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"Attitude to me is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than success, than what other people think, say or do. It is more important than appearance, gift, or skill. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for ( Read more... )

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Garcilaso de la Vega

Yo no nací sino para quereros;
Mi alma os ha cortado a su medida;
Por hábito del alma misma os quero.

Escrito esté en mi alma vuestro gesto;
Yo lo leo tan solo que aun de vos
Me guardo en esto.

Quanto tengo confiesso yo deveros;
Por vos nací, por vos tengo la vida,
Y por vos e de morir y por vos
Muero.

Tr. Stroope

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Wow. Such an angelic voice. I feel like I'm floating in heaven listening to her. The series "Celtic Woman" is really quite good, and popular too, judging from the number of views. I also love "The Last Rose of Summer", "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" and "Walking in the Air". Good to listen to after a stressful day at work.

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This is so hilarious! I swear she is trying very very hard to keep a deadpan expression. Listen to the way she says "a male should be strrroonngg". Listen to her last comment when she says "men have to be very very strroonng, and not  ... ... ". I can imagine her playing a role in some wacky comedy.

I like her statement that "males jump and turn ( Read more... )

People usually do the whole preparation routine before CNY, springcleaning the house, getting rid of unwanted stuff or donating it to charity, changing the furniture, washing the carpets, curtains and what not, and last but not least, shopping for new year clothes ( Read more... )

Reference: article in the New York Times.

The last kampong in S'pore is where the intersecting issues of heritage conservation, land use planning and urban development all come together.

On a related note, the other day I was walking around Chinatown and I felt like I was in some crowded-cheap-touristy-low class-tacky place. It would seem that ( Read more... )

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This was done for a class assignment. Feedback is welcome.

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This guy is really scary. He's made quite a few accurate predictions before. Now he's predicting an economic crisis in the US even worse than the Great Depression. (Article below)

The man who predicted the 1987 stock market crash and the fall of the Soviet Union is now forecasting a revolution in America, food riots and tax rebellions - all within ( Read more... )