Why I appreciate New Zealand economy. o:
I remember having a flashback in America being new to this "tipping" bullshit.
My sister asking me how much we should leave behind, and I was like $3! Not like we are going to come here anyway.
Gawd, USA is a WALLET KILLER. ;_;
Yay for kiwis frowning upon tipping and not conforming to USA's social norm of tipping. :]
And the GST paid AFTER you buy your goods. So instead of $2 shop, its $2 with tax. >_>
So I have learnt that reading is not about visualization. It's about experiencing. When I read books, I always try to visualize the story. But it doesn't work for me. I just read the story. And feel. Experience.
I currently interested in The Spook's series.
TIP: If you're a guy and sick of having the teen section of books plagued with romantic and high school girly bullshit, look for male authors. Look at their names.
After a few years, my group Black Eye Peas has came up with an album this year.
They released their first single: Boom Boom Pow.
My thoughts? I was disappointed. I thought it was weak and empty compared to previous singles. Will.i.am is mimicking T-Pains synchronized voice.
I hope there are better songs they are going to offer this year.
Do you believe that ignorance is bliss?
Yeah. People can trade independent thought and freedom to religion in return given happiness and a positive family. Knowledge annoys more than ignorance - absence of knowledge. Nothing to know is "comfortable" than to know something. Knowing something is keeping something inside you. Bottled up thoughts stresses me out which where visual arts help me release them... But I like to live an honest live, free from illusions. Sure it would be pain, but truth is freedom. I'm an airy person. I like to be free like a bird.
Holidays now.
YES!
Damn, it would cold early in the morning. -.-
I just compiled a list of pranks for my story idea I'm gonna try writing over the holidays. Here's a random one.
- Change the school internet browsers homepage address to a shock/prank site. Youfail.org for example.
I think I might post my drafts here.
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A TITLE-LESS SCHOOL STORY
No stupid homework tips, no silly adult approved ideas, no censorship of young peoples' suffering of school, no Ned's School Survival Guide rubbish;
A flat out honest perspective of the school today. And hope + inspiration for those people fighting psychologically against a hazardous system. Real tips to survive school and get your life back.
Isana had a dislike for school. Her love for exploration and life was crushed by a building - where thousands of young victims constantly spoon-fed junk knowledge in the name of education. But she didn't settle for school alright. She didn't stop fighting for her freedom. Her primary school experiences prove that. She has been expelled once and suspended twice. Now she enters high school as a young teenager at 13. She stopped defying authorities when her mum has been threaten to the slammer if her child remains truant. Isana loved her mother and stopped her pursueing her freedom just for her. Now Isana has to face the place she always hated - school. During her time, she realizes something. Maybe her alone won't do the trick. She needs to change the environment. Just maybe, she needs to change the law. That's it! She's going politcal. After all, it's a democractic society... Or so they say. Oh, no - she can't do it alone... she needs an army. Victims, young people, constantly enslaved in that psychological hazard. She's gonna start a revolt. She is part of the Rebellious.
But there's "US" in the "Rebellious"
The true essence of the meme is the contagiousness. Without contagiousness, it would not be a meme in the first place.
Factors for contagiousness:
- Simplicity: How easy it is to spread. Phrases like O RLY? are examples of how simple it is to practice an internet meme.
- Stupidity: How stupid the meme is. A moderate amount of stupidity can make the meme attention seeking. Chris Crocker's LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE!!! is an example.
I'm disappointed how short today's chapter was. I like the artwork comparing the Pain trio with Naruto trio. All what Naruto did is just rasengan'd one of pain's puppeted bodies... That was not very entertaining. And I was to see some other people in action too rather than Naruto doing all the work.
