dreams .
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams d i eL i f e is a broken-winged birdthat cannot fly.Hold fast to dreamsFor when dreams g o Life is a barren fieldf r o z e n with snow.
- Langston Hughes
(photo courtesy of elsa bleda)
Friday, 10 February 2017
Hold fast to dreamsFor when dreams g o Life is a barren fieldf r o z e n with snow.
- Langston Hughes
(photo courtesy of elsa bleda)
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Thursday, 9 February 2017
sonnet xvii .
I do not love you
as if you were salt-rose,
or topaz,
or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off.
as if you were salt-rose,
or topaz,
or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off.
I love you
as certain d a r k things
are to be loved,
in s e c r e t , between the shadow and the soul.
in s e c r e t , between the shadow and the soul.
I love you
as the plant that never b l o o m s
but carries in itself the light of hidden flowers;
but carries in itself the light of hidden flowers;
thanks to your love a certain solid fragrance,
risen from the earth,
lives d a r k l y in my body.
I love you
without knowing how, or when, or from where.
I love you
s t r a i g h t f o r w a r d l y ,
without complexities or pride;
so I love you
because I know no other way than this:
where I does not e x i s t , nor you,
so c l o s e
so c l o s e
that your hand on my chest is my hand,
so c l o s e
so c l o s e
that your eyes close as I fall asleep.
- Pablo Neruda
(photo courtesy to havens)
Monday, 25 May 2015
trip to Nepal .
A very unique travelling experience which is unlike any other previous journey I ever had.
Traffic is chaotic but somehow organized. Lots of honking. Cows appear randomly & even lie down in the midst of crazy traffic. Smart doggies that guide you to the shops they belong. Rubbish everywhere. Electricity that can go off randomly during the day.
Food with all kinds of spices I love & my favourite masala tea. Warm welcome from lovely people who also taught me cooking nepali cuisine. Cute kids smile & ask for chocolates. Breathtaking scenery & adventurous activities.
And I experienced many first-times.
It's kinda overwhelming for me as a first time visitor.
But I'll be back again. For sure.
rejections .
R e j e c t i o n s
hit like fine needles.
hit like fine needles.
You won’t notice
until it hits c r i t i c a l point.
until it hits c r i t i c a l point.
Like an expanding balloon.
Like a sleeping volcano.
Like a boiling frog.
Like a sleeping volcano.
Like a boiling frog.
It doesnt hurt much
cause you are n u m b .
cause you are n u m b .
Or at least you pretend to be.
But it a c c u m u l a t e s .
Like a timed bomb.
Saturday, 28 March 2015
requisites.
“ Nine requisites for contented living
H e a l t h
enough to make work a pleasure
W e a l t h
enough to support your needs
S t r e n g t h
to battle with difficulties and overcome them
G r a c e
enough to confess your sins and forsake them
P a t i e n c e
enough to toil until some good is accomplished
C h a r i t y
enough to see some good in your neighbor
L o v e
enough to move you to be useful and helpful to others
F a i t h
enough to make real the things of God
H o p e
enough to remove all anxious fears concerning the future. ”
Friday, 27 March 2015
sorrow.
Regretting the t r u t h
we did say
less than the lie we didn’t
I went in deep
I went in deep
To fight the past for you
Now we both know
s o r r o w s are the seeds loving
Now we both know
I will live and
I will die for this love.
Thursday, 26 March 2015
superior.
" Everybody has to feel
s u p e r i o r to somebody
But it's customary
to present a little p r o o f
before you take the privilege.”
Wednesday, 25 March 2015
civilisation.
" C i v i l i s a t i o n
is defined by
what we f o r b i d
more than
what we p e r m i t . "
- Gregory David Roberts, Shantaram
(1950s Photography with Hand-Stitched Embroidery by Hinke Schreuders)
(1950s Photography with Hand-Stitched Embroidery by Hinke Schreuders)
Tuesday, 24 March 2015
poet.
“The p o e t
therefore is truly the t h i e f of fire.
He is r e s p o n s i b l e for humanity
for animals even.
He will have to make sure
his v i s i o n s
can be smelled, fondled, listened to
If what he brings back from beyond has form
he gives it form
If it has none
he gives it none
A l a n g u a g e must be found
of the soul, for the soul
and will include everything
perfumes, sounds colors
thought g r a p p l i n g with thought”
Monday, 23 March 2015
Sunday, 22 March 2015
selfish.
“ That ain’t l o v e .
Being s e l f i s h
separates the d e s i r e to be ‘present’
and feeds your need
for a s u p e r m a n complex.
You can’t save everybody.”
- overlyxclusive
Saturday, 21 March 2015
friendship.
“The glory of friendship
is not the outstretched hand
not the kindly smile
nor the joy of companionship
It is the spiritual inspiration
that comes to one
when you discover that
someone else believes in you
and is willing to trust you
with a friendship.”
Friday, 20 March 2015
want.
“ And when you w a n t something
all the universe c o n s p i r e s
in helping you
to a c h i e v e it. ”
- Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
Thursday, 19 March 2015
book.
" Once
you have read a book
you care about
some part of it
is always with you.
- Louis L’amour
Wednesday, 18 March 2015
Tuesday, 17 March 2015
discuss.
" Great mindsdiscuss i d e a s
Average mindsdiscuss e v e n t s
Small mindsdiscuss p e o p l e. "
Small mindsdiscuss p e o p l e. "
Monday, 16 March 2015
candor.
“ There is nothing in the world
more difficult than c a n d o r
and nothing easier than flattery
If there is a hundredth of a fraction
of a false note to candor
it immediately produces d i s s o n a n c e
and as a result
e x p o s u r e
But in f l a t t e r y
even if everything is false down to the last note
it is still pleasant
and people will listen not without pleasure
with coarse pleasure perhaps
but p l e a s u r e nevertheless. ”
Sunday, 15 March 2015
bicycle.
“ I l o v e d you
head over handles
head over handles
like my first bicycle accident
Before the mouthful of gravel and blood
I swore we were f l y i n g
I want to get back on and ride
But I’m not sure
if you’ll ever let me. "
Friday, 13 March 2015
Thursday, 12 March 2015
知識.
" 如果學了一大堆知識
不能拿來實踐你對這個世界的看法
只是用來作為個人開竅用
我覺得是相當可惜的
畢竟一個人拼命念了一大堆書
結果只是提高區區一個人的智商
怎麼想都覺得很浪費
試著了解世界
不就是為了更好地改變它嗎? "
- 九把刀
(created by JeeYong Lee)
Wednesday, 11 March 2015
law.
"If people
take the l a w into their own hands
then there is no law
Everyone has to m a t t e r
or nobody matters
That’s when you lose faith
That’s when you get vigilantes. "
Tuesday, 10 March 2015
reds.
“ You know the days
when you get the mean r e d s ?
when you get the mean r e d s ?
The b l u e s are because you’re getting fat
and maybe it’s been raining too long
You’re just sad
That’s all
The mean reds are horrible
Suddenly you’re a f r a i d
and you don’t know what you’re afraid of
Do you ever get that feeling?”
Monday, 9 March 2015
trick.
" The greatest t r i c k
the Devil pulled
was c o n v i n c i n g the world
there was only one of him. ”
Sunday, 8 March 2015
difficulties.
" D i f f i c u l t i e s
break some men but make others.
No axe is sharp enough
to cut the soul of a sinner
who keeps on t r y i n g,
one armed with the h o p e
that he will r i s e even in the end."
- Nelson Mandela
Saturday, 7 March 2015
presumptions.
Presumptions
are d a n g e r o u s .
Like monsters luring in darkness.
They attack
when you are d e f e n s e l e s s .
They t e m p t you
to lose grip on reality.
They b l i n d you
when you are pompous.
Once you realise the truth
mind and reality in d i s s o n a n c e
you squirm like a child
who's afraid of the darkness.
You try
to hang on to your ego
yet
can't help but plagued
by self-destructive g u i l t .
- f.s.
Friday, 6 March 2015
you.
“ I knew the second I met you
that there was something about you I needed
Turns out
It wasn't something about you at all
It was just y o u . ”
― Jamie McGuire, Beautiful Disaster
Thursday, 5 March 2015
happiest.
" Who is the h a p p i e s t of men?
He who v a l u e s the merits of others
And in their pleasure takes j o y
even as though 'twere his own. "
- Goethe, Distichs in The Poems of Goethe (1853)
Wednesday, 4 March 2015
enslaved.
"None are more
hopelessly e n s l a v e d
than those
who f a l s e l y believe
they are free.
Tuesday, 3 March 2015
ought to.
“ If you treat an individual as he is
he will remain how he is
But if you treat him
as if he were
what he o u g h t to be and c o u l d be
He will become
what he ought to be and could be.”
- Goethe
Monday, 2 March 2015
wild thing.
" But you can't give your heart
to a w i l d thing
The more you do
the s t r o n g e r they get
Until they're strong enough
to run into the woods
or fly into a tree
Then a taller tree
Then the sky
If you let yourself love a wild thing
you'll end up looking at the sky
It's better to look at the sky than live there
Such an empty place
so v a g u e
Just a country
where the thunder goes
and things disappear. ”
- Truman Capote, Breakfast at Tiffany's
