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Perpetuity

Posted on April 15, 2004 by Louis / 0 Comment

Stressed from work? Family? Relationship problems? Maybe time to step back re-examine the significance of it all!?

“The next time you’re feeling stressed out or are facing a difficult challenge, think about sitting in a graveyard, and look at the years on the headstones: 1925-1973, 1934-1987… Our entire existence will one day be represented by a single dash. Ask yourself, how important is this situation in the context of that dash? Will I even remember this situation 10 years from now? No? Then let it go now…”

Vadha Master Gene

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Faith/Inspirational/Off Beaten Track

Easter thoughts

Posted on April 10, 2004 by Louis / 0 Comment

Tomorrow is Easter. For me, Easter is not just time to reflect upon what Christ has done. It is also a time to think about how mankind can live in harmony, without prejudices and without inadvertently destroying mother Earth in the meantime.

In Christianity, the God of the New Statement, unlike the God of the Old Testament, seems to be characterised by love and compassion. Here is a quote on love for ourselves.

“What do I mean by loving ourselves properly? I mean first of all, desiring to live, accepting life as a very great gift and a great good, not because of what it gives us, but because of what it enables us to give to others.”

Thomas Merton

Personal Computing

GUI history

Posted on April 8, 2004 by Louis / 0 Comment

Take a walk down the memory lane, where you can see some of earliest computer graphical user interfaces (otherwise known as GUI, pronounced as goo-ee by the techies) and their subsequent evolutions. Very fascinating to see how far we have come since early Apple interfaces – my current OS is Windows XP and the occasional KDE on Linux.

Inspirational/Off Beaten Track

Not a gift

Posted on April 6, 2004 by Louis / 0 Comment

Very often I hear people complaining that they have no natural talent for this or that, and that seems to fully explains their failure to achieve something. Well, while not everyone can be a number one at everything, dedication and a big heart (otherwise known as passion) can go a long way!

“We do not receive wisdom,
we must discover it for ourselves,
after a journey through the wilderness
which no one else can make for us,
which no one can spare us,
for our wisdom is the point of view
from which we come at last to regard the world.”

Marcel Proust

Off Beaten Track

Story of perspectives

Posted on April 5, 2004 by Louis / 0 Comment

Heard this story on the radio the other night.

A bus full of passengers was travelling along the mountainside. It stopped, and a couple were the only people who alighted. Minutes later, as the bus continued on with its journey, an avalanche occurred and the bus was buried under the rubble. There were no survivors. All this happened in full view of the couple. At this point, the couple said to each other, “I wish we were still on the bus”.

Intrigued? At this point, the radio DJ challenged her listeners to guess the reason for the seemingly bizarre reaction.

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Internet

Linking photos

Posted on April 2, 2004 by Louis / 0 Comment

Just trying out the Gallery-Link plugin I found on MT Plugin, which is really indispensable for any serious users of Movable Type. This plugin creates links from Movable Type to thumbnails on your :gallery: – if one is available. Lastly, the Process Tags plug-in is also required.

This is one of my favourite images from my most recent trip to Paris.

Off Beaten Track

April Fool's Day

Posted on April 1, 2004 by Louis / 0 Comment

Another April Fool’s Day.

Today also happens to be the first anniversary of the death of the Hong Kong superstar Leslie Cheung. So, a mischievous day for many around the world, but a day of remembrance for all his fans.

I wonder if just before he jumped to his death from his hotel room, whether he was the type who felt that no one would cry for him after he was gone!? I suppose in many cases, one’s perception when in depths of depression is usually far from the reality…

Off Beaten Track

Other side of the fence

Posted on March 20, 2004 by Louis / 0 Comment

Read a story about a little girl who, due to an accident, lost sight in one eye. Furthermore, in order to save the eyeball, a big scar was left behind in the eyeball. This physical deformity has left her feeling self-conscious while growing up and if not for her mother’s constant encouragement, she would probably never be able to walk with her head held high.

Well, yesterday I met with a minor accident of my own when my spectacles were knocked from my face. As a result, there are some scratches along both sides of the bridge of my nose. Not too serious, but I am sure the internal bruising and the cuts (very noticeable) will remain for at least the next week or so.

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Inspirational

State of mind

Posted on March 3, 2004 by Louis / 0 Comment

“We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.”

Carlos Castaneda

Off Beaten Track

Soar like a bird

Posted on March 2, 2004 by Louis / 0 Comment

Spent a couple of days on Genting Highlands (in Malaysia) over the weekend, and had a chance to “learn to fly” at one of the attractions called Sky Adventure – apparently the only such facility in the whole South East Asia. Essentially, it’s like being inside a gigantic vacuum cleaner. Yep, that’s me (in blue) in the photos! The photos were frame captures from a video tape, hence the poor quality.