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Patience and the Art of the Tortoise
Observing nature teaches us many things. This week I look towards the stone tortoise for inspiration. On my last trip to Poland, one of my mother’s university friends gave me a farewell gift. She gave me a tiny red stone tortoise statue, to keep on my desk and to inspire me. She said it should…
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Just Another Sigh
I was going to blog something cool but today I’m drawing a blank. I could review my new nifty toy: a Nokia 5800 cellphone. But other people did so already, and got paid for it. I don’t feel like writing a review for free today. It works well as both a cellphone and portable media…
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Drained
I just read Marika’s blog on hunger. And I felt compelled to blog something in return. But today I draw a blank. Yesterday drained the life and will out of me. Not complaining, since it was all my invention and doing. Still the fact remains, I feel drained and without will. And life feels greyer…
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A Case of Insomnia
I can’t sleep. After some initial attempts to fall back asleep, including pushups… I just gave up and started surfing the web. Updated my Facebook account and read all of my RSS feeds. Still can not sleep, too much on my mind. Why is trying to do the right thing so difficult? Why is trying…
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Reflections in the Rain
Rainy days put me in an reflective mood. Or maybe I’m just in a reflective mood recently. I don’t know. It is raining outside. Rain drops pitter and patter on the sidewalk. On the buildings standing against the pale grey sky. On the cars passing by. On the people busy in their everyday lifes. I…
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Shifting Sands and Schedules
I’m blogging this entry fairly late in the day today. I will enjoy sleeping longer and missing being in the office before the sunrises. At least I will enjoy these guilty pleasures for the next couple of weeks. Hence my blogging schedule will be thrown out of whack. But I don’t mind the extra sleep. …
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It is On My Desk
No, I’m not mocking Marika’s blog name. Rather this morning I am tired and uncreative. At this point, the creative artist starts stealing ideas from more inspired artists. Over the course of my university career, I learned the elegant art of organization. The results from just a little effort and some smart thinking goes a…
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The Morning Came Again
Another fine morning and another beautiful sunrise rising over Toronto. This may seems like a common theme, but I love the mornings. I love the mornings cause it matches my personality. I am a forward thinker. I enjoy peering into the future. Little wonder why I enjoy trying out beta software. Or why I follow…
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Grey Clouds, Sunny Outlook
I get into the office really early in the morning. These past fews I normally got greeted with a dark sky and street lights. Each day the sunrise earlier. But each day the sun would rise, brilliant lines of yellow, orange, red and pink would form across the skyline. In the distance the CN tower,…
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Why I Like Free Software and Freedom
Adding freedom to software is a great business tactic. It gives back control to the customer, who now becomes not just another faceless entity to pilfer. Now the customer becomes a client, a person with real goals, ambitions and needs. And libre software/open source is a guarantee to serve those needs. But it need not…