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"No-win for Henry" sums it all up.

"Life … is a search for the true, the good and the beautiful," ..

Everyday we are exposed to new information which challenges our own pre-exisiting ideas.

Today at ACH's Grand Round we were told that the majority of HIV patient in New Zealand these days have no risk factors for contracting HIV. I didn't know about that before.

On the otherhand, this piece in the Sydney Moring Herald echoed deeply with my thought process at the moment.

"Life … is a search for the true, the good and the beautiful," the Pope told the pilgrims at the Hungry Mile last week. "It is to this end that we make our choices; it is for this that we exercise our freedom."

Miranda also pointed out that "Living in an era when faith and reason, art and mathematics, were inextricably linked, Renaissance artists would regard modern relativistic notions of beauty as ludicrous."

The Greenbrier Hotel

Browsing http://www.stuff.co.nz/ today, I was most intrigued by this article on a hotel that was said to be America's best.

From the hotel, there is an entrance to a little known Cold war era bunker.

I suppose people go to Greenbrier in groups, in company of loved ones, friends, or family.

The idea that in the event of a nuclear war, the whole US Congress, members included, were to evacuate to this bunker, without their family, is really beyond any one's imagination.

A pretty daft idea, probably by some pretty clever people in power then.

People Skills

My dad once told me, "always keep your books, they might come in handy one day". His own collection of more then 4 big bookshelf worth of books is a testimony to what he believes.

It was year 1996, my first year in med school. "People Skills" by Bolton was one of the recommended text for the Behavioural Science paper. I can't remember how much I read, probably not a lot. The book still looks brand new to this date, apart from then white, now yellow, pages.

I thought the book was all about common sense, it pointed out the obvious flaws in most people's communication, but then, so what?

We're well into 2008 now. Parenting troubles, relationship troubles, family troubles prompted me to search my bookshelf for ideas.... People Skills!

The first 25 pages will capture the attention of anyone, anyone who thinks they can't get through to any other people.

I seriously don't think there will be anyone, who after reading the first 25 pages of the book, still think they don't need to look deep and reflect on their own way of expressing ideas.

A truly inspiring book. I can't wait to finish reading it.

One's point of view not only changes with time, but it can change dramatically with time. One only hope it is the "bad" habbits that change for good, but not vice versa.

Winter in Arrowtown

I feel happy, truely blessed, starting from the very next day after my birthday. Life was great before that, it just got even better.

Kerre Woodham said on the radio this morning that after every holiday she felt she wants to work harder and save up more. After our recent trip to Wellington-Christchurch-Tekapo-Wanaka-Queenstown, I share her feelings.