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Thursday, 23 April 2009

Hey Everyone - Asians are people too!

Over the past week, there have been quite a few posts about Asians. Oh my Goodness! Well, I'm here to clarify something. Burn this into your brains, people:

ASIANS ARE PEOPLE TOO!

So, why does everyone love to post things about Asians? I have no idea. I'm Asian myself, I don't feel any different from the rest of you. I go to school, I hate waking up in the morning, I love sunny days, I make mistakes, I get mad. That's pretty normal, right?

I think this obsession with the topic of Asian parents, Asian eyes, Asian guys and girls and anything else Asian related needs to calm down, if not stop all together.

It's quite condescending reading things about how Asian parents are the worst, or that they're the most embarrassing people. Huh? My parents are Cambodian, I don't see anything wrong with the way I was raised. Sure, my curfew was always 7:30, but that was their way of showing that they care about my safety. And yes, they did enforce a strict language-law on me, but I wouldn't be the multilingual person I am today without that. So I don't understand why you would go as far as to classify Asian parents as the worst. Because I think that other races are just as capable of being equally embarrassing, loving, over-protective ect. of their children. Is that not true?

I don't ever see posts like:"White Parents are the worst parents alive!", "Beauty best suited for Black/White/Hispanic Women." or "Growing up Indian."

Bottom line, the "Asian-centric" posts need to slow down. You're probably rolling your eyes thinking "Oh, and is this not about Asians?" Sure, you're right. But hey, I'm just trying to make a point here.

Thursday, 02 April 2009

Fuck the bus.

Drive a car.
I officially hate public transit.
I can still feel the germs crawling on my sleeve.
Ew.

Wednesday, 01 April 2009

Life moves fast.

Let's pack our bags, get on the first train East and head out to wherever.
Life moves too fast to wait for you.
You're slow.
The train goes fast, buddy boy.
Chasing it does you nothing.
Your chance is departing.

Friday, 20 March 2009

Breathe

I see your face in my mind as I drive away
Cause none of us thought it was gonna end that way.
But people are people and sometimes we change our minds.
But its killing me to see you go after all this time.
Mhmmm mhmmm.

Music starts playing like the end of a sad movie.
It’s the kind of ending you don’t really wanna see.
Cause it’s tragedy and it’ll only bring you down.
Now I don’t know what to be without you around.

And we know it’s never simple never easy.
Never a clean break, no one here to save me.
You’re the only thing I know like the back of my hand.
And I can’t breathe without you but I have to;
Breathe, without you but I have to.

Never wanted this, never wanted to see you hurt.
Every little bump in the road I’ve tried to swerve.
But people are people and sometimes it doesn’t work out.
Nothing we say now is gonna save us from the fall out.

And we know it’s never simple never easy.
Never a clean break, no one here to save me.
You’re the only thing I know like the back of my hand
And I can’t breathe without you but I have to
Breathe, without you but I have to

It’s 2 am
Feelin like I just lost a friend
Hope you know it’s not easy, easy for me
Its 2 am
Feelin like I just lost a friend
Hope you know this aint easy, easy for me

And we know it’s never simple never easy
Never a clean break, no one here to save me
Oh I can’t breathe without you but I have to
Breathe, without you but I have to
Oh I can’t breathe without you but I have to
Breathe, without you but I have to

I’m sorry.. I’m sorry.. I’m sorry

` Taylor Swift.

Tuesday, 17 March 2009

This is what I think of being called useless.

Either being called useless in a joking or serious way, it's not something I appreciate. I let a lot of things slide. Sexist jokes, racist comments, dirty humor or outright stupid comments in general. I can handle a joke. But there's just something abt being called useless that rly annoys me.

So here's how I think of it.

Calling someone useless essentially means that they contribute nothing to the world or society. I'm a student, what can I do? I'm still in high school, I'm unemployed and I haven't done volunteer work beyond zipping up jackets for grade 2 kids & telling them how to spell the territory "Nunavut". Okay so maybe I shot myself in the foot with those points, but in my defense I do take on the role of being useful.

For me, a useless person does absolutely nothing. And I mean nothing at all. I guess it would go a little like this:
Bills to pay? Nope.
Take out the trash? Are you serious?
Homework needs to be done? HAH.
What abt school? Fuck that, got better things to do.
What abt a job? Who needs one when I can do whatever the fuck I want the way I am now?

Okay so, maybe that was a little harsh. But those are the traits I see in a "useless" person.
By all means, the views of a useless person vary and that's fine.

I just think it's ridiculous to call someone useless if they DO contribute in any way if not atleast a few ways to the effort?

The definition of a person who IS NOT useless, would be almost endless. But what I want to touch base with are these few aspects:
A useful person does something when they are asked or needed to do so.
They will help you.
They are willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done.
They care.
They will try their best not to disappoint you.

In a perfect world, sure. Ofcourse not everyone possess all of these traits, but to have even ONE of them shows that you're a useful person and that you're not useless.