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THE NEXT STEP (35) |
https://tiijarinta.com/2015/06/17/the-next-step-35
THE NEXT STEP (35). June 17, 2015. Buna School of Music. The following day Laura took the bus down to the city centre. She wanted to go to one of the big book and music stores that she had spotted the other day. It was located in downtown Taipei where the highest sky scrapers were. The store itself was across three floors. It had a very calm and peaceful atmosphere and instantly filled Laura with a sense of tranquility when she entered the store. Darky laughed. ‘There are many professions in music in...
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May | 2015 |
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THE NEXT STEP (32). May 19, 2015. May 19, 2015. Buna School of Music. As soon as Ted walked into the market, he could feel energy radiating towards him. It was amazing how the stones seemed to give out so much energy. Now, after staying here for more than half an hour, Ted felt dizzy. Ted held the blue stone in his hand. I can really feel these stones’, he said quietly. It felt as if his hand was trembling under the stone. And can be so beneficial too, so why not wear them? The man pointed to a pile of r...
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Aid to Nepal |
https://tiijarinta.com/2015/06/10/aid-to-nepal
June 10, 2015. Buna School of Music. The after match to the devastating earth quake in Nepal is going to go on for a long time. It is crucial that we do what we can to show our support – simple steps such as signing petitions and giving small donations can make all the difference. Why not start by signing this petition to stop taxes on tents sent to Nepal? Thousands of people are currently living in tents as their houses have been destroyed and this simple action could help them a great deal. Nursery and...
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THE NEXT STEP (40) |
https://tiijarinta.com/2015/08/10/the-next-step-40
THE NEXT STEP (40). August 10, 2015. Buna School of Music. Ted tiptoed along the corridor to Laura’s room. He peeked through the letter box in the front door. 8216;Laura’, he whispered and knocked softly on the door. ‘Laura, are you awake? After a while, Ted heard Laura’s footsteps, and then she opened the door with a sleepy look in her eyes. All of a sudden Laura was fully awake. Ted looked at Laura. ‘I’ll go and have a look. Wait here’, he whispered to her. Clutching his m...Both Laura and Ted were stu...
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THE NEXT STEP (34) |
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THE NEXT STEP (34). June 10, 2015. Buna School of Music. Since the charity ball night, Laura hadn’t seen Darky. She had paid special attention in order to catch him at some point, but it seemed that he was purposefully moving around at times when he knew that the others were in a yoga class or mediation sessions. It felt that he wanted to avoid talking to anyone. This raised Laura’s suspicions further and made her wonder what Darky was truly up to. Why don’t you google him and see what you can find out?
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August | 2015 |
https://tiijarinta.com/2015/08
THE NEXT STEP (44). August 28, 2015. Buna School of Music. 8216;I feel that the retreat centre is more of an elitist place’, Ted continued. ‘Like those who have the money can come there. But when I was at the monastery, I really felt like I was making a difference and I could see the impact every day in my work. ‘. 8216;Sometimes I feel like a snob spending all this money on a retreat when I know that I could be doing something more useful with it’, she said thoughtfully. 8216;That’s a great idea&#...
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THE NEXT STEP (32) |
https://tiijarinta.com/2015/05/19/the-next-step-32
THE NEXT STEP (32). May 19, 2015. May 19, 2015. Buna School of Music. As soon as Ted walked into the market, he could feel energy radiating towards him. It was amazing how the stones seemed to give out so much energy. Now, after staying here for more than half an hour, Ted felt dizzy. Ted held the blue stone in his hand. I can really feel these stones’, he said quietly. It felt as if his hand was trembling under the stone. And can be so beneficial too, so why not wear them? The man pointed to a pile of r...
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March | 2015 |
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THE NEXT STEP (22). March 31, 2015. Buna School of Music. It was only later on during a visit to a local school where Ted was to do some English training when he was told more about the cramming culture of the schools in Taiwan. I see’, Ted nodded. ‘It is a very different culture to the West where everyone is so individualistic and sometimes even isolated. Parents don’t care as much about what their children do or how they perform.’. But they don’t have any time to be children! Don’t they get tired?
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April | 2015 |
https://tiijarinta.com/2015/04
THE NEXT STEP (27). April 27, 2015. Buna School of Music. Irene actually has a two-year-old daughter’, Madam Chen, one of the older nuns at the monastery told Ted. They were sitting in the garden in the end of the day, soaking in the last bits of sun before it would disappear behind the beautiful mountains and in the horizon. Birds were singing, and Ted felt at peace. Does she, really? But who is looking after the child when she is here at the monastery? Yes, she would be’, Madam Chen nodded. She was...