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-Guy Kawasaki
One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown
is the belief that one's work is terribly important.
-Bertrand Russell
Wear sunscreen
-Mary Schmich
Man was given an imagination to compensate for what he isn't;
a sense of humour to console him for what he is.
- Francis Bacon
Leisure
-W.H. Davies
Not all those that wander are lost.
-J.R.R. Tolkein
Life is a tragedy for those who feel,
and a comedy for those who think.
-Jean de La Bruyère
The average person thinks he isn't.
-Father Larry Lorenzoni
Computers are useless.
They can only give you answers.
-Pablo Picasso
Become who you are.
-Nietzshe
Your future depends on many things, but mostly on you.
-Frank Tyger
Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
-Anon
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muse
 I've often suspected my parents seriously considered disowning me when they had described to them the more adventurous kinds of food I'd been trying on my travel across Asia. Sushi and sashimi now seem tame in comparison!
The more memorable culinary adventures probably include
Balut : eggs, with half developed duck embryo's inside - a Filipino delicacy. Yes, you typically are very, very drunk by the time you try this!
Snake : Typically, very fresh. The nice places often allow you and your dinner to get acquainted before cooking it.
Live octopus : in Korea. The santitised version is the bowl full of freshly chopped octopus legs that are still wiggling like crazy. The more adventurous can try whole octopus - live - but one must chew well else... "They attempt to resist, with suckers sticking to your lips, your teeth, your gums ... and then squirm all the way down and up to an hour thereafter..."
Snake blood : Need I say more?
Duck tongues. Yes. You can get a bowl full of them in China... and it's not even considered exotic!
I could keep going for a while, but seeing that look on your face, it's probably wise to pause here. Met up with some old colleagues over dinner at a cozy little Japanese joint, with a delightfully tacky, but cute spin on the typical Japanese watercolours one gets to see! Very cute :)
4:55 AM
Tuesday, May 18, 2004
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