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In science speak or at least that's what
Wikipedia is telling me, a kaleidoscope is a tube of mirrors containing, loose coloured beads or pebbles, or other small coloured objects. The viewer looks in one end and light enters the other end, reflecting off the mirrors. Typically there are two rectangular lengthways mirrors. Setting of the mirrors at 45° creates eight duplicate images of the objects, six at 60°, and four at 90°. As the tube is rotated, the tumbling of the coloured objects presents the viewer with varying colours and patterns. Any arbitrary pattern of objects shows up as a beautiful symmetric pattern because of the reflections in the mirrors. A two-mirror model yields a pattern or patterns isolated against a solid black background, while a three-mirror (closed triangle) model yields a pattern that fills the entire field.
Well, you probably didn't read that, but no matter.
Again, I got to thinking. This wonderful invention that is capable of creating wonderfully symmetrical works of art, really reminds me of
Life.
Note that this is a mere interpretation from the point of view of a
deranged typical teenager who has not yet experienced life in all of its glory.
First, there's the mirror. Which is basically just the
World.
Then there's the beads. For me, the beads symbolize
People. Always moving here and there, constantly changing in order to conform to the twists and turns that the person holding the kaleidoscope makes.
Isn't that what the world is like now?
We tend to change our behavior, the way we speak, the way we look at things, the way we act in front of others when it is required. Simply put, this is a typical example of social conformism.
As I grow older, I become more wary about the way society works now. We tend to brush aside our own opinions, our beliefs in order to make it seem like we are with the "in" crowd. Suffice to say, I find this sort of behavior quite pathetic. Frankly, I hardly believe that it is absolutely necessary to agree with everything someone famous says.
Based on personal experience, I have met countless of people, myself included, who have struggled with trying to fit in and making ourselves seem like the people who we are the absolute opposite of.
Take for example, one of the former trends that Malaysian youths were once oh-so-obsessed with:
silicone wristbands.
A year ago or maybe two, nearly every teen I saw on the street could be seen sporting one of these on their wrists. These wristbands main function is to raise social awareness amongst those who have absolutely no clue about what is going on in the world. I may not have anything against them
(except for the fact that they are extremely ugly), but was that the reason WHY these teens were constantly waving around 5 of them at a time?
That cynical side of me is highly doubting that.
I am not trying to be pretentious, but you hardly ever see anyone wearing them anymore because it isn't an "in" thing anymore. Go on and admit it, you know you want to.
What I am trying to say is, has Malaysian youth become so shallow and so preoccupied with trying to be trendy that they are perfectly content with shoving their own individuality out the window?
I admit, I was one of those "wannabes" you see in the movies that the preppies would constantly scoff at, once upon a time. Somehow, after being deemed as a social outcast back in Primary school, a part of me just wanted to be accepted.
However, looking back, I can now see that I was going about it the wrong way. Instead of making people like me for what I really was, I felt tired for having to constantly put up a facade in order to please those around me.
Obviously, I got sick of it. Which is probably why I have a sort of vendetta against those who have a desperate need to be "popular" and "trendy".
I don't see the point anymore. For one, keeping up with the latest trends tends to create a giant hole in one's pocket. Two, you lose yourself in the process that you create a completely new personality for yourself.
For all you know, your former personality could have been a lot more likable than your new one.
Again, why would anyone be willing to throw away his or her quirks that make them who they are?
If this continues, we are going to be stuck with dozens of Paris and Lindsay wannabes trying to emulate them by driving under the influence or going to rehabilitation centers.
I can practically hear individualism flushing its way down the toilet, courtesy of the lost youth.
*flushes toilet*
Whatever Big Bang are going with, I sure as hell am loving it. Especially when 
And I have fallen in love with their music all over again.
Unarguably, one of the best albums I have heard in ages. 
And this.
Hubba hubba.
His skin damn nice lah. Even nicer than a girl's. TT____TT.
I also mentioned in a previous blog post that he has the 
Also, can someone bring Hankyung home for me so he can make me