THIS MADE MY DAY!!!!!
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Monday, September 26, 2011
Humans and the significant other
My aunt passed away last week. In her mid-40s, she was still too young to die, leaving behind a husband, two daughters, and also her mother-in-law in a big empty house.
My aunt was the girl next door of my grandparents when she dated and later married my uncle. There was nothing special about her in my memory, she was beautiful, but somehow quite impersonal - never did she reacted her personality strongly enough that I can recall. She kept a neutral side for most of the time, except when she tried to raise and control her children. Married to my uncle, she enjoyed an easy life... until they found out that she had a heart problem several years ago.
I wasn't close to my aunt, therefore despite of shock and sorrow, I wasn't too depressed receiving the news from my mom on the way to class. My heart ached when I thought of my two cousins: one 15, and the other only 6 years old - she would be too young to feel the loss...
Later in the evening, I came back home, called my uncle and listened to him cry. It's not the first time I listened to man crying, but again I could bear it. Suffering the loss of the significant other, the man suddenly become desperate, sentimental and fragile with his fear of loneliness. I remained silent until he finished, told him to take care of himself and his daughters, listened to him promise me, and promise to call back to check on him, then hang up back to my mixed feelings and thoughts.
Fear of being lonely might be the most fear of human beings. Fear of being lonely, isolated, fear of being left out...
When my grandpa passed away on the second day I arrived college campus, I cried worrying about my grandma being by herself. She had a maid taken care of, therefore she doesn't have to do anything - in fact we would be even more worried if she has to take care of herself. Everyday she sits in a quite empty room, turning on and off the TV and radio, sometimes make phone calls to all friends who are still alive, and other relatives, just to kill some lonely hours. Like that, everyday, walking in and out her room -
My aunt was the girl next door of my grandparents when she dated and later married my uncle. There was nothing special about her in my memory, she was beautiful, but somehow quite impersonal - never did she reacted her personality strongly enough that I can recall. She kept a neutral side for most of the time, except when she tried to raise and control her children. Married to my uncle, she enjoyed an easy life... until they found out that she had a heart problem several years ago.
I wasn't close to my aunt, therefore despite of shock and sorrow, I wasn't too depressed receiving the news from my mom on the way to class. My heart ached when I thought of my two cousins: one 15, and the other only 6 years old - she would be too young to feel the loss...
Later in the evening, I came back home, called my uncle and listened to him cry. It's not the first time I listened to man crying, but again I could bear it. Suffering the loss of the significant other, the man suddenly become desperate, sentimental and fragile with his fear of loneliness. I remained silent until he finished, told him to take care of himself and his daughters, listened to him promise me, and promise to call back to check on him, then hang up back to my mixed feelings and thoughts.
Fear of being lonely might be the most fear of human beings. Fear of being lonely, isolated, fear of being left out...
When my grandpa passed away on the second day I arrived college campus, I cried worrying about my grandma being by herself. She had a maid taken care of, therefore she doesn't have to do anything - in fact we would be even more worried if she has to take care of herself. Everyday she sits in a quite empty room, turning on and off the TV and radio, sometimes make phone calls to all friends who are still alive, and other relatives, just to kill some lonely hours. Like that, everyday, walking in and out her room -
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
How do you cite a Kindle book?
As I was walking back home, reading a book on my Kindle application on my phone, I suddenly realized that if I want to cite the book for any paper I would write, THERE IS NO PAGE NUMBER!!! It isnt only Kindle book but all prc, mobi.... kinda ebook format which can be opened by MobiReader and Kindle...
I wonder if the "location" works?
I wonder if the "location" works?
Journal from History of London through Architecture class - 8 sessions (part 2)
will be updated hic hic... There were too many too many photos I took about each building - and the size of those photos drove me crazy to upload...
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