Archive for December, 2007
Some Favorite Shots from New York
In New York, Photography on Monday, December 31, 2007 at 6:52 PM
Times Square. Famous of its colorful neon lighting and high-end bars and stores, this is where the New Year Countdown is annually held.
A view of lower Manhattan from Liberty Island
Jersey City at Sunset
The hallway of Ellis Island Museum
Statue of Liberty
Shot of the Week: Flyin’ in NYC
In New York, Photography on Monday, December 31, 2007 at 2:13 AM
Just wanna share a silly picture I took in front of the Statue of Liberty yesterday. I am currently in NYC with a few friends for Winter break. Will post more pictures soon.
For now, enjoy this crazy shot and happy new year 2008!
Burmese Propaganda In Color
In Myanmar, Social Injustice, Society and Politics, ពីនេះពីនោះ on Wednesday, December 19, 2007 at 10:57 PM
Reports on the Burmese crisis has slowed on the international mass media lately. Based on a recent post by Fifty Viss, it seems that this quietness does not translate into more peacefulness at all. Have a look at these colorful yet intimidating propaganda below. If you were a Burmese in Burma, would you give up your fight?
Translation: Are we aiming for Progress or Decline?
Translation: What would you choose? This [arrow points upward] or that [arrow points downward]?
Translation: We don’t need the compassion of the world’s police [America and Bush dressed as a cowboy]!
Translation: The world already knows the true brand of democracy America gives.
Translation: The history of [Burma] will be written by [Burma]. The history that Bush is writing, [on the other hand] is not at all beautiful.
Pictures and translation courtesy of Fifty Viss
The Aftermath of Last Week’s Snow Storm
In Boston, Snow, Winter, ពីនេះពីនោះ on Wednesday, December 19, 2007 at 10:33 PM
នេះឯងទិដ្ឋភាពក្រោយពេលព្យុះរួចនៅម្តុំផ្ទះខ្ញុំ! សស្គុស!
មើលឡាននេះ គួរឲ្យអាណិតទេ? ក្លាស្សេឲ្យ Free Free!
តាមផ្លូវមហាប៉ប៉េចប៉ប៉ាច់។ ឡានមួយៗ ឲ្យស្រមូសៗ! មើលមិនបានទេ។
មាននរណាត្រូវការទឹកកកឈូសទេ? ខ្ញុំលក់ឲ្យបាន! មួយដុំ តែ ៥០០ រៀលទេ។ មានច្រូចទឹកស៊ីរ៉ូឲ្យទៀត!
សអស់រលីងចឹងទៅ ត្រជាក់ភ្នែកម៉្យាងដែរ…
គ្រាន់តែថា ពេលដើរត្រូវប្រយ័ត្នតិច។ បើមិនដូច្នោះទេ ច្បាស់ជាត្រូវជិះស្គី ម៉ាស្សាព្រះកន្ធីងលេងទាំងព្រឹកឥឡូវហ្នឹង។ ឡានឃើញក្នុងរូបនេះ ជាឡានគារទឹកកកចេញពីផ្លូវ។ កុំតែបានឡាននេះទេ ច្បាស់ជាផ្លូវនេះ សស្គុសមើលលែងយល់ បើកឡានមិនកើតហើយ។
Just Seen: I Am Legend
In I Am Legend, Movies on Wednesday, December 19, 2007 at 10:22 AM
My rating: A+
Book I’m Reading
In A Thousand Splendid Suns, Books, Khaled Hosseini on Wednesday, December 19, 2007 at 9:59 AM
Summary:
The novel opens with the introduction of Mariam, an Afghan girl growing up in a small village on the outskirts of Herat. She lives with her mother, Nana, an embittered woman who is frequently resentful of her daughter whom she bore out of wedlock. Mariam busies herself with lessons in reading and writing from Mullah Faizullah, an elderly, kind-hearted cleric, and weekly visits from her wealthy father, Jalil. Mariam has heard of her father’s other wives and children, who live with him at his lavish home in Herat, but has never visited them due to the stigma of her being an illegitimate child.
On her fifteenth birthday in 1974, Mariam asks her father to take her to see Pinocchio at the movie theater that he owns. When Jalil fails to show up, Mariam decides to travel to Herat for the first time in her life and go to her father’s house in person. Jalil refuses to see her, and she ends up sleeping outdoors on the porch.
In the morning, Mariam returns home to find that her mother has hanged herself out of fear that her daughter has deserted her.
Mariam is taken to live in her father’s house, where she feels isolated and spends most of her time alone in her room. Jalil and his wives quickly arrange for her to be married to an older widower named Rasheed, who is a middle-class shoemaker in Kabul.
Boston Weather This Weekend
In My Life, Snow, Winter on Saturday, December 15, 2007 at 2:39 PM
Another snow storm is expected tonight, and it’s going to be windy and freezingly cold tomorrow. Help me please!!! How I hate this torturing weather!
Sunset Over Vermont
In Photography, Vermont on Saturday, December 15, 2007 at 12:27 AM
The snow-covered mountains of Vermont.
Taken at sunset from a ski resort in Stowe, Vermont.
Shot of the Week: SNOW is HERE
In Photography, Snow, Winter on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 at 2:03 PM
Quote of the Day
In Angkor, Arts and Culture, Cambodia, Khmer Inscription, Udayaditiyavarman II on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 at 12:13 AM
~~An exerpt from an incription by
HM King Udayaditiyavarman II (circa A.D. 11th century),
found at an ancient Khmer temple in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
Procrastination Flowchart
In A Minute of Laughter, Procrastination, Procrastination flowchart on Sunday, December 9, 2007 at 1:34 AM
Click on the picture to enlarge! I would like to dedicate this cool chart to all the greatest procrastinators out there, including myself! Tell me how to get rid of this bad habit!!!
Quote of the Day
In Food for Thoughts on Sunday, December 9, 2007 at 1:24 AM“Knowing the route is no use in undertaking a journey unless the will and strength to walk are there; likewise, knowledge is no use if the personal virtue is missing.”
– Lactantius
Shot of the Week: Speed Light
In Photography on Monday, December 3, 2007 at 1:04 AM
TRIVIA: Can anyone guess what this is? Prize is given to someone who gets it right!
World AIDS Day 2007
In AIDS, HIV, World AIDS Day, ពីនេះពីនោះ on Saturday, December 1, 2007 at 1:24 PM
M|O|N|G|K|O|L is proud to be part of World AIDS Day!Let’s make HIV history! Love yourself, your life and the people around you!
