May

7

Return to Innocence - Enigma

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Love - Devotion
Feeling - Emotion
Don’t be afraid to be weak
Don’t be too proud to be strong
Just look into your heart my friend
That will be the return to yourself
The return to innocence
If you want, then start to laugh
If you must, then start to cry
Be yourself don’t hide
Just believe in destiny
Don’t care what people say
Just follow your own way
Don’t give up and use the chance
To return to innocence
That’s not the beginning of the end
That’s the return to yourself
The return to innocence

Oct

31

Revenge of the nerds?

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Funny, I came across this clip by accident .. and it’s totally hilarious. I think it is anyway. The nerd in me anyway. Check it out (hot chick warning).

A whole TV show on nerds? Is it popular to be a nerd now? :) Hurray for me!!

Okay, so I quasi-stumbled on the clip by accident. It was partially deterministic; I didn’t visit youtube completely by accident. I was looking up a song I heard in the bookstore just now. It was this:

I’m still getting back into my routine from my backpacking marathon. Will update more soon.

Sep

30

Matisyahu - Jerusalem

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I like this song by Matisyahu. The lessons it teaches include:

  • Never forget where you came from
  • Doing unethical things (like selling lies to the youth) is not OK, and one day it will catch up with you. There is a price to pay. I like to think of it as “deferred” payback.
  • I have to keep moving, doing my thing, no matter what life throws at me, no matter who tries to salt my game. There will always be haters who will always be there to bring me down and break my stride, but I have to keep moving. I owe this much to myself.
  • Make a promise to yourself, a vow, that you will never forget your core values, or you deserve to be punished*. Matisyahu talks about letting his right hand forget what it is supposed to do, and fire not coming out of this tongue as his punishment.

* I recently read about a good article on the power of vows. Here’s an excerpt:

When we make a promise, a subtle yet powerful shift takes place in our souls where intentions are housed. A vow is both a tool we employ in order to facilitate transformation within ourselves and an expression of will. Thus, to make an oath is to communicate to the universe and our deeper selves our commitment to the principles most important to us. Fulfilling a sacred vow—whether it is as complex as “’till death do us part” or as simple as “I promise”—challenges us, exercising our willpower and aiding personal growth.

When we speak a sacred vow out loud rather than reciting it in our minds or recording it on paper, our voices project our promises into the deepest reaches of the universe. It is important that we remember that a vow made with the sincerest of intentions has the power to carry on past our earthly lifetimes. A well-chosen vow encourages commitment and dedication.

A sacred vow, once spoken, becomes a part of your existence forevermore. Your view of the world around you may change, and your predominant thoughts and feelings will no doubt evolve with time, but the spirit in which your oaths were spoken will remain unaffected.

Your strength and character will inevitably be tested as circumstances make keeping promises increasingly challenging, but after you have shown yourself steadfast many times, your appreciation of the sanctity of vows will be cemented in your mind and soul.

Sep

4

Pachelbel Canon in D

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Johann Pachelbel’s Canon rehashed — with an electric guitar! Awesome clip.

Happy Labor Day!

Aug

27

Frank Sinatra — That’s life

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Thanks to my co-worker Sabrina, I’m now stuck on Frank Sinatra! I found his song titled “That’s Life” to be pretty meaningful. Thanks Sabrina!

 

I’ve been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate,
A poet, a pawn and a king.
I’ve been up and down and over and out
And I know one thing:
Each time I find myself, flat on my face,
I pick myself up and get back in the race.

That’s life
I tell ya, I can’t deny it,
I thought of quitting baby,
But my heart just ain’t gonna buy it.
And if I didn’t think it was worth one single try,
I’d jump right on a big bird and then I’d fly

Apr

13

Matisyahu - What I’m Fighting For

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What I’m fighting for
Is worth far more than silver or gold
What I’m fighting for
Is a chance to unite the past