Once, I was asked, how would you define life? I had no idea how I would, so I decided to try.

Some say life's all about making a good career out of it. Pick a subject, a career, get to the top of the ladder, show the world what you're made of. Excel at what you do. Leave no stone unturned, revere your work.

Some say life's all about love. Finding ' ( Read more... )

In a land far far away
Where the meadows are lush and the birds weave music
Where the moon waxes and wanes over the homes of men
Where the air rings with laughter and the sounds of children playing

There lives a man in a spindly little house
His eyes are dark, the colour of smoke
And his laughter rings through the night, sending chills down the world
His ( Read more... )

In an era long past, with the British were ruling the world and the rest were cowering under its might, a mistreated village, lost in the vastness of India, stood up to it and dared defy it, led by one lone, young man ( Read more... )

Aliyah's slumber was disturbed by a soft, scuffling sound coming from the entrance of the chamber. She woke to see her son, Isa, standing over her, lower lip trembling and eyes brimming with tears. She sat up and pulled him into a gentle embrace. "What happened, my child?" She whispered softly into his ear, gently stroking his hair ( Read more... )

My apologies ( Read more... )

For the confused, non-LJ Idol-ers: “From Indonesian, meaning a joke so poorly told and so unfunny that one cannot help but laugh.” I lean back against my chair, stifling a yawn. It’s a dreary morning in Virginia, and the persistent drizzle outside is doing nothing to clear my head of the haze of jet lag. Mike, my country group leader, is talking ( Read more... )

It was too much of a pain to continue this on Tumblr - so I'm shifting it here.
Note: my actual week 0 entry is here.*grins manically* Hello ( Read more... )

It's stupidly hard to continue this on Tumblr - so I'm shifting it to LJ.

It’s a writing competition - and apparently works quite a bit like American Idol (or so I’m told) - eliminations, twists, turns and whatnot ( Read more... )