Yêu thương nên đổ về đâu hả em Hay là mình cứ đem cất đi, vào ngăn nào đấy ở trong tim, chờ ai đến mở nó ra lại Hay là mình cứ bỏ nó ở lại, để ra đi và ngủ quên Hay là mình đem theo, giày vò để nó cứ sống, vẫn […]
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Tự truyện điên
Nhiều khi con người ta đâu muốn trở thành kẻ hay viết, chỉ tại cái chữ có quy luật cũng lạ: phải đau mới viết được. Một niềm đau của sự thánh thiện, yêu mến cái đẹp ngay cả khi nó đổ vỡ. Cứ mỗi lần viết nó lại tự hỏi mình tìm gì và […]
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C’mon, Water is Supposed to be Wet!
Has anyone ever said that ? “Water is so wet ?!” Hopefully no one =]] YET we do say it in many other cases as I used to think that “Tax disparity is no good” or “The Government shouldn’t spend more“ You would say “Really?!?!?!” in some kind of shock as I was during my […]
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Steal Like An Artist!
COLLECTED. Original Post: Austin Kleon on 10 Things Every Creator Should Remember But We Often Forget
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Five Manifestos for the Creative Life
Highly recommend reading the original post here to know the sources of these below quotes, all great sources with cool websites and amazing inspiring products ;) 1. “You may not be a Picasso or Mozart but you don’t have to be. Just create to create. Create to remind yourself you’re still alive. Make stuff to […]
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Personal Tips [3]. Living in the United States with VISA/Master Card [updated 2014]
I’m not an expert of everything so if you have any correction of what I said or have better tips or other suggestions, please do ;) Today I only share to you guys what I’ve known so far about our “financial blood” needed to live in the United States: credit cards. PREPARE your DEBIT/CREDIT CARDS […]
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Personal Tips [2]. Traveling and Living in the United States [Updated 2016]
Hope you find my first post on the same topic “Personal Tips [1]. Packing and Living in the United States” useful. A friend of mine just asked me a few questions regarding one of the biggest issue about booking flight tickets online so I think it would be much helpful to share more information in […]
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Rubeniste vs. Poussiniste controversy
A worth reading piece about art for those who deeply engage in the art making process in terms of drawing and painting preference. I’m taking my second drawing class right now as a required course for my Art minor and find this piece so true and interesting. It’s so true that drawing is an art […]
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THE FALLACY OF COMPOSITION
Macro Notes. Random Reading: “Basic Economics” by Thomas Sowell *Note: For those who can find this book to borrow from any library, please do since it explains basic economics terms and issues by MERE WORDS without any graph analysis. It’s simple, precise, logical yet extremely interesting. Maybe knowing a lil bit about its author, Thomas […]
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Con nhớ ngày xưa…
Con nhớ ngày xưa nhà mình có một cái ao nghiêng bóng hai cây dừa, ngay giữa vườn cây toàn buồng chuối với cây mít, nơi mấy con gà cứ chạy le te tứ phía ị tầm bậy ra sân, thậm chí ngay trong nhà. Thế là làm từ bé con sợ con gà vì […]
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Personal Tips [1]. Packing and Living in the United States as an international student
WWoooopppp!!! Congratulations on your admission results. Let’s PACK and PREPARE :D The information provided below is based on my personal experience only. Use it at your own risk :”> But I confidently provide them though since those have been proved and tested carefully :P 1. Do not buy textbook from the school bookstore. NEVER RENT […]
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April 1st. The Rat Race ends yet… ?
Of course it will never end… even for me, who once already received both acceptance and rejection letters several years ago. I’m not writing for those who got accepted but those who got rejected because you’re the bravest soldiers in this world being able to face your deepest pain yet still have to move on […]
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You’re Working too Hard to Make an Impact
Professorial Exodus Living in Cambridge, Massachusetts, which I did for many years after college, I learned to recognize a curious ritual. Come June, the academic offices of Harvard and MIT would clear out as a significant fraction of these schools’ professors decamped to New Hampshire, Maine, and, for the more remuneratively famous among them, Martha’s […]
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All art is quite useless because…
Everyone who has shopped with me all knows that I love random unique ornaments, toys or whatever silly things I can keep and look at it for hours with joy and admiration. Sometimes I keep things that people would throw away like boxes, broken pencil or buy useless stuffs that not many wants to spend […]
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Formal argument vs Persuasive Writing
College writing is really interesting YET hard. Most of the time you’ll be asked to write about things that you need to prove profoundly and empirically. What is wrong, Why is it not correct, How is it not right and so on If you suck at writing during middle school or high school, you’re in […]
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And so, I have to keep myself balanced…
At different age, people have different worries, regrets and dreams (of courses) but one usually tends to circle around their own issues and gets stuck in their own troubles. Simply, you know yourself best and therefore understand what you’re struggling best so why bother thinking about what others are having in their minds. But have […]
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The reality of wealth
Anh Nguyen Writing from a global perspective Dr. Laura Martin THE REALITY OF WEALTH Does wealth mean that we are rich solely with materialistic possessions, or can we be even richer without them? Can the human race live more civilized when we’re still living under a developing economy with low-quality healthcare, infrastructure or education? My […]
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Paris vs New York, a Tally of Two Cities
Un match visuel amical entre ces deux villes, c’est le regard d’un amoureux de Paris sur un New York rempli de détails, de clichés et de contradictions : suivez le guide.A friendly visual match between two cities told by a lover of Paris wandering through NewYork. Details, clichés, contradictions : This way, please. le pain […]
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The pleasure of pain
One of my favorite paper for the writing course Fall 2011 Anh Nguyen ENG 107 Essay 2 – FINAL DRAFT 7th November 2011 Professor Matto THE PLEASURE OF PAIN “Why is grandma still sleeping, mommy ? She hasn’t talked to me since yesterday.” “She’s still dreaming, a long long beautiful dream … dear. […]
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How to start your illustration career
How to start your illustration career People often ask me how I got started as an illustrator and if there is any advice I can give them in becoming a professional illustrator. I think having a successful illustration career comes down to the following: Unique Consistent Style, Technical Skills, Marketing, Tracking Work and Attitude. Hopefully, you will […]
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