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We Bought A Zoo – Why Not?

Posted on April 29, 2012

“Their happiness is too loud.” 7 years old Rosie, played by the incredibly lovely Maggie Elizabeth Jones, said to her father in “We Bought A Zoo”. Incredibly as it may be, these 5 words drum out what has been my … Continue reading →

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To greet or not to greet

Posted on April 13, 2012

Sitting in an empty chinese take-out restaurant near my apartment was an old lady on her own. She looked up at me when I walked in and smiled. For a moment, I had a flash thought that I had known … Continue reading →

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To choose or not to choose

Posted on April 3, 2012

Sometimes I am convinced that life chooses you. I flirted with the idea that we choose life but never quite lived this idea. In French, I’d say, j’ai jamais assumé. Look around, life has chosen those who were born in … Continue reading →

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Colourfully dark Tim Burton

Posted on March 25, 2012

Paris is the current host of Tim Burton’s exposition after new york among other cities. While I let many events pass-by, often with a great intention to visit and never did in the end, I hurried to see Tim Burton, … Continue reading →

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Cultural Transversite

Posted on February 14, 2012

Cultural Transversite = n a person born in the body of another culture but believing to belong to a different culture and may even examine his/her heritage like a foreigner does. Some people have explained that they were born in … Continue reading →

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Living precariously through My Week With Marilyn

Posted on January 31, 2012

For my christmas stocking, my first I would add, a very kind and dear friend has given me a bunch of my favorite reading materials which I think rather dull for most people about economics, politics etc. And in that … Continue reading →

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To understand or not to understand

Posted on January 7, 2012

2011 is behind us. That was the year I truly don’t understand. There were so many things and events and people that I didn’t understand. I don’t understand why evil got into power. Whenever I look at the events or … Continue reading →

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Holiday Fatigue

Posted on January 6, 2012

Holiday Fatigue – n a form of complain for being tired of celebrating especially during the christmas and new year period. It is a paradox of the kind of feeling one should have for holidays, describing oneself as tired from … Continue reading →

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To pray or not to pray

Posted on December 24, 2011

Christmas is a time of rejoicing and thanksgiving. For the religious among us, Christmas is also time to thank god and praise him. That is the theory. The celebration of Christmas is the celebration of Christ who was born 2000 … Continue reading →

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Who needs help in “The Help”?

Posted on November 4, 2011

Who needs help in “The help“? “How do you feel raising white children while you leave your child to others?” That w the opening line in the movie “The Help” based on the best seller of the same name. I … Continue reading →

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