Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone,
Silence the pianos and with muffled drum
Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.
Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead
Scribbling on the sky the message He Is Dead,
Put crepe bows round the white necks of the public doves,
Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves.
He was my North, my South, my East and West,
My working week and my Sunday rest,
My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song;
I thought that love could last forever: I was wrong.
The stars are not wanted now, put out every one;
Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun;
Pour away the ocean and sweep up the wood;
For nothing now can ever come to any good.
Funeral Blues
By W.H Auden
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Mr. A did such a great job at reciting this that I almost teared when he got to the third stanza.....
Words are powerful, real powerful.
- Music:Copeland - Coffee
Have you ever fed a lover with just your hands?
Close your eyes and trust it, just trust it
Have you ever thrown a fist full of glitter in the air?
Have you ever looked fear in the face
And said I just don’t care?
It’s only half past the point of no return
The tip of the ice burg
The sun before the burn
The thunder before lightning
And the breath before the phrase
Have you ever felt this way?
Have you ever hated yourself for staring at the phone?
Your whole life waiting on the ring to prove you’re not alone
Have you ever been touched so gently you had to cry?
Have you ever invited a stranger to come inside?
Have you ever wished for an endless night?
Lassoed the moon and the stars and pulled that rope tight
Have you ever held your breath and asked yourself will it ever get better than tonight?
Tonight.
- Mood:jaded
- Music:Pink - Glitter In The Air
God I have so many things to post on, honestly. But I'm gonna learn howta do the friggin LJ cut before I do a proper update, so I won't hold it off any longer.
But for now, my heart goes out to all of Michael Jackson's family members, friends and fans. There is no doubt that he is an imcomparable legend in the music industry, regardless of the child molest court trials and other shit he had been through. Youtube user Timothy Delaghetto says it right:
R.I.P, Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009)
- Mood:
moody
| Love Is... ～いつもそこに君がいたから～ |  |
ここにある僕の気持ちは ずっと大切にしていたいよ 体中で感じだ答えは 手を繋ぎこの道を歩くこと 探してたずっと前から 終わることのない愛の形 君がくれた言葉の意味さえ 上手く分からずに傷付けだけど こんなにも誰かを愛しく思えること 何よりも誇りに思うから 君を支えたい いつも君の側で 愛はいつでもこの胸の奥で Love is for good こんなに優しくなれたのは君がいたから Love is for all その笑顔が見たいから このまま側にいさせて 描いてた幸せの花 いつか咲かせたい君と二人 ここにいるよ いつも側にいてよ 辛いときは君の杖になろう 同じ歩幅で二人で生きてゆこうよ 過ぎでく季節を確かめ合って 涙の数だけ 君を照らせるように 未来はいつもこの空の下で Love is because 気づけば いつの間にか近くに感じていた Love is believe 忘れないさ いつの日も 心に愛を届けよ | |
Do you have any idea...?
- Mood:
thoughtful - Music:Kinki Kids - Love Is... ～いつもそこに君がいたから～
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA omg I can't stop laughing this is so FRIGGING FUNNY
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- Mood:tickled
Friday night and I'm home. Even my mom has a life and she's out with her friends. And Tonette our housekeeper just left, too.
Poot I miss volleyball trainings. And people from h.i.p.s. And having heart-to-heart confessions with wong alone. And bitching things out with Joan and Cat - after trngs. I miss high tea sessions with Yilu and Nad. I miss my sister. I miss my Daddy. I miss so many people and I'm still alone. Gah where's the novelty.
Been talking quite a bit with my mom lately.....she's told me stuff about my dad that I never knew. I know I've said this before, but the thought of me having never had a real, mature father-daughter conversation with my dad still strikes me deep every now and then.
I've always imagined how it would be like to have an actual conversation with my dad. I would tell him how shitlost I feel and he would give me cheesy advice that I would, remember and live by for the rest of my life. He would pat my head, and tell me it's okay to feel lost sometimes, and that he would always be there to steer me in the right direction. He would hug me the day I graduate, and tell me he's proud regardless of all the shit I got myself into. My dad would be there getting flustered over my prom date, and nag about dressing too revealing, being home late, about whether I was with the right people. My dad would be a great daddy, and he was.
My daddy was a hero, and he struggled for fourteen years with nothing but faith and a strong will.
My daddy was my hero, and still is.
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Dear Daddy,
How have you been? It's been three years since. Do you ever come back to check on me? Yknow, I still have a bottle of your cologne, and it comforts me because when I spray a little of it in my room, it feels like you're actually here with me. I miss you all the time. It's been real tough on mom lately, and jie has been taking over alot of the chores, and alot of the burdens. I'm sorry I wasn't helpful around the household, but I'm learning to be. Give me some time,okay?
Daddy, I wish you could be here to teach me how to be a better daughter, sister, friend. I wish you could be here and teach me how to be a better person, but I know that's just a crazy thought. I promise I'll learn on my own, and mature even more so that I can lighten the load that mom/sis has.
I miss you, and I love you.
X,
- Mood:
lonely - Music:Regina Spektor - The Call
Met Teo and Inez after classes yesterday at town. Had a surprise add-on : FIA! :- ) Well she is Inez's......househelp. It was really strange at first but it was funny cuz I can't speak Malay and all I said was probably "Hi" x20 times. She's lovely though, and was really amused that me and Teo share the same awesome name.
Headed to Hard Rock Cafe for lunch --well not really. Had munches of salad, which was all I had for the entire day besides my milk tea (Gasp!). Made several terrible attempts at conversing in Chinese, and dug out stuff from the past to share with Inez. Ah horrible, traumatizing memories. :- (
Blahblahblah "OH MY GOD WTF A PORSCHE? -speechless-"
"I'm moving my Mitsubishi ass away now, bye Inez."
You promised ok, gonna drive both of us around when you're legal! ;- )
Went shopping, well ok technically they did. Gah I hate it that I always end up not seeing anything I like when I'm PREPARED to spend every cent. Always. Anyways Teo is really happy with her two new bags, and so is Inez, with her spankin' new jacket to add to her purple-y collection Walked here and there, Inez and I tried extremely hard to get Teo to Balcony but she wouldn't budge :- ( Most of the time Fia just stood between us, with a super funny confused look on her face. We even failed trying to cheat her into going there. Losers, both of us ha ha! ;- )
Had stupid conversations along the way, "Ugh I hate girls that twirl strands of their hair with their fingers all day long like a guniang." "There's one behind you doing it right now, you moron".... "Oh fuck HIDE ME QUICK"
Walked a hell of a LONG distance(Glares at someone guilty) to the studio at Bugis, and watched Inez's band practice. I know I'mma nerdball, but that was my first time at a band prac heh I sound so stupid. Anyways it was great, mainly because that girl looked so at ease and happy that it made me and fellow Dawn happy inside too. Sitting there and watching them play just made the entire walking journey worthwhile ;- )
Got to know the band members, of course Inez the lead vocalist, "Astroboy"-Tyler, little Astroboy-Tyler's lil bro, Donn, drummer King Chee(???) and um three other great guys - backup vocal, guitarists. Ok I don't exactly know what they do but they were all playing the guitar so I'm guessing they had diff roles yeah.
-On a sidenote, you guys should totally do Guns n' Roses man.
Me, Teo and Fia really enjoyed ourselves though I think Fia was really, really tired. And I don't know why, but being in that closed room with blasting drums and singing and guitars jamming made me realize how that place actually meant something to people - as an outlet for emotions, as a form of mental escape, as a source of solace. It really just puts it into perspective for you. It did for me,at least. After a couple of numbers, we all left and chilled @Mackers, which was pretty......-sigh- can't seem to put it in words. Just a feeling that makes you frown.
Got up,said goodbyes, left.
Being with all these great people today really helped me forget being shitlost in this world. At least for the time being, it did. This is what I need the most, sometimes. To get up and start afresh. When I'm ready, I'll get back. I'll fix things.
Wait for me.
X,
- Mood:
calm - Music:Pink - Glitter In The Air
Last night I made a new friend...........drumrolls INEZ-something-something-something-somet
*Postnote: It's Inez Casey
We had dinner with Teo at Sushi Tei, Vivo. Inez had fun laughing at my brows and Teo had fun laughing at Inez who was laughing at my brows. I am more convinced than ever that my upper face features have something against me, SIGH. Got to know more about a stalker and a (gasp!) crush. I love these girls though I've once hated one of em so much and the other, someone I've just met. -insert pensive moment-
Randomly picked a spot outside to sit down and just, talk. Was better than starbucks ;- ) Stargazing was interesting - "it looks like a hand around a boob with a really, white nipple!" For a moment all of us fell silent and wished we had lovers then, ha! Poke poke poke. "My dad died when I was fourteen." Poke Poke. "My parents...xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
"That's why I have this fear of getting too attached to anyone, or anything. Because I feel like one day, it'll all disappear. And then I won't have to be too upset over it, and just move on. Alone."
"You know what's ironic? All of you are in your little bubbles, and are struggling to get out of em. While I'm here, trying desperately to build one around me. And I don't want to burst your bubbles either."
You remind me so much of someone I knew. You remind me of how I couldn't say anything to make you feel better, or to help the bad things go away.
But hey, we know how it is. I just hope you know how much you are worth.
- Mood:
indescribable
Today has been better. Thanks to her.
:- )
Update: Bad results for my languages. No 'A's yet.
But just between you and me, if tmr we're gonna be sitting close again I'm sure it'll turn out fine ;- )
X,
Everyone's making new friends, meeting new people, doing new stuff, facing new challenges, moving on.
And I'm here.
Mates in their spankin' new uniforms just isn't really what I want to see these days. Granted, I'm happy that they've all moved on to a whole new phase of their lives. But I guess what gets me the most is that...................I haven't. I'm still here.
I can't remember when was the last time I felt proud donning this all-white uniform I've been wearing for almost 5 years.
I can't remember when I started feeling ashamed of taking out my TBs at Starbucks while everyone else is typing on their laptops and scrutinizing lecture notes that, obviously hadn't been prepared by teachers from secondary schools.
No, you don't know.
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.
.
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Guess life is full of bullshit sometimes.
P/s : No comments. Not now.
- Mood:
crappy - Music:Heather Small - Proud
Been hooked on TBL.........and Jillian heh :>
Can't put my finger to it but lately it seems like we've drifted, huh? So much I wanna enclose but.....not here. All I can say is I have so much love for you and you should know that more than anyone else after all we've been through.
Anyways have done pretty much lately; so much has happened. Mom got diagnosed with dengue previously, which freaked us all out. She got admitted into the hosp but now she's out, so. That's good. :> Also, been studying like a nerdball for the past few weeks and finally, finally Prelim One is over. Met two of Yau's buds Lynn and Huiwen, they're a bunch of fun heh.
This is driving me woohoo cuz I think I accidentally turned on my numlock cuz I can't use any of the number keys except 5 and 6 and I don't know how to turn it off wtheck? Plzplzplz any experts out there my depression just went up a notch due to the lack of exclamation marks I can use for now,
Boohoo.
I haven't smiled for a photo in ages. That explains my wordy wordy posts. Me like :- )
Random things I feel like randomly mentioning but not elaborating:
1. Lazy lunch with em girls at White Dog Cafe! Healthy salads yum.
2. I named my sis's teddy after a HK snack. Siew mai!
3. Fatty flew off on fri, and subsequently my mom's flying off too, on mon to join her. Grad ceremony.
4. I'm gonna have to make my own way to school for 4 days. Great. There goes my allowance to cabbies.
5. I'm thinking of taking the bus on monday though. Since classes start late.
6. Sometimes I feel awkward when left alone with my mom.
7. I've yet to reply Yilu's text msg.
8. Got my long-awaited jumper, finally. In blue. Topshop.
9. I have secret fantasies that one day, Sg will have four seasons.
10. Can't wait to get my driving license. but
11. Fuck me, a September baby.
12. I hate my brows, like really hate. Wish they could be lower.
13. I feel happy when I see gay people around cuz it gives me hope that love in other forms, still exist. (Finally understand how shane felt)
14. I love IKEA.
-Many more, but no.
P/s: I miss you. You irk me. And you, suck it up pansy. Why are you invading my space? I need you. Sometimes I wish I could tell you everything but I know you won't be able to take it. You aren't worth my time. I hope things continue going well for you in your life :- )
Secret msgs for random people in my life.
- Music:Shayne Ward - No You Hang up
I feel so overgrown and old these days. If only I can get it over and done with now, and join you guys. Everyday you listen, occasionally fall asleep, pee, rush out assignments, stay back till 530 to study with periodical stoning moments. This is me being productive. Right?
The school management has decided to buy new chairs, and, I assume, have no opinions of their own so ours are required. They are so tasteful; green and yellow chairs would look fantastic in our classrooms.
What am I doing here? Here sucks.
- Mood:
bored - Music:Joshua Radin - Someone Else's Life
Back from our trip to taiwan!!!!
God it was so freakin fun there...I love the weather, the food, the night markets, the cheap shopping - everything! I miss living in different hotels every night and watching panda porn/crazy politics on taiwan news. I miss our coach, the driver, Steven our amazing guide and everyone including Michelle(fellow JE fan!!) and Skinny Girl + 17yr old + Bengboy :- ( Sigh I never knew I'd love taiwan, really. My sis is even more into the country than me :
"You guys go ahead!!! Leave me in taiwan!!!! Go back to sg!!"
Hahaha. Crazy prick.
Anyways it was really an awesome trip I can't even find a word fit to describe the awesomeness of it. Jeez listen to me I'm all out of words..! Fatprick is out now and she brought the cam so I can't post up any pikchurez yet, maybe tmr ;- ) I can't wait to share everything with anyone that's reads this shithole!!!!!!!!
/End of stale post.
//Edited.
I need doses of 堂本剛 like right now. Scratch that, I need a barrel of him. Can't download ORIGINAL COLOR and 街 :- ( Complete depression mode fully turned on. Plus, my lemon tea tastes weird today. The class broke 5 test-tubes today in the chem lab and WX literally peeled his skin off with the glass shards of the testtube. He wanted to contribute to society and tried breaking the pieces of glass into smaller pieces so that it'd be easier to be disposed of. Learnt your lesson yet, genius? We are convinced, somehow, that something's really wrong with that particular chem lab. It's the smelly aura, but no one was listening to me.
I wrote a list today. Again. this time it's a list of "Things To Accomplish/Do Before I Die". Here's what I've come up with:
- Learn sign language, fluent Japanese, fair French, fair Español.
- Go on a trip to Europe alone for a year.
- Learn to ride a horse - total wild, insane GALLOPING kind
- Go on a real hot-air balloon - nothing like DHL's pathetic one plz
- Attend 3 yacht parties, host 2.
- Tell 7 complete strangers my secrets(by age 18).
- Go on the Ellen Degeneres Show!!!!!!!!
- Do voluntary work in a third world country for 2weeks - a month
- Own a see-through umbrella purchased in Japan
- Attend JE new year countdown @Tokyo Dome - twice
- Go to Egypt &explore! -tombs, pyramids, modern buildings
- Visit 20 musuems around the world! (fashion, teddy bear, historical???)
- Slim down and go skinny-dipping at an all naked beach - MUST NOT LEAVE TILL SOMEONE GETS MY NUMB
ER WILLINGLY /: ( Don't judge me) - Go to Jay Chou's restaurant!!!!! Attempt to stalk him if I get lucky.
- Go on Hokkaido's "Break ice tour", or prison tours around the world
- Go on a trip to somewhere intersting with em kids Clar W N T S Cat Y - Bali/Barcelona/Turkey (?)
- Mood:
okay
This gloomy weather is really starting to get to me.
I hate having to clear my stuff. Hate, hate, hate. And also having to pack my bags for trips. Its so sickening when you have to check over and over again that you have everything(I learnt my lesson that this step is crucial becuz there was this once I realized I left out my underwear and PJs)Been catching up with teo at the airport, its so peaceful there at night, esp at the viewing mall huh. ;- ) Btw the iced caramel macchiato at Starbucks isn't all that great, IMO. Probably just the name of it sounds nice though. I think people should work at Starbucks instead of Mackerss Why not? I'd rather smell like yummy coffee instead of fries and..fries. Yuck. And to boot, the people that visit Starbucks (ie. Me - heh ok whatever though) are a whole lot more interesting than the people that visit mackers. No obese children screaming for more fried food or sundaes, no obnoxious high school pricks competing Who Laughs Louder and Therefore Seems To Have More Fun etc.
Things to accomplish :
-Visit Sharmian at the wine vault
-Visit teo at her workplace ;- )
-Pick up my student card
-Get my IC done
-Buy a new wallet
-Shop at random interesting places
-Tea with (Yilu/Teo) and Nad
-Meet Yau for supper/breakfast/overnight @Changi
-Finish Ben's tweeday/Xmas prez!
-Reply QC's chalet RSVP(I WANT TO GO HONESTLY I MISS YOU GU
-Clear stuff in fatprick's room
-IKEA date with X or X(still deciding between the two hahah)
-Fishing with Clarence!!!
-Pick up my coloured contacts
-Cancel appt at NSC?
-Read finish Lit books and SOB
-Winter trip..!
Okay back to packing up the shitloads of paper I have into boxes.
Box 1, set on fire.
Box 2, leave in corner to collect dust.
..Then set it on fire weeks later.
- Mood:
gloomy - Music:Chase Coy - A Rainy Day Song
My weight-for-height in S1 was 80% and now its 100% and I've gained 13kg in 3 years (pops party poppers)
I love my body I love my body I love every bloody inch of my fat body.
Edited/
Things haven't really been going well lately.... I lost my wallet last thurs (06/11) along with alot of cash, my student card, IC, (neo)printz from previous years, Topshop card, lots of other discount cards, Aussie bus ticket(Damn it!), Jay Chou concert'08 tix, movie tix'08, card Kristine gave us back in 2006(?), receipts, a letter from him, Bandaids, Kitkat wrapper Sharmian drew on during Pump last year, an ice cream stick(??) Teo wrote on to psyche me up I cant rmbr when, and...daddy's photos.
Fuck why am I so absent minded. I was sleeping on 31, see. And when i woke up I realised the bus was JUST driving away from boon keng mrt so I kept looking to the front to see where it would stop next and I just rushed down at the next stop, leaving my wallet on the bus. The best thing was I didn't even realise it was missing until I walked all the way back to boon keng and wanted to tap my card at the gantry...Damn it. Panicked, called up a few friends for help on what the hell I should do and Wuyi suggested to call 100 and get SBS' number. (I was so desperate I told Karyn "Yknow if I get it back I swear I'll keep my atheist remarks/comments to myself for life - and I actually meant it this time)
So I did, and the woman on the line gave me two numbers - one of which was freaking no longer in use. The other number was pretty much useless since they kept putting me on hold and at this point in time my phone was running on 17%batt. Great. Then I called Wuyi again and she suggested I hitch a free ride to Toa Payoh bus interchange since thats where 31 ends up, and I was being all hesitatingly whine-y because it was kind of embarrassing till she yelled "WELL DO YOU WANNA GET BACK YOUR WAL
I got on the bus.
And thanks to MX whom suggested that I waited till everyone got on so they would think that I was asking for directions, heh! The bus driver was so nice, he was like "Okay okay don't worry we'll get you to Toa Payoh interchange, just find yourself a seat for now" Aw what a nice uncle. So on the bus I called up my mom and gladly hung up with the excuse of a phone on the verge of dying. When I reached, I went to the office and they told me no wallet was turned in from anyone on bus 31 and I was so stumped. I mean, come on I've lost my wallet a couple of times and got it back but I never took it for granted!!!! Sigh so I tried to find my way out but it was so confusing, all the doors had "No entry" signs and I was so mad, confused, sad, frustrated, guilty, lost and fucking penniless with a phone that died on me there and then that I cried(not out loud obviously) while hailing a cab down to my mom's, which she paid for later of course.
Sigh I don't even want the cash anymore I just want my wallet and the etc contents back!!!! Damn it, really. I mean I googled "I LOST MY WALLET" and I read about so many cases of people in Sg losing their wallets but finding it in the mail sometime later. I mean I've done good deeds, giving up my seats on the trains to the old, pregnant and even the RELATIVELY old, and I don't expect any favours in return but in times like that shouldn't a kindhearted soul step in??? Sigh and it costs a hundred to redo an IC ohmystarz this is insane.
Things really haven’t been lookin up for me, Daddy. Can you... use your magic or something?????????
P/s : Everyone!!!! Go listen to Joshua Radin's song "Today". Its really good and he sang the acoustic version at Ellen and Portia's wedding~ *^_^*
- Mood:
tired - Music:Joshua Radin - Today
Sometimes I feel like I'm not ever good enough for you.
I had beef noodles for breakfast cuz Ng says I can eat a whole cow for breakfast and I won't get fat. Now I feel like having beef noodles all day long. And I need to start on my SOB facebook assignments, sigh. CCHMS teachers always think they're so cool. They're not. On another note, work has been killing me. So is she, but its not like I care too much about her. Been craving for the broiled chicken salad from Carl's Jr and misomayo hotate from Sushi Tei :- ( I think I might go down to Vivo sometime soon. I like going there alone now, shopping at F21, stopping off at Boost etc. But of course its always better with Fatprick around! :- )
Cancelled on tea(well postponed, actually) with Teo and Nadia cuz I completely forgot about it, and I had to help mom with work. Next week okay? Can't wait to catch up with you girls, esp over tea! :- ) Oh and we have to arrange a date with Yilu too... Jeez so busy, so busy. And Gen had the karaoke system installed at her house so now we have free KTV sessions lol but I miss the smoke and booze at PartyWorld though, ha ha!
Been obsessed with shows on Ch15, 16, 17, 18 lately. Like The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Ellen Degeneres Show, The Nanny, 90210, Jamie at Home, Take Home Chef, Food Paradise, Crossing Jordan, CSI Miami & NY, Whose Line Is It Anyway, SNL(Sat Night Live), Grey's Anatomy etc etc. And yes I haven't really been watching Oprah anymore cuz I watched her go on Ellen's show and she was cutting in like all the freaking time and almost turning herself into the host ._. I mean Jeez lady sure, you're the mother of all shows but give Ellen a chance will ya??? Ok whatever I love Ellen more. Also, caught Wanda Sykes on the Ellen show and it was freaking hilarious hahaha I love her she's so funny :- )
Wanda Sykes : "I gotta say, at first I was really torn becuz I'm like, yknow, Hilary/Obama. Yknow woman/black! I'm torn--I'm a black woman! So I had to go, what has caused me the most problems in my life, yknow where do I need some oomph? And uh I was weighing everything, I'm like ok uhh No equal pay (VS) No pay! Rape (VS) slavery! Let's see uh...oh yes Getting hit on by men (VS) getting on by policemen! So you see I'm torn, I'm torn. But uh yknow the election has gone ugly, so I'm going with Obama, I'm going with Obama. But the thing is, I'm worried cuz if he wins, black people will have to come up with another excuse. You can't blame the man when you are the man. Its like, "You wanna know why i'm in jail??? .......(shifts uncomfortably)....uh....global warming, yeah..!"
- Mood:tickled
- Music:Sara Bareilles - Love Song
My views on:
Proposition 8:
Proposition 8 is a California State ballot proposition that would amend the state Constitution to restrict the definition of marriage to a union between a man and a woman. It would overturn a recent California Supreme Court decision that had recognized same-sex marriage in California as a fundamental right. The official ballot title language for Proposition 8 is "Eliminates Right of Same-Sex Couples to Marry." The entirety of the text to be added to the constitution is: "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California."The campaigns for and against Proposition 8 raised $35.8 million and $37.6 million, respectively, becoming the highest-funded campaign on any state ballot that day and surpassing every campaign in the country in spending except the presidential contest. The proponents argued for exclusively heterosexual marriage while claiming that failure to change the constitution would require changes to school curriculum and threaten church tax benefits. The opponents argued that eliminating the rights of any Californian and mandating that one group of people be treated differently from everyone else was unfair and wrong.
-Sourced from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_
Basically, on May 15, it was announced at the State Supreme Court(San Francisco, California) that the ban on gay marriage has been overturned. However, Proposition 8 surfaced and has caused a huge turmoil among the people on California. Protests were held and millions of dollars were donated from both sides in attempt to win the ballot. People in the entertainment/media industry also stood out and took their stands, people like Ellen Degeneres, Lindsay Lohan, Drew Barrymore, Christina Aguilera, Madonna, Brad Pitt, Steven Spielberg, Arnold Schwarzenegger. etc etc. However, on Nov 4, Proposition 8 was announced to be passed, leaving 18 000 gay wedded couples in fear that their marriages will be affected and many more distressed that they are now unable to get hitched.
Personally, I do not live in California but this does affect me very much. It makes me sick to think that the basic rights of marrying someone you love are taken away from people, and that they are being ostracized merely because they belong to a sexual orientation that is not accepted under society's norms.
Yes, you are not taking away their rights to marry..
But you are taking away their rights to marry the people they actually love.
I was surfing Youtube today and came across a video that moved me to tears. It is a clip on protestors' opinions on Prop 8 and shows how determined these people are to get their equal rights.
you watch it you'll see:
A person holding a sign that screams "HOW DOES MY MARRIAGE HURT YOU!”
“I feel like we all thought we were part of a community that cared, that have some modicum of respect for each other”
“Thomas Jefferson told me that I am created equal, and that I have inalienable rights. Inalienable, means that they can’t be taken away.”
A person holding a sign that painfully screams “SEPARATE BUT EQUAL IS NEVER EQUAL”
An old woman proudly holding a board saying “WE LOVE OUR DAUGHTER AND HER WIFE”
“We had this amazing, kindof unexpected victory in May(when the ban on gay marriage was initially overturned), that just left us with the most incredible sense of hope. And we got married this summer(looks at husband beside him) and felt like we were finally really equal in the eyes”
An old man holding a board that says “I LOVE MY GAY SON”
“WE WILL NOT FIGHT H8 WITH HATE”
A young li’l girl speaks up: “I don’t think people should take away their really well rights”, holding a sign that says “LET MY 2 DADS STAY MARRIED”
“I AM A VICTIM OF H8”
Even a young girl is wise enough to know that people should be allowed their basic rights, and that it doesn’t make sense if a country claims to treat their people equally when they ban marriages between GLBT(Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender) couples.
IMO, it is high-time that people are allowed the marry the people they love, and encouraged to come out of the closet rather than giving in to society’s norms and end up spending a lifetime with a person he/she doesn’t love.
The time is always right to do what is right.
-Martin Luther King Jr.
Say NO! to Proposition 8;
-Stop Prop 8, Stop the H8.
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Right now at this present minute, I need somebody.
-End of vulnerable moment.-
- Mood: lonely
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