E-Monk's Live Blog

When I say that I'm not angry, it doesn't mean that I'm not sad When I say that I'm accepting, it doesn't mean that I'm not disappointed. When I say that I forgive, it doesn't mean that I forget. I'm doing my best to be Zen, but I'm still not there. I'm sorry that I'm imperfect, but it doesn't mean that I apologize for it.

Photography is not a good hobby for me. Firstly, because it is the most common hobby in the world and I don't like to be in the mainstream. Secondly, it is a demanding hobby, if you take it seriously: the equipment is expensive, you have to go out, talk to people and get their approval if you wish to shoot their portraits and then you have to sort, select and process the photos. Thirdly and most importantly - I do not think that I'm very good at it. And yet, it is my favourite hobby. I invest a lot of money and time and I make a point to process and publish my photos. I even trained in order to be able to hold the camera steadily. Even though in order to take a photo all you need is to full-press the button, it's not about instant gratification. Infact, taking a good photo resembles a football game: the team will try several times until it scores, and often just one in ten kicks will produce a goal. In photography, it can be one out of hundred. But I still do it. And I esp

Winston Churchill, I wish you were here to see how the country you lead during what you called "its finest hour", gracefully transformed from a political empire into a cultural empire. However, I am not so sure you will be pleased to see that after sacrificing hundreds of thousands of British lives in order to protect the Western Civilization, some people are discussing the Shari'a as a relevant alternative to the current system. Milton Friedman, I wish you were here to see what can happen to the world economy when it's left unattended by regulators. Your ideology of laissez-faire almost caused a 2nd great depression and in fact, we still cannot understand the full consequences of the credit crunch and how it will affect the global economy and politics. Kurt Cobain, I wish you were here to lead this generation of musicians. Don't get me wrong, a lot of great music has been produced in the past 16 years since you decided that life is not good for you, but the music