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Follow Your Curiosity
ELIZABETH GILBERT: The trick is to just follow your small moments of curiosity. It doesn’t take a massive effort. Just turn your head an inch. Pause for an instant. Respond to what has caught your attention. Look into it a bit. Is there something there for you? A piece of information? For me, […] — read more
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TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language)
I have completed my TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language), which I started about a month ago. I committed to complete a section every day, no matter how little I could do for the day. Bit by bit, I chipped away at the sections, and on Saturday, 14 September, I completed the course. […] — read more
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Sketches of Jätten Vist
Last week I started a sketchbook mini-project dedicated to the wonderful town of Huskvarna in Sweden. It will feature places I went for walks with Mr. Bear and other musings. So far I’ve done a few sketches and many more will come. […] — read more
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My Haiku: Three Birds (I)
Three birds and a bench.Two humans stroll by, lovers;are they watching us? — read more
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My Haiku: Autumn
My dear love, Autumn.Red leaves and gold; gentle sun.Cool air caresses. — read more
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Stuffocation
I’m still reading STUFFOCATION by James Wallman (previous post here and here). Here’s the part that truly resonated with me at this juncture: Why the medium chill matters. What it’s saying is exactly what I was just saying to my family and friends very recently, and it’s a principle I’ve been holding on firmly for… — read more
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Stuffocation
Hello! I’m back with more thoughts from STUFFOCATION by James Wallman. I’ve now come to the part where the book talks about the five key questions to work out if minimalism is going to catch on. I will not repeat all the questions here. There are no issues with the first three, but it starts… — read more
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Stuffocation
I’m currently reading STUFFOCATION by James Wallman, which I started about two hours ago. I’ve reached the part on how the throwaway culture was created and how we’re being manipulated into behaving exactly the way they (the industrialists, the ad folks, etc.) want us to behave through the creation of desire. — read more
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Book Exchange Corners @ NLB
Every month or so, I donate a few books from my personal library here in Singapore to the National Library Board (NLB), specifically the Central Public Library located at Victoria Street. Over the last 2.5 years of staying in Singapore, I have managed to accumulate quite a collection in my condo. It’s amazing how one… — read more
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Something New, Something Called Corrigo
Heraclitus is known for his doctrine of change being central to the universe, and that is certainly true in my universe. In my 40 years of life (41 soon), I have come to love change and embrace it—change is good. I am very happy in my work-life, so to stir things up a bit, I… — read more