Fake Fake Fake…huh?

you, me, and everything else….

Hmm… that’s very interesting topic Ragy. I’m happened to come from one of those countries where fake and counterfeit products are very popular. Thailand is absolutely on the list that makes tons and tons of fake products; not only sneakers but piracy stuffs includes dvd, cd, and so on.

I understand that it’s so wrong to sell those products with big brand names on it since it’s not yours. However, as an advertising student, I also understand why they’re doing it. First of all, people that buy those products can’t afford to have a real one. Second, they have a need and desire to be a part of pop culture and society. Whose idea is it that putting those brand names into people’s heads? Whose message is that telling people that their brands are the best and you need to have it?

Dont’ get me wrong. I know it is not right to purchase those counterfeits, however we should understand that everyone wanted to be a part of a pop culture. Since we are living in a branded environment and are bombarded with messages from media, it is hard to avoid those messages that encourage us to have a desire for fancy products.

It is hard earning money, it’s even harder to spend it wisely.

Sci-fi thoughts

After today lecture about sci-fi idea, I came to realize that those thoughts were something I’ve been interested since I was a kid. “The Matrix” happenned to be one of my favorite film, besides Keanue Reeves, hehe.

When I was in a primary school, I used to submit a story in some magazine. It was about years in a future when our lives weren’t the same anymore. I totally believe, having a strong believe in Buddhism, that everythings happen for a reason. Also, those science fiction ideas of being a part of a system has not surprise me at all as, according to buddhism, everyone is a part of a system. After we died, we’ll be judged by our good and bad karma we’ve done. If we’ve done enough good things, we’ll become a part of other world, which we can see as human being. Anything we couldn’t see doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. Therefore, there are other people, living in another world though we couldn’t see, live their lives and sometimes they might even spy on us!

Prostitute Issue

After I visited Jingchen’s blog, writing about chinese prostitute in Australia, Chinese sexual industry comes under spotlight in Australia « jingchen, I realized that this issue will not disappear easily.

I’m from Thailand and as many of you will know, besides nice beaches and temples, we’re infamous for a sex industry. It’s so common in Bangkok that they’ve imported girls from other countries as if only Thai girl is not enough for them. There’re lot of places in a city you can find those sex workers right there in a downtown!!! There’s a park in a city called “Lumpini Park” where a lot of those girls will wait arond close to a street and try to get customers who drive pass. That’s very disgusting and everyone knows it. The government knows it but no one do nothing about it.

I guess at the end of the day, this issue will not go away. Just like drugs and alcohol. This kind of problems need a lot of effore and it needed to be taken seriously. I hope, as a new generation, that everyone will look into this social problem somehow and do something about it.

Any Obssesion?

I’m sure everyone has some kind of obsession. According to Dictionary.com, obsession refers to the domination of one’s thoughts or feelings by a persistent idea, image, desire, etc. It could be some new hobby you just found or something you are really into at the moment.

Alright, I’ll tell you mine. Now I’m looking for a new apartment and I’ve been checking out those property website so often…well, I mean every single day. Both of them are realestate and domain. If you ever been to the website, you’ll see basicallly it’s all the same property but I’d like to visit both, in case I miss something, you know. As you know of, this time of semester is kind of busy week ‘coz most works are dued soon and I know I should be spend most of my time working on those projects. The other night I spent all night working on that thing and went to bed at 7 a.m.!!! You’ll probably wonder what I’ve been doing so late. Well, I started doing the project at 1 a.m. ‘coz I’ve been checking out those apartment all nite long. Still, I have to check it everyday and have been to many inspection, though I won’t have to move until the end of June.

What’s your obsession?

This Week of My Life

This’s week biggest news can’t be something else but Massacre at Virginia Tech  This’s truly sad and I’m deeply sorry for whomever related.  It really shows that those with mental illness have to be strictly threated before any situation could take place.  For anyone who want to dig deeper can see more stories at NBC.

Most of my time after I started to read music magazine named Inpress.  You can pick it up for free in Melbourne.  It’s more about dance music, though pretty much covered all the gigs happening around town.  Now I know what, where and when of those clubs and bars happening nights by checking a giglist.  Since I’m a party animal, I really want to go check all the clubs out before the end of this year!!!  But the list’s is so long and I need a party pal to join me!!!  So anyone if you interested in going clubbing or drinking at a bar, please let me know!!!

This’s another club I’ve been with my friend last week.  It’s called “Fix” in Docklands. 

For anyone who’s want to check all dance music should go to “Ministry of Sound” web site.

::A Day in Everybody Else’s Life::: The Busiest Week Of My Life III

::A Day in Everybody Else’s Life::: The Busiest Week Of My Life III is a blog that I’d like to read… The writer seems like the same type of person like me… Hey I’m looking forward to read more of your busy life!

My Internship

It was rather strange why I just started doing this internship when it was too late to enroll for the credits.  That meant I’m doing it for experience only and I still have four classes to attend.  First I thought it’d be good for me in my resume and at some points I was not sure if it worth it.  My friend told me that it didn’t make any sense because I didn’t get pay and I had to pay for tram tickets.  Besides works there seem like nothing that will gain me any new experience.   

However, I was amazed that my boss, Joselyn, ran the whole thing with her own.  Crimson-Communications is what she started by herself few years ago.  I think she is a nice person because she kept worried that I won’t learn enough from her.  The other day when she was a bit grumpy, she kept saying “I’m sorry” and even sent sms to me later that day.  Some people just don’t really care how you feel, right?   

Within few days, I learnt so much from her.  Her works focus only in music industry; most of them are dance and techno artists.  This is one thing in my life I have no clue about so that meant I learn something new, right?  I learn new names such as Carl Cox. Sharam, DJ T and Swayzax.  Moreover, I can even learn how to do the business on my own from working for her.  I think I can count that an amazing experience I gain from her.  Thank you, Joselyn

Stephani

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a bug on the screen » 2007 infinite narrative, episode 1

a bug on the screen » 2007 infinite narrative, episode 1
There’s something about him that says “he’s very deep.”

Narrator Episode1

jenny weight, RMIT
Is it the clothes he wearing or a different haircut? Or is it something in his eyes?