Solitude is underrated
being alone is important to quiet our mind and nurture our soul. Tonight, I have the company of a good book, Debussy and aromatic candle. And I think it’s one of the best nights ever.
Thoughts & Ideas
There’s no cure for curiosity
“The cure to boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.” – Dorothy Parker
After all, tomorrow is another day!
Spend Sunday night crying buckets over ‘Gone With The Wind’. Now I remember why I avoid the TV; it’s takes too much of my tears. I don’t remember the movie being terribly sad when it watched it as a little girl. I only remember Vivien Leigh being terribly pretty. As an adult, I truly …
Prevention
“…when drugs are employed for therapy only after a disease has become fully developed, when [attempts at] restoring order are initiated only after disorder has fully developed, this is as if a well were dug when one is thirsty, and as if weapons were cast when the fight is on. Would this not be too …
“When you tell them (the adults) that you have made a new friend, they never ask you any questions about essential matters. They never say to you, “What does his voice sound like? What games does he love best? Does he collect butterflies?” Instead, they demand: “How old is he? How many brothers has he? …
Happiness is…
very good books for free! I’ve finally completed reading Status Anxiety by Alain de Botton. Reading never stops because it always pique your interest in something new and lead you to other equally good, if not better, books. The Shortness Of Life – Great stoic philosophy I want to reread. Conclusion, life is not short, it’s …
Questioning
“But the nascent political mind casts off politeness and tradition, refuses to blame itself for adopting a contrary stance and ask, with all the innocence of a child and the tenacity of a trial lawyer, “Does this have to be?” -Alain de Botton
Dealing with intimidation
Dealing with men (not romantically) can be infuriating. Fought verbally with one (politely of course) late night yesterday. Then I had a solemn realization, he’s not the first egoistic man I have to face since I’ve decided to be independent and won’t be the last. What I’ve learned, when dealing with anyone who tries to …
How to start an edible apartment garden in a tropical country
I don’t know what spurred me to grow food in my apartment. Perhaps it was Michael Pollan’s ‘Omnivore’s Dilemma’. He not only discussed the conundrum of ‘What should we eat?; he cooked a meal from scratch – he foraged, fished, hunted and grew all the food that was on the table. I really like to …
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