Category: Self
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A Year in Paris: Part Two
2009 If you’ve been paying attention, you’ll realise that it hasn’t quite been 4 years (from 2007). I did go back to Paris in 2011. So why am I telling you about 2009? Because 2009 is important. 2009 is the year everything changed. But what does 2009 have to do with Paris? Everything. Let me fill you in…
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A Year in Paris: Part One
2007 I was 17 when I first saw Paris. I don’t remember what my first impression was. I remember arriving at Charles de Gaulle and thinking the airport signs were all yellow, which I wasn’t used to. Or maybe it was just that there were a lot of signs, all of which happened to be yellow.…
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And It’s THAT Time of Year, Again – On New Year Resolutions and Checklists
PART I That was a rather clunky title, wasn’t it? I quite like it. Maybe I’ll change it on my eleventh read – I tend to do that, change stuff. Usually it’s a word that isn’t quite right – most times I change the offending word back after a few reads. Sometimes I add more…
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Reading a Book
One fine Summer evening, in London. It is what you read when you don’t have to that determines what you will be when you can’t help it – Oscar Wilde
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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…
Val Saksornchai 