http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:stream-reflections&section=today deviantART RSS for by:stream-reflections en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Sun, 20 Dec 2009 03:14:32 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://stream-reflections.deviantart.com/journal/26820268/ http://stream-reflections.deviantart.com/journal/26820268/ Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:53:30 PDT
Curiously, there is no physical barrier preventing a monkey from escaping this trap; there is only a mental barrier. Monkeys have been known to grab the rice and try to withdraw their fists in vain until their captors arrive. Monkeys’ inability to reevaluate rice in the context of the trap costs them their freedom.

People too have their own ’sweet rice’ that prevents them from achieving true freedom. They find their thoughts and actions constrained by mental barriers of their own creation. Such imaginary constraints often lead to poor decisions.

To achieve freedom, then, we must recognize our mental barriers, be fully aware of value rigidity that may creep into our thought process, and consciously choose our values, thoughts, words, and actions everyday."

On another note (or perhaps a related note?) the final year of high school commences ...!

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Endocrinology and the goodness of 1,25(OH)2D3
But now I just need to think and focus.



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There were so many countries, from England, Australia, Russia, China, Vietnam, Brazil, Puerto Rico, to South Korea, Czech Republic, South Africa, Canada, Belarus, Austria, and so many more! Amazing science and engineering projects from all around the country.

And of course, down time was so so so much fun too! Too many things to get into much detail, but our group got along very well and every day was full of stories.

I am so glad I got this opportunity to go.
Striking.

(And our project got 3rd place + $1000, but regardless of the money -- of which some people won much more -- it was such a memorable week!)



]]> ~stream-reflections http://stream-reflections.deviantart.com/journal/24432030/ http://stream-reflections.deviantart.com/journal/24432030/ Sat, 25 Apr 2009 17:23:57 PDT The first oil painting I've ever done,
4x3 feet of fun! (rhyme not intended)
It'll either somehow work out, or be a debacle *shrugs*



]]> ~stream-reflections http://stream-reflections.deviantart.com/journal/24349413/ http://stream-reflections.deviantart.com/journal/24349413/ Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:44:43 PDT Probably to be misinterpreted.

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]]> ~stream-reflections http://stream-reflections.deviantart.com/journal/23374332/ http://stream-reflections.deviantart.com/journal/23374332/ Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:48:14 PST Word crutches are not fun to deal with especially when 'dealing with' consists of getting rid of it. So I was tutoring in bio and I could hear myself saying basically over and over again. Basically this, basically that, basically oh well.

There are pretty basic crutches such as 'like' or 'um', and some rather strange ones like 'here.' 'Here' is among those that are interesting to observe, but then progress to become really irritating to hear, then sort of melt away as it becomes a regular pattern/habit to hear the word 'here' repeated over and over and over and over (a homonym! now that's a term I haven't heard in a long time).

Do you have any word crutches? (Lets pretend people actually comment on my journal)

]]> ~stream-reflections http://stream-reflections.deviantart.com/journal/23164262/ http://stream-reflections.deviantart.com/journal/23164262/ Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:38:00 PST I don't believe in the idea that life is "balanced" and good weeks and counterbalanced by bad ones and vice versa, but its interesting to ponder over such things. Anyhow, this week was great and I could've skipped home after school ended (might have done so if skipping were 'normal' and didn't attract a lot of stares -- "wait! but shouldn't we strive to be original and deviate from the norm? shouldn't we embrace our individuality and --" ehh, not how it usually works out sadly)

Speaking of idealistic thinking, I suddenly remembered this one time back in middle school when I was listening to the radio (some kid's radio show like Radio Disney) and it was one of those sessions where people call in and the radio host gives them advice (advice, oh boy!!) This one girl called in and said she had the problem of being an extreme introvert, and the advice the radio person gave was to "be yourself." Wonderful. I remember thinking "sounds great but easier said than done." What is "being yourself?" some ridiculously simple pill you take? Plus, how many people actually act in a consistent manner regardless of who they're with? Home vs school, that's one instance in which people act differently. Don't get me wrong -- I think generally it's important to strive to "be yourself", but as a piece of "valuable" advice to someone who is already not very outgoing? Too vague and oversimplified. I don't know, "be yourself" just sounded like a cheap way to answer the question.

Anyhow (!!) back onto our non-topic: I'm pretty ambivalent about winter break. I really need a break and it'll definitely be nice, but I have 3 major things I need to get done. Four actually. Five...?!

Pass the paper boy.

]]> ~stream-reflections http://stream-reflections.deviantart.com/journal/21475897/ http://stream-reflections.deviantart.com/journal/21475897/ Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:43:16 PST They also make wonderful appetite supressors.

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This short journal entry looks bad with the dA layout. So this is to make it longer.

Wow. This entry is so bland
Hey -- I'm too busy *thinking* -- about the dilemma of course

]]> ~stream-reflections http://stream-reflections.deviantart.com/journal/19062677/ http://stream-reflections.deviantart.com/journal/19062677/ Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:23:28 PDT I need to put up some pictures from Yellowstone. and my mood isn't adoration :K the mood thingy is taking way too long to load -- windows - virtual memory minimum too low

ah-ha!
so I did have more to say I guess.

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[link]

Photo after photo, you are exposed to unique, eye-opening, thought-provoking, sorrowful or at times funny moments of the world around you.

There are a lot of photos that I find really interesting, but they're all interspersed among the other photos, that of course are interesting as well, just less. Plus, the photos have nice composition as well and tell endless stories. Go take a look.

]]> ~stream-reflections http://stream-reflections.deviantart.com/journal/12782039/ http://stream-reflections.deviantart.com/journal/12782039/ Sun, 29 Apr 2007 18:42:58 PDT
Ouch.
I haven't had a cut in so long.
At least i just got my tetanus booster 2 weeks ago!

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I guess everyone does lie de temps en temps but we should restrain it.
It's always that way. When you see someone else lie for their own benefit, you feel frustrated, but then again looking back, you realize you've done so yourself.

Huh, so it's this dilemma.
ought to stop before I start a tirade.

]]> ~stream-reflections http://stream-reflections.deviantart.com/journal/12302947/ http://stream-reflections.deviantart.com/journal/12302947/ Fri, 23 Mar 2007 21:33:55 PDT interested in seeing more:

[link]

Anyhow, I want to go to Alaska. Yellowstone. Any places you reccomend?

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So this is it.

End.

]]> ~stream-reflections http://stream-reflections.deviantart.com/journal/11149098/ http://stream-reflections.deviantart.com/journal/11149098/ Fri, 22 Dec 2006 11:05:49 PST i've loved drawing ever since i was veryyy little... even though i barely have any drawings in my gallery!

Photography is my third love (:
i've loved it since my last year in middle school. which is quite recent actually...
started during my trip to yosemite national park.

Writing (esp. poetry and prose) is my second love (:
i've loved to write since 7th grade. quite a depressing time in my life actually .__.

yep.

]]> ~stream-reflections http://stream-reflections.deviantart.com/journal/11143678/ http://stream-reflections.deviantart.com/journal/11143678/ Thu, 21 Dec 2006 20:57:21 PST grr. how could this be!

i just realized that i've been saying "irrevelant" instead of "irrelevant" my whole life.
oh dear.

well, it's better than "very"
during the years of elementary school, i realized that i was accidentally pronounciating it as "vehveree"

and during a speech in 5th grade, i didn't know how to pronounce "Babylon" and i accientally said "Baby-long" throughout my speech

ohwell.

]]> ~stream-reflections http://stream-reflections.deviantart.com/journal/11128071/ http://stream-reflections.deviantart.com/journal/11128071/ Wed, 20 Dec 2006 13:47:11 PST
i remember a long time ago, i was showing my mother some pics and she said they all had the same expression and same face shape, same big googly eyes, same small pointy nose, and same tiny lined mouth. basically, all the people i drew looked the same, could've all been related, basically looked like what do you call those things... clones and i was said... ooookay, i will work on it.

and so i will.


]]> ~stream-reflections http://stream-reflections.deviantart.com/journal/11064116/ http://stream-reflections.deviantart.com/journal/11064116/ Thu, 14 Dec 2006 16:03:23 PST
this is too keep me occupied during winter vacation.

yep.

love to draw, write (short stories/ poetry), volleyball, outdoors, and photography.
but i wont post most of my photos or writing here. ah, selfish selfish me

(:

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