Category Archives: culture

Week’s Picks: Dec. 17, 2012

By: Gabriela Yareliz 1] 2] “I can only note that the past is beautiful because one never realises an emotion at the time. It expands later, and thus we don’t have complete emotions about the present, only the past.” -Virginia Woolf 3] 4] Theodore Roosevelt “It is not the critic who counts: not the manContinue reading “Week’s Picks: Dec. 17, 2012”

Study break: Bollywood style

By: Gabriela Yareliz After Barbri… some entertainment…real people, dancing. I love it. The first one if from a British TV Show…Britain’s Got Talent? Maybe… I don’t know; I don’t watch TV. It is brilliant though. Staff at an Adventist College (Flaiz), I believe, in Narsapur, India. Get it guys! Meanwhile, elves, Santa Clause and allContinue reading “Study break: Bollywood style”

As a nation

By: Gabriela Yareliz As a nation, we must come together and pray for all of the families who lost loved ones, not only today (in the school shooting in Connecticut), but in all of these terrible and recent tragedies, shootings and suicides. President Obama sums it up so well. Our prayers are with you. InContinue reading “As a nation”

Just Man

By: Elie Wiesel “One of the Just Men came to Sodom, determined to save its inhabitants from sin and punishment. Night and day he walked the streets and markets protesting against greed and theft, falsehood and indifference. In the beginning, people listened and smiled ironically. Then they stopped listening: he no longer amused them. TheContinue reading “Just Man”

Because you’re worth it (wink)

By: Gabriela Yareliz You must give yourself value. The value you believe you have, and the value you believe God places on you. If you do not, the world will not place this value on you. Instead, it pulls you and stretches you. It surrounds you with destructive habits, numbers, labels and beauty, which in the beginningContinue reading “Because you’re worth it (wink)”

Week’s Picks: Dec. 10,2012

1] My little angelic creature, Milica, performs 2] 3]All that glitters-Tout ce qui brille 5] The Devil Wears Prada 6] 7] 8] Heard it on Kidd Kraddick yesterday, live–and loved it. 9] This Pinterest is lovely. 10] KHALED; YES

Never Say Goodbye

This movie was insane. I don’t agree with the plot line, though I agree with the premise of marrying for love. It was suspenseful, and the dialogue was excellent, so kudos Karan Johar. I know I am tardy to the party… this is old. This was, I think, the best line. “We only try toContinue reading “Never Say Goodbye”

Some study stress relief with good Bollywood scenes

STUDY BREAKKKKKK by Gabriela Yareliz (wink) A dose from Dil Bole Hadippa: YOU FROM ENGLISH scene, hilarious. Perfectly ESOL. A dose from Mere Brother Ki Dulhan. One of the best scenes from Mere Brother Ki Dulhan. Ali Zafar, his voice changes in this scene and throughout the movie kill me, but he is an AMAZING singer. HeContinue reading “Some study stress relief with good Bollywood scenes”