http://www.silassiew.com A journey of a simple guy in the search of wisdom Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:23:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Photo source: Mike Warren Have you ever tried to run with your eyes closed? I tried that today on my run, its really hard, if not impossible for me to run more than 10 steps without my eyes opening of their own accord. Even though it was along a straight path ... http://www.silassiew.com/2009/09/running-blind/ Had an interesting conversation with a guy who does the cleaning around my work about all sorts of things, and we have some good conversations about things that you wouldn't think an old guy like him would talk about. I'm pleasantly surprised every time I have a conversation with him, ... http://www.silassiew.com/2009/08/left-behind/ I love this post that I read this morning, about writing and telling real stories. The author quotes Buffering quoting Sonny Payne, who tells a short little story about his time in High school as a percussionist. 105 words tells a succinct juicy little story that evokes a great memory ... http://www.silassiew.com/2009/08/real-stories/ One day at work a colleague was talking about his plans to try his hand at roasting some duck - Peking style. And so he mentioned this to his father, who subsequently handed him a plastic bag with webbed feet poking out a week or so later. Which led to ... http://www.silassiew.com/2009/05/just-pluck-the-duck/ There was at an event recently where a small group of designers presented their work. One of the presentations really caught my attention as the young professional started talking about his philosophy or point of view on some of the things that we as a society do.  It was a ... http://www.silassiew.com/2009/04/smart-or-wise/ "Wisdom is knowing what to do next; Skill is knowing how to do it, and Virtue is doing it." ~David Starr Jordan http://www.silassiew.com/2009/03/wisdom-quote/ [caption id="attachment_13" align="alignnone" width="491" caption="Queenstown, NZ taken by Silas Siew"][/caption] This is my first post and I should probably record what I want to do with this blog and the point of it. This ramble should hopefully explain some of what I am thinking, and why I have chosen this theme. ... http://www.silassiew.com/2009/02/a-simple-guy-in-search-of-wisdom/