In the car on the way to Christmas dinner, I read on iBooks and chuckled to what the Cobbler in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar said (to procure more work, he makes men walk about the town to dull their soles). Upon hearing my amusement with my phone he asked “Are you on Facebook?” No. This year …
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“Order is heaven’s first law.” 1. A suitable place for everything, and everything in its place. 2. A proper time for everything, and everything done in its time. 3. A distinct name for everything, and everything called by its name. 4. A certain use for everything, and everything put to its use. Much time would …
According to Martin Luther King… “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” (Oh, the alliteration!)
This book had been read half-way and abandoned for months. It’s highly interesting but requires too much thinking. You’ll need to read the sentences a few times and ponder. Not a light read but enlightening. It’s about why modern people are more affected of their social status than their ancestors. It delved on things like …
Ade and I had been discussing about the Myer Briggs Type Indicator for weeks now. Our favourite sub-topic is Introversion vs Extroversion. Being polar opposite, we find it so amusing how we react and think differently at a similar situation. Introverts are a misunderstood bunch. Firstly introverts are generally not necessarily socially awkward. In fact, they …
To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not, rich; to listen to stars and birds, babes and sages, with open heart; to study hard; to think quietly, act frankly, talk gently, await occasions, hurry never; in a word, …
I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all. – Ecclesiastes 9:11
Reading an inspirational book by your favourite pool. I plan to share some of the books I like here in my blog. When I was younger, (extra) reading sometimes seems like a clandestine hobby. Now, I’m not afraid to share the affairs I had with those alluring books. I’m really glad how pieces of information …
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable in persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man” – George Bernard Shaw
“Nothing makes a woman more beautiful than the belief that she is beautiful.” – Sophia Loren
