That's our new house FYI:D its pretty awesome:D Just thought I'd show you guys..
Ask Irene-Bullying
Dear Irene,
A kid at school is bullying and harassing me.Every day after school, he taunts, shoves, and ridicules me. I threatened to tell someone yesterday, and he pushed me and told me if I ever told anyone, he would make sure my death looked like an accident. What should I do?
Sincerely,
Tired of Being Pushed Around
Dear Tired of Being Pushed Around,
Kids like these most likely come from broken, abusive, or neglecting families. They try to push their worries away by creating new ones for other people. Other people's pain fuels them. No matter what this kid says, you should definitely tell an adult. If you tell your mother, father, older sibling, or counselor in a private place, hewill never know. Don't be afraid of him. His threat to kill you most likely resulted because he's scared of the consequences.Don't fight back, it's what he wants. So quickly tell an adult in a private place, and just specify you want to remain anonymous. Soon you will rest in peace:P
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Dear Irene,
I know a kid in my class who is kind of a nerd. He has thick glasses, ugly braces, and wears little-kid clothes. Everyone except for me makes fun of him. I don't say anything to him. My group of friends all tease him and say really rude things to him. I don't think I'm doing anything wrong, because I never say anything. But recently, I noticed he avoids me too and I'm doubting whether I'm doing anything wrong. Is just watching bad too?
Sincerely,
Bystander Forever
Dear Bystander Forever,
Yes, you are doing something wrong. A bystander is just as bad as a bully. My advice to you is stop putting up with it. Tell an adult. You can make it anonymous if your afraid of what your friends will say. Don't be embarrassed. Don't be a bystander.
Hey everyone!
Actually, I'm not sure what exactly I mean by everyone......its probably just me and some bored middle-aged adult flipping through random blogs and happened to stop at mine. But if you ARE the latter, wait! Don't click "Next Blog" because this may be the right blog for YOU. Haha, sounds so corny right?\
Well anyway, I'm going to introduce my self again for,um, those people who don't know me or simply those who have short term memory. Which reminds me of something I learned today, a disease called prosopagnosia. But more on THAT later.
What was I talking about? Oh,yeah, me.
For the rest just check my profile.
Bored yet?
Hmm.
Oh yeah! Prosopagnosia!
OK, so I was reading my new really thick VOGUE today(its their 120th anniversary FYI, just thought I'd put that out there) and I stumbled on an article by a woman who has prosopagnosia, also known as face blindness. This really was an interesting article.
Face blindness proves eyes can't do everything. It is where even though your eyesight is fine(maybe even 20/20) but you have an inability to use facial features to identify people. Like, have you ever been approached by someone you don't recognize who goes "Nice to see you again!"in a British accent and THEN you realize its your British friend Samantha? Or do people's faces look fuzzy to you? That could mean you have prosopagnosia.
Oh My God. I feel so guilty. How long has it been since I wrote on my blog? Oh my. i last published in MAY, I'm so guilty. How many readers> From 76 to 9. I can't believe it! Please come back, 67 people who left. Please? I'll publish a poem I wrote.
Hey folks:)
"That's all, folks." Hehe, Bugs Bunny!
Yeah, I am a bit random.
POTATOES!!!
Ok. Calm yourself, Irene.
So, today I'm going to talk about celebrities. I am an avid directioner, which means I love the band One Direction. So I also know there's hate on them, and every other celebrity out there.
Here's three of the biggest hated on celebrities, or groups.
Demi Lovato is often criticized for being "fat". Take a look at her:
I think she's GORGEOUS. I'd love to be her! It's called CURVES, you skinny, starving-yourself people. AND YOU KNOW WHAT? She had to go to rehab because she developed an eating disorder, and began to self-harm. Hmmm, why would she starve or hurt herself? IDK, MAYBE cuz people criticized her gorgeous curves, called her false names, and hated on her! She can sing, she's pretty, and she can act. And she gets hate everyday It's absolutely sickening! Luckily, Demi is now strong, self-confident, and healthy.
Justin Bieber is called a girl ALL THE TIME.
Here's him currently:
Here's him at age 14:
Ok, come on guys. If you go to a lot of people and say his name, they'll go either
-"eww!"
-"It's a she!"
-"She cannot sing!"
First tell me one thing: there's this thing, and it's called PUBERTY. When the Biebz started out, he was 14. He hadn't gone through puberty yet. So, yes, his voice was slightly high-pitched. His hit single "Baby" was a little girly-sounding, ok? So what? Was it his fault he hit puberty a bit late? NO. And even though he was a bit girly-sounding, it wasn't like it could be MISTAKEN for a girl or anything!
And do not say he can't sing. You listen to him, and truly listen to it, and you'll find he's a phenomeniall singer! You show me better!
Biebz handles the hate though:)
One Direction<3 b="b">are called rip-offs, bad singers, and gay.
Here's them 2 years ago, when they performed their first song together at Simon Cowell's house in Spain:
Here's them right now:
The first thing most people older than me say is:
"They're copying The Beatles!"
"The Backstreet Boys were legends, they're nothing!"
"90's music was way better!"
"Beatles and backstreet Boys and N'Sync were all better!"
First of all, please check what year it is. I'll give you a few minutes.
Pretty shocked? Yup, it's 2012. You think the Beatles are immortal and nobody after them is ever going to be famous again? You're wrong. The Beatles and The Backstreet Boys and all that jazz were legends, but music changes with the years, and you have to respect the new artists.
People also say stuff like:
"OMG, Zayn, is like, a terrorist."
That really makes me want to throw something. Zayn is half Pakistani, if you didn't know, and a Muslim.
All Muslims get this kind of comment. Me being one, have received some directly. once a kid asked me when I'm planning to blow up the world. The teacher said "Soon, and you're the first one on her hit list." XD.
Just cause flacking Osama Bin Whacko decided to ruin hundreds of lives, and just cause he happened to be a so-called "Muslim" doesn't mean all Muslims like that. In fact, most aren't. My community's motto is "Love for all, hatred for none." Unfortunately, the media gives so many perceptions that aren't true. Zayn doesn't deserve any hate because he's a Muslim.
People also say that they are gay.
One Direction like girls.They have had and some currently have girlfriends. They've publicly stated they're not homosexual. Period. So leave that alone!
Do not even try to pull off the "They can't sing" line. Yup, they can't sing. That's why they got third on X Factor, sell millions, are loved everywhere, and have #1 albums in like 17 countries. Here's one of their bests: Little Things, by the lovely Ed Sheeran.
Thankfully, they look past the hate and carry on.
That's it, folks. I have to go to this party. I'm going to be Hermione Granger! :)
OK, so on my last post, "Things we Take for Granted", I got these this really really nice comment about my blog. They won't show up on my blog, but it came as a notification in my mother's email. That comment just about made my day! Thanks!!!
So, today, I'm gonna talk politics. It isn't too much my thing, mostly my dad's. However, I did have a view on the election. And it is that....
Bahahaha yupp...
Hey those pictures just seemed funny so don't get your panties in a bunch! I don't care if you are a Republican. I would've voted Obama if I could vote. And so would've my parents. But, er, we're not citizens, just residents. Legal residents. Just clarifying.
What pisses me off is when people get all high and mighty about their party and tell the other party off! That, is called discrimination people! And I am not in favor of going back to segregation. We are all frickin humans! You think one way, I think the other. Maybe you don't like Obama, maybe I'm not in favor Mitt Romney, but so what? Doesn't mean we're different people!
Its Thursday October 17th, 2012. Wanna hear that in French? Ok, well, if you insist:
Jeudi le dix-sept octobre, deux-mille-douze.
Pretty swagtastic right?
I should be studying for my history test right now but I couldn't resist.
So.
What's on my mind? Hmmm...
I was at the hospital for a doctor's appointment, right? It was one I've never been to before. When i was buying a snack, I noticed a guy walking up to the counter girl and talking to her. I'm a human being, not Mother Teresa, so my judgmental mind thought, "Ugh. Employees aren't supposed to talk to their boyfriends during their shifts!!! OMG!" but then I noticed something. This dude, he had a small goatee, looked pretty normal, except for one thing. He had no arms. I immediately sucked in my breath fast. He was a normal hospital patient and just knew the girl that way!". I felt terrible.
We take so many things for granted. After me and my family(that's 10 arms) sat down, we noticed that guy had some food too. See, one sleeve was almost completely empty, but the other was a stump. He picked up the utensil with the stump and continued eating. The weirdest feeling came into my stomach, a sick, regretful, depressing feeling. Don't comment and tell me "What r u talking abt? I thank God(or whoever u believe created the Earth) for my arms every day!". Because none of us do. We just don't appreciate the things we have. We're always looking towards the next biggest thing to get us fame, power, money, or likableness. But things like arms, legs,etc. are things we never think about.
Later, when going to pick something up, i passed the prosthetic section, and saw a cowboy boot and a ballet slipper made into the shape of a leg. It was for younger kids who needed prosthetic legs. It just about broke my heart
Hey:)
Vas happenin? It's a Saturday afternoon of a three day weekend and I am waiting for my mother to kindly exit the restroom so we can depart to the mall and go to Armani Exchange to return my jeans. I decided I might as well sit my lazy butt in front of the computer while I'm waiting.
It's getting difficult for me to write properly, I keep using textese. "Keep using what?"you say, confused. Textese is texting language, like abbreviating (ex:LOL/JK), leaving out the vowels in a word(ex:cmptr), or using letters as words(ex:u,r). Studies actually prove kids can't spell as well because of texting. Wow, BlogSpot is rlly old-It doesn't recognize he word TEXTING. LOL. Or, well, I use LNL, which is a One Direction thing. BUT I promised myself I wouldn't talk about my fangirling over One Direction since that middle-aged woman scrolling through may not be a fan. So. Yeah.
I'm gonna watch The Vow at home today with my mom, we've been wanting to watch it forever! Yay! BTW, what's the big deal over Channing Tatum? He's an obsession lots of girls at my school have.
You guys know Freddie Combs? Amazing dude. Watch him below.
If you couldn't watch: He is an amazing singer, and he is a minister. He was 920 pounds in 2009 and almost died. Now he is 540 lbs, and in a weelchair, but very much alive. He came out, and openly talked bout his obesity, and sand Wind Beneath My Wings like never before. He's kinda like Susan Boyle. Watch her below.
Susan was not the most attractive of the bunch, and received judgement for that. You can hear boos as she walks on, but once she starts singing, she appears as a beautiful angel.
Freddie, Susan-You both are amazing and lovely, and people who judge you define themselves that way.
Moral: Don't judge people. It doesn't define them, it defines you.
Hey everyone!
Actually, I'm not sure what exactly I mean by everyone......its probably just me and some bored middle-aged adult flipping through random blogs and happened to stop at mine. But if you ARE the latter, wait! Don't click "Next Blog" because this may be the right blog for YOU. Haha, sounds so corny right?\
Well anyway, I'm going to introduce my self again for,um, those people who don't know me or simply those who have short term memory. Which reminds me of something I learned today, a disease called prosopagnosia. But more on THAT later.
What was I talking about? Oh,yeah, me.
For the rest just check my profile.
Bored yet?
Hmm.
Oh yeah! Prosopagnosia!
OK, so I was reading my new really thick VOGUE today(its their 120th anniversary FYI, just thought I'd put that out there) and I stumbled on an article by a woman who has prosopagnosia, also known as face blindness. This really was an interesting article.
Face blindness proves eyes can't do everything. It is where even though your eyesight is fine(maybe even 20/20) but you have an inability to use facial features to identify people. Like, have you ever been approached by someone you don't recognize who goes "Nice to see you again!"in a British accent and THEN you realize its your British friend Samantha? Or do people's faces look fuzzy to you? That could mean you have prosopagnosia. It's kind of like if you, like me, need glasses or contacts and have a really bad power and one day you forget to put your glasses on or your contacts in, and everyone's faces look fuzzy from afar. For those affected by face blindness, even up close facial features won't give any hint to as who you're talking to, whether it be a long-lost relative or your very best friend. Isn't that kind of sad but interesting? I think so! I took a face blindness test and it actually said I was face-blind! But I must say I wasn't trying very hard. Plus, it was difficult!!!
I guess I could do some "Ask Irene"'s later..... and maybe some book reviews...
But for now, I must part you.
Adieu, Irene Ameena<3 i="i">
OMG......it's been a LOONG time since i've written. Life changed. A LOT. Well..................................... for one thing.................. I moved!!!! to a two story house in a city nearby (ended up not going to India this year too :P) I would tell you the city, but I don't want stalkers tracking me.....:PP
First, let me apologize profusely. For you beginners, that means a lot i think. I'm sorry........I've been so busy being bored! My summer pretty much sucked except going to Great Wolf Lodge with fam.
And now I'm in seventh grade. Back in my old city middle skool started in 6th, but here it starts in seventh. So last year I started middle skool and this year I'm starting it again:P
Life is usual and chaotic. (If u don't kno what that means, just go search it up).
Here's my new sparkly favorites list.
FAVES
Fave color: OK this changed big. From birth till 7th grade, my fave color was pink. I mean, I still like pink but now i like PURPLE better. Fave song: What Makes You Beautiful by One Direction Fave Actor: Imran Khan and Justin Bieber. Well I kno JB is a singer but he starred in Never Say Never!!!! Fave Movie: Can't choose. Fave Clothing: Anything that doesn't make me look fat:P Fave brands: AERO, Juicy Couture, Guess, Hollister(though i've never shopped there), and Nordstrom. Fave Manicure: French. Fave Food: Hmm....dunno.... Fave Number: 8
thats it for now....oh yeah and pluz click on the title of this entry and it shud bring up a picture.
