tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-376727782011-04-21T22:03:52.326-04:00Bits and pieces of babbles here and thereAutumnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313414312622681941noreply@blogger.comBlogger921100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37672778.post-60831092416351193702009-04-05T11:34:00.001-04:002009-04-05T11:35:39.345-04:00

You scrub your handsuntil skin falls offlike red snow flakesbut you cannot stop.You know his eyes will seethe microgerms specklingyour skin like a forbidden tattoo.You wish you can sprinklegold dust in the airand embrace the illusion.But you will not turn backbecause you love him.---------------------------------April 2, 2009

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Prose at Raindrops And Dew - "Sky Full of Butterflies"

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Prose at Raindrops And Dew - "What is the World Seeking (The Enchanted Quest-Part 2)"

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Prose at Raindrops And Dew - "The Boy And the Mermaid (The Enchanted Quest-Part 1)"

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Prose at Raindrops And Dew - "Wait For Me"

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Prose at Raindrops And Dew - "You Left Me Standing in the Rain"

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Prose at Raindrops And Dew - "Family Superstitions"

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for retinitis pigmentosa patients: Breaking News from the Foundation Fighting BlindnessThis is good news. Although any "cure" may not be able to reach my father regionally or timely in the near future, I am happy for all sufferers of this genetic disease.It's so devastasting to know that a non-curable disease is creeping up on you progressively, making you blind one day. At least, they now have

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Firstly, I was disappointed at the loss of Michael Johns in the top four.Like in Achuleta, I see qualities that I felt the world had lost and which should be brought back.Young David was amazing the last night. He mesmerised the audience and the judges and outshone Cook. He was just great on stage, charismatic and with a presence that overpowered his opponent.We do not have to be politically

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Tonight, Amanda was voted off. I think it should have been Kristy Lee Cook. Amanda should have been given a chance to go on tour as she should be able to give more interesting performances than Kristy who I find is pretty boring. Well, America has voted and Kristy gets to meet Dolly Parton.That said, I think Michael Johns should be in the top two this season. To me, he's already a star. He has a

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LIVING WITH HERBSHerbs are seed-bearing plants that contain powerful stimulating nutrients which are used widely traditionally and currently by herbalists. The leaves, roots, flowers, seeds, bark, berries and other parts of herbs are widely used in culinary, medicinal and aromatherapy fields.The remarkable properties of herbs are constantly being researched and confirmed scientific reports would

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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article3540973.eceHow beautiful!

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At DavidM'sMy comments posted there today:-"One thing that have been bringing me joy everyday for the past week is the shallot sprouting from the little pot in my kitchen. Every night when I came home from work and as I washed my dishes, I saw the little green shoots growing higher and higher. The other day I saw another shoot sprouting from the other shallot that I had planted.These shoots are

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Angie has decided to say goodbye to Moxie. http://lipjack.blogspot.com/I read her last post via bloglines and wanted to leave a note but was not able to access the blog as it has been closed. I loved reading her posts and loved her beautiful photography.Angie, if you're reading this, I hope you'll let me have your flickr address. Good luck with all your endeavours.

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Four girls stood out for me: Asia'd, Ramiele, Syesha and Carly Smithson.However, unlike the boys, not one single girl was particularly outstanding or have enough charisma to fill the stage.I think the best female voice belongs to Carly but she's not very interesting despite her strong vocals. If I need to pick a favourite here, it'll be Ramiele but I don't think she's going to win. The next bet

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Plans For 2008http://dmascellani.livejournal.com/65391.html tagged me for this game “Plans for 2008” so here are my answers.IN 20081. Will you be looking for a new job?My current job is tough and takes up a lot of my time but people here are understanding. After a wobbly start and some unexpected unpleasantness, I am now more settled in. I’ll see how it goes. But it may be a different story if

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for the time being.Work:I was extremely busy at work after taking on a new client in mid December last year. We had to put in a lot of time working with the new shareholder and director who had just taken over the company and was trying to weed out previous ties.Chinese New Yearfell on 7 February this year. Tomorrow is the 15th day:"Yuan Xiao - The Chinese Valentine's Day The 15th day is also

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Hope everyone will have a great year.2007 ended with a sour note in Asia with the assassination of Benazir Bhutto on 27 December, in defiance of my Christmas wish for world peace. I know, most times, wishes never come true. So, I don't expect much will happen to realise my other wish for an end to global warming. Shall the human species perish like people trapped in a house on fire?Sorry for

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Cool Santa but what happened to the reindeers?

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I had some free time today to do some writing. I managed to finish a draft of an article on flax seed for a health magazine, and a draft of an advisory letter to a client for the office come Monday.I even managed to brush dust off a few Haikus and plant some words here and there before sending them to an editor via email. Unfortunately, the mail bounced back, either because the mail box was full

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http://www.podiatrynetwork.com/r_bunions.cfmhttp://www.runnersworld.ltd.uk/pronation.htmhttp://www.brooksrunning.ca/runners_resource/bunions.htmhttp://www.epodiatry.com/bunion.htmhttp://www.emedicine.com/orthoped/topic126.htm

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The final edited version is far from alike this unedited first draft due to unavoidable reasons, for better or for worse.GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH TOESOur toes are important to us. They help us balance, and to propel us forward during walking or running. There are 14 bones in your toes and they are among the smallest in your body.Two bones, a phalange and a metatarsal, meet at the joint of your big

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Gosh, I've been absent from this blog for one month. How time flies!I've been extremely busy, adjusting to the new job environment and to my "boss" management style. Umm, I've lots to say about this aspect but maybe later.I'm afraid my dream (before starting this job) of having more time for my writing did not turn out too well. I'm struggling to make time to fit all my commitments into this

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This year, Mid-Autumn Festival fell on September 25.My mother who was a Buddhist up until about six years before her death, used to celebrate all Chinese festivals, minor or major. Since the rest of the family are Catholics we celebrated these festivals not with prayers to the Chinese Gods but with a gathering of all the family members having dinner together. We would have a small feast of fish,

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I'm almost two weeks into my new job. My boss was on vacation on my third day at work, leaving me to take care of her group of 6 staff since I am the most senior among them. I had to get up earlier for work since this job starts earlier than all my previous jobs. This means I have to go to bed earlier leaving me less online time. But I get to go home slightly earlier and the work's not as

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Apparently the anxiety attack is not job-related. It was some sort of a premonition of an impending quarrel that happened the next day (not with my dad). I hate quarrels and they make me sick, literally, because I am by nature a peaceful and non-aggressive person. Unfortunately, the quarrels are quite often, only the intensity varies.Following the comments by David M on one of my earlier posts,

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I'm having a little anxiety attack over going back to work next week. Reality seems to be returning into my life.On Monday, I took a medical test for the new job. It was a rather basic test which included an eye-sight test, colour blindness test, a urine test and a simple physical examination. Other than my blood pressure being on the higher end of normal, I passed the test without any problem.

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On the second day of his cataract surgery, I asked my father whether his eyesight has improved. He told me that he could now read the time from the clock on the wall from where he was sitting. The vision of his left eye is now clearer and brighter. I'm so happy for him. Later, we'll see if we want to let him undergo surgery on his right eye.

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When I was in secondary school, I was the leader of a Christian society for one year and it was at this time I met this guy during an inter-school Christian fellowship. He was the leader of another school's Christian group.He was a very charismatic person and left a very good impression on me. By the time the fellowship which lasted three days ended, we had became good friends. He talked to me

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I'm a little hyperactive again and more than a little "talkative". These are times when I've so much to talk and write about. I guess when I'm working I use up all my energy at work and am no longer hyperactive at home. Hmm, is that a good thing?Now, I want to write about my dad's sunglasses and eyedrops. This morning he wanted to go out to the garden to water the plants but because of his

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(image deleted - please visit link instead)The other day I read about this horrifying yet amazing spider web in Texas. I would love to see it myself but it'll creep me out.FOXNewsCNN

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Today, I had lunch with a close friend who's leaving on Sunday to take up a one year diploma course in footwear design at the University of Arts London. We were colleagues for a short while eleven years ago and had kept in touch with each other once in a while.However, today we could only spend one hour together as she still has a lot of things to settle before she leaves. She had resigned from

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An amazing person with an amazing voice. He'll be greatly missed.CNN

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Dad's fine. The procedure itself together with the patient resting period lasted only one hour. The pre-surgery dilation of the eye and the waiting for the doctor to attend to another patient who came after us took us half a day.We reached home around 1.00 p.m. and had lunch at home. Then, in between giving my father his eyedrops every two hours, I managed to do some laundry, cook dinner and mop

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My father's going to have his cataract surgery tomorrow morning. The doctor said that by noon or latest 1 pm, he should be able to go home.He also told me that for the first two days, my father will need eyedrops every two hours. Then, for the following days up to one month, it'll be four times a day. I hope that when I am working again, he'll be able to do the eyedrops properly himself.I have

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Why do people have mental problems and yet don't want to seek help?Why can't people see for themselves what is happening and why it's happening?Why won't people listen even for a moment what others are trying to tell them?Why don't people appreciate the things others do for them rather than look for those things that they do not do?Why do people get worked-up and pick on others for things they

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On the last day of my work in the office, the office tea lady said to me "chun hai ng sei tak nei chow" (Cantonese pinyin). It means something like "hate to see you go and will miss you".Although she's one "dragon lady" in her field but she and I got along really well. I would always throw my waste paper into a special box for her to collect for recycling (she gets paid when she sells the paper)

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After mopping around the house and running some errands for two days, I am feeling better today. Maybe because my brother came over and took us out for lunch and dinner so it was sort of a holiday for me. I was surprised to find myself singing in the shower again and thinking I want to get an MP3 to enjoy more songs. I want to take up arts lessons and music lessons. I also want to complete the

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Yesterday was my last day of work at the old office. It had been an emotional trip for me. I had been with the company five years ago when it was still relatively small and with some of the older staff had worked with the company until it is now what it is, a bigger organisation with more than one hundred percent increase in revenue and labour force.A close colleague who was also one of my daily

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I've been absent from the blog for longer than I expected. I had been ill (down with flu, fever and cough) for two weeks. I had also been busy with some online workshop stuff and trying to clear up outstanding projects before my last day at work. I managed to sneak in some time to attend interviews for a new job and I got the job. The environment/situation would be slightly different from my

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Please say a prayer for the hostages.Hostages in Afghanistan

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Today I had such a bad day in the office that I felt like crying and cursing people who had made my life more difficult than it should be. Yeah, it's bad of me but I am so "tired" of the situation and some people there. People are just so unfeeling.I can't go into details right now but if I do, the tale would really be so unbelievable. Maybe one day, all these will be in a book (probably

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How can anyone kill a three year old child? I'm not sure how she died but her body was burned and her bones scattered at a few places. Her murderers are her parents. Her mother's boyfriend killed the child and later at night both of them disposed of the body.I'm really so numb by this news, especially after some bad vibes from the office today.

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Since handling in my resignation and feeling like a complete failure for having come to this, and like always in this type of situation, I ask myself where have I gone wrong, plus many other questions which of course there are no correct answers. I'm really a rabbit in the corporate world and that's not where I belong.I also used to think that for every thing that happened in my life there must

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Whenever I pass by a bookshop, I always have to go inside. I always have this homecoming feeling as I browse the place and I smile like I'm meeting old friends when I see familiar authors' names on the shelves. There're so many I want to own but so few that I can afford to buy.Today I stopped by at Borders and got myself a set of four poetry books which was stacked at the bargain section (among

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I've given notice of resignation to my boss and in two months' time I'm free. Of course, meanwhile, I'll be actively looking for another job. Something that won't cause me more time than it should and that would spare me enough time to do some serious writing, and to disentangle my personal stuff from its chaotic mess.Oh! About my resignation, I hope I won't be called in to the Managing

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Snip.

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I've finally typed out my resignation letter and it's now sleeping in my office desk drawer, waiting to be waken up tomorrow morning to the shocked face of my boss.I've been thinking about resigning for ages and I'm glad I'm finally taking the final steps to realising this thought. It's sad to leave after putting in five years of hard work but I am going nowhere with the job and things are

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I've been trying to spend more time reading blogs and leaving my comments when I can.I came across David's new journal which I gave a quick read of some posts. Very interesting. I tried to leave a comment on his blogspot blog but comments were limited to members only. I'm not sure if I can leave comments in his live journal posts. Maybe if he reads this, he can let me know. Thanks.

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Someone's comments on my father's nerves problem, Meralgia Paresthetica (MP), prompted me to write this post about his eye disease.He was dignosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) about eight years ago. His vision has deteriorated much since then. He cannot read without a magnifying glass. He still plays sudoku though. We have to buy the larger print ones for him. Besides difficulty with reading,

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A friend and I were talking about her absence from work last Friday. She was on medical leave because she felt dizzy as she was getting out of bed and had to lie down again to prevent total lost of conciousness.She laid on her back for a couple of hours before she was just well enough to call her husband back from work to take her to the doctor. She could not even turn to her side because the

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I've actually finished "reading" The Bell Jar. By that, I mean I sort of speed-read and got to the end of the story. I now know what the story is about and I now have to read it again slowly, word by word to savour Sylvia's writing and use of metaphor. I've to go read Dodo again for Angie.My initial impression of the book is that the story is engaging and well-written (obviously) with a good

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Jordin Sparks was great with her three songs especially the last one. I didn't know that both the finalists were going to sing the same composition.I thought she was doing a cover version of some singer's song and I thought she sang it very well. The song sounded familiar and yet there was something original in it for her. As there was also no introduction of another winning composition, I said

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Gosh, so much to read at PFFA this week: Design on the Reader, Negative Capability and The Poet's Trade. Thanks guys for the threads.

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I went to Mom's grave to visit her. Along the journey, I felt like she was still alive and we were just driving out of town to visit her. The only shit is that we can't see or feel her physically. It was a very funny feeling, sad and weird. I miss her and I sometimes wonder when I can be with her again. Then at this point, all those religious beliefs or disbeliefs flood the mind. Existence in

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I'm still trying to understand dyslexia and the impact it has on my ability to read and write. Sometimes, I cannot help having thoughts of how much better a writer I could be without dyslexia especially when I read the works of more eloquent writers. It's frustrating and the insecurity really sucks.Some links:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyslexialdonline.org/

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I must really get myself to finish a book properly. I bought The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath a few months ago but I've not really started reading it properly. I've flipped the pages and read excerpts from the book like what I've been doing with a few other books but it's nothing like reading the first page of a book to the end. But, actually, at the end of the day, I do finish the whole book. I

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Oh damn! Melinda was booted out of American Idol, not that I'm surprised though. My family has predicted that could happen.It's really a shame because I think she's the best singer in AI. I thought Blake should be out instead and if not, then Jordin. Really, in AI, it's not a matter of who is the better singer but who has a bigger fan base and Melinda lost out because of this. So, Blake's going

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I've been reading up on the nerve disorder my father's having and found the following informative articles which I would print for him to read.When I asked him, he told me that there was still a slight pain on both sides at the groin area. He has finished his nerves medication but still has the painkillers. He has not been taking the pain pills because the pain has only been slight and because

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Translated into English and as appeared in Hass "Twentieth Century Poets"2 A.M.:moonlight. The train has stoppedout in a field. Far off sparks from a town,flickering coldly on the horizon.As when a man goes so deep into his dreamHe will never remember that he was thereWhen he returns again to his room.Or when a person goes so deep into a sicknessThat his days all become flickering sparks, a swarm

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Today, Dad went for a check-up on his spine and hips at the orthopedics. The x-ray taken the other day showed that he has mild OA. He has been complaining about some slight pain on both sides around the groin area. The gastroenterologist which did the colonscopy was not able to answer our queries and we had to make an appointment with the orthopedist quickly to quell our apprehension that the

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is so cool, him and the band. Yes, I've been watching American Idol again.I got a headache after a stressful day at the hospital and then reading a lot of research material so I did not do much else

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Today I am on leave from work, to do some house chores, cook and take care of my dad who's on a liquid diet (and fasting at night) in preparation for a colonoscopy tomorrow morning.I have a bit of spare time now and then to do some reading and writing but ironically, NaPoWriMo month has ended so there's no deadline to meet.This NaPo has been extremely difficult for me in terms of time spent on

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Sanjaya was finally voted off after a disappointing performance on country night. I somehow knew that he could not do country and would be booted out. True enough his performance was poor compared to the beautiful latin night Besame Mucho.I just saw his exit interview and I think he is a terrific kid. I understood what he was babbling about when he spoke of the night he stood with Lakisha and

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This is good too. I've always been a Chris Richardson fan too. I like him more than Blade

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Okay this is good too

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Oh damn! I just have to take a break from NaPoWriMo to write this post.I think Haley should go, not Gina, not Sanjaya. Gina has been improving after moving a little away from the hot rock songs which makes her shout too much. Phil's performance was not that good but Haley was the worst of the lot. She's been kept in by her looks, not sure by whom and she's becoming another Barba. The spotlight

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I did continue to watch American Idol although I was disappointed Sundance and Sabrina were voted off. Since I have a bit of time today, I'll blog about this a bit.I think other than the controversy over Sanjaya, the voting was quite predictable. The next to go would probably be Haley but she's pretty so who knows. Then, maybe Gina or Sanjaya.Actually I think Sanjaya does have a good voice and he

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I missed the deadline for the submission of my short fiction. However, the editor said that she may use the story in the next book.

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.I echo Paula Abdul, "I am speechless".How can Sundance be voted off before the finals? He has one of the best voice, for goodness sake. Even if Sanjaya gotta stay, then either Brandon or Phil should be gone instead. Now, the only one that has the better voice is Chris Sligh and he lacks charisma, at least to me. He has to stand out more. However, with this week's result, I think we can forget

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.The guys were forgettable except maybe for Blake and Chris Richardson although their performances were not their bests this week.My favourite Sundance gave just an okay performance. I thought his tone was not right so his voice was not brought out strong enough and this made him sounded like he struggled with some notes. I guess it's the wrong song choice. Maybe he wanted to show he could do

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.Gosh! The wrong people are going home tonight. I thought the last result was shocking.Paula gave a very sound and critical comment "This is a singing competition. Vote for the person you love to be in, singing."

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.Looks like I'm always blogging about American Idol instead of spending time revising my story. Still, here goes.This week's outstanding boys:Sundance was great. I love his voice. But I think he should lose some weight and maintain an exercise routine to have a better control of his voice.Chris Richardson performed well.Blake was fine too though I prefer last week's song.Nick was good with "Fever

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Okay, American Idol time.The boys:I still like Sundance. I think he has a great distinctive singing voice. I don't know why he's not performing. Maybe he should listen to the judges, stick to the blues that put him in the race in the first place.I also like Chris Richardson. Although his voice is not too great, I like the way he sings his songs. He has his style.I also like Blake Lewis. He's

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I sent my story to the editor last week and just got news from her that it would be accepted if I can do some edits.I am so delighted because this is not children's fiction but a horror story for adults. This author/editor is new to me and I'm happy to hear her comments that I am a good storyteller and that she enjoyed the story with the good twist in the end.Now, comes the difficult part,

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Touching momentI tried to post this twice but the video was no longer available. Maybe copyrighted or something. If you want to view this video, try youtube.

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Messing around with youtube.com. Nice song.

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No, my tee shirt has nothing to do with American Idol. I just wanted to talk about my tee shirt and American Idol today.Yesterday I had to run some errands at a neighbourhood store and a bank. I was in a bit of a rush so I just grabbed a tee shirt to put on and left the house. I did not realise that I had put on my tee back to front. I only realised that after I came home. How embarrassing. I

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I had been thinking about my mother the past week. It's sometimes like this when the 14th day of a month draws near. I miss her terribly.I could see her face smiling up at me. I could see the courage in her eyes as she braved her illness. She seldom complained and when she did, the pain or discomfort she felt must have been unbearable because I knew she had a high tolerance for pain.I read a

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I've finished my short story today but with only about 3,650 words. I'm short of my target of 4,000 words. I'm afraid I may have condensed too much.Anyway, I hope to have time in the coming week to do some revision and editing before submitting the story. Hopefully, the editor has still not gotten enough submissions for the anthology yet and hopefully mine is suitable for inclusion.Keeping my

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Woohoo! I made it to 3200 words. Another 1000 plus words and I should be arriving at the end of the story.On the downside, I think my progress is a bit slow. I wish I could write faster. I was unable to write the past few days because I was busy with some office matters. I realise that when I have a stressful day in the office with all the legal jargons and stuff, I can't write fiction well

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This evening I spent a bit of time on my current short story and made it to about 2,100 words. I'm happy with the progress because I'm reaching the minimum word count of 3,000 words and I still have stuff going before the ending. However, I will have to stop writing for the night although the creative juice is flowing because I have to be my other self tomorrow and go to work like a good girl.I

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I spent time reading on the web and visiting some friend's blogs so I did not have time to write much.However, I want to make this post because the book "Lord of the Flies" was on my mind today after last night's post. I read it for literature class in school and remembered getting sick each time I read it. Sick is too kind a word to describe my nauseatic feeling.The feeling is so strong that it

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I love good horror or sci-fi stories. When I was small, I loved to read Edgar Allan Poe. I also read a lot of Stephen King. And I just loved "The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs which gave me the most chilling creeps.I was so greatly influenced by these horror stories I read that I wrote a horror sci-fi for my school magazine when I was twelve. I was encouraged by my English Literature teacher who

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I can think of only one, which is writing-related. Maybe, more will come to mind later and I'll add to the list.Add:2. I may try meter in poetry. (Cue for an emoticon with bulging eyes and stuck-out tongue)1. To spend more time on my writing, whether poetry or shorts. However, I may be concentrating on writing short fictions the early part of the year as I'm targeting to do some submissions to a

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Hope each of you will have a great 2007.I was without internet access for a few days due to travelling during the Christmas holiday and the earthquake in Taiwan which disrupted internet services to Asia. I felt so disconnected with the world. That just shows how important the web is to me. As of now, internet services have been fully restored. Thank goodness.http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061229/

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Following from my previous post, a question arose as to why we must perceived to be answerable for our deeds in this world before we would do good deeds as opposed to bad ones.I guess the easiest answer and first to come to mind is that it is human nature and we are humans after all. But there is another concept that come to my mind on further thoughts. Rewards and punishment form some sort of

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Ten years ago, my sister who was working in another town called me and related to me the humiliation she suffered from a man whom she thought was interested in her. From what she told me he might have been baiting her to seek a revenge of sort. I was not sure exactly what happened but I understood from our conversation that he was leading her on to believe he loved her. When she approached him to

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Life is an existence. Is existence life?Existence is sustained by a number of incentives to live, such as health, comfort, money, love, luxuries and other lives around you.Imagine if one by one these incentives are taken away from you, will your motivation to continue living also start to leave? Where is the line drawn and when will the ultimate straw erases this line?(Not, I'm not suicidal. Just

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www.pearlmagik.com

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