Archive for August, 2007
Marvellous, murderous thing
For a week, I stopped thinking about that “marvellous, murderous thing” called love, as my favourite author Paulo Coelho puts it in “Eleven Minutes”.
My mind is echoing what Coelho’s leading character Maria in “Eleven Minutes” wrote in her diary, “It’s been such a long time since I thought about love or anything called love. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )Knocking on heaven’s door
Brazilian novelist, Paulo Coelho (my favorite author) wrote in Eleven Minutes, “When we meet someone and fall in love, we have a sense that the whole universe is on our side. I saw this happen today as the sun went down. And yet if something goes wrong, there is nothing left! No herons, no distant [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Checked in a blind alley
Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759-1796) wrote, “The best laid schemes o’ mice and men often go astray.”
So did mine. My life’s plan isn’t working out the way I wanted. I worked hard to move up the corporate ladder and that promotion didn’t happen.
I’m glad however that some air was cleared last night when [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 5 so far )Nick the Dragon Slayer
Once upon a time, and far, far away, lived a beautiful Queen with voluptuous breasts. Nick the Dragon Slayer knew that the penalty for his desire would be death should he try to touch them.
One day Nick revealed his secret desire to his colleague, Horatio the Physician, who was the King’s chief doctor. Horatio the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )Singing the Blues
I think I’ve come to a chronic stage of feeling blue over my recent “withdrawal” from my over one-year relationship with Abang Imaan. Surprised? Yeah, I’ve been silent about my love life for a long time. I have stopped blogging for a while last year because I was extremely busy – both at work and [...]
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