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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Interesting set of truths i came across by stefan sagmeister

Things ive learned in my life so far

Helping other people helps me
Having guts always works better for me
Thinking life will be better in the future is stupid. I have to live life now
Starting a charity is surprisingly easy
Being not truthful works against me
Everything i do always comes back to me
Assuming is stifling
Drugs feel great in the beginning and become a drag later on
Over time i get used to everything and start taking for granted
Money does not make me happy
Travelling alone is helpful for a new perspective on life
Keeping a diary supports personal development
Trying to look good limits my life
Material luxuries are best enjoyed in small doses
Worrying solves nothing
Complaining is silly. Either act or forget
Actually doing the things i set out to do increases my overall level of satisfaction
Everybody thinks they are right
Low expectations are a good strategy
Whatever i want to explore professionally, it's best to try it out for myself
Everybody who is honest is interesting

Monday, March 8, 2010

Dream

Dreamed i was an extra in a movie last night
walking around the set with no knowledge of the movie or what i was supposed to do.
Saw brad pitt sitting around a table with bunch of ppl dressed in formal garb tuxes and all.
he sees me and gets up to say hey great to see u, and shake my hand, i shook it and walk along not sure if that was part of the movie and script or if he just knew me and wanted to say hi. i have no awareness of cameras or anything outside of the movie set, just know it's a movie set. then i move into another room and i pass madonna sitting at the edge of a chaise lounge and a bright light on her from off the set. i walk between her and the light and my jaw drops while staring at her cause i just shook hands with brad pitt and ive never seen anyone as famous as him or madonna. as i walk away i fear that i just walked through a scene of the movie being shot but no one said anything including madonna so maybe i was supposed to do that or they just didnt care. then i woke up

i went back to sleep and had another dream that was interesting
but i cant remember now

oh i remember right before i woke up i dreamed that i checked my gmail right when i woke up and i got an email saying i was accepted to nyc inc marathon this year. but dont remember anything else from the dream.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

FUTBOL


T - 99
Can't wait Can't wait!

won't be surprised when Spain finishes undefeated
too stacked
Iker casillas-best goalkeeper in the world right now
pepe reina-not a bad backup!
arbeloa, pique, capdevila, puyol, sergio ramos
xabi alonso, fabregas, xavi, iniesta, senna, busquets
david villa, torres

allstar list of world football right now, it's almost unfair
good win against france today who arent as bad as tournaments most recently past

usa too many problems in the back, feel bad for tim howard
no creativity in the middle, donovan must be spectacular for usa to have success

korea got lucky with drogba having an off night
good goals off set pieces though

big win for argentina over perpetual powerhouse germany

impressive win from senegal over an uninspired greek side

portugal great first half but bench should be ashamed of itself, should have continued to rip apart a much less gifted chinese group

CANT WAIT june 12

Monday, March 1, 2010

pretty girls that caught my eye lately: emma watson in the new burberry collection, and 한장희
http://www.burberry.com/en-row/springsummer2010/#/s1





i like her hair in the right picture








on a less shallow note, watched waltz with bashir today. interesting commentary on effects of ptsd on military men set in a very artistic medium. at the same time i understand the criticism of the movie that it is onesided and faultily portrays the culpable parties as the victims.






This picture was taken in a small city called 밀양. This is the city from which my namesake hails. I am a 밀양박씨. This is the biggest group of the 박 name. Also while i was in korea they released a movie called 밀양... an interesting movie albeit very strange. It chronicles a mother and her child moving to 밀양 under i forget which circumstances. She sets up a piano 학원 and does ok for herself and finds a church community (she's not a christian before this). Her child gets kidnapped by the bus driver for her 학원 and she ends up paying her entire savings and all her assets and still doesnt get her child back. Throughout this time they show her faith on the line and oscillating between trust and faith that God resolve this issue and anger towards God and denial of Him. The movie ends with a scene of her broken down after another payment to the kidnappers in her unkempt backyard having her head shaved by a male friend. FIN

i told u very peculiar.

I visited this city just to travel and experience a piece of my history even if I am not directly connected to the site through extant relatives.