Now I am officially half way through the year 2011, and it has been a few months since my previous post. You may wonder what kept me busy during the time. Here are a list of my recent adventures in life. » » »
First Post of 2011
Just a few quick notes to get the new year blogging started: » » »
Most hectic year of my life
I have never been so busy and so stressed out in my life. The latest development has been my PhD dissertation defense, which is schedule next week, on December 2nd. After that, I think I deserve some rest and mundane moments of a simple life. » » »
Light at the end of the tunnel
I am currently revising the final draft of my dissertation. After a revision and some changes to the bibliography, it will be ready for printing and mailing for scrutiny. » » »
Two paintings
Often times when I use my computer, my son will come to my desk and try to get my attention. He sometimes grabs the mouse and demands either to play games or draw a picture. » » »
Breaking Bad: fly
I must write this post to get over my batch of Breaking Bad posts. There are three seasons of it so far so I figure I should write three posts to match it. It is weird thoughts indeed. » » »
Breaking Bad: cancerous motive
The motive is the key to the action of any character in a story. To make the whole story plausible and intriguing, the character should have a burning feeling of life and has to act in one way or another. The motive and the action make a unique person with whom we empathize and share the same feeling. Some universal themes include love, hatred, revenge, suffering and betrayal. It is easy to pick one of the universal theme but creating it into a wonderful and unforgettable story really requires inspiration, craftsmanship and building blocks. » » »
Breaking Bad: a new start
I will not be lingering on this post to explain what happened in the past three months. A lot of things happened, and I felt I am a changed man due to the lessons and harsh realities life throws at me. No, I will not write about what happened. » » »
Happiness: new understanding
Now I have a new perspective of what happiness is: it is more dependent on what you don’t have than what you have and plan to have. » » »
Count the blessings
Let me count the blessings I have in my life at this moment: » » »