Tuesday, May 13, 2008

1. appreciation: we are lucky enough to be the fortunate half

I think one of the greatest things to be grateful for in modern living is the ability to converse and interact with people regardless of gender, race, nationality, religion, beliefs, wealth, power, sexual orientation, political standing and the colour of their toenails.

Not too long ago, women were treated as scum, the caste system still existed, blacks were slaves, Jews were persecuted, gays and lesbians suppressed and hippies the epitome of expression. We fought for wealth, power, independence, freedom. Some of us lost that so that the others could gain. And out of those who gained, fought some more for the same things that destroyed us. This eerie alliance among nations serves as nothing more than diplomatic ties in this modern age.

The modern world is far from perfect: eons away from being fair and just. War is still a rift, famine and poverty is still very true. Religious, racial and political persecution is still very evident. Now honestly, living in this part of the world where peace is still relatively dominant: surely it deserves some appreciation... and that is step 1.

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Monday, March 17, 2008

probably the best ____ in the world.

I would imagine that the first ever trip down memory lane would be surreal. Back then, we never knew a lane called 'memory'. We didn't even think we'd need a thing as that. We lived like everyday was today.

"The lane". I never really understood what it referred to. What was referred to as "the memory lane" by the adults normally translated to me as the Lane of Good Hope, or the Lane of Liberty or even the Great Lane of China. it holds as a reminder of the three things i want my memory lane to be: hope, freedom and a legacy. Ideals that I think I would cherish as I get molded by realism: who says you can't dream? I believe that the day you stop dreaming would be the day you die.

one day when you walk your own road, what will you see in your lane?

Monday, March 10, 2008

Queen of hearts

'Cause love's such an old fashioned word
And love dares you to care for
The people on the edge of the night
And love dares you to change our way of
Caring about ourselves
This is our last dance
This is our last dance
This is ourselves
Under pressure
Under pressure
Pressure

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the World

1. The colour of my skin is irrelevant.
2. If my ancestors have wronged you, forgive me. If your ancestors have wronged me, you're forgiven. We are, after all, a whole new generation.
3. The answer is not 42; it's the common thread of being a human that links us all.
4. Celebrate life, celebrate humanity.

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

For Mother Earth.

Sometimes I think that the only way that people (black and white, male and female, rich and poor) are ever going to unite is if there are little green men out in space waiting to pounce on blue earth.