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Not so Random Rants

Japanese Studies 101 class (Yesterday)

 Professor: I am pro-Japan. They paid for my education. The government was just an instrument. If East Asian countries unite, Japan will be the leader... (VERBATIM)

Me to self: I love Japan. The Philippines and South Korea (for a year) paid for my education… but that doesn’t mean that I am obliged to say that South Korea should be THE leader when East Asian countries unite. You see, both governments taught me that I should responsibly represent my own country and be proud of it.

Brainwashed or voluntarily identifying myself with Koreans - My feelings towards Japan has become complicated. 복잡해요. Trust me, I love that country ;)

Me: Ma’am, I don’t think that is a good idea. Besides, why is it just East Asia? I mean, why not the whole Asia? There’s Middle East which is very rich because of their oil reserves,  India with their advancement in technology as well, and I believe you get what I mean? I mean, I went to a similar forum called, “New Asia through the eyes of the Youth” and…

Professor: Really?? Where??

Me:  Yes,  in South Korea.

I couldn’t describe how the professor reacted – I mean, she thought that everyone in class will be very passive at her statement --- all of my classmates love Japan, and I do too, but we have to be sensitive and considerate sometimes...

Me: Well… we talked about this borderless world also – however, we found several factors that could possibly hinder this thought about “new asia” I supposed everyone is aware that even though we are pretty modernized – some countries still exist to be conservative…

 *lack of time*

 … How do you think other countries would feel if Japan would pronounce itself leader of Asia? How do you think China would feel? Ugh. Teacher, what is wrong with you. You’re belittling your own country. You should suggest a better idea with a more logical reason.

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PS. I have many Japanese friends. I met them at school, inside the plane, at backpackers’ inn, at my dorm, and almost anywhere else. I respect them and I’m very close with them. I studied Nihonggo first and fell in love with it. I go to Japanese film festivals, watch Japanese movies and dramas, and even chose Japan as the country I wanted to visit when I was given that opportunity. So there is no way that this post poses a bad impression to that country… this is just me, ranting about how illogical my professor was.

photo: taken at Shibuya Tokyo, Japan last October 2012. thanks to Gwangju International Center's Asia Culture Forum Youth Camp for this opportunity :)

 

Several attempts at Photography 2

As promised, due to my oh-so-busy schedule, here's another rant blog about my being hopeful with Photography. 

photo taken using my LG Optimus Black (P970) - black and white setting. I think I was working on my b/w photography assignment when I took this picture. I was trying to save my films because it was a little expensive. No one told me if it's good or bad, so there.

I hate cats. I know they are cute... but my goodness! I really hate it when they start following you and brush themselves in your feet. Anyway, in this picture, I believe I was playing with the theme "abandoned" Well, when I presented a photo of a cat (not this one) to my professor and she disliked it. Maybe cats are too mainstream, right? Anyway, idgaf.

photo taken using my LG Optimus Black (P970) also - normal setting, no effects. 

I am not a fan of Biology, but after accidentally positioned my phone right above me when I was lying down at UP Diliman's sunken garden - I was amazed by how the branches and leaves of the tree produced this kind of image. This looked like something we might see on a microscope... well, I'm not so sure - the last time I was in front of a microscope was when I was in second year highschool (Biology class), and what am I now? Nevermind...

Pardon me for sharing two photos only. Nevertheless, I would like to share how important it is to consider our love for photography over the critic of other people. Sure, we should/could open our ears to these opinions but we should learn how to filter the information we could believe in to. Identify the people who critic your work - are they qualified to do so? If not, do not let them push you down 100%.

Lastly, for this entry, some photographs are products of accidents! Capture bizarre or unique images by playing with your camera anytime, anywhere! That's it for now, ta-ta :)

PS.

Boy, I did not expect this to happen. My article was included in The Photography Journal's top stories for January 8.  I knew this only while I was  checking my twitter using my smartphone (this explains the kind of screenshot you see) I am still not familiar with this blog, but when I checked it, it was pretty good - I might visit their sites once in a while. Thank you so much for visiting my site :) Unfortunately, it was Y U NO's picture that was.. err..  

 

Am I the only one?

Well, today was a very busy day! and... As much as I wanted to make a new blog entry that would actually make sense, I don't have the leisure to prepare one now. BUT! here is another meme comic I made to make up for it ;)

photo: I made this comic using an Android application called RoidRage. The application is available in the Android market.  Not only is this app easy to use, it is for free! (just sayin') 

Admit this.

9gagging has been the life of most of my friends recently. I think they've gotten a little bored with Facebook already (although, I am pretty sure facebook link posts led most of us to 9gag.com - I DID). Anyway, I think I had too much of it during the christmas break and was inspired to make my own meme comics (exactly, how do you call these things?) The fun starts when you actually get the punchline, without having someone to explain all the details for you. So...

Is this worth posting on the hot page?

Tehee, actually, I don't have a 9gag account and I don't think I will be making one. I'm just happy to look at the photos posted there. They are quite funny and witty. Have a try, visit their website!  

Photo: I made this comic using an Android application called RoidRage (quite simple and easy to use and FREE!)