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Near the end of the line

mfn
3 days ago
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Finally I have reached the end of my study in Plymouth, UK. After two years of bittersweet memories, everything has come to an end. But memories will be cherished, and talked about in almost every aspect of life. It seems like it was only yesterday that we came to land of the English people. I wonder when will I be able to visit this place again. Like my lecturer in Portsmouth said, you might be able to come back but by that time everything must have changed significantly. The people you've met may not recognise you and you might not recognise them. Probably facebook can help with that. Even so, the feelings and atmosphere may not be the same.

I will be leaving Plymouth on Christmas eve and on the plane on Christmas day.

Goodbye Plymouth.

QotD: Naughty or Nice

mfn
6 days ago
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Making a list, checking it twice... How's your holiday shopping going? Who's left on your list?
I've done most of my shopping for my relatives and extended relatives. The only one I have not bought is probably for my dad and my little sister. I'm going to the city for the last time in Plymouth, saying goodbye to my favourite shop spot Sportsworld, Madhouse and Poundland (and also British Heart Foundation, Scooe, Red Cross, Oxfam!). The stuff are relatively very cheap, so I'd recommend anyone who are thinking of saving money for Christmas to visit these places.
And maybe I'll get some souvenirs for my lecturers in Malaysia. Probably the last ones on my list? :3
Well, probably not.

QotD: Holiday Wish List

mfn
Dec 17, 2009
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What are you hoping to find under the tree this year?
I'm hoping that it will bear fruit instead of gifts. Hope the tree will grow with hopes and anxiety to embrace the future. I don't celebrate Christmas so I don't have Christmas trees. But I'm on my holiday too and it's new year anyway, so why not wish for something good?
I wish for a better tomorrow. Peace to the world.
I wish for success in whatever that I do.
I wish for everlasting friendship.
I wish other people would share the same wish under their trees.
Happy holidays everyone =)

Touching Thoughts

formance
Dec 16, 2009
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Brain in a jar would be handy.

I'm still trying to sort out touch language. I feel mistrustful towards my body. I don't know where my hands will go or what they'll say to who. To be impulsive in speech is one thing but entering the body bubble is a different sphere.

When I feel very natural with someone I'm afraid of messing up.

Maybe I should experiment on distances with strangers I'll never see again. ;)

I used to try to have casual conversations from over an arm's length away. I rarely initiated touch, even up until 2003. It's much easier to reciprocate than initiate but I'm learning to ask if its ok. I don't know why I find it so scary. Maybe I do. The recoil response is so ugly and I have thousands of iterations of that response to my touch. People moving into my touch is a tiny percent, although growing.

I don't want to trouble people or get in over my head. Perhaps neither outcomes are likely. The only thing likely to carry is my nervousness about making a mistake which gets overlaid over the fondness that motivates a desire to touch. It seems an unfair withholding to not show comfort. It's a self-consciousness that is selfish.

In a postmortem of an event, I recounted to myself who I touched, where and how.

a dozen people I made no tactile contact with.

C, I hugged close as hello and goodbye

G I kept gesturing towards, as if to touch arm but didn't make contact

S I visualized touching back or arm of but I didn't

B I touched the head and shoulders of with palm

R I touched the shoulders, upper and lower back, waist, stomach with hands and hugged

R2 I didn't touch

J I moved aside by putting hands on his hips twice

The last was most startling. That was rather intimate for public. S & G most frustrating.

Do I think I'll throw myself at someone and thereby be taken to a public square and be stoned?

Earlier in the year I realized I was sitting sideways and my knees resting against someone's thighs. There was no startle reflex, no apparent discomfort nor delight caused but my rules for what is too familiar or acceptable are in flux.

Force Ghosts!

mfn
Dec 16, 2009
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Random stuff. Watch in order. This is the original remastered version:

Hayden Christensen In Return of the Jedi

Qui-Gonn Jinn in Return of the Jedi

Mace Windu In The Return Of The Jedi

Many Jedi/Sith Return of the Jedi Alternate Ending

LOL.

Setting for record

mfn
Dec 16, 2009
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I just bumped into a link of an event organised by cyberview involving a 40-hour-online gameplay to set for a world record. In my opinion, this is better than setting world records for wasteful and irrelevant event such as the largest cake, the highest roti canai and the longest bread (unless people will eat it!). They are things that even ordinary people can do if they have the money. It also questions the role and status of the record adjudicator. Games can also help people's brain to work effectively, depending on which type of game they are playing.

But having to sacrifice 40 hours for the record can be absurd too. Unless you are provided with the necessary things to keep you survive, I think it should not be a problem. This is better than loitering every night doing stuff that makes parents worry.

I'm still hoping to see Malaysians who become record breakers in athletic and adventurous stuff, like hiking Everest or sailing around the world. This is something that not everyone can do. However we could hardly see that now. It's all about spending money to break records.

QotD: My Favorite Movie Quote

mfn
Dec 12, 2009
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What’s your favorite movie quote of all time?
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"I've Got A Bad Feeling About This!"

I've got a bad feeling about this.. (Obi Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, C3PO, Princess Leia)

Buy my kidney so I can see Firesign Theatre

Carole
Dec 11, 2009
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They will be at Whitbey Island lookie . FT groupies have an e-zine. Can I embed it? I'll try.

I have not seen Seattle in YEARS. I'd drive my ska friends out there if they could get a gig--

www.myspace.com/bpmtheband

Me Collecting rugs in Awesome Colors ?!

Carole
Dec 11, 2009
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Met a really nice fellow Travis Bear of Travis and Laura's www.cloverdalerugs.com . The thing is, I lived in the Middle East and used to go down to the souks and have chai and look at these beautiful pieces I never could afford. I bought the 'garbage' carpets. People think they need to know a lot about carpets but it is all about what you like, what feels right. the wool, etc. etc. It was a very common practice for the trader to let people take them home for a while. The ones I bought had goat dung in them and probably still do, but they were made by people seeking freedom, exiles and immigrants, some sold to pay for their trips (Hajj) and were lived on all the while being made and lugged around by camel (of which the wools were woven into the carpets).

Back to Cloverdale, I have a friend I really, really think has reached the time in his life that he should invest in one. Dogs have to be well trained or forget it. But it can go on the wall (prayer rug) over the sofa.

Travis told me that interior designers (to be safe) use the blah blah colors so they work with everything.

I think that is the dumbest thing I have ever heard of. Rather, the fabulous, wonderful, vegetable dyes, and awesome art in these carpets should just jump out at you. You're walking on it!

So, anyway, prices are really good because the value of the $1.00US compared to other world currency is not what it was but THATS OKAY. He has good deals, you know what I mean and I'm talking to (you know who you are).

Rugs to Riches: Guide to Buying Oriental Rugs, Revised & Updated Edition

Caroline Bosly

So USE these works of art and they also will be heirlooms to pass on to your children and grandchildren and also appreciate in value the older they get.

I picked this book up a while ago but I like the maps in it. The prices quoted are off because they are from the years 1986-1995 but it gives you a general idea.

Problem: what if when you bought it you thought it was Persian but was made in India. Look, these poor people have been driven from their home employment because of war, war, war.

Now they are in factories in India and they are not all child labor, they are adults, too. (I've not been to India yet)*

Designers wake-up! Does this book cover not make you fall in love?

Personal opinion only. No representation is made to this store.

resume a turn on...to geekymomma in Alabama

Carole
Dec 10, 2009
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I mean, really, REALLY, but I'm in Alabama and those that dig this stuff are either geeky themselves, conservative sort of, married, and generally don't want to travel by backpack and stay at hostels. Or see the Taj via London without even packing! Or recycle old credit cards into guitar picks!

Actually I drove through Brown University not too long ago in October and was so impressed with the place, the greek restaurant where I ate, people watching. Just the freedom. Getting out of here was a great opportunity but I did have several things happen. More some time later.

Made the mistake of misreading a quiet- until- drinking man as being practical, intelligent, considerate, but a bit of a rebel, only to find out he was a financial dolt, self-absorbed, decent intentions but no capacity to deliver and he never believed I loved him. That justified the abandonment. Oh, he thought I was a party-girl who would party forever but he was a taker and not a giver. How wrong was I, yet, I was blinded by first impressions. I must take responsibility for my mistakes, too. I should have picked a math man instead of a construction engineer. I might have had a happier life. Of course, I am technically estranged and bigamy is not an option. I'm insured against making the same mistake twice.

His drinking buddy always used to tell him it is best to stay married and cheat. I'm afraid he'll grab a gun and hunt down my attorney like he did to his first wife's attorney. (He fell over a hay bail and fell asleep that night so the attorney was spared! Yes, I was intimidated to just stay and not leave.

So, I was just wondering if I ever met anyone again, should he have a resume like this one?

Nobody I know but wow...

His credentials are SUCH A TURN ON! (California Dreaming in Alabama)