After reading the summary of Plato, (you can read all about it here), I wanted to also educate myself quickly on Stoicism. Perusing through some Youtube videos, it appears the best place is not from Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, but from this quick summary book. “Lessons in Stoicism” by John Sellars. It’s a short little …
About this book Let’s learn about Plato! I chanced upon this tiny book as I was browsing the library recently for Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. Discover Plato by Roy Jackson is a concise summary of Plato’s background, his works, a brief introduction in philosophy itself as well as differing view points of other philosophers and …
As much as Hong Kong appears to be a metropolitan city, it is flanked by many mountains and ridges, offering an abundance of hiking trails and places to rock climb. They offer no shortages of indoor climbing gyms as well – a welcome respite from the very humid and hot summers here. Climbers gather here …
G’day lovely people. Hope you are doing well. At the end of October 2022, I picked up the ukulele. This is a quick recap on my experiences, thoughts and to track my ukulele practice progress after three months. My intention is to provide these updates to my future self so I can look back and …
Merry Christmas everyone! After waiting for a week, my present arrived in which I placed it under the tree. This ukulele is rather well known in the ukulele community as a loud, clear projection and overall solid ukulele. It is called the Anuenue MoonBird, or the model specifically, UT200. (Tenor size) The case is rather …
Do you play any musical instruments? What do you play and why? If you don’t, what sort of instrument would you consider? What are you drawn to? What genre of music do you enjoy and would like to learn? I am fascinated by the variety of instruments out there and the responses I receive. Many …
I always found the idea of traveling the world with nothing by the wind as ingenuity. Inspired by the movie Master and Commander the Far Side of the World. I find historic tales of explorers traversing the seas into the unknown a heroic and scary notion. Forging their very path in a plane of openness …