Positvenessness

It has come to my attention from constructive criticism that my blog has become negative and that it should become more positive. I agree. From now on I will try to be more positive even though I am positive in life. Maybe my thoughts are negative..

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Now playing: DJ Tiësto - Just Be

"Agreeable is Boring"

Ive realized that I am way too easy going that its making me look weak, as if I cannot express what I want. It makes me look like the type of person who is dominated by others. But I dont believe thats true. Im just really open and easy going. But I've started to say No sometimes and it feels good. Even if I dont really think saying No for some situations is exactly what I want, I still say it. Say No. It feels good.

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Now playing: Weezer - Perfect Situation

Children in America

Once more, im shocked as a I read the news the other day. An 8 year old boy with his friends raped a 9 year old girl. Yup, hes only 8 years old. Shit, I didnt even know someone could raise the tent at that age. Is it even possible? Ok he might be a horny child, deprived of sexual activity, and im sure he is at that age. But then he goes on to rape a girl. Its no longer about being horny but rather being a criminal. If this guy started raping at this age, whats he going to do when he hits 18. Better yet, his father said it was not rape and that both parties agreed to it beforehand. Im not sure what to believe. It seems like school shootings and rape is now an on going fad in America. Who is there to blame, the TV? the parents? or lack of parents?

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Now playing: Deep Dish - Say Hello

Getting Taser-ed

Its on the rise. The amount of people getting tasered seems to be on the rise. Police have started tasering people for fun pretty much. I watched the clip of the guy being tasered in the airport in Canada. He was tasered with 50,000 Volts. Thats crazy. I just watched another clip now of a father getting tasered for speeding, he was shocked in front of his wife and she was pregnant. Poor child, he hasnt even been born and he saw his dad being tasered. If you want to watch it, click the right link Liveleak

Boring Posts..

Ive realized, when I look back at my posts, that they are really boring. Boring. Especially the last couple posts ive written, its because I wrote them during my exams, which is a rather boring time. Now that summer has arrived, uni is over, things become more exciting. From now on, I will try to make posts less boring!

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Now playing: Timberland - The Way I Are

Whats in a Name?

For those who got excited and thought I was going to talk about Shakespeare in this post, im afraid you will have to look else where to cater for you desire. The real reason for this post is im looking for a name.

There is this fruit I used to eat in Lebanon and I just ate it here the other day, in Lebanon we call it "generic." Im not sure what its called in english and I would like to know. For those who dont know what it it, its a single-seeded small green slightly acidic ball. It is served with salt if the person serving you is wealthy. Haha imagine that, salt used to be expensive back in the old days, sometime around 1973. Anyway, I think after sometime, this green ball turns into a purple plum. Come to think of it, im gonna Google green plum now, if anyone knows what it is, please enlighten!

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Now playing: Coldplay - Yellow

Another Reason to blog...

Another reason to blog is to fuel my writing hobby. Yea, I realized I like writing. I just needed someone to read it. Thats probably why each of my entries are long!

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Now playing: Various Artists - Forever

The Internet..

The internet is such a big place that the title to this post could not be any more specific. Over the past years I have realized the internet can be used for absolutely anything. Any questions, ideas, thoughts, can now be Googled and sure enough you will find an answer. Anything you type into the search box, wait lemme rephrase that, anything you seek, you shall find! Its a window to a world filled with endless possibilities.

I was reading the other day how easily the internet can be used for spying. Not just spying on countries, but spying on you. Anything one sends in an email, in an instant msg, any comment on the internet, any website or blog you start up can all be traced. Not just traced though, all its details can be read. The sender can be found and anything found can be used against you as evidence. The internet is being used by the police to solve crimes, which is a good thing, but the uses of the internet against someone are endless. Facebook is closely monitored by employers, police, secret agencies, and so on. And facebook is just one example.

When I started this blog I thought about that. Everything I write is available to anyone and if someone wanted find out where exactly I am right now is very easy.

So be careful, think thrice times about things. Sometimes lying about your details on the internet can be a good thing.

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Now playing: Schiller - Miles And Miles

Investing in Whiskey

I was enlightened by a news article the other day saying that investments in whiskey were safer than investments in stocks. The prices of whiskey increase as the years pass by, but not for all bottle, only the limited ones. They even started a whiskey index similar to the stock market on the internet now. Bottles can reach high prices and can increase in price exponentially. Not bad, thats interesting. Im researching into it to understand how it works, if your interested, email me.
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Now playing: Paul van Dyk - The Other Side [Gerry Cueto vs PvD Mix]

Phoenicians vs. Arabs ?

A question or rather a statement that some people claim is true is that the Lebanese people are more of Phoenicians rather than Arabs. Why stop there? Why not claim us as Ottomans, Romans, and so on. Lebanon was ruled by many great kingdoms. Its a classic example of people encompassing the best parts of history, or the parts of history they want. I think that those past kingdoms that we were ruled by are still part of our life today. We have learned from them which is a good thing. The beauty of the Lebanese culture is that we are part of many cultures, modernized like the West yet part of the Middle East. To face the truth, just because Arab countries arent the best in the world when comparing their prosperity to the West, does not mean we can abandon our heritage. We are different to the ordinary Arab, but that gives no reason to deny it!

When it comes down to the bottom line, who cares, Arab or Phoenician. WE ARE LEBANESE FIRST AND FOREMOST!!!
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Now playing: Josh Pyke - Lines On Palms

Startling Fact!

90% of Americans who own pets buy them Christmas gifts.

I found that on a website, the site was American, hence the word "American". I found that pretty surprising. One begins to wonder how much a pet understands about the human calender. Im beginning to worry that if I dont get my cat a present for Christmas, will he notice? Will he go on a hunger strike?
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Now playing: Thirteen Senses - Into The Fire

The Years That Pass...The Age That Comes

Having been in Australia for over a year now, I look back and wonder what I've done. Whenever I think of that, all I can think of is my life becoming an endless routine. Amidst the constant drowning in schedules, I can say I have learned to become more productive in everything I do while at the same time taking time to actually enjoy life. Its pretty cool being able to balance Uni and Work in parallel to Life.

The days that one misses are the days that no longer exist. The days that are etched into the memories archive of our brain. For me, those days are the days which I remember being not really important. The days where the main concern was what to do and at what time. The days of carelessnessness.

But as we become of age, its responsibility that dominates. The responsibility is a good thing. It feels good and bad at the same time, similar to the feeling when eating steak with too much ketchup. What I wonder is is there such a thing as being too responsible?
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Now playing: Chungking - Making Music

Spice Girls Back!!!!

I was overcome by the feeling of divine happiness the other day. I had heard that the spice girls were back. I had to double check to make sure. So I casually walked home at a running pace and looked it up on the internet.

Its typical of celebrities that start running out of money or realize that people may have forgotten them to come back together as a group. For the readers who were old enough to still remember them*, you might remember those annoying songs. I was happy to see the hottest one again, Scary Spice.

*I say that because after I mentioned Captain Planet in another post there has been an influx of younger readers

Broadening Spectrum

This site is up and running on Google search engines. It can be found once searched for and it actually shows up as one of the first depending what you type in. Not bad. The more people that visit, the higher it will be on the list I think.

Procrastination

The time has come for exams and I find myself once again having to cram. Even though you know its not the best thing to do, but procrastination seems to prevail at uni. Im not sure why really. Maybe its because a combination of procrastination and cramming worked during one semester, one begins to think it will work this semester. And the cycle goes on....It may work this semester again, but the question is how long can this procedure be kept up and running?

Regardless, I doubt ill change soon. The first couple weeks of uni every semester seem to go to waste, no studying whatsoever. And as the weeks pass, the number of weeks of unstudied work also increases. The Consequences: Stress, Cram, and Sleep Deprivation. The Pros: ... ?