Month: February 2005
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Our secret history
‘A man sets out to draw the world. As the years go by, he peoples a space with images of provinces, kingdoms, mountains, bays, ships, islands, fishes, rooms, instruments, stars, horses, and individuals. A short time before he dies, he discovers that that patient labyrinth of lines traces the lineaments of his own face.’ –Jorge…
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The suicidal feeling after you’ve come back from a really nice holiday
Today I met up with a friend who’s just returned from an almost-all expense paid diving holiday in Sabah, and she seemed a little down because things aren’t the same as they are in Sabah, because in Sabah, she met many nice and hospitable people. Simple folk with simple lives but big hearts, kids without…
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Humper
I am on a roll, after feeling good about taking pictures and blogging about them, I checked and found a comment made on a blog post I made during Christmas, when I wrote about a friend who saw something in the car park at Thumper. I’d have thought it’d be good for business to have…
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Getting Monday fixed
Here’s a little recipe I want to share with youse all, which works well when you’re in a sorta deep blue funk about things. When you’re in a sorta deep blue funk, focus on other things you normally don’t pay attention to. Some people call it escapism, but that’s too big a word for me.…
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Sunday night, Monday morning blues
It’s Monday. And maybe that’s why things that were supposed to have affected me a while ago are only doing so now. My family and I haven’t had a very pleasant Chinese New Year. First up, on the eve, I drove my mother and a bag of oranges and CNY cookies to my Granduncle’s. I…