Letter 7: What is it now?
Posted by: Lee --- on: November 8, 2008
When all I wanted is a clear page and write nothing but words that my mind can think of, everything seems to end up suspended.
The lines and the figures assemble as I am trying to withdraw myself from confusion yet it remains unsettled
The breeze remains calm and cool against the suppressing outrage that my soul can not bear
Can you not see the difference in between what is possible and impossible?
Yet time flows by so fast that we can not imagine that rough texture of distraught — the transfiguration of one’s conflict emerges slowly by the fracture of understanding
We agree on a few but disagree with the many things that are bound much more important than the ordinary
We see not through another person’s eyes but through his personality that we judge none furthermore but our self interest
Although one might not think of it, it is the deepest sin of man is that we only regard something important less important – and the other would be prejudice
Greed suffocates the bearings of the old and the new and it terminates the roots of mankind
When have we forgiven ourselves?
The knowledge of man revolves in a certain path that we may not know of yet it is the same path that leads us in two split directions that we must choose and end up losing a bargain
Do I have to let go?
The little things that we knew before seems to be lost and forgotten
I can not reach you.
Questions run through my mind right now — and only father time can answer.
Toys for the Big Boys: My favorite cars in the 2008 Paris Auto Show
Posted by: Lee --- on: October 27, 2008
References: www.RoadandTrack.com, www.worldcarfans.com
My top three choices on concept cars are:
Three: Lamborghini Estoque
This sweet little thing is Lamborghini’s all-new 4-door Estoque concept refers to the Spanish term for the final stroke a matador makes when he rams his sword between the shoulder blades of an exhausted bull. It’s design was developed in-house by Lamborghini Centro Stile. The Estoque exhibits Lamborghini’s new DNA, following the path set by the Reventón, the Murciélago LP640 and the Gallardo. This car is made from aluminum and carbon fiber. The roofline, long wheelbase and an overall length of 203 inches. Other Estoque features include artistically arranged LEDs, several air vents and angular side mirrors, while the spokes of the 22-in. front and 23-in. rear wheels somehow give the car a certain lightness. Car’s speed: 560-bhp Gallardo-based V-10, which makes for a top speed of 190 mph.
Two: Peugeot RC HYmotion4
This baby is the newest Peugeot RC sports, a hybrid drivetrain. Peugeot says the RC concept could theoretically develop a maximum power of 313 bhp (Torque is 178 Nm at the front and 280 Nm at the rear. Sprint from 0 to 100 km/h happens in 4.4 seconds, 80 to 120 km/h in just 3.0 seconds)from what the company is calling “a highly innovative hybrid architecture.” Therefore the RC will have minimal impact on the environment, whether run in its gasoline/electric mode or fully electric. While the RC concept showcases of future technologies and styling themes, this Peugeot is more about proving that environmentally friendly vehicles can also be fun to drive. the HYmotion4 powertrain is based on a parallel full-hybrid design which uses a 2.0-liter HDi diesel engine with FAP particulate filter, electric motor driving the rear wheels, Stop and Start function and a compact six-speed automated gearbox. The HYmotion4 powertrain in these two concepts produces 200hp while achieving 68 mpg and emitting 109 g/km of CO2.
One: 2010 Mercedes-Benz S400 BlueHybrid
The S400 BlueHybrid is based on the S350. It uses a modified version of that car’s 3.5-liter V-6 together with an electric motor and a high-voltage lithium-ion battery. Several key features here: The lithium-ion battery resides in the engine compartment where the traditional starter battery usually sits; this means that, unlike most hybrids which have to sacrifice trunk space for the battery pack, the interior and cargo space of the S-Class remain unchanged. The hybrid module has a start/stop function that switches off the engine to reduce fuel consumption at stoplights.
The S350’s V-6 was modified with a new cylinder head, different pistons and a new camshaft, which together increase power (up 7 bhp, to 279) while reducing fuel consumption. Combined with the electric motor (housed in the torque converter between the engine and the 7-speed automatic transmission), the S400 BlueHybrid makes 299 bhp and 284 lb.-ft. of torque. This enables the large sedan to hit 62 mph (100 km/h) in 7.2 sec. and a top speed of 155 mph. Yet Mercedes says C0 emissions are reduced by 21 percent compared to the S350, while combined fuel economy is just 29.7 mpg.
The driver will be able to monitor the hybrid drive system via a display on the instrument cluster, which shows the energy flow during “boost” and “recuperation” phases as well as the battery’s charge status.
Sweet! And this is what I call “a very pretty car.”
Follow Through – Gavin DeGraw
Posted by: Lee --- on: October 22, 2008
+POST for this day. Another song. This should be posted next week but I thought of the “schedule” of his tour below and I would be announcing it late if I won’t post it now. Got that? x) Never mind. Lol!
If we all think about the things we do in a splendid motion, the simple result would be mended in one soft song.
For me, that will be Follow Through by Gavin DeGraw
(I like his acoustic rock songs too.)
Oh, this is the start of something good
Don’t you agree?
I, haven’t felt like this in so many moons
You know what I mean
And we can build through this destruction
As we are standing on our feet
So, since you wanna be with me
You’ll have to follow through
With every word you say
And I, all I really want is you
you to stick around
I’ll see you everyday
But you have to follow through
You have to follow through
These reeling emotions they just keep me alive
They keep me in tune
Oh, look what I‘m holding here in my fire
This is for you
Am I too obvious to preach it
You’re so hypnotic on my heart
So, since you wanna be with me
You’ll have to follow through
With every word you say
And I, all I really want is you
you to stick around
I’ll see you everyday
But you have to follow through
You have to follow through
The words you say to me are unlike anything
That’s ever been said
oh what you do to me is unlike anything
That’s ever been
Am I too obvious to preach it?
You’re so hypnotic on my heart
So since you wanna be with me
You’ll have to follow through
With every word you say
And I, all I really want is you
you to stick around
I’ll see you everyday
So since you wanna be with me
You’ll have to follow through
With every word you say
And I, all I really want is you
you to stick around
I’ll see you everyday
But you have to follow through
You have to follow through
You’re gonna have to follow
Oh, this is the start of something good
Don’t you agree?
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His upcoming tours.
Date: 10/23/2008
Venue: University of Texas
Address: Austin, Texas 78701
Date: 11/3/2008
Venue: Annex
Address: Stockholm, Sweden 104 30
Date: 11/4/2008
Venue: Sentrum Scene
Address: Oslo, Norway NO-0185
Date: 11/5/2008
Venue: KB Hallen
Address: Copenhagen, Denmark 1130
Date: 11/6/2008
Venue: Train
Address: Aarhus, Denmark 8000
Date: 11/8/2008
Venue: Hanfelsbreur
Address: Ghent, Belgium 9000
Date: 11/10/2008
Venue: Heineken Music Hall
Address: Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2601DCDELF
Date: 11/11/2008
Venue: Kaufleuten
Address: Zurich, Switzerland CH-8005
Date: 11/12/2008
Venue: Rolling Stone
Address: Milan, Italy 20100
Date: 11/13/2008
Venue: Ampere
Address: Munich, Germany 81675
Date: 11/15/2008
Venue: Le Divan du Monde
Address: Paris, France 75018
Date: 11/16/2008
Venue: Watt
Address: Rotterdam, The Netherlands 3000
Date: 11/17/2008
Venue: Astoria
Address: London, United Kingdom NW5 2DR
Date: 11/19/2008
Venue: Academy 2
Address: Manchester, United Kingdom M139PR
Date: 12/5/2008
Venue: The Webster Theatre
Address: Hartford, Conneticut 06114
Date: 12/6/2008
Venue: Sovereign Bank Arena
Address: Trenton, New Jersey 08611
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Cheers to the London tour. Who wants to join me? LOL.
When I’m With You – Corey Crowder
Posted by: Lee --- on: October 22, 2008
Corey Crowder’s day. Woot!
Song for this week: When I’m With You
Tonight could be just the beginning, and I should be smiling inside
So I`ll write a song that brings out the southern summers, just to share in saving grace
And if I could find the words to say that this won`t hurt, I promise you that
And if you feel me leave, I`m still here; I see things all too clear, when I`m with you
And picking up where we left off the last time, we sailed across the sea was calm
Setting sail and holding on the best we can carry, and I`ll count this one as a victory
If I could find the words to say that this won`t hurt, I promise you that
And if you feel me leave, I`m still here; I see things all too clear, when I`m with you
And if I could find the words to say that this won`t hurt, I promise you that
And if you feel me leave, I`m still here; I see things all too clear when I`m with you (x4)
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If I could find the words to say that this won`t hurt, I promise you that
Letter 6: Silence
Posted by: Lee --- on: October 21, 2008
A high five for the value of friendship and cheers to whosoever made silence. It is true that silence makes you think of your problems more accurately and make a solution out of it. You will benefit the most after a few minutes of keeping silence. Its own characteristic indulges the behavior of the user who is using silence as a tool to whatever that person makes it out of. Furthermore, too much silence drowns the user. It is like a cancer spread unevenly on both sides, penetrating you deeper and deeper. It consumes your emotion and your soul. Physically, you will experience migraine out of too much silence resulting to depression. Too much thinking dissolves the creation of happiness. To enable to penetrate the pain, you have to release it. By releasing it, you have to tag yourself for options. On whatever form of release you will choose, you will feel a little comfortable.
Today, silence consumed me.
I guess my problems won’t dissolve in an instant. Thinking about it only makes me more depressed. I think silence is not my way of finding myself out in a maze that I am stuck in.
Letter 5: How to make yourself CALM
Posted by: Lee --- on: October 19, 2008
In life, there are lots of reasons. One reason that exists is “I do not know.”
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Establishing terms in LIFE
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If you have a problem that makes you depressed, learn a way to solve it. Everything comes smooth only if you think of a way out of the mess you are in. A good way out of it is to make a solution.
How to think of a solution
- First, you must accept your problem. Ask yourself what it is and how it all began. Untangle it. Find your fault. Finally, you can tap on solutions.
Learn how to say NO
- Accept only the things that you can do. Politely say no to all the others.
Stressing out
- You can stress out yourself in two ways: 1) Combing your hair or 2) Massage your scalp. (Tip: Combing your hair or having a massage on your scalp like putting on your shampoo relaxes some pressure points in your head.)
Begin with the feet
- Hey! Who does not like a foot massage? Like it was always said, “a good mood starts with a relaxed body”.
Turn off the lights
- Easy as that. Turn off the lights, breathe in and out smoothly, close your eyes, and listen to the sound of your breathing.
Recognize your craving
- You do not really have to satisfy yourself from your craving. You will only want more of it until you are going to start depressed because you can not have more. Think of your cravings. Make a list. Then start thinking of an alternative to each of them.
Cold and hot
- A cold water makes you feel relaxed. A glass of water full of ice makes you chill. A warm glass of makes you comfortable.
Learn how to look far
- Stare at the horizon. See the skies, mountains, ocean, & etc. from that point of view and you will enjoy the moment. If you are in the city, find a place where you can find a nice view without all the noise and smoke. There, you will be calm.
Hello, gardener
- If you totally observe how a gardener finds it enjoyable to garden, then you can use it to overcome stress.
Need a pat?
- A pat on you from a friend makes you smile. Pat your dog or cat all the while and share the pleasure. It makes you even happier.
Think of your problem
- Think of your problems. Get off the letter s. Only think of the biggest one. Nevermind the others.
Take time to listen
- It is good to listen to soft music. Classical music would be a good choice. Silence would be the best one.
Compliment positively
- It is always good to hear from someone compliment you by saying “you are beautiful” or “you look handsome,” right? Then it would be better if you do the same thing and spread the love to everybody.
Good wash
- A splash of cold water for your face will make you feel good. Soaking yourself in a tub with lukewarm water will make you even better.
Float
- Learn how to float. Float in a pool or in a bath tub full of water. You will feel weightless. It is amazing how your thoughts will drift away slowly.
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I guess that might give you an idea on how to stay calm. Any suggestion or opinion about this post is very much appreciated.
Free themes & gadgets for Windows XP & Vista, Etc.
Posted by: Lee --- on: October 17, 2008
This website says it all –> www.adni18.com
Letter 4: Quotable Quotes
Posted by: Lee --- on: October 17, 2008
Beware, the quotes submitted are made out of different people who I find insanely captivating and dangerous. If you find cannibalistic behavior shown, please don’t hesitate to send me a message. Thank you.
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If music be the food of love, play on – William Shakespeare
And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years. – Abraham Lincoln
The most decisive actions of our life … are most often unconsidered actions. – André Gide
Three passions have governed my life:
The longings for love, the search for knowledge,
And unbearable pity for the suffering of humankind.Love brings ecstasy and relieves loneliness.
In the union of love I have seen
In a mystic miniature the prefiguring vision
Of the heavens that saints and poets have imagined.With equal passion I have sought knowledge.
I have wished to understand the hearts of people.
I have wished to know why the stars shine.Love and knowledge led upwards to the heavens,
But always pity brought me back to earth;
Cries of pain reverberated in my heart
Of children in famine, of victims tortured
And of old people left helpless.
I long to alleviate the evil, but I cannot,
And I too suffer.This has been my life; I found it worth living. -Bertrand Russell
How on earth are you ever going to explain in terms of chemistry and physics so important a biological phenomenon as first love?
Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe.
- Albert Einstein
The face of a lover is an unknown, precisely because it is invested with so much of oneself. It is a mystery, containing, like all mysteries, the possibility of torment. – Another Country, 1962 of James Baldwin
Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped. – Elbert Hubbard
The history of men’s opposition to women’s emancipation is more interesting perhaps than the story of that emancipation itself. – Virginia Woolf
You have been my friend. That in itself is a tremendous thing. I wove my webs for you because I liked you. After all, what’s a life, anyway? We’re born, we live a little while, we die. A spider’s life can’t help being something of a mess, with all this trapping and eating flies. By helping you, perhaps I was trying to lift up my life a trifle. Heaven knows anyone’s life can stand a little of that. – Charlotte, “Charlotte’s Web” by E.B. White
I’m Nobody! Who are you?
Are you — Nobody — too?
Then there’s a pair of us?
Don’t tell! they’d advertise — you know! – Emily DickensonWhen we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving much advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a gentle and tender hand. The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing, not curing, not healing and face with us the reality of our powerlessness, that is a friend who cares. – Henri Nouwen
P.S. No animals and cannibals were harmed during the making of this post.
Signed,
Travis (Founder of the society called Crazy People)
Jason Mraz – You And I Both
Posted by: Lee --- on: October 17, 2008
Song for the week:
Was it you who spoke the words that things would happen but not to me
Oh things are gonna happen naturally
Oh taking your advice and I’m looking on the bright side
And balancing the whole thing
Oh But often times those words get tangled up in lines
And the bright lights turn to night
Oh Until the dawn it brings
Another day to sing about the magic that was you and me
Cause you and I both loved
What you and I spoke of
And others just dream of
Others only read of the love, the love that I love.
See I’m all about them words
Over numbers, unencumbered numbered words
Hundreds of pages, pages, pages forwards
More words then I had ever heard and I feel so alive
Cause you and I both loved
What you and I spoke of
And others just read of
Oh and if you could see me now
Oh love, love
You and I, you and I
Not so little you and I anymore
And with this silence brings a moral story
More importantly evolving is the glory of a boy
Cause you and I both loved
What you and I spoke of
And others just read of
And if you could see me now
Well I’m almost finally out of
I’m finally out of
Finally deedeedeedee
Well I’m almost finally, finally
Well I’m free, free
And it’s okay if you have go away
Oh just remember the telephone works both ways
And if I never ever hear them ring
If nothing else I’ll think the bells inside
Have finally found you someone else and that’s okay
Cause I’ll remember everything you sang
Cause you and I both loved
What you and I spoke of
And others just read of and if you could see now
Well I’m almost finally out of.
I’m finally out of, finally, deedeeededede
Well I’m almost finally, finally, finally out of words.
Aliens who dropped by