I often forget how essential it is to keep in touch with old friends, because you never know when might be the last time you speak with them

Sometimes you think
That the world shall never change
and the things that you remember and love
will always stay the same

Sometimes you believe
That the sky will never turn to red
and the stars will always shine above
That those you love, will never leave

But when faced with mortality
so closely reflected on your own
you can't stop but cry
for the ( Read more... )

Its fascinating how sometimes, out of the pale, a sense of loss and longing strikes. On the cab back, I started thinking of my old gang in Perth.. the days before we all split up due to geography, new friendships and love affairs ( Read more... )

one might be tempted to say

that across the universe

lies something worth fighting for

i miss creativity

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You know you are getting old
when you look at a relationship as an easy way to get sex
rather than as an impediment to having lots of sex

nothing to say.

Speech by JK Rowling, Harvard June 2008

The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination

President Faust, members of the Harvard Corporation and the Board of Overseers, members of the faculty, proud parents, and, above all, graduates.

The first thing I would like to say is ‘thank you.’ Not only has Harvard given me an extraordinary ( Read more... )

Speech by Adrian Tan (writer of the Teenage Textbook) to the NTU graduating class of 2008

Life and How to Survive It

I must say thank you to the faculty and staff of the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information for inviting me to give your convocation address. It’s a wonderful honour and a privilege for me to speak here for ten minutes ( Read more... )