TV-Grumbler
Every year in the place called Europe there is this International Song Contest, called Eurovision. And every year it is a collection of tasteless songs, ridiculous artists and politically incorrect voting system. I’m sure I’ve already mentioned this last year and, perhaps, the year before that too…Yet every year I do watch it…and I am not even sure why. At first it was because of the witty commentaries of my favourite presenter Terry Wogan. And now…I don’t really know why. I never like any of the winning songs and all the ones I’d love to hear, usually fall out from the first semi-final...Anyway, yesterday I watched “Making Your Mind Up” contest, where the British public picked a song to represent the country in Eurovision song contest in Athens this year. It is worth to mention that UK is one of 14 countries to have an automatic place in the contest final, as one of the "Big Four" countries which make the biggest financial contributions to the event. Otherwise I don’t think we would ever make it to the final at all. Last time Great Britain won in 1997. To me that classifies as a shame. And listening to this year competitors, I can see how this year won’t be any different from the last one, when we were 22nd out of 24…the Chosen Song is a rap over a school choir type backing from a group of female singers. It’s title “Teenage Life” and the lyrics has deep meaning…so deep that you can’t really find it:
Now if you treat the kids fine, together they will shine
Ooh ooh ooh shine
And if you give the kids time, they won't do the crime
Won't do the crime…
That was my personal taste abused by national selection.
Hiding
Where do we go when we want to hide? To a place within…a little closet for the stuff that never gets into the daylight…as life goes by we stock the shelves with little things that have their meaning only to us. A space where no one allowed…not because we wish to keep our secrets to ourselves, but simply because we don’t consider them important to anyone except ourselves. Do you feel this too that even when we trust someone, trust very much, we still have something that we don’t talk about? I don’t think there is such thing as total sharing. I also don’t believe that total sharing is needed for relationship to work, for friendship to work…it is not dishonesty, as such. It is just giving to the other what they need, protecting them from the other things. You can share with your friends a lot. An awful lot. And still have that little space deep inside. You would not keep lots of stuff in there. Few treasures of your life, perhaps. And when you need your solitude, you would come there, take a carved casket of ivory, open it and let the light out…Like inhaling the scent of perfume that you used to love long ago. And suddenly the loneliness becomes a welcome guest. And brings that comfort to your soul and peace to your mind…I’m sure we all have such places where we hide from our realities.
Not just losers
I wanted to say about it few days ago, when I read someone else’s diary. Not much of an issue, but rather my personal opinion on the topic of internet chat rooms. Opposite from the popular belief, I don’t think that those who surf web spaces or chat rooms are necessary all losers. The time of first excitements over live chat or anonymous dating are long gone in the history of humanity. I believe people are now much more mature about this whole business. True, there are still those who would prey in such places. But as far as I can tell, the big deal of it becomes lesser and lesser, at least for sensible people. Of course, I might just speak for myself, but generally I feel this is true for many. As for the contingent of those who visit internet spaces and chats, well, you’ve got to ask yourself a question: what is it that you expect to find there yourself? If you expect to meet intelligent and mature persons in flocks, you might be disappointed, but then again – there aren’t many of those in real life either. Just got to be realistic in your expectations. Me personally, I own my two good friends to the chat room and web space “accidents”. And I only tried out chat room once! LOL 6 years ago that experience was enough to satisfy my curiosity and enough to find a friend, whom I treasure for his loyalty to me up to this day. (we might not talk much, yet every now and then we would reach out to say HI or send an e-card for no other reason, as to say “I remember you” and this feels wonderful!). As well as in the early years of ICQ exposure, before I learned about invisible logon option, I’ve got a friend that crossed my path and stayed for longer that you would expect from IM acquaintance. What I am trying to say: when you do not have unrealistic expectations from on line communication, you’d be more likely to come across those worthy people to add to your life. We all pretend to be other who we are in real life, when we are in a cyber world. That doesn’t necessary make us fakes, though. We just trying to be the person we think we can be. Of course, I may not necessary be right on this either :-p
Flowers
Who doesn’t like them? Find me one woman who'd say she doesn’t, and I’ll say: she is lying. I like flowers and I see nothing wrong with it. I like to watch them. As a piece of art. You will never find two flowers being totally identical. Like snowflakes, they all – about being individual, being special, one of a kind. Ever since I’ve discovered a pleasure of buying flowers just because I come across and like them, not only “to occasion”, there are always fresh flowers in my house, usually brought from my weekly shopping trip. Hm…why am I writing about such a casual thing? Just to have a reason to post a picture of my latest Beauty Fragile. Isn’t she pretty?!
Every year in the place called Europe there is this International Song Contest, called Eurovision. And every year it is a collection of tasteless songs, ridiculous artists and politically incorrect voting system. I’m sure I’ve already mentioned this last year and, perhaps, the year before that too…Yet every year I do watch it…and I am not even sure why. At first it was because of the witty commentaries of my favourite presenter Terry Wogan. And now…I don’t really know why. I never like any of the winning songs and all the ones I’d love to hear, usually fall out from the first semi-final...Anyway, yesterday I watched “Making Your Mind Up” contest, where the British public picked a song to represent the country in Eurovision song contest in Athens this year. It is worth to mention that UK is one of 14 countries to have an automatic place in the contest final, as one of the "Big Four" countries which make the biggest financial contributions to the event. Otherwise I don’t think we would ever make it to the final at all. Last time Great Britain won in 1997. To me that classifies as a shame. And listening to this year competitors, I can see how this year won’t be any different from the last one, when we were 22nd out of 24…the Chosen Song is a rap over a school choir type backing from a group of female singers. It’s title “Teenage Life” and the lyrics has deep meaning…so deep that you can’t really find it:
Now if you treat the kids fine, together they will shine
Ooh ooh ooh shine
And if you give the kids time, they won't do the crime
Won't do the crime…
That was my personal taste abused by national selection.
Hiding
Where do we go when we want to hide? To a place within…a little closet for the stuff that never gets into the daylight…as life goes by we stock the shelves with little things that have their meaning only to us. A space where no one allowed…not because we wish to keep our secrets to ourselves, but simply because we don’t consider them important to anyone except ourselves. Do you feel this too that even when we trust someone, trust very much, we still have something that we don’t talk about? I don’t think there is such thing as total sharing. I also don’t believe that total sharing is needed for relationship to work, for friendship to work…it is not dishonesty, as such. It is just giving to the other what they need, protecting them from the other things. You can share with your friends a lot. An awful lot. And still have that little space deep inside. You would not keep lots of stuff in there. Few treasures of your life, perhaps. And when you need your solitude, you would come there, take a carved casket of ivory, open it and let the light out…Like inhaling the scent of perfume that you used to love long ago. And suddenly the loneliness becomes a welcome guest. And brings that comfort to your soul and peace to your mind…I’m sure we all have such places where we hide from our realities.
Not just losers
I wanted to say about it few days ago, when I read someone else’s diary. Not much of an issue, but rather my personal opinion on the topic of internet chat rooms. Opposite from the popular belief, I don’t think that those who surf web spaces or chat rooms are necessary all losers. The time of first excitements over live chat or anonymous dating are long gone in the history of humanity. I believe people are now much more mature about this whole business. True, there are still those who would prey in such places. But as far as I can tell, the big deal of it becomes lesser and lesser, at least for sensible people. Of course, I might just speak for myself, but generally I feel this is true for many. As for the contingent of those who visit internet spaces and chats, well, you’ve got to ask yourself a question: what is it that you expect to find there yourself? If you expect to meet intelligent and mature persons in flocks, you might be disappointed, but then again – there aren’t many of those in real life either. Just got to be realistic in your expectations. Me personally, I own my two good friends to the chat room and web space “accidents”. And I only tried out chat room once! LOL 6 years ago that experience was enough to satisfy my curiosity and enough to find a friend, whom I treasure for his loyalty to me up to this day. (we might not talk much, yet every now and then we would reach out to say HI or send an e-card for no other reason, as to say “I remember you” and this feels wonderful!). As well as in the early years of ICQ exposure, before I learned about invisible logon option, I’ve got a friend that crossed my path and stayed for longer that you would expect from IM acquaintance. What I am trying to say: when you do not have unrealistic expectations from on line communication, you’d be more likely to come across those worthy people to add to your life. We all pretend to be other who we are in real life, when we are in a cyber world. That doesn’t necessary make us fakes, though. We just trying to be the person we think we can be. Of course, I may not necessary be right on this either :-p
Flowers
Who doesn’t like them? Find me one woman who'd say she doesn’t, and I’ll say: she is lying. I like flowers and I see nothing wrong with it. I like to watch them. As a piece of art. You will never find two flowers being totally identical. Like snowflakes, they all – about being individual, being special, one of a kind. Ever since I’ve discovered a pleasure of buying flowers just because I come across and like them, not only “to occasion”, there are always fresh flowers in my house, usually brought from my weekly shopping trip. Hm…why am I writing about such a casual thing? Just to have a reason to post a picture of my latest Beauty Fragile. Isn’t she pretty?!