I knew that I had a bit of work to do on the bike when I bought her, but before I was really sure that I wanted to keep this bike, I was going to spend as little money on her as I could. The first … Continue reading Ella’s New Clothes
CBX250 Speedometer Gear Repair
Big Bird started to show inaccurate and erratic speedometer readings and I investigated to find out what the problem was.
Meet Ella
Just bought a used Yamaha FZ6-S!
Why I Like Japanese and Mandarin Songs
I notice that I am drawn to Japanese and Mandarin songs more than English ones and wondered why. I think I may have some answers.
Big Bird Update
It has been 1 year plus since I bought the CBX250. Time for an update.
Listen to the Wise Man
Consciously or unconsciously, we are all searching for that moment where we are contented and at peace with God and man.
The wise man wrote that “all is vanity” and “life…is vanity and grasping for the wind”.
We think that the next vacation, the next toy, the next relationship will be the one that results in contentment, peace and fulfillment.
They will not be.
And like the wind that goes round and round and as day becomes night and turns into day again, we continue to seek and strive for that which is temporal and fleeting.
The wise man had it all. Fortune, Fame and Power. Yet, he called all that he had, that he did “meaningless”.
Our search for that moment of contentment, for it indeed is just a moment, in the things of this world is just like grasping after the wind.
Listen to what the wise man says.
Ueno Juri – Japan’s Jennifer Lawrence? 上野樹里は日本のジェニファー・ローランス？
I have just finished a Japanese Drama called “Kazoku no Katashi“, loosely translated as “Family’s Form”. I have watched a few movies and dramas where Ueno Juri acted in but never noticed that she was such a good actress. The first movie that I watched … Continue reading Ueno Juri – Japan’s Jennifer Lawrence? 上野樹里は日本のジェニファー・ローランス？
