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//the first essay i wrote for english

Standing under a gentle drizzle with the air not yet brisk upon exposed skin Mike walks out onto the pavement with an upward glance to the street lamp, starting to bring conclusion to his evening. With hidden twilight on the brink of the passing dusk, he recedes back on his way, back to errands and daily life. Watching him disappear brings closure to discussion over coffee. This opens the future realization that this gentle rain will continue on my walk home. Granting me time to reflect over the muses of his mind, and insights into his life. Tonight I was given a glimpse into thirty-six years of thought from this shaggy brown haired, browned eyed man with a love for the arts. (more…)

This has been an interesting week for me. I’m not really sure why it happened this week, or why it’s happening at all. My mind must just be on overdrive or something similar. (sorry I’ll try not to make it too long, it’s 3am and my mind is running somewhat).

I’m talking about something that I’ve been struggling with for the past few weeks personally. I’ve been blessed beyond anything I could have fathomed when I came here to college and that’s hard for me to take. No, I’m not saying that I don’t think I shouldn’t have a good thing happen every now and then. Just what did I do to deserve all this? I’m on one of the best floor sets on campus, I’ve made amazing friends who would do anything for me and are always there for me, have an amazing class load and really enjoy all my classes (minus computer programming), ned is a better friend then ever, and then there is laura who I can’t say enough about. Maybe it’s just because I’m to a new location, new people, finally on my own?, but I haven’t had a day when I’ve not wanted to get up. Even this morning when I was up until 4:45 working on fundamentals of Design to wake up four hours later to take an art survey in class writing exam.

Ok so maybe this isn’t making a ton of sense. I’m just having a hard time grasping why so much good stuff is happening to me. I don’t see any reason for it to happen. I’ve talked to some people about this and they’ve all told me that I either deserve it to happen or that I should just enjoy it. Why though, why is everything going so well? I know this is a really stupid thing to be complaining about but I can’t seem to understand. I’ve prayed that God would at least show me why he’s been so generous towards me but I’ve yet to see it. So I just keep waiting for something bad to happen so that I’m ready when it does. Earlier tonight (or is it this morning?) I was sure something was up with Laura and me but when I asked her she told me everything was going well, for some reason I didn’t believe her. Maybe because it wasn’t what I wanted to hear, later I asked her again and she told me she answered me and then it hit me, I’m still waiting for something to happen. It’s to the point where it is wearing me out to an extent. I want so bad to just let go and live this blessed life God’s graced me with. So tomorrow when I wake up for drawing I will try that.

Take Care everyone and God bless,
~paul

sorry for the lack of posts this week, been busy

The Miss Tibet beauty contest is in deep trouble.

It’s only one year old and only one contestant turned up for this week’s contest. She is 20-year-old Tsering Kyi.

“We declared her Miss Tibet,” said competition organiser Lobsang Wangyal.

It is not clear if he had any alternative plan of action.

Why so little interest?

“There was immense social pressure on the girls not to participate by traditional sections of the Tibetan society,” Mr Wangyal told the BBC.

The contest is staged in the northern Indian city of Dharamsala, the seat of the Tibetan government in exile. Last year’s inaugural pageant did fare better - 30 Tibetan women registered. However, on the day, only four turned up.

Dwindling response

This year, the organisers received only 10 applications. As Tsering Kyi gets used to her new title of Miss Tibet 2003, Mr Wangyal described her as “a brave girl”.

She is a student in a nearby monastery in the scenic Kangra valley. Ms Kyoi was born and raised in north-eastern Tibet. She escaped to India after finishing high school at the age of 16. Ms Kyoi has written a book of poetry in Tibetan and speaks fluent Chinese, according to the Miss Tibet website. She has won several prizes in high school level essay competitions.

“She defied the community’s intense silent protest to participate,” Mr Wangyal said.

The formal ceremony crowning Ms Kyi will be held on 9 October. She will be presented a prize of 100,000 rupees ($2,000).

The organisers made frantic last minute efforts to persuade more girls to participate but failed. The organisers and a section of the younger Tibetan community say that the Miss Tibet show is another way of espousing the Tibetan cause.

But the BBC’s Baldev Chauhan says it has met fierce opposition from traditional Buddhists in the area. They argue that holding beauty contests is against the very essence of Tibetan culture.

Many of them were particularly outraged by a round in which contestants parade in swimsuits. The critics of the contest include the Prime Minister-in-exile, Samdhong Rinpoche. Tibet’s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has remained silent on this issue.

//From the BBC online