http://dianawidjaja.com/words a state of uncertainty Wed, 20 May 2009 03:08:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Just like water, we never cease changing. We are defined by the experiences that fill our once blank slates, which are in turn embodied by our characters and unique personalities. Making sense of the world in countless ways, we learn and unlearn, fall and move on, unavoidably losing parts of ... http://dianawidjaja.com/words/2009/04/24/gaining-is-losing/ Each time I walk in the vicinity of my home, I keep my fingers crossed that I wouldn't be as unfortunate as to step on snails or even catch sight of one. But probability and chances prevail in our daily bouts and sure enough I was greeted by my childhood ... http://dianawidjaja.com/words/2009/03/31/another-moment-in-time/ Our propensity to see significance and pattern in coincidence, whether or not there is any real significance there, is part of a general tendency to seek patterns. - Richard Dawkins, Unweaving the Rainbow I am drawn towards the number 54 and my eyes linger at every instance of this seemingly random ... http://dianawidjaja.com/words/2008/10/08/randomness/ Does anybody know what time it is? - Chicago Your "now" is not my "now" - Charles Lamb, 1817 Time is just like another direction in space - Stephen Hawking, 1990 What I'm really interested in is whether God could have made the world in a different way; that is, ... http://dianawidjaja.com/words/2008/07/31/time-quotes-from-an-old-notebook/ What are opinions but thoughts of one's own to be shared but at times best kept at heart. Those who speak too much of their own are deemed contentious but too little makes one appear detached. Opinions formed into words have the ability to offend if not cautiously kept at bay. ... http://dianawidjaja.com/words/2008/07/03/opinions/ On the way out of my apartment grounds this morning, I almost collided with a yellow caterpillar marked by black stripes hanging finely by a thread, causing me to pause in my tracks and rivet my eyes on it for what seems to be seconds too long. What nerve does ... http://dianawidjaja.com/words/2008/06/17/a-brush-with-nature/ Today is one of those rare days where I feel my life has split into two, just like in the film Sliding Doors. In one timeline, I'm on my scheduled flight back to Seattle for my graduation ceremony and getting myself ready for graduate school in Pittsburgh. In this timeline ... http://dianawidjaja.com/words/2008/06/10/crossroads/ People come and go--as much as I dislike the notion of it, the fact revolves around us, be it in the form of life and death, or simply moving around for school and work. I have encountered some who utter the adage in relationships, as if out of self-defense whenever a ... http://dianawidjaja.com/words/2008/05/29/people-come-and-go/ Our universal sense of rights and wrongs are innate on the very fundamental level, but society and upbringing solidify them in our minds as we mature, creating beliefs and assumptions that dictate our lives. On the most elementary level, we share common doctrines such as "taking away another's life and ... http://dianawidjaja.com/words/2008/04/03/rights-and-wrongs/ We are constantly pursuing happiness, an elusive destination at which we can never really arrive if we don't know how to appreciate ourselves. Many believe that we either choose to be happy or not, and that we are a sole determinant of our own happiness. A study published by Psychological ... http://dianawidjaja.com/words/2008/03/28/happiness/