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Welcome.
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Monday, June 11, 2007
Waking up early to a bleak, cold and rainy day to study for exams reminds me of my NUS days. It was the monsoon season then, and four out of five days saw me waking up and going to school in the rain. The rain there was cold then, till I experienced the rain here. There, rain was delightful yet melancholic; here, rain stings and penetrates with a chill that cannot be dispersed.
Tomorrow will be my last day of exams and tests. Goodbye to the erotic ideals of Rome and her love poems, to the gods and deities, to the gladiators and satire, to Nero, to Trajan's Column and the Forums, to Julius Caesar and to Augustus, to virtus, pietas and modesta, to Romulus and Remus, and many others. It was nice knowing all of you. Perhaps I shall meet your Greek contemporaries next semester. I'll think about it, after I get my exam results back.
Can someone lend me the dvds for Pirates 2, Gladiator and TMNT? And I never knew Krispy Kremes had chocolate ice-cream flavour. Tomorrow will be the time to try. For now, switch back from blogging to study mode. Time to get back to Seneca's Letters on why he disapproves of certain forms of ludi, the games held during religious festivals, which often included gladatorial games, executions, and theatre and drama. In this particular article, he talks of the lack of skill and value displayed in the brutal executions, which would lead the Romans to moral decadence. According to these stoicists, they believed that only gladiatorial games were worth watching, since in these fights, skill and courage and bravery and manliness were displayed. Romans did not exactly oppose the brutality of the slaughtering, rather the lack of skill and 'educational' value involved. And I've said too much. Essays should not be practised in blog posts, especially not when they are academic.
5.moon.sky
7:47 am
This picture was taken at a CSS 2006 Trivarsity Retreat at The Church of St. Teresa, by a fellow retreat cum CSS member.
Besides its bluish hue, I love how the shot was taken: from the church looking out to the city. We are often attracted by
the excitement that this world has to offer, but we should often be reminded that as Catholics, it is important
to look back at our selves to reflect, and to turn to God as often as it possible. For we are, afterall, children of God.
I thought of replacing this picture when I lost my template, but I could not find another so full of meaning and beauty to me.
It reminds me of my identities and roles - my spirituality, my God, my home, the people who read this blog, and of my own beauty.
Nicole
13 October 1987
(what do people usually say?)
a person of few words
unless you know me really well
but since you're reading this blog most likely you do
so whatever you don't already know about me you should be able to find it out here
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oh and don't bother asking me out
unless you want to go Down Under
mood: resigned
song in her head: wants to give you up. she knows you're not the one. not the one who understands her. not the one who wants to support her and love her for all her imperfections.
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