I’m not doing very well with my resolution to write more on here. Oh well. Just got back from a lovely holiday in Japan and Taiwan. Went to visit two of my close friends who showed me the best time. I’m really lucky to have some awesome friends. Hopefully some posts should come out of [...]
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Update and thought for the day
Posted in Inspirational, life, quotes, random, thoughts on February 24, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Thought for the day
Posted in life, personal, quotes, thoughts on April 5, 2009 | 8 Comments »
My Mum sent me this quote about a week ago; and ever since have received it a few times and think it’s just great. It’s simple but gives you that whack on the head we all need once in a while, especially when we wake up grumpy. Tried to find out who originally wrote it, [...]
Six-Word Autobiography
Posted in Books, life, quotes, thoughts, tagged autobiography, six-word memoirs on March 11, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Most of you must have heard of six-word memoirs, an idea that famed out of proportion when launched by Smith Magazine. Inspired by Ernest Hemmingway’s six-word story (the shortest story in the world) : “For sale: baby shoes, never worn” (which I don’t exactly get), the magazine ran a competition on Twitter for best six-word [...]
Sides of Dubai
Posted in life, quotes, thoughts on October 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Great piece in the Guardian today about life in Dubai. It is not often that such honest, objective, and well-written stories come out of the city. Such stories will never be published in the local newspapers. So if you are interested in reading about “real” life in Dubai, as opposed to crazy architecture, artificial islands, [...]
Thoughts on living abroad…
Posted in blogging, personal, quotes, thoughts on September 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
“It’s a great feeling of success to know that you accomplished a foreign language, made international friends, and made another country your own.” – Comment from reader Jessica on my latest Vagabonding post on living abroad. You can read it here.
Quote for the day
Posted in quotes, thoughts on August 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Procrastination isn’t the problem, it’s the solution. So procrastinate now, don’t put it off.”– Ellen DeGeneres Yaay?
Quote for the day
Posted in personal, quotes, thoughts on August 16, 2008 | 3 Comments »
“I love the detachment of cats, their willingness to be loved but not to respond beyond a certain, very clearly defined point; no cat ever gave its entire heart to any human being.”– Bernard Levin in “On Becoming Fearless” by personal idol Arianna Huffington. I hate cats. They’re losers. And evil. Off to Murcia this [...]
Quote for the day
Posted in quotes on July 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson.
The Economics of Love
Posted in quotes, thoughts on July 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
“In love, the data is even clearer. Stay with high-quality human beings. And once you find that you are in a junk relationship, sell immediately. Junk situations can look appealing and seductive, but junk is junk. Be wary of it unless you control the market.” — Ben Stein in the NY Times
Quote for the day
Posted in quotes, thoughts on April 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“The world is what it is; men who are nothing, who allow themselves to become nothing, have no place in it.” — A Bend in the River; 1979 novel by V. S. Naipaul. Ouch.
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