February 2012
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Up in the air?
Cultural minister says it’s a no go. Cultural insensitivity. For God’s sake (and I really do mean that), it’s paint on her skin. We see Arabic word for God, and we lose it. How dare that be tattooed on a woman’s flesh, this kafir? That’s what you’re thinking, isn’t it? Because clearly, only Malays own the word for The Most High. No. We don’t own...
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“Life is purposeless. Don’t be shocked. The whole idea of purpose is wrong — it...”
– Osho
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kets(axilla).
i flashed the unmentionable. or so (s)he says. i committed the deadly sin. a crime to be so blatant so at ease, with my own fur. a disorder, a disease a syndrome, a faux pas. semantics. another woman to tell me what she thinks I should know about myself.
i have done the deed. lord help us, i’ve gone too far this time. her f(l)at nose whiffs at the smell of my offense. shame on...
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Really though?
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“I think Facebook is colossally dull. I think it’s like everyone coming to live...”
– Jennifer Egan, author of A Visit from the Goon Squad, opining on the worth of certain technologies in Capital New York. (via monochromatic-thought)
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“On a somewhat serious note today because of a conversation the other day:
I...”
– You Didn’t Thank Me For Punching You in the Face « Views from the Couch (via golden-notebook)
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“It’s sad to fall asleep. It separates people. Even when you’re sleeping...”
– Breathless (1960)
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“In a world were the focus is solely on the consumer: what ‘I’ can gain, what ‘I’...”
– TBV
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“I think Syria is often covered by phone. You have to talk to activists. You have...”
– Anthony Shadid, NYT foreign correspondent who died of an asthma attack inside Syria yesterday, talks to NPR Fresh Air’s Terry Gross this past December about reporting from Syria, getting captured in Libya and the future of the Middle East. What an amazing man and an incredible journalist.
[NPR]
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This service is beautiful.
What a wonderful way to celebrate someone’s life. What an honour to be allowed in, even if for a little while, the love and bond between family and friends.
I wonder what’s it like, to have that much kepercayaan dalam Tuhan?
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