tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010953641145956608.post5404307128928394747..comments2024-01-18T05:08:18.454-08:00Comments on Borneo Expat Writer: Writing a Memoir and Learning from Eat Pray LoveBorneo Expat Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15657806224924444058noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010953641145956608.post-6124359102809673062010-11-09T06:18:13.921-08:002010-11-09T06:18:13.921-08:00Jeya, thanks. Sometimes to move forward you have...Jeya, thanks. Sometimes to move forward you have to take a step or two back, do a little soul searching, before you can take than next big leap. I agree about the dramas and the magic. Too often that magic is overlooked because of the dramas. <br /><br />Rereading my journals from that one year I was surprised to find a lot of magic taking a place around me. At the time, everything else seemed to overwhelm it, but it must have made an impression because I managed to capture it in my writing, a pleasant surprise, too, unexpected. But it was that very magic that got me through the worst of it. <br /><br />This is what I would like to capture in this book, that if you just focus on the good stuff you'll get through all the other stuff; there is a solution to it all, that light at the end of the dark tunnel. Too many people see only the darkness behind them, and not knowing how to overcome it, and seeing no end in sight, end up taking their life. I wrestled with that, too.Borneo Expat Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15657806224924444058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010953641145956608.post-61770993922508258892010-11-09T00:22:10.139-08:002010-11-09T00:22:10.139-08:00ExPat!!!
For almost 12 years beginning 1998, my li...ExPat!!!<br />For almost 12 years beginning 1998, my life was one roller coaster too!<br />But through out it all, my anger,bitterness,hatred,blame whilst it emerged ever so often, kept being submerged because everytime some calamity took place, almost immediately some thing else will happen like majic and lessen the pain!<br />Having been involved in Literature,Music, Theatre & The Courts, I have stepped aside from the main stream of activity and have been writing, but in the form of "stories & annecdotes{will send you some for your comments!!!!}<br />Just remember this, Robert,the Universe has brought you here from another culture another civilization. BUT is this really so?<br />Were we not part of an ancient civilization,scattered around the globe?<br />Have you not been drawn back to this side for a more universal reason - to assist us in evolving yourselves - hence your teaching,writing in Sarawak?<br />Teaching & Writing are the passing on of knowledge, from within!<br />So be yourself - there is so much within you that you can see - so tell us, share with us - and let your works speak for itself!<br />Godspeed.<br />JeyaThe Phoenix Foundationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17203637715588520649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010953641145956608.post-12311391507739873662010-11-08T01:46:50.334-08:002010-11-08T01:46:50.334-08:00Lydia, thanks for the warning. I viewed the openi...Lydia, thanks for the warning. I viewed the opening chapters as back-story, what's been going on in her life that led to the decision to take a year off from life to pursue three separate goals, mostly out of desperation. <br /><br />Financially, she lost everything in her divorce. Her ex, who never seemed to have a stable job, was even going after her book royalties and a percentage of any future movie deals! Then once the divorce was all over, she got a book advance, enough to support her for a year...Prior to this she wrote a ss collection, a novel, a non-fiction book.<br /><br />See the movie, then you might view the book in a whole new light. She struck a chord with a lot of people, me included, now half way through the book. Yes, whiny about her failed relationships (but who isn't!), but shedding a lot of light on life itself. She writes well, and her metaphors are pitch-perfect. And she's funny...she's also not afraid to laugh at herself. She puts herself out there in ways that only a few authors can by being brutally honest and exposing her own weaknesses. Richard from Texas really nails her in India...Borneo Expat Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15657806224924444058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010953641145956608.post-28724251259635881132010-11-08T01:09:45.254-08:002010-11-08T01:09:45.254-08:00Robert, I cannot stand E.P.L. Couldn't get thr...Robert, I cannot stand E.P.L. Couldn't get through the first few chapters - EG is so whiny, oh her problems are so colossal! My son calls her narcissistic. I hope you steer clear of that whine in your book.Lydia Tehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10477088362900591404noreply@blogger.com