[RE] Blog Post

 Natalie's post about blogging caught my attention because I feel the same way about it.

For my free post im going to write about how I truly and honestly do  not like writing posts on blogger. Its not that I don’t like blogger its self, I just don’t like typing and writing. The first thing I thought of when mr. sutherland said that we have to write posts was, im not gona do them. It takes up way to much of my time I don’t like it I could be doing other things, like homework for other classes. 

        Imagine you hate working out. Every day you drag yourself  to  the gym. You grumble as you hit the treadmill, you sweat your pants, your flab is jiggling and you think everyone is staring at you as you bench press 20 lbs while they all go for a hundred! That's exactly how I feel about writing!
       Writing is something I HATE doing.It is something I feel I am not really good at and blogging for everyone in my class to read is obviously something I don't want to do. When Mr.Sutherland told us we have to write 3 post every week, I'm like "Oh shit, I don't want to do it". It really takes up too much of my time because I often do not know what to write about or how to expand on the thoughts that I have already written down. I was really skeptical about blogging so I ended up not doing it for a couple of weeks until I realized that I HAVE to do it or else I would fail a class for the first time. After few weeks of blogging and reading other student's blog, I realized that it wasn't that bad.
     Now I see it as a way to improve my writing skills and a way to gain confidence in my writing ability.I learned that when you are writing you just have to be yourself and that would be hard to do if you are constantly trying to impress people. What I'm trying to say is don't be too self conscious and self critical when you are writing. Free yourself from the limitations of what people expect.

[F]Midlife Crisis

        I will start off saying that I do not know what I want to do with my life. When I was a kid I wanted to do something medically related but few years later I realized that it is not what I want anymore.I realized that it is what my parents want! Yesterday my brother asked me what I want to be. I told him I want to be a Physical Therapist. He said " Is that something you want to do for the rest of your life?"It made me think for a minute. I've also always wanted to be a fashion model; I want to do runways or pose for a magazine. However,being a fashion model is something I know I can never be. This dream will remain a dream forever. I do not know what is worse than wanting something you can never be.
       My current plan is to join the Air Force after high school and take advantage of the GI Bill, which covers up to 4 years of college after serving a minimum of 2 years or 3 years for full monetary benefits.With the benefits I can get from joining the military, I can get a Bachelor's Degree which is my end-game goal. But other than that, I do not really have an overall goal for my life.
      People say that if you do not know where you are going, you are doomed to go nowhere. I wish I can be the owner of the process of my life.I wish I can just pick a career out of the blue(without considering my strengths and weaknesses) and be successful. There is a lot of information out there about creating the life you want to live but it just does not work for me.  I am at level zero as far as life goes, well maybe not but it's where I would put myself. The bottom line is I am going to have 3 years to figure out what I want to be.
     But Mr. Sutherland told me that I shouldn't be too hard on myself. Maybe he is right. Maybe I am just being too hard on myself and maybe I do not really have to pick a career right now. Maybe I do not have to plan that far and the opportunity will just come later.Who knows what the future holds?

[CE] China Hit and Run Ignites Global Anger

          Yue Yue, 2, had wandered away from her mother in a busy Foshan market.In the footage, a white van is seen knocking her over. The driver stops before fleeing the scene, leaving Yue Yue injured and bleeding on
 the road.Following the incident, a man walks by, ignoring the two-year-old lying on the ground.No less than 
18 people walk, ride or drive past the injured girl.A rubbish collector finally raised the alarm several minutes later.Yue Yue was taken for emergency surgery but was later pronounced brain dead.Millions have left 
comments on blogs in China, with one user saying it was the day the superpower lost its humanity.Some however say it is evidence of a society too poor to help, frightened of what it would cost should they be blamed.Police have detained the two drivers involved.
           Hit and run happens everyday all over the world. But I can not believe what I just saw!  It is shocking how people did not even bother to help the poor toddler bleeding on the road.One person walking by doing nothing would be bad enough but 18?!?Where is the respect for human life? Where is the humanity?  UGHHHHHHH COLD BLOODED PEOPLE shame on you!!! I guess these people are too afraid to get involved but do we really want to live in fear that helping others will lead disaster for ourselves? TOO SELFISH! Well bless the woman who finally bothered to help the little girl. 
            I am sad not only because of what happened to the little girl. But it is really disturbing that a lot of people are posting such rude and ignorant comments about all Chinese people.

 "let's kill all the chinese, Nuke them, you chinese should all go die"

 "china people are cruel n no civilization..stupid Chinese!!!! i cant watch the video coz its unbelievable. stupid chinese....CHINESE PEOPL ARE JUST AS FAKE AS THEIR PRODUCTS ARE!!!!!!!! they ate pig a lot n that is why....what a shame about chinese people!!"

           This tragic event happened in China but people should stop the ignorant comments about all Chinese people without thinking that this happens all over the world.  Just stop making generalizations!

[ME]Going for the Look

     Marshal Cohen, a senior industry analyst, argues that hiring based on looks is understandable and necessary in terms of business. Retailers seek out for people whose image THEY THINK will sell the clothes.

"Being able to find a brand enhancer ,or what I call a walking billboard, is critical. It is really important to create an environment that's enticing to the community, particularly with the younger, fashionable market. A guy wants to go hangout in a store where he can see a good-looking gals"

     What Marshall Cohen is saying in this article is that it is important for retailers to hire people that would promote the product they are selling.When the company is promoting a certain image, American look for example, they would hire someone who portrays the American image. Cohen is right in many ways in terms of business and marketing.Advertisement is a significant way to reach out to consumers.


UNFINISHED =__=

[F]Abolish the Penny

   Inflation has eaten the value of the penny. The fact that the penny is still in circulation does not mean that it is useful. If the half penny were minted then it too would be in circulation, even though it would be nothing but a nuisance. The penny is now worth so little that nobody even picks it up off the ground.

  Making a single penny costs more than its own value which means that every time a penny is produced, the government loses money! According to the ABC news article, the US Mint makes 8 billion pennies each year and this costs them $130 million. Since they are only worth a total of $80 million the taxpayers are losing $50 million each year on the production of pennies. It gets even worse. The US mint has acknowledge that the metal in both pennies and nickels are worth more than the value of the currency. A few years ago, there was a law enacted that severely limits both the melting and exportation of these coins. Apparently, the mint had been contacted by many people looking to melt down these coins in order to harvest the metals used to make them. They are now worried that people could sell the coins as scrap and remove them from circulation.

[F] "WINDOWS" Phone Scam

        Today I got a phone call from someone claiming that my computer contracted a virus and it is at risk. To the untrained ear the alarming news is too frightening to ignore. But when the caller said they would remove the entire virus for a small fee I started to get suspicious.Who the hell are these people? How would they know something happened to my computer? So I asked what company she was calling from. She claimed to be from Windows XP service center. Okay but I was still not convinced so I asked if they know what my IP address is but she could not say anything.I said if they could tell  what happened to my computer they must know my IP address. I asked for more information but she wouldn't tell me. My suspicion is confirmed. Obviously, I am being targeted by a fake virus phone scam.(Why didn't I realized that beforehand?)I screamed at her and slammed the phone down.
         After a few milliseconds she called me again. It took about 6 good SCREAMS and SLAMS to get rid of this stupid person. :/ The whole situation really pissed me off especially since the stupid phone call woke me up from a nap.
        I heard these people would also ask if they can connect to your PC and might also plant other stuff on your computer and steal some information. Well the basic guidance is to be suspicious when people call you from put of the blue.Why would Windows be calling you directly anyway?o_O 

         “Out of the 7,000 people contacted, more than 1,500 had been tricked into following the caller’s instructions. Worse than that, the average damage to a victim’s bank account was $875 — which amounts to just over $1.3 million hoisted from Microsoft’s small sampling alone. 19% of users also had passwords compromised and 17% reported identity theft."

WOW.. O__O

[F]Unhappy?

Before I call it a day, here's a few thoughts that I'd like to share. :)

        Happiness does not exist on the other side of the world, not in the past or in the future. It is within you,yourself. The problems that we may come across might be hard to deal with but in the end, it is the sufferings that make us strive for happiness. We must understand that things go wrong but we should not fear it instead we should challenge ourselves and our weaknesses in order to become a better person. The sufferings we face in life can be compared to swimming in a river while the water flow moves towards you. For someone who is not trained properly, every meter will be filled with pain and sufferings. While for someone who is prepared, who is constantly training, it will be a thrilling journey;beautiful scenery always comes into sight.

                 

                                                                                                                                                                                

[F]Senioritis ALREADY?!

       Senioritis is a disease that strikes Seniors.It can hurt a high school student's chance getting into a college they wish to attend. It is contagious and it happens naturally like diarrhea.D: The symptoms are;  

•   Skipping class a lot
•   Excessive wearing of sweatpants
•   Not making it home for curfew
•   Incomplete assignments
• "Ohhh, who studies for a math test anyways"
•   Resenting taking hard classes
•   Tardiness
• " I didn't do it either"
•   Struggling to get up early 

 It's only been two weeks since school started but I am already so done, it's insane. I am one of those people who claim to have had 'senioritis' since junior year(well minor case).  I was actually planning to make this year better in regards to that, but apparently the plan fell into a huge sink hole.Today I realized that I am starting to slack off. I have worked hard for three years;studying for tests,completing projects and late nights doing homework. It is really tempting to just get through college applications and relax for the rest of the year before heading off to college,isn't it?(Wait! NO, I shouldn't) I should keep in mind that slacking off in school do more harm than good. Although your goal is in sight (graduating from high school and getting into college) school is not over yet and colleges are still paying attention to your senior year.( Many college application require you to list your senior courses including information about course levels) MAKE YOUR SENIOR YEAR COUNT! :)