my energy, renders me
sluggish, inactive.
Today's Poem: A Haiku
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Paroxysm of Laughter
All was quiet 'til
a well-placed joke brought about
the sudden outburst.
a well-placed joke brought about
the sudden outburst.
Today's Poem: A Haiku
Sunday, May 28, 2006
Thursday, May 25, 2006
About Chen
Chen Xiao
is the hottest gal,
but she pouts all day
until she has her way.
Today's Inspiration: Chen and I jointly came up with the poem. She came up with first two lines and I with the last two lines.
is the hottest gal,
but she pouts all day
until she has her way.
Today's Poem: A Clerihew
Today's Inspiration: Chen and I jointly came up with the poem. She came up with first two lines and I with the last two lines.
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
About Me
Edmond Lau -
"Sup," he would sometimes avow.
But he talks too fast for most to comprehend,
so fast that he would need to repeat himself again and again.
Today's inspiration: Apparently I talk too fast, most likely remnants of the time-constrained and fast-paced Lincoln-Douglas debate competitions I used to participate in back during by high school days.
"Sup," he would sometimes avow.
But he talks too fast for most to comprehend,
so fast that he would need to repeat himself again and again.
Today's Poem: A Clerihew
Today's inspiration: Apparently I talk too fast, most likely remnants of the time-constrained and fast-paced Lincoln-Douglas debate competitions I used to participate in back during by high school days.
Monday, May 22, 2006
Faith
take a leap of faith
believe and you will be saved
reject and be damned
Today's inspiration: I just finished Letters from a Skeptic, a conversation between a seventy-year-old father and his theologian son regarding the father's questions and doubts about the Christian faith. Unlike many of the religion teachers in my thirteen years of Catholic schooling, Edward Boyd (the son) offers many intellectual arguments and insights about God, Jesus, and the Bible, and he delivers his thoughts with hope and passion. The book has answered many of my questions, and after reading it, I find myself more open and more excited about the Christianity.
believe and you will be saved
reject and be damned
Today's Poem: A Haiku
Today's inspiration: I just finished Letters from a Skeptic, a conversation between a seventy-year-old father and his theologian son regarding the father's questions and doubts about the Christian faith. Unlike many of the religion teachers in my thirteen years of Catholic schooling, Edward Boyd (the son) offers many intellectual arguments and insights about God, Jesus, and the Bible, and he delivers his thoughts with hope and passion. The book has answered many of my questions, and after reading it, I find myself more open and more excited about the Christianity.
I would recommend this book to anyone who's Christian or skeptical about Christianity; it's perhaps the best religious/theological book that I've read. I would bet that if all my religious teachers had been as capable as Boyd, I would already be a Christian.
Faith
take a leap of faith
believe and you will be saved
reject and be damned
Today's inspiration: I just finished Letters from a Skeptic, a conversation between a seventy-year-old father and his theologian son regarding the father's questions and doubts about the Christian faith. Unlike many of the religion teachers in my thirteen years of Catholic schooling, Edward Boyd (the son) offers many intellectual arguments and insights about God, Jesus, and the Bible, and he delivers his thoughts with hope and passion. The book has answered many of my questions, and after reading it, I find myself more open and more excited about the Christianity.
believe and you will be saved
reject and be damned
Today's Poem: A Haiku
Today's inspiration: I just finished Letters from a Skeptic, a conversation between a seventy-year-old father and his theologian son regarding the father's questions and doubts about the Christian faith. Unlike many of the religion teachers in my thirteen years of Catholic schooling, Edward Boyd (the son) offers many intellectual arguments and insights about God, Jesus, and the Bible, and he delivers his thoughts with hope and passion. The book has answered many of my questions, and after reading it, I find myself more open and more excited about the Christianity.
I would recommend this book to anyone who's Christian or skeptical about Christianity; it's perhaps the best religious/theological book that I've read. I would bet that if all my religious teachers had been as capable as Boyd, I would already be a Christian.
Friday, May 19, 2006
Frenzy
sands of time trickling
panic! flustered, focus lost
deadline comes and goes
Today's inspiration: I was 1 of 10,000 finalists to Google and Sony's Da Vinci Code quest. Alas, I do not think I am the winner of today's final challenge. At least I get to keep a sweet cryptex:
panic! flustered, focus lost
deadline comes and goes
Today's Poem: A Haiku
Today's inspiration: I was 1 of 10,000 finalists to Google and Sony's Da Vinci Code quest. Alas, I do not think I am the winner of today's final challenge. At least I get to keep a sweet cryptex:
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Numbness
unable to feel
the pain gone, my senses dulled
yet something's missing
Today's inspiration: Two wisdom teeth from my left side have been extracted today.
the pain gone, my senses dulled
yet something's missing
Today's Poem: A Haiku
Today's inspiration: Two wisdom teeth from my left side have been extracted today.
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Sunday, May 14, 2006
Pluralistic Ignorance
woman stabbed three times
everyone waits, looks around
no one helps - she dies.
Today's inspiration: In his book Influence: Science and Practice, Robert Cialdini documents an intriguing social phenomenon in which people, in the face of uncertainty, look around for social evidence and confirmation on how to behave correctly. Finding none, they act in ways that appear irrational.
In one story dating back to March 1964, 38 citizens in Queens, NY watched, for more than half an hour, a killer stab a woman during three separate attacks. No one called the police during that time. The 38 witnesses cannot explain why they had failed to act. Psychologists speculate that everyone had felt uncertain about the woman's emergency, and seeing that no other observers were taking action, reasoned that perhaps the woman's situation was not an emergency after all.
everyone waits, looks around
no one helps - she dies.
Today's Poem: A Haiku
Today's inspiration: In his book Influence: Science and Practice, Robert Cialdini documents an intriguing social phenomenon in which people, in the face of uncertainty, look around for social evidence and confirmation on how to behave correctly. Finding none, they act in ways that appear irrational.
In one story dating back to March 1964, 38 citizens in Queens, NY watched, for more than half an hour, a killer stab a woman during three separate attacks. No one called the police during that time. The 38 witnesses cannot explain why they had failed to act. Psychologists speculate that everyone had felt uncertain about the woman's emergency, and seeing that no other observers were taking action, reasoned that perhaps the woman's situation was not an emergency after all.
Saturday, May 13, 2006
Tree of Knowledge
the forbidden fruit -
key to knowledge, ticket out
of God's paradise.
Today's Poem: A Haiku
Friday, May 12, 2006
Rubber Duckie
bright rubber duckie,
belly encased by soap 'til
it can float no more.
Today's Poem: A Haiku
Thursday, May 11, 2006
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Tuesday, May 09, 2006
Monday, May 08, 2006
Rules of Management
hollow buzzwords spewed
more product cycles prolonged
time slowed by red tape
more product cycles prolonged
time slowed by red tape
Today's Poem: A Haiku
Sunday, May 07, 2006
Dim Sum Run
Yellow skins eating
har gow and chicken feet in
the heart of Chinatown.
Today's inspiration: My sister published a poem in her school's literary magazine. Her poem was distinguished by usage of the word "yellow," and I decided to write my own "yellow" poem.
har gow and chicken feet in
the heart of Chinatown.
Today's Poem: A Haiku
Today's inspiration: My sister published a poem in her school's literary magazine. Her poem was distinguished by usage of the word "yellow," and I decided to write my own "yellow" poem.
Saturday, May 06, 2006
Sleight of Hand
The trickery and
devious betrayals that
sever webs of trust.
Today's inspiration: Today's Mission Impossible movie marathon reminded me that the plot of Mission Impossible centers around a mole whose sleight of hand wipes out half of a top secret team and threatens to expose the identities of covert operatives everywhere.
devious betrayals that
sever webs of trust.
Today's Poem: A Haiku
Today's inspiration: Today's Mission Impossible movie marathon reminded me that the plot of Mission Impossible centers around a mole whose sleight of hand wipes out half of a top secret team and threatens to expose the identities of covert operatives everywhere.
Friday, May 05, 2006
Freedom
Liberated from
the shackles of my research
I am a free man.
Today's inspiration: As of May 5th, 2006, I have officially submitted my Master of Engineering thesis. Graduation is around the corner.
the shackles of my research
I am a free man.
Today's Poem: A Haiku
Today's inspiration: As of May 5th, 2006, I have officially submitted my Master of Engineering thesis. Graduation is around the corner.
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
Nash Equilibrium
Optimality --
doing what's best for you and
what's best for the group.
Today's inspiration: Adam Smith's philosophy that society benefits most when every person acts out of his or her own self-interest is overturned by John Nash's theory of an optimal collective strategy (Nash equilibrium) in A Beautiful Mind--Hollywood's tale of Nash's triumph over economics, love, and schizophrenia.
doing what's best for you and
what's best for the group.
Today's Poem: A Haiku
Today's inspiration: Adam Smith's philosophy that society benefits most when every person acts out of his or her own self-interest is overturned by John Nash's theory of an optimal collective strategy (Nash equilibrium) in A Beautiful Mind--Hollywood's tale of Nash's triumph over economics, love, and schizophrenia.
Monday, May 01, 2006
Eternal Echoes of Our Lives
What we do in life
echoes an eternity.
We live forever
through the people we touch and
the memories of our deeds.
Today's inspiration: In Gladiator, General Maximus Decimus Meridias (Russell Crowe) motivates his calvalry before war with the words, "What we do in life echoes an eternity."
echoes an eternity.
We live forever
through the people we touch and
the memories of our deeds.
Today's Poem: A Tanka
Today's inspiration: In Gladiator, General Maximus Decimus Meridias (Russell Crowe) motivates his calvalry before war with the words, "What we do in life echoes an eternity."
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