sad sudan

Watching this clip really made me feel for the people of sudan. The people where so skinny and malnurished that it made me feel so fortunate to be here where everything is so avilable and easy to get. I sometimes am sickened that things are just handed to me on a gold plate well others are out there doing anything to survive. Disease and death is so common there and it saddness me to hear and watch people try to survive. clothing and shelter is hard to find and food is even harder. Makes me feel really selfish to complain about going to work or feeling as if i barely have money when they have nothing. Its a whole different world out there and it scary to think that starvation and disease are killing so many people. It really is hard to think about how easy we have it compared to them. Really an high opener on how lucky we are.

Never Neverland

For the longest time Americans were almost completely ignorant to the terrible things going on in the rest of the world. In comparison to the tragic events of Sudan, America lives lead lives more closely resembling fairy tales. These types of events have gone on throughout history, but only after the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001 did the general American populous realized that there was a real world out there. So far over 300000 Sudanesse people have been displaced or worse, at the cost of oil. Now i believe that we once lived in a fairy tale world, undisturbed and peaceful, until a terrible event showed us to appreciate the fairy tale world we get to enjoy.

Devestation in Sudan

When I see or hear about the genocide in Sudan, it makes me feel blessed to live in America. I believe we are all guilty of taking things for granted, from big things such as our governmental leaders, to small things such as what we're going to eat for dinner. Do we even realize how fortunate we are to be able to go to sleep at night, and know we are going to wake up in the morning? I cannot imagine the fear and sadness that dwells in the region of Sudan. My heart really goes out to the people, but does my “American” mind really understand the pain they are going through? Even in the smallest way? I don’t think I have the slightest idea.

Sudan

Watching the prompt about the controversy in Sudan, makes you realize how sheltered and lucky we are to live in America. These once peaceful farmers, are now being driven from their homes and forced to flee to other countries. All for the thirst of oil? Africa is always portrayed as the dark continent where death, malnutrition, hunger, aids and disease runs free. Why are these problems still being allowed to happen? Or better yet, why is it that over 300,000 people have been killed and driven from their homes for oil? and it hasn't been stopped yet? These are just a few questions we need to think of and hopefully one day we can find solutions to these many problems.

Emergancy Economic Stabilization Act Of 2008

The Bailout Plan of 2008 now the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act Of 2008 was created to help loan companies such as Lehman Brothers, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and American International Group. These companies created bad loans such as the subprime loan that gave people high mortgages that were worth more the value of their home. On September 28 a plan to solve the bailout was finalized and sent to Congress but was turned down. It was four days later that a new bailout called the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act Of 2008 similar to the first bailout plan was approved by congress.
This topic is interesting to me since a neighbor ran into a similar problem with their house. They were trying to sell their house but because of a bad loan and the slowness of the real-estate market they were forced by the bank to give up their house to pay off the loan.
It is unfortunate that these bad loans that were first created to help the average person would end up hurting them finically as well as the rest of us who did not buy into these loans. People these days are focused on the quick and easy way to get rich, but in reality there is no easy way out other wise someone would have bought it.

Socialism Yeah (gender pay gap)

I’m not sure why and maybe it’s just me, but when I read this Gender Pay Gap article, it made me kind of scared of how fast America seems to be heading for a Socialist society. As a male, I have no problem with a female making as much money, or more than me in the same job; or the other way around. I believe pay should be based on efficiency of the employee in relative with his or her coworkers. I also believe that employers should have the right to make that judgment, and then decide on who gets paid what; not on another bill that just chips at freedom (not to mention power...of the people.) To take away this right from an employer would be another discrete step away from one of our countries most important foundations, Capitalism. Capitalism, with out a doubt, has propelled America to be greatest nation of all time. On the contrary, equality has been a key value of American society. I believe that some employer’s choice to pay males more is justified in some situations, based on the high efficiency and productivity in certain fields. Others may do this out of discrimination towards women, which I am strongly against. I just feel that passing these regulatory laws would just be doing more harm then good. Employers should rather be encouraged and influenced by their governments and community towards giving wage uninfluenced by gender, instead of being forced by a new bill.

sadness in sudan

The video about the people in Sudan made me feel so fortunate to live the way I do. It is so sad how hungry, and skinny all the people are, and how most people here in America take everything we have for granted. We complain because our paychecks aren't big enough, while people in Sudan are literally starving to death. Innocent people are being robbed, attacked, and killed, while we are sitting comfortably in our homes, with our friends and families. I really hope that somehow these problems will be solved, its hard to believe that its happening. How can we really help?

genocide

There are hundred of people that have been killed due to the Sudan massacre. The attackers are burning down villages, killing the men, raping the women and children are left to starve. There is a threat of mass starvation so the communities are forced to move. These civilians are in desperate need of protection. The Sudanese militias are moving further and further to into killing more villagers. After watching the horror, I was enraged on how people have loss their sense of values. I really don't understand the whole point of endangering other people lives but for what reason? This is really bad and I had no idea this war was going on and now I feel ignorant.

Sudan people

What is going on around the world? As I was watching the video on Sudan people, I could tell that help is desperately in need. The Sudan war is going on and millions of people have died. Some Sudan residents no longer have a place secure to live in. Families have been forcibly divided by rebels and each family member desperately searches for each other. The Rebel group’s rape, kills, torture, and robs innocent civilians. Most Sudan people, who are going through this crisis, have mighty strength to stay alive. Besides the war, there are diseases such as Malaria and AIDS going on as well. A lot of people should help hunger, health, and education to those certain people who are in need. From hearing all the bad news aroud the world, people should do something about it.

Problems with Plastic Pollute the Pacific

I was not aware that we had such a huge pile of plastic debris floating in our ocean, slowly killing our marine life now and potentially humans later.  With years passing by and technology advancing so quickly I don't see how we're not creating something to either replace it or lessen the creation of plastic.  If more people were aware of this problem I feel that it would definitely contribute to it.  Use up plastic to it's full potential, and then just recycle it.  If the need to create plastic lessened, then so would the consumption and waste.

Gender discrimination

There will always be some sort of gender discrimination in America. I could take on the 'we're all human with issues' stand, and say nobody's perfect and all. Or I could say the 'life's not fair' line and say men have it bad in their own way. There are biased people everywhere: co-workers, classmates, family members, or friends. Some people don't like same sex marriages, or a certain religion, and others don't like females. Yeah, it does go beyond that, to the point where it damages paychecks and prides. When that happens, the individual can contest it, if they notice it in time. The lady who couldn't file a gender discrimination claim because she was too late missed out on a lot, because she didn't realize she was getting ripped off. People should realize gender discrimination will never go away, and the only thing anyone can do it be aware of when it's happening.

Sudan

The war that is going on in Sudan makes me feel extremely lucky and fortunate to live in America, a place of freedom, health, and beauty. However, our America is controlled by the media. Our views of the rest of the world are greatly influenced by the fact that the only things the media covers are negative events. The media has portrayed all of Africa, not only Sudan, as a place of death and famine. It is good to know about bad things that are happening so that we can help solve the problems, but my point is that we never really find out what happens after we help. We just see the bad things.

Gender Discrimination

Gender discrimination is a significant issue in the world. It is based on patriarch ism which is from Renaissance. Now, working women population is growing, and their working wise and economic power are growing significantly and rapidly. However, even though the anti-discrimination law passed by Congress, gender discrimination at working place is still existent. People should be aware how our society is going. Our society, which is based on different value, gives huge privilege for living in the world to men. It also affects people's thoughts, culture, and judgement. For example, if a company needed to fire an employee for saving expense, the company would fire a woman employee. It also hires a man instead of woman, even they have same quality. In many gender pay gap cases, though women and men have same quality, men get more money than women. Now, gender discrimination is going down. However, people should work more to get rid of gender discrimination.

I thought that the 'Great Pacific Garbage Patch' is a result of how neglectful humans can be and a real visible view of how much of an impact we cause on the environment. Looking through some websites I did not find any real solutions to this problem partly for concern on the wildlife. There was some information on regulating our garbage inland and efforts on cleaning up the trash on beaches where it originates from the garbage patch. I feel that this problem can be fixed if we put our heads together.

Simply Ignorance

It is amazing to me that this huge Garbage Patch happened over so little time. I mean think about it. Plastic has not existed for very long, and already it has become extremely harmful to the environment. This makes me think of how ignorant the people of America chose to be. Yes, it is a choice. If it does not directly affect us, it simply does not matter. This way of thinking has caused the Garbage Patch to become a situation that probably will not solve within the next decade. All people think about is money. If a solution takes away money, it will not happen, even if it is the only way to help this world that we live in. People are greedy. Because of this trait, the patch is only going to get bigger. Our population is increasing dramatically, and more people equal more trash. Things like this just make me want to go back in time to when people drove horse-driven carriages and lit candles to see at night. Life was simpler, and it was probably a lot less degrading to the environment.

The Garbage Patch Response

Just looking at the video on the garbage patch, is so horrible to look at. All these objects such as slippers, plastics, dolls, and other waste materials floating around the ocean. It's hard to imagine how big the garbage patch is, double the size of Texas. That is just so bad! I feel awful for all the sea species, living in the ocean in that sort of waste material environment. Sea turtles are being harm from the plastic and fishes swiwimming around trying to avoid the materials that could harm their species. All the plastic bottles could be reused for other things instead of throwing it away in the ocean. People need to realize how garbage can be a major impact in our environment. We need to recycle these materials instead of wasting it all!

Ice Cream Love

We all scream for ice cream was a story I really didn't find too interesting. I, never having been out of Hawaii, wouldn't really understand what it's like to be a "foreigner" or "different". I thought it was right for the guy to stand up for himself, and a bit unfair for him to be treated as much, however, I think that if you are going to another country, you should be expected to be treated differently, and not always in a good way. I wasn't too sure what was fully going on as well. Though I didn't really care for the story, it did show me a little bit of what to expect when I do go out there, so in that way I found it interesting, but other than that, it was boring, and pointless.

Garbage Continent

The huge mass of garbage in the middle of the Pacific ocean is really sad to me. I find it disgusting that we are the main cause of this pollution. The trash is mistaken for phytoplankton, and as most of you know, plankton is at the bottom of the food chain. This means that this trash is infecting tons of animals, and is effecting more than just the animals that eat it mistaking it for food. The garbage is killing hundreds of thousands of birds and other animals every year, and although we may not be witnessing many threatening short-term effects, the long-term effects are probably going to be a lot worse, and we should try our hardest to prevent it from getting worse, while we can. It's not that hard to go and recycle your trash, and you would be surprised at how much it would help if more people were doing it.

Recycling + You = No trash

Reading about these two giant masses of floating garbage in the middle of the Pacific Ocean is somewhat shocking to me. While reading about it all that was going threw my mind was "Well why isn't anyone doing something about it." If we as humans are producing these grotesque masses of harmful waste, we should solve this issue, by either limiting our disposal of plastic or learning how to recycling our plastic materials. Earth, itself is a very delicate ecosystem. By having all of these unnatural factors affecting it, in the end our future generations are going to be seeing and having to deal with the mess we created. I think that if 200 billion pounds of plastic is being produced every year, then as a community we should work together to reduce the amount of Recyclable plastic being thrown away every year. I do think that we have become more aware in these past few years of the benefits of recycling and keeping our ecosystem healthy, and I think that the more people that are aware of these problems. The more help we can get to solve the recycling and ecosystem problems of today.

“The great pacific garbage patch”

Colbert has an interesting way of humor. Kind of a random sarcasm comedy, like really makes you think, what the hell is he thinking. He has a good show i watch it when ever its on especially at time like this; election. This show and the daily show; hilarious. I think Colbert's going be around for awhile, he even has his own ice cream. Some times he makes fun of some serious topics in the world, it's kind of messed up if you think about it but sometimes all you can do is laugh.

plastic sea

Hawaii is always portrayed as being such a paradise, right? The one thing that stands out to most people when they come to a place like Hawaii are the beautiful beaches. How long will our beaches hold its beautiful standard with all of the garbage that ends up in the ocean. Seeing all of that plastic in the ocean was discusting. It is very sad and unfortunate to see all of that plastic polluting the ocean; how long will it be before our beaches become completely covered with plastic and too dirty for anyone to enjoy. Although people make such a big deal about recycling and such, what about the trash and plastic and things that are already polluting our oceans. I think it is very good to influence recycling and things like that, but its sad that majority of the people I know only recycle aluminum cans and plastic because by redeeming those items, you receive money. I don't think that people do it for the benefit of our environment anymore as much as they do it for the money. I remember going to elementary school and learning to recycle bottles and cans to help keep the land clean. I remember being taught that everyone should do their part to help even if it means picking up a piece of trash that isn't yours and throwing it away. I recently went to the beach and saw a group of people who were drinking beer on the beach and then left their pile of bottles in the sand. My cousins and I gathered all the bottles and discarded them. I think that people need to start pulling their weight before our beautiful beaches and oceans become as unbearable as our landfill here on Maui. The generations to come may never experience the beautiful beaches that I enjoyed as a child and that would be tragic. Our ocean is also a great part of our food source here on Maui. It would be very unfortunate to see all of that diminish all because of careless acts of people.

The Eighth Continent

It seems we don't have to wait for a underwater volcano to push the earth's crust above the surface of the water anymore, but instead continue to manufacture and improperly dispose of plastic products and wait for them to collect onto the what is called "The Great Pacific Garbage Patch". This floating mass consists of mostly plastic that has been discarded and cannot break down naturally. To top off the problem, there is huge health concerns for not only the ocean's ecosystem, but for ourselves as well. The small bits of plastic attract poisons such as DDTs. In turn, the fish, birds, and other species eat these small bits of plastics, which kills them due to poisoning, or intestinal blockage. It's terrible that we are in this problematic state with all our knowledge, and still even with this knowledge, we as a race continue in our ridiculous ways, such as cruise ships dumping their garbage and raw sewage just a few miles offshore instead of properly disposing the garbage at a landfill, (which still sucks), and their sewage at a treatment plant.

The Great Irresponsible Patch

I Think that garbage patch floating in the pacific is not only irresponsible, but its imbarissing on behalf of the people of earth. How could living breathing people be so iggnerant and destroy the one thing that keeps us alive? I got the answer= from generations of mony hungry people with no consideration for the inviorment. All they care about is how to make that quick cash. In this society, its all about the mony baby. people have been brainwased into belive that earth and its resorces are for the taking. This is wong. we need to coexist with the earth or we wont exist much longer at all.

Garbage Attack

Right now there is a floating toxic garbage in between Hawaii and California which I think is twice as big as Texas. Seriously, that is way bigger than Hawaii. It is going to affect us and do some serious damage. It's like swimming in a pool of garbage and we are swimming in it if you think about it because it's sitting in the same ocean where we go swimming at the beach here in Hawaii. I don't want this Earth to turn into a rot. We should definitely take a consideration on keeping this Earth clean. They started to ban plastic bags in California and use brown paper bags instead. Anything we can do to help this world of ours clean would be great but no one seems to really care not until something really bad happens. I admit I'm being hyprocritical right now because I didn't even realize we had this floating island of garbage near our islands.

The Little Landlord

I thought that this video was clever, funny, and something most can relate to their lives. I can see why someone would find this offensive with the little landlord swearing but I also believe that they should lighten up a little. Sometimes it seems when people are bored they just find something to complain about. If a video means no harm and does no harm then i do not see whats the bigge! I also think kids spend way to much time on youtube and other video sites, i mean its funny once in a while but i hear some kids up at my high high school talk about this kind of stuff everyday. But i guess people dont bust on my hobbnies so i wont bust on theirs.

The Landlord

How do you know what is funny?
I believe that you are shaped by your surroundings. Your ideas and thoughts and the things you feel are right and wrong are usually taught by your family and friends and of course the media. There are cases of people being the complete 180 from their family and friends but the majority of the way you take things in and comprehend them is from how you grew up. I found the Landlord hilarious but i could see how others may find it wrong or cruel maybe even a little offensive for a little girl to be swearing and holding a beer. I'm not saying that it was right but it was funny. I couldn't watch that without laughing but I'm sure there were people doing so. I showed it to my dad just to see his response and he thought it was funny as well but maybe just a little shocking. I feel as if i showed this to my mom she wouldn't think of it to highly. Maybe she would get a little laugh about it but probably would take it a little more seriously. I thought of it as a joke, jokes are usually funny so if you take it lightly and have a mindset of it not being real then it seems a lot funnier, the way it was made to be. They wouldn't try and make a skit with it harming or even forcing a child to do those things and put it on national television or the Internet.

Funny ass landlady clip

Yeaheah! That was real damn funny. You thought that it was gonna be some land lady right? But it was this kid who was all foul mouthed, and she was all "I gotta get my drink on!" Reminds me of my girfriend. Oh yeah, who dosn't love to see little kids curse? But you know what? I had a landlady like that once. She would always come knockin late at night, we'd be all partying, and she'd run off this blue streak about rent money or somethin', who knew what the hell she was talking about 'cause noone couldever understand what she was saying. So we'd all bust up laughing and then slam the door in her face. Good times!

AQUA C.

I thought this clip was really hilarious and witty. They pointed out the ironic destruction from producing and supporting by consuming bottled water. This clip obviously fully exaggerated the negative effects. I really enjoyed the clip's extreme but creative ways to condemn our American ways in wasting water. I think that this video is not just about wasting and producing bottled water, but about all the way we take things for granted, destroy and waste our natural resources, and how ugly we Americans really are.

Boredom at its finest?

How do we decide what is funny and what isn't?

The first question that came to mind, related to the prompt, was: What did that have to do with anything?
Than I thought about it, and I realized there are actually numerous reasons as to why someone would post such a thing.
There's the chance that these people were bored, and in a small attempt to entertain themselves, as well as kill time, filmed this video. There's the possibility of them being in a similar situation, and are in need of venting. Or maybe, they're really just poking fun at stereotypical landowners.
Maybe they feel like their landowner is an incompetent alcoholic who doesn't understand anything.
But really, it's not that I'm offended by the video or anything. I just feel like it was pointless ( not even funny) and were it my choice, I would've quit it, and 'you-tubed' something else.

Garbage Society

It makes me sick of my stomach just to think that something like that is floating on the pacific. Unfortunately, I have also found out that there are more than one garbage island sitting on the oceans. I have been watching a lot of CNBC as well as CNN lately looking for an answer for the economic recession, its funny to think that people are so involved on capital and money, and they end up forgetting about the environment. In addition, most of people, like me, don’t even know about the existence of such a terrible thing. The answer for that is education, if we are aware of the effects that we cause on Mother Nature, we sure would be more cautious about littering and wasting. Our children are going to suffer the consequences of a environmentally irresponsible generation if we don’t change our point of view now.

Garbage Video Clip

Watching this clip was interesting, it brought to mind the fact we all have been taught since kindergarten plastic is harmful to the environment. Seeing how much trash and plastic has accumulated over a short amount of time is disturbing and what it comes down to in the end is that for the most part we live in a consumer absorbed world and nation. We can buy many things with money today but it will not buy back a healthy environment. It is our job to take care of what we have but unfortunately with all the technology in the world today we are still unable to utilize the plastic in order to create products that are loved and used by the modern family. Finally I do feel that with in this last year people have started to become more aware of how plastic is affecting the environment, but this is just the beginning to what should be a long term commitment.

Respond of the garbage pacific patch

I feel so gross about the plastic garbage in the ocean. I also do not like people wasting plastic and resources. In Korea, people started recycling fifteen years ago what I remember my school started students encouraging recycling or more than that. When I first came to Maui, it did not have a recycling system. Therefore, people just threw garbage which could recycle. Now, on Maui it has a recycling system, but some people still throw plastics, glasses, and paper. If we recycle all those resources, we can save money and resources. This video shows me how people waste resources without concerning natures and animals and how people are selfish. It also tells me that plastic produces over 7 billion pounds a year which is not recyclable. Some people might change their mind about throwing garbage or recycling because it affects the ocean’s food chain. In the video, a research found out that every person has this plastic chemical in his or her body. It affects women not to pregnant. People are how greed, and they don’t care about environments and natures.

Response to "Maui No Ka Oi"

Coming from the large city of San Antonio Texas I have learned to appreciate the quialities of an island life. I grew up on the outskirts of the big city,but the need for supplies drew me closer to the fast-paced world. There were often gangs selling drugs, using drugs, and even killing in the neighborhoods. Even though "SA Town" is a nice place, there is always a potential for gang violence. There were times when I was offered a place in a gang. Thankfully my parents never allowed me to stray. Fortunately, I was able to move to Maui on my birthday in 2004, to renew my interest in the beauty of nature. I have learned that no matter where you come from, or where you plan to go, Maui always tops the list.

Respond to Obama

I agree with what Barack says he will do. If he becomes President and does all these things he says he will, America will be a much better place. Obama's ideas I see as the best and would really improve many things especially the No child left behind and to repair all the damaged places. I kind of disagree with his idea of using foreign immigrants to help our economy. I just can't see it as something possible and if foreigners want to get citizenship, they should do what all other immigrants do. Although a part of me thinks that with most of what politics say is just to get the vote, and not follow much of what they say they would have done. I honestly don't care who becomes the next president, just as long as they actually do something to improve the US instead of driving it into a deeper hole.

sexism: Hilary Clinton

I do agree that it is wrong to attack someone based on their gender. People are trying to use Hilary's gender as a female to bring out her weak side and scare her off. But i believe its the other way around, its the people who dont appreciate and respect what she's standing up for is the one whos weak for putting down someone who is takibng all the critisim like a man. Who else is willing to be disrespected no matter what the expense just to bring about change. For men to be insulting and calling her names only makes them seem jealous, weak, and scared. For one thing name calling is childish and second she probably intimidates people because she can take on a job "fit for men." Yes, i strongly agree that if only gender and race are the issues that people are considering instead of the real issues that truly matter then we still have a long way to go and need more help than ever. Although i dont know which candidate's side im on yet, i have so much respect for the First Female President Candidate.

Response to "Maui No Ka Oi"

I have been here for only 8 months. Still I cannot think "Maui No Ka Oi" because I'm from Tokyo, it's a big city, so Maui and Tokyo are totally different. Before I came Maui, I didn't even realize that I really like Tokyo, however I came here, and then I found and felt a lot of differences. It made me notice about how much I like Tokyo. Maui is ok, but I can't fit Maui's life style yet, even I already lived here for 8 months. Tokyo has four seasons, there are so many people and they walk fast, lots of buildings and developing everyday.... Everyone look so busy, I really like it. Maui is too slow for me... But I like Maui's beaches. Tokyo has few beaches, but it's really dirty, so Hawaii's beaches are very beutiful. Actually, I have been Kihei's beach only once, so I hope I can go again, and I hope that I can begin to like Maui.

Response to "Maui No Ka Oi"

I wanted to respond to the blog entry "Maui No Ka Oi" because I lived here for almost 11 years of my life and I am really thankful for my parents that they brought me here. When my parents first told me that we're moving to Maui, I refused to come here for various reasons. However, I started to appreciate the beauty of Maui and friendly locals. I really love Maui just as much as Japan. I realize that I have to move back to Japan someday (not anytime soon) because we have our own house to take care after my grandparents. I know that it's going to be hard living there again because of the change in environment. Tokyo is a big city compared to Maui or Oahu and living in a mellow place like Maui for 11 years, it's going to be a big change. Everything in Japan is growing fast including the economy and I know for sure that it's going to take a while for me to get used to living in the big city. I check the Japanese news online everyday and it seems that crimes occur almost everyday in Japan. It scares me that I have to be really conscious whenever I get the chance to visit Tokyo. Japan is a great place to visit and Maui is a highly recommended place to spend your vacation. However, people should realize that living and finding a job is a whole different story.

ReSpOnSe To "MaUi No Ka Oi"

(Sorry about the title, just allows me to find my blog easier)

My response to "Maui No Ka Oi"-I like Maui, I was born and raised here and I like the laid back, chill, friendly atmosphere as opposed to Honolulu, where it's too fast and business are erecting wide and very crowded. O'ahu is not a "Hawai'ian Island" no more, it's more like a detachment of California. Now they are building more and more buildings and hotels and condominiums and clearing out beautiful, lush, greenery to make brown, gray and black atmospheres. As you all know I was Active Duty for the Army for 3 years and returned here as a Reservist to spend time with family and friends that I missed during the 3 years. I have traveled to many places, California, Texas, New Mexico, Mexico, Louisiana (New Orleans one year prior to it's demolishing conclusion from the hurricane), Canada, Illinois, Massachusetts, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Ireland, Kuwait, Qatar and lastly Iraq. During those times that I traveled to all these places, I got a little taste of the people, their behaviors towards me, the speed of development and businesses and the environment that each had and I admit, I had lots of fun in those places, alcohol, women and clubbing was the main things us Army guys was looking forward to after our immense training for the day, week(s) or 2 week periods out in the field. The weather in each area was very different so everytime I had to get climatized so I wouldn't become a heat casualty or have frostbite. After an 8 month period in Iraq, I got to go anywhere in the world for 2 weeks. I chose Japan and stayed there only for couple days just because I didn't have a passport and I used my military ID and spoke to them as if I was in the unit there. I then returned to Maui and got to go out, hang out with friends and just enjoy the friendly, great, happy atmosphere and how the people are so chill and not too much violence, it was heaven! So in conclusion, I would like to say that Maui is "no ka oi", the best, number one because of it's chill, laid back style and it's just plainly calm and I love it!

Respond to Maui No Ka Oi

Number one! My number one is to be in the Philippines. Maui is probably nice and peaceful place, but when I was ten years old, having fun is what I was looking for and at the same time, I wanted to be at school to learn something. The freedom to do anything in the Philippines is not as hardcore as in the state because you can drive without a license and it does not matter how young you are as long as you can reach the break. You can also go anywhere you wanted to as long as your parents will let you, anyone can drink alcohol beverage as young as five years old or could be less, and anyone can go to a nightclub as long as you have money. You can pretty much do anything you want. Age does not really matter as long as you have money. As I grow older, from what I figured to most Filipinos, to get tuition for school in Philippines is very hard especially when you are going to college because you need to work hard to earn money to support your own education. To me that is better because you will grow stronger independent person and more challenging person. Philippines is fun but once you have a family, it will be the last place you want to be because there are no money to support your family. You would want to live in a nice and quiet place like Maui. Maui No Ka Oi!

is the female bashing ever gonna end?!

The sexist comments toward Hilary Clinton make me think that America will never be able to move forward to become a peaceful place. No matter if things have changed like rights for women and African Americans there will always be a couple of stubborn people who aren’t willing to change their minds. It angers me how someone can be so negative about a bad female president as if we already had one when in actuality we’ve never had a female president, let alone one to ruin America. I’m not specifically taking Hilary Clinton’s side; I just don’t want others to rule her out just because she’s a woman. Through the line of presidents we’ve only had men, yes we’ve been able to have a lot of great things that came out of having male presidents but we’ve also have had people’s lives put in danger when its not necessary, for example the war in Iraq. In my opinion, we all desire change but are not willing to take chances in order for change to happen. Who knows maybe having a female president might be a great thing. There are some things that women have to offer that not most men can't. For example, not all women are the same but most are considered to be sensitive, caring and a lot more nurturing than a man and with that she might help America grow to as if it’s her child. Corny, but I think America needs changes now and why not start with the leaders.

Maui No KA Oi

I feel blessed and happy to have been born and raised in Maui because i think being born anywhere else would probably have an affect on the person i am today. Maybe being raised in the Philippines where my parents grew up, i wouldn't have all the education opportunities and freedom that children have in the states. Maui is such a small community that i have many friends and family near by to watch over me, give me support, and keep me out of trouble. Places such as California or Philippines has so much congestion where work is sometimes a bigger priority. Living in Maui my parents wasn't too busy working to teach me and i am always their biggest priority. Maui with our simple lives, i had a lot of quality time with my family learning values. I think living else where without the support of my family i would have been going down the wrong paths. I love Maui's tropical settings, the beaches, the warm sun, and beautiful plants, which i have learned to appreciate because its a wonderful site to see everyday instead of just buildings and traffic. Despite some of the bad apples, everyone has such a warm hospitality and you are taken in as family.

A Floating island of Trash in the Pacific Ocean

Nowadays, we can see a lot of garbage floating in the Pacific Ocean. It has bad influence on sea animals and become the cause of marine pollution. Now, what can we do for solving this problem? In the video, I saw a lot of different kinds of garbage that plastic bottles, filters of tobacco, cans, newspapers, and so on. These stuffs must be come from lazy people. They need to change their own behavior and take their responsibility. Furthermore, I think there are not many trash cans around us. This is one of the causes too. Also, the problem of marine pollution cannot be settled by making a law because the pollution of chemical substance is not visible directly. Based on these causes, I think both the consumer and the producer need to improve consciousness to consider environment together, and need to review about mass production and mass consumption society. Therefore, company curbs production and the use of plastic and should try for the development of the product which is good for environment. On the other hand, consumers should change their living environment which is dependence on plastic.

A Love That We Hate

Every day, Americans drive up to the pump and their stomachs turn. An ailment that lasts and when it finally resides, back to the source they go. Refueling on lost dreams, blindly giving in to the spinning numbers which hide the shady underlyings of a lost cause. Meanwhile, companies which set these stomach-turning standards sit back, kackling. Companies that accomplish record profits of $40 Billion, even with "rising" production costs. It is absurd to think that lowering fuel prices just a tad would even be feasable, just absurd. They need every penny.

sexistnessy ness

The fact that people will denouce a person based on the fact that they have tits is messed up. I mean men can make sandwiches too! Unfortunatly there sandwiches have no love, but more mustard. I mean sure women can be hormonal and scary but that doesn't mean they can't make good decisions. Honestly, i would love to have Hillary Clinton as our president. so, in conclusion sexism is over rated and utterly retarded.

Obama

" IM ASKING YOU TO BELIEVE. Not just in my ability to bring about real change in Washington...I'm asking you to believe in yours." -Barak Obama

Obamas issues are clear that he givs full support in the peoples help to change the world. He reminds the people in his speeches that we will be working with him as if we were side by side in the white house. All the plans he has for fixing the issues are all organized in a way that shows how its all connected. Each step taken to fix one problem will bring us closer to fixing it all. Obama talks about the war, equality, education, family, and that he wants the people to become independent strong leaders, so we all can help and contribute to the community as well as succeed equally in the community.
I think he gave the "no child left behind" education issue a whole new meaning by looking as far ahead to the infants and helping them too and not only addressing the low scores and drop-outs. Creating a program where children start early with the support and help of their parents could create good habits for the parents. If the parents are there from day one then they are most likely always going to be there. Obama also addresses the issue of immigration by seeing it as a way to help our economy by using the skills of the immigrants that we dont have here to help our economy. Instead of denying the forgeiners citizenship, he wants to help reunite families.

Barack Obama

I agree with Obama that we should withdraw the troops from Iraq. The purpose of the armed forces was to protect our country. Having our troops in other countries leaves us vulnerable. The troops in Iraq is not changing anything, so there is no point in having them there. I think that the problems in Iraq can not be fixed by others and only by itself. Another thing that caught my attention was that he would keep the broken promise from Bush to rebuild New Orleans and the Gulf Coast hit from hurricane Katrina. This is something that should have been completed a long time ago. I thought the well being of the country was the top priority and yet the problems there are not fixed. How Obama will improve the warning systems so that this type of a thing would never happen again. This should have been done long time ago but I suppose to other people there are more important things than this. To me it is confusing, that the President chooses to improve another country over our own. Hopefully with the upcoming elections and a new President that things hopefully will improve.

Pro-Life Huckabee and Obama on Family

I'm all for Huckabee's sanctity of life. Every child deserves the right to live the life they are given. There are young girls getting abortions all over the country. I'm not quite sure if this happening or not but girls getting abortions without parental consent?? Thats crazy! Anyway, if an abortion does happen, with full parental consent and the mother's full consent, all unborn babies should be anesthetize before the procedure happens. The last thing a mother can do is let their baby go peacefully without feeling pain; which sounds like what Huckabee believes. Also a mother attacked for their baby is unreal! The law that Huckabee established, that injuring the child during an attack is illegal, that should be a law established in all the states.

Obama seems like he is all for family. I really like how he wanted fathers to be throughly involved in their childrens' lives. Even if he is divorced to the mother, the least he can do is give money so that their children can leave decent lives and go to school. It is very true that children without fathers definitely have a void that they cant fill. In addition, I believe that it is very true that work hours are getting longer but the pay is still the same. Families who are in need of basic needs to live, should be given a higher wage. Paid sick days should be allowed because people have to take care of their elderly relatives as well as themselves. And it is even worse when people are in low-income jobs, if they cant work because of family care and health care then they should be allowed to be paid on sick days.

Huckabee and Obama

i think Huckabee and Obama can contribute a lot to our country. i agree with Huckabee's issue about sanctity of life. we should stop or at least reduce abortion. it's totally unfair to kill something you created. we should give these babies a chance to live and life they deserve. Huckabee says that "life doesn't begin at conception and end at birth. every child deserves the opportunity to discover and use his God-given gifts and talents." i agree with what he has to offer to our country. i think Huckabee would be a good president.

Obama has brought out a lot of issues that our country has to look into. like the issue about the iraq war. a lot of young troops lost their lives in that war. not only their suffering but their families are suffering too. i agree on obama's issue about bringing our troops home. i think obama would also make a good president. i think if he was president he would make the world a better place. he would support schools and families. yes we can with obama.

New America
When the topic of war comes up there are always split opinions, some say go, some say stay, but in the end there always is a war. In the recent presidential race, two frontrunners come to mind: Barack Obama(Democrat) and John McCain(Republican). Each has their debatable view on the subject of Iraq, Obama wants to bring the troops home and use the money elsewhere, McCain believes that more troops are necessary to achieve long term success in Iraq. The bottom line is that there are currently thousands of American men and women fighting in Iraq for a non existent cause, weapons of mass destruction. The idea of pulling our resources back (troops) makes the most sense, there are issues more important than slowly killing off our youth. Obama wishes pull out our military in a phased approach, allowing Americans to focus on the other pressing issues like universal healthcare, the economy, and the environment. McCain is for healthcare “reform,” but when the entire structure is flawed, there is a need for a different approach. Tax cuts for the middle class are a common ground for both candidates, a welcome improvement for a majority of America. The fact that America is evolving is unavoidable, the decisions we make impact future generations, the leaders we elect help manifest our views and decisions. Choosing the right candidate impacts the country as a whole, its views, policies, and reorganization. America needs reform, America needs change. Together Americans can shape an brighter future for everyone.

Homework on issues

First off i'd like to state this assignment is a very risky one, it can cause so much debate and conflict it won't even be funny.
Ok well first i'd like to say i agree with hillary's proposal to end the war. I really don't want my best friend to have to go to iraq. And i'm so for her affordable health plans. But i think her global warming status is stupid most scientist say there is no evidence that we are responsible for the global warming. And about 70% of the gasses claimed to cause global warming is coming from coal mine fires in China. I agree with he rwanting to change our countries diplomatic standings with the world. So i feel she would make a good president.
I strongly strongly disagree with Mike Huckabee's mixinng faith with politics. religion should never and i mean NEVER be mixed. Thats one of the things our country was built on. and his plan to stop income taxes is retarded and will cripple our government. However i like his energy independance policy. We need to be dependant! I don't think this guy will make a good president.

John McCain

I am not American, so I really do not know about elections. However, I would say this as a Japanese citizen; McCain will make a positive impact for Japan. There is an important reason. He advocates the stability, preservation, and enhancement of the Japan-U.S. alliance. He really agrees with "value-oriented diplomacy" that Tokyo has adopted, and welcoming our further emergence as a global power. Also, he recommends Japan needs to beef up its defenses, and Japan should make security related efforts like nationals of the other states do. I really agree with his idea. Japan is an important alliance for the U.S. His thoughts highlight the functions of Japan for U.S. benefits as a guarantee for U.S. security. He is trying to take a good stance in the Japan-U.S. alliance.

Know Our Vote

The Obama and McCain websites gave me great detailed insight on the issues for both runners. I agree with McCain's plans to lower corporate taxes. It can create more jobs and higher wages for American workers. I like the fact that both runners are committed to cleaning up the environment. Both are dedicated to clean air and water.
I can understand and appreciate McCain's ideas on creating a stronger military in our dangerous world. He believes that if we don't take care of the Taliban now in Iraq we will have to take care of them later. He has great strategies and ideas on how to build up our military and support them better. I trust his insight and his experience because he has been involved in the security and defense of our country for many years. I don't think Obama is qualified or has the understanding of war or related issues to keep us safer in America.
Obama and McCain both have good and similar ideas on Ethics Reform. Which basically means preventing elected leaders from using government money for their own pet projects, perks, or privileges. Whether than for the American people.
Obama has a lot of good ideas regarding different issues. Although the majority of McCain's ideas ans issues are most important to me. Such as.............................................................................

Human Dignity and the Sanctity of life

• Promoting adoption
• Helping the pro life movement to continue to support pregnant women and their new born babies
• Making steps to end abortion
• Supporting stem cell research that does not involve using human embryos. McCain says that lines should be drawn to ensure that we do not sacrifice moral values and ethical principles for the sake of scientific value. I agree that innocent human life should be valued more.
  

Promoting Families & The Protection of Children

• Protecting the definition of marriage as being the union between a man and a women. Understanding that traditional marriage should be protected not changed. Recognizing that it has a very important and positive role in society to promote strong and healthy families and children.
  
• Protecting our children from Internet porn and predators

The websites where great. Thanks Mrs. Anduluz.

Quest For Truth

After seeing the Obama ad in class my emotions are sparked. Warm fuzzy feelings flow through me. I feel like singing with the people on the ad. How can my emotions not be stirred by this very entertaining political ad? It's got music that gets you swaying, attractive people that are probably famous faces to most of America. They all have great voices that make you want to join in on the chorus of Yes We Can.
Then I ask myself, yes we can what? It's great to have entertainment, but that does not help me know a candidate and what his plans are for my country. All though my emotions where stirred, I cannot live or make decisions in life merely on my emotions. Emotions can be deceiving. Emotions are mostly driven by what is seen, what we hear, touch or think in that moment.
More important to me are the truths that I hold to be self evident, the values and the morals that I hold dear. That is why I believe America is such a prosperous and powerful country. It is because we where founded on certain morals and values. That is what is important to me. Not entertainment, popularity, physical beauty, or what feels good in the moment. I believe that as we fall away from the morals that we where founded on, America will fall also. If you don't have a moral compass to follow than everyone is just led by there feelings and does whatever feels good in the moment. Unfortunately what feels good to one person to do, can hurt another.
I follow the candidates as closely as possible to try to see who the person is and what there motives and beliefs are. I know there are people who will just vote because of an entertaining ad and nothing more. They might know nothing of the candidate but will vote for them anyways. That is what saddens me. I'm not saying that Obama is not a good person, but let us stick to the original style of campaigning. In stead of making music videos we can talk about real issues and real plans for our great country.

A response to Human Trafficking

I wish there could be more done about human trafficking because i didn't really know about this issue all too much until maybe my freshman year of highschool. Not to scare the children or their parents but they need to know and need to talk about this issue because children as young as 10 years old are being trafficked and dont understand why. Families also dont believe something so bad as this would happened to them. A little bit of knowlegde of this problem and safety tips, how to avoid it, and watch for signs and dangers, could ease the minds of parents whose children walk home from school or are outside or next door playing.

Money Is The Root of All Evil

Every time I hear about human trafficking and that women and children are being sold every minute, it gives me the shivers. I read in one of the news articles that use physical force, false promise, or anything to sell women and children for sexual purposes. I believe that it is very unfair to control the weaklings by power and use them as products. What's more dangerous about trafficking is that most trafficking is controlled by power organizations and they appear be similar to any regular organizations. Human trafficking effects greatly on our society such as the government, police, and medicare for increasing problems of AIDS and STDs. It is the desire for money that makes the individual and environment corrupted.

10 seconds of a bad day

A tear falls from my eye.....as i am stopped at a light.....
Smoke fumes from my nose......as i inhale noxious gas....
There is no one that will listen.......nothing i get to say......
I am alone.....the music is blasting.......
A tear rolls down my face.....as thoughts go through my mind......
Smoke fumes from my lips......as i breath in my ciggarette.......
no hugs for me...........no phone calls........not one person......to be a friend....
I am alone.........the music is blasting.......
A tear caresses my lips.......as i let out a soft cry.......
Smoke fumes from my hand........as i flick ashes on the ground.....
they just use......use until they cannot......then they use others....
I am alone...........the music is blasting.......
A tear hangs onto my face..........as i pray for help.........
Smoke fumes from my ciggarette........as it burns on......
not one friend to tell me.......it will all be alright.........Jesus help me.....
I am alone...........the music is blasting.........
A tear lands on my breast..........as another is still falling........
There is no smoke.........as i flick my ciggarette to the ground........
even those that claim to be saved........have no desire to see me.........
I am alone..........the music is blasting...........
A tear is wiped away......as the pain i feel grows deeper......
The light turns green..........so i drive on...........
People are looking......what do they think of me........
I am alone............the music is blasting.....
A tear is dry.......not a tear anymore........
Smoke fumes from my nose..........as i inhale noxious gas.........
i need a friend......one that needs nothing from me and i need nothing from.....
I am alone.........The music is blasting...........

obama, yes we can!

I really don't care about elections or anything but I really think Obama can make a difference in our country. Anyone would be better than Bush. I also think Hilary can make a difference also. Obama would be the first blk president and Hilary would be the first lady. Well, I think the video is trying to tell us to vote. It's trying to say that everyone's vote counts. "Yes, we can make a difference." Who knows, Obama might change our world.

Voting and War

VOTING
Disclaimer: This is going to sound crazy.

Voting is the biggest lie that exist's today. We go in and vote thinking it might count but in actuality it doesn't. Even if a candidate wins the popular vote they don't win the election i.e. Gore.
So I don't vote because i don't complain. Candidate's can make promises saying they will do certain things that when elected they don't. So to me voting is a waste of paper and time. I didn't complain about Bush and I won't complain about the next President. However, I may laugh.

WAR
Disclaimer: Be careful This may hurt peace lovers.

War is something that needs to exist because without it there is no peace. The term "Peace" to me means without war. So if War doesn't breakout every once in a while we will forget that peace in al around us.

It's like when the water heater breaks and doesn't get fixed for a couple of days. You appreciate the hot water. That's exactly like Peace, when we are at Peace we take it for granted but as soon as there's all the people that like to complain start up.

Conclusion:
Vote if you want but don't complain when you vote doesn't count and if your going to complain about War start appreciating Peace!!!

Hasta......A hui hou......K den Bye

yes we can with obama.

The way Obama presented his campaign reminded me a lot of Martin Luther King Jr. It made me feel like he can be the change that our country needs right now the same way Martin Luther King Jr. was the change that our country needed at that time. No offense to Hilary. Hilary may have a lot of experience in politics because of her husband but I think in my opinion, if we give Obama a chance to prove he can change our country for the good just like we gave Martin Luther King Jr. he can further unite our country together without hate, greed and anger and say, yes we can to justice and equality. Yes we can to opportunity and prosperity. Yes we can heal this nation and yes we can repair this world.

Obama

I still don't like Obama. Ever since I was in Tokyo. I was listening to the Tv about the election and he was preaching about god and evil. What the fuck happene to seperation of church and state! I mean seriously what the hell!

Obamas campaign ad

I think the video was genius because there were different raises or different people singing together with obamas massage on a campaign. I also think obama will get the vote of the people that's deaf. At the end of the video, there was a word hope then it turns to vote and that part was the nice.

war.

"All wars are popular for the first 30 days"

I think this statement is very true. For example, when the twin towers were first bombed and the war broke out it seemed like all of America was only talking about the war and terrorism. But as time went on a lot of people stopped talking about it and started to move on from the subject. There are some people who do still talk about it but it’s either because they have loved ones that’s participating in the war or because they really care for our country but other than that, its considered “old news” as Arthur Schlesinger Jr would say it. To be honest, even I sometimes forget that America is still at war.

Can't we all just get along?

Religion, country, territory, raises, hate, and pride all can cause a war. The earth is fallen apart because of the weapons we make and the bomb that we dropped on earth. Were all leaving in one place "Earth". Earthquake, tsunami, tornado, and global warning those could happen anytime and there will be no place for us to live. Why can't we be as one and save the only place were leaving in. why can't we make a weapon that could save the earth. When are we goin to learn our lesson? when the earth is fallen apart? when theirs a different species trying to take over our place? Why Can't we all just get along and start working together, save our home.

"All wars are popular for the first thirty days." - Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., U.S. historian

I agree with this quote. Whenever there is a war going on in the world, it is often overly televised and popularized. Popularized to a point where people in other countries "choose sides." The status of a war going on is televised in different languages in different countries. This all happens only for the first days or weeks since a beginning of a war. The term "Popular for the first thirty days," means that whenever a war breaks out, people want to know all about it. People watch it on television, listen about it on the radio, and read it on newspapers. But eventually, the topic on these wars become "old news." The topic doesnt become cover stories or newspaper headlines. They end up in the "World News" section of the newspapers. Only when there is a major change of status of the wars, it makes headlines.

War is old men talking, young men dying

War; the thought of war is different for each individual. For a soilder, war may mean pride. For the same soilder, the thought of war could include feelings of anger, remorse, and even anxiety. War creates mixed results which cause citizens to have mixed feelings. The product is an undecided and unbalanced economy.
Looking back into history, war is a frequent occurence. Battles fought and blood shed over land, religion, and sometimes for reasons unknown. All battles have the same outcome- death.
In theory, war sounds like a good idea. In actuality, war kills those you love.

What is funny?

In the mountains in Colorado, my family and I went to my uncle's cabin. It is on the mountain side surrounded by forest and a huge lake in front of it. On the mountain side you could see the face of a bear. One time at the cabin, my Uncle Chuck, was repairing the deck over looking the lake. Me, my brother and my nephew was outside sitting down close to him. While he was lifting a piece of wood, it hit one of the birdhouses on the tree. The birdhouse fell to the ground, and out came two bats. At that time, me, my brother, and my nephew ran in the deck door, and closed it shut behind us. The only person that didn't get in was my Uncle Chuck because he didn't notice the bats. When he realized we ran into he start to think something was wrong. We told him, "look out for the bats!" He replied with, "what bats?!" He looked around, and he noticed the two bats flying around the tree where the birdhouse was. The bats noticed him running to get in, and when he turned back he saw them flying towards him. He let out the most highest pitch scream i've ever heard. The three of us who were inside the cabin started laughing. Chuck screamed to let him in, but we couldn't stop laughing. This whole time, he was running around in circles on the deck and the bats were right behind him. Eventually Chuck decided to jump off the deck to get away from the bats. We saw him jump off the deck and we burst out in laughter again and the bats swooped right down to where he was. We heard screaming right after and he ran to find a door that was open. He eventually made his way to the front door which was open, he opened it and ran inside and shut it quickly. The bats kept flying outside for a few minutes and they left. After Chuck caught his breath, we got in serious trouble from our parents for not helping him and just laughing the whole time. This was a very funny moment and i would love to see it happen again.

My opinion on war.

People who join the army sacrifice their lives everyday. They risk their lives to give us freedom. They want to make a difference in the world. Although at times war is a solution to problems, it threatens innocent peoples lives and it could last forever. Soliders come home with different personalities and family members suffer as well. It puts our country at risk and hurts people emotionally and physically. War has taken away too many peaceful hearts. It is the creator of madness and should end soon. More TREES, less BUSH!!

War

Endless War



War is hell, in every way of looking at it. The only result is more conflict, more grief, and more suffering. The never ending cycle called war continually evolves getting more and more gruesome. As a result, the youth of the world are caught up in the power struggle of their fathers. Their tender youth tarnished by the brutality of war. Watching close buddies fall at their side while fighting the elusive enemy. Fighting for their countries and beliefs, the two sworn enemies clash, only to realize the importance of coexistence. Too late, the trigger had already been pulled, the sights already set, determined to erase the opposition. Young souls were ready for a taste of war, wanting a sweet tangible prize, only to see that the only result is a bitter-sweet mix of victory and bloodshed. Friends and family transformed from sweet loving individuals into ruthless killers, scarred, not just physically but mentally. An outcast to the society they were sent to represent. War is hell.

DiStUrBaNcEs & hOmE... (A blog from Friday, June 3, 2005)

Current mood: crushed
Hey guys, how are you doing?? I hope all good!!
Well, I just woke up not too long ago, cuz I had this feeling to wake up, I am here checking my e-mails and to hear from my mother that my father called to tell her that his father passed away... My grandfather that I wanted to visit when I was home for block leave... But I didn't pursue it cuz I only thought of myself and I had a feeling I would be late in visiting him before he passed away and look!! That's how selfish I am, I only thought of myself for Iraq and never even looked at the important stuff, my grandfather's health and how I am supposed to be tied to family, how terrible is that??
Anyways, I will have to make a sacrifice and go and see him instead of partying when I want to leave for R & R later....
Just remember guys, don't be like me and be selfish when it comes to family, especially if they have a minimal illness, cuz you won't know when they go and when they do, it will be too late to say your goodbyes....

Whats funny - "Shake it Dont Break it!"

I graduated two years ago and I attended many graduation parties that summer. At the end of most parties is a disco session with loud music, a d.j, teenagers, and strobe lights. All the teens gather on the dance floor showing off the latest moves, but their enjoyment is suddenly interrupted when they’re joined by parents! Especially those Filipino parents who don’t care how funny they look trying to imitate their children or bring back the moves from the time they were once known as "cool". It’s hilarious to see our parents think they look "sexy" but all we see is "old farts" getting freaky! Talk about "Shake it but don’t break it!" The parents keep on dancing thinking the teenagers are cheering them on when actually they're laughing their heads off and cheering to make them act even sillier just for their amusement. Our parents may have old and different dance moves but it’s entertaining to watch them make fools of themselves

The Funniest Man I Know (Shh! Don't Tell)

I was awe inspired to write this by a prompt in class called "what's funny".
I find a lot of things and people funny, but for me my husband takes the cake. Although I don't tell him that. Usually I just tell him to be quiet, he's so weird, or he's such an idiot or something like that. Even though inside I want to laugh so loud, but he can be so irritating and such a trouble maker. So I don't want to encourage him or tempt him with my encouragable laughter.
I would say that 90% of his day is made up of telling lame jokes that he laughs at all by himself, saying endless sarcastic remarks, and hiding and then jumping out and scaring innocent unassuming people. The short list of these poor innocent unassuming victims include me and my 2 daughters. This is also another time that he would be laughing hysterically again all by himself.
Sometimes he has "funny flash backs". This usually happens when he's driving, or it could happen while he's sitting anywhere at.... while really any where and any time. What happens is he'll just burst out laughing about something that happened like a year ago or something. Usually it's about something perfectly normal or mundane that some one did. I'ts the weirdest thing. Although I will start laghing also. I can't help it! He has a way of making anything sound funny.
Although there are many victims, yes I call them victims. I am the most victimized. I unfortunately am the chosen one. The one he finds to be the most amusing person on this earth. Even though I am not trying in the least to humor him. He will some how be greatly entertained by me.
I could just be looking at him in a certain way and he will start laughing hysterically. I could be talking about the news and be so passionate about what very serious thing I'm saying and he'll find something funny about what I said or how I said it.
Although I do have to admit that I have done some verry stupid things and some how find a way to keep giving him reasons to talk about me and what crazy, silly, stupid thing I've done. I'll quite often find him with large groups of people around. They will all be laughing out loud, so I'll go over there curious and anxious to hear whats so funny so that I can laugh too. Then to my complete surprise it will be all about me. It's the weirdest thing.

All wars are popular for the first thirty days

I find this quote means that at the beginning of the war, people have interest, however they will be slightly spoiled by knowing a part of tragic fact or situation of the war as time goes by.
First, whoever shows interest with motivate in the war for their victory at first, therefore people fight or support for it. For example, soldiers who obey the orders of their superior officers the most likely victims as it progressed. Then they see all the death and destruction directly. On the other hand, another victim who is grieving families of their soldiers and the citizens wish even more the ending of the war when it starts.
Still the war have momentum people do not feel mental pain, however they face reality of it, they can not pay attention anymore. I believe that any kinds of war and in all ages, people will be disenchanted with the war.

LeAvE & bIrThDaY dReAdZ... :-( (A blog from Saturday, July 23, 2005)

Current mood: pissed off
Hey everyone, how'z ya all doing?? I hope all good..
Well, I finally found out when I return to maui... I so wish I didn't find out..
I won't be able to spend my 21st birthday in Hawai'i unfortunately, or stateside to even celebrate properly.. I will turn 21 in this piece of shit, god forsaken place called Iraq!! Fuckin' pisses me off!!
This army is bullshit!! Fuckin' thing took my 18th birthday away from me, 20th and now 21st birthday away from me, how bullshit is that?? The most crucial parts of a young person's life is their 18th & 21st birthday.. Now I have to wait till I am 25 to celebrate my 18th & 21st birthday all at once to say "Now I can finally rent a car LEGALLY", how bullshit is that??
Well, sorry to bitch, but I am super pissed, I sacrificed so much just to get home so I can be with my family on my birthday and I guess I didn't work hard enough...
After this deployment I wouldn't be surprised if I am depressed for the rest of my life or even dead before I reach the end of this...