Archive for November, 2009

Doping for Gold

Posted: November 25, 2009 in Uncategorized

I watched a documentary titled “Doping for Gold” about the doping program in East Germany. In the 1970s and 1980s, East German sports came out of nowhere to dominate Olympics and World Championship events in swimming, athletics, gymnastics, rowing, and volleyball. The secret to their success was an organised and systematic doping program given to [...]

Quote of the Day

Posted: November 23, 2009 in Uncategorized

To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it GK Chesterton

Fruit Basket Quotes

Posted: November 3, 2009 in Uncategorized

Lately, I’m leaning across watching anime rather than cartoons when I’m in my feel-like-watching-animation phase. Maybe it’s my disillusionment with Hollywood in general or maybe it’s my inner Asian geek reasserting itself, but I’ve been watching more anime in the last month than I had in the past seven years. The fact that it’s come [...]