hi there hi,
I'm a design student and an architect here in India and I'm researching on the problems that tourists face while finding there way in Indian Cities. Please mail me your comments, ideas, observations on this. I'm based in Delhi and this research is for the improvement of signage systems in the city.
Thanks
Raman
So, what did you lost there? Did you write htis to try to easy your anger of losing something?
Hah, I hope you did not lose your pass port. other things are less troublesome any way.
it looks such like they had it on the Mcdonald shaker packet, beautiful. The taj mahal was my power word for basketball so there must be something between me and it that i don't know yet. speaking of basketball it's time for you to join the fantasy league, id: 157295 pw: taiwan or taipei, i forgot which. Like the stuff about the subconscious, puts a whole new twist on selective memory
Good job my little philosopher!!
I like how you've entwined lessons in there while moving the storyline forward. And that the protagonist had character flaws. Your IB teachers would def approve! haha. keep it up =]
Gorgeous! You make a good point about our minds not wanting to remember things... or maybe we're just getting old. Hahaha just kidding.
Man, I want to visit the Taj Mahal. I don't mean to be cliche but that scene from Slumdog Millionaire is as vivid as my vision of Taj Mahal is. Haha. By the way, it almost looks like the photos with you in them are fake because it's so focused on the background! Haha great pics as always! :)
Wow...Seems to have enjoyed every bit of it. True when i went to see the taj my experience was somewhat similar. I too had a great time. The sight was amazing. I was in front of the gorgeous Taj. It was terrific . Apart from taj i also went to see the agra fort and the Fateh pur sikri. My tour was of 3 days .To gather more information on Places in agra do visit the site http://www.indiantraveldestinations.com It offers good information on agra and also on other indian destinations. By the way nice pictures.
Lighter packback means true freedom Vic
it's very inspired living wisdom about minimize ones want and aware ones needs whenever doing shopping
I bet this blog will be a wake up call to whom still stay at sex and city
Looks like you are at ease in India don't keep on shaking your head when you agree
are you on ur way to taji maha ?
nice, story see a lot of you in it. this story tops the caput and suoiroton story we wrote for sure. glad to see you are well my brother, and havent ceased growing. jia yo and jai ho
hahaha Caught red-handed...again! hahaha, yeah i realized the story was more geared towards me by the time I finished writing about it. Hahaha, didn't want to reveal the embarassing stories about her so I figured I'd tell everyone my embarassing moment!
Yes! Haha, I miss our comic book discussions bro, haha nobody looks deeper behind the picture than you! You said you wanted to start blogging so I figured this blog about your philosophy and favorite comic book hero would get you started! I must say, you're a solid blogger bro! Hope you keep it up cause you're good at taking your audience through the story coherently. BTW, download this bollywood movie called Ghajini. Trust bro, Julie will love it too
A Little More About...Vic? So yeah, thanks for sharing the cute story and everything bro, Julie and I obviously love Maggie too, but you said you'd tell us more about Maggie and then proceed to write a whole story about how unsmooth YOU are (btw, I take full blame there bro, my bad), and then leave only a last paragraph about her?! hahah, I guess now we know exactly why Maggie HAS to be a good listener huh?! haha
Much love bro, we should both just be grateful that these Canton girls have a Taiwanese-fetish huh?
The Myth of Altruism Wow, it’s as if this blog was MEANT just for me to read bro! Refuting my theory with an in-depth analysis of the best comic movie ever made? Love it! But here’s my counter argument of why even the great fictitious character of Batman is NOT altruistic. But first, a preface of my own twisted definition of “altruism”. True altruism to me is the act of aiding others in the absence of ANY benefit to oneself (consciously or sub-). Sometimes these benefits are very obvious (e.g. receiving praise, money, fame, gratefulness), but most of the time, they are much more subtle. For instance, there are more underlying rewards such as avoidance of punishment, alleviating guilt, escaping shame, relieving distress, or even as some Evolutionist psychologists might argue, sacrificing one’s well-being so that the next generation of its biological genes might continue to survive (explains why vampire bats will throw-up blood so that another blood-deprived bat might survive). So Vic, perhaps the real reason why you drove your friend five hours home in the first place is that because you know if you didn’t, you’d feel guilty or even ashamed for not doing so. Perhaps it’s related with your fear of loneliness where you rationalized that if you didn’t help a friend in need, you’d have one less person to rely on for companionship. Perhaps seeing a friend (or any person) in distress causes you distress (empathy) so you’d be willing to do something to alleviate that negative feeling. Or perhaps you believe in heaven (or karma or Nirvana) and thus hold the belief that doing a “good” deed will get you closer to that destination and hence a step further away from the polar opposite (hell/purgatory/non-enlightenment, etc). So does it make you any less of a “good” person because you received some form of “reward” for your actions? I definitely don’t believe so. But does it mean you didn’t receive ANY benefit from helping your friend? I contend you did, and thus it’s not truly “altruistic” not by my strict definition anyway.
Yes, of course I realize what a cynical, egotistical viewpoint this is of not only the human race but the animal kingdom as well. However, the bottom line is: I believe the mere act of helping others is in itself intrinsically rewarding, and therefore, by definition, un-“selfless”.
So back to the Dark Crusader, I would argue Batman isn’t truly altruistic for deciding at the end of the movie to let Harvey Dent be the “White Knight” because doing so provided Batman with a reward. It allowed him to escape his guilt of creating Two-Face in the first place. Bruce Wayne (similar to Peter Parker) is a character driven by guilt. Remember from “Batman Begins” that the main motivator behind why “Batman” was created is to provide Bruce with a way of dealing with the guilt of not being able to face his fears of bats, which led to him and his parents leaving the theater early, which led to the murdering of his parents. In fact, the only time Batman was about to retire was when Bruce started to realize that perhaps the death of his parents wasn’t entirely his fault. Ultimately, Bruce’s intense motivation to escape from his own shame and guilt drove him to punish himself (another reason why he never smiles) out in a icy prison camp in an almost suicidal manner. Once again, Batman’s intense motivation to escape the shame and guilt of killing Gotham’s only “White Knight”, led him to punish himself by continuing to be the near-suicidal Dark Knight, because not doing so would have caused him even more guilt and shame. So Batman might have consciously decided he was going to be a “hero” by giving Gotham the “greater good” in honoring Harvey Dent’s death, but in actuality, he might have done it for the reward of escaping further guilt, and thus, Batman is not altruistic either.
So sorry bro, even our fictitious hero isn’t altruistic! But like I said, that doesn’t make Batman, or even real heroes like Mother Theresa, Gandhi, Jesus, etc., any less of a “good” person just because they also benefit from their actions!
What a marvelous novel! Dear Victor:
I really really love your novel.
I am not sure if youa re reading the comment here.
So I will send you email to talk about it.
beach I miss the beach so much... hey, remember that golf course we went to on the Big Island? I think about those times a lot! That place was gorgeous... and I had a lot of fun golfing and chugging Vitamin Water. Hahahaha keep on writing! :)
Whoa jen! Hey jen bao! I was wondering where you've been! I sent you this travelblog website longg time ago! i miss you too, hope you're enjoying your new life in NY?
Haha, thanks Diane Hey buddy, haven't heard from you in awhile, i just assumed you were really busy in NY! Good to know you're alive! You're on my mind!
omg i know timilnadu! i wrote a grant proposal for a U.N. organization called Help Trust! they help underprivileged young women become more exposed to education. i'm so excited that i kind of actually know where you have been traveling! your posts are so refreshing...! :)
vic! i finally discovered your website and am reading through all your entries. i miss you so much, reading these makes me feel like i am there with you. keep it up i love it! i am now lol'ing in my room from this entry hahahaha
Raman
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hi, I'm a design student and an architect here in India and I'm researching on the problems that tourists face while finding there way in Indian Cities. Please mail me your comments, ideas, observations on this. I'm based in Delhi and this research is for the improvement of signage systems in the city. Thanks Raman