Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town

i seem to recognize your face
haunting, familiar, yet i can't seem to place it
cannot find the candle of thought to light your name
lifetimes are catching up with me
all these changes taking place, i wish i'd seen the place
but no one's ever taken me
hearts and thoughts they fade, fade away...
hearts and ( Read more... )

"For centuries Western philosophical thought has considered the uniqueness of human beings, and how they differ from other species that inhabit the earth and the special responsibility this uniqueness entails.
Thomas Aquinas, building on the work of Aristotle, tells us "that the ultimate intrinsic end of man is the perfection of his highest and ( Read more... )

for those who know what the myers-briggs type indicator (MBTI) is, could you guys tell me what your type is? :)

extraversion-introversion
sensing-intuition
thinking-feeling
judging-percieving

i'm seeing if i can hold on to my close to 100% accuracy rate.

thank you!

xoxo,
zhu

extensive e-mails, long chats on msn, and the strains of oasis and goo goo dolls playing (albeit from the bro's laptop instead of mine ( Read more... )

the streets of barca are laced with memories, mostly happy but remembering them releases bitterness - i dont know where that came from ( Read more... )

is it worth plonking down 400 - 575 euro for the real madrid vs. barcelona fc match on the 22nd of oct? i will happen to be in madrid you see... 

a part of me wants to pour out a million and one thoughts/observations/epiphanies/incidents but the stress has jammed that part of my brain. in between working out (i ran 2.4km in less than 13 minutes yesterday!!! :D this is an amazing feat if you have known what i've been doing for the last 6 years),  designing and running around handling ( Read more... )

a semblance of normality has been reached (for now). defensive pessimism that is so well-bred in all of us asians prompts me to say that i don't know if this blessed peace is permanent. but yes, i am content with the progress made thus far ( Read more... )

you know the days of medical leave are like holidays for me, even though a part of me is usually in quite a bit of physical pain. i took photos, designed a few more pieces, indulged in trashy magazines, read the economist, cleared e-mails, made a few phonecalls and appointments about pb, and basically was in a great mood. i even went for a ( Read more... )

as luck would have have it (good or bad, i can't decide), i'm ill. two day MC, with the doc making me go through an ECG and a blood test. she couldn't decide whether it was a virus or bacteria that had caused my swollen lymph nodes (how strange...only on my right neck) but gave me antibiotics all the same. i'm alternated between feeling happy, ( Read more... )