So, I can talk about whatever that's on my mind right now... hmmm
EBAY: I'm been on ebay a lot this week. I've been looking for beads and chains for my jewelry stuff. You can see them on (www.aznbiotch.etsy.com) Not the best name there is in the world but that's another story. So I was on ebay, I bid for some crystals and I won; however, I realized that I don't need them yet because I already have a lot in that size and all. I email the seller and asked nicely if she would "return" the item kind of, and I offered to pay all her fees. (Paypal, ebay, etc) She finally emailed me back today, she was so kind that I only had to pay $2.50 for her fees. I felt so relieved because I really didn't want to spend another $20 on something I won't use in awhile. That was good, I was happy. I'm biding on some sea glass on Ebay now. They're soooo pretty! You should google them. =)
Etsy: Etsy is a online shopping site where all the sellers sell handmade stuff, supplies, or vintage items. It's not like ebay because you don't bid and stuff and you can't just sell whatever that's in your closet. It's a site for handmade stuff. It's really neat. Ever since I've discovered it, I've been buying a lot more "custom" items. They sell bags, clothes, jewelry, cards, anything you can name of! My shop is also on Etsy. =) It's doing ok..I've had a few sales and stuff. Slowly but surely....I'll make a little more money. I asked this seller to custom make something for me. I paid for it, she said she sent it out. I never got it and it's been almost 2 months. I sent her emails about it and all, no replies. I finally got a refund from paypal and esty canceled her account so she can't sell anything. I get this feeling that maybe something bad happened? It just doesn't make sense for someone not to check their emails or their store. =/ hmmm
Presidential Debate: It was very interesting. They talked about the sucky economy, terrorism, health, etc. Obama is definitely a better speaker than McCain. I was watching and thinking, I can NEVER stand up there and debate anything like that. I'm so SLOW at processing things and I'll get all my thoughts tangled. They are seriously brave and very intelligent to debate on live TV and actually make sense. I can vote!!! Registered after my Oath Ceremony last last Tuesday. I'm officially an U.S. Citizen and can vote!! YAY ^_^V
Upcoming Event: I'm super excited about Nov because my co-workers and I are going to have a Handmade Craft Show at someone's house. The time and place haven't been set yet. I'm so excited because it's my first show and I might make some sales. If I don't, I'm not going to kill myself, it's all worth a try. Who knows, I might sell ALL my stuff O_o' My friend's coming down in 2.5 weeks for her birthday, I'm excited to see what we're gonna do. I'm not excited about spending more money, paying for gas, driving, and not sleeping right. (I've been sleeping really late, not that I wanted to but I'm having sleep problems) I'm pretty sure I'll be getting glasses because it's hard for me to read now and stuff, so I'll be looking more like a nerd in a few weeks. =P That's about it...Can't wait till winter!!! I'm cutting my hair again!! SHORTTTT =D um... That's about it.... ByeBye till next week! =D
Friday, September 26, 2008
Friday, September 19, 2008
Blog Post #4 The Media
The media I think is the biggest influence on everyone. Music, TV, news, ads, etc etc all influenced who we are today. It's not really a negative thing but it can be. I watch stupid shows like "I Love Money" because it's entertaining when I'm bored. The people there are just stupid and it proves that some people will do ANYTHING to be on TV or get money and what not. I look at ads and buy their products either they're nice looking or I need it. If I look at a clothing ad for Old Navy or something, and I like the clothing, I would want to go out and buy it. I don't know if I'm making a point yet. O_o I don't think that those ads would be a negative effect on me. Sometimes, the media show things that other people would not like to be shown. For example, images or products that are targeted to young people. The more they advertise drugs and alcohols, the more the kid's minds will wonder what they are. I think it's also the parent's role to make sure that their kids don't watch certain tv shows and read certain magazine and listen to certain music.
I'm not saying that if your kid is "bad", it's the parent's fault, or that the parents don't care for their kids. I think that in every household, there should be a limited rule on what they can do and cannot do. Obviously, over time, we are exposed to everything in the world. Alcohol, drugs, sex, parties, but the main point is when should they know about this? Timing is key to everything.
My parents are very laid back. They run a business so my siblings and I are always on our own. Every since elementary school, I would wake up myself and walk to school. After school, I'll walk home and either my sister or I will start cooking lunch. My parents will call and see if we ate already. This was usually the routine until High School. I learn a lot of stuff by watching TV, reading magazine and learn from my friends. I was exposed to drugs and alcohol and parties and all that stuff before reaching high school; however, I knew better than to go out and do all those things. My parents never said, "Do not do drugs, smoke, or drink alcohol!!" I think they trust us enough and know that we know our limits not to do it. If I want to, I really can. Also, it's not the ads on TV that keeps me from smoking and drinking etc everyday. I think it's just me personally. I don't want to be that person. All the teens these days thinks it's cool and it's the best thing that has ever happened to them. I don't think so. If you know that it'll hurt your body and hurt you mentally, why do it? I like the quote, "Live like there's no tomorrow", but that doesn't mean soak your liver in alcohol all day and night, or trap your lungs from operating. There's more to life than just all these.
Ok.. moving on.. besides the stuff I said above, I think that the news reporters play a very important role in our lives. We believe what they say, we're suppose to, but I think that just causes more uncertainties in our lives. The show what's really going on outside and it scares me. I hate watching the news and learning that a random person shot another in the broad daylight! How scary is that. By watching the news, people can be more careful when they leave their house everyday. To some extent, I think the media shapes our lives everyday. Just take the simple weather reporter, by him/her telling you the chances of rain today, you might want to take an umbrella when you leave. They play a big role when there's a hurricane and for the election of 2008.
Did I kind of make my point? I think the media is both positive and negative. They can be informative and helpful, but they can also be dangerous. Displaying or showing some ads during certain shows might not be the best way to get their messages across. They sometimes can make a mind wonder more about it.
Last thing I'm going to write about. Sorry, this post is so long. I think that their are ads out there targetting certain people which aren't effective. For example, the tobacco ads. The ones where they're saying how many people die a year, how many chemicals are in there, etc,etc. Those are targeted to many audience but for the audience that smokes cigarettes already, I don't think it's every effective. The peope who smokes already started smoking knowing all these things. They knew that it'll damage their lungs and will cause health problems and yet, they still go ahead and smoke. Someone once told me that the key to quitting is the person itself. It's seriosuly true. If they knew all the problems that they will have if they smoke, why would they still do it? I think no matter how many people or ads they see, they won't stop because of them. The person's mind has to say, "I want to quit!" The person itself has to be determined to quit in order to actually quitting. If you're not passionate and determined to quit, there's nothing anyone can say or do to make you quit. No matter how many people you know that died of lung cancer from smoking, if that doesn't make you quit, no one will. My dad knows about all the health issues and second hand smoking, and yet he still smokes. It makes me sick. If the doctor one day told him that he has lung cancer, I seriously won't feel bad or sad for him. Not that I'm mean, but he knows what smoking can do to him and he still does it. He bought that upon himself when he lit that first cigarette. It makes me sick watching him smoke in front of me knowing that my lungs might be damaged because of him. My uncle smokes too but he never smoked around his kids. My dad just don’t care as much as my uncle.
I'm not saying that if your kid is "bad", it's the parent's fault, or that the parents don't care for their kids. I think that in every household, there should be a limited rule on what they can do and cannot do. Obviously, over time, we are exposed to everything in the world. Alcohol, drugs, sex, parties, but the main point is when should they know about this? Timing is key to everything.
My parents are very laid back. They run a business so my siblings and I are always on our own. Every since elementary school, I would wake up myself and walk to school. After school, I'll walk home and either my sister or I will start cooking lunch. My parents will call and see if we ate already. This was usually the routine until High School. I learn a lot of stuff by watching TV, reading magazine and learn from my friends. I was exposed to drugs and alcohol and parties and all that stuff before reaching high school; however, I knew better than to go out and do all those things. My parents never said, "Do not do drugs, smoke, or drink alcohol!!" I think they trust us enough and know that we know our limits not to do it. If I want to, I really can. Also, it's not the ads on TV that keeps me from smoking and drinking etc everyday. I think it's just me personally. I don't want to be that person. All the teens these days thinks it's cool and it's the best thing that has ever happened to them. I don't think so. If you know that it'll hurt your body and hurt you mentally, why do it? I like the quote, "Live like there's no tomorrow", but that doesn't mean soak your liver in alcohol all day and night, or trap your lungs from operating. There's more to life than just all these.
Ok.. moving on.. besides the stuff I said above, I think that the news reporters play a very important role in our lives. We believe what they say, we're suppose to, but I think that just causes more uncertainties in our lives. The show what's really going on outside and it scares me. I hate watching the news and learning that a random person shot another in the broad daylight! How scary is that. By watching the news, people can be more careful when they leave their house everyday. To some extent, I think the media shapes our lives everyday. Just take the simple weather reporter, by him/her telling you the chances of rain today, you might want to take an umbrella when you leave. They play a big role when there's a hurricane and for the election of 2008.
Did I kind of make my point? I think the media is both positive and negative. They can be informative and helpful, but they can also be dangerous. Displaying or showing some ads during certain shows might not be the best way to get their messages across. They sometimes can make a mind wonder more about it.
Last thing I'm going to write about. Sorry, this post is so long. I think that their are ads out there targetting certain people which aren't effective. For example, the tobacco ads. The ones where they're saying how many people die a year, how many chemicals are in there, etc,etc. Those are targeted to many audience but for the audience that smokes cigarettes already, I don't think it's every effective. The peope who smokes already started smoking knowing all these things. They knew that it'll damage their lungs and will cause health problems and yet, they still go ahead and smoke. Someone once told me that the key to quitting is the person itself. It's seriosuly true. If they knew all the problems that they will have if they smoke, why would they still do it? I think no matter how many people or ads they see, they won't stop because of them. The person's mind has to say, "I want to quit!" The person itself has to be determined to quit in order to actually quitting. If you're not passionate and determined to quit, there's nothing anyone can say or do to make you quit. No matter how many people you know that died of lung cancer from smoking, if that doesn't make you quit, no one will. My dad knows about all the health issues and second hand smoking, and yet he still smokes. It makes me sick. If the doctor one day told him that he has lung cancer, I seriously won't feel bad or sad for him. Not that I'm mean, but he knows what smoking can do to him and he still does it. He bought that upon himself when he lit that first cigarette. It makes me sick watching him smoke in front of me knowing that my lungs might be damaged because of him. My uncle smokes too but he never smoked around his kids. My dad just don’t care as much as my uncle.
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Blog Post #3, Hurricane
Looking at all those pictures really reminded me of the earthquake in China not too long ago. I remember when I first saw the pictures, all I can think of is, "O.M.G.!!!". There were pictures of little kids looking for their parents under all the collapsed buildings, some were pictures of survivors. All kinds of pictures were posted. All I could do is cry and cry. It was so sad.
Seeing all the pictures from Haiti, I wish I can be there to help. Seriously! They're a poor country and they don't deserve to be like this. I wish I can do something. Well, I can. I can donate money, clothes, and food. I think I will donate the 4 bags of old clothes that I have packed but just sitting downstairs because I'm too lazy to actually move it to GoodWill.
Don't you just wish everything will be ok? It's like one disaster after another. In the pass, there were hurricanes that hit New Orleans out of no where, the unexpected tsunami, the earthquake that killed thousands. They just need to stop because there's only so much someone can do when something bad happens. I mean like, I can only donate so much money. clothing, and food. The world just needs to be OK for once! Too bad, nothing is ever going to be just OK. =(
It's going to take so long for those poor countries to become "home" again. Just like New Orleans, it's still in the stages of building new homes for all those people who were forced to move to another state or live in the cruises provided. Imagine leaving your home for good? Man! I can't imagine what I would do if I woke up the next morning in another state and have no communication with my friends. Where will they live now? What will they do now?
Seeing all the pictures from Haiti, I wish I can be there to help. Seriously! They're a poor country and they don't deserve to be like this. I wish I can do something. Well, I can. I can donate money, clothes, and food. I think I will donate the 4 bags of old clothes that I have packed but just sitting downstairs because I'm too lazy to actually move it to GoodWill.
Don't you just wish everything will be ok? It's like one disaster after another. In the pass, there were hurricanes that hit New Orleans out of no where, the unexpected tsunami, the earthquake that killed thousands. They just need to stop because there's only so much someone can do when something bad happens. I mean like, I can only donate so much money. clothing, and food. The world just needs to be OK for once! Too bad, nothing is ever going to be just OK. =(
It's going to take so long for those poor countries to become "home" again. Just like New Orleans, it's still in the stages of building new homes for all those people who were forced to move to another state or live in the cruises provided. Imagine leaving your home for good? Man! I can't imagine what I would do if I woke up the next morning in another state and have no communication with my friends. Where will they live now? What will they do now?
Monday, September 8, 2008
Blog Post #2, Politics
I honestly HATE politics with a passion! I have no idea why but I just do. I never understood it and probably won't understand it in the future.
In regards to this election year, I can't vote. =( I'm super close to becoming a U.S. Citizen!!! ^_^V I'm taking the Oath next Tuesday, that's when I officially become a citizen of the U.S. I probably won't register in time for voting because to register, it'll take a few weeks, or months. =(
If I was to vote for someone, I'd still be clueless. McCain seems conservative which is not a bad idea. He has that "protective parent" figure. He's a person that I think won't make impulsive decisions, however, he does think like Bush and I don't like Bush. Obama on the other hand, I admire him because he broke the barrier of "no black man will become President". Obama cares a lot of immigration, wages, working conditions, energy, and health. He targets a younger audience (18-25ish) and the lower class people. He gained their trust that if he becomes President, he will make their life a little easier. I guess, if I was to vote, I'll lend more towards Obama?
I will not read politics everyday, but I do like it when other people talk about it. It makes me learn more because I hate reading, especially politics. When people talk about it, I assume that they know what they're talking about and I listen to what they have to say about each candiate. It's like..politics for dummies, like me. =) My parents don't care who become president... they don't even speak English, don't really care for this place, I mean they don't hate it or whatever, but they just want to make enough to help us (my siblings and I) survive until we're on our own, and make enough money so they can retire back to China. I don't think they care much for politics because they think they can't make a difference. I think that is true, I mean off course if they try hard enough, they can, anyone can make a difference if they try. I think I can make a difference in the future, in something...don't know what yet but if I try hard enough, someone out there will listen and I can make a change!
This also reminds me of another thing. I kind of did make a change but not soon enough. =( When I was in high school, I was part of a club called T.E.A.M. Palmetto. It was a clue where they help old people learn how to use a computer. It was a great club and I'm really proud of being in it. I was in it from freshman year as a member, sophomore year I was techincally the secretary/VP because they were never there, junior year I was President and senior year I was president. Throughout my four years in that club, I've move the club from outlines to outlines of each class to an online site where people can access it and edit it at anytime. It was on a wiki site, where you can edit and write new infos. Our outlines were improving every year and our goal was to make a book, so the elderly that came, can take it home with them. During my seniors year, our school had a budget cut so they stopped our ads in the local newspaper. We didn't know that until our last session of the year. It was too late to do anything. There wasn't enough members who was dedicated enough to take over the club. Seriously, if I was still there today, I would of tried to keep the club going. It's such a club. The elderly people that comes to our classes everyday are greatful that someone will take their time and teach them something that is brand new to them. Some has never touched a computer before. Seeing them leave and thank us so much for our time makes me feel happy.
In regards to this election year, I can't vote. =( I'm super close to becoming a U.S. Citizen!!! ^_^V I'm taking the Oath next Tuesday, that's when I officially become a citizen of the U.S. I probably won't register in time for voting because to register, it'll take a few weeks, or months. =(
If I was to vote for someone, I'd still be clueless. McCain seems conservative which is not a bad idea. He has that "protective parent" figure. He's a person that I think won't make impulsive decisions, however, he does think like Bush and I don't like Bush. Obama on the other hand, I admire him because he broke the barrier of "no black man will become President". Obama cares a lot of immigration, wages, working conditions, energy, and health. He targets a younger audience (18-25ish) and the lower class people. He gained their trust that if he becomes President, he will make their life a little easier. I guess, if I was to vote, I'll lend more towards Obama?
I will not read politics everyday, but I do like it when other people talk about it. It makes me learn more because I hate reading, especially politics. When people talk about it, I assume that they know what they're talking about and I listen to what they have to say about each candiate. It's like..politics for dummies, like me. =) My parents don't care who become president... they don't even speak English, don't really care for this place, I mean they don't hate it or whatever, but they just want to make enough to help us (my siblings and I) survive until we're on our own, and make enough money so they can retire back to China. I don't think they care much for politics because they think they can't make a difference. I think that is true, I mean off course if they try hard enough, they can, anyone can make a difference if they try. I think I can make a difference in the future, in something...don't know what yet but if I try hard enough, someone out there will listen and I can make a change!
This also reminds me of another thing. I kind of did make a change but not soon enough. =( When I was in high school, I was part of a club called T.E.A.M. Palmetto. It was a clue where they help old people learn how to use a computer. It was a great club and I'm really proud of being in it. I was in it from freshman year as a member, sophomore year I was techincally the secretary/VP because they were never there, junior year I was President and senior year I was president. Throughout my four years in that club, I've move the club from outlines to outlines of each class to an online site where people can access it and edit it at anytime. It was on a wiki site, where you can edit and write new infos. Our outlines were improving every year and our goal was to make a book, so the elderly that came, can take it home with them. During my seniors year, our school had a budget cut so they stopped our ads in the local newspaper. We didn't know that until our last session of the year. It was too late to do anything. There wasn't enough members who was dedicated enough to take over the club. Seriously, if I was still there today, I would of tried to keep the club going. It's such a club. The elderly people that comes to our classes everyday are greatful that someone will take their time and teach them something that is brand new to them. Some has never touched a computer before. Seeing them leave and thank us so much for our time makes me feel happy.
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