I don't understand people who don't want to travel. It seems for as long as I can remember I have wanted to be in a different place. The mere idea of having the same job but in a different place excites me. I want to explore the world, experience different cultures and live.
Here in the UK, it is like we are wrapped up in cotton wool. We are protected from so much of the modern world, so as soon as we leave the safety of education, we are thrust into a world we know little about. I understand that our familys' want to do what is best for us, but surely it would be better to not hide the truth?
As a society we are selfish, and we take it upon ourselves to educate those living in the poorer part of our world, into the ways of a westernised capitalist society. As a society we seem to think we are superior to them, but we are just as bad. In a way it could be said that we are almost corrupting them. As a society we want to teach them how to conform to our way of living. However, I think before we do this, we should start addressing our own problems; problem that our government doesn't like to address, because that would mean admitting that we are also in the wrong.
We need to let other cultures know that the western culture is far from perfect. As people we are greedy and have want for everything. The world is a very wrong place and it does need to be fixed. But we all need to think carefully about the consequences of the actions we take, before our world becomes a dystopian nightmare, and we all find ourselves fighting for survival in the Games.
Monday, 18 February 2013
Tuesday, 5 February 2013
On the subject of Rights..
DISCLAIMER - THIS ARTICLE IS MERELY A REFLECTION ON MY OWN OPINION. I UNDERSTAND OTHER PEOPLE MAY THINK DIFFERENTLY. PLEASE DON'T SLATE ME FOR WHAT I THINK.
So according to an act established in 1998, we have Rights.
No, we don't.
From what I have understood, these acts should apply universally to everyone.
No, they don't.
This is because there is still rules and laws in certain countries, preventing people from having access to these Rights.
It isn't fair.
For example, one of the Rights is a Right to marry and raise a family. However it is only recently that gay marriage has been recognised in our country and I don't foresee it ever happening in others. Indeed, sadly the Oxford English dictionary still defines it as being a formal union between a man and a woman.
You would think given modern times that people would be able to accept gay marriage for what it is - two people of the same sex, pledging their love and happiness to one another. But sadly this is not the case, indeed you still get parents telling their kids that they would quite easily disown them if they ever came out to their parents as being gay.
Why do parents and other people find it so hard to understand?! You cannot choose your sexual orientation or who you fall in love with. Change might be difficult to accept, but if people are able to accept the use of technology and welcome it fully into their homes, then why are they still so unable to accept the idea of being gay?
For gay people, it is so much harder to go through the process of adopting a child. It doesn't make sense. Free will is a human right and not just a heterosexual privilege. I mean, can anyone honestly say they are 100% heterosexual?
I believe that people need to move forwards and embrace change as something new and exciting, instead of just dwelling on the past.
So according to an act established in 1998, we have Rights.
No, we don't.
From what I have understood, these acts should apply universally to everyone.
No, they don't.
This is because there is still rules and laws in certain countries, preventing people from having access to these Rights.
It isn't fair.
For example, one of the Rights is a Right to marry and raise a family. However it is only recently that gay marriage has been recognised in our country and I don't foresee it ever happening in others. Indeed, sadly the Oxford English dictionary still defines it as being a formal union between a man and a woman.
You would think given modern times that people would be able to accept gay marriage for what it is - two people of the same sex, pledging their love and happiness to one another. But sadly this is not the case, indeed you still get parents telling their kids that they would quite easily disown them if they ever came out to their parents as being gay.
Why do parents and other people find it so hard to understand?! You cannot choose your sexual orientation or who you fall in love with. Change might be difficult to accept, but if people are able to accept the use of technology and welcome it fully into their homes, then why are they still so unable to accept the idea of being gay?
For gay people, it is so much harder to go through the process of adopting a child. It doesn't make sense. Free will is a human right and not just a heterosexual privilege. I mean, can anyone honestly say they are 100% heterosexual?
I believe that people need to move forwards and embrace change as something new and exciting, instead of just dwelling on the past.
Thursday, 24 January 2013
Nandos
I went to Nandos with a friend the other day, and forgive me for saying this, but I don't get it?? The food was nice but nothing special, the service was okay and the layout okay. But why the hype? I just don't understand, so I think I shall stick with Wagamamas next time. Sorry.
A new year and a new direction
The truth is, I'm no longer so sure about what I want to do with my life. It seems to me that for a while now I have been trying to convince myself into a career that I am not 100% sure I want to be doing. I know people say ' you don't know until you try', and yes that is true, but I want to try it later.
As cliched as it is, I want to spread my wings and learn how to fly. I want to travel the world and see and experience as much as I can. So I have been looking at volunteering projects abroad, I think that I want to work within a community, helping with whatever needs to be done, and immersing myself fully into the culture.
It's actually quite a nice feeling realising that there isn't any desperate rush to get a 'proper job', because it means that I can live for now and make the most out of what I am doing. It gives me time to do what I want to do. I would go so far as to say that society doesn't fully allow for you to have doubts, it instead expects you to know your chosen career and the truth is, many of us don't. I know too many people who have gone straight into uni because it is what is expected of them, and it gives them three years to fully decide more about what they REALLY want to do. I completely understand and may well have gone down the same route, if it wasn't for the fact that I knew I wanted a break from formal education. Instead, I want to gain life experience and I don't yet feel ready to commit myself to a certain career.
As cliched as it is, I want to spread my wings and learn how to fly. I want to travel the world and see and experience as much as I can. So I have been looking at volunteering projects abroad, I think that I want to work within a community, helping with whatever needs to be done, and immersing myself fully into the culture.
It's actually quite a nice feeling realising that there isn't any desperate rush to get a 'proper job', because it means that I can live for now and make the most out of what I am doing. It gives me time to do what I want to do. I would go so far as to say that society doesn't fully allow for you to have doubts, it instead expects you to know your chosen career and the truth is, many of us don't. I know too many people who have gone straight into uni because it is what is expected of them, and it gives them three years to fully decide more about what they REALLY want to do. I completely understand and may well have gone down the same route, if it wasn't for the fact that I knew I wanted a break from formal education. Instead, I want to gain life experience and I don't yet feel ready to commit myself to a certain career.
Apologies and greetings
Apologies for the lack of blogging lately, I don't really have any excuses. :S but Hello to 2013!!
Monday, 31 December 2012
A little something about everything
Sorry for the lack of posts recently; it was Christmas which meant I had to frantically buy Christmas presents as well as to try and find money I really don't have. I am going to start off by saying that recently my Dad has been telling me off for overusing the word 'amazing', therefore in this post, that word will be limited.
So a couple of weeks ago I saw the Hobbit, and I can genuinely say it is the best film I have ever seen. And that's no exaggeration either. The characters were just as brilliant portrayed in the film as they are in the books, the scenery was breathtaking and the acting just wonderful. Everything about it just completely wowwed me - and YES that is a word..
My Dad thought the same.. "Peter Jackson is God!!" he said.. "YES!!" I said..
Please go and see it if you haven't already. You have missed out otherwise.
On another note I have had a very lovely Christmas, seeing family and eating delicious food. It goes without saying that I got plenty of books, therefore making me a very happy bunny ^.^
But now it's New Years Eve! It has been a bit of a strange year for me, in which I have finished Sixth Form, completed my A Levels, missed a few friends because of university, gained a few more, and discovered clubbing. I think it's fair to say my bank balance is sufficiently less..
So my plans for 2013? Well my plan is to treat it as if it is a gap year, ie. I will be saving as much money as I can and then hopefully going travelling towards the end. I plan on continuing to update this blog as much as I can too. I haven't really got any New Years resolutions, basically because I can't think of any apart from wanting 2013 to be a good year, and better than the last.
So, that's me done for the year! Here's hoping you all have a brilliant 2013, party hard and see you all on the other side of the calendar!
Oh and on a side note, thank you all for taking the time to read this as I appreciate you may have better things to do. Hope it was worth it :)
And look Dad, I haven't used that word..
So a couple of weeks ago I saw the Hobbit, and I can genuinely say it is the best film I have ever seen. And that's no exaggeration either. The characters were just as brilliant portrayed in the film as they are in the books, the scenery was breathtaking and the acting just wonderful. Everything about it just completely wowwed me - and YES that is a word..
My Dad thought the same.. "Peter Jackson is God!!" he said.. "YES!!" I said..
Please go and see it if you haven't already. You have missed out otherwise.
On another note I have had a very lovely Christmas, seeing family and eating delicious food. It goes without saying that I got plenty of books, therefore making me a very happy bunny ^.^
But now it's New Years Eve! It has been a bit of a strange year for me, in which I have finished Sixth Form, completed my A Levels, missed a few friends because of university, gained a few more, and discovered clubbing. I think it's fair to say my bank balance is sufficiently less..
So my plans for 2013? Well my plan is to treat it as if it is a gap year, ie. I will be saving as much money as I can and then hopefully going travelling towards the end. I plan on continuing to update this blog as much as I can too. I haven't really got any New Years resolutions, basically because I can't think of any apart from wanting 2013 to be a good year, and better than the last.
So, that's me done for the year! Here's hoping you all have a brilliant 2013, party hard and see you all on the other side of the calendar!
Oh and on a side note, thank you all for taking the time to read this as I appreciate you may have better things to do. Hope it was worth it :)
And look Dad, I haven't used that word..
Monday, 10 December 2012
In which I talk about The Hobbit, Sherlock, and generally fangirl a lot.
So.. the Hobbit is hitting our cinema screens very soon..
ASDFGHJKL I CANNOT WAIT.
It is very much a dad film - ie you see it with your dad first and then friends later. And it was my lovely daddy who introduced it to me (thank you!) I think I first read it when I was about 12, I loved it quite a bit.
And as I grew older I loved it even more and my love for it grew. I read it last night actually, the language JRR Tolkien uses is just classically beautiful. To me, the Shire is basically my idea of heaven. Basically I want the whole book to come to life so I can visit these magical places (as it does in Inkheart, kinda. If you do not understand what I am referring to, then please for the sake of us all, go purchase a copy from Waterstones).
Just the thought of stepping through the pages and visiting Rivendell. OHMAGERD. Seriously though, I'm getting shivers of excitement just thinking about it. I just want to meet Bilbo and confess my love for him. And I also want to meet Gandalf so he can teach me how to make smoke rings.
Books have always been to me a form of escapeism. A place where you can just step away from your problems, and into another world, to make new best friends and go on an adventure. Books have always managed to completely capture my imagination.
That person there is basically me, but my hair is not yellow, my eyes are not blue, and my skin is not that clear.
I discovered Sherlock whilst on holiday this year. I know, I really wish I had read it earlier. But anyway I downloaded the complete collection of Sherlock onto my kindle and read it within a week ; it would have been quicker but I was on holiday.
OMG.
I am so glad that Arthur Conan Doyle is a Sir. He completely deserves that. He is just so clever. I want to give him a massive hug. I had already read the Lost World so kinda loved him already, but that basically sealed my love for him.
As soon as I came back from holiday, I took a trip to HMV to buy Sherlock - both series.
Oh Cumberbatch. Oh Freeman. Oh Johnlock. The two of you together? Oh my.
I literally watched it all in complete awe, and then I showed my dad. The best bit had to be when we were sitting down to watch it, and he goes "Sherlock, thats the one with Cumberbum in it, isn't it?" I was like "OMG DAD YES. YOU JUST SAID THAT WITHOUT ME EVEN SAYING ANYTHING ABOUT IT YOU BIG FANGIRL YOU". It was an incredible moment :3
Another wonderful book I read when I was younger is Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke, that was so magical and I still have my copy on the bookshelf :)
I also loved Watership Down, but I hated the film. It completely ruined it for me.
I could quite easily go on and on and on and on about all the books I love, but that would like take years, so I won't.
Instead I will finish this post by leaving this quote from an amazing series of books:
"Yer a wizard, Harry". Yes Harry, you are.
ASDFGHJKL I CANNOT WAIT.
It is very much a dad film - ie you see it with your dad first and then friends later. And it was my lovely daddy who introduced it to me (thank you!) I think I first read it when I was about 12, I loved it quite a bit.
And as I grew older I loved it even more and my love for it grew. I read it last night actually, the language JRR Tolkien uses is just classically beautiful. To me, the Shire is basically my idea of heaven. Basically I want the whole book to come to life so I can visit these magical places (as it does in Inkheart, kinda. If you do not understand what I am referring to, then please for the sake of us all, go purchase a copy from Waterstones).
Just the thought of stepping through the pages and visiting Rivendell. OHMAGERD. Seriously though, I'm getting shivers of excitement just thinking about it. I just want to meet Bilbo and confess my love for him. And I also want to meet Gandalf so he can teach me how to make smoke rings.
Books have always been to me a form of escapeism. A place where you can just step away from your problems, and into another world, to make new best friends and go on an adventure. Books have always managed to completely capture my imagination.
I discovered Sherlock whilst on holiday this year. I know, I really wish I had read it earlier. But anyway I downloaded the complete collection of Sherlock onto my kindle and read it within a week ; it would have been quicker but I was on holiday.
OMG.
I am so glad that Arthur Conan Doyle is a Sir. He completely deserves that. He is just so clever. I want to give him a massive hug. I had already read the Lost World so kinda loved him already, but that basically sealed my love for him.
As soon as I came back from holiday, I took a trip to HMV to buy Sherlock - both series.
Oh Cumberbatch. Oh Freeman. Oh Johnlock. The two of you together? Oh my.
I literally watched it all in complete awe, and then I showed my dad. The best bit had to be when we were sitting down to watch it, and he goes "Sherlock, thats the one with Cumberbum in it, isn't it?" I was like "OMG DAD YES. YOU JUST SAID THAT WITHOUT ME EVEN SAYING ANYTHING ABOUT IT YOU BIG FANGIRL YOU". It was an incredible moment :3
Another wonderful book I read when I was younger is Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke, that was so magical and I still have my copy on the bookshelf :)
I also loved Watership Down, but I hated the film. It completely ruined it for me.
I could quite easily go on and on and on and on about all the books I love, but that would like take years, so I won't.
Instead I will finish this post by leaving this quote from an amazing series of books:
"Yer a wizard, Harry". Yes Harry, you are.
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