13
Apr
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About a month ago, I joined Kiva — an online site that connects you to aspiring entrepreneurs around the world and allows you to lend as little as $25 to help them. It’s microfinance gone global and personal.
One question they ask the loaner is: I loan because… and some of the reasons are:
maybe I don’t [...]
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13
Apr
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I’ve always been a nomad in the real world, but didn’t actually think that the habit will translate into the cyberworld. This is now my third blog, and I really hope it’s third time lucky! I have managed to import posts from my previous blog.
Why the move? As superficial as it may seem, the choice [...]
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13
Apr
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Another update on my travels… I wonder if I can ever colour the whole map red? Either way, 11% is very good for now. And I am keeping up with my plan to have visited 30 countries by the time I turn 30.
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11
Apr
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Someone told me once that the years come tumbling in after your 21st birthday. And someone else told me once the story about an empty mayonnaise jar, some golf balls, sand and coffee.
They were right.
I can’t believe it’s been a year since I’ve visited this blog. Furthermore, I can’t help but feeling I’m losing my [...]
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11
Apr
Posted by asti in Uncategorized. Tagged: life. 3 Comments
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
The professor then [...]
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