Tenderness & Determination

May 4th, 2008 by loispohtingting

Taken from Paulo Coelho’s Manual of ‘The Warrior of Light’:

"The warrior of light views life with tenderness and determination.

He stands before a mystery, whose solution he will one day find. Every so often, he says to himself: ‘ This life is absolutely insane.’

He is right. In surrendering to the miracle of the everyday, he notices that he cannot always foresee the consequences of his actions. Sometimes he acts without even knowing that he is doing so, he saves someone without even knowing that he is saving them, he suffers without even knowing why he is sad.

Yes, life is insane. But the great wisdom of the warrior lies in choosing his insanity wisely."

Fei Ba

March 17th, 2008 by loispohtingting

Cyndi Wang - Fei Ba

王心凌 - 飞吧

The original song by Natsukawa Rimi - Warabigami 夏川りみ - 童神 ワラビガミ

门 前 的 大 树 开 满 花 Men qian de da shu kai man hua

树 上 的 小 鸟 盖 了 新 家 Shu shang de xiao niao gai le xin jia

我 的 洋 娃 娃 要 长 大 Wo de yang wa wa yao zhang da

风 筝 断 了 线 飞 上 天 啦 Feng zheng duan le xian fei shang tian la

就 飞 吧 就 飞 吧 Jiu fei ba jiu fei ba

任 性 的 我 真 不 懂 天 有 多 么 大 Ren xing de wo zhen bu dong tian you duo me da

天 空 中 想 起 妈 妈 的 话 Tian kong zhong xiang qi ma ma de hua

若 怕 黑 星 星 会 带 你 回 家 Ruo pa hei xing xing hui dai ni hui jia

萤 火 虫 为 我 飞 吧 飞 吧 Ying huo chong wei wo fei ba fei ba

城 市 的 夜 没 有 星 光 Cheng shi de ye mei you xing guang

门 前 的 大 树 花 儿 谢 啦 Men qian de da shu huar xie la

树 上 的 小 鸟 搬 了 新 家 Shu shang de xiao niao ban le xin jia

我 的 洋 娃 娃 那 儿 去 啦 Wo de yang wa wa nar qu la

风 筝 飞 上 天 不 回 头 呀 Feng zheng fei shang tian bu hui tou ya

就 飞 吧 就 飞 吧 Jiu fei ba jiu fei ba

倔 强 的 我 说 的 话 请 你 忘 了 呀 Jue qiang de wo shuo de hua qing ni wang le ya

风 雨 中 想 起 飞 吧 飞 吧 Feng yu zhong xiang qi fei ba fei ba

若 流 泪 妈 妈 会 等 你 回 家 Ruo liu lei ma ma hui deng ni hui jia

萤 火 虫 为 我 飞 吧 飞 吧 Ying huo chong wei wo fei ba fei ba

梦 里 的 夜 没 有 泪 光 Meng li de ye mei you lei guang

(music)

门 前 的 大 树 长 新 芽 Men qian de da shu zhang da xin ya

树 上 的 小 鸟 唱 不 停 呀 Shu shang de xiao niao chang bu ting ya

我 的 洋 娃 娃 已 长 大 Wo de yang wa wa yi zhang da

风 筝 在 天 边 不 再 害 怕 Feng zheng zai tian bian bu zai hai pa

Barcelona (by jewel)

February 11th, 2008 by loispohtingting
Barcelona
Where the winds all blew
The churches don’t have windows
But the graveyards do
Me and my shadow
Are wrestling again
Look out stranger
There’s a dark cloud moving in

But if you could hear
The voice in my heart
It would tell you
I’m afraid I am alone

Won’t somebody please
Hold me, release me
Show me the meaning of mercy
Let me loose
Fly, let me fly
Let me fly

Super paranoid
I’m blending, I’m blurring
I’m bleeding
Into the scenery
Loving someone else
Is so much easier
But I hold myself hostage
In the mirror

But if you could hear
The voice in my heart
It would tell you
I’m tired of feeling this way

God, won’t you please
Hold me, release me
Show me the meaning of mercy
Let me loose
Let me fly
Let me fly
Let me fly

I won’t be held down
I won’t be held back
I will lead with my faith

The red light
Has been following me
But don’t worry mother
It’s no longer my gravity

Hold me, release me
Show me the meaning of mercy
Let me fly
Let me fly
Let me fly

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMI5OBfDKis

Standing Still (by jewel)

February 11th, 2008 by loispohtingting

Cuttin’ through the darkest night in my two headlights
Trying to keep it clear, but I’m losing it here to the twilight
There’s a dead end to my left, there’s a burning bush to my right
You aren’t in sight, you aren’t in sight

Do you want me, like I want you?
Or am I standing still, beneath the darkened sky?
Or am I standing still, with the scenery flying by?
Or am I standing still, out of the corner of my eye?
Was that you passing me by?

Mothers on the stoop, boys in souped-up coupes on this hot summer night
Between fight and flight is the blind man’s sight and the choice that’s right
I roll the window down, feel like I’m gonna drown in this strange town
Feel broken down, I feel broken down

Do you need me, like I need you?
Or am I standing still, beneath the darkened sky?
Or am I standing still, with the scenery flying by?
Or am I standing still, out of the corner of my eye?
Was that you passing me by?

Sweet sorrow is the call tomorrow
Sweet sorrow is the call tomorrow

Do you love me, like I love you?
Or am I standing still, beneath the darkened sky?
Or am I standing still, with the scenery flying by?
Or am I standing still, out of the corner of my eye?
Was that you passing me by?
Are you passing me by? (Passing me by)
Do you want me? (Passing me by)
Do you need me, like I need you too?
And do you want me, like I want you?
Are you passing me by?

Aime - Lara Fabian

January 1st, 2008 by loispohtingting

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16stcRhKit0&feature=related

Lara Fabian

January 1st, 2008 by loispohtingting

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxnl83HD3R0

Another Carebear Video!

July 30th, 2007 by loispohtingting

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJPjzh73IHk&NR=1

Enjoy.

Play with this!

July 17th, 2007 by loispohtingting

Leonardo: Right To Left

Leonardo da Vinci wrote in Italian using a special kind of shorthand that he invented himself. People who study his notebooks have long been puzzled by something else, however. He usually used ‘mirror writing,’ starting at the right side of the page and moving to the left. Only when he was writing something intended for other people did he write in the normal direction.

Try it yourself. Type in a word or phrase (without punctuation) and the ‘Leonardo: Right to Left’ generator will make it look like it might have if Leonardo had written it.

More Interesting Nit Bits

July 17th, 2007 by loispohtingting

Bar Code Art


Bar Code Art by Scott Blake.

Just Imagine

July 17th, 2007 by loispohtingting

Taken from - http://strangemaps.wordpress.com/

148 - Oh, Inverted World

vladstudio_worldinversed_1024x768.jpg

As we’ve all learned in school, 70% of the Earth’s surface is covered by water, only 30% is solid ground. What if everything was reversed? What if every land mass was a body of water, and vice versa?

This map explores that question, and it is fantastic in at least three definitions of that word: fanciful, implausible and marvelous. The interior of China is marked by a spouting whale, a sailboat ploughs the waves of the Brazilian Ocean, a school of fish traverse the watery wastes of Siberia, large cities dominate places rarely frequented by people in this universe…

The oceans in this inverted world are the Great Asian Ocean (the world’s largest), the African, Brazilian, United and Antarctica Oceans. These are punctuated by islands that in our world are lakes:
Baikal Island: surely a mountainous place, as in our world it is the deepest, most voluminous fresh water lake on the planet, containing 20% of the world’s liquid fresh surface water.
• To the west of this vast ocean, close to the Mediterranean land mass, lies the unnamed Caspian Island – to the east thereof is the tiny (and if the reversal is symmetrical, rapidly sinking… or should that be emerging? Can’t work that one out) Aral Island.
• A similar island, unnamed in the map, perforates Africa; this must be Lake Victoria, or rather Victoria Island.
• Other similar land masses are the Great Islands, substituting for the Great Lakes… In this map, perhaps intentionally, they look like a dolphin doing a show jump.

The seas are merely dotted with boats and fish, but 70% of the planet’s surface is now walkable, arable, livable, mappable:

• The Gulfstream Mountains form the backbone of the North Atlantic States (I’m not sure whether the Eiffel Tower close to the African shore is part of them).
• The South Atlantic Kingdom is marked by Giraffes galloping near the Brazilian shore, a cactus and a burning sun. An important population centre is St. Helena City, close to our world’s British island dependency of Saint Helena.
• The narrows between the Brazilian and Antarctica Oceans is dominated by Drake City.
• At the western shores of the Brazilian Ocean lies the South Pacific Kingdom.
• To the north, on the Eastern shore, is Mexico Land (in our Gulf of Mexico).
Bermuda City seems to form a separate entity from the North Atlantic States.
Labrador City lies between the United Ocean and the Greenland Sea (shouldn’t that be frozen?)
Celtic Land lies just to the south of English Lake.
• Surely, the Mediterranean Kingdom is a pivotal player, located between the western outlet of the Great Asian Ocean and the African Ocean – with a land bridge extending towards the Indian Kingdom.
• Flocks of sheep and windmills dominate the vast expanses of land towards the Australian Sea.
• The Philippine Kingdom rules the Far East, punctuated by the Japan, Taiwan and (erh) Philippine Lakes.
• On the far northern shores of the Great Asian Ocean, finally, lie Arctic Land and the East Siberian Kingdom.

This map, sent to me by Phil Rodgers, was made by Vlad Gerasimov, a graphics enthusiast and digital artist who designs and provides wallpapers and other stuff. Look for his website at vladstudio.com.