Creative Meanderings

My ramblings and wanderings through life

  • While staying at the beach house during my visit to the Oregon Coast with my family, I finished reading Cormac McCarthy’s _The Road_. He is the author of other books such as _No Country for Old Men_, _All the Pretty Horses_, etc. R had borrowed this book from the library before the summer holidays and said it was really well-written. So, when I saw it on the bookshelf at the house, I thought…

  • As part of my yearly reading of something philosophical, I decided it was time to finish Plato’s _The Republic_, which I had started for a Philosophies of Education course at Teachers College. I enjoyed reading the thoughts of Plato through Socrates and comparing the philosophies of society now with the ideas of then. Times have not really changed much, surprisingly, over the years. For example, consider Socrates’ argument about the separation of men…

  • Is it true or just a common way of complaining that it already feels like three months of vacation never happened after just three days of classes? I know I said that it’s not that I’m not happy to be back, but I think it’s a lie. I’ve got culture shock and homesickness all at the same time. On top of that, my head is full of what-to-do’s, what-if’s, and how-do-I-know’s. It’s good…

  • Deep in my gut is where I feel it Deep in my soul is where I know it Deep in my heart is where I keep it This feeling This connection This love When I’m with you The world slows down When I’m with you The air feels lighter When I’m with you The darkness fades away Into the laughter Into the joy Into the peacefulness Of this feeling Of this connection Of…

  • It’s been three months since I had to go in to work. I know, I shouldn’t say that out loud or too much or else I might get injured from others’ stink-eyes and jealous jabs. 😉 Seriously, coming back has been traumatic on the body in recovering from jet lag; tiring to the mind in reminding myself not to smile at everyone, ignore any comments made in languages I do not understand, people…

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  • The final part of my summer brought me back full circle to New York City. Wanting a bit of a touristy experience in the City, I decided to get a hotel in the midtown area instead of troubling friends to stay with them. Also, I was still wanting to mentally refresh, so it was a good way to go. Sadly, most of my friends from the City have moved away, but I was…

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  • With just about a week left of summer holiday in the States, I wanted some time on my own to mentally prepare to return to work, study and life in Abu Dhabi. So, I went to visit a friend whom I had met in AD before he got transferred back to work in LA. He was kind enough to let me stay at his place, conveniently located a block away from Venice Beach,…

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