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Norah

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About Me

Ambivalence, complexity, simplicity...That is me.I am ambitious but can't stand too much expectation. I am realistic but I want to keep dreaming for the rest of my life. Nothing can destroy me but anything can bring me down. I want to be someone, but I want to be hidden. I am open but I appreciate the beauty of secrets.-A little about myself...I love reading, and I have it as my job now. I am a proofreader. I don't read what I like at work, but I find myself enjoying reading even about aneurysm, or multiple sclerosis, or carcinoma, or schizophrenia...whatever. Working always takes a lot out of me, but I like it as long as it is related to publishing.I almost got my poetry work published 4 years ago, but I didn't like that silly work so I nullified the contract (sorry Scott! but thanks for understanding what I wanted) and have had a kind of break. Now my boyfriend and I have a blog on Blogger (http://midnight-blue-sky.blogspot.com) as preparation for publishing a book together in the future.Oh there are many passions I have had all my life, but I would tell you I love music and painting/drawing other than reading. I sing a lot. Music can tell you a good deal of things beyond language barrier and borders. I love jazz (acid jazz, b-bop in particular), blues, blues rock, classical, ambient and hard rock. As for fine-arts, I would paint with oil colors when I was in my teen, but now I mostly draw or just sketch. I want to resume oil painting whenever I get the chance, but so far nothing to write home about. My parents and almost all my friends say I am talented but I don't know. I have always wanted to paint like Rene Magritte, one of my favorite painters.One of my dreams is to become a freelance journalist. But I have bigger and more significant dreams, which are to come closer to God and to build peace within other people through peace within myself. What am I doing for that? I am trying to learn what peace is, what it can be, what it should be. And so far, I have come to think that peace lies in sound spirit which thinks the right thoughts. Right thoughts is the power that we all need to live our lives in a right way, and in God's way.Now onto what kind of person I am... I am fun-loving just like most of people all over the globe. I like to make people laugh by doing the stupidest things, like Rick-rolling, talking gibberish, making up words or phrases...I am open-minded, and open to anything new and traditional but honestly, I don't like anything in a framework of traditional gender roles, including what a man should do in a society other than how a women is supposed to be like in her family/community. I appreciate Japanese tradition such as flower arrange, calligraphy and the like. I am peaceful...I love friends and want to help many people.

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Rick Astley (Rick Roll'd, if you know... :P)I want you to read my blog entries and try to know what kind of a person I am first. I welcome all people who seem interested in who I am and seem interesting to me.I'm not a judging kind of person though, don't worry :)

My Blog

Born Out Of Rape: The Hope

Born Out Of Rape (source: http://cozay.com) Corneille (not her real name), 13, sits silently in a bare room in a clinic run by the UNICEF-supported organization, 'HEAL Africa'. She left an aunts hous...
Posted by on Thu, 02 Apr 2009 05:58:00 GMT

LOve As WOrk OF Art

There are all kinds of artists. A group we should celebrate more are artists of life itself who use their tools to express the inexpressible. There are painters, photographers, musicians, sculptors, p...
Posted by on Fri, 27 Mar 2009 03:03:00 GMT

Memento Mori--Leaving the Loved One

I was reading a book entitled Do They Hear You When You Cry at Starbucks on Madison Avenue while I was waiting for Joshua to get off of work yesterday. This book is an autobiography by a Togolese wo...
Posted by on Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:01:00 GMT

Thank You

Today, I realized that I do not need to be perfect to love someone, for God loves all of us who are with flaws with His unconditional Love.  Knowing this, I am not afraid any more, I will not let...
Posted by on Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:35:00 GMT

Essence of Life

I will win strength, faith, forgiveness and love by defeating hatred inside myself&   I have desires just like other people do, and I do not think I am to blame for it. Desires&It is not materia...
Posted by on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:17:00 GMT

Ill Never Get There

I will never get there, to Your heart, no matter how hard I try or wish.
Posted by on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:56:00 GMT

No Sky

Oh Lord, my heart is torn and fearful In fear of You and someone who invades me Please keep my heart in Your Law and full Of Your Grace, of Your Love and of Your Mercy Please give me strength to set o...
Posted by on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:57:00 GMT

Fallen

Leaves fallen down on the groundSongs drifting in a white soundOh God, why should I be afraidOf the strings that they played  I am afraid to get closer to YouBecause I see my blood oozeNo matter ...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 02:20:00 GMT

Simple Love

To my dearest friend, People with more wisdom show simplicity than those who know little. In this chaotic world of present time, everybody requires love to go through the pain that keeps flowing into ...
Posted by on Sat, 31 May 2008 19:28:00 GMT

Living With God

We are powerless in the presence of God. In His presence, we will never be disappointed or discouraged. All we have to do is trust in Him to give us power, energy, courage and faith to go through the ...
Posted by on Sat, 24 May 2008 02:08:00 GMT