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budagaya girls

Lix Bae — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 07:53:39 +0000

budagaya girls, a photo by lix.bae on Flickr.

new love !!!!!!

Lix Bae — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 05:56:39 +0000

take a listen and u will know why i am so obsessed with him !

http://jeffpianki.bandcamp.com/

http://jeffpianki.com/index.html

“The Epiphanic Moment”

Lix Bae — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 01:09:56 +0000

Saw this interesting post about epiphany on a blog which i read quite often . I mean i do personally believe in it . But even if you dont believe it , it’s at least interesting to read about if you are bored and slightly hung over from the crazy weekend you just had …

linked from here —–> http://lynleystace.wordpress.com/2010/04/01/the-epiphanic-moment

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by Stace

ἐπιφάνεια

“Do you believe in epiphanes?” she asks. We start walking again.

“Um, can you unpack the question?”

“Like, do you believe that people’s attitudes can change? One day you wake up and realize something, you see something in a way that you never saw it before, and boom, epiphany. Something is different forever. Do you believe in that?”

- from Will Grayson, Will Grayson, by John Green and David Levithan

I don’t think ‘epiphanic’ is a proper word but I’ve heard it used in regard to short-stories and their purpose.

It was Joyce who coined the term epiphany when applied to literature. Before that it was a religious term, a divine manifestation (a sighting of god).

a moment of insight which briefly illuminates the whole of existence.

Epiphanies are usually invisible and private. On the outside, things seem pretty much usual.

It is important that epiphanies take place inside the everyday, subtly altering the character’s perceptions, making time stand still.

One purpose of literature is to allow readers to see something old in a new light. The epiphanic moment achieves this. The short-story form is particularly well-suited to epiphanies. Perhaps the main aim of the image-based short story is the epiphany. Other stories simply entertain. The best do both.

Epiphanies happen for us in everyday life. They make us go huh, and we blink and we tilt our heads and we get on with our lives. It’s the job of the writer to note the small epiphanies down and save them for a short story.

Epiphanies can be life-changing or they can be small and barely perceptible.

It is useful when reading fiction to look out for the epiphanic moment. Take note of the build-up. Take note of where it comes in the story, how it ties in with the imagery.

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Some Epiphanic Moments from My Own Stories:

Grumpy from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs realises that he used to go by the name of Rumplestiltskin.
A help-desk guy realises that he hasn’t been playing footsies with his boss all this time; he’s been rubbing up against the hard wooden leg of the table, and he’s about to get fired.
A high school girl realises that it’s no good having a crush on her music teacher, and that she is bound to be fooled by love again in her life.
A man lets a hitch-hiking girl get away with stealing his wallet because he thinks this good deed might make up for a previous wrong-doing.

Sometimes, you may choose to write a story notable mainly for its LACK of epiphanic moment:

A girl is about to get run over by a bus. She doesn’t know it. In this case, only the reader has the epiphanic moment.

Have you had your epiphanic moment today?

h.e.a.t

Lix Bae — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 13:06:46 +0000

sometimes not being able to express in words is a beautiful thing . Because things become so personal that you just want to keep it to yourself and at the same time you dont feel guilty for hiding it …

tuesday epiphany

Lix Bae — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 05:59:06 +0000

sometimes good music with early morning can be really pleasant.

I am just happy that i am here so that i can be in a heavy rain for a minute but jump into a sunny weather right next minute when i get to distric 1 and not worrying about anything besides enjoying the walking under the sun , i am no longer afraid of the heat here..

love from HCM .

sunday….

Lix Bae — Wed, 25 May 2011 13:09:05 +0000

Untitled, a photo by lix.bae on Flickr.

This was taken somewhere in district 10 , more photos here -=——>

Hello From Saigon :)

Lix Bae — Fri, 20 May 2011 05:55:38 +0000

bangkok, a photo by lix.bae on Flickr.

I am happy to be here but i miss me some mean mean mango shake from bangkok.. mmmm .

binh duong – early morning

Lix Bae — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 22:31:23 +0000

It’s really easy to get lost while you try so hard to pursue your dream . Because it usually takes a really long time to realize them and most people don’t have the strengths to be that focused along the way , so our dreams change and we even forget about why we are here and why we are doing things we do now. That means we are losing our dreams .

And i am on the verge of losing it . I am not so sure anymore why i am here in the first place and what was that one thing that i wanted so bad a few years back. I thought i’d know by now while getting older but the truth is i am even more confused and scared about the future than i ever did before .

I am anxious to find out what’s it going to be next .. ..

the escaper

Lix Bae — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 16:12:49 +0000

I am starting to wonder how a 25 year old supposed to be like or act like.

Cuz I have no clue… at all…

the pleasure of being robbed

Lix Bae — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:43:36 +0000

so, as you probably don’t know or know. When you plan for something it is very likely that it will NOT go according to your original plans .

and i am planning a move again! so be the new york or london. as long as i can get out of here . I think i can finally breath again.

So If you are close with me or i think we are friends at least , i probably have already told you why so sudden and what happened? and also all the concerning questions you might have for me, i belive we either discussed about it on msn or i threw you an email about it .

But if you don’t , i don’t give a shit as you probably dont give a shit either !

and it’s a “dirty dirty dirty” weather out here today !!!!

oh in case you were wondering about the tittle , NOPE i wasn’t robbed .

you go figure !