i'll be talking about people who are stereotypes.

definition of stereotypes

unn.com:In modern usage, a stereotype is a simplified mental picture of an individual or group of people who share certain characteristic (or stereotypical) qualities. The term is often used in a negative sense, and stereotypes are seen by many as undesirable beliefs which can be altered through education and/or familiarisation. Stereotypes are common in the world of drama, where they are often used as a form of dramatic shorthand.

dictionary.com:ster·e·o·type (stěr'ē-ə-tīp', stîr'-) Pronunciation Key
n.

1. A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image.
2. One that is regarded as embodying or conforming to a set image or type.
3. Printing A metal printing plate cast from a matrix molded from a raised printing surface, such as type.
   
   tr.v. ster·e·o·typed, ster·e·o·typ·ing, ster·e·o·types
   
4. To make a stereotype of.
5. To characterize by a stereotype: "Elderly Americans are the neglected sector of the fashion industry, stereotyped by blue hair and polyester pantsuits" (American Demographics).
6. To give a fixed, unvarying form to.
7. To print from a stereotype.

i want to tell you guys that i just deleted my msn messenger a few mins ago.
cause i feel that this bring some kind of a distraction to me when i study.

however, when you need me. ask for my number by tagging me or emailing me alright?. Then i'll email it to you .then i'll sms you ok?

see you guys!and goodnight! and don't worry i try to post as much as possible per week in my multiply or my blogger,- which is this- so just keep on visiting my webpage alright?

i took this photo around 9pm at night...at yishun, beside a traffic light post. hahas

The time is getting nearer and nearer. However, why can't i persuade myself to push every ounce of strength that is left in me to run that very last lap? Will i ever find a "catalyst" that will help me to speed up the process if ever i was short of time? Why am i brooding over this? Perhaps, i've been feeling isolated from all the people around me for the pass few weeks which may have caused depression to come about, and may have possibly taken control over my decision in life.

But no, its not isolation that i'm facing now. I'm suffocating -not literally- from all those lies,deals that never happened or will not even happen and promises that are not being fufilled which i heard from all my close or even love ones.

When you are running that last lap, what do you actually need? Possibly,The sound of the cheering crowd shouting and blasting your name. This gives you the MOTIVATION.Which then encourage you to do your very best and not wanting to dissapoint all those who support you. Well during my last lap, I never received any motivation from anyone. Motivation is very important and vital to an individual need. What i received was "forced".

Personally,As for me, when i'm being forced to do something, Ironically, i would do the reversed way. So force will never be Beneficial to me.

There are also other factors. but i guess to me, what i wrote above, is the most Vital for me. Which will effect me more then those factors that i didn't mention here.

.....to be continue(or might not)

"E [for emo] is a scarlet letter across a guitar strap - a mark of shame or reason to beg off and plead ignorance."

Being emo kid is kinda like being in the KGB - everyone know who they are, but no one admits anything. . . " emo, short form of " emotional hardcore," used to refer to a genre of music but nowadays, the term has become an insult and is apparently quite dangerous. According to a news report by the Straits Times, citizens are concerned with "their youth's 'Very dangerous' emo behaviors" Apparently what used to be considered a fad has " turned deadly." One US cop describes the emos as "the kids that don black hair covering one eye to see the world in a half view." They earn their emo stripes by gaining points on the emo scale; status on this scale is delivered by "the more cuts, the more pills, and the more they talk about suicide." But what defines the quintessential emo? Is being emo such a bad thing? Stereotypically emo kids are wispy, oversensitive teenagers who cry a lot and cut themselves. Here's the short list of what you need to demonstrate your inner emo. Your mantra should be. "Nobody understands me" (repeat if needed). It should become ingrained in your mind. Remember angst is a way of life. "Emotions are the key to being emo. Act like your kitten just dies, and you don't have a damn friend in the whole wide world. When people ask you how you feel, you should reply with the following adjectives; morose, empty, bitter, lost, aloof, distant, sad, heartbroken." owning a guitar may help you express yourself in a way that nobody will understand. Strumming ballads that include stories of childhood letdowns and dying puppies are vital. " Project an air of coolness with your whiny depressive attitude and those preppy clothes that you bought from the thrift store,[ and you will be] well on your way to becoming an emo. " Clothing is fairly important in this way of life, wearing undersized clothing is imperative; a nostalgic cartoon character here and there never did the world any harm. " make sure that you are underweight enough so that you will be able to fit into a child's t-shirt. Show your inner despair by looking like you are too sad to eat. Obesity and emos do NOT mix. Black rimmed glasses are good for the 'Geek chick' LOOK." Forget name brands; stop buying Nike, they support sweatshops anyways. Lastly Converse (ironically owned by Nike) shoes are at the height of emo style. Stereotypes aside, emo is not about looking a certain way or even being sad, Andy Greenwald , in his book entitled nothing Feels Good; Punk rock, Teenagers and Emo, defies emo as "...Seeking a tangible connection out of intangible things. Its the painting that you stare at because it makes your calm; it's the book you read and re-read every year because it reminds you of childhood. " so long as there are feelings, feelings that people believe nobody else will understand, there will be emo; it's not such a horrible thing after all. isit?

katrina saisd:arr. i hate emos. hahah. lol. i didnt read the whole thing but i think nowadays emo really does become a fad. and i hate it. its not fashion that goes in and out of style. people esp teenagers think emo is cool. cmon get real. most people who call themselves "emo's" are actually posers. hahah.

btw i think that statemnt of the police was funny. :))

i said:Me too, but its kinda true too right? the real "emos" not the "poser" one of course, they do see the world in half view right? or do they?

katrina said:i gues. yea, i had a clasmate bak in high school, i think he and she are the real emos. theyre a couple. they think that the world is all too sad. and i dunow, such things only the real emo people would understand i gues.

well i finally receive my own CANON rebel XT aka 350D in asia with a 18-55mm kit lens. WOW!!! how could i not possibly be any more happier with that type of camera i got. that's the BOMB!!!

I just want to show my appreciation to my mom and dad for giving me such a wonderful ADVANCE birthday present. And for also supporting me in my new enthusiast.

okay, first of all... i love the correctly saturated colour when i take a photo from the 350D. secondly, The noise level from ISO 1600 is Unbelievably low which is good for taking night shots or fast shots without destroying the quality of the picture. There are also other factors that i love about the 350D, but i won't be saying all of it for now. Too lazy i guess hahas...


I'm planning to save some cash( hopefully) till christmas to buy a telephoto zoom lens or perhaps a speedlight for my camera. And gosh this stuff don't come cheap. At first, Being a novice, i thought the base was much more expencive then the lens however i assumed wrongly. if you look it at an angle, you will realize that the lens is far much more expencive then the base..gosh! and i still need macro lens, zoom lens, wide-angle lens.....

well i've been practicing my shooting skills practically everyday. But till now, i still have not taken any photo that have shaken me. But i will one day. Fret not.

For now, i've been taking a lot of candid pictures of people, events or "just-for-fun". which you all could find in my album in my multiply. Http://markxbrian.multiply.com

A couple of years ago, I was on my honeymoon trip in Malibu Island with my beautiful wife Christine. Everything was going really well for me.

But when I returned home from San Diego California, my home, my Mom broke a tragic news to me about what had happened to my dad while I was on my honeymoon trip. She told me that my father committed suicide a few days ago when his company get out of hand, Riches Corporation, it went bankrupt while I was on my honeymoon trip. Suddenly, for a second, I just felt the world stop revolving and felt under the weather. I couldn’t handle the news that my family had become poor. I would now have to support my mom and my siblings while supporting my own family too. I could not imagine how I could survive or overcome as I was fed with a silver spoon since young.

We were asked to move out from our beautiful Mansion. And are left with relatively no choice but to live in an extremely small flat which could only accommodate three people in it -although we are a family of five- with unbelievably corrupted environment. We were out from the luxurious life we once had. We become so poor that we could not even purchase a sack or rice from the cheapest market in town. I sometime feel that I should resort to suicide to end this bitter tragedy that I am now facing. My mother cried hysterically day and night, as she doesn’t know what to do with this type of situation. As a matter of fact, all of us do not know what to do too. My wife had been very patience with me and been supporting me in anyway she could.

I thought of many ways of how and where I could get money. I decided to search for a job. After a week, I got a job as a computer engineer in one of my dad’s friend company who offered to help me. I worked extremely hard, pouring every ounce of strength into my work. I even had to find for another job, as it was not enough to pay for my sibling’s school fees.

During this hardship periods, everyone in my family had been very cooperative. I swore to them that they would be out of the “down and out” stage.

One day, because of my great performance in my work, a billion dollar company told me that they would want me to work for their company. Without hesitation, I agreed. I’ve worked for approximately 2 years in that company. Step by step, my family standard started to improved. Everything was getting far much better then it used to be.

I overcome the life of being poor person.

And now, things will even get much better once I start working even harder. I soon believe in this quote that my Father once shared with me when I was young. “ You reap what you sow”.

While waiting patiently for my turn (oral exam), My legs were practically shaking a lot inside the waiting-room. Waiting for aproxx 40 mins for my turn, in my mind, i kept giving myself random questions which consist of different types of genres, just to keep myself mentally ready for the question that i will be receiving later on.
However, those questions that i run through in my mind, didn't manage to help me at all.hahhas. Due to the fact that my questions were relatively far from the questions that the teacher had given me.

The question was " tell me about your childhood memories " .

I gave a confident smile, though i didn't manage to ask myself that question before, however, i find this question really simple. ( thanks to the korean and Filipino drama that i watched, which gave me an idea to a really dramatic while logical way of describing my childhood memories ).

Ok here it goes,The childhood memories that I could possibly recalled are the one that affected me deeply. If I may recall, since it was a long time ago, I hope that I could describe it as clearly as possible. It was the time that My mom would praise me and would even conduct a small party for me, although we weren’t financially stabled back then, whenever I would receive a medal or if I ever got top in my class, when I was in my primary school years. Thinking that my mom would work so hard just to earn extra money for the extra expenses that would be spent on me, had affected me greatly. And not only does she work during the morning shift, but also (high pitch voice) the afternoon as well. And she doesn’t just do ordinary jobs like people used to have now a day, she works in a garment factory (lying ha-ha). Which I find it really tiring and plus boring to do( from a episode of maalalala mo kaya). And the time when my friend and i will swim or fish by the riverside near our school and would spend mostly our entire afternoon enjoying ourself. However, there are also some bad memories that I had and experienced when I was young. Due to the fact that my family wasn’t really financially stabilized back then, we were sometimes forced by the landlord to move out of our relatively small, uncomfortable and dirty house ASAP because we couldn’t afford to pay up a months rent or the accumulated rents for several months.(I looked down-feeling emo) And because of this situation that we are having back then, we kept moving in and out from different locations in the Philippines. On rare occasion, they would just barge in the house, when we’re not there, and take our belongings from the house and would just leave it outside of our house in a scattered manner, some even broken or stolen (Ysabella- TFC show- one of the episode in that show, whereby the contrabida (bad person) arranged a group of guys to barge in their house and throw their belongings outside). And my parents would often cry, especially my mom, when they knew that there is nothing that they could possibly do to reverse the situation (teacher look kind of sad). But thankfully, due to my parent’s great commitment and never-say-die attitude in their small business, we thrived and blossomed majestically and now filthy rich that we now could afford to come over to Singapore to expand the business.

the teacher told me, " and this happened where? in Singapore"
i replied ," oh no, all of this happened in Philippines"
teacher, " oh that's a really tragic event"
I replied, " yes it is, isn't it? its a really tragic and unforgetable event "
Teacher " but i glad things has changed for you and your family" , " okay thanks , you may go now"


P.S: whatever i just told the i-don't-know-her-name teacher, is fiction hahas.

Reading the passage part wasn't that scary at all, preety normal, i was all ready for it. Same goes with the picture description, however i may find it unusual why i told them this" in my opinion i believe that the person at my extreme right (which is a baby) is thinking about --since the teacher asked me what that person was thinking about-- ...thinking about when will he able to talk" AND i was like.? OMG TALK??? where the heck did that idea came from. I hope this is logical with the teachers point of view. Which i could aprox range it a 0.5/100 % chance of getting it hahas.

BUT,nevertheless, most of all, i thank the Lord for giving me such a creative mind, which i had asked for yesterday, and giving me the strength to voice out confidently to the invigilators. I would never be able to do this without his help.

OK. So after my exam i went straight to ate paula's condo for a small gathering and later party that the youth had prepared.

i'm not gonna say anything that happened there. cause you guys can view it in my photo album hahas.

but one thing that i could never forget is, someone threw up -big time- just by (forcefully) tasting a piece of durian hahaas..i bet it was an unforgetable experience for him.

and i was like, erm i want more durian. hahhaas..well its 3.36am and i got to head off to bed..night night people... comment okay..PUHLEASE!

you know when you actually thought the so-called " best friend forever or aka BFF" rank been given to you by a friend or someone who is close to you. You would probably be the happiest person in the whole world, but actually i find it pathetic. dumb and a lie. YES you would be happy IF you are in the same country with him/her, what if you migrated to another country? or moved to a far away place for overseas study? does the BFF stays forever? or isit just a lie?

i say its rubbish. however, sometimes it might just work." 1/10 chances of getting that type of friend though"...

but for people who love saying your my best friend forever..quit yapping that word...yes it makes you feel good for a temporary period.but long term NO NO NO!... so just say..best friend temporary.. rather then best friend forever...hopefully i make sense there...hahahs..
well got to go


sheenah said:why such a negative opinion? haha, something bad happen ei?


katrina said: wel i dun think that migrating to another country puts an end to the "best friends forever" relationship. you might be a little too hard on this saying its pathetic but its your opinion anyway and we all have different views on things. and whats the point of having a friend when you'll have him as your friend for a "temporary" period of time better not have a friend at all right? hahah.

I said:yes i respect your views in a degree, however, i myself have friends who are "overseas or has migrated" and we are still best friends.However, I'm really disappointed with a few of my "BESTFRIENDS" which has migrated - they practically don't reply to any of my emails or maybe any form of communication. Perhaps saying pathetic is relatively inappropriate, but you know, things changes around us all the time.Although we might not realize it or accept the fact. But what i strongly agree from you is "better not having a friend at all". This really points out something that i didn't thought of while typing that post of mine, because,practically, it is still better to have friends then not having at all. But isn't it sad when you got so close to someone and then suddenly you realized that you had to leave to another country,YES for a few weeks you will or might have a constant communication with her/him-because we miss that person so much.But what will happen after a month or so?what if the "i-miss-you" factor faded away or dissolved away from that person thought?what if the time difference of that person country has a huge difference, and we could not possibly meet up in msn or yahoo? What if that person needs a helping hand, and all that you could possibly do is point out your views to that particular friend of yours .Although we know that your/my friend would possibly understands us for not being there, but we still wants to give the best to our fellow friends right? but we could not possibly come all the way there just to help that person,right(due to expencive flight ticket)? And I'm positively sure all of us knows about this saying " action speaks louder than words". ....which will sum up that after a while, we would be so-called partially forgotten or completely forgotten.after awhile, he or she will start looking for a new bestfriend to seek comfort.

BUT actually, it is a case-by-case basis. so it might defers. this is what i'm just sharing with my experience

KAtrina said:points taken. heheh. i agree on that, its hard to keep up with the "communicating." but you can always leave a msg ryt, heheh. and, surely that friend will appreciate it though at times the friend may not reply due to very busy schedules whatev, you know that whatever you do to keep this "BFF" relationship is not taken for granted and that friend will surely see our efforts.

actions speak louder than words, hm, yea.but isnt it that the effort you exert in taking time to "talk" to her/him can be considered your actions, as you know it is rather difficult to show it personally (as you have mentioned tickets are way too expensive). well i dunow., i guess im a bit too complacent about the relationship i have with my best friends back there. so i still stand by the "bff forever" relationship. hahah.

right, case to case basis. i agree. :))

Definition: Euthanasia is a mercy type of killing, act of putting death painlessly or allowing to die as by withholding extreme medical measures, a person or animal suffering from an incurable, esp. a painful, disease or condition.

Why should we support Euthanasia? Well, let’s put it this way; imagine that you are a very sick and frail person lying down on a hospital bed incapable to move. And when you have to do your “business”, a nurse would actually be helping you to wipe your filthy ass. Naturally, you will be embarrassed with yourself because you are incapable of wiping your own butt. In fact, you are incapable to move. You are like a LIVING VEGETABLE, soon to disintegrate there alone for a really long time, by yourself, having the worst taste of hell although you are still in earth and soon you’re gone. And dying is the only way out before entering this unbelievably indescribable experience. So should we or should we not support Euthanasia?

Some Countries, due to religious and culture beliefs, they could not accept Euthanasia. For example, Christianity teaches us that by committing suicide, we are throwing our soul into the devil's claws. And most religions of the world are against murder. No matter how humanely it may be done, it remains murder.

But shouldn’t we have the right to make our End-Of-Life decision?

Once again we are dealing with a self-perpetuating problem: a tautology. Why is the sky blue? Because it reflects the sea. Why is the sea blue? Because it reflects the sky.

case-by-case basis



Krizia said:No i do not support euthanasia.hhahaha.

KAtrina said:do you? well i personally think its SICK.
why should you have the "end-life-decision" when that life is really not yours and merely borrowed?

the life we have now is basically given to us by the Supreme ruler up there(this one dpends on ur religion, belief also) but as a Christian, Catholic, i have my view on this.

that example youve stated is only a matter of eating up your pride. what if (just an example) lets say ur maried, and ur wife is in that situation, would you want her to end her life or would you, rather help her deal with her grave illness? of course you love her and want to be with her till the last breath, the natural way of dying is way off better than ending it yourself/herself for this matter.

it is not only "by the Book" ("Thou shall not kill.") that matters here but also your care and love for the person. ok, lets say youre not in any way related to someone who has this grave illness, lets say youre a doctor, because, though its really ironic, doctors are the ones who do these. doctors are supposed to SAVE lives not END them.

its not about thinking how pathetic you are but its all about how you deal with it, if you see it in a very negative way, then you might think euthanasia is better off but if you see that illness as God's obstacle for you to grow stronger, then battling this illness till the last is God's last mission for you.

I said:YESH!!! YOUR TOTALLY RIGHT I MYSELF DO NOT SUPPORT IT..

ESPECIALLY " RELIGION WISE "
GOD GAVE US A purpose to live. but not to end it!
i totally agree on that.

you know, you could actually be a good debater hahahas! ..

anyway back to the point.

and i totally agree, if i have a wife( for example ) and who is suffering from any disease that had cause her to become a "vegetable". I would personally rather be with her till Her very last breath.And what if we had kids? I'm sure my kids would motivate encourage my wife, their mother to live much longer.

But i know looking at her suffering is unbelievably painful to my heart although i know she could be suffering more then me.

But that is another problem that love will conquer. like what Piolo Pascual's movie said, " there is no pain that love cannot heal " which i totally agree on.

I guess you gave such Strong points here.. You win the round hahas

sheena said:yea, i totally agree with her. i dont support it. Doctors are suppose to SAVE lives not END them. as a christian, i believe that God will end ure lives when it's time , so if he doesnt then he probably has a plan . he has his reasons for what he's doing.