exactly one year ago today, I made this blog ^o^ happy anniversary, blog! ^w^
I just re-read that blogpost.. and I honestly miss the me back then, a lot has changed, but the funny thing is that I'm still more or less in the same position in my life.. shows how stagnant my life has become, I guess ^^
The sad thing is that today wasn't a really nice day for me, and I'm not feeling the happiest right now :(
Feels kind of like a waste that I didn't 'celebrate' this day.. its like a birthday~ I'm just the kind of guy that loves to celebrate these kinds of things I guess.. not in the sense of having a big ass party and making a huge deal of it, but more like, doing something special ^^ today was sucky though
oh, but because today was sucky, i did indulge myself in some (expensive and) yummy food.. :D so i guess it kinda fell into place ^o^
its amazing how things coincidentally line up in my life :) a lot of things that happened to me feel as though i was at the right place at the right time, or the wrong place at the wrong time.. or the left place at the left time..? @w@
..or maybe its just my (so called) ability to make sense out of every situation. I don't know how to explain, its as if i can twist things to give everything meaning according to what i'm trying to say, in a sense, i can always see what i want to see and hear what i want to hear..
>_< i was going to make this short, but i've gotta get this thing straight. lets see... its like a horoscope, you know? those things are purposefully vague so that they can be applicable to anyone and everyone that reads them.
how is that relevant? because i can make the same story out of two very different occurrences solely because i am able to twist the facts in such a way that they fit into my story.. this is a very dangerous skill to have (not that i'm putting myself in a basket and carrying myself.. ;D) especially by newscasters or journalists, because they will be able to twist everything to achieve their agendas :O
i'd like to think that such a skill involves a lot of creative thinking, critical thinking and being able to link things together and make sense of chaos by seeing subtle but interlocking patterns *o* ok now i'm starting to sound really full of myself.. and that's kinda true, i just ate dinner and i'm freaking full :I fat fat
ok, thats enough ^^ happy anniversary, blog :) I've done enough apologizing today ^^ I can only hope that I will be able to buck up and be more productive after today~ ^o^
Monday, October 10, 2011
Sunday, October 9, 2011
are you happy with what you're doing in your life?
its been approximately 200 years since i last posted on my blog :D
i've been working full time, literally full time, because i never feel like doing anything else that feels like work after i clock off from work every weekday
even blogging, which was starting to feel like a job or chore around the time my posts started petering out and eventually stopped
working full time is great, it gives you a lot of money to spend and standardizes your weekdays to a routined schedule, i love that kind of mundane stability, because i know that part of my life is taken care of and i can have fun with reckless abandon with the rest of my time
problem is, i have tons of other unfinished business, things that i should have gotten done and over with before i started this full time work business
i thought i could multitask, despite knowing that i suck at multitasking
i followed my gut, i've been like that for the better part of the last four years now. i've done some seriously drastic things and made crazy, sudden changes in my life so many times that i'm almost a different person every year
and it was fun as heck ^o^ i can make a whole post about how indulging in your gut feeling and making life changing decisions on the fly without worrying about the consequences can both empower you and make life recklessly enjoyable, but i'll leave that for another time, when i'm much more free-er
luckily, that time will come soon
because i'll be quitting my job by the end of the month ^o^
i've gotten tired of my conscience nagging at me to finish all my responsibilities, my unfinished business, so i've decided to make yet another drastic change in my life and reverse to a lower standard of living to finish off what i have to do
i don't know what i'll do after i'm done with those responsibilities, maybe i'll go back to working in the same place again, maybe i'll find a better job
but what i really want to do is to have fun
i can work, i understand the ins and outs of jobs and being a working adult, and its comfortably stable and is absolutely the right thing to do
but i don't want to :( the only reason why i'm forced to is because i freaking need money to survive
so i'm thinking of a way to be able to have fun and get paid to have fun, survive on the thing i love doing the most, without turning it into a job or career, because once it becomes that, the thing i love will become the thing i'd be too lazy to do
just like blogging :O
so yeah ^o^ i gotta sleep~ have been getting very very little sleep nowadays :3 night night kitsune ^^
i've been working full time, literally full time, because i never feel like doing anything else that feels like work after i clock off from work every weekday
even blogging, which was starting to feel like a job or chore around the time my posts started petering out and eventually stopped
working full time is great, it gives you a lot of money to spend and standardizes your weekdays to a routined schedule, i love that kind of mundane stability, because i know that part of my life is taken care of and i can have fun with reckless abandon with the rest of my time
problem is, i have tons of other unfinished business, things that i should have gotten done and over with before i started this full time work business
i thought i could multitask, despite knowing that i suck at multitasking
i followed my gut, i've been like that for the better part of the last four years now. i've done some seriously drastic things and made crazy, sudden changes in my life so many times that i'm almost a different person every year
and it was fun as heck ^o^ i can make a whole post about how indulging in your gut feeling and making life changing decisions on the fly without worrying about the consequences can both empower you and make life recklessly enjoyable, but i'll leave that for another time, when i'm much more free-er
luckily, that time will come soon
because i'll be quitting my job by the end of the month ^o^
i've gotten tired of my conscience nagging at me to finish all my responsibilities, my unfinished business, so i've decided to make yet another drastic change in my life and reverse to a lower standard of living to finish off what i have to do
i don't know what i'll do after i'm done with those responsibilities, maybe i'll go back to working in the same place again, maybe i'll find a better job
but what i really want to do is to have fun
i can work, i understand the ins and outs of jobs and being a working adult, and its comfortably stable and is absolutely the right thing to do
but i don't want to :( the only reason why i'm forced to is because i freaking need money to survive
so i'm thinking of a way to be able to have fun and get paid to have fun, survive on the thing i love doing the most, without turning it into a job or career, because once it becomes that, the thing i love will become the thing i'd be too lazy to do
just like blogging :O
so yeah ^o^ i gotta sleep~ have been getting very very little sleep nowadays :3 night night kitsune ^^
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Magical advice for magical girls: Playskill
Hi girls ;D
This is the first part of a three-part series about what is, in my opinion, the holy trinity of being a good gamer ^o^
To be a good gamer, a good strategist, a good warchief, you must first have mastery over these three things;
- Playskill
- Playstyle
- Planning
Today, I'll be talking about playskill :D the most common denominator that is used to judge whether a player of a game is good or bad.
Playskill is often determined through a measure of how skillful a player is, which can be anything from having the most different skills in their arsenal to how good someone is at executing a certain move in the game.
Because these articles are going to be geared towards Magic: The Gathering, I'll be using examples from that game from now on ^^ If you're not a fan of it or don't really understand anything about it, go look it up! Its a fun and interesting strategy game ^o^ I love it and will most likely be playing it until the day that I die :D
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| -not- what will be on my tombstone (coz i'll be cremated and disposed hahaha XD) |
In Magic, playskill is most often determined by a player's ability to outplay his opponents. The most flashy way that is recognized by many is when a player jedi-mind-tricks his opponents when he's behind, holding cards that are irrelevant to the current game situation but having a poker face and demeanor that seems as if he's holding a hand full of answers, scaring the opponent from moving in from the kill, effectively buying time for him to recover and make a comeback for the eventual win ;D
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| the 'ok' sign is key |
Another example of this is a player that is so experienced in the interactions of the game that he can seemingly predict his opponents every move. Its like the player knows every card in the opponents hand and can fearlessly do whatever he wants, intimidating his opponent to lose even before the game is decided.
Playskill isn't only limited to the player's mental prowess in a match, however, playskill can also be shown in a player's decision during deck construction. This is another beauty of Magic, the weapons of choice for the players are all completely customizable. You could build your very own weapon that has all the secret tech and surprise your opponent by attacking them from a completely different angle than they're expecting or have such a consistent and well prepared deck that is like a swiss army knife that can handle whatever your opponent throws at you.
The gamer's playskill is often considered one of the most important things to be trained in order for one to perform well, and players often read up strategy articles and think really hard about all the tricks and correct decisions to be made in every type of situation, most top tier players even have heated discussion over the littlest of details such as which land to lay down first, which card to first pick in a draft, details that could cast ripples to eventually effect winning or losing.
So it is no surprise that everybody concentrates on playskill, it is easily quantified and is often associated with the haymakers that end the game and are the coolest of the holy trinity because it is often playskill that is the awesome Finishing Move that puts the nail in the opponent's coffin~
I believe that this conception is wrong. I think that playskill is the least important of the three. Yes, the ability to MacGyver yourself out of any situation is both cool and useful, enabling a player to get out of a losing position and coming back to take the win out of nowhere, but if you think of it, that situation should not even come up in the first place! If you're constantly having to pull yourself away from the jaws of defeat, there's a problem; why are you always falling towards the jaws of defeat? what are you, a thrillseeker? *o*
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| don't be a tool, guys v_v |
What I see happening all around me is that not only in Magic, but also in similar strategy games like Starcraft, players looking to get better are constantly trying to run before they can crawl. Its like the classic martial arts student that bugs his master to no end. He wants to learn the powerful, flashy moves he saw his master use right away, but is forced to run around, do housework and read. Ugh. Boring. When are you going to teach me the good stuff, master? >o<
His master will look at him with a playful and almost mocking grin over his shoulder, saying "you need to learn the basics first, young padawan~ now get to work!" Translation; the basics are more important. Macro before micro. "Wax on, wax off! >:D" says the master.
I'm not saying playskill is a useless ability to have knowledge on. Its part of the holy trinity, after all~ but it is, in my opinion, the least important. Whats the point of defeating a person with a complex system of ropes and pulleys which eventually ends with smashing his head in with a hammer when you can just club him with a large, blunt stone and be done with it? All you get for the additional effort is the style points ;D and I don't deny that many of us gamers are in it for the style points ;P
Playskill is by far the most interesting thing to be learned during one's mastery of the holy trinity, but like all things that are the best, they should be saved for last ;3 only when you've mastered the basics and understood yourself, inside and out, will you be able to make use of your playskill to the fullest, blinding everyone with your prowess *o*
..how do you understand yourself? Well, I'm glad you asked. To understand oneself, the gamer must understand his or her own Playstyle~ and that, is next week's post ;P
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
What kind of life are you living if not just a fanfiction of someone else's?
So I’ve been missing for a whole month ^o^ I haven’t been doing anything (productive) at all though, no worries :3
Nothing much has been happening these days either. The world is a boring place 'o' such is the tragedy that is real life.. everything is so.. normal, so mundane.. Or maybe its just my life :3 Things have really gotten stagnant and boring, and so have I ;o;
This is mostly because I’ve been practically hibernating for the past few months ^w^ If you can call moving around, actively posting shit on facebook, playing magic every week and going to work every weekday ‘hibernating’ :P
What I’ve been hibernating from is my responsibilities T_T which includes blogging. Yes, somehow, blogging, which was an escape and a way to procrastinate from doing work became.. a job, a task to do, and so naturally, I procrastinated on blogging ^o^
But a lot of what I do is still the same, I still have bursts of ideas coming into my head, some nice quotes, some funny thoughts, but instead of saving them all up and vomiting them in one go in a nice, long blogpost, I have internet access now! ^o^ and along with that, I have constant access to facebook.
And facebook, is where I’ve been spending most of my time voicing my stuff out. It’s a lot more fun than blogging, quite honestly, as I don’t have to post long-ass posts (although most of the things I post on facebook are at least 17 times longer than what the average person posts).. and more importantly, there is constant feedback on facebook! ;o; I long for theattention interaction.. those are so fun ;w;
In the end, though (now is ‘the end’, btw. bye)
…*cough* :P
Where was I? Ah yes, I still feel kinda guilty for leaving my blogs dead, though. Although I often joke that nobody reads them, I know that there are people who do, and I’m kinda letting them down everytime they visit and see no new updates .o. I used to update every day! @O@
..how I long for those days T_T I was so free back then…
But to cut a long story short, I feel like its such a waste that I’m not blogging anymore, and while most of the time these days I’m pretty much brain dead from working and pouring everything on facebook, I still wanna at least try to post on my blogs as often as possible ^^ just as a ‘thing’ that I do. I need something to push me, to train myself to be more disciplined.. because honestly, I’m not doing anything at all every night :P Just.. staring at the computer, facebook, youtube, .. god knows what (not porn >o<) .. just wasting my time @O@
the internet is a very very dangerous thing, kids T_T I was so much more productive when I didn’t have internet access… seriously.
So yeah, gotta go back to work now :P I’m at work now actually T_T Tuesdays have to stay back lol. If you wanna see more stuff from me, check out my facebook! I post random crap there everyday XD;;;
As always, thanks for reading :3
Nothing much has been happening these days either. The world is a boring place 'o' such is the tragedy that is real life.. everything is so.. normal, so mundane.. Or maybe its just my life :3 Things have really gotten stagnant and boring, and so have I ;o;
This is mostly because I’ve been practically hibernating for the past few months ^w^ If you can call moving around, actively posting shit on facebook, playing magic every week and going to work every weekday ‘hibernating’ :P
What I’ve been hibernating from is my responsibilities T_T which includes blogging. Yes, somehow, blogging, which was an escape and a way to procrastinate from doing work became.. a job, a task to do, and so naturally, I procrastinated on blogging ^o^
But a lot of what I do is still the same, I still have bursts of ideas coming into my head, some nice quotes, some funny thoughts, but instead of saving them all up and vomiting them in one go in a nice, long blogpost, I have internet access now! ^o^ and along with that, I have constant access to facebook.
And facebook, is where I’ve been spending most of my time voicing my stuff out. It’s a lot more fun than blogging, quite honestly, as I don’t have to post long-ass posts (although most of the things I post on facebook are at least 17 times longer than what the average person posts).. and more importantly, there is constant feedback on facebook! ;o; I long for the
In the end, though (now is ‘the end’, btw. bye)
…*cough* :P
Where was I? Ah yes, I still feel kinda guilty for leaving my blogs dead, though. Although I often joke that nobody reads them, I know that there are people who do, and I’m kinda letting them down everytime they visit and see no new updates .o. I used to update every day! @O@
..how I long for those days T_T I was so free back then…
But to cut a long story short, I feel like its such a waste that I’m not blogging anymore, and while most of the time these days I’m pretty much brain dead from working and pouring everything on facebook, I still wanna at least try to post on my blogs as often as possible ^^ just as a ‘thing’ that I do. I need something to push me, to train myself to be more disciplined.. because honestly, I’m not doing anything at all every night :P Just.. staring at the computer, facebook, youtube, .. god knows what (not porn >o<) .. just wasting my time @O@
the internet is a very very dangerous thing, kids T_T I was so much more productive when I didn’t have internet access… seriously.
So yeah, gotta go back to work now :P I’m at work now actually T_T Tuesdays have to stay back lol. If you wanna see more stuff from me, check out my facebook! I post random crap there everyday XD;;;
As always, thanks for reading :3
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Who reads this blog, anyway?
So I have this friend who stumbled upon my blog, seeing all the extremely long winded posts but zero comments...
I was asked the question; Who reads this blog, anyway?
I have two answers;
One, I read this blog *o* Thinking back, blogging was one of the ways that I put down my brilliant ideas for stories, jokes, or concepts down into written form so that I wouldn't forget them :3 Its also a really thereaputic way of organizing my thoughts and cheering myself up to a certain extent, especially when I'm the kind of person that keeps problems to myself and really only seek consolation and advice from people when I'm about to crack down and commit suicide or something ;_; Other times, I talk to myself ^o^
Two, the bots read this blog! *O* I mean yeah, sure, sometimes there are one or two humans who drop by (thank you :3) but the ones that I know that consistently frequent my blog are my loyal bot friends *o* and they're hillarious, too :) Don't know what I'm talking about? Check out the chatbox <-- they're really funny ^o^ and stupid too HAHAHA XD
So yeah, I don't do this for no reason, okay~ Blogging isn't a waste of time, and its a great thing ;O Thanks for reading, though~ please come back again ^o^/
I was asked the question; Who reads this blog, anyway?
I have two answers;
One, I read this blog *o* Thinking back, blogging was one of the ways that I put down my brilliant ideas for stories, jokes, or concepts down into written form so that I wouldn't forget them :3 Its also a really thereaputic way of organizing my thoughts and cheering myself up to a certain extent, especially when I'm the kind of person that keeps problems to myself and really only seek consolation and advice from people when I'm about to crack down and commit suicide or something ;_; Other times, I talk to myself ^o^
Two, the bots read this blog! *O* I mean yeah, sure, sometimes there are one or two humans who drop by (thank you :3) but the ones that I know that consistently frequent my blog are my loyal bot friends *o* and they're hillarious, too :) Don't know what I'm talking about? Check out the chatbox <-- they're really funny ^o^ and stupid too HAHAHA XD
So yeah, I don't do this for no reason, okay~ Blogging isn't a waste of time, and its a great thing ;O Thanks for reading, though~ please come back again ^o^/
The importance of beautiful people
If there's one thing I don't understand, its the strange distaste of beautiful people.
When I say beautiful people, I mean those really gorgeous-looking, model-class, idol-level, almost perfect, mannequin types~ alternatively, if it were to apply to everyday-people, it would be the 'best looking in the group/class/what have you' people.
There are certain people that automatically shy away and show dislike for these people who are really beautiful, as if they want nothing to do with them.
Why?
Is it because they are jealous? That must be it, right? Some people get so insecure about their looks when they're around people who are way more attractive than themselves that the discomfort that ensues makes them want to hide in a corner, which translates into a dislike for the source of this horrible experience; the beautiful person.
Or is it because it is too mainstream? I know this is a little stretching it, and I think I've mentioned this phenomena sometime ago in one of my blogposts.. When everybody a person knows is fawning over this perfect person, a certain distaste forms because it has become too mainstream. Its a natural human inclination, nobody wants to be the same as everyone, we all want to be unique, even though it means lying to oneself. This can also be related to jealousy actually *scratches back of head* :P
OR, is it because they don't want to admit that they're attracted to the obviously very attractive person? I know it sounds totally ridiculous, but I've done this before (maybe I'm weird). I have denied many times, saying that a girl looks "so-so" or "eehhh, not bad la.." when I actually think that she's pretty good looking. Why? Thinking back, it was because I didn't want to admit it, either because I didn't want to be like every other person I knew fawning over her, or because I didn't want to give the impression that looks matter a lot to me.
I like the last idea, because I think its quite true in a lot of people. Nobody likes to admit that they love looking at beautiful people, even though it is a totally logical and natural thing to feel. We humans are programmed in ourjeans genes to love staring at good looking people. Its the way we subconsciously select fertile and suitable mates in order to generate good offspring :D
But why, why do we love to deny our true natures and try our best to cover it up? The same reason why we wear clothes or act nicely to everyone even though we're going like "fuck you fuck you, what the hell? shut up!" in our minds; the judgmental eyes of society.
I'm not saying its a bad thing, I'm just saying this is how things are. Guys are freaking scared to admit that they love oogling at pretty girls because they'll be paint a giant sign on their head saying "hi i'm a pervert lol" :(
I've seen so many girls that have ingrained in their minds that every single guy is a pervert and whenever he looks at a girl, he admires her boobs, her waistline, her butt, and her legs only and nothing else.. wanting to get in her pants at all costs v_v When you know girls have that perception of you, you'd be a little paranoid about showing even a bit of bias towards pretty girls because you don't want to be seen as .. someone who cares about looks, right?
That's for guys, I don't know if its the same for girls, but I can imagine that there should be a parallel somewhere.. you tell me. All I know is that the need to suppress oneself in such a way is bullshit >_< I love looking at beautiful girls! I love SNSD because they're all freaking attractive *o* its not the only reason, but its one of the main reasons! That doesn't automatically make me a pervert, I don't masturbate to them, but why do I get the feeling that my friends (of all people *rolls eyes*) think that I am?! v__v bullshit
*ahem*
Don't people know, that beautiful people are actually really important? Little known fact, beautiful people help drive the economy. To borrow one famous catchphrase, sex sells, while this doesn't mean pornography, but good looking people certainly help sell products :O Just look at 99% of advertisements all around you, actors, performers, singers, they're all visually appealing. You put a nice looking person on a product and people are more likely to buy it @o@
What? I'd never do that. I buy a product because it's good, not because the girl in the advertisement is totally gorgeous.. I'm not getting her, so why should I care?
Then why did the advertising companies continue to bother putting so much money and effort into producing advertisements with beautiful people in it?
I'm here to tell you that subconsciously, it certainly works. It doesn't totally brainwashes people, but there is a significant amount of times where an attractive person can sway a customer to buy a certain product. That's why good looking salesgirls are an important part of any shopping counter. We're subconsciously more likely to let our guard down around good looking people - and its perfectly normal ^^
Ok, maybe you have full control over your senses and you're not materialistic or perverted or whatever. Good for you~ You're awesome and have transcended base human urges *o* I'm jealous .w. I'd love to shake your hand but I wouldn't want to defile it with my unworthy paws ;o;
But for the vast majority of people out there, the sales tactic of using beautiful people to promote products is totally plausible, and you know what is the main driver of economies in large first world countries such as America? Consumer spending. That's how I came up with the bold claim that beautiful people are one of the main drivers of economies *o*
..wait, what is this bullshit? Sure, beautiful people sell certain products, it helps a product stand out from its competitors that don't use beautiful looking packages, but what if nobody makes use of our basic instinct of letting our guard down in front of an attractive person, what if they all used normal packaging?
That would be true, making my point not very strong,.. IF the products that are being sold are things we always need like food, toiletries and (basic) clothes, BUT, most of the products that take advantage of this part of human nature are products that we don't need. That's right, beautiful people not only persuade you to choose certain products over others, but they also persuade you to buy things that you don't necessarily need.
While this might enrage you because it sounds like a whole marketing ploy to siphon all your money (and it is, really :P) it is also ultimately a 'good thing', because the more consumers spend, the more the economy develops ^o^ causing ... good things to happen for a country's economy, preventing stuff like price hikes, wars and.. okay this is obviously uncharted territory for me +_+ someone get this guy into an economics class +o+
Heh.. that's about it, I guess. On a more personal note, attractive people are said to actually make people feel better. If you spend your time looking at attractive people, your brain excretes a certain hormone that makes you happy and ultimately helps relieve stress, avoid heart conditions and helps blood circulation ^^ So don't tell me that fangirling over SNSD is bad for my health >:O The only bad thing that might happen is that I might get smile lines near my eyes and cheeks because I'm smiling too much ^_^ hee
*gets smacked* wokey, that's it for today folks :3 thanks for reading~
When I say beautiful people, I mean those really gorgeous-looking, model-class, idol-level, almost perfect, mannequin types~ alternatively, if it were to apply to everyday-people, it would be the 'best looking in the group/class/what have you' people.
There are certain people that automatically shy away and show dislike for these people who are really beautiful, as if they want nothing to do with them.
Why?
Is it because they are jealous? That must be it, right? Some people get so insecure about their looks when they're around people who are way more attractive than themselves that the discomfort that ensues makes them want to hide in a corner, which translates into a dislike for the source of this horrible experience; the beautiful person.
Or is it because it is too mainstream? I know this is a little stretching it, and I think I've mentioned this phenomena sometime ago in one of my blogposts.. When everybody a person knows is fawning over this perfect person, a certain distaste forms because it has become too mainstream. Its a natural human inclination, nobody wants to be the same as everyone, we all want to be unique, even though it means lying to oneself. This can also be related to jealousy actually *scratches back of head* :P
OR, is it because they don't want to admit that they're attracted to the obviously very attractive person? I know it sounds totally ridiculous, but I've done this before (maybe I'm weird). I have denied many times, saying that a girl looks "so-so" or "eehhh, not bad la.." when I actually think that she's pretty good looking. Why? Thinking back, it was because I didn't want to admit it, either because I didn't want to be like every other person I knew fawning over her, or because I didn't want to give the impression that looks matter a lot to me.
I like the last idea, because I think its quite true in a lot of people. Nobody likes to admit that they love looking at beautiful people, even though it is a totally logical and natural thing to feel. We humans are programmed in our
But why, why do we love to deny our true natures and try our best to cover it up? The same reason why we wear clothes or act nicely to everyone even though we're going like "fuck you fuck you, what the hell? shut up!" in our minds; the judgmental eyes of society.
I'm not saying its a bad thing, I'm just saying this is how things are. Guys are freaking scared to admit that they love oogling at pretty girls because they'll be paint a giant sign on their head saying "hi i'm a pervert lol" :(
I've seen so many girls that have ingrained in their minds that every single guy is a pervert and whenever he looks at a girl, he admires her boobs, her waistline, her butt, and her legs only and nothing else.. wanting to get in her pants at all costs v_v When you know girls have that perception of you, you'd be a little paranoid about showing even a bit of bias towards pretty girls because you don't want to be seen as .. someone who cares about looks, right?
That's for guys, I don't know if its the same for girls, but I can imagine that there should be a parallel somewhere.. you tell me. All I know is that the need to suppress oneself in such a way is bullshit >_< I love looking at beautiful girls! I love SNSD because they're all freaking attractive *o* its not the only reason, but its one of the main reasons! That doesn't automatically make me a pervert, I don't masturbate to them, but why do I get the feeling that my friends (of all people *rolls eyes*) think that I am?! v__v bullshit
*ahem*
Don't people know, that beautiful people are actually really important? Little known fact, beautiful people help drive the economy. To borrow one famous catchphrase, sex sells, while this doesn't mean pornography, but good looking people certainly help sell products :O Just look at 99% of advertisements all around you, actors, performers, singers, they're all visually appealing. You put a nice looking person on a product and people are more likely to buy it @o@
What? I'd never do that. I buy a product because it's good, not because the girl in the advertisement is totally gorgeous.. I'm not getting her, so why should I care?
Then why did the advertising companies continue to bother putting so much money and effort into producing advertisements with beautiful people in it?
I'm here to tell you that subconsciously, it certainly works. It doesn't totally brainwashes people, but there is a significant amount of times where an attractive person can sway a customer to buy a certain product. That's why good looking salesgirls are an important part of any shopping counter. We're subconsciously more likely to let our guard down around good looking people - and its perfectly normal ^^
Ok, maybe you have full control over your senses and you're not materialistic or perverted or whatever. Good for you~ You're awesome and have transcended base human urges *o* I'm jealous .w. I'd love to shake your hand but I wouldn't want to defile it with my unworthy paws ;o;
But for the vast majority of people out there, the sales tactic of using beautiful people to promote products is totally plausible, and you know what is the main driver of economies in large first world countries such as America? Consumer spending. That's how I came up with the bold claim that beautiful people are one of the main drivers of economies *o*
..wait, what is this bullshit? Sure, beautiful people sell certain products, it helps a product stand out from its competitors that don't use beautiful looking packages, but what if nobody makes use of our basic instinct of letting our guard down in front of an attractive person, what if they all used normal packaging?
That would be true, making my point not very strong,.. IF the products that are being sold are things we always need like food, toiletries and (basic) clothes, BUT, most of the products that take advantage of this part of human nature are products that we don't need. That's right, beautiful people not only persuade you to choose certain products over others, but they also persuade you to buy things that you don't necessarily need.
While this might enrage you because it sounds like a whole marketing ploy to siphon all your money (and it is, really :P) it is also ultimately a 'good thing', because the more consumers spend, the more the economy develops ^o^ causing ... good things to happen for a country's economy, preventing stuff like price hikes, wars and.. okay this is obviously uncharted territory for me +_+ someone get this guy into an economics class +o+
Heh.. that's about it, I guess. On a more personal note, attractive people are said to actually make people feel better. If you spend your time looking at attractive people, your brain excretes a certain hormone that makes you happy and ultimately helps relieve stress, avoid heart conditions and helps blood circulation ^^ So don't tell me that fangirling over SNSD is bad for my health >:O The only bad thing that might happen is that I might get smile lines near my eyes and cheeks because I'm smiling too much ^_^ hee
*gets smacked* wokey, that's it for today folks :3 thanks for reading~
Thursday, June 30, 2011
how to menyapa people
So naturally, I practice what I preach, and in an msn convo sometime later;
Me, for example. The Kitsune you see online (which for many of you, is the only Kitsune you know of) is almost totally different from the me in real life! :O
Its been quite awhile since I've made friends online before meeting them in real life.. but I'm pretty sure I'll get responses from them like "..you're nothing like how you sound like online dude.. you're so mundane in real life ~_~" etc
Meh, its not like its a new experience or anything. Long long ago while your grandmother was still young, I used to be really active in forums and sounded more or less like I do now online minus the profanities and add more ^O^s, XDs, and nya nya nyas ^o^
..okay that is definitely not 'more or less alike' .o.
But I digress ^w^ what I wanted to say was most of my original online friends thought I sound like a (cute) girl ^o^ they were sorely disappointed when we met in real life and they realized that I was actually a pokemon o3o pikaa
So naturally I have come up with the impression that people, no matter how transparent and 'genuine' they are, have different personalities between their online selves and their 'real life' selves.
It has something to do with the impersonal nature of online interactions.. sure, you can argue that there are display pictures and nicknames and even fonts and colors that helps personalize your online persona to some degree.. but..
..yeah, like I said, personalize your online persona. Once you're communicating through the medium of the internet, the internet shreds your skin and meat and bones and reduces you to raw electrical impulses that originate from your brain to your fingers to the keypads you're pressing to the ones and zeroes that form the message on your screens!
Sounds as if your online personality is even more raw than your 'real life' personality, isn't it? Which is ironic considering the fact that being online is often associated with having a 'mask' of sorts.
Its as if you're behind a safety wall where you can voice out anything you want or feel like with almost no negative repercussions to your 'real self' thanks to the relative anonymity of the internet, right? That's why people are more critical and mean and horrible and horny and flirty and cute and sparklier online than they are in real life ^w^
I mean, I can easily say fuck you ^_^ to you right now to your face! Oh yeah I just did :3 But when we meet in real life, I'm as shy as a mouse ^o^ pii pii *hides behind a pillow*
What does this mean, though? I think it means that the common consensus that we wear masks online to hide our true 'real' selves has got it backwards. The masks we wear are actually our 'real' life personas and our real, true selves are what we exhibit online, where we don't have to hold back ;D
Doesn't it make sense? It sure makes sense to me when I think about the fact that in real life, I always have to watch what I say because I might offend someone (and more importantly punched in the face or kicked in the groin x_x) so I'm always filtering my words and actions, sometimes having to hold back what I think to avoid trouble.
Isn't that really fake, though? Its not what I really feel or want to do, right? I have to be considerate and prim and proper and decent :O
Compare it to online, where all hell breaks loose ^w^ I post whatever the shit I want on facebook all the time without a care in the world who reads it and what they think (and I have lecturers and family members who have my facebook so...) and the way I talk.. phew. I rarely talk like that to the same people I meet in real life, not unless they're really close to me and I'm particularly high at the moment (high as in not sober, I wasn't greeting you v_v)
And look! o_o <-- look at all these emoticons! @_@ Of course I'm not an emotionless pokerface in real life, (at least I hope not) but I almost never ever act cute or kawaii (yes I know they mean the same thing but they dont! @O@) in real life! Why? Because acting cute with my physical looks is downright disgusting! XD
So er what was I talking about? I thought I had some profound idea earlier but I think I drowned it with my randomness *_*
Ah yes, real life is actually the fakest thing ever, and the masquerading online personas we have are actually (maybe, I dunno, I suspect, I theorize) our 'real selves' *_* What we're really like, our true personalities, what's in our hearts~
..which means that deep down, I'm probably an obnoxious 13 year old lesbian girl ;w;
buuuut its not all about me, isn't it? Well it is for me XP but it sure isn't for you! So think about it, are you more 'real' in real life, or when you're online? ^_^
Don't worry if you're different (or the same) with 'the norm', after all, just look at superheroes~ they all have really, really mild-mannered (read: mundane) personalities for their 'real life' selves, but once they put on their disguises (online masks/personas) they become courageous and witty SUPERHEROES WOOO HOO~ *O* which, is actually their true selves :O
Interesting, no? ^_^
Friday, June 24, 2011
WAIT OH YES WAIT A MINUTE MR POSTMAN @O@/
where I talk about ancient childhood memories, postmen, the song Mr Postman, and great music from a simpler time ^_^
So I was reliving my childhood earlier;
Yup, my childhood ^w^ oh gawd I'm showing my age T_T
I grew up listening to the Beatles albums and consistently listened to their songs to sleep almost every night well into my teens..
Needless to say they bring back a lot of memories of my tragic childhood.. flashbacks of a past that I cannot really remember anymore.. *_*
But we're not here to talk about that, no. I really like songs by the Beatles, though :3 They're mostly super catchy and have really nice lyrics~ nice, simple lyrics but still managing to be meaningful in some way.. They remind me of times when things were simpler, less complicated.. :D
Finished listening to the song? ^_^ On one hand, its good that you've listened to the song~ but on the other, if you were reading while listening to the song, you didn't pay attention to it, did you? >:O
You did? Ehehe, sorry about that ^o^; ...eh wait, that means you didn't pay attention to what you were reading! >O< wasted all my effort only! I quit!
*disconnects*
Mm yeah ok so where was I?
So once upon a time, before most of you were born.. or rather, before the interenet was born, one of the main methods of communication were postal letters :D They're pretty much like e-mails.. just infinitely slower and they were done on paper and you needed a person under a company to send them around~
I know right? How laughably inefficient XD
Anyways, due to the long delay between letters sent and replies received, there were tons of love stories that included long waits for messages from loved ones who either died or got killed in action while trying to make the journey to deliver the message.. ..I'm talking about the reply letters v_v not the loved ones.. they were safe far far away sitting in their house waiting for their replies..
So naturally, tons of love songs and stories have been written about waiting for the postman (the ancient equivalent of your gmail, yahoo mail, or hotmail service) to arrive with the letter of your loved one, just like the video I embedded above~
When I was listening to the song and singing along happily full of emotion, it suddenly dawned on me that as soon as one generation from now, kids will listen to this song and have no clue whatsoever what the song could be about @o@;;
Who is this postman? A superhero from the past? Post-man? What is a letter? Letter A? Letter B? @_@ wtf? *googles*
Don't laugh, its not ridiculous.. just the other day I overheard a little kid in the bookshop getting so worked up and surprised that they sold folders in the bookstore; "Look, mommy! ^o^ They sell folders here too! Just like the ones in the computer~ I wonder what kind of files I can fit into it :O"
..of course I made that up, what is this? 2111? Not in a hundred years v_v
Oh well, thats why I wrote this blogpost anyway, so that it might show up one day in a search engine when a poor, misinformed person tries to seek an explanation on this archaic form of communication.. hope this helps ^o^!
So I was reliving my childhood earlier;
Yup, my childhood ^w^ oh gawd I'm showing my age T_T
I grew up listening to the Beatles albums and consistently listened to their songs to sleep almost every night well into my teens..
Needless to say they bring back a lot of memories of my tragic childhood.. flashbacks of a past that I cannot really remember anymore.. *_*
But we're not here to talk about that, no. I really like songs by the Beatles, though :3 They're mostly super catchy and have really nice lyrics~ nice, simple lyrics but still managing to be meaningful in some way.. They remind me of times when things were simpler, less complicated.. :D
Finished listening to the song? ^_^ On one hand, its good that you've listened to the song~ but on the other, if you were reading while listening to the song, you didn't pay attention to it, did you? >:O
You did? Ehehe, sorry about that ^o^; ...eh wait, that means you didn't pay attention to what you were reading! >O< wasted all my effort only! I quit!
*disconnects*
Mm yeah ok so where was I?
So once upon a time, before most of you were born.. or rather, before the interenet was born, one of the main methods of communication were postal letters :D They're pretty much like e-mails.. just infinitely slower and they were done on paper and you needed a person under a company to send them around~
I know right? How laughably inefficient XD
Anyways, due to the long delay between letters sent and replies received, there were tons of love stories that included long waits for messages from loved ones who either died or got killed in action while trying to make the journey to deliver the message.. ..I'm talking about the reply letters v_v not the loved ones.. they were safe far far away sitting in their house waiting for their replies..
So naturally, tons of love songs and stories have been written about waiting for the postman (the ancient equivalent of your gmail, yahoo mail, or hotmail service) to arrive with the letter of your loved one, just like the video I embedded above~
When I was listening to the song and singing along happily full of emotion, it suddenly dawned on me that as soon as one generation from now, kids will listen to this song and have no clue whatsoever what the song could be about @o@;;
Who is this postman? A superhero from the past? Post-man? What is a letter? Letter A? Letter B? @_@ wtf? *googles*
Don't laugh, its not ridiculous.. just the other day I overheard a little kid in the bookshop getting so worked up and surprised that they sold folders in the bookstore; "Look, mommy! ^o^ They sell folders here too! Just like the ones in the computer~ I wonder what kind of files I can fit into it :O"
..of course I made that up, what is this? 2111? Not in a hundred years v_v
Oh well, thats why I wrote this blogpost anyway, so that it might show up one day in a search engine when a poor, misinformed person tries to seek an explanation on this archaic form of communication.. hope this helps ^o^!
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Congratulasi is in order
bodiesuponthegears.blogspot.com would like to extend its warmest congratulations to the winner of Grand Prix Trials - Shanghai 2011;
Me ^o^
*pelted with rotten tomatoes, which has rated this movie with a 97% fresh*
Yeah babey, I'm so proud of myself for winning a 12-person tournament *_* Last time I used to pride myself in getting number 9 in my form 6 class ^o^ pretty good, right?
...except that the class only had 9 people~ ooooohhhhh XD *high fives myself*
v__v ya ya ok I know I know *sighs*
So today's blog is going to be Magic the Gathering (hereby allways refered to as MtG) and tactical strategy gaming. I've been meaning to make blogposts about magic, but have always stopped myself because I'm a total nobody and I really don't have anything to back up my theories..
..and then I realized I've been spouting what I claim to be 'enlightening philosophies' for the better part of nine months... has it really been almost nine months? o_o damn.. people get born in that span of time.. holy, shit.
So yesterday, I pretty much creamed everybody I faught against in the tournament (which means I won 4 lucky games against friendly opponents, won 1 game against an asshole that deserves to be put into his place, lost a game to The Aura, and made a shady deal.. ;_;)
The main point I'm trying to get into here is what I think is important when playing in a tournament; focus. I was pretty focused in every game I played, except the one where I got my ass handed to by The Aura ;_; *sniffle* ..ahem. Focus, is really what got me that far into the tournament.
I played against decorated team leader and pro player Khairul, or better known as 'kairuru' in the chatbox over there <-- and won two drawn out games in the semifinals.
What was interesting is that later that night (or this morning, rather), we went to a maple and played around 30+ games with the same two decks and he absolutely creamed me T_T I won less than 10 out of those games.. seriously.
Then earlier today I played tetris on facebook, and boy is that game addictive. I would like to say that I've pretty much figured out the tactics to succefully play that game, its pretty simple anyway and doesn't need a rocket scientist to figure out.. but I lost twenty games in a row T__T
All this can be blamed by a lack of focus. I'm not saying that I was simply playing these games where I lost and just hurped durped through them with a -_- face, I was trying to win! But I wasn't in the zone, as most people would call it.
In the tournament, I was focusing on everything and anything that my opponents were doing and or capable of doing. It was amazing, it was like I was in the zone and was in complete control of my turns, their turns, and the draft.
When I was playing tetris a few days ago, I shot up to rank 20 in a jiffy without a sweat and was beating (very hard, AI generated) opponents left and right. I was slamming tetris bricks with 300+ APM (actions per minute) and was in the zone *_*
Earlier today, when I lost about a hundred games in tetris, I realized that my APM was considerably lower as if I was playing in slow mo with a -_- face.. and thats why I lost. It wasn't because of me making horrible mistakes or not pulling off good combos. When I looked at the opponents screen, I simply realized that it was playing FREAKING FAST @_@ it was as if it was playing on a whole different level.
Same thing, when I was playing in the tournament, it was as if I was playing a wholly different game than when I play magic casually. This is when I realized that in order for me to do things properly, I have to be one hundred thousand percent focused towards it or else I get distracted.. I blame my high brain volatiliy T_T
I don't even need to relate it to gaming, even when I'm doing work like typing stuff for assignments or homework, I often have to turn off my music T_T No, not just that, even when I'm blogging, I blog faster and fluenter when there is no music on (like now) and take almost four times longer to finish a post if I'm listening to music or am distracted (like how I used to be in the cyber cafe with guys screaming at the top of their lungs every fourty three seconds)
Hmm.. but since the main focus on how to do well in tournaments is to well, be focused (aka in the zone) and that advice mainly stems from the fact that I'm easily distracted because my brain is highly volatile.. (I mean I change topics mid sentence all the time.. I'm horribly frustrating to talk to T_T) ..I think this advice won't be applicable to most people anyway 'o'
^^;; oh well, so much for strategy articles :3 Better luck next time~!
Me ^o^
*pelted with rotten tomatoes, which has rated this movie with a 97% fresh*
Yeah babey, I'm so proud of myself for winning a 12-person tournament *_* Last time I used to pride myself in getting number 9 in my form 6 class ^o^ pretty good, right?
...except that the class only had 9 people~ ooooohhhhh XD *high fives myself*
v__v ya ya ok I know I know *sighs*
So today's blog is going to be Magic the Gathering (hereby allways refered to as MtG) and tactical strategy gaming. I've been meaning to make blogposts about magic, but have always stopped myself because I'm a total nobody and I really don't have anything to back up my theories..
..and then I realized I've been spouting what I claim to be 'enlightening philosophies' for the better part of nine months... has it really been almost nine months? o_o damn.. people get born in that span of time.. holy, shit.
So yesterday, I pretty much creamed everybody I faught against in the tournament (which means I won 4 lucky games against friendly opponents, won 1 game against an asshole that deserves to be put into his place, lost a game to The Aura, and made a shady deal.. ;_;)
The main point I'm trying to get into here is what I think is important when playing in a tournament; focus. I was pretty focused in every game I played, except the one where I got my ass handed to by The Aura ;_; *sniffle* ..ahem. Focus, is really what got me that far into the tournament.
I played against decorated team leader and pro player Khairul, or better known as 'kairuru' in the chatbox over there <-- and won two drawn out games in the semifinals.
What was interesting is that later that night (or this morning, rather), we went to a maple and played around 30+ games with the same two decks and he absolutely creamed me T_T I won less than 10 out of those games.. seriously.
Then earlier today I played tetris on facebook, and boy is that game addictive. I would like to say that I've pretty much figured out the tactics to succefully play that game, its pretty simple anyway and doesn't need a rocket scientist to figure out.. but I lost twenty games in a row T__T
All this can be blamed by a lack of focus. I'm not saying that I was simply playing these games where I lost and just hurped durped through them with a -_- face, I was trying to win! But I wasn't in the zone, as most people would call it.
In the tournament, I was focusing on everything and anything that my opponents were doing and or capable of doing. It was amazing, it was like I was in the zone and was in complete control of my turns, their turns, and the draft.
When I was playing tetris a few days ago, I shot up to rank 20 in a jiffy without a sweat and was beating (very hard, AI generated) opponents left and right. I was slamming tetris bricks with 300+ APM (actions per minute) and was in the zone *_*
Earlier today, when I lost about a hundred games in tetris, I realized that my APM was considerably lower as if I was playing in slow mo with a -_- face.. and thats why I lost. It wasn't because of me making horrible mistakes or not pulling off good combos. When I looked at the opponents screen, I simply realized that it was playing FREAKING FAST @_@ it was as if it was playing on a whole different level.
Same thing, when I was playing in the tournament, it was as if I was playing a wholly different game than when I play magic casually. This is when I realized that in order for me to do things properly, I have to be one hundred thousand percent focused towards it or else I get distracted.. I blame my high brain volatiliy T_T
I don't even need to relate it to gaming, even when I'm doing work like typing stuff for assignments or homework, I often have to turn off my music T_T No, not just that, even when I'm blogging, I blog faster and fluenter when there is no music on (like now) and take almost four times longer to finish a post if I'm listening to music or am distracted (like how I used to be in the cyber cafe with guys screaming at the top of their lungs every fourty three seconds)
Hmm.. but since the main focus on how to do well in tournaments is to well, be focused (aka in the zone) and that advice mainly stems from the fact that I'm easily distracted because my brain is highly volatile.. (I mean I change topics mid sentence all the time.. I'm horribly frustrating to talk to T_T) ..I think this advice won't be applicable to most people anyway 'o'
^^;; oh well, so much for strategy articles :3 Better luck next time~!
Monday, May 23, 2011
Pangram! :O
In which I forgot that I had a blog and blogposted on facebook;
p.s.
Just in case you're wondering, that's not me in the picture :3 I'm cute, but not that cute ^w^
p.s.
Just in case you're wondering, that's not me in the picture :3 I'm cute, but not that cute ^w^
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Canard: Predator saga
It all started with me wondering about whether Neptune was the name of that brand of cooking oil, which was wrong because the correct one is Knife :(
That swiftly led my to start wondering about how people from the olden days were able to name that planet Neptune, and model the god of the sea after it. It was pretty amazing to me because Neptune is a planet full of water or something, right? So did the olden people have some amazing telescope to see what Neptune was like? Don't think so.. so what is it?
It must be because some alien civilization came down to earth and told them about it!
But which civilization?
Thus spawned the predator theory, which I happily stole from the movie Alien VS Predator, and added my own little twist, as usual;
Me:
orang lama power sial
ni la theory predator
predator datang ajar humans pasal civilization
dia lepak kat egypt, mayan dan japan
ajar buat pyramid, pyramid petak, dan gundam
use3to5drops :
gundam jugak?
apasal mcm tak sama zaman ajaran diorang
kenapa diorang ajar egyption ngan mayan buat lego je oi?
racist ka omae
Me:
aish ko ni
power kot
mayan tu bangunan dia semua emas
el dorado katakan
use3to5drops :
tp tu mcm de gune resource tempatan je
kat situ takder batu kot
Me:
pyramid tu sebenarnya laser yang boleh tembak apa apa sahaja
use3to5drops :
emas lg murah dr batu
Me:
mayan empire banyak magic hebat
banyak traps
macam kat zendikar
semua pyramid kat giza tu sebenarnya ada diamond besar gila kat tip dia, diamond tu boleh harness matahari power n annihalate anything
dulu mesir tu lush rainforest kot
tapi sebab kuasa destructive pyramids...
all is dust (tm)
japan pulak, sebab dia conservative, asian kan, so dia simpan baik baik knowledge tu sampai skarang
tapi sebanarnya japan tu continent besar jugak la, cam africa
dulu laut paling besar bukan pacific
tapi sebab great gundam wars, continent tu terus hilang
tinggal air je...
alamak pandainya aku
^o^;; hehe
use3to5drops :
hahaha pandai2
Translation:
Once upon a time, in a galaxy near near over here.. our galaxy, actually.. our planet, even :D""
..there was a race of hideously macho aliens who visited us for no apparent reason.. They were called predators, and were a horribly competitive race, though their intentions are often noble.
Legend has it that it was a dare amongst three predator overlords at a bar one night, to go to the most primitive planet in the sector and cultivate the most powerful war-like race in the galaxy.
The first of the overlords arrived in where we now know as Egypt. It was a lush area of forests and steppes around a massive Nile river that provided sustenance to the whole region. This predator faction specialized in harnessing cosmic power from the outer reaches of the galaxy, and they thought the humans there the skills to observe the stars and other celestial beings, what we humans now call the discipline of Astronomy.
The Egyptians were thought greatly in the skills of mathematics and calculations, giving them great precision in their attacking and planning skills. They grew arrogant with this newfound knowledge and ruled ruthlessly.
The Egyptians had access to one of the greatest and most destructive weapons - the pyramids. There were three of them, what we now call the great pyramids of Giza. The pyramids were actually much more complete and higher than their current height. Their bases used to touch each other, instead of how they're separated miles apart now. Just like how modern human historians have noticed, the pyramids were aligned perfectly with the constelation of Orion's belt, and on each of the peaks held massive diamonds.
These diamonds were actually awesome solar-powered mechanisms that harnessed the power of the sun and other stars, capable of turning Egypt's night into day by shining brightly. But the most absurd power of the diamonds is their ability to precisely vindicate anything within Egypt with a directed blast of solar energy. This awesome power cemented Egypt as the most feared force in the region and their reliance on the sun caused their entire religion and way of life to be centered around it.
The second of the overlords landed in the continent of America, where the race of humans called the Mayans existed. This was yet another lush rainforest with a great river Amazon running through it, providing its ruthless inhabitants sustenance and life. It seemed like the predators favoured forested areas greatly. Many have hypothesised that forests resemble their home planet or hunting grounds.
This faction specialized in harnessing planetary energy, relying more on whichever planet they were on for energy instead of borrowing it from outer space. They believed that a home planet's energy is untainted and is the perfect type of energy to be used. Taking energy from other planets will waste too much energy in the transfer and might not even suit the current planet's environment.
They were much more spiritual and instictuous compared to the other factions. They believed in shamanistic rituals and had rich traditions and hunting methods, relying mainly on their instincts and physical strength. They thought the humans the ability to obtain energy from the earth and be one with nature, creating a primal race that hunted and feasted on anything and everything.
Rather than building grand weapons like the other factions, the Mayans were thought the disciplines of resourcefulness and ruthlessness of the predators, resulting in a race where each and every member was a powerful warrior - the people themselves were the greatest weapon. They did not live in the trees like their ape-like ancestors, however. They erected massive ziggurats that served as both fortresses and temples to pay blood tribute to their overlords.
The Mayans also developed an attuned sense to nature and almost supernatural abilities which allowed them to devise complicated traps and hexes that will maim and disable any trespassers. Entering the domain of the Mayans was to endanger oneself from the moment one sets foot in their territory, most die before even managing to catch a glimpse of the great warriors. Gold was an abundant resource for the Mayans and was used liberally in the building for their structures and adorned by all. It was also one of the main reasons why other civilizations tried hard to infiltrate the Mayan empire, many of which were slaughtered mercilessly.
<Intermission>
Holy shit. I did not expect to produce so much utter bullshit out of this o_o; I really gotta sleep but I still have so much to say ;_; I guess I'll be making this a two-parter and continue tomorrow or something :P
I'm even tempted to rewrite the whole thing and explain a lot more for each civilization one by one.. rereading what I typed, each civilization actually deserves its own blogpost.. or two. lol XD *yawns*
anyways, really gotta go now :3 Look forward to part 2! X3 Thanks for reading~
Translation:
Once upon a time, in a galaxy near near over here.. our galaxy, actually.. our planet, even :D""
..there was a race of hideously macho aliens who visited us for no apparent reason.. They were called predators, and were a horribly competitive race, though their intentions are often noble.
Legend has it that it was a dare amongst three predator overlords at a bar one night, to go to the most primitive planet in the sector and cultivate the most powerful war-like race in the galaxy.
The first of the overlords arrived in where we now know as Egypt. It was a lush area of forests and steppes around a massive Nile river that provided sustenance to the whole region. This predator faction specialized in harnessing cosmic power from the outer reaches of the galaxy, and they thought the humans there the skills to observe the stars and other celestial beings, what we humans now call the discipline of Astronomy.
The Egyptians were thought greatly in the skills of mathematics and calculations, giving them great precision in their attacking and planning skills. They grew arrogant with this newfound knowledge and ruled ruthlessly.
The Egyptians had access to one of the greatest and most destructive weapons - the pyramids. There were three of them, what we now call the great pyramids of Giza. The pyramids were actually much more complete and higher than their current height. Their bases used to touch each other, instead of how they're separated miles apart now. Just like how modern human historians have noticed, the pyramids were aligned perfectly with the constelation of Orion's belt, and on each of the peaks held massive diamonds.
These diamonds were actually awesome solar-powered mechanisms that harnessed the power of the sun and other stars, capable of turning Egypt's night into day by shining brightly. But the most absurd power of the diamonds is their ability to precisely vindicate anything within Egypt with a directed blast of solar energy. This awesome power cemented Egypt as the most feared force in the region and their reliance on the sun caused their entire religion and way of life to be centered around it.
The second of the overlords landed in the continent of America, where the race of humans called the Mayans existed. This was yet another lush rainforest with a great river Amazon running through it, providing its ruthless inhabitants sustenance and life. It seemed like the predators favoured forested areas greatly. Many have hypothesised that forests resemble their home planet or hunting grounds.
This faction specialized in harnessing planetary energy, relying more on whichever planet they were on for energy instead of borrowing it from outer space. They believed that a home planet's energy is untainted and is the perfect type of energy to be used. Taking energy from other planets will waste too much energy in the transfer and might not even suit the current planet's environment.
They were much more spiritual and instictuous compared to the other factions. They believed in shamanistic rituals and had rich traditions and hunting methods, relying mainly on their instincts and physical strength. They thought the humans the ability to obtain energy from the earth and be one with nature, creating a primal race that hunted and feasted on anything and everything.
Rather than building grand weapons like the other factions, the Mayans were thought the disciplines of resourcefulness and ruthlessness of the predators, resulting in a race where each and every member was a powerful warrior - the people themselves were the greatest weapon. They did not live in the trees like their ape-like ancestors, however. They erected massive ziggurats that served as both fortresses and temples to pay blood tribute to their overlords.
The Mayans also developed an attuned sense to nature and almost supernatural abilities which allowed them to devise complicated traps and hexes that will maim and disable any trespassers. Entering the domain of the Mayans was to endanger oneself from the moment one sets foot in their territory, most die before even managing to catch a glimpse of the great warriors. Gold was an abundant resource for the Mayans and was used liberally in the building for their structures and adorned by all. It was also one of the main reasons why other civilizations tried hard to infiltrate the Mayan empire, many of which were slaughtered mercilessly.
<Intermission>
Holy shit. I did not expect to produce so much utter bullshit out of this o_o; I really gotta sleep but I still have so much to say ;_; I guess I'll be making this a two-parter and continue tomorrow or something :P
I'm even tempted to rewrite the whole thing and explain a lot more for each civilization one by one.. rereading what I typed, each civilization actually deserves its own blogpost.. or two. lol XD *yawns*
anyways, really gotta go now :3 Look forward to part 2! X3 Thanks for reading~
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Concepts for islamic finance
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Friday, May 6, 2011
Why you should let your child play Pokemon
After giving a smidgen of parental advice and thanks to the very invigorating comments from my readers, I decided to continue with the parental advice *O*
Today I'll recommend you the best game to introduce to your children ^o^
Pokemon~ Aside from being one of my favorite game franchises in like, ever, it is also a great game to introduce to children because it is incredibly newbie-friendly. The basic mechanics of the game can be picked up in less than 5 minutes and the game has a self-guiding system of hints and pointers to guide you through the game ^_^ It also has many, many, many different good points that makes it a great choice!
First of all, Pokemon are obscenely cute. This cultivates both little boys and little girls to like cute cute stuff and brings out the caring and loving nature in them ^_^
It is important to assure your child that liking cutesy stuff does not put their sexuality in question. In fact, when your little boy is being made fun of by his peers for being extremely happy (gay), you can give him the good ol' 'shit in the pants' advice;
"Son, people only deny wildly when they have shit in their pants. If they didn't they'll know that they're clean and don't have the incessant need to deny vehemently and have no problem taking off their pants.."
...er let me try that again
*ahem*
"Son, the boys who like pink and flowers and cute stuff are the straightest boys out there. They don't have to act macho and be all tough and violent because they know that they're not homosexual.. so they don't have the crazy need to prove themselves to the world..
"Those guys who act all manly and cool and get all worked up when they're called gay? They are the ones who are most likely to turn gay.. and subconsciously, they know it, thats why, they're afraid ;D"
...
..oh, you're gay? That's cool :3 introduce me to your boyfriend if you ever get one okay? ^o^ *patpat*
((its always important to be a supportive parent, you know))
It is a good thing girls dont seem to have this problem :3 after all, girls are bi to begin with, so that's cool ^o^v
Being a game about combat, though, pokemon might be a little too violent for most parent's tastes. That's all right, though, because nobody dies in pokemon! ^O^ they only get knocked out and run away while they're fainted.... ...its a game, it isn't supposed to make sense. If you wanted to teach that your kids you should've sent them to school -w-
Speaking of combat, pokemon's combat system is a great tool for teaching causal relationships :D Many children in this day and age don't know that water is super effective against fire (because the fire extinguisher has been invented, duh) It also teaches the important lesson of 'there is always something better than you' and 'everything has a weakness', which are superbly important lessons in life because it'll cultivate an inquisitive mind that questions everything, which is integral to making a child want to learn stuff *o*
It also subtly teaches simple maths :3 like 100 damage is better than 50 damage, but that 100 damage has a 70% accuracy, which in time, is less reliable and thus worst than the 50 damage at 100% accuracy.. thats probability, and also another important lesson in life; consistency wins out as it always delivers when it matters the most ^_^
Another simple yet effective feature of the battle mechanics in Pokemon is the fact that a Pokemon can only have a maximum of 4 moves. While this actually sucks (and is a fact that has bugged many a Pokemon trainer as the fellas in the shows can use as many moves as they want! no fair!) The thing is, this limit is actually one of the wonderful balancing aspects of Pokemon ^o^ The fact that each Pokemon is limited to a number of moves forces the trainer to think creatively in order to solve the problems in a confined set of rules.
This kind of situation ehances the problem solving skills of an individual and just like the previous points, it also teaches yet another important life lesson - Nothing is perfect. As it stands, there is no way to create a Pokemon with four moves that are super effective against any and all types of combinations, and there is only one combination (Dark/Ghost) that has absolutely no weakness (and which the only two Pokemon that has such attributes aren't even the best).
Understanding that nothing is perfect helps the child realize that there is no such thing as the perfect solution to all problems. This will free them up from being confined by the reliance towards one single, 'correct' answer and instead opens up their mind towards the possibility of experimenting with multiple different answers to solve a single problem - a think-out-of-the-box skill that is very hard to obtain through courses or a school syllabus which stresses on defined right and wrongs.
The fact that no one thing is perfect also plays deliciously well into the other aspect that is greatly played in all Pokemon franchises - teamwork is absolutely crucial for success. You can have a maximum of 6 Pokemon in your team, all of which have to work somewhat synergetically with each other to cover each other's weaknesses in order to defeat any and all kinds of opponents ^o^
Teamwork also plays a big role in the storyline. The main characters of all Pokemon stories succeed solely because of their great bond with their Pokemon. They are able to know what each other is thinking, enabling split-second decisions and intuitive strategies spawning in the heat of battle (all of which are very very cool).
This helps your child to value friendship and companionship highly, turning them into a generously chivalrous person as well as turning them away from the gamer stereotype of becoming a recluse (though being a gamer isn't a bad thing as it sure beats becoming a drug addict or getting influenced by bad company). They'll also be more willing to work in a team because they understand the importance of strength in numbers and putting their heads together ^o^ This knowledge makes them more tolerant towards other people as well :)
Another value that can be gained from playing pokemon is from the game's role playing game (RPG) nature. Being thrust into the role of the main character, faced with decisions from the start (like choosing one starter out of three pokemon) and throughout the game (like where to go, and what moves and types of pokemon to have in their teams and down to even what moves to use in a battle) helps the child gain confidence in making decisions. This introduces them to the concept of trial and error and the fact that its okay to be in control and make the call instead of waiting for someone to tell them what to do (which is a rare thing for a child, especially, as nobody really trusts them with anything .o.).
There are many, many more advantages and important life lessons a child can learn from playing pokemon and I've only covered a few ^_^ I know I'm not a perfectly great individual or anything, but I grew up playing pokemon and other fun games like it and am lucky enough to be exposed to a myriad of different positive influences from gaming and watching animes and I can happily say that it helped me a lot to shape me as a person as well as my ideology ^o^
So yeah, give pokemon a try~ Let your kid have some fun :3 who knows, it might actually help her/him to become a great leader in the future *_*
[*] All images are owned by artists scattered throughout the internet which I have no idea nor the discipline to go search and properly attribute each of them .o. sorry guys. I got them off zerochan ^o^; if anyone who owns any of the artwork wants them taken down please let me know :3 sorry and thanks!
Today I'll recommend you the best game to introduce to your children ^o^
First of all, Pokemon are obscenely cute. This cultivates both little boys and little girls to like cute cute stuff and brings out the caring and loving nature in them ^_^
It is important to assure your child that liking cutesy stuff does not put their sexuality in question. In fact, when your little boy is being made fun of by his peers for being extremely happy (gay), you can give him the good ol' 'shit in the pants' advice;
"Son, people only deny wildly when they have shit in their pants. If they didn't they'll know that they're clean and don't have the incessant need to deny vehemently and have no problem taking off their pants.."
 |
| Cool guy + cute Pokemon = not gay ...right? :S |
*ahem*
"Son, the boys who like pink and flowers and cute stuff are the straightest boys out there. They don't have to act macho and be all tough and violent because they know that they're not homosexual.. so they don't have the crazy need to prove themselves to the world..
"Those guys who act all manly and cool and get all worked up when they're called gay? They are the ones who are most likely to turn gay.. and subconsciously, they know it, thats why, they're afraid ;D"
...
..oh, you're gay? That's cool :3 introduce me to your boyfriend if you ever get one okay? ^o^ *patpat*
((its always important to be a supportive parent, you know))
It is a good thing girls dont seem to have this problem :3 after all, girls are bi to begin with, so that's cool ^o^v
Being a game about combat, though, pokemon might be a little too violent for most parent's tastes. That's all right, though, because nobody dies in pokemon! ^O^ they only get knocked out and run away while they're fainted.... ...its a game, it isn't supposed to make sense. If you wanted to teach that your kids you should've sent them to school -w-
It also subtly teaches simple maths :3 like 100 damage is better than 50 damage, but that 100 damage has a 70% accuracy, which in time, is less reliable and thus worst than the 50 damage at 100% accuracy.. thats probability, and also another important lesson in life; consistency wins out as it always delivers when it matters the most ^_^
Another simple yet effective feature of the battle mechanics in Pokemon is the fact that a Pokemon can only have a maximum of 4 moves. While this actually sucks (and is a fact that has bugged many a Pokemon trainer as the fellas in the shows can use as many moves as they want! no fair!) The thing is, this limit is actually one of the wonderful balancing aspects of Pokemon ^o^ The fact that each Pokemon is limited to a number of moves forces the trainer to think creatively in order to solve the problems in a confined set of rules.
This kind of situation ehances the problem solving skills of an individual and just like the previous points, it also teaches yet another important life lesson - Nothing is perfect. As it stands, there is no way to create a Pokemon with four moves that are super effective against any and all types of combinations, and there is only one combination (Dark/Ghost) that has absolutely no weakness (and which the only two Pokemon that has such attributes aren't even the best).
Understanding that nothing is perfect helps the child realize that there is no such thing as the perfect solution to all problems. This will free them up from being confined by the reliance towards one single, 'correct' answer and instead opens up their mind towards the possibility of experimenting with multiple different answers to solve a single problem - a think-out-of-the-box skill that is very hard to obtain through courses or a school syllabus which stresses on defined right and wrongs.
The fact that no one thing is perfect also plays deliciously well into the other aspect that is greatly played in all Pokemon franchises - teamwork is absolutely crucial for success. You can have a maximum of 6 Pokemon in your team, all of which have to work somewhat synergetically with each other to cover each other's weaknesses in order to defeat any and all kinds of opponents ^o^
This helps your child to value friendship and companionship highly, turning them into a generously chivalrous person as well as turning them away from the gamer stereotype of becoming a recluse (though being a gamer isn't a bad thing as it sure beats becoming a drug addict or getting influenced by bad company). They'll also be more willing to work in a team because they understand the importance of strength in numbers and putting their heads together ^o^ This knowledge makes them more tolerant towards other people as well :)
Another value that can be gained from playing pokemon is from the game's role playing game (RPG) nature. Being thrust into the role of the main character, faced with decisions from the start (like choosing one starter out of three pokemon) and throughout the game (like where to go, and what moves and types of pokemon to have in their teams and down to even what moves to use in a battle) helps the child gain confidence in making decisions. This introduces them to the concept of trial and error and the fact that its okay to be in control and make the call instead of waiting for someone to tell them what to do (which is a rare thing for a child, especially, as nobody really trusts them with anything .o.).
There are many, many more advantages and important life lessons a child can learn from playing pokemon and I've only covered a few ^_^ I know I'm not a perfectly great individual or anything, but I grew up playing pokemon and other fun games like it and am lucky enough to be exposed to a myriad of different positive influences from gaming and watching animes and I can happily say that it helped me a lot to shape me as a person as well as my ideology ^o^
So yeah, give pokemon a try~ Let your kid have some fun :3 who knows, it might actually help her/him to become a great leader in the future *_*
 |
| Like all other presidents, I think Doraemon helped Brock out in his youth, too XD |
[*] All images are owned by artists scattered throughout the internet which I have no idea nor the discipline to go search and properly attribute each of them .o. sorry guys. I got them off zerochan ^o^; if anyone who owns any of the artwork wants them taken down please let me know :3 sorry and thanks!
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
How manga benefits your life
Before I start, for those of you who don't know what 'manga' means, what are you doing reading my blog?! @O@ Welcome! *O* Who are you and pleased to meet you! *shakes your hands vigorously* ^O^ Sorry for all the emoticons and manga/anime exclusive expressions that have escaped you >o< It must've been hard, reading all these nonsensical nonsense...
...now go educate yourself :|
With that out of the way, there are actually many ways in which manga can benefit one's life;
One is the most literal way, where the think-out-of-the-box and out-of-this-world scenarios I've learned from being exposed to manga allowed me to come up with otherwise unthinkable excuses to get out of life-threatening pinches!
While such skills are rarely needed in our relatively safe world nowadays, it never hurts to be prepared. After all, you never know when someone with a huge ass sword will come at you, right?
Which brings us to another great skill we can learn from manga~ It is a great source for learning martial arts of all sorts~! From swordfighting, skating, hairstyling, basketball, to even trick shot pool! *o*
Okay, okay, for all the concerned parents out there, don't worry :) Manga isn't all about violence and competitiveness. It is also a great source to learn the rules of life and society ^o^ Unlike children-aimed comics or cartoons, the core audience of mangas varies from teenagers to even adults well into their forties! *o* and they tackle important issues that their target audience face in their everyday lives, asking even the most sensitive and philosophical questions... like religion *_*
Just like soap operas before them, such exposure to life's dilemmas and questions help the reader greatly in facing challenges in their own life, if only because of the simple fact that it is nothing new to them and the solution to all the problems they face has already been covered in chapter 193 last summer v_v
But such knowledge doesn't make a jaded person, no. Quite the contrary! Manga is famous for its excessively emotional characters and most agree that fans of anime and manga are quite animated indeed ^o^
Another thing that can be learned from reading manga is it teaches the reader to be more motivated to face their fears and tribulations >o<
Most main characters are subjected to the standard bildungsroman storyline where they face grueling challenge after challenge, eventually growing into a respectable character. What's important, though, is that none of them ever gave up *_*9 which makes them great role model material~
Manga also has its romantic side, where many of its already socially inept audience can benefit greatly from relationship advice and experience without getting emotionally hurt in the process! The most up-to-date (or effective) pick-up lines and ways to approach the opposite gender are showcased here and are useful tips for an embarrased, young teenager with nobody to turn to :3 (WARNING: May not work in real life situations)
There are plenty of great romantic mangas that showcase beautiful friendships and relationships between characters that many readers grow up wishing to have... and because they aren't the only ones being inspired by such mangas, many a relationship has grown from like-minded people who have both read about great relationships and want to emulate such things *o*
...but of course, there are also many other kinds of relationships that are explored in the realm of mangas which are... best reserved for the most adventurous and are strictly not for the light hearted ^^;; (if you don't know what I'm talking about, its better that it is kept that way, trust me on this one +__+)
All in all, mangas are a great source of entertainment that can interestingly serve as a great medium for educating our generation of individualistic individuals who have seemingly forgotten (or are too embarrased) to seek lessons from other humans but instead refer to non-human sources.
If anything else, it helps avoid kids these days from being overly emo and start slitting their wrists and posting up pictures on their facebooks and livejournals crying to the tune of crawling~ in~ my skin~ ;_;
And so ends a short, short entry on the benefits of reading manga ^o^ If you haven't started reading one, give it a try~! And if you are a parent, stop asking your kid to study! er I mean, manga isn't a waste of time and you should read what your kid is reading as well~ You might learn something about them and more importantly, it gives you more stuff to talk about rather than "how was your day?" and "have you done your homework?" :)
[] All manga scanslated images belong to Bleach (c) Kubo Tite and blabla whatever whatever boring. The munkie emoticon comic was created by me back in the dark ages
[] Do click on all the links as the images of the mangas they corellate to really aids in the understanding of the context (if you are an avid anime/manga fan) or will help reccomend you to some of the mainstream mangas out there ^o^
...now go educate yourself :|
With that out of the way, there are actually many ways in which manga can benefit one's life;
One is the most literal way, where the think-out-of-the-box and out-of-this-world scenarios I've learned from being exposed to manga allowed me to come up with otherwise unthinkable excuses to get out of life-threatening pinches!
Which brings us to another great skill we can learn from manga~ It is a great source for learning martial arts of all sorts~! From swordfighting, skating, hairstyling, basketball, to even trick shot pool! *o*
never get caught off guard ever again!
Just like soap operas before them, such exposure to life's dilemmas and questions help the reader greatly in facing challenges in their own life, if only because of the simple fact that it is nothing new to them and the solution to all the problems they face has already been covered in chapter 193 last summer v_v
Another thing that can be learned from reading manga is it teaches the reader to be more motivated to face their fears and tribulations >o<
Most main characters are subjected to the standard bildungsroman storyline where they face grueling challenge after challenge, eventually growing into a respectable character. What's important, though, is that none of them ever gave up *_*9 which makes them great role model material~
There are plenty of great romantic mangas that showcase beautiful friendships and relationships between characters that many readers grow up wishing to have... and because they aren't the only ones being inspired by such mangas, many a relationship has grown from like-minded people who have both read about great relationships and want to emulate such things *o*
((the links for this whole section are noticably absent because I'm in the office and I don't wanna get fired TwT;))
...but of course, there are also many other kinds of relationships that are explored in the realm of mangas which are... best reserved for the most adventurous and are strictly not for the light hearted ^^;; (if you don't know what I'm talking about, its better that it is kept that way, trust me on this one +__+)
All in all, mangas are a great source of entertainment that can interestingly serve as a great medium for educating our generation of individualistic individuals who have seemingly forgotten (or are too embarrased) to seek lessons from other humans but instead refer to non-human sources.
If anything else, it helps avoid kids these days from being overly emo and start slitting their wrists and posting up pictures on their facebooks and livejournals crying to the tune of crawling~ in~ my skin~ ;_;
[] All manga scanslated images belong to Bleach (c) Kubo Tite and blabla whatever whatever boring. The munkie emoticon comic was created by me back in the dark ages
[] Do click on all the links as the images of the mangas they corellate to really aids in the understanding of the context (if you are an avid anime/manga fan) or will help reccomend you to some of the mainstream mangas out there ^o^
Friday, April 29, 2011
The Pretentious Girl
The pretentious girl is that girl who typically tries her best to fit in to the conversation and/or the people around her.
She's kind of a chameleon, but instead of following people's decisions, the pretentious girl is defined more by her characteristic ability to go along with almost any topic of conversation.
Aspiring pretentious girls, however, have trouble getting into conversations due to the noticeable lack in their basic knowledge arsenal and resort to the unbelievably useful skill of pretending-to-know-what-you're-talking-about :D
While this skill is one widely used by many, and when executed properly allows the user to assimilate herself easily into the group, other people who actually know about the topic can easily spot a pretentious girl.
Common cues to look out for are an absolute lack of definitive terms or subjects, with a lot of fillers and uh, like, you know, like, you know? Yeah, like, that. Yeah. This skill relies heavily on the other person to fill in their content for them.
Wouldn't this be really obvious? Yes, it is. However, most skillful pretentious girls manage to camouflage this by acting as if they can't really remember what they want to say and suddenly remember with an 'EUREKA!' expression when you 'remind' them ^_^
That's another visual cue for the pretentious girl; an arsenal full of big reactions and expressions. I guess its more often characterized as 'trying too hard', overreacting to things like, OMG~ REALLY? LOL? XD at something rather miniscule.
The most pitiful thing about pretentious girls is that they often convince absolutely nobody.. other than themselves, appearing to look really desperate and.. stupid, for the lack of a more.. neutral term T_T sorry
Pretentious girls are often shunned in society for exactly that, being pretentious. Nobody likes a fake, right? But for every pretentious girls that are ostracized by society, there are at least two more who manage to slip under the collective judgmental eye.
I'm not trying to weed them out or say that pretentious girls are bad, though. They're actually very misunderstood and above everything else, very pitiful indeed :( Its important to understand that the goal of a pretentious girl is solely to fit in and be part of the group and ride whatever wave that's happening ^o^
Unlike other psychographics or archetypes out there, pretentious girls have a very simple flaw that is easily overcome by being with friends that accept her for who she is, and that its okay to not know anything about the conversation but still join in.. as a listener ^o^ Then the next time, she'll be able to join in on it~
Tell a pretentious girl that you realize that she's pretending and she might react from being really embarrassed to in total denial, then you soothe her with the fact that its okay, there's no need to pretend ^_^ and then she says really? ;o; and is touched by the fact that someone accepts her for the airhead she is and... yay *o* friends forever~
But I wouldn't do that >< if I did, pretentious girls will become an endangered species and.. we need to preserve the variety of social archetypes in our societal fauna, right? *o* (a post debating variety vs standardization should come soon.. reminder to self reminder to self -w-)
I'm beginning to sound like an old record, but really, the most important thing about human relationships is the act of understanding where the other party is coming from and then see things from their perspective ^o^ Solves a lot of problems... though not everything. Maybe next week I should try to cover one that can't be solved even if you understand where they're coming from.. :O
She's kind of a chameleon, but instead of following people's decisions, the pretentious girl is defined more by her characteristic ability to go along with almost any topic of conversation.
Aspiring pretentious girls, however, have trouble getting into conversations due to the noticeable lack in their basic knowledge arsenal and resort to the unbelievably useful skill of pretending-to-know-what-you're-talking-about :D
While this skill is one widely used by many, and when executed properly allows the user to assimilate herself easily into the group, other people who actually know about the topic can easily spot a pretentious girl.
Common cues to look out for are an absolute lack of definitive terms or subjects, with a lot of fillers and uh, like, you know, like, you know? Yeah, like, that. Yeah. This skill relies heavily on the other person to fill in their content for them.
Wouldn't this be really obvious? Yes, it is. However, most skillful pretentious girls manage to camouflage this by acting as if they can't really remember what they want to say and suddenly remember with an 'EUREKA!' expression when you 'remind' them ^_^
That's another visual cue for the pretentious girl; an arsenal full of big reactions and expressions. I guess its more often characterized as 'trying too hard', overreacting to things like, OMG~ REALLY? LOL? XD at something rather miniscule.
The most pitiful thing about pretentious girls is that they often convince absolutely nobody.. other than themselves, appearing to look really desperate and.. stupid, for the lack of a more.. neutral term T_T sorry
Pretentious girls are often shunned in society for exactly that, being pretentious. Nobody likes a fake, right? But for every pretentious girls that are ostracized by society, there are at least two more who manage to slip under the collective judgmental eye.
I'm not trying to weed them out or say that pretentious girls are bad, though. They're actually very misunderstood and above everything else, very pitiful indeed :( Its important to understand that the goal of a pretentious girl is solely to fit in and be part of the group and ride whatever wave that's happening ^o^
Unlike other psychographics or archetypes out there, pretentious girls have a very simple flaw that is easily overcome by being with friends that accept her for who she is, and that its okay to not know anything about the conversation but still join in.. as a listener ^o^ Then the next time, she'll be able to join in on it~
Tell a pretentious girl that you realize that she's pretending and she might react from being really embarrassed to in total denial, then you soothe her with the fact that its okay, there's no need to pretend ^_^ and then she says really? ;o; and is touched by the fact that someone accepts her for the airhead she is and... yay *o* friends forever~
But I wouldn't do that >< if I did, pretentious girls will become an endangered species and.. we need to preserve the variety of social archetypes in our societal fauna, right? *o* (a post debating variety vs standardization should come soon.. reminder to self reminder to self -w-)
I'm beginning to sound like an old record, but really, the most important thing about human relationships is the act of understanding where the other party is coming from and then see things from their perspective ^o^ Solves a lot of problems... though not everything. Maybe next week I should try to cover one that can't be solved even if you understand where they're coming from.. :O
Friday, April 22, 2011
High brain volatility
Good morning kids, today I'm going to educate you about the concept of brain volatility.
Its actually pretty straight-forward. Like all concepts with bombastic words, brain volatility can be simplified by identifying what the roots of each of its words mean;
Brain, is the instrument that facilitates our faculty for thinking, the place where all our ideas, memories and commands are given for the rest of our body to carry out. It is also the least used section of our anatomy.
Volatility comes from the root word volatile, which simply means something that is unstable, or uncertain. Not fixed in one place, as it were.
So when you smash both words together, you have a brain that is highly unstable. I.e. cuckoo ^o^ hahahaha... *ahem* so yeah, brain volatility is basically just a measure of.. how mentally unstable one can be :)
While most of you might not have heard or read of the concept of brain volatility until today, (because I came up with it, seriously, do a google search and you'll find nothing[1] on 'brain volatility' except for this blogpost which is the top of the search! *o*) it is no new concept and has been around in popular culture for decades.
One of the best examples would be the saying that someone has 'some screws lose'. It is a very apt metaphor which likens a highly volatile brain to a contraption which has screws lose, hence being unstable and might fall apart at any time :|
Another good example comes from term used in computer science; volatile memory, which refers to the memory which only lasts as long as the power is on and goes missing once you turn the computer off :O
As computers are among the best analogies to human physio- and pshychological conditions, we also have things that can only be remembered if we put a lot of power, i.e. effort, into it. Like cramming for exams ^o^ dissapears right away after the paper is done~ volatile memory, folks.
The most common usage for the word volatile, however, is used in chemistry, and the first definition one finds on google is that a highly volatile object that becomes gas (vaporized) very easily nothing. Seriously, google?! You don't know what 'volatile' means?! *rolls eyes*... Anyways, while easily becoming vaporized actually means that the molecular bonding of said object is highly unstable (lose), that's really boring :(
We can still liken it to brain volatility, though, by linking the ease of vaporizing to the popular saying of a person who is an airhead. Now all of the sudden such arbitiary phrases get cleared up and we get eureka-ed with the realization that "oh! airhead = high brain volatility! @o@"
This, my friends, is why I am a linguist :3
I can go on and on for days, as there are limitless analogies referring to the wonderful concept of brain volatility, such as train of thoughts that derail themselves without warning, chronic indecision and ADD, but I really gotta get back to rushing my deadlines ^^;
You see, I have a confession to make.
I have extremely high brain volatility T______T *sobs uncontrolably* my train of thought derails like its running on the beach during sunset, my blogposts are brimming with ideas but woefully unorganized and chaotic at best, and whenever I have to start concentrating my mind on doing work...
...I start getting the urge to blog o_o;
*rushes off to work* ;__;
[1] apparently, if you type [brain volatility] only my blog shows up, but if you put in the exact search option of ["brain volatility"] a lot more comes up... oh well ^^;; you can't win them all..
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
LOL I LOVE NARWHALS ^O^
This is so goddamn cute >w<
Its now my life's goal as a casual Magic player to get a Narwhal *_* Its so fucking hard to get, even, because its from the Homelands set which was printed 16 years ago... and is under the Restricted List, which means that its prevented from being reprinted, ever.
For those who don't know shit about Magic: The Gathering, the card is total shit. Its tragically overcosted by today's standards and its abilities doesn't even make sense. But the art is SO CUTE LOL XD I must have this *_*
Also, Narwals are like, the most awesome animal ever! >w< they even have songs written about them! Really!
Narwhals Narwhals
Swimming in the ocean
Causing a commotion
'cause they are so awesome
Narwhals Narwhals
Swimming in the ocean
Pretty big and pretty white
They beat a polar bear in a fight
Like an underwater unicorn
They got a kickass facial horn
They're the Jedi of the sea
They stop Chthlu eating ye
Narwhals, they are Narwhals~ Narwhals
Just dont let them touch your balls
Narwhals they are Narwhals
Inventors of the Shishkebab
^o^
Monday, April 18, 2011
Sauce Code
Have you watched the movie Source Code?
If you haven't, you should go watch it now ^o^ Don't worry, I'll wait right here ^_^
Watched it already? Nice right?
Not nice? :(
Ok nevermind, anyways. Whenever I watch movies, I'm always impressed by new mechanics in each movie, whether its the superhero's superpower, some law-defying invention or concept, its amazing *o* Even the most seemingly janky mechanics can still have so much depth and spawn so much discussion~!
..just that I don't have anyone to really discuss with :( ah well.
Which is why I'm doing it here ^O^ I guess
So yeah, in Source Code, there is this mechanic that resembles a time loop. The character experiences the same 8 minutes (of a dead person) over and over throughout the course of the story. But what we learn later from the creator of the Source Code, some limping professor, is that it is not time travel.
Wait, what? Its not? Then what is it? Well apparently, he spoke scienglish (science+english) so even the guy doing the subtitles just went "ah whatever man *leaves empty*" and I couldn't catch it because I watched the movie only once, so here goes nothing;
Apparently, what the main character is going through is actually the dead guy's memories of the last 8 minutes of his life being replayed over and over again (to find out who the bomber of the train is and *insert some bomb related storyline here*) through some break through technology (called the Source Code.. tada~!) where the dying memory of a dead person can be retrieved and replayed in another's mind like a CCTV recording!
Well, at least that's my understanding of the limping doctor's explanation...
This works because the Source Code isn't a disaster prevention machine. Its not made to go back in time to avert catastrophes. The reason for our main character's mission is to find out who the bomber is to stop a bigger bomb that is about to go off. The train has exploded and there's nothing our hero can do to save the already dead people :(
Storyline aside, knowledge of how the Source Code is supposed to work allows us to come to the first very obvious problem that occurs from the discontinuity of two truths in the movie; If the 8 minute joyride is just a replaying of the dead guy's memories, how the heck can the main character deviate from what the dead guy originally did and walk around the train doing whatever he wants?! You can't read a book and punch a character you don't like in the middle of it, right?
The second problem stems from the direct spit in the face of the doctor's theory. SPOILER ALERT ^O^ the ending shows an alternate timeline in which the main character saves the whole train and gets the girl and lives happily ever after in true Hollywood fashion ^O^ (I mean.. seriously? lol -o-). So what now, after Inception its suddenly cool to fuck around with audiences minds? Tell them one thing and then totally contradict yourself later?
Yup, its the new trend, folks :D Politicians have been doing it for centuries... tried and true method of the entertainment industry ^o^ First, tell them a nice lie, then sucker punch them with the revelation afterwards! XD (yes, politics is as much entertainment as wrestling is entertainment, bad entertainment, but still entertainment XD)
So of course, everyone is a movie analyst these days and there are tons over tons of opinions and explanations that stemmed from these plotholes ^o^
One opinion is that the movie's writers SUCKS BALLS and don't know a thing about story continuity. That, or are helpless, spineless souls that succumb to the expectations of Happy Endings ^_^ OR maybe they just wanna be cool like everyone else and make a totally WTF ending :( Stupid bandwagon jumpers. Get your own bandwagon!
Another opinion is that the doctor who created the Source Code accidentally created a method of time travel instead. This idea is mainly attributed to the fact that towards the end, the main character actually says that "the Source Code works better than [the doctor] thought," implying that there might be more to the Source Code than the doctor's explanation.
So all those 8 minutes would actually be alternate timelines stemming from the same starting point. Its that parallel reality idea where when you travel back in time, you create an alternate timeline which, while changed, does not affect the timeline you came from, so in a way, you can't change your past but can change the past in a parallel reality. Dragonball Z uses this logic. This explains the ending where the hero happily ends up with the girl and everyone's safe and sound ^o^
But it creates a new slew of problems. If the Source Code does enable parallel time travel, what happens to the dead guy every time the hero gets transported into his timeline?! Does his consciousness get replaced by the hero when the hero gets transported into his body? Is it consciousness that gets displaced, ..or his soul? Poor guy! @O@; the hero just comes in and freaking possess him and takes over his life, his money, and his girlfriend! What a jerk!
The moral implications are mind blowing. Which transitions nicely to our next opinion, which is a spiritual and religious one v_v A religious person can see the whole experience of the hero as a journey of redemption (especially highlighted by his drive to help out after hearing his father's speech, and resolving his 'unfinished business' by telling his dad how much he actually cares for him and vice versa) There is no time travel here, but the focus is more towards the journey of the hero, re-living the last 8 minutes of another's life and trying to selflessly serve his country and save countless lives.
What happens in the end, then, is the main character finding peace with himself and being able to successfully move on... to heaven, which is depicted in the scene where everybody is happy and alive in his world, and he gets to spend the rest of his life with a beautiful girl (there needs to be an incentive after all, right?) It helps that everyone in that world in the end is actually dead in 'the real world', which backs up the theory that that might be a depiction of heaven ^o^
These are just a few of the many, many theories that could be produced from the minds who watched the movie, and all of them have their merits and weaknesses. All of them are possible, though. Just like the theory that multiple parallel timelines can exist, multiple interpretations of a story are possible. None are absolutely correct, and none are wrong and unacceptable either ^_^ Yes, even if the movie makers made a press release tomorrow and told everyone that "yes, this is what we meant to say with the movie," it doesn't make that interpretation absolute.
There's this concept brought up by Roland Barthes called The Death of the Author. I don't really remember the details, but basically what the theory says is that literary analysis, which in olden times were done with respects to what the writer was trying to say through his works, is outdated and has shifted towards the reader instead. Hence, the death, of the author ._.
Sure, the writer is the creator of the writing, but according to this theory, the meaning that the writer assigns to the writing is not the absolute meaning. Once the writing is read by another person, a new meaning is formed in that other person's mind (because no two people think exactly alike), and so on, and so forth. J.K Rowling can claim that Dumbledore is gay all she wants, but if some homophobic chap wants to see it as a publicity stunt to get more readers and that Dumbledore is that nice old grandpa he knew since 12, nobody can tell him otherwise.
And that's what's so beautiful about this theory. That interpretation is up to you ^o^ I've had this theory in my mind for a very long time now, but the movie Source Code really emphasizes this theory nicely~ The parallel timelines aligning nicely with the parallel interpretations possible to the story, the very possibility that the doctor's explanation about the Source Code he created could be wrong, that it is more than he thought it was, makes you think as if the movie Source Code was written by a subscriber to the theory of The Death of the Author, right? ^_~ maybe, maybe not.
What I like about this theory, though, is that it is not only applicable in literary analysis or movie analysis. It is applicable to anything and everything! *O* How we understand everything in our lives is from our own point of view, from what we believe and what we interpret things to be, and everybody is different because everybody understands things differently. The best part? Nobody is right, and nobody is wrong! ^o^ Whatever works for you works for you, and you alone ^o^
Another reason why I like this theory is that it applies amazingly to the most read work of literature known to mankind; The <insert holy book of choice here> XD That's right, the bible, or the quran, or the torah, or whatever else, is subject to the reader's interpretation, and nobody is wrong! Nobody is right! From the selfless and pious worshipers set on a one way trip to heaven to the most extremist of suicide bombers, they're all rightfully living out how they interpret the words of their creator - which is how religion is supposed to work, anyway, as religion is between you, and god ^o^ There is never a need for a mediator to do the interpreting for you :(
...at least, that's the way I interpret it ;P
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