Luck or lack

My friend wrote that a mysterious law exists that governs how lucky or unlucky we can be. According to him, fortune prefers those who take risks and punishes those who live risk-free. That means to live as you wish is the best way to attract goodies in your life....

Money bread is made of air

A recent news article tells us that there is something the 1% and the 99% have in common: appetite for saving. America’s top 1 percent saved their money at a rate of 37 percent last quarter, according to a recent survey from American Express Publishing and the...

Baby steps for a recovering (mental) child

I used to do anything to avoid conflicts. I enlisted every arsenal I could find to not cause any upsetting moment for anybody. I said yes when I disagreed, I remained silent when I had a strong opinion, I avoided meeting someone when I felt I had to face him or her,...

The boy in the jungle

The following documentary made by Discovery Channel is one of a few attempts by so-called Western media to record an unexplainable phenomena on the spot while it was happening. A Nepali boy had gone into meditation for months without food or water. The crew recorded...

The unbearable heaviness of Pacific Rim

I watched probably the only and last decent Summer blockbuster of this year, Pacific Rim (haven’t tried but The Wolverine seems decent too). This is what you mean by raising a bar. You may read other reviews for its beautiful set design, incredibly realistic CG,...