"You must not lose faith in humanity. 
Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty."
- Mahatma Gandhi

Though nothing can bring back the hour
Of splendor in the grass, of glory in the flower;
We will grieve not, rather find
Strength in what remains behind.
- Wordsworth
Not many people I know know who Natalie Wood is. Which, in my opinion, is a shame. She's the person in my new header above ( Read more... )

I watched Rendition yesterday. I thought it was excellent. It was very enlightening on the practice of Extraordinary Rendition, used by the CIA since Clinton's administration. There are so many controversial issues in the world, so many grey areas...it's worth knowing where we stand on each of them.

To that end, my quote of the day is:
"If you ( Read more... )

Quote of the Day: "I swear by the name of God, that if they place the sun in my right hand and the moon in my left hand in return for giving up this matter (Islam), I will never desist until either God makes it triumph or I perish defending it." Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w)
Today I'm going to do my assignment for SS1103, make vanilla cupcakes and buy ( Read more... )

Today we learnt about Crime, Deviance and Drift Theory. And Glenn shared with us his research on joyriding. His birthday is today, yeah, Friday the 13th, but I don't see it as bad luck at all.

Aaaah I want to learn how to ride a scooter, then someday I can buy a Vespa. :)


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3 quotes from One Tree Hill

I look at Nathan and Haley and somehow I feel safer. - Brooke
This is true for me. Nathan and Haley, even though they're just fictional characters, give me hope. I think if you look at them, you'd realize anything is possible, as long as you believe.

Sometimes it’s easy to feel like you’re the only one in the world ( Read more... )

"Dancing is about being exactly who you want to be in that moment."
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights was so much fun to watch! I must say Channel 5 is showing better movies. Good for them (and us the viewers, obviously!). Anyway it was a a sweet love story between an American girl and Cuban guy who fall for each other as they dance together. I liked the ( Read more... )