The Random 25 posted at 12:34 AM, on July 10, 2010.
Rules: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about you.
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01. My right eye is bigger than my left.
02. I have a newly-found passion: Korean dramas <3
03. I hate my freckles.
04. I hate ferris wheels...
05. I try my best not to squish bugs while I walk.
06. I tend to over think things.
07. I want to be in a Korean drama... I know, it's most likely never going to happen. But I can dream, right?
08. 맥스. (:
09. I will hurt you if you piss me off, or talk bad about what I love. (Eg. Maddie, monkey bars. (: )
10. My hair is retarded.
11. I will tell you the ugly truth whether you like it or not.
12. A fish bit my toe, once! :D
13. Hey, hey Apple?
14. I can teach a dog how to sit in less than 5 minutes. ^_^
15. I was born on August 31.
16. Can you come over tonight? JK, I need my personal space. ._.
17. I now know why guys wake up with boners. ((: (Thanks for the explanation, Mr. Tessen!) xD
18. I tend to smile at random strangers... weird.
19. I used to believe I could fly on a broom when I was little, thanks to "Kiki's Delivery Service."
20. I get annoyed when people put their smiley faces as ":)" instead of "(:"
21. BEATLES. BEATLES. BEATLES. <3
22. Don't touch me when I'm sleeping, don't talk to me when I just wake up.
23. I'm sorry if I hurt you, but you started tickling me first!
24. "Does this count as annoying??"
25. 사랑해! <3
FINNISHI (:
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Ham
I remember when I first got him in 8th grade.. he was on my Christmas wishlist for a while. My parents finally decided to surprise me with what I thought to be the best Christmas present ever. I'd never thought how much a little dog could change my life, but
It was Late November and I happened to stumble upon a thought: "I wonder if the pet store has any puppies." As my mom and I were on our way home, I forced her to stop by the pet store that I glanced at from the corner of my eye. She didn't want to stop by, but I compelled her to do so. We parked up at a grassy parking lot. I ran inside as fast as I could.
The pet store was mostly filled with fish and birds, but I heard a bark; the one bark that changed my direction. It wasn't the bark of Ham, though, it was his dad's. Ham’s dad was a maltase. He was a quite feisty one at that. Next to his dad was his mom, I presumed. She was a shitzu, a calm, collected, cute little dog. I fell in love with both of them. I wondered if they were for sale, but the owner of the shop told me that they weren’t willing to sell them.
On Christmas day, I was picked up by my dad. I saw a mysterious box in the front seat, and when I sat in the car, the box started to move. I heard a little crying noise. When I opened the box, out popped a little head! The cutest little head I’ve ever seen! It was such a surprise because my parents told me that I wouldn’t be getting a puppy. But I didn’t want to argue with what I had just got! One of my most memorable Christmases ever! I decided to call him “Ham.”
The first few months with Ham were a nightmare. His constant pooping and peeing on anywhere he desired, the backbreaking work I had to do to keep him happy, and the early morning potty sessions out side. But it was all worth it. I loved that little puppy, whether he caused me so much pain.
"Finish your food, young lady."
America would have to donate $13 billion to satisfy the world’s sanitation and starvation levels. That much money is spent on perfume each year by the U.S. and European Union alone. If only money that could be used on more helpful and worthwhile things, like saving thousands of lives, will the world’s hunger drop. But, prices are higher than ever today. People tend to save as much money as they can. But if big corporations that could actually help start chipping in, this would greatly affect the economy of the poorer countries.
People also tend to be lazy. Laziness is not an option. If going about their leisure is more important than saving the lives of millions of people, then the world has dropped to an all-time low. It is also very important to think about the lives that are being affected, the families it hurts, and the lives it takes away.
Starvation can be solved in many ways; people just need to be able to know how and why they would need to help. If people are aware of what is going on, and how much it affects the world, then they would hopefully help. Being an open-minded community can drastically help the world’s economy.
I'm hungry.. so is the world.
Starvation is a very big problem in the world today. Millions of people die because they have no food. Over 4 million people die each year because of starvation. Statistics show that the Indian subcontinent holds half of the world’s starving people. Asia and Africa, combined, hold about 40 percent, Latin America, and parts of the world hold the other numbers of starving people. Starvation is world-wide and abundant. Trying to prevent it is very controversial today, but it is possible to help drop starvation numbers around the world.
Usually, you can find most of the world’s starvation in areas with a lot of poverty. Areas of poverty have an aggressive atmosphere. Many people that live there, are poorly educated and do not know better. People in areas of poverty would do almost anything to survive, even if it means taking the lives of other people to save their own. A big part of trying to survive is having enough food to keep them going. In the poorer areas of the world, like parts of Asia, Africa, and India, food is scarce and can be easily fought over. This creates a snowball effect: if people do not have enough food, it clearly means that they do not have enough money. Without money, there is poverty, with poverty comes crime. The last thing each economy needs in its possession is more crime.
One solution to help with the world’s hunger is through education: education for both fairly wealthy areas, and poor areas as well. If the government and private school systems start to let their students know more about the problems around the world, it would encourage them to help. If people have more knowledge about what is going on, it leaves a bigger space for assistance. Also, teaching the unfortunate people. Letting them know about what their future holds. A better education could broaden people’s job and future choices to hopefully end their troubles. But, of course, one little tweak of the economy would surely not have a huge impact on the world’s starvation levels.
Another solution to the world’s problem of hunger lies within the fortunate people. If people have knowledge about the suffering that is going on, they might help. People could give donations to the starving. But, a big problem with donations is that people are not always sure what to do. If America and other parts of the world simply set up organizations and programs that could potentially help the malnourished, people could easily drop off their endowments to said programs and organizations and not have to worry about signing forums or having to let out personal information
Beatles vs. Stones Part 2
The fans of the Beatles were of the wider age range. They tended to have the younger and the older audiences. They still had the vote of hundreds of thousands of female fans, partially because they were the cute boys. The Stones tended to have the older, young-adult audience. Since their music and appearance were greatly influenced by heavy rock and roll, sex and drugs, they were limited to the amount they would have. They were well-liked for being the dangerous boys. They both had their own audience range and were both widely known. This made them bigger competitions to each other, but from a point of view. They had different styles of music, which made them have different types of fans. Every girl wanted to be with the Beatles and the Stones, and every boy would want to be them.
In conclusion, it is a difficult choice to pick which is the better band because of how totally different they are. You would never guess that the Beatles and the Stones were in a direct competition, because they weren’t. They were in an indirect competition. They never would say that they were better than the other, even though they were itching to, they didn’t. It was all about the music and popularity back then, and still is today. The feud between the Beatles fans and the Stones fans would probably never end. They were both very talented bands that changed music. But the overall vote would have to go the Beatles. They made it as far as the eye can see, especially coming from where they were. The Stones would have to come in second on this one. Even though they are still around today, they made less of an impact than the Beatles did, even when the Beatles were around for about eight years, the Stones were around for over forty. But it would never really matter, some people don’t care, some people do. The Beatles and the Stones will always stay in the music history, long after they are gone, which is a good-enough way to have it.
Beatles vs. Stones Part 1
We all have heard about the Beatles and the Rolling Stones sometime in our life. But what do we really know behind both of them? To most, the Stones are considered as the “bad boys,” while the Beatles are known for being the “good, clean-cut boys,” the kind of boys that you could take home to mum. They both had different ideas of music, which makes it a difficult choice to compare. Overall, based on opinion and fact, the Beatles had a greater impact on the music history of the sixties than the Stones had. But the Stones had a wider range of musical options that gave them the opportunity to reach out to a wider range of audience.
The Beatles came from the little city of Liverpool , England London , England
The Stones were the boys that were “good in bed” and had a stronger sex appeal to the female fans of the sixties (until today), than the Beatles. They made most of their fans by obtaining the “bad boy” persona, and wearing outfits that didn’t match on stage (which was different at the time). Opposing the Stones, the Beatles had a low sex appeal and were considered by most as the cute, innocent band. Most of the parents thought the Stones to be too obscene and inappropriate to have children and teenagers idolize them. The Beatles were the sweet, young lads that were accepted by all because of how clean their music and appearance were. This way, the Beatles obtained more fans by having a “family-oriented,” yet exceptional reputation to all ages.
The Beatles’ music and the Stones’ music were two opposite ideas. The Stones had leaned more toward the old-time, rock and roll style of music and were influenced mostly by Chicago Blues. Their music was “heavier” than the music of the Beatles. The Beatles had the bubblegum pop and R&B style of music. They also focused on melody and harmony. This made their music more suited to the audience. But, both the Beatles and the Stones were both greatly influenced by the African American style of music back in the fifties and early sixties. They took the African American style of music and personalized it to fit their musical choices, until they found their individual, signature styles of music in the future.
The Stones’ music wasn’t as popular as the Beatles’ music was at the time. Yet, they were very close. The Beatles had many number one singles, while the Stones had record sales. The Beatles sang of love, while the Stones sang of sex and drugs. It is not entirely true that the Beatles didn’t write songs that had the hint of either sex or drugs, but it was very indirect. The Beatles were held back by their “good boy” look, which had to be kept in the range of “acceptable” music: no bad words, no obscenity. The Stones, on the other hand, were not held back at all by their style of music and reputation. They were already known as the “bad boys,” so they had nothing to lose of they wrote whatever they wanted to.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Facebook: one word, eight letters, my life story. I've never really been interested in the internet until the 9th grade. I've always been this little nature child who walked barefooted outside with barely any clothes on, talked to animals, and climbed trees. But since I moved to SIS, I've become more.. how do you say: civilized? Yes, more civilized, indeed. 
Now, all I do is go to school, use the internet, eat, and sleep. I occasionally do other things, but it's not so common. I think Facebook is a huge reason for my distraction at school. I'm serious about this; every time I get online, I must go in Facebook. If I don't, I'll feel like something's missing, and that I just can't do anything else until I've seen my notifications. This prevents me from getting any work done for my classes.
Facebook is like a disease. It's a disease to the mind. I swear to trees, (because I'm an atheist) Facebook is a disease. It's contagious, too. Many people who already have a Facebook encourage others with none to create one. The reason for this is because people with Facebooks want to have more friends and they want the care-free knowledge that they have a friend that they can reach at any time of day.
So, this whole thing started when I went to Peru in 2009. Every one of my friends had a Facebook, and I wanted one as well (just because I felt so left out just using Myspace). I created one, and I added every friend that I could find at the moment. You see, the thing about Facebook is that when you don't have one, you wonder to yourself: "why are these people so obsessed with Facebook? I mean, there's nothing special about it." When you actually get a Facebook you think: "eh, there's nothing exciting about this..." and you can go weeks without checking it. But after a while, you'll get used to the whole Facebook thing and start going all-out. You'll go coo coo for Facebook! You'll become some obsessed person who can think of nothing but: "do I have a notification?!"
The worst part is when you know you have notifications, but you just can't check them because of complications (bad internet connection, family-day-out, or just being in the car). You're always gonna be eager to find out whether you'll get a notification or not, or if you have a new friend request or what type of drama is going on on your news feed.
I kind of regret getting a Facebook sometimes, only because I think that if I've never created one, I would actually have a life. A life where I'd have less worries. You don't know how much of a burden Facebook is to me. It's super addicting, which why it's so hard to let go. You can't just forget about Facebook wholly, one you've had one.
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