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welcome No one ever followed his genius til it misled him. Though the result were bodily weakness, yet perhaps no one can say that the consequences were to be regretted, for these were a life in conformity to higher principles. If the day and night are such that you greet them with joy, and life emits a fragrance like flowers and sweet-scented herbs, is more elastic, more starry, more immortal,--that is your success. All nature is your congratulation, and you have cause momentarily to bless yourself. The greatest gains and values are farthest from being appreciated. We easily come to doubt if they exist. We soon forget them. They are the highest reality....the true harvest of my daily life is somewhat as intangible and indescribable as the tints of morning or evening. It is a little star-dust caught, a segment of the rainbow which I have clutched. --Henry David Thoreau |
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I've just finished reading 'The Sea-Wolf' and let me tell you, it is amazing. It's this really cool adventure story set in this really big sail ship, the kind that existed really really long ago, called the Ghost. What's amazing about it are the characters. Wolf Larsen, the notorious captain, is this really mean, ruthless brute, who believes in Darwin's survival of the fittest. He refers to life as the crawling movements of yeast and doesn't believe in anything moral. Not that he's immoral, just that he is unmoral. Then there is Humphrey (strangely similar to the Humphrey in Gossip Girl, BTW), who is this impeccable, well-brought up gentlemen who, due to his own misfortune, gets trapped on the ship to work as a cabin boy. He believes in everything moral, of civilisation and such, you know, all those iffy, fluffy stuffs. Then, as you see the characters evolve, harden if you will, the ship picks up a lady by the name of Maud (weird name, I know), and wouldn't ya know it, romance blossoms. Now this isn't the stuffy, draggy romance of the Jane Austen persuasion, rather, its really cheeky and flirty and shy and all, filled with furtive glances (ah that twinkle in your eye), and flirtatious words and thoughts, and the ending is the most cheekiest of things. It's like one of those adventure movies you watch on TV, which is so hard to believe because this book was written by Jack London like eons ago. I LOVED the ending, it was really cute. Oh, and I happened to have finished watching 'The Reader'. It's a strange movie, apparently its like rated and all, but I didn't know... Anyways, if you want to watch it and you are as young as me, pray, skip the first part of the movie. I wouldn't say it is suitable for children. Actually, I like the later parts a lot better than the beginning, even though they put 'old-lady' make-up on Kate Winslet so she doesn't look as pretty as she does in real life. It's quite sad actually, poignant. I'd recommend it if you fancy these sort of movies. Now, I think I'll watch 'Milk'. It's Sean Penn you know (brilliant, brilliant actor), and it's about gay rights. Hmm, should be immensely interesting. Apparently, in the end, you actually start rooting for Franco and Penn, even when they are kissing and all (Eww?). Well, time to go, see you in about a week or more. // Monday, March 30, 2009, 7:42 PM My blog is dying... Anyways, I will never watch streaming videos again, not after what happened to my tablet. Halfway through my video this stupid pop-up appeared that said my files had all been encrypted and I had to buy this guys decrypter if I ever wanted to see them all again. And sure enough, I can't open any of the files on my computer. Like what the fuck man? Grr, hopefully the TAs can solve this, or else I'm gonna lose all the files on my computer. Just my luck, you know? // Sunday, March 22, 2009, 11:09 AM Lush spruce trees lined the winding footpath into the forest, as if beckoning strangers to follow. They seemed to flourish with an unrestrained vivacity that granted them unrivaled majesty. The pale morning sunlight broke through the leaves and shone with a dazzling radiance onto the mossy forest floor. Each ray resembled a stage spotlight, basking me in glorious light, making me feel as if I was the center of the world with all Nature worshiping me. Shimmery droplets of liquid crystal adorned every blade of grass and seemed to be skewered into every needle-like protrusion that was a spruce leaf. They looked delicious enough to eat. The ground was soft underfoot after soaking up the morning dew, so much that I could not even hear my own footsteps as they caressed the earth. The earthly tranquility, coupled with the magnificent scenery, brought a wave of peace and euphoria to me. I was compelled to reconnoiter every infinitesimal detail of the place, just so I could embed this wondrous and miraculous scene into my memory. I did not want to forget the indescribable beauty of the trees, the sunlight, the serenity, and the emotions they surfaced that besieged my heart. This place was absolutely heavenly. I was bored. // Thursday, March 19, 2009, 12:33 PM Yesterday was so stupid. Talk about lousy judges. Everything they said in their criteria was so obviously leaning towards our side, and yet we didn't win. The Prop refused to accept Iran as an example, and thus had absolutely NO evidence to substantiate their case. Iran is the ONLY country in the world to have legalized organ sale. The only statistic they mentioned was about blood donation, which has no relation to the motion--the motion was about ORGAN sale. Also, their entire policy relied solely on the government and the hope that the economy will be stable. Are they clairvoyant or something? How the hell would you ever know if your economy will not flounder in the long run? The govt. will ensure everyone has a health check-up, the govt. will subsidize everything for the poor, the govt. will see the seller through every step of the way. The govt. is going to hold your hand while you make the worst decision of your life. But what if the govt. fails? Their rebuttal: the people will just re-elect another one. WTF? Talk about assertions! If there every was a govt. like that, then I'm migrating to that country without a moment's doubt. We we so pissed and like dumbfounded with the judges' decision that we didn't even bother to ask for their opinions. The judge was 17 years old, that means he only has 2 more years of experience as compared to us, so what's there to listen to? Both Mr M. and our coach agreed that it was a stupid call, and frankly, we all agree. We aren't sad or anything. We are in a mixture of anger and indifference and contentment. We did friggin' well, OK, everyone saw that, so actually, we did win. YOU KNOW WHAT, I TELL YOU WE WON. WE BEAT THEIR ASSES. // Saturday, March 14, 2009, 10:10 AM I'm going to Unity Sec for JGs debate competition tommorow, ain't that cool? Perhaps I'll see some old friends, my fellow unitians... // Thursday, March 12, 2009, 7:41 PM This is the last stretch. Only two more left to go. Then... Celebration! I'm so exhausted now. // Wednesday, March 4, 2009, 8:48 PM |