Posted in Personal on September 28, 2006 | 1 Comment »
When I read about the war waged by Alexander the Great against the Persian Empire, I always feel sad. For its king, Darius III, Codomannus, was not an incompetent king, and by no means an incompetent general. He was just unlucky that he had to face the greatest European leader of the world of antiquity. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on September 27, 2006 | 3 Comments »
Recent comments by the Pope on the critical nature of Islam has once again ignited fiery debate about the attitude of Muslims towards other religions. You can take an exclusivist view, an inclusivist view, or even a pluralistic view - but many remain convinced the Pope’s assessment on Islam was not entirely appropriate, yet in [...]
Posted in Personal on September 25, 2006 | 2 Comments »
History is intimately linked with the development of philosophy. Philosophy is influenced greatly by the times. By no means should we attempt to revert back to the past. That is impractical as it is ignorant of the achievements of the modern contemporary world. Yet it is imperative that we do learn from the past. Those [...]
Posted in Personal on September 24, 2006 | 1 Comment »
People fail.
People fail at all sorts of things they want to achieve, from relatively trivial things like getting back into shape to things that may determine their future happiness, like a successful marriage or career.
Yet some suffer failure, but in the worst way - and that is giving up. It is abandonment of what Paulo [...]
Posted in Personal on September 23, 2006 | No Comments »
This passage is from Paulo Coelho’s book Manual of the Warrior of Light, which also happens to be one of my favourite books (pg 107):
“The warrior of light has learned that God uses solitude to teach us how to live with other people.
He uses rage to show us the infinite value of peace. He uses [...]
Posted in Lifestyle Library, Personal on September 22, 2006 | No Comments »
Do you want a six-pack? Do this workout! No kidding. Hey, it worked for me, why not you?
FIRST: If you have a lot of fat around your midsection, you must lose the rubber around your spare tyre with long-term fat loss, or no one will be able to see your great abs even if you [...]
Posted in Fun or Humour, Lifestyle Library, Personal on September 18, 2006 | 3 Comments »
I consider myself a nerd. A nerd in academics, in martial arts, and in entertainment as well. I used to play Dungeons and Dragons (I even made a completely shitty campaign once) and I love the card game Magic: the Gathering. Recently I have become interested once again in DnD to the extent I have [...]
Posted in Lifestyle Library, Personal on September 12, 2006 | 1 Comment »
I’m feeling good tonight. I just had a short, but by no means unproductive, sparring session with a mate who’s been doing traditional Muay Thai for several years. I think tonight I learned quite a bit about the relative strengths and weaknesses of Muay Thai - a good practitioner of the art has an incredible [...]
Posted in Personal on September 9, 2006 | No Comments »
We got some time to talk about the old days.
I visited my old high school with a good friend today. It wasn’t spectacular (Open Day) but it felt great. In recent weeks I have realized how much I continue to look back on my old high school days as some of the best in my [...]
Posted in Lifestyle Library, Personal on September 6, 2006 | 1 Comment »
I guess you can be a good fighter while being a rude prick, but…
“Rudeness is the weak man’s imitation of strength.”
- Eric Hoffer
‘Nuff said.
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