Monday, May 31, 2004

Something gotta be done with Surreys addicts..



I have lived in surrey for 6 years now but when my family pretty much went from riches to almost rags because of family matters that involved drug abuse and bad tenants, we moved out of the nice suburban area that I lived in during my "tween years"(10-13) and moved towards the downtown/industrial part of Surrey(Whalley/Bridgeview). In the first few years of living in this area I experienced new things and learned a lot about the streets while never actually getting involved with the wrong crowds or doing drugs. One of the things that gives the area I reside in a really bad rep is that it is known for is the poor people and crack addicts but sometimes the crack addicts can seem humorous because they do what I call "the chicken dance" where their brain makes their body tweak out and have no control over their body for a short period of time. They also cross streets without looking which makes some drivers quite angry, yell at anonymous people for staring, smell really bad, urinate on public buildings out in the open, cause public mischief, and pretty much bring down the property value of everything around them therefore making them a threat to society.
The sad thing is these people, many of them came from good family's and some from bad ones but were neglected or just got in with the wrong crowd and it just went all downhill from there for them I suppose.
Although the city of Surrey has been enforcing the RCMP on these people with their patty wagons I always see when walking back and forth to school I sure do hope that they are not just locking them up to teach them a lesson because that wont do anything, they will be back on the streets in no time.
We need to help them get away from drug addiction and to just start their life all over again and maybe even use their past experiences to help out others in the past position.
If you think it is not worth our tax payers money to help these people, think of all the money that goes to basic healthcare needs for these addicts who are constantly overdosing and damaging their body's, causing pain and stress for family members, and always requiring special services such as welfare, needing food from the food bank and the way they drag down tourism, property value, and take up the RCMP's time for nothing when they could be educated and working to contribute to a greater cause, that being Canada.

**Anyways I hope you found that big mess of paragraphs enlightening, I am going to the gym now and hopefully my shoulder heals cause I guess I have irritated it a lot and I am still looking for a job so I'm going to try my luck handing out resumes in the industrial parts of surrey and I will update my blog again tomorrow if I am not too tired. L8R!!.**

Saturday, May 29, 2004

Always wondering about religion


I myself am non religious, most likely because I think like a scientist and demand proof which means that I cannot rely on good faith and also because I was sick of going to church as a young child because I found it extremely boring so as soon as I gained freedom to make my own choices I decided that I would not go to church. One reason that I do not believe in religion is because I notice that in the olden days religious leaders used to use censorship, fear, and propaganda in order to keep their followers obeying their orders almost like a militia or a corrupt government and they prevented improvements by banishing anyone who dared to believe that they had more intelligence then church leaders as another way to stay in power for longer. Another thing I do not like is in every religion there tends to be a reward that will be given to a righteous follower in the after life which seems ridiculous because if it really were true and we knew for sure that we would be getting a reward when we die churches would be packed and nobody would commit crimes and people might even try to kill themselves on purpose or like the Islamic cultures where the Muslim men become suicide bombers so they may be known as martyrs.
don't get me wrong now, to everything negative I believe there is a positive and "modern" churches definitely give out a good vibe because they help people that cannot help themselves, they build a sense of community, people that attend church tend to make the world a better place, and it helps promote social interaction between people which does not happen as much anymore.
I myself could never possibly believe in a greater power that controls the universe, I personally believe that all of us organisms living on the planet earth somehow evolved from small bacterias that began to evolve to better adapt to the changing of the planets characteristics.

**Anyways its the weekend now and its late so I'm going to bed and catch up on some much needed sleep and who knows, maybe ill dream about some sort of greater power telling me something and I will create a religion called "Brophism" ...lol well L8R!!**

Thursday, May 27, 2004

Noticing Changes in my body.


Man, the last few months have been awesome because I used to always whine, grobble, and make excuses for why I was so short and skinny(because I was on the computer too much) but lately I have been noticing that I have been growing rapidly and I am finally able to gain weight(cause I been eating more protein/carbs and exercising). It is just such a relief to know that I did grow into a normal sized man which I believe is around 6 feet tall.The reason I was worried about not being a normal size because I noticed that all the other Asian men that I see in my community are quite a lot shorter than the European and black men in my area and especially since my father is 5'11" and my mom is 5'3", and I am half Asian and half Caucasian at 6'0".
The best part about finally hitting my growth spurt is the reaction I get from old friends or even old school bullies who used to always pick on me because of my size and made me so size conscious and nervous since I'm bigger than a few of them now. But I don't think I've finished growing because my shoulders are still kind of narrow, and I am yet to have facial hair but everything is where it should be and appears to be operating healthy so I'm not too worried anymore, just glad to have it off my shoulders.

**even tho I'm getting bigger and really starting to feel like a man I'm still a computer geek/fanatic at heart and I'm sure always will be!**

Wednesday, May 26, 2004

Thinking of joining the army


After being through Socials 11 and learning about WW1/2 I seemed to have developed quite a patriotism for Canada and have much more respect for our country as being a peacekeeper and being a democratic and socialist society even tho we also have a bureaucratic government. The reason I am thinking of joining the army is because I really feel like I take my freedom for granted and that I must pay my dues to help protect our country. Another reason I feel like joining is because I have always liked the idea of war and the strategies involved and I subliminally desire to be disciplined.
I realize this could be a decision that could put me in the grave at a young age but its always going to be on my mind. It is not like this is a final decision I have made because there are so many things in the technology field that I could really see myself excelling in such as a electrician, graphic designer, website designer, advertising multimedia, marketing, and since I've started working out firemen and police officer(and yes the soldier again) have come to mind. To summarize my talent or the type of person I am I would say that I am a very creative and technical person who takes risks to achieve greatness. On the other hand I can be unorginized, lazy, and paranoid about how economy will fall, world will end and things like that

For now I think ill just keep my mind on graduating with a good GPA.

Its late, Been great, write to you tomorrow mate.

Tuesday, May 25, 2004

TV is like marajuana, it makes you lazy and dumb


Lately the weeks seem like days, they have just been flying by and I feel like I haven't done anything exciting in a long time. I recently got some new channels that my parents ordered on the TV (Movie Central) and I never used to watch much TV but now I find myself in front of it for hours on end losing track of time slowly becoming a couch potato because these new channels have all the newest movies on and there is always something good to watch. I really got to break this TV watching cycle because I already don't get out enough because of my computer, school, work, and fitness and it makes time fly by so fast that I don't even realize what time it is and I finally get to my homework by 10 PM then I'm to tired and ill put it off to the next day and will give it to my teacher of late marks. Well, I have decided I'm going to try to break the cycle and add this to my list of monthly goals and resist the temptation of sitting on the couch after getting back from school.
I have recently started putting out my resume to get a head start on the whole summer employment thing and am really hoping that I get a job at this grocery store in my community(Especially since ill get a discount on FOOD!!). The reason I need a job is because with my habits of buying expensive protein powders, gym fees, saving so I can finally leave home and gain independence, entertainment(amusement park, movies, ect..), clothes, upgraded/new computer equipment and not getting much money from web design I really need a part time job that pays hourly wages like most people receive.

Well its 6 PM so I'm off to the gym and I promise, no matter what, I wont watch a minute of that dreaded brain melting TV and actually catch up on my homework especially since all my classes are academic this semester.

Monday, May 24, 2004

The pollution has got to be stopped!



This really pisses me off, Every day I walk, take public transit, take nutrition from the nutrition store and work out for a hour and a half to two hours and keep my body clean. I work so hard to keep my environment clean but all these fat yuppies are driving their cars causing global warming and a bad quality of air for me and especially future generations. I really think people need to get back on their bikes and start using their legs to get around instead of complaining about gas prices and being too overweight. Its really quite strange, in such nice areas like parks and sidewalks, they are hardly ever used and its almost a "rare" thing to see pedestrians now. Anyways I got a lot of homework to do right now so I'm out.

**PS: this is my first blog**