tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675626.post112654382305971044..comments2024-03-22T15:59:31.125+08:00Comments on ampulets: scaredy catampuletshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06219304381301554353noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675626.post-1126800023076000242005-09-16T00:00:00.000+08:002005-09-16T00:00:00.000+08:00cool! i bought it that time i called you to ask wh...cool! i bought it that time i called you to ask which shelf it was on, but haven't got a chance to start yet.<BR/><BR/>guess its more the fact that its in chinese that's delaying my reading it.儒https://www.blogger.com/profile/15245047481382161439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675626.post-1126771569354614642005-09-15T16:06:00.000+08:002005-09-15T16:06:00.000+08:00Thanks! I'm reading his "After Dark"...but in Chin...Thanks! I'm reading his "After Dark"...but in Chinese and it's a Taiwanese edition, aargh. Only halfway through after a whole week... But it's much better than Kafka by the Sea, less obvious literary games and smart-alecky posturing.ampuletshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219304381301554353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675626.post-1126766206114466942005-09-15T14:36:00.000+08:002005-09-15T14:36:00.000+08:00"Everything passes. Nobody gets anything for keep..."Everything passes. Nobody gets anything for keeps. And that's how we've got to live." - H. Murakami, "Hear the Wind Sing".<BR/><BR/>BTW, i'm finished with it. pass you next time i see you!儒https://www.blogger.com/profile/15245047481382161439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675626.post-1126710006706564502005-09-14T23:00:00.000+08:002005-09-14T23:00:00.000+08:00Ru: yah, that's why storytelling & stories are imp...Ru: yah, that's why storytelling & stories are important :><BR/><BR/>TOHA, T, wahj: i looked more closely and the "snip" was actually by J (TOHA himself) during his aggressive photoshopping! <BR/><BR/>jing: hmm,fear's not the motivating factor, but it's the end result...so i guess just have to always be reminded, like you said, that one does not own anything - at least not eternally.ampuletshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219304381301554353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675626.post-1126683477257233672005-09-14T15:37:00.000+08:002005-09-14T15:37:00.000+08:00T's theory might be right. Our cats have changed ...T's theory might be right. Our cats have changed personalities after The Snip (Patch more so than Twinkle). Neutered cats also put on weight.<BR/><BR/>Alternatively, it could be just be the mood. Cats are famously fickle. Somedays when we come hone, our cats greet us with affection and love. Other days they lift their heads from whichever cushion they're lounging on and look at you as if to go<BR/>"Oh. you again."wahjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10271216752725133010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675626.post-1126675820587942252005-09-14T13:30:00.000+08:002005-09-14T13:30:00.000+08:00memories get passed on as stories you tell others,...memories get passed on as stories you tell others, or in some kind of written form i guess!<BR/><BR/>"remember everything, because only memories remain." - CC.<BR/><BR/>but obviously, there is no making sure that all memories will endure all of time.儒https://www.blogger.com/profile/15245047481382161439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675626.post-1126670787508576582005-09-14T12:06:00.000+08:002005-09-14T12:06:00.000+08:00Did not really notice. But she seems to have grown...Did not really notice. But she seems to have grown bigger. maybe because she is all crouch up, and ready to spring off the moment I try anything funny. or perhaps, she's had one too many rats? or maybe I caught her in the middle of something with the brown cat, that made his exit really fast. or, is she pregnant?! - TOHAampuletshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219304381301554353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675626.post-1126663771403877362005-09-14T10:09:00.000+08:002005-09-14T10:09:00.000+08:00Is the cat missing the tip of one of its ears? Cou...Is the cat missing the tip of one of its ears? <BR/><BR/>Could explain everything. I mean, the last time he/she was so trusting, something got snipped.Terzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120640575626672401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675626.post-1126648325942669842005-09-14T05:52:00.000+08:002005-09-14T05:52:00.000+08:00maybe coming to terms with the fact that one canno...maybe coming to terms with the fact that one cannot truly own anything is helpful.<BR/>maybe it's possible to love,cherish and be willing to fight to protect something but at the same time understand that loss is inevitable. Fear need not be the motivating factor right? =)tcn afenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15896035017811662378noreply@blogger.com