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The innovative creations or arts for children and teenagers are often treated with extreme admiration. However, while they do provide much needed entertainment for the kids, they also influence the thoughts and expectations of the younger generation. Apart from idolized dolls such as Barbies, there are also creative arts including idealized cartoons and popular artists that shape the values of the kids.

Despite having been emotionally moved watching those romantic fairy tales, I still realise the disgraceful impact they possess. You know the types: the flawless, beautiful princess and the impeccable, gentlemanly prince, having gone through all kinds of “traumatising” conflicts, will live happily ever after. Unfortunately, as touching the story is, it probably won’t happen in your life. Children do not understand that. Instead, unreasonable hopes will flash through their minds, unconsciously taking charge of their mindset as they look for their beauty of the universe or fantastic prince charming. Disappointment ensues.

Popular young artists have similar influences. Nowadays, appearances seem to have taken over singing ability as the most essential factor for success on the stage. Girls especially, tend to blindly idolize “hot” boy bands. The increased sexualisation and portrayal of those young artists does not help much. Sometimes, I can easily mistake a popular music magazine as pornography material by looking at its cover page, as designers attempt to attract young girls’ attention by having half-naked boys flashing their eight-packs. As these kinds of images sink in their minds, they dream. My friend for instance, is so obsessed she labels a handsome Taiwanese singer “her husband”. What are the chances of that happening? Even if it does, I’m sorry, but the singer will not be as perfect as he is portrayed.

In contrast to the reality, despite occasional conflicts, success seems to appear more frequently than failures in kids’ cartoons. Likewise in general, winning a video game seems to be easier than succeeding in real life. Just when kids expect to ace life like the main character of their favourite cartoon does, reality hits. Frequently on the news you see teenagers committing suicide, as they succumb to pressure brought by the society. Either that, or you see teenagers addicted to the fast enjoyment of winning a computer game. Only a handful manages to stay in reality and deal with the pressure it brings.

individuality

Individuality is important. The lack of it, and the over-dedication to something will simply make you feel down and insecure whenever even tiny bits of the matter does not go as you desire.

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Hang in there.

Another random quiz

Life's been good. Despite being very very busy in recent weeks, it's been an enjoyable period; don't know why, maybe something changed for the good :)

anyway,
been browsing through someone's blog x) and found this:
How Asian are you?
figured i should do it cause I haven't updated for ages.

[ ] You think DDR is cool (heh?)
[0.5] You've watched lots of anime
[0.5] You like Korean drama
[ ] You have stuff hanging on your phone
[x] You think your parents want you to marry within your own race (yep although they deny it)
[x]You eat rice almost everyday
[x] You drink lemon tea
X's so far: 4


[x] You style your hair
[0.5] You have a bebo/myspace/friendster (myspace that i've been on twice?
[x] You speak languages other than English
[x] Your parents are strict
[x] Your parents have high expectations of you
[x] You always get A's/B's on your report
[x] You do Chemistry/Biology/Physics/Accounting

[x] You know your multiplication tables
[x] You play badminton or table tennis or Irish Pingpong
[x] You've seen the asian version The ring/The grudge
X's so far: 13.5

[x] You go/want to go to a university and would NEVER
consider an apprenticeship
[ ] Your parent's own an asian car (Honda, Toyota, etc)
[x] You're not the only child
[x] You've gotten little red envelopes around February
[0.5] You know the difference between kung fu, karate and tae kwon do
[x] Your mother tries to bargain even though the product is already discounted
[ ] You can solve a rubiks cube
[x] You have a box of noodles somewhere in your house
[x] You play video games
X's so far: 20

[x] Everytime you're going out, your parents ask
you where you're going and what time you'll be home
[ ] You have karaoke at home
[ ] You've been to a LAN more than 3 times
[ ] You have incense sticks/moth balls in your house (don't think so?)
[ ] You own a gaming console
[0.5] You don't wear shoes in your house? well i wear slippers?
[x] You can use chopsticks
[0.5] You get nothing if you do well in school,but punished if you don't
X's so far: 23

[0.5] Your parents won't let you go out if you have school the next day? depends ;]
[x] You have asian songs on your computer/iPod
[0.5] You don't like football. (guess they mean american/australian football)
[x] You like Soccer.
X's so far: 26

[x] You have a curfew
[ ] You know what ulzzang/tb means
[ ]You know what purikura is
[x] you like bubble tea
[ ] Your parents bought you shoes many sizes too big
so you can "grow into it" and wear it for years to come
[ ] You've played final fantasy
[0.5] You believe in fortune cookies
X's so far: 28.5

[x] You know what is bok choy
[ ] You've heard the song "Got rice?" (Asian Pride)
[x] You've had pockys/yan yan before
[x] when you ask for ur mums permission
she goes "ask ur dad"

Total X's: 31.5
Multiply your total score by 2 and put the subject as I am _% Asian!

62% asian :)

Random rage before english sac

Goodness I feel terrible.
I cannot stand it.
What is wrong with me?
It's probably nothing at all. Actually, its nothing.
Just me being unreasonable.
But I really am going insane.
Maybe I just need to learn to leave some space, strike a balance as Tuckseng says.
Jealousy kills.
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I'm okay now.
Good Luck tmr everyone.
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sac done. feeling better now :)

Fears

*If you get 30 or more, get some counseling.
*If you get more than 20, you’re paranoid.
*If you get 11-20, you are normal.If you get 10 or less, you’re fearless.
People who don’t have any are full of crap.

Tag your friends and find out whether or not they suffer paranoia.
tagged by katt =]

I TAGGGG ...
1. TuckS
2. TeeLu
3. Dean Wan
4. Farn
5. Edi
6. David Lu
7. Anyone else reading!

I fear ...
[ ] black people
[half] the dark
[ ] staying single forever
[ ] being a parent
[ ] being myself in front of others
[ ] open spaces
[ ] closed spaces
[half] heights
[ ] dogs
[ ] birds
[ ] fish
[x] spiders
[ ] flowers or other plants
Total so far: 2

[half] being touched- in what way? XD
[ ] fire
[ ] deep water
[x] snakes
[ ] silk
[x] the ocean
[x] failure
[ ] success
[x] thunder/lightning
[x] frogs/toads
[ ] my boyfriends/girlfriends dad
[ ] my boyfriends/girlfriends mom ---->lol
[x] rats
[half] jumping from high places
[ ] snow
Total so far: 9

[ ] rain
[ ] wind
[x] crossing hanging bridges
[x] death
[ ] heaven
[ ] being robbed/mugged
[x] falling
[ ] clowns
[ ] dolls
[ ] large crowds of people
[ ] men
[ ] women
[ ] having great responsibilities
[ ] doctors
[ ]tornadoes
Total so far: 12

[ ] hurricanes
[x] incurable diseases
[x] sharks
[ ] Friday the 13th
[X] ghosts
[x] poverty
[ ] Halloween
[ ] school
[ ] trains
[ ] odd numbers
[ ] even numbers
[ ] being alone
[x] becoming blind
[x] becoming deaf
[ ] growing up, old
Total so far: 18

[X] creepy noises in the night
[ ] not accomplishing my dreams/goals
[x] needles
[ ] blood
Total: 20

20/62
guess I'm JUST normal. xD

12th July, 2009

Forever H K =]

100 truths! =]

Not much to say.
Jason's late 18th Birthday Party coming up.
Anyway, quiz:
Rules: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to answer the following 100 questions truthfully and post it on your blog.
I'll tag first:
1. Ngun Tuck Seng
2. Thomas Loo
3. Katrina Lai
4. Farn-Ling Khung
5. Edison MakDonald
6. Dean Wan
7. David Lu
well pretty much the 7 friends I know who have a blog; 3 of which never uses it anyway. Blogging not so popular at Camberwell xD
8. Anyone who happens to read this. Do it on facebook if you can.

WHAT WAS YOUR:
1. last beverage:
Milk
2. last phone call:
Aqualink Box Hill Lady
3. last text message:
Katttrinaa =]
4. last song you listened to:
Love Story - Taylor Swift...playing now.
5. last time you cried:
Hmmm...sometime few months ago when I felt extremely unloved

HAVE YOU EVER:
6. dated someone twice:
Nope.
7. been cheated on:
can't really be cheated on when I never dated
8. kissed someone & regretted it:
nah.
9. lost someone special:
yeah
10.been depressed:
mmm
11. been drunk and threw up:
haven't drank in ages, and no.

LIST THREE FAVORITE COLORS:
12. Red
13. White
14. Black / Blue

THIS YEAR HAVE YOU: (2009)
15. Made a new friend:
Fortunately, yes.
16. Fallen out of love:
does one-sided love count?
17. Laughed until you cried:
lol i can laugh really hard, but tears don't come out
18. Met someone who changed you:
yeah I would think so.
19. Found out who your true friends were:
perhaps; hard to tell. things change overtime.
20. Found out someone was talking about you:
haha I think so.
21. Kissed anyone on your fb friend's list:
My little sister, on the cheek

GENERAL:
22. How many people on your fb friends list do you know in real life:
98% or so?
23. Would you mind going into a relationship now?
hmmm...depends who I guess, and whether I think it will help/damage my/her studies. Looking at some of my friends, it should help =] BUT, no one loves me =[
24. Do you have any pets:
Dolphins and Dogs...LOL in me and my sister's minds.
25. Do you want to change your name:
I'm happy with it.
26. What did you do for your last birthday:
Cramming for Geography exam.
27. What time did you wake up today:
Around 10
28. What were you doing at midnight last night:
I think I was sleeping already, or reading the Specialist Maths book before I went to sleep in order to maximise my chance to get an ENTER of 97.5+
29. Name something you CANNOT wait for:
I want a lot of things but I can wait a while.
30. Last time you saw your Mother:
11 weeks ago
31. What is one thing you wish you could change about your life:
No more procrastination
32. What are you listening to right now:
Miserable At Best - Mayday Parade
33. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom:
LOL TOM-MAZ LOO; almost daily
34. What's getting on your nerves right now:
Worries about an important matter
35. Most visited webpage:
Facebook duh.
37. Nicknames:
hL7, hanzyyy/hansy/hansi/hanzi (everyone), hands, handjob leung (by tomloo), feet (by niray madhok), hansel (max sciessere), hansdog (harris koutrouzas), Nani (mitch bizz/KK/cam), The guy who thinks he is Ronaldo (by dean)
38. Relationship Status:
Single
39. Zodiac sign:
Scorpio
40. Male or female?
hah, interesting question
41. Elementary?
Victoria English Primary School (not really english), Australian International School Hong Kong
42. Middle School?
Australian International School Hong Kong, Yew Chung International School Shanghai
43. High School?
Yew Chung International School Shanghai, Camberwell Grammar School
44. Hair color:
Black
45. Long or short:
Average for a guy I guess?
46. Height:
185cm
47. Do you have a crush on someone?
...hmmm..I think so... =]
48. What do you like about yourself?
Sporty, responsible (am I?)
49. Piercings:
nah, don't think it suits me, unless someone tells me otherwise
50. Tattoos:
don't have, may want a small one with the names of my love ones in the future, we'll see.
51. Righty or lefty:
Right

FIRSTS :
52. First surgery:
collapsed lung
53. First piercing:
N/A
54. First best friend:
Too far away...actually, probably Gigi Leung =)
55. First sport you joined:
Actually not sure, but probably football/soccer or table tennis
56. First vacation:
lol I really have no idea, but I know I went to Japan when I was 2 or 3
57. First instrument:
violin...oh damn.
58. First crush:
I think it was way back to year 1; a girl named Cherry; rofl you might wonder how I still remember...I guess I treat these things seriously xD
Oh actually, my mum said when I first learnt how to talk, I told her that I want to marry her in the future...LOL

RIGHT NOW:
59. Eating:
nothing
60. Drinking:
nothing
61. I'm about to:
go out to Jases party
62. Listening to:
MGS2 Main Theme - Harry Gregson Williams; great instrumental
63. Waiting for:
someone to talk to me on msn

YOUR FUTURE :
64. Want kids?
Definitely, I like kids (Not in a Pedophilic way); a boy and a girl sound awesome. But this also depends on my other half.
65. Get Married?
Shouldn't this come before the kids question...but Yeah when I find someone =]
66. Career?
PROFESSIONAL SOCCER PLAYER...lol I wish, an interesting job with high, stable income will do.

WHICH IS BETTER? (REFER TO YOUR PERFECT BF/GF FOR SOME):
67. Lips or eyes:
Both
68. Hugs or kisses:
Haven't kissed, but hugs are nice =]
69. Shorter or taller:
Don't mind as long as they are not taller than me...scary xD
70. Older or Younger:
Younger, but older is okay.
71. Romantic or spontaneous:
both are cool, probably romantic
72. Nice stomach or nice arms:
nice stomach...arms are fine too.
73. Sensitive or loud:
sensitive...haha loud in a funny way is...funny.
74. Hook-up or relationship:
relationship
75. Trouble maker or hesitant:
Both are not ideal, but depends I suppose

HAVE YOU EVER :
76. Kissed a stranger:
No..oh actually, apparently some baby girl kissed me when I was a baby boy, all randomly.
77. Drank hard liquor:
Nope
78. Lost glasses/contacts:
Yeah I think so
79. Sex on first date:
rofl
80. Broken someone's heart:
In terms of love, doubt it; hope I won't need to.
81. Had your own heart broken:
YEAH
82. been arrested?
nope
83. Turned someone down:
Nap.
84. Cried when someone died:
Yeah.
85. Fallen for a friend?
haha; yep.

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
86. Yourself:
Yeap I do most the time.
87. Miracles:
Sometimes
88. Love at first sight:
Possible, not always; or else how can you fall for a friend?
89. Heaven:
Hmmm..maybe.
90. Santa Claus:
lol
91. Kiss on the first date:
I wouldn't mind =]
92. angels?
=S maybe

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:
93. Had more than one bf/gf?
Nah. LESS.
94. just boarded the plane to North Pole?
wth?
95. Did you sing today?
A bit.
96. Ever cheated on somebody?
Nope, will strive to make sure I never do.
97. If you could go back in time, how far would you go and why?
Probably before Chem exam, so I can work faster and actually finish the paper; but many good things happened since then, so I'm happy to stay.
98. If you could pick a day from last year and relive it, what would it be?
The day in which I felt most happy; and laughed the most
99. Are you afraid of falling in love with somebody else?
mm not really, I'm not dating anyone. If I am dating, I won't fall in love with someone else.
100. Posting this as 100 truths?
Yeah! I think so xD

Okay done. Hope you know me better now =p
btw, listen to: Electric Romeo (with choir) - Immediate Music; coolest instrumental ever