This week has been gloomy so far, like everything is in shades of blue.
Best case scenario, I’m going to have my tonsils removed on January. Worst case, the tonsils hamper my breathing or food intake and would have to be removed by emergency. Meanwhile, I’m losing weight due to loss of appetite.
I’m going to Palawan [...]
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Posted in literature, random updates, rants, raves, trips, tagged Eclipse, gloomy, Palawan, Stephanie Meyer, surgery, tonsils, Twilight on November 11, 2008 | 4 Comments »
A Storm of Swords
Posted in literature, raves, tagged A Song of Ice and Fire, epic fantasy novel, George R. R. Martin on September 18, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I just finished the third installment in the series A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin, entitled “A Storm of Swords.” I haven’t been hooked this much on a book since the Harry Potter series.
I was actually reading The Shadow Rising (4th book in Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time series) [...]
Marriage
Posted in cool stuff, literature, tagged divorce, forwarded email, intimacy, love, marriage, reconciliation, separation on August 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This is a story from an unknown author. I tried searching for the source to no avail. And I just had to post it. Thanks to Q for forwarding this to me.
The Tension of Opposites
Posted in literature, tagged books, life, love, Mitch Albom, novels, quotes, tension of opposites, Tuesdays with Morrie on July 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The following is taken from Mitch Albom’s novel, “Tuesdays with Morrie” (based on a true story). I plan to reread it for the nth time soon. If you don’t have a copy, get one. You’ll thank me later.
“Have I told you about the tension of opposites?”, he says.
The tension of opposites?
“Life is a [...]
Closing Cycles by Paulo Coehlo
Posted in literature, tagged moving on, Paulo Coehlo, philosophy, quotes on July 10, 2007 | 1 Comment »
This very well-written piece has helped so many people in so many ways that it deserves a repost. Kudos to Paulo Coehlo! (Emphases below are mine)
One always has to know when a stage comes to an end. If we insist on staying longer than the necessary time, we lose the happiness and the meaning of [...]
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