ヤ〜レンソ〜ランソ〜ラン...

This is why I like watching Japanese TV

Self realization

There are a things that people have as a result of a certain trait they possess or lack and there are things that people will not have because of the same reasons. After studying so long about human and social behavior I'm able to objectively judge myself as an individual and realized a few things about myself; my character flaws, strength and all that revolves around myself as a person and have come to this conclusion.

Denying a possibility is much less disappointing than being denied the possibility

Because some risks are just not worth taking and when it comes down to it I'm a little more possessive than most.

"Because it sells"

The more I go out the more I dislike marketing people, sure they'll say without them nothing will sell, ok they're half right they make shitty things popular but that's not my main gripe.

As I walked in a shoe store I looked at the regular shoe placement, sports shoes, walking shoes, running shoes, etc. then I saw it.... Lifestyle shoes.... here's my gripe;

lifestyle |ˈlīfˌstīl|

noun
the way in which a person or group lives 

The misuse of the term lifestyle and any word used improperly here is what I find annoying and I only have a group of people to blame for this, marketing people. Re-inventing definition of a word to fulfill their marketing pitch at the cost of a clearly defined word. If you think it's bad in an English speaking country try and have a look at places that uses English because "it sounds cool" without a good understanding of it.

Prawns on the Barbie

It's Easter

Hi everyone I almost forgot it's Easter, not that I personally celebrate it but it's a good time for everyone to just sit back with your family and friends and have a cup of Joe, Happy Easter people

Smoten?

Smitten, a past participle of the word smite, is more commonly used to describe infatuation with something, or in most cases someone, but when you look back at the root of the word it relates more to being on the receiving end of a fast moving, powerful force or object.

Let's take a look at the usage;

"He smote me with a hammer" Here the word smote (past tense of smite) connotes that the subject was violently struck by a hammer.

One the other hand

"I was smitten by her looks"  Does NOT indicate at any point that the speaker was violently struck by the subject, here (and in general) the word is used to describe something more positive

Yet when we switch the condition of the 1st and 2nd sentences it becomes:

"I was smitten by the hammer" and "She smote me with her looks" where the condition in both situation becomes quite humorous.

IT'S A BEAR!

Name: Ame

Age: Old

Gender: Male

Species: Catbear

Size: Huge!

Weight: Heavy!

Hobby: Eating, Lazing around 

Likes: Following people, tummy rubs

Dislikes: YOU! (note the face)

little green blobs

I like food in general but I'm not a big fan of vegetables, sure I eat few like cucumbers or lettuce with the right salsa fresh tomatoes, carrots and a few others, if prepared in a certain manner but in general I don't like it but there are few that stands disgustingly above the rest. Like most vegetables it's green and like most vegetables I don't like it, not as a side dish or on it's own, I'm talking about peas, yes little green peas that destroys the flavor of a perfectly good food, they destroy the flavor in mashed potatoes, fried rice, steak and just about any food I can think of. 

Peas has an extremely overpowering smell and flavor which causes any food too loose it's distinct taste, it doesn't enhance the flavor it kills it, like what chlorine does to people in confined spaces. In fact any food that requires peas in its recipe probably has no taste or it was too awful to begin with.

Yes I hate peas, I hate peas like I hate ultra right-wing conservatives in fact I think they're somehow related.

Another weekend

It's Saturday and I have nothing else to do so here's something for your viewing pleasure.

yes it's a black cat, you got a problem?

The weekender

Just two things, first, Francis Ford Coppola made a couple of movies and second , Moe anthropomorphism.

Have a good week people!

May I have your attention please...

I can has Internets!!

In all seriousness, I'm finally connected to a proper internet at home, no long dangly cables, no more going to internet cafes and most importantly no more constant dial-up disconnection, ok so it still has limited download limit but it sure as hell beats 20 minutes to download a 1 mb file, so now I have less reason to go out of the house and in a very short period of time I will be able to describe myself as the 21st century version of a caveman.

As I always say, increased technological access means decreased mobility (or the need to be in this case)

Long Awaited

Hey look what I made!

What's in a name?

I don't follow Indonesian party politics closely but when something interesting comes up I'm inclined to make a comment about it, this time it's about a the name of a certain political party. For those who follow Indonesian political parties (the group one not the one with funny hats and alcohol...wait.....) they tend to have odd and even bizarre names like this one for example Partai Bintang Reformasi (Reform Star Party) and that's one of the less ridiculous one.

The one that caught my eye was this one party, Partai Hati Nurani Rakyat (People's Conscience Party) abbreviated to HANURA, I admit it makes an impact when a large group of people start chanting the name on the streets but at the same time it sounds to me like they're calling for this:

Which really isn't that different when you think about it