Life's Little Luxuries

"The small cost of going without life's little luxuries...
A chocolate bar... a latte... a downloaded song from iTunes... life for a child."

This was an 'advertisement' from the Compassion Magazine.

If everybody can go without one of their life's little luxuries, life's little necessities each day, then a child will be nourished and educated, releasing them from poverty. It only takes $1.50 a day to sponsor a child. Everybody can afford this if they have less chocolate, fewer movie tickets, less dine outs more cook ins...

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City2Surf '08

It was the last day of winter.
There were 36,825 people on the roads of Perth that day.
Some ran, some walked, some raced with their wheelchair.
It was a cloudy day, but the spirits of the people were high.

Activ was the sole beneficiary of the event.
An organisation which serves the disabled people.

I participated in the event twice - last year and this year.
Ran 12km last year.
Walked 12km this year.
I guess by looking at the way this is going,
I'll be running 4km next year,
and walking 4km the following year...

Note: Events are 21km half marathon, 12km run/walk, 4km run/walk, and 11km wheelchair.

Reversi

 

I've been playing Reversi on this google desktop gadget lately at work. I must be getting extremely bored at work.

Socrates and Xanthippe

Antisthenes:
“Why then, Socrates, do you not educate Xanthippe, for you chose the most difficult woman of those who exist, of those who have existed, of those who will exist?”

Socrates:
“Because, I see that those who wish to become horsemen, do not take on the obedient horses but rather those that are high spirited, for they believe if they are able to keep them in check, it would be easier to take care of the other horses. But since I wish to associate and deal with human beings, I have gotten her for myself, knowing well that if I can endure her, I can easily be with all other human beings.”

Recorded by Xenophon.

The Dark Tower

"The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed."

The story starts with that particular sentence, which I think was particularly good.

This is a story about a man, in pursuit of his dreams, the sacrifices he has to make and his love ones he has to give up in the process.

 

Seven books altogether. The most 'original' storyline I've come across lately. You can tell that S.King had no idea what he was writing about when he started the book and personally I did thought that it was almost impossible to continue the story. But somehow he did finished it off. And hence the ridiculously 'original' storyline. Some might think its just crap. I guess that's the reason he took more than 12 years to finish off the story.

I've spent about 135hrs listening to this audio book. That's about 5 to 6 days straight. Thank God for audio books. Manage to spend about 5hrs a day 'reading' while driving and working etc.

Marvel has made a comic out of the story, featuring the main character's younger years.

Film adaptation of the novel has already begun!

Visit the official website: The Dark Tower