I am starting to understand better the feeling of one of the Peace Corp volunteer I met few weeks ago. "Duplicity", kept coming in the vocabulary, but I could not really understand what it was referring to. At the time, I put these negative adjectif down to "homesickness", or "American having some real life experiences",... I realise how naive I was. lol.
Now that I am getting the full picture, I still like this city. . I am also realizing that national trauma like this type of disaster must really make people joyful just to be alive, and leads them to make the best of everything. .
Now I don't know if I should smile or laugh or simply not feel anything. One person happily help himself on my trading notes - without asking nor my authorisation. They were joyful to make 200% returns in 3 months... just heard they've blown the whole profits and much more the whole capital that they also increased out of confidence. . Now the person has reloaded a new full account. . I should have put in the notes : "Karma is a bitch". <iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/r0Uv78mbAeE?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
I am now going to try a different environment here. So much competition here for customers, that it makes sense to give each one a chance . It looks like the Entrepreneurship team has a very positive, moral and ethical philosophy of life. Looking forward to see from the inside how their team work, and what makes them so successful. I am still working out the writer thinking patterns. Patience.
On a friday 13th : day to enjoy the places and people here. And do some readings when I can fit that in.
I wonder how many people blew up on friday the 13th... But in some cultures, friday the 13th is a very good day.
First things first : thank you for showing me a way. . <iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/id2-N6DUjbQ?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> I have been accepted for a short Buddhist retreat. The only thing they wanted to know was IF I had any mental disorders, etc... and turns out that NO. . With all the last couple of years experiences, one could be having some doubts! lol. It was interesting to understand that mental disorders were related to brain chemical inbalances ( overproduction, or under production ....) , thus why medical and psychiatrist were first needed before they could accept anybody in this type of retreats. All the more, that these retreats are known to exacerbate any mental disorders. Their questionnaires was really thorough. I guess they'd rather avoid taking people who could "turn funny" during their retreats. Thus I will do my best to survive the short 2 weeks retreat. I am very glad I will first be doing some skydiving. LOL. So that's my october schedule booked : week of extra time here + skyjumping + Buddhist meditation retreat. I guess November will be about deepening the Buddhism understanding , putting it in practice ( how? ).
Second, regarding the thinking pattern of the writer. Basically, it is as if they are recording the conversation of at least three people : a teacher, and two completely novice traders. The trainee traders have been asking questions, and the teacher has been replying. It looks to me the reason the book is hard to read is the questions have been removed!!! Hence it looks illogical and very badly written.
It will take a little of time to go over the book. So I will indulge in fruits and vegs cocktails and sorbets while reading. . Better stuff myself before the first retreat, as people have easily lost a lot of weight in these places. I do not want to look like a skeleton.
It is taking a LOT of time to read this book. I am glad, I've got some good Thay videos to break the monotony. <iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/o1Kph9R6y1E?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> The talk starts at 00:15:00.