Category: Life
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A Night at PNC Park
Being from the Pittsburgh area, we are blessed with the best baseball park in America – or the world for that matter! If you haven’t seen the park for yourself or heard the accolades, well, that’s too bad. Because it is simply awesome! I was fortunate enough to be able to attend three games this…
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Remembering How to Drive in the USA
As I head back to the States for the first time in two years, I have to go through my regular USA driving brush-up ritual so I will be able to successfully make a smooth transition from driving in Malaysia to driving in America. So here are the top ten things I need to remember…
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Sci-fi, Horror, Superheroes, or Princesses
I looked at the movie line-up at the local cinema, hoping there might be something interesting that would grab my attention. I haven’t been to the movies in a while. But, what a surprise, the headlining shows were the same-old, same-old that Hollywood puts out. Am I alone? Or does anyone else get tired of…
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Live in the Moment and do not be Stressed
Busy. We are all busy. Some more than others. I tend to get involved in the things that I am passionate about (such as writing, drama, coaching softball), and all three of these things are very time consuming. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed with one’s other responsibilities like work, family, and general living. I have…
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Is this the solution to the “obesity vs. freedom” problem?
I saw this vending machine on a Malaysian school campus.And I thought, perhaps this is the brilliant solution everyone has been looking for. Isn’t this a win-win for everyone? The people who spout slogans about freedom and rugged individualism cannot make the argument that schools have no business banning vending machines on campus because they…
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My Day: Smiles and Softball
Here’s what I got to do today: All those beautiful smiling faces! When I’m not writing, teaching, or doing drama, you’ll probably catch me on the softball field. My team (white and blue) played against the team from Kailan today in the last game of our pool play. We came out on top 10-7 which…
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How everything should function: Learning from Tesco’s Parking Lot
You see this photo here? This is outside the Tesco Superstore here in Penang. You’ll notice on the sign that it says “motorcycle parking” but underneath it is a picture of a car. Well, Penang drivers are a force of nature and eventually Tesco wisely relented. Here’s what happened. When Tesco opened a couple of…
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What does our grading system prove?
I’ve been an educator for many years. I’ve thought long and hard about how to best assess students. How to be fair but tough. How to expect a lot out of my students. How it was all right for them to fail. After all, failure is necessary so kids can learn how to persevere and…
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Is softball becoming too soft? Or is it just life?
At the risk of sounding like an old person yearning for the nostalgic past, sometime’s I feel like an old person yearning for the nostalgic past. Is softball too frightening now that we must completely bend the rules in order to keep the kids safe from “boo-boos”? First, it started with the orange first base.…
Author Mark W Sasse 