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The Opinionated Ones: A Glass of Wine - Lim Weijie
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A Glass of Wine - Lim Weijie. Posted at: Sunday, February 20, 2011 Filed Under: by Lim Wei Jie (June 09). Teasing – sensual curves of the bowl –. Crystalline clear with resplendent delight. Moon beams innate, its cosmic glow. Intoxicates the soul with its dainty sight. Delicate, alluring and gentle -. Its stem – a harbour for Fancy’s flight. Holding the planetarium of melodious plot. Where dark romance coalesce tonight. Where will I be, where will I go? The foot of the champagne flute standing bold.
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The Opinionated Ones: Take Note, Grammar Slackers!
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Take Note, Grammar Slackers! Posted at: Sunday, April 03, 2011 Filed Under: pedantic grammar corner. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). There was an error in this gadget. Quote of the Month. Is there no beginning to your talents? Graduates, what sector/job are you in? Triple A Learning IB Blogs. Good thinking in a complex context. Legacy of the Lighthawk. The Official IBO Website. There was an error in this gadget. The May exams are over! By Adlina Edlin (June 08). By Ahmad Afandi (June 09).
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The Opinionated Ones: 20 Books You Must Read Before You Croak: Book1: 'The Book of Illusions' - Paul Auster
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20 Books You Must Read Before You Croak: Book1: 'The Book of Illusions' - Paul Auster. Posted at: Saturday, January 22, 2011 Filed Under: books. What is the book about? What will I walk away with when I am done with the book? The book says no. It may be a life-long battle we will all end up losing, but it is our destiny to fight it to our last breath. What would be a good book to read after this? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). There was an error in this gadget. Quote of the Month. By Fatin Shazea (J...
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The Opinionated Ones: The Madness That Is SMS Language
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The Madness That Is SMS Language. Posted at: Friday, November 26, 2010 Filed Under: by Edward Ong. To compound the horror, there exists a legion of SMS fanatics who are beginning to shorten words which common sense tells us can never be shortened. You get head-scratchers like "hav" (for "have"), "tis" (for "this"), "de" (for "the"), "bin" (for "been"), "gud" (for "good"), and, my personal favourite, "fren" (does anyone even know how to spell the original word these days? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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The Opinionated Ones: 20 Books You Must Read Before You Croak: Book 3: "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" - Milan Kundera
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20 Books You Must Read Before You Croak: Book 3: "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" - Milan Kundera. Posted at: Sunday, February 06, 2011 Filed Under: books. What is the book about? What would be a good book to read after this? Anything by Nietzsche would do. If you are looking for a book that serves up philosophy in easily digestible chunks, try Jostein Gaarder’s “Sophie’s World,” another gem of a book. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). There was an error in this gadget. Quote of the Month. By Muhamm...
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The Opinionated Ones: 20 Books You Must Read Before You Croak: Book 5: The Makioka Sisters (1957) - Junichiro Tanizaki.
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20 Books You Must Read Before You Croak: Book 5: The Makioka Sisters (1957) - Junichiro Tanizaki. Posted at: Sunday, March 20, 2011 Filed Under: books. What is the book about? What would be a good book to read after this? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). There was an error in this gadget. Quote of the Month. Is there no beginning to your talents? Graduates, what sector/job are you in? Triple A Learning IB Blogs. Good thinking in a complex context. Legacy of the Lighthawk. The Official IBO Website.
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The Opinionated Ones: Language as Hypnotism
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Posted at: Sunday, April 10, 2011 Filed Under: by Edward Ong. Twentieth-century German philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) posits that language is a poison that can be used to seduce, mislead and bewitch. Language is a form of hypnotism; it can “put us to sleep” and make us believe what we are seeing and hearing is true. In the witty. Between You and I: A Little Book of Bad English. 8220;It’ll be dealt with in due course” is a favourite among civil servants and bureaucrats. It is ...It is unstate...
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The Opinionated Ones: 20 Books You Must Read Before You Croak: Book 2: 'Sophie's Choice' - William Styron
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20 Books You Must Read Before You Croak: Book 2: 'Sophie's Choice' - William Styron. Posted at: Sunday, January 30, 2011 Filed Under: books. What is the book about? It concerns Stingo, a young. And an aspiring writer, who befriends the. Nathan Landau and his beautiful lover Sophie, a. But non-Jewish) survivor of the. What will I walk away with when I am done with this book? What would be a good book to read after this? On January 31, 2011 at 5:06 PM said. On February 1, 2011 at 4:45 PM said. Subscribe to...
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The Opinionated Ones: 20 Books You Must Read Before You Croak: Book 4: "The Sea, the Sea" - Iris Murdoch
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20 Books You Must Read Before You Croak: Book 4: "The Sea, the Sea" - Iris Murdoch. Posted at: Thursday, February 24, 2011 Filed Under: books. What is the book about? It is our nature to be self-centred and incline towards vanity, and any attempt to deny this is just a form of self-delusion. The novel’s title, interestingly, echoes Shakespeare’s “The Tempest,” in which the magician Prospero attempts to transform magic into spirit (a higher phenomenon),. What would be a good book to read after this? By Az...
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The Opinionated Ones: Untitled Poem by Rory Rohan Westerman
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Untitled Poem by Rory Rohan Westerman. Posted at: Monday, February 28, 2011 Filed Under: Rory Rohan Westerman. My mind is smitten by thoughts. Too proud and too stubborn to become dreams. As if they held knowledge. That dreams are just thoughts. Easily and often forgot. Lost in the depths of slumber. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). There was an error in this gadget. Quote of the Month. Is there no beginning to your talents? Legacy of the Lighthawk. The Official IBO Website. Hello, my name is AlexinaC!
