Hey!
Before I begin.
Man what this guy/girl says (on Bored of Studies) is MUSIC to my ears!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"I am in dire need of some understanding of ANYTHING of these poems in relation to this bullshit topic."
Thread title was Navigating the Global Heaney Poetry.
Why music? Because he/she couldn't have summarised my thoughts on Heaney poetry (with regard to NTG) at this point in time any better.
It hits the spot. It cuts it (unlike DG's K is for K-Alan is Gay comment - see chatbox for details). It strikes a chord.
Speaking of striking a chord, Darth Gaylords comment in the previous post struck a chord, regarding to manners.
I don't know if it's some teenage thing, but some youngsters of teen ages seem to act as though they are so right and so infallible so that when they are wrong and someone points it out to them, they act all sulky (meen hak in canto - face darkens) and have an extremely crappy attitude to others.
Simple example is how some people bitch about teachers, etc. "picking" on them when they are simply being corrected.
Or how if you helpfully correct someone and they don't appreciate your help.
And sometimes it is ridiculous that some people when caught in their tracks doing something stupid, like taking a zillion hash browns for themselves in the school canteen, don't tactfully apologise and clear the scene. Instead they act as though they have been wronged and they should be apologised to.
Some people have such an inch attitude (sorry, direct canto translation, should have said arrogant) that our school environment, being sheltered, sometimes cultures. Probably if they go out thinking they're so important they'll get a rude awakening!
Sorry I don't think that made much sense.
So that's what I think anyway.
Goodbye for now.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Commmmmmmmonsense
Hello,
Continuing in my series of contemplations regarding the issues I have encountered in the course of my travels is....
Common sense.
Or the lack thereof.
Very simple concept yet if you look in the right places, you find a surprising lack of.
Since I believe (or more correctly the Agriculture Dept believes) that it is a good idea to illustrate this with an example, here it is:
Suppose you are cramming onto a crowded bus (for example the Epping 775 school bus). You would try to move to the back right (if all seats have already been taken).
Sadly the commonsenseless person stands next to the third row and blocks everyone, even when there is a multitude of space behind him/her, like so:
I mean, is it too much to not homie with your friend and move to the back for a half hour bus ride? Presumably yes. And sometimes it is because of that one person that the bus driver shuts the door, and the poor mortals outside need to wait for the next one.
I think sometimes at our school, being sheltered, common sense tends to atrophy. Which is unfortunate.
That is all for now,
Good bye
P.S. Everyone enjoy HP6 tommorrow. I am sorry I cannot be there. See you all soon.
Continuing in my series of contemplations regarding the issues I have encountered in the course of my travels is....
Common sense.
Or the lack thereof.
Very simple concept yet if you look in the right places, you find a surprising lack of.
Since I believe (or more correctly the Agriculture Dept believes) that it is a good idea to illustrate this with an example, here it is:
Suppose you are cramming onto a crowded bus (for example the Epping 775 school bus). You would try to move to the back right (if all seats have already been taken).
Sadly the commonsenseless person stands next to the third row and blocks everyone, even when there is a multitude of space behind him/her, like so:
I mean, is it too much to not homie with your friend and move to the back for a half hour bus ride? Presumably yes. And sometimes it is because of that one person that the bus driver shuts the door, and the poor mortals outside need to wait for the next one.
I think sometimes at our school, being sheltered, common sense tends to atrophy. Which is unfortunate.
That is all for now,
Good bye
P.S. Everyone enjoy HP6 tommorrow. I am sorry I cannot be there. See you all soon.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Tactlessness
Today I wish to touch upon tactlessness. Ironically I may need to be rather tactless in the course of this post.
What do I mean? Tactlessness is defined, interestingly enough as showing a lack of tact, or sensitivity that befits a certain situation (btw I did not spew out a dictionary just then). Here is an example:
Say we had an assessment task, make it a speech yes a speech. Many people get full marks, apparently without breaking a sweat at all. The following exchange may take place:
Random: How was it?
Full marker: Oh I got full marks. It wasn't hard to get full marks. (OR) Everyone got full marks (OR) whatever.
Random (who happened not to get full marks): ...
Yeah this is hypothetical and may be exaggerated but it can happen.
It comes as an annoyance that people can do that. Though they clearly do not mean it, the impression that they are getting across is "it was a pushover and you would have had to have an IQ of zero to not ace it".
And what's worse is that they proclaim their ill-timed and formed generalisations to the world. That is, they say it loud enough for people nearby to clearly hear. People nearby who did not score fantastically well might I add.
At school, being a marks-orientated environment, the person on the receiving end will feel rather inadequate and shatty in the light of these comments, needless to say.
That's all I have to say about that. For now.
I am sorry if any of what I have said offends you. As I said, I may have had to be tactless myself.
Hope everyone enjoys their holidays. Don't study too hard! =D
Goodbye for now.
What do I mean? Tactlessness is defined, interestingly enough as showing a lack of tact, or sensitivity that befits a certain situation (btw I did not spew out a dictionary just then). Here is an example:
Say we had an assessment task, make it a speech yes a speech. Many people get full marks, apparently without breaking a sweat at all. The following exchange may take place:
Random: How was it?
Full marker: Oh I got full marks. It wasn't hard to get full marks. (OR) Everyone got full marks (OR) whatever.
Random (who happened not to get full marks): ...
Yeah this is hypothetical and may be exaggerated but it can happen.
It comes as an annoyance that people can do that. Though they clearly do not mean it, the impression that they are getting across is "it was a pushover and you would have had to have an IQ of zero to not ace it".
And what's worse is that they proclaim their ill-timed and formed generalisations to the world. That is, they say it loud enough for people nearby to clearly hear. People nearby who did not score fantastically well might I add.
At school, being a marks-orientated environment, the person on the receiving end will feel rather inadequate and shatty in the light of these comments, needless to say.
That's all I have to say about that. For now.
I am sorry if any of what I have said offends you. As I said, I may have had to be tactless myself.
Hope everyone enjoys their holidays. Don't study too hard! =D
Goodbye for now.
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
BRRRR!
Hey check this out:
I LOVE this ad. So funny, one of those ads which you don't mind if it comes up a million times during an ad break.
Anyway: more childhood misconceptions
I found out that was not really the case.
Don't know how those kids in America who get busted for driving unlicenced can say that they learnt it off some racing game. For me at least, racing games like Need for Speed or whatever do not really give an accurate feel. But maybe that's just me.
Haha anyway methinks the mere sight of L's on a car automatically makes other cars around either avoid it or stop to let it pass.
Speaking of cars...
In light of the recent OZCAR thing, this cartoon says it all. For those not in the know about this, it's just that Turnbull claimed that Rudd and the Treasurer gave overly preferential treatment in terms of loans and stuff to some car dealer who happened to be a homie of the PM, and that he had an email to prove it. Turns out the email was fake. (Correct me if I am wrong)
The pistol says "email" and the dead cat "My brilliant hubris". Mr. Turnbull, if you were going to try to get Rudd at least make sure your evidence is accurate instead of letting it blow up in your face in your haste to topple your opponent.
That's enough from me today.
Oh, and another thing, do you people reckon this blog is boring or irrelevant? Because if so, then I can keep my mumblings to myself and post some other stuff that is perhaps more relevant to us young adults. Haha
I LOVE this ad. So funny, one of those ads which you don't mind if it comes up a million times during an ad break.
Anyway: more childhood misconceptions
- That driving was quite easy. Not saying easy as 123, but that it a skill that can be mastered without too much hassle.
I found out that was not really the case.
Don't know how those kids in America who get busted for driving unlicenced can say that they learnt it off some racing game. For me at least, racing games like Need for Speed or whatever do not really give an accurate feel. But maybe that's just me.
Haha anyway methinks the mere sight of L's on a car automatically makes other cars around either avoid it or stop to let it pass.
Speaking of cars...
In light of the recent OZCAR thing, this cartoon says it all. For those not in the know about this, it's just that Turnbull claimed that Rudd and the Treasurer gave overly preferential treatment in terms of loans and stuff to some car dealer who happened to be a homie of the PM, and that he had an email to prove it. Turns out the email was fake. (Correct me if I am wrong)
The pistol says "email" and the dead cat "My brilliant hubris". Mr. Turnbull, if you were going to try to get Rudd at least make sure your evidence is accurate instead of letting it blow up in your face in your haste to topple your opponent.
That's enough from me today.
Oh, and another thing, do you people reckon this blog is boring or irrelevant? Because if so, then I can keep my mumblings to myself and post some other stuff that is perhaps more relevant to us young adults. Haha
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