19
2011
Tell Me It’s Just My Blackberry
I used to own a Blackberry Bold and it was okay. So when I was given the offer to upgrade my set to a newer model, without hesitation I said OKAY! But now… I am a really unhappy owner of a Blackberry Torch 9800. I bought it in May. Having owned it for seven months, it has been sent twice for repair – the first time in July and then in September. The problems are [...]
An article by Amelia Chen 
19
2011
Can We All Be A Little Kinder?
Watching this video has had a great impact on me. :’( Probably because I had never given so much thought on these issues; of course I’m not saying that I know a lot now, but I am more aware. I’m glad I never had to encounter anyone verbally abusing people with disabilities. If that had happened, and I hadn’t watched the video, I most likely would have chosen to walk away from the heartbreaking sight. [...]
19
2011
TED Talk Takeaway: Pamela Meyer on How to spot a liar
We’re all born liars. That’s right. Ever since we were born into this world, we already know how to. Researchers have long known that the more intelligent the species, the larger the neocortex, the more likely it is to be deceptive. So, no surprise to find out how prevalent lying is in today’s world. Lying is a cooperative act. Think about it, a lie has no power whatsoever by its mere utterance. Its power emerges [...]
16
2011
TED Talk Takeaway: Louie Schwartzberg on Nature, Beauty, Gratitude
This has to be one of the most beautiful videos that I’ve ever watched… Put together very nicely, and I’d never have been able to express it better than this. Also, read from ThoughtCatalog an article “Don’t Take This for Granted“. Two beautiful pieces. Enjoy. Do you know that 80% of information that we receive comes through our eyes? Aren’t we grateful for our brains, that can take these electrical impulse that come through light [...]
14
2011
TED Talk Takeaways: Teresa Hsu – Wisdom for all ages
“We were very poor and took food from the earth like sweet potatoes and bamboo shoots. One day we were sitting down to a meal, one woman came with a child and said “We haven’t eaten for two days, please help us”. My mother took things from the table things that we were going to eat, gave it all to them and said to me, “We ate yesterday. They haven’t eaten for two days, they have more right to the food.”
