Category: Curiosities
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On Religion
PART I The Monk One fine December day, about two weeks ago, my mom and I went to a temple near our house to give ‘Sang-kha-tarn’ (as we say in Thailand) to the monks. The day marked a one year anniversary of my late grandmother’s passing, and giving ‘Sang-kha-tarn’ (essentially a package of household goods –…
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Hmm…
I appear to have a penchant for photos featuring water and a setting/rising sun, with focal objects in the bottom left corner of the photo. Need to vary style.
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Michael McIntyre: Christmas food
Ever seen Michael McIntyre perform? No? Let’s change that, shall we. I love Michael. I think he’s absolute gold. As a matter of fact, I’m going to go watch more Michael now. Until next time!
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2013’s Best Books on Writing & Creativity (à la Maria)
I wasn’t going to borrow yet another entry from Maria, but this one is just too good. So, to end 2013, here’s Maria’s Best Books on Writing and Creativity. Find below the bits I love the most – the original is quite long. But when you have time, do read Maria’s post in its entirety…
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Why We’ve Had Enough of Stuff (RSA Replay)
Memories live longer than dreams. If you happen to have an hour, this would be worth watching. If you /don’t/ have an hour, bookmark this for a later date. Just in time for the Christmas frenzy: For more from the RSA, do visit their YouTube and/or site.
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Maria on How to Tell Love from Passion
Another lovely piece from Brain Pickings. A good follow-up read to her Literary Definitions of Love, already posted here. I do use a lot of her material, don’t I? I blame her writings for being too interesting!
Val Saksornchai 