Thursday, May 24, 2007

Today's Headlines

Here are today's headlines from BBC:

Reid faces control order pressure

Israel detains 30 Hamas officials

Big Brother rapped over race row

Rubbish tax 'to boost recycling'

Canada school shooter hunted

Crisis appeal for Darfur region

Watchdog to probe BSkyB stake

A-level students 'given answers'

Uefa blames Reds fans for chaos

Greenspan fears China market fall

Methane blast rocks Russian mine

US to push for new Iran sanctions

Tamil Tigers launch naval attack

Court upholds £48m divorce award

Man jailed for raping schoolgirl

Blame row erupts over power plant

Divided Lib Dems reject coalition

Shake-up in hunt for crooked cash

Study reveals prime nuclear sites

NHS doing 'too many' cataract ops

School place appeals up and down


If you take a close look at the kind of crap we read everyday, for the sake of "knowing what's going on in the world" or "being more informed or sophisticated", you will recognize the extent of negativity we are bombarded with from our environment. Imagine pepole reading these news day after another - for years! I'm not suggesting that we should turn a blind eye to what's going on in the world, but we should be removed from the things that we are reading, refuse to let them affect us in negative ways and keep in mind that there is no news source that is 100% reliable. Most messages we get from the media are distorted in some way to make them more appealing to our senses. I believe that the first step is just to realize how much negativity there is all around us and it has the potential to bring us down when we don't consciously recognize its existence and just take it as given.

And now, here is some groundbreaking research for you as your bonus:

Viagra could aid jetlag recovery

Thursday, May 17, 2007

Word of the Day

Cavort

1. To bound or prance about.
2. To have lively or boisterous fun; to behave in a high-spirited, festive manner.

Usage in haiku:

brand new day at work,
her foolish mind cavorting
in vast dimensions

at least i tried.

Wanna write your own haiku?

Sunday, May 06, 2007

More Quotes

I have been feeling lazy to write something new so I'll try to get away with some quotes instead. They're from one of my heroes.

"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."

"Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people."

- Eleanor Roosevelt

She was an awfully smart woman.

As soon as I find a way to tackle the novelty issues in my life, I will be back with more ideas. Until then, content yourself with quotes from awesome people.

Wednesday, May 02, 2007

Baby Steps


Gotta take them one by one
One thought at a time.