Yellow on the Outside, Shame on the Inside: Asian Culture Revealed
Doctor or lawyer—my only two options. These would be your only two options if you have
Asian parents. You would think that you would be able to pick your own career, since you
know, it is your own damn life. But not when you have Asian parents…
The Winner Stands Alone : Chapter IV by Paulo Coelho
He sees a young woman setting out her wares on the pavement – various bits of craftwork and jewellery of rather dubious taste.
Yes, she will be the sacrifice. She is the message he must send, a message that will be understood as soon as it reaches its destination. Before going over to her, he observes [...]
This is Your Brain When it is Creative
The results of a fascinating study of jazz musicians are giving scientists a clearer picture of where creativity comes from in your brain.
How, precisely did they do this? Dr. Charles Limb decided it would be good to compare the brain of a jazz musician when he (or she) was alternately playing by memory and going [...]
The Winner Stands Alone : Chapter III by Paulo Coelho
Fashion. Whatever can people be thinking? Do they think fashion is something that changes according to the season of the year? Did they really come from all corners of the world to show off their dresses, their jewellery and their collection of shoes? They don’t understand. ‘Fashion’ is merely a way of saying: ‘I belong [...]
The Winner Stands Alone : Chapter II by Paulo Coelho
However, everyone knows that the bar in the Hotel Martinez is where the powerful people hang out, which means there’s always a chance of meeting them.
It doesn’t even occur to the hopefuls that the Powerful only talk to the Powerful, that they need to get together now and then for lunches and suppers, to lend [...]
The View
The hollow beat of thunder
Arises in my chest;
Voltage brings up heartbeats,
They say it’s for the best.
Whisper me: “it’s over”,
But only just begun,
Inside me all I think is that
He’s handing me the gun.
Plug me in, keep me up,
It’s all I need right now;
Another day to question why,
When and who and how?
There’s nothing more he can do
For [...]
last tango
I had of your warmth
and blush
like a senior boy with the melancholy of departure
mind quivering in the border of love and light
with drowned voices had buried at the bottom of separate ways
never have a woman’s cry never had a woman outcry
to come out toward my shadows and be so sweet of surrender
of whispering and haunted [...]
Numb
Every loss accepted,
This, my weakest path,
The earth begins to crumble
I’m feeling sorrow’s wrath.
A bridge that can’t support me
Becomes my promised route.
Promises that withered
Prior to this pursuit.
Tiring words are spoken,
Shattering emotion.
A simple dream, not started
And I’m tired of the notion.
The notion that I’m right,
That love doesn’t exist,
That numbness accompanies
Even when I’m kissed.
The Winner Stands Alone - 1st Chapter
3.17 a.m.
The Beretta Px4 compact pistol is slightly larger than a mobile phone, weighs around 700 grams and can fire ten shots. Small, light, invisible when carried in a pocket, its small calibre has one enormous advantage: instead of passing through the victim’s body, the bullet hits bones and smashes everything in its path.
Obviously the [...]
Contrary Souls
Sometimes it’s amazing what can transpire between people when they can bypass ego and really communicate
