Loveisliketolightacandlethatburns,illuminatesanddwindles.Albeityoucouldn’thelplamentingtheemptinessordarknessafterwardsyoushouldbestillgratefulforitsflame,warmthandcomfortonceyoureceived.[
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Ifyou'daskpeopleonthestreetsinManhattanthequestion"DoyouliketoliveinNewYorkCity".Theansweryougetwouldn'tsurpriseyou.Manhattanisverypolarizedplace;eitheryoulikeitoryoudon't,notmanyinbetween,though.IthappensthatI'dlikethiscitybecauseofitsdynamicsofculture,inspirationalintellectualsandthesewonderfulplacessuchasCentralPark,SoHoanditsgalleries,LincolnCenter,TheaterDistrict,CarnegieHall,M...[
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Theclocksaid5:25AMwhenIwokeup.ItwasSundayandIdidn’tknowwhymybodyclockdidn’ttakeadvantage.Mybackstillhurt.Sighed….WhatIonlycouldsaywas“itislife,dealwithit”.Iputonrunningshoesandtookabottleofspringwaterfromrefrigerator.Tryingtoavoidthenosydoorman,Jim,butIfailedatthelobby.Hepoppedouthisheadfromthecounterandgreetedmewithmysterioussmilepastedonhisoilyface.“Runningagain?Becarefulthere!”“Iwi...[
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Forward:Itbecamearealchallengetowriteuptheromance,loveandbreak-upbetweenEmmaandme.LastnightIwroteseveraleditionsincludingelegantone,elaboratedoneevenromanticone.IntheendIdiscardedalltheseattemptsbecausenoneofthemwereabletodepictmyfeelingsaboutherandsubsequentlyhurtingswhichwebothareundergoingnow.FinallyItooktheapproachofthesimplicityleavingtheintimatedetailsoutforusonly.WekissedNtimesasyouwer...[
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StandingbythelionstatureofNewYorkLibrary(NYPL)mythoughtswerecrystallizedunderscorchingJulysun.I’vecometotheterm;Itistimeformetosaygoodbyetomybeloved“悍马”(HummerH2)andEmma(myGFfromScotland)“悍马”ismy2004HummerH2SUVwhichhas325horsepowerandmassiveweightof8600lbs.IadmitthatIfellinlovewithheratfirstsightasIsawheratthedealer'sparkinglot.Icouldnotexplainit,IfeltIwasconsumedbyherstunningseductr...[
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Usingbloodtypeandhoroscopetomatchpersonalityisseeminglypopularamongfemaleregardlessofageandeducationbackground.Forinstance,onecolleagueofminehasPhDfromPrincetonUniversitymajoringEconomics,butherbelievinginhoroscopeisalmostcloseto“exuberant”level.HermorningroutinesincludetohaveacupofCafféMochafromStarbucksandtocheckdailyhoroscopesectiononFinancialAnalytics.Sotoavoidhercrankymoodwe’dletherhavebo...[
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Ithinkthathumanbeinganddepressionhaveco-existedeversincethedawnofourexistence.LastnightIwasflippingthoughsomeofmyChinesepoetrybooks,Icameupalistsofpoetswho,Isuspect,probablyweresufferingvariousdegreesofdepressionduringtheirlife;theywere屈原,曹植,谢灵运,卢照邻,岑参,李白,杜甫,白居易,刘禹锡,李商隐,杜牧,辛弃疾,柳永,李清照,王安石,陆游,张养浩,于谦and袁枚.Unfortunately,Someofthemevenlosttheir...[
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Myheartwenttogrief-strickenfamilyafterreadingthenewsaboutaChineseimmigrantwhohaddualPhDdegrees,yetcommittedsuicideinCanada.Iprayedforthisdevastatingfamilyathomeandchurchyesterday,Iwashopinghiswifeandhischildrenwouldbeabletoliveanormallifeafterthisimpairingimpact.Ithoughtofmygrandpaandcomparedhimwiththisguy.BothhadPhDdegreesandbothexperiencedhardshipsandmishapsinlife.Infact,mygrandpahasmuchwor...[
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SendingoutthelastemailresponseIrealizedthat12plushourshadalreadypassedsinceIgotinthismorning.Checking“todolist”thelasttaskleftwastoleavethedooropenfortheofficecleaninglady.Ifeltexhaustionandreliefatsametime.AgainIhavesurvivedandmasteredadaypackedwithmeetings,debates,presentations,andpolitics.StandingbywindowIwasadmiringthenightfallwhichwasblanketingoverWallStreetareaandwholeNewYorkCityaswel...[
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NormallyIthinkIamquiteaprudentandcalmperson,butrecentlyIgotabitantsy.“Why?”peoplemayask,“Everythinghasbeengoingyourway.”Actually,ThatIStheproblem.BecauseIamdoingallright,MychancetogetmarredtoaChineseMMisbecomingslimtonone.Theotherdayafriendofmineemailedmeaarticlewithatitle“结婚名单上必须枪毙的5类男人”referringtheattachmentbelow.Tosummarizetheessenceofthearticle,AMMwon’tmarryAGGifhemeet...[
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