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tumblr
ugh. I honestly can't be bothered to write long entries these days, so consider me migrated over to tumblr: http://falsepoeticisms.tumblr.com/. For good. Until further notice.
(funny that I should decide to post this on the day that the world is supposed to be ending.) -
something about us
It might not be the right time ( Read more... ) -
oh god
I need to find myself again.
I had hopes, dreams, and aspirations once. Where did they all go?
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the busy trap
"It’s hard to find anything to say about life without immersing yourself in the world, but it’s also just about impossible to figure out what it might be, or how best to say it, without getting the hell out of it again."http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/ -
"After Sungei Buloh: The Wrong Idea of what ‘Environment’ is"
Nice article, saying so well so many of the things that I've been wanting to say but haven't found the words to say.
Words by Aloysius FooThe ideal attributes of the ‘environment’ are “good public hygiene, clean air and waters”, and promoting the environment seems to be having “many waterways and park connectors”. While all these are beneficial ( Read more... ) -
tis the season for commencement speeches
From the Commencement address by Salman Khan ’98, MEng ‘98, founder of the Khan Academy, for MIT's 146th Commencement held June 8, 2012:Many of you will soon enter the outside world and be somewhat taken aback. It will be far less efficient, far less fair, far less productive, and far more political than what you may have imagined it to be. There ( Read more... ) -
Everyone's got to face down the demons
I’m on the verge of graduation. I'm supposed to have four years' worth of relevant knowledge and expertise in me right now, at this point in time. I'm supposed to feel poised and ready to seize the world. So why do I feel like a blank slate as far as everything is concerned? I feel like for every one step forward, I'm taking at least half a step ( Read more... ) -
The Opposite of Loneliness
For everyone who's graduating: http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2012/may/27/keegan-opposite-loneliness/
This scares me. More than finding the right job or city or spouse - I’m scared of losing this web we’re in. This elusive, indefinable, ( Read more... ) -
paved with good intentions
http://www.colinandyenyen.com.sharedcopy.com/wordpress/paved-with-good-intentions/dd91ab186d671681cfd65933a379c246.html
Selected quotes:
I didn’t know a single lazy teacher - everyone was extremely ( Read more... )
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