

As for the lights turning off around you issue, it happens. I don't rembember how much lightbulbs I changed in my room.

Take a look at here: http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/ergonomics/lighting_flicker.html

Although humans cannot see fluorescent lights flicker, the sensory system in some individuals can somehow detect the flicker.