My maxim in life over these past few years has been to live a balanced life: a life where you would properly balance all the elements that an individual would need to be an intelligent, and social being. But striving for this balance has come at a critical price, I am decent or merely competent at everything but great at nothing. In this atomized ( Read more... )

I've been noticing a trend in my life: I no longer care about the opinions of people that I don't really know. I always lived with the fear of what stranger's thought of me: whether I fit their preconceived notions of what normality is. But I have finally come to a point in my life where I have discovered the purpose in my life and I know who I ( Read more... )

I've always thought it was interesting how they say that behind every clown lies a great sadness. Their facades is that of humor; even the clowns painted with the sad faces are considered funny. What thoughts reside in a true clown's mind as they perform their tricks and jokes; do they look for some temporary absolution to their pains in the ( Read more... )

I find myself in a funny situation with this Livejournal. If I use Livejournal as a blank slate to my rather depressing ruminations, people consider me as depressing; if I write about everyday events its more like showing off how many "fun" activities I've been involved in ( Read more... )

If love can be simply explained as the reaction of seretonin and other hormones in the brain, then what is the point of falling in love if there is no longer a mystery shrouding it. More and more, romance and love are seen as anachronisms: things that only exist in romantic comedies staring British actors - Hugh Grant comes into mind. Modern life ( Read more... )

When I was young, each day of my youth was spent looking to the future; a special emphasis placed where I saw myself as an adult ( Read more... )

Lost in Translation has been one of the most poignant movies I've seen in my life; a wonderful story artfully crafted, subtle and beautiful. The movie to me was especially striking because how closely I related to Bob and Charlotte feeling lost in this world. A feeling you get sometimes when you're sitting by yourself, listening to some music and ( Read more... )

The lessons of history offers us a way to prevent the recurrence of past mistakes.

If so, why am I such a fool.

Things I learned in the last few minutes...

1) Conversations with Derek depresses me.
2) Bow down to the UCLA master, Derek
3) I should've went to UCLA

Took O-chem final tonight; I listened to Mozart's Requiem entering the exam, listened to Mozart's Requiem after the exam, 'nuff said...

1 down 3 to go.