Month: February 2010

Discovery

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Night. Alone in my room in Dar es Salaam. Had nice dinner in the best Indian restaurant of the continent. Silence. The hooming of the a/c. Talk to myself. My mind in circles having conversations. My voice. The reply. The reply to the reply. Seeing myself running slowly at Oyster Bay at the sunset. Waves of the Indian Ocean. Philippines are in that direction. Silence. Only my voice talking to myself. I did not Skype […]

A – Abroad

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‘How can you do this? How can you live in this way?’ These were the two questions that my old friend P. asked me one evening of twelve years ago. They resonate in my memory. they have been with me all these years and have accompanied me in various countries and travels patiently waiting for a reply. Not sure I have one, though. There is a price to be paid in every choice. The famous […]

Who is this? Me?

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Advanced Global Personality Test Results Extraversion |||||| 23% Stability |||||||||||||| 56% Orderliness |||||||||||||||| 70% Accommodation |||||||||||||||| 63% Intellectual |||||||||||||||| 70% Interdependence |||||||||||||||||| 80% Mystical || 10% Materialism |||| 20% Narcissism |||||| 30% Adventurousness |||||||||||| 50% Work ethic |||||||||||| 50% Conflictseeking || 10% Need to dominate |||||| 30% Romantic |||||||||||||||| 70% Avoidant |||||||||||||||| 70% Anti-authority |||||||||||||||||||| 90% Wealth |||| 20% Dependency |||||||||||| 50% Change averse |||||| 30% Cautiousness |||||||||||| 50% Individuality |||||| 30% Sexuality |||||||||||| 50% […]

Running – Correre

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Ho provato un nuovo modo di correre alla sera. Scarpe da jogging, pantaloncini, maglietta, iPod e i podcast di Travaglio. Corro qui a Dumaguete su una pista attorno ad un campo di calcio e quindi dopo qualche giro mi perdo nelle parole che ascolto nelle cuffiette. Ieri ‘e stata la volta del podcast sulla protezione civile e gli interventi (o mancati interventi) in Abruzzo per il terremoto. La prefettura che si svuota alle 23:30 alla […]