January 2010
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6. First Sentence, Psychology 7 by John W....
“Anorexia Nervosa is an eating disorder that involves the relentless pursuit of thinness through starvation.”
This is a type of disorder that is most commonly found in women who are in their teenage years. People who suffer from Anorexia Nervosa have a great fear of gaining weight. They usually have distorted bodies because of their eating habits. They are also extremely thin....
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5. First Sentence, A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki...
“I met her in autumn nine years ago, when I was twenty and she was seventeen.”
I thought she looked slightly younger than her real age. She wore a cheerful face as she crossed the long bridge connecting the downtown and our small village. Her long wavy brown hair bounced as she started to walk faster. Her big brown eyes were gleaming with excitement. A warm breeze blew and her...
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4. First Sentence, The Lucky One by Nicholas...
“Through the window, he could see the stranger squatting beside the dog and whispering to it as it lapped up the water.”
“How could someone be so awfully stupid?”, Clayton thought to himself, “Does he expect the dog to respond to what he’s whispering? or does he even expect it to understand him?”
What Clayton did not realize is that the stranger...
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3. First Sentence, Veronika Decides To Die by...
“Veronika pushed open the door to the living room, went over to the piano, opened the lid, and, summoning up all her strength, pounded on the keys.”
The living room was her sanctuary and the piano was her escape. That moment when everything else in the world seemed to be unnecessary, it’s her piano that she would never ever put away. She was in that stage again; the stage...
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2. First Sentence, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho,...
“It’s what you have always wanted to accomplish. Everyone, when they are young, knows what their personal legend is.”
The boy stared at the king for a moment, confused, contemplating about what the king had just said. The king, on the other hand was in a daze. The silence broke off when two kids, a boy and a girl, surprised them. The two kids were running and rejoicing down...
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1. 1st Sentence, Sense and Sensibility by Jane...
“How very odd!” she said in a low and disappointed voice as she turned away to the window.
Elinor was extremely bothered by the idea of her younger sister courting a boy five years older than her. “I’m very disappointed with you, Marianne, how could you be so inconsiderate of our reputation? What you’re doing is beyond embarrassing!”
“I don’t...
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1. First Artist's Date
Okay, so for my first date with my inner artist, I decided to ride a bicycle. My bicycle is already rusty. It’s been so long since I’ve used it, to think that back when I was still a kid, I used to ride it almost everyday.
It’s Sunday morning, the sun was already up but I still can’t feel the heat. It’s only 6:30 a.m. Right after I ate my breakfast, I fixed myself and went on to ride my bike....
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6. Things That Don't Go Together
Here is a list of things that don’t go well together:
1. ketchup and coffee
2. high heels and mountain climbing
3. furry coat and hot summer day
4. red balloons and a funeral
5. telescope and morning
6. philosopher and priest
7. leather boots and the beach
8. love and violence
9. libido and 80 year old senior citizens
10. Ginny Weasley and Harry Potter
11. “babytalk”...
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5. Awkward Things
Here is a list of awkward things:
1. being caught staring at somebody
2. unexpectedly having to watch a bed scene together with your parents
3. being caught at a situation where you are talking to yourself
4. saying goodbye to someone too soon/ you’re not yet leaving and you’re still stuck with him/her
5. saying goodbye to someone when the both of you walks in the same direction
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4. Things That Should Be Big
Here is a list of things that should be big:
1. skyscrapers
2. rainbow
3. elephant
4. giraffe
5. Ferris wheel
6. roller coaster
7. truck
8. anaconda
9. lion
10. tiger
11. jaguar
12. leopard
13. cheetah
14. castle
15. mansion
16. airplane
17. flyover
18. submarine
19. cruise ship
20. bus
21. billboard
22. movie theatre
23. opera house
24. mountain
25. valley
26. ocean
27....
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3. Things That Give A Clean Feeling
Here is a list of things that give a clean feeling:
1. having new haircut that would eliminate frizz and split ends
2. after brushing the teeth
3. after taking a bath
4. after cleansing the face with soap
5. after cleaning the ear with cotton buds
6. after cleaning the navel with cotton buds and oil
7. having dirt-free nails
8. looking at own’s foot and seeing it without dirt
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2. Things That Make The Heart Beat Faster
Here is a list of things that make the heart beat faster:
1. adrenaline rush felt when one is almost at the finish line during a sprint match
2. anxiety over waiting for the results of one’s final grade
3. seeing the person one is infatuated with
4. talking to the person one is infatuated with
5. almost winning on any match
6. asking the truth to a straightforward person
7. speaking...
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1. Elegant Things
Here is a list of elegant things I could think of:
1. castle
2. silk
3. London
4. Scotland
5. Rome
6. Paris
7. Greece
8. monarchy
9. king
10. queen
11. prince
12. princess
13. gown, particularly the Victorian and Elizabethan gown
14. tuxedo
15. stilettos (not all, just a few)
16. piano
17. violin
18. cello
19. harmonica
20. orchestra
21. opera
22. kimono
23. chandeliers
24....
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7. I never... smoke.
Well, l must say, I’ve never smoked “the real thing”. Meaning to say, the real cigarette. Back when I was still a little girl, I, along with my childhood friends, Rhina, Diana, kuya John, ate Via, and my two siblings, Marianne and Kevin, went to try “smoking.” Out of curiosity, I guess. We were so young we just wanted to experiment. It’s just as simple as...
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6. I've never... seen a penguin in real life.
Not so strange, huh? Anyway, aside from penguins, I haven’t seen actual zebras, lions, kangaroos, etc… too. In fact, I don’t even remember being in a zoo even back when I was still a child. I don’t think my grade school class went on a zoo back then. That’s why I always wonder how come my younger siblings always visit the different kinds of zoos here in the...
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5. I never... liked going to clubs.
No, I’m not from Jupiter. Probably the majority of the society especially the “party people” would suggest that the writer of this blog is an alien. I couldn’t blame them though. On the other hand, I’ve been to a few clubs. I don’t exactly remember their names, but I know when and where. I was with a few family friends and some old schoolmates. It’s been...
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“Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them...”
– Leon Joseph Cardinal Suenens (via kari-shma) (via quote-book)
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“The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent...”
– Bertrand Russell. Dunning–Kruger effect - Wikipedia (via giantrobotlasers)
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4. I've never... been drunk.
Oh yes, I’ve never been drunk. One of the many common things in life that I haven’t experienced yet. Not that I’m such a bionic drinker to the point that alcohol doesn’t take an effect on me anymore. It’s actually the other way around. I don’t usually drink alcoholic beverages. Though I do it every once in a while for some social gatherings and late night...
“To awaken quite alone in a strange town is one of the pleasantest sensations in...”
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3. I never... follow the latest fashion trends.
I never really follow the latest fashion trends nor do I take the time to know them. Though it’s not that I do it for the sake of being “different”. It’s just that I don’t want to wear clothes simply for the purpose of being “in” or being part of the pop culture. Like the colored skinny jeans for example. It’s been up in the market for a certain...
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2. I never... tasted Vietnamese food.
I never actually tasted Vietnamese food. What kind of food is Vietnamese food, anyway? I don’t know how they taste in general. I don’t even know how they look or how they smell. I just simply got interested and at the same time curious because my old schoolmate told me how much he loves Vietnamese food. To my surprise, considering that we’ve been friends for almost 7 years, I...
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“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do...”
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1. I never... had a romantic relationship with...
I never had a boyfriend- is that so weird? Is it really so unusual for a person to just simply be alone and at the same time happy? I’ve always been amused at people’s reactions whenever I tell them I’ve never been in love. On the other hand, I get a bit irritated as well, because every single time I meet up with my aunts, with my childhood friends, with my cousins, and even...
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4. Fourth Smell: KFC Gravy
The taste and smell of KFC gravy is very familiar to me. It’s something I could definitely identify in an instant had I been blindfolded and was asked to guess what I’m smelling or tasting. A while ago, me and my friend went to KFC and sure thing, I ordered something that would have to include KFC gravy.
Well, it made me reminisce a little. It brought me back to those 1st yr.- 2nd...