Communication has always been a fundamental aspect in a society. Without this, we might as well end up as loners who thrive in life without understanding anyone. But just like everything, communication, in time, evolves from a simple set of words to complex terminologies and, in this case, slang words, which may be put under the category, "colloquial words." Now for those who don't know yet, colloquial is "the characteristic of or appropriate to the spoken language or to writing that seeks the effect of speech." In other words, we can say that colloquial terms are considered "informal." (Kudos to TheFreeDictionary)
Colloquial words has indeed help humanity to ease their expression of feelings. With this, we are spared from talking too much, and we can summarize what we're trying to say, while from others, this might be their way of appearing cool verbally. But then again, despite these advantages, there are things to be considered about using colloquial terms in everyday life. Sometimes, we must consider if people will understand what you're saying, not just for the sake of being "cool" or too lazy to explain in the normal lingo. First, why are we using these curious terms, whether intentional or not, in our daily lives to begin with?
1. To make your statements brief. As I have mentioned before, using colloquial terms is being used partly to spare yourself from speaking too much. Colloquial terms can also help for you to substitute a difficult term that you keep forgetting when conversing. While this is considered as some kind of verbal advantage, but we should consider who are we talking to, whether it's a friend or a business agent, or when we should talk, when it's a friendly party or a serene soiree.
Formal: I'm just laying low before exams.
Informal: Pumepetix lang.
2. To seem "cool." This might sound hilarious, but I assure you I know people who use colloquial terms to sound intimidating and cool to the eyes of others. While I'm able to perceive through their appalling verbal disguises, I must say it's pretty impressive when it comes to others. However, one wrong thing about this is that oftentimes, cuss words and offensive statements are disguised as some sort of codename. Most of these blasted terms hurt my ears due to sheer annoyance.
Thus, this is one of the noticeable disadvantages in a democratic country that allows using such words. On my perspective though, this is inevitable in a number of people, but seriously, you have free will, so if you plan to be a cowardly git to cloak a cuss word in a codename, then so be it. I can understand it, anyway.
Formal: My girlfriend is pretty, dude.
Informal: Shet, ganda ng shota ko, erpats.
3. To conceal some hidden agenda. If disguised cuss words to seem cool is bad enough, this is one of the downright worst disadvantages of the evolution of colloquial words. As I listened to our adviser's past school experiences, she actually revealed that roguish students actually used colloquial terms to conceal their hidden intentions.
Next thing she knew, a student was robbed. Of course, the two got what they deserved, but this serves as a serious warning at the same time, that we must be constantly vigilant at what someone's saying; it could be the next snide ruffian. When someone says, "Tara, shopping tayo!" in the middle of the class hours, don't be so sure about it. Learn to be observant enough to distinguish truth from excuses for crime.
Example: Tara, dekwat tayo! (Intention is to steal something)
4. Influence. This is a pivotal reason why people tend to use slang words in everyday communication. From parents who accidentally use these informal terms, from friends who use them as though it's their primary language, and even from different types of media; the TV, videogames and the Internet. This proves the truth of the adage that, "values are caught, not taught." If this is so, then we must be keen at what we are getting into, whether this is just too much. Who knows, subconsciously, these words might be a part of your normal speech, and that's not very good indeed.
We must learn to control ourselves on what is good and bad. While colloquialness is not entirely bad, we must use it at the right time and place, to prevent ourselves from becoming a Txt-speak sort of person, forgetting our proper language.
Funny Habitual Remarks
Mind you, colloquialness doesn't only come in form of just informal terminologies, especially in our language. These types of words can be stringed into a sentence, which for some reason, has become a habit of people to the point that they actually forget what that means to begin with.
Example: Pabili ng Colgate, iyong Close-up.
Now this is a strange and funny sentence, but this is where my point comes along. You see, if you put this in a literal sense, it will seem that you're expressing that Close-up is a sub-genre of Colgate toothpaste, which is wrong. They are completely different brands of toothpaste, and this causes misunderstandings, especially to those who aren't familiar with this habitual remarks. This just proves that we ought to be careful about what we're going to say, to avoid confusion.
Example: Anak, ingat ka sa biyahe ha, tumabi ka sa jeep.
Now this still brings a smile to my face, because this shows how Filipinos tend to ignore what the meaning of the sentence they were saying. If you put it in the logical way, you were actually implying that your son must stand right beside a moving vehicle. So please, think twice about scolding a child about being "pilosopo." What will a foreigner practicing Filipino, unfamiliar about these funny habits, react to this? Let us consider these situations and try revising our grammar a bit. Another good example for this matter would be:
Example: Anak, pahiran mo ng sipon ang kapatid mo.
In case you might need some idea, I've got some colloquial vocabularies for you all:
1. Erpat/Ermat - Dude/Dudette
2. Dekwat - Steal
3. Olats - Defeated
4. Toma - Drink alcohol
5. Churva - Kuwan (This, it)
6. Tol - Friend
7. Amats - High (From alcohol or drugs)
8. Shota - Short-time girlfriend
9. Jowa - Refer to Shota
10. Chibog/Tsibog/Lamon/Lapa - Eat
11. Tabachoy/Baboy/Tabachingching - Fat
12. 1-2-3 - The process wherein you ride a vehicle without paying
13. Petix - Relax
14. Japeyk - Fake
15. Jeprox - Punk
I assume you already got the idea. What I'm pointing out, is that many of us are full-fledged diplomats and graduates employed in brilliant companies, but it's funny to think that a good number of them still fumble about these habitual colloquial sentences that prevents better communication. Practically everyone of us have used these terms, wherein some times, we subconscioculy say it before we can stop ourselves.
There's nothing evil about being colloquial, but we must determine whether this helps us in a particular scenario, especially when talking to authorities or influential figures. What shame to tell a chairman something that you don't even mean at the first place.
I'm gonna make this as brief as possible, and this has always been a rule for every language: We are not just privileged, but obliged to pick the correct words as we speak, to establish good communication, unless you want some misunderstandings and end up beating the daylights out of each other.
Another thing is that we must choose the right time and place if we are to choose a specific type of speaking. Who would want to say "Ang cute ng churva ko chenes" to the school principal? Who would understand you if state, "Ako'y lubos na nalulugod sa iyong pagdalaw, dahil matagal na akong nangungulila sa iyo" to a young sister?
Well, I hoped I did my part by filling you in with interesting stuff and advices about the real life. Remember, the key to an ideal understanding is not just being able to speak a particular dialect; it's also about expressing yourself as good as possible by picking the right words, picking the right speaking style, in the right time, in the right place, whether it's okay to be informal, or it's time to be seriously formal.
Note: If this article has similarities with the others of the same genre, this is completely unintentional.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Sunday, June 14, 2009
What's disappointing about OPM?
Since the great E-Heads age, a memorable quartet that creates songs worth listening to, and many other inspiring singers who inspired the hearts of many, our Philippine music industry bore a magnificent image and wonderful colors. OPM even competes with the greats of foreign music, and a good, bright future is in store for our own melodic masterpieces. However, in my perspective, our local music that we strived to preserve seems to be crumbling as time passes for some reason.
In due course, OPM seems to be getting worse than ever. While this claim might seem too harsh, to the point of insulting to some, anyone with the right eyes and ears can realize that our music just doesn't seem as awesome as those great ones gone by. What supposed to be further improvement just turned out to be some kind of overrated joke.
Now, as we ask ourselves, why did this happen, anyway? What happened to what must have been a magnificent music industry? Well, let this blod entry serve as a guide as you ponder about this disappointing turning point.
1. Songs/Singers being overrated. This gravely irritating fact is one of the prominent factors that circulate our music nowadays. This usually roots from those inadequately satisfying contests aired on TV, and some kids of famous singers trying to squeeze and follow their parents' path. While I consider that some singers in today's business are pretty good and deserve more publicity, some of them are not, and I mean not fit for the job. as I watch ASAP on Sundays, I just moan in disappointment as likes of John Lloyd Cruz, Bea Alonzo and KC Concepcion sing (wherein most of the time they just lip-synch) when their voice are just not meant for singing. I can still remember KC Concepcion's song, (I didn't bother to remember the title) and it was just bland and boring.
Actually, the administration can provide more activities for these people on that variety show that are meant for them. Yes, they're decent at acting, but please don't squeeze in where you don't belong. But for some reason, those crazy fans who'd die just seeing their spit buy this singing fad, even if it's hideous, for the sake of being "in."
Another spot-on is this Charice Pempengco. She started showing on TV in Little Big Star years ago, and ended up in third place. Now, he's the current queen of OPM that steals the hearts of Oprah, Celine Dion, and most of the Filipinos. While I don't deny that her voice is good, her singing style is quite tiresome, with the screaming and all. It's even pretty common, so I don't understand why all those people are going crazy over her. For those people who'll rant me about being jealous, I'm not, because I'm not even a singer. I just want to tell you that stop going bananas over a teen singer. She's not a god. These factors make my hope for OPM rising. well, swerving.
2. Lack of Proper Originality. This is another good reason that I refuse to listen to much OPMs anymore. When MCR is quite a fad some years ago, I noticed that a band suddenly sprouted during MCR's peak of fame. Let's hide this in the name "Chicosci." When I listened to this particular band, I realized that OPM needs mending.
If they didn't directly imitate MCR, then they seemed to just get along with the other maintream bands so they can get a piece of fame. Their songs are lame and had hardly any meaning at all, and they're just so bland, I'd rather sleep the noise away. If you observe more carefully, bands and singers here and there sprout from mother music genre, and often ends as a failure. Like Karylle and Gabby Valenciano, following their parents, they use practically the same style their mom and dad use, and it ends with them being overshadowed. Seriously, if you're going to do something, do it with originality and improvisation, and you might stand a chance of getting better.
3. Lack of Sponsorship. Another sad truth about OPM. Many aspiring singers who are worth noticing, unfortunately, get ignored by the competition administrators, thanks to the falling economy of our country, leaving those undeserving showbiz figures to get the came. Several amateur artists lack funds to sustain their career, but unfortunately, many of the talent associations can't afford too much for too many people, and that's just sad. I can see examples of those guys everywhere, who wants, needs, and deserves to be found.
Sometimes, I just want to go up and advise the talent scouts and managers to avert their fixed gaze from those showbiz figures, and try to look and pay some attention at the other side of the veil, at the lowly people, aside from just what they see on TV. I'm certain they'll see more of Filipino talent than the grand dressing room.
4. Those appalling remakes. Another good reason that I'm starting to hate our current mainstream music. I'm starting to loathe the populace's taste for music, especially that Miss Ganda's remakes. Now, there's nothing wrong about remakes. You just relive the song and put some tweaks and improvisations into it, making it better. Look at Kris Allen remaking Kanye West's Heartless. However, to this one, it's more of like messing up gravely with the song itself.
That infamous "Payong," for some unknown reasons, caught the hearts of many and even reached out school. This just dampens my spirits. Judging by how Philippines have become, the people completely lost its taste for music. To prevent this plague from spreading any further, let me give a piece of advice: When you remake a song, please make sure that yours is better. Even you can identify if your song's not good enough, so please, do us a favor and give a breath of life to our dying OPM.
Now, to clarify things, I don't condemn anyone or anything that is mentioned in my article. I'm just pointing out that some, or in some cases, all factors are just so wrong and needs considerable improvement for the better. If we all just realize that our music is slowly losing its glow and meaning, then certainly poor OPM will be saved.
Note: If this article has some similarities with other of the same genre, this is completely unintentional.
In due course, OPM seems to be getting worse than ever. While this claim might seem too harsh, to the point of insulting to some, anyone with the right eyes and ears can realize that our music just doesn't seem as awesome as those great ones gone by. What supposed to be further improvement just turned out to be some kind of overrated joke.
Now, as we ask ourselves, why did this happen, anyway? What happened to what must have been a magnificent music industry? Well, let this blod entry serve as a guide as you ponder about this disappointing turning point.
1. Songs/Singers being overrated. This gravely irritating fact is one of the prominent factors that circulate our music nowadays. This usually roots from those inadequately satisfying contests aired on TV, and some kids of famous singers trying to squeeze and follow their parents' path. While I consider that some singers in today's business are pretty good and deserve more publicity, some of them are not, and I mean not fit for the job. as I watch ASAP on Sundays, I just moan in disappointment as likes of John Lloyd Cruz, Bea Alonzo and KC Concepcion sing (wherein most of the time they just lip-synch) when their voice are just not meant for singing. I can still remember KC Concepcion's song, (I didn't bother to remember the title) and it was just bland and boring.
Actually, the administration can provide more activities for these people on that variety show that are meant for them. Yes, they're decent at acting, but please don't squeeze in where you don't belong. But for some reason, those crazy fans who'd die just seeing their spit buy this singing fad, even if it's hideous, for the sake of being "in."
Another spot-on is this Charice Pempengco. She started showing on TV in Little Big Star years ago, and ended up in third place. Now, he's the current queen of OPM that steals the hearts of Oprah, Celine Dion, and most of the Filipinos. While I don't deny that her voice is good, her singing style is quite tiresome, with the screaming and all. It's even pretty common, so I don't understand why all those people are going crazy over her. For those people who'll rant me about being jealous, I'm not, because I'm not even a singer. I just want to tell you that stop going bananas over a teen singer. She's not a god. These factors make my hope for OPM rising. well, swerving.
2. Lack of Proper Originality. This is another good reason that I refuse to listen to much OPMs anymore. When MCR is quite a fad some years ago, I noticed that a band suddenly sprouted during MCR's peak of fame. Let's hide this in the name "Chicosci." When I listened to this particular band, I realized that OPM needs mending.
If they didn't directly imitate MCR, then they seemed to just get along with the other maintream bands so they can get a piece of fame. Their songs are lame and had hardly any meaning at all, and they're just so bland, I'd rather sleep the noise away. If you observe more carefully, bands and singers here and there sprout from mother music genre, and often ends as a failure. Like Karylle and Gabby Valenciano, following their parents, they use practically the same style their mom and dad use, and it ends with them being overshadowed. Seriously, if you're going to do something, do it with originality and improvisation, and you might stand a chance of getting better.
3. Lack of Sponsorship. Another sad truth about OPM. Many aspiring singers who are worth noticing, unfortunately, get ignored by the competition administrators, thanks to the falling economy of our country, leaving those undeserving showbiz figures to get the came. Several amateur artists lack funds to sustain their career, but unfortunately, many of the talent associations can't afford too much for too many people, and that's just sad. I can see examples of those guys everywhere, who wants, needs, and deserves to be found.
Sometimes, I just want to go up and advise the talent scouts and managers to avert their fixed gaze from those showbiz figures, and try to look and pay some attention at the other side of the veil, at the lowly people, aside from just what they see on TV. I'm certain they'll see more of Filipino talent than the grand dressing room.
4. Those appalling remakes. Another good reason that I'm starting to hate our current mainstream music. I'm starting to loathe the populace's taste for music, especially that Miss Ganda's remakes. Now, there's nothing wrong about remakes. You just relive the song and put some tweaks and improvisations into it, making it better. Look at Kris Allen remaking Kanye West's Heartless. However, to this one, it's more of like messing up gravely with the song itself.
That infamous "Payong," for some unknown reasons, caught the hearts of many and even reached out school. This just dampens my spirits. Judging by how Philippines have become, the people completely lost its taste for music. To prevent this plague from spreading any further, let me give a piece of advice: When you remake a song, please make sure that yours is better. Even you can identify if your song's not good enough, so please, do us a favor and give a breath of life to our dying OPM.
Now, to clarify things, I don't condemn anyone or anything that is mentioned in my article. I'm just pointing out that some, or in some cases, all factors are just so wrong and needs considerable improvement for the better. If we all just realize that our music is slowly losing its glow and meaning, then certainly poor OPM will be saved.
Note: If this article has some similarities with other of the same genre, this is completely unintentional.
Monday, June 8, 2009
Photoshop Origins: Arche
First and foremost, I would like to acknowledge the success of the recent KHQ Awards, and so are my thanks to its constituents that were behind the event's success. The annual ceremony was worth the wait, and sure made the spectators jumping up and down on their seats with excitement. This is one great way of ending our summer vacation. Again, give yourselves a big round of applause for the Award's success!
Surprisingly, during the awards, to my greatest shock, my name was mentioned in the Best Graphics Designer... as the winner! So much for my delight. I still can't believe that I won, in spite of my competent and brilliant rivals for the trophy. While my joy for winning is beyond words, I acknowledge my excellent opponents for the bacon, because from them, I got my inspiration to study Photoshop CS2 years ago, even with it's dysfunctional tutorial, to be honest. So, thank you all guys.
Since I was fortunate enough to win the title, I believe it's fitting that I share my own works. Kudos to Lex, or Secret Hero/Scar for the idea. (His thread at Digital Art) So, let me share to you guys my works from the very first one to the latest.
Surprisingly, during the awards, to my greatest shock, my name was mentioned in the Best Graphics Designer... as the winner! So much for my delight. I still can't believe that I won, in spite of my competent and brilliant rivals for the trophy. While my joy for winning is beyond words, I acknowledge my excellent opponents for the bacon, because from them, I got my inspiration to study Photoshop CS2 years ago, even with it's dysfunctional tutorial, to be honest. So, thank you all guys.
Since I was fortunate enough to win the title, I believe it's fitting that I share my own works. Kudos to Lex, or Secret Hero/Scar for the idea. (His thread at Digital Art) So, let me share to you guys my works from the very first one to the latest.
The Timeline:
a. Triassic Period - This time period when I finally managed to learn the basics of Photoshop. The works were primitive, and somewhat bland. Despite of these, these early Photoshop works were the foundations of the next ages' creations.
1. Ichigo
2. Ichigo 2
3. Yoshimitsu
4. Asuka Kazama
b. Jurassic Period - After learning the raw principles of Photoshopping, I now started making experiments during my free time, conducting improvisations on each work during this age. Somehow, I had some progress.
5. Isaac
6. Isaac 2
7. Felix
8. Ivan
9. Garet
10. Felix 2
11. Beet the Vandel Buster
12. Piers
13. Sheba
c. Cretaceous Period - The continuation of the Jurassic age, this time period is where I somehow manage to further improve my works, at least that's what I think though.
14. Karst and Agatio
15. Hatake Kakashi
16. Urahara Kisuke
17. Hitsugaya Toushirou
18. Shido Fuyuki
19. Ginji Amano
20. Ban Mido
21. Jupiter Djinn (Avatar)
22. Ichigo 3
23. Naruto
24. Sergei Dragunov
25. Batman
26. Iron Man
27. Sub-Zero
28. Scorpion
d. Tertiary Period - This age is a breakthrough in my opinion. This is where I finally used the Brush Tool in a project. No, I wasn't wrong with the Scorpion Sig. It's just a picture of a fractal that I used as a BG. This is also the age where I finally learned how to animate, and convert images to .png. So, here they are.
29. Spongebob Squarepants
30. Kung Fu Panda
31. Spongebob Squarepants 2
32. Johnny Cage
33. Raiden
34. Lei Wulong
35. Rain
36. Uryuu Ishida (Avatar)
37. Uryuu and Ichigo
38. EAST Banner for a planned shop, until that controversial mass shop locking.
39. Asuka Kazama 2
40. Hwoarang
41. L Lawliet
42. Paul Phoenix
43. Cyrax
44. Decepticons Banner
45. Captain Lennox
46. L Lawliet 2
e. Quaternary Period- During the end of the Tertiary Period, my desktop was suddenly infected with virus, which required reformatting, erasing my comrade Photoshop CS2 with the rest of the files. After a short hiatus, I was back on business with Photoshop Elements 4.0, and in my opinion, this is yet the greatest age of my Photoshopping time. This is where all of my latest works are included. Please enjoy looking at them.
47. Naruto 2
48. Jack-5
49. For a friend V1
50. For a friend V2
51. Mirage (Novel)
52. Rorschach
53. Dr. Manhattan
54. Watchmen (Avatar)
55. Nite Owl
56. Silk Spectre
Modern:
57. Supernatural
58. Ghost Rider
59. Wolverine
60. Captain America
61. Silver Surfer
62. The Hulk
63. Storm
64. Lili Rochefort
65. Grell Sutcliffe
66. Pyro
67. Sunako and Kyohei (Request)
68. Kevin (Request)
69. New Goblin
70. Nina Williams
71. Sergei Dragunov 2
72. Asuka Kazama 3
73. David Cook
74. Silver Fox
75. Gambit
76. Valiance
77. Self-avatar
78. Batman 2
79. Star Trek
80. Christie Monteiro
81. Katy Perry (Animation)
82. Final Fantasy
83. Xiaoyu
84. Kuchiki Byakuya
85. Grell Sutcliffe (Animation)
86. Hitsugaya Toushirou 2
87. Jack Sparrow
88. Dead Space
89. Dead Space 2
90. Alisa Boskonovitch
91. Nissan 350Z
92. Halo
93. Ghost
94. Muse
95. Colors
96. Ghost Recon V1
97. Ghost Recon V2
98. F-22 Raptor
99. Polar Bear
100. Andrea Corr
101. Lamborghini Murcielago
102. Skinner (Avatar)
103. GRAW
104. Tony Hawk
105. Chris Martin
106. H.A.W.X (Avatar)
107. Hayley Williams V1
108. Hayley Williams V2
109. Dark Samus
110. BoA Kwon
111. Assassin's Creed
112. Nightmare
113. Talim
Whew. 113 Photoshop works. I'll still be making more. Thanks for reading this blog entry.
1. Ichigo
2. Ichigo 2
3. Yoshimitsu
4. Asuka Kazama
b. Jurassic Period - After learning the raw principles of Photoshopping, I now started making experiments during my free time, conducting improvisations on each work during this age. Somehow, I had some progress.
5. Isaac
6. Isaac 2
7. Felix
8. Ivan
9. Garet
10. Felix 2
11. Beet the Vandel Buster
12. Piers
13. Sheba
c. Cretaceous Period - The continuation of the Jurassic age, this time period is where I somehow manage to further improve my works, at least that's what I think though.
14. Karst and Agatio
15. Hatake Kakashi
16. Urahara Kisuke
17. Hitsugaya Toushirou
18. Shido Fuyuki
19. Ginji Amano
20. Ban Mido
21. Jupiter Djinn (Avatar)
22. Ichigo 3
23. Naruto
24. Sergei Dragunov
25. Batman
26. Iron Man
27. Sub-Zero
28. Scorpion
d. Tertiary Period - This age is a breakthrough in my opinion. This is where I finally used the Brush Tool in a project. No, I wasn't wrong with the Scorpion Sig. It's just a picture of a fractal that I used as a BG. This is also the age where I finally learned how to animate, and convert images to .png. So, here they are.
29. Spongebob Squarepants
30. Kung Fu Panda
31. Spongebob Squarepants 2
32. Johnny Cage
33. Raiden
34. Lei Wulong
35. Rain
36. Uryuu Ishida (Avatar)
37. Uryuu and Ichigo
38. EAST Banner for a planned shop, until that controversial mass shop locking.
39. Asuka Kazama 2
40. Hwoarang
41. L Lawliet
42. Paul Phoenix
43. Cyrax
44. Decepticons Banner
45. Captain Lennox
46. L Lawliet 2
e. Quaternary Period- During the end of the Tertiary Period, my desktop was suddenly infected with virus, which required reformatting, erasing my comrade Photoshop CS2 with the rest of the files. After a short hiatus, I was back on business with Photoshop Elements 4.0, and in my opinion, this is yet the greatest age of my Photoshopping time. This is where all of my latest works are included. Please enjoy looking at them.
47. Naruto 2
48. Jack-5
49. For a friend V1
50. For a friend V2
51. Mirage (Novel)
52. Rorschach
53. Dr. Manhattan
54. Watchmen (Avatar)
55. Nite Owl
56. Silk Spectre
Modern:
57. Supernatural
58. Ghost Rider
59. Wolverine
60. Captain America
61. Silver Surfer
62. The Hulk
63. Storm
64. Lili Rochefort
65. Grell Sutcliffe
66. Pyro
67. Sunako and Kyohei (Request)
68. Kevin (Request)
69. New Goblin
70. Nina Williams
71. Sergei Dragunov 2
72. Asuka Kazama 3
73. David Cook
74. Silver Fox
75. Gambit
76. Valiance
77. Self-avatar
78. Batman 2
79. Star Trek
80. Christie Monteiro
81. Katy Perry (Animation)
82. Final Fantasy
83. Xiaoyu
84. Kuchiki Byakuya
85. Grell Sutcliffe (Animation)
86. Hitsugaya Toushirou 2
87. Jack Sparrow
88. Dead Space
89. Dead Space 2
90. Alisa Boskonovitch
91. Nissan 350Z
92. Halo
93. Ghost
94. Muse
95. Colors
96. Ghost Recon V1
97. Ghost Recon V2
98. F-22 Raptor
99. Polar Bear
100. Andrea Corr
101. Lamborghini Murcielago
102. Skinner (Avatar)
103. GRAW
104. Tony Hawk
105. Chris Martin
106. H.A.W.X (Avatar)
107. Hayley Williams V1
108. Hayley Williams V2
109. Dark Samus
110. BoA Kwon
111. Assassin's Creed
112. Nightmare
113. Talim
Whew. 113 Photoshop works. I'll still be making more. Thanks for reading this blog entry.
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Reverse Formulas
So here comes another blog entry. While I'm not entirely being dependent on my laptop, I'm prone to losing my hard copies of my shenanigans, so I had this file saved on my hard disk. I just thought of posting this in my blog not because I'm bragging: some other people might have made this, for sure. I just want to serve as some sort of help for those having a hard time in geometry. So, here they are.
Surface Area Reverse Formulas:
1. Cube: s = √ (SA/6)
Ex. 96 square cm = Surface Area
? = Side
Solution:
s= √ (SA/6)
s= √ (96/6)
s= √16
s= 4
2. Rectangular Prism: h = [(SA/2) – (LW)] / (L+W)
Ex. 800 square cm = Surface Area
20 cm = Length
12 cm = Width
? = Height
Solution:
h= [(SA/2) - (LW)] / (L+W)
h= [(800/2) - (20*12)] / (20+12)
h= (400-240) / (32)
h= 160 / 32
h= 5
Note: If L is missing, substitute H in its place. This also applies if W is missing.
3. Pyramid: L = [(SA-B)] / (P/2)
Ex. 208 square cm = Surface Area
64 square cm = Base
32 cm = Perimeter
? = Slant Height
Solution:
L= [(SA-B)] / (P/2)
L= [(208-64)] / (32/2)
L= 144 / 16
L= 9
Note: I'm still working on reverse formulas where B and P is missing, since substition won't work on this one. Sorry for the inconvenience.
4. Cylinder: h = (SA/2 πr) - r
Ex. 3297 square cm = Surface Area
15 cm = Radius
? = Height
Solution:
h= (SA/2 πr) - r
h= [(3297/(2*3.14)*15)] - 15
h= (3297/94.2) - 15
h= 35-15
h= 20
Note: I'm still working on formulas where radius is missing, since substitution won't work on this one. Sorry for the inconvenience.
5. Cone: L = [(SA - (πr^2)] / πr
Ex. 188.40 square cm = Surface Area
5 cm = Radius
? = Slant Height
Solution:
L= [(SA - (πr^2)] / πr
L= [(188.40 - (3.14*(5^2)] / 3.14*5
L= (188.40 - 78.5) / 15.70
L= 109.9 / 15.70
L= 7
Note: I'm still working on formulas where radius is missing.
Volume Reverse Formulas:
1. Rectangular Prism: L = V/ WH
Ex. 135 cubic cm = Volume
5 cm = Width
3 cm = Height
? = Length
Solution:
L= V/ WH
L= 135/ (5*3)
L= 135/15
L= 9
Note: Substitution is allowed here.
2.a Triangular Prism: H = (V/h) / B
Ex. 4125 cubic cm = Volume
0.15 cm = Base
55 cm = h
? = Height
Solution:
H= (V/H) / B
H= (4125/55) / 0.15
H= 75/0.15
H= 500
2.b h or B = [(V/H)*2)] / h or B
Ex. 78 cubic cm = Volume
6 cm = Height
10 cm = Base
? = h
Solution:
h= [(V/H)*2)] / B
h= [(78/6)*2)] / 10
h= 26/10
h= 2.6
3. Cylinder: h= V/(πr^2)
Ex. 37.68 cubic cm = Volume
2 cm = Radius
? = Height
Solution:
h= V/(πr^2)
h= 37.68/(3.14*4)
h= 37.68/12.56
h= 3
3.b r = √[(V/(πh)]
Ex. 5595.48 cubic cm = Volume
22 cm = Height
? = Radius
Solution:
r= √[(V/(πh)]
r= √[(5595.48/(3.14*22)]
r=√(5595.48/69.08)
r=√81
r= 9
4. Pyramid (Rectangular Base) L or W = (V*3/h) / L or W
Ex. 320 cubic cm = Volume
8 cm = Height
10 cm = Width
? = Length
Solution:
L= (V*3/h) / W
L= (320*3) / 8) / 10
L= (960/8) / 10
L= 120/10
L= 12
4.b Square Base: s= √[(V*3)/h)]
Ex. 64 cubic cm = Volume
3 cm = Height
? = s
Solution:
s= √[(V*3)/h)]
s= √[(64*3)/3)]
s= √(192/3)
s= √64
s= 8
4.c Triangular Base: B or h= [(V*3/H)*2)] / B or h
Ex. 6 cubic cm = Volume
3 cm = Height
3 cm = Base
? = Height of Triangle
Solution:
h= [(V*3/H)*2)] / B
h= [(6*3/3)*2)] / 3
h= [(18/3)*2)] / 3
h= (6*2) / 3
h= 12/3
h= 4
4.d Pyramid (Height Missing)
Rectangular Base: (V*3) / (LW)
Square Base: (V*3) / (s^2)
Triangular Base: (V*3) / (Bh/2)
5. Cone: h = (V*3) / (πr^2)
Ex. 301.44 cubic cm = Volume
6 cm = Radius
? = Height
Solution:
h= (V*3) / (πr^2)
h= (301.44*3) / (3.14*36)
h= 904.32 / 113.04
h= 8
5.b (Radius Missing) r= √(V*3)/(πh)
Ex. 100.48 cubic cm = Volume
6 cm = Height
? = Radius
Solution:
r= √(V*3)/(πh)
r= √(100.48*3) / (3.14*6)
r= √(301.44)/(18.84)
r= √16
r= 4
Note: I'm still studying about cubic roots, so I can't give out reverse formulas on Volume of Cube and Sphere as of now.
Another note: I formulated these stuff on my trusty notebook during my vacation, so think twice before claiming I'm a plagiarist, seriously.
Surface Area Reverse Formulas:
1. Cube: s = √ (SA/6)
Ex. 96 square cm = Surface Area
? = Side
Solution:
s= √ (SA/6)
s= √ (96/6)
s= √16
s= 4
2. Rectangular Prism: h = [(SA/2) – (LW)] / (L+W)
Ex. 800 square cm = Surface Area
20 cm = Length
12 cm = Width
? = Height
Solution:
h= [(SA/2) - (LW)] / (L+W)
h= [(800/2) - (20*12)] / (20+12)
h= (400-240) / (32)
h= 160 / 32
h= 5
Note: If L is missing, substitute H in its place. This also applies if W is missing.
3. Pyramid: L = [(SA-B)] / (P/2)
Ex. 208 square cm = Surface Area
64 square cm = Base
32 cm = Perimeter
? = Slant Height
Solution:
L= [(SA-B)] / (P/2)
L= [(208-64)] / (32/2)
L= 144 / 16
L= 9
Note: I'm still working on reverse formulas where B and P is missing, since substition won't work on this one. Sorry for the inconvenience.
4. Cylinder: h = (SA/2 πr) - r
Ex. 3297 square cm = Surface Area
15 cm = Radius
? = Height
Solution:
h= (SA/2 πr) - r
h= [(3297/(2*3.14)*15)] - 15
h= (3297/94.2) - 15
h= 35-15
h= 20
Note: I'm still working on formulas where radius is missing, since substitution won't work on this one. Sorry for the inconvenience.
5. Cone: L = [(SA - (πr^2)] / πr
Ex. 188.40 square cm = Surface Area
5 cm = Radius
? = Slant Height
Solution:
L= [(SA - (πr^2)] / πr
L= [(188.40 - (3.14*(5^2)] / 3.14*5
L= (188.40 - 78.5) / 15.70
L= 109.9 / 15.70
L= 7
Note: I'm still working on formulas where radius is missing.
Volume Reverse Formulas:
1. Rectangular Prism: L = V/ WH
Ex. 135 cubic cm = Volume
5 cm = Width
3 cm = Height
? = Length
Solution:
L= V/ WH
L= 135/ (5*3)
L= 135/15
L= 9
Note: Substitution is allowed here.
2.a Triangular Prism: H = (V/h) / B
Ex. 4125 cubic cm = Volume
0.15 cm = Base
55 cm = h
? = Height
Solution:
H= (V/H) / B
H= (4125/55) / 0.15
H= 75/0.15
H= 500
2.b h or B = [(V/H)*2)] / h or B
Ex. 78 cubic cm = Volume
6 cm = Height
10 cm = Base
? = h
Solution:
h= [(V/H)*2)] / B
h= [(78/6)*2)] / 10
h= 26/10
h= 2.6
3. Cylinder: h= V/(πr^2)
Ex. 37.68 cubic cm = Volume
2 cm = Radius
? = Height
Solution:
h= V/(πr^2)
h= 37.68/(3.14*4)
h= 37.68/12.56
h= 3
3.b r = √[(V/(πh)]
Ex. 5595.48 cubic cm = Volume
22 cm = Height
? = Radius
Solution:
r= √[(V/(πh)]
r= √[(5595.48/(3.14*22)]
r=√(5595.48/69.08)
r=√81
r= 9
4. Pyramid (Rectangular Base) L or W = (V*3/h) / L or W
Ex. 320 cubic cm = Volume
8 cm = Height
10 cm = Width
? = Length
Solution:
L= (V*3/h) / W
L= (320*3) / 8) / 10
L= (960/8) / 10
L= 120/10
L= 12
4.b Square Base: s= √[(V*3)/h)]
Ex. 64 cubic cm = Volume
3 cm = Height
? = s
Solution:
s= √[(V*3)/h)]
s= √[(64*3)/3)]
s= √(192/3)
s= √64
s= 8
4.c Triangular Base: B or h= [(V*3/H)*2)] / B or h
Ex. 6 cubic cm = Volume
3 cm = Height
3 cm = Base
? = Height of Triangle
Solution:
h= [(V*3/H)*2)] / B
h= [(6*3/3)*2)] / 3
h= [(18/3)*2)] / 3
h= (6*2) / 3
h= 12/3
h= 4
4.d Pyramid (Height Missing)
Rectangular Base: (V*3) / (LW)
Square Base: (V*3) / (s^2)
Triangular Base: (V*3) / (Bh/2)
5. Cone: h = (V*3) / (πr^2)
Ex. 301.44 cubic cm = Volume
6 cm = Radius
? = Height
Solution:
h= (V*3) / (πr^2)
h= (301.44*3) / (3.14*36)
h= 904.32 / 113.04
h= 8
5.b (Radius Missing) r= √(V*3)/(πh)
Ex. 100.48 cubic cm = Volume
6 cm = Height
? = Radius
Solution:
r= √(V*3)/(πh)
r= √(100.48*3) / (3.14*6)
r= √(301.44)/(18.84)
r= √16
r= 4
Note: I'm still studying about cubic roots, so I can't give out reverse formulas on Volume of Cube and Sphere as of now.
Another note: I formulated these stuff on my trusty notebook during my vacation, so think twice before claiming I'm a plagiarist, seriously.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Problems with the Government
As we know, the Philippines is experiencing economic dilemmas nowadays, ranging from pre-need company fund shortages, lack of classrooms and education materials for children, and frequent decrease of investments in our country. In a country like ours struggling to keep up with the constantly changing atmosphere of the world, these factors are worth noticing and being acted upon immediately, especially if we are wholeheartedly concerned with keeping this archipelago alive. While we citizens are obliged to preserving our mother land's prosperity, there is one cornerstone of society that are supposed to support us as we go on through life, that are supposed to help make one's life better. But in this case, while I'm being considerate to say that they're doing their best, I can still see a lot of holes in their capabilities as they administer this country in the form of a government.
While we're certainly not the worst country yet, if you are to use our national affairs as a basis, you can rest assured that our path to that title is straightforward. Any sane person can point out that our country is surely fall into ruin if these current problems won't be taken seriously by our politicians and legislators.
In any case, how did we manage to get in this situation in the first place? If we are to scrutinize the government's style of governing the Pearl of the East, we'd find out that there seems to be some kind of pattern in their way of administering. Based on my own perspective, here are the things I noticed:
1. Bribery. I don't blame money for this one, not at all. The problem is, most of our government sectors which are supposed to govern to populace and serve them sincerely, are being governed by their lust for money. While I abhor generalizing anything, it's deemed clear that almost everything in politics are manipulated by money. From judges being bribed so a crook can evade prison and police being paid so they won't capture a notorious criminal, to people being paid by some politicians so they'll rally their lungs out, this just shows the dirty system and agendas of our government that prevents clean service. If this is to be a trend among rich figures and magnates, what will happen to those laymen who seek justice?
2. Media Obsession. I also noticed that a good number of our politicians and authorities seemed to act so well, when facing the camera. Our good ol' PNP is a good example. In the television, they appear like elite juggernauts that can quickly abolish any resistance in their path, but when the spotlight is off, well, most crime investigations end up as cold cases. This also applies to our higher officials. Remember the Fertilizer scam and similar scandals that used to be the hot things in town? The government used to put their focus on those events when TV anchors stagger in front of them just to get their words about the issue. But now, the whole controversy was banished into oblivion. Talk about ningas-kugon, only with the aid of publicity.
This thing also applies to how the government handles complaints from the citizens. I just find it disappointing that our politicians put more effort in brainstorming about the Hayden Kho scandal than even noticing the anti-child pornography campaign. Seriously, though I think that sex video scandal is an eyecandy for law enforcement, that isn't enough reason to completely ignore much more important factors. We're talking about our country's future here for Pete's sake. If the coordinators of the campaign didn't show up in TV and broadcast their complaints about them being ignored by the government, our heavenly politicians wouldn't even know that this program actually existed. This is yet another trait of our country that deserves a facepalm.
3. They act on something if it happened on them personally. Ah, about time someone noticed about the mysterious "disappearing pre-paid load" phenomenon. This bloody thing's been around for years, and yet it took a great while for a political figure to actually pay attention to this problem that pesters Filipinos. Mr. Juan Ponce Enrile over here complained recently about his constantly disappearing load and organizes and investigation about Globe and Smart's credibility. While this is a good idea indeed, still, what?
I mean, do these things still have to happen so they can get motivated into performing an action? Surely people have already complained about this, but it took years for them to delve into this mystery. So things have to happen to them so they'll act on it? This might look suggestive, but do they still have to be framed for something they didn't do or lose somebody so they'll act on unsolved controversies? This is yet another reason why my trust for them is slowly waning.
4. Hypocrisy. Another funny thing about our government is that how they have the guts to say that a particular figure is this and that, when in fact the insults they throw to others apply to themselves as well. This simply proves that there are hardly any reasons for them to constantly fight in the Senate, wherein each meeting squeezes our country's funds dry, and what's more? The meeting is frequently being adjourned with hardly anything accomplished. If they wish to bring out their depression then they might as well do it in their respective comfort rooms.
Another thing is that our democratic country isn't exactly democratic. They say that democracy implies that the government is for the people, but I can't see any of its principles being implied in our current situation. Going back to bribery, it's clear that judges at an alarming frequency, as well as the other government sectors get bribed so influential figures can get away with their problems. Where does that leave us, the mere laymen? If you put the scenario in this way, then logically there's not a hint of freedom in there. The momentum is not balanced, it is biased. What a good way of observing Lincoln's principles.
Unfortunately, people have long accepted that our country has no hope of going up at all. I won't deny that corruption has indeed become our government's stereotype. Most people have become anarchists, thinking that the government is an evil, greedy organization of foolish aristocrats and influential figures and must be taken care of. While I don't blame them, since they have a darn good reason for their beliefs, I still however, try to be optimistic despite of all of these commotions.
Perhaps unlike the majority, I still believe that there's still a tinge of hope of rising economy. There'll always be hope for a sincerely determined and dedicated person. I still embrace the fact that there's still a chance for us to stand up. Let us serve the country not because of materialistic rewards, but because we aim to make this a better sanctuary for the generations to come. Let us help each other to eventually achieve the economic stability we and our future people deserve. May God bless us with his omnipotent grace.
Note: If this article have similarities with others of the same genre, this is completely unintentional.
While we're certainly not the worst country yet, if you are to use our national affairs as a basis, you can rest assured that our path to that title is straightforward. Any sane person can point out that our country is surely fall into ruin if these current problems won't be taken seriously by our politicians and legislators.
In any case, how did we manage to get in this situation in the first place? If we are to scrutinize the government's style of governing the Pearl of the East, we'd find out that there seems to be some kind of pattern in their way of administering. Based on my own perspective, here are the things I noticed:
1. Bribery. I don't blame money for this one, not at all. The problem is, most of our government sectors which are supposed to govern to populace and serve them sincerely, are being governed by their lust for money. While I abhor generalizing anything, it's deemed clear that almost everything in politics are manipulated by money. From judges being bribed so a crook can evade prison and police being paid so they won't capture a notorious criminal, to people being paid by some politicians so they'll rally their lungs out, this just shows the dirty system and agendas of our government that prevents clean service. If this is to be a trend among rich figures and magnates, what will happen to those laymen who seek justice?
2. Media Obsession. I also noticed that a good number of our politicians and authorities seemed to act so well, when facing the camera. Our good ol' PNP is a good example. In the television, they appear like elite juggernauts that can quickly abolish any resistance in their path, but when the spotlight is off, well, most crime investigations end up as cold cases. This also applies to our higher officials. Remember the Fertilizer scam and similar scandals that used to be the hot things in town? The government used to put their focus on those events when TV anchors stagger in front of them just to get their words about the issue. But now, the whole controversy was banished into oblivion. Talk about ningas-kugon, only with the aid of publicity.
This thing also applies to how the government handles complaints from the citizens. I just find it disappointing that our politicians put more effort in brainstorming about the Hayden Kho scandal than even noticing the anti-child pornography campaign. Seriously, though I think that sex video scandal is an eyecandy for law enforcement, that isn't enough reason to completely ignore much more important factors. We're talking about our country's future here for Pete's sake. If the coordinators of the campaign didn't show up in TV and broadcast their complaints about them being ignored by the government, our heavenly politicians wouldn't even know that this program actually existed. This is yet another trait of our country that deserves a facepalm.
3. They act on something if it happened on them personally. Ah, about time someone noticed about the mysterious "disappearing pre-paid load" phenomenon. This bloody thing's been around for years, and yet it took a great while for a political figure to actually pay attention to this problem that pesters Filipinos. Mr. Juan Ponce Enrile over here complained recently about his constantly disappearing load and organizes and investigation about Globe and Smart's credibility. While this is a good idea indeed, still, what?
I mean, do these things still have to happen so they can get motivated into performing an action? Surely people have already complained about this, but it took years for them to delve into this mystery. So things have to happen to them so they'll act on it? This might look suggestive, but do they still have to be framed for something they didn't do or lose somebody so they'll act on unsolved controversies? This is yet another reason why my trust for them is slowly waning.
4. Hypocrisy. Another funny thing about our government is that how they have the guts to say that a particular figure is this and that, when in fact the insults they throw to others apply to themselves as well. This simply proves that there are hardly any reasons for them to constantly fight in the Senate, wherein each meeting squeezes our country's funds dry, and what's more? The meeting is frequently being adjourned with hardly anything accomplished. If they wish to bring out their depression then they might as well do it in their respective comfort rooms.
Another thing is that our democratic country isn't exactly democratic. They say that democracy implies that the government is for the people, but I can't see any of its principles being implied in our current situation. Going back to bribery, it's clear that judges at an alarming frequency, as well as the other government sectors get bribed so influential figures can get away with their problems. Where does that leave us, the mere laymen? If you put the scenario in this way, then logically there's not a hint of freedom in there. The momentum is not balanced, it is biased. What a good way of observing Lincoln's principles.
Unfortunately, people have long accepted that our country has no hope of going up at all. I won't deny that corruption has indeed become our government's stereotype. Most people have become anarchists, thinking that the government is an evil, greedy organization of foolish aristocrats and influential figures and must be taken care of. While I don't blame them, since they have a darn good reason for their beliefs, I still however, try to be optimistic despite of all of these commotions.
Perhaps unlike the majority, I still believe that there's still a tinge of hope of rising economy. There'll always be hope for a sincerely determined and dedicated person. I still embrace the fact that there's still a chance for us to stand up. Let us serve the country not because of materialistic rewards, but because we aim to make this a better sanctuary for the generations to come. Let us help each other to eventually achieve the economic stability we and our future people deserve. May God bless us with his omnipotent grace.
Note: If this article have similarities with others of the same genre, this is completely unintentional.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
The gallows on our necks that are noobs.
Just like a normal, gradually widening society of peoples, the so-called cyberspace has indeed grown profoundly with international computer users during the course of time, starting with the invention of the Internet which revolutionized the capabilities of the computer, stretching its uses to the point that it grants us the possibility of communicating with people wherever in the four corners of the world. Just like a normal, gradually learning society, people had formed some sort of “cyber civilization” in the form of what you call a forum, which serves as a medium for voicing out ideas and opinions, interacting and making friends with others in cyberspace, another brilliant idea of mankind.
Setting that aside, we all know that the system of a forum starts with the creation of a topic, followed by the expression of ideas about the issue. As a forum develops with its members, so as friendship bonds and fortifies. Making friends is inevitable especially on interactive sites, and this is always a good thing. But as to every home, there are always rules, regulations and requirements to be followed. Now why are there these rules? Just like what a parent does to a child, rules are a form of disciplinary instructions for the welfare of the child. Meaning, rules are meant to discipline the child for him to grow decent and be responsible. There’s nothing harmless about it right?
However, despite the obviously harmless rules the administration of a forum enforces, as to a family, there are always black sheep on the bunch that even further improvisations of the rules can’t suppress. We are going to summarize all of them as n00bs. Hold on to your seat and understand as we embark on the dark complexities concerning these enigmas of idiocy known as n00bs.
n00bs, first and foremost, are far different from newbies. Newbies are people who are new to a forum and quite innocent at first, but displays decency and sense, whereas n00bs are generally annoying and nonsensical people who post usually balderdash in cyberspace. As criminals are to a country, n00bs are found everywhere. Another thing you must know about them is that they frequently violate, or in some cases, ignore the rules instated by the webmasters, some that even a toddler could follow without mistakes. N00bs have an arsenal of verbal weapons as well that could permanently impair your cerebrum:
1. Spam – a moronic message that generally includes less than 5 words, wherein a subject and a predicate is usually absent and always express zero thought. Nausea and headache-inducing if you try to decipher what they were trying to say.
Example: POSTER 1: Welcome to our forums!
POSTER 2: Hi
2. Sticky Caps – a slightly annoying form of post that feature alternate big and small caps that irritates and slightly dazes incoming readers.
Example: hI i Am tHe GiRlY gIrL fRoM tG fOrUmS!
3. Txt Speak – another slightly irritating form of post that shortens words so that it will be “easier” to type, but removes the essence of the English language. It’s oftentimes merged with Sticky Caps, resulting in a phenomenal eyesore.
Example: SuM1 iS n0T oN tYm
Note: Txt Speak is different on 1337 speak, which we would tackle later.
4. PMA (Punctuation Mark Abuse) – The name says for itself. It is the process of using punctuation marks so excessively it looks disturbing.
Example: I see...........,,,,,,,,,, Hooray!!!!!!!!!!!!!
5. Flamebait – An anger-provoking post meant to start a flame war. This can be highly dangerous upon usage, especially by n00bs.
Example: POSTER 1: Hey there, just passing by.
POSTER 2: You fucking asshole.
6. Language-murdering – A total disgrace to whatever language you’re using. With this, the n00b violates the basic principles of a dialect, turning it into an incoherent, crappy lump of words. Unless asked to do so for the lulz, stay away from this stuff, my child.
Example: I was think of the had to be the solution.
One of these weapons used and abused, then all hell breaks loose in a forum. Then there’s this big question mark for those n00bs itching to use these stuff to wreak havoc. Why do you do this? Would there be a benefit from you doing this? Well, if you count getting pwned or banned (which we would discuss later) then there is. With spamming, is it really difficult to post some sense and type some keys to create a sentence? With the exception of a totally brainless individual, I see no difficulty in creating a well-formed sentence, which just associates simple Grade 1 English.
With Sticky Caps and Txt Speak, we’re not on a cellphone, and there are no limits to usage of characters, so I see no reason to ridiculously shorten words. If you think doing these silly playing on words would make you cool, think again. This just proves your indecency and incapability of speaking properly.
With PMA, aren’t you satisfied with just one proper punctuation mark? It would just confuse people and give you a bad image about not studying sentence construction at school.
With flamebaiting, this thing’s too specialized for a person like you. Before being an arse to somebody by posting rudely, think again. It might bring to your own destruction.
And if you’re planning to murder the universal language, think about how the civilization squeezed their brains dry to formulate a fully-operational dialect that everyone could use for the better, and you’re just gonna disgrace it? C’mon, you can do better than that.
Now that we’ve discussed the first part of their diabolical abilities, let’s move to the next level.
Here, we are going to discuss what further anomalies these guys could do when not given urgent attention and reprimanding. Be it horrible or utterly disgusting, this is an important know-to if you want to survive amongst the n00bs.
First and foremost, I’ve developed a system of classification for increased clarity about the truth about these fellows. These attention whores may vary from slight to evil. Let’s discuss each n00b and their alarming abilities.
1. The Innocent n00b – A by-product of a newbie, who is subjected to a small dose of n00bishness, thus this one can be easily remedied. This one is usually capable of spam, txt speak and sticky caps, PMA and language-murdering.
2. The Clueless Moron – A type of n00b who is incapable of learning and understanding the rules. Sometimes this guy doesn’t even know why he’s in a certain thread or what kind of thread is that. He is also considered clueless, if not being a crybaby, when subjected to correction and reprimanding. Capabilities include spam, txt speak, sticky caps, language-murdering, and being off-topic.
3. The Necromancer – You may think that this is a cool name, but actually this is just full of folly and lack of common sense. The necromancer disrupts the peace of the slumbering thread souls by posting in it, and voila! A thread revived! Seriously, what is the point of digging up topics that nobody wants to talk about? This is a big no-no to forum decency. Capabilities include the same as the Innocent n00b’s plus Necromancy.
4. The Troll – An advanced level of the Moron, only this time, this fellow stands with one cause, to disrupt peaceful conversations. You see, this guy swoops down and started scattering useless gossips and offending messages that is meant to disrupt and cause chaos and woe within the harmony of a certain topic and the poor chaps in it, making it off-topic from on-topic. Capabilities include the same as the Moron, plus Emotional Provocation.
5. The Flamebaiter – A type of a braggart n00b that posts with the sole purpose of hurting and provoking a member or members into a bloody flame war. The baiter simply posts one idiotic, yet seriously offending message, and all hell is unleashed. Ah, the dangers of flamebaiting. Capabilities include the same as the Innocent n00b’s, plus Invite Flame War.
6. The Malicious Jerk – This poor chap who’s possessed by anger and lust is an advanced type of n00b who posts malicious materials on the forum. Be it porn, or infected website, you get the idea. These are also the ones who show malice and horniness even in their posts. This is a danger to other members, especially young ones, so kids, watch out for these jerks. Capabilities include the same as the Innocent n00b’s, plus Post Malice and Sadomasochism.
7. The Hypocrite – For some, posts from these guys may look pretty okay at first, but if you scrutinize it a bit further, you’ll be surprised to see that they actually contradict themselves. Example, he likes Twilight, but he expresses his hate for it on some other threads. Another example is a guy who tells another guy his grammar sucks, when his own does too. You get the idea. Slightly annoying, but potentially dangerous when unattended. Capabilities include the same as the Innocent n00b’s, plus Self-Damage.
8. The Plagiarist – This is a type of n00b who rips works from more respectable members, be it foreign or local, and claims it as his own. Not only this violates a worldly recognized law about copyright, but also this seriously gives a bad image to a guy, making him unoriginal, a copycat, and a certified n00b. Capabilities include the same as the Innocent n00b’s, plus Steal.
9. The Thread Rapist – This poor guy is a type of a n00b that repeatedly posts on a certain thread, double-posting, triple-posting, quadruple-posting, quintuple-posting, sextuple-posting, and so on, either he doesn’t know it’s wrong, or for the sake of raising his post count. Seriously now, doing this just to gain higher ranks is a sign of n00bishness, so quit it before you finally succumb with your obsession to become the Ultimate Rapist. Capabilities include the same as Innocent n00b’s, plus Double-Posting, and Upgrade Double-Posting.
10.The Parasite – This one is a type of n00b who seems to literally stick to a member or members, as a parasite is to a host. Usually, parasites tend to stick with other members without their consent in hopes of gaining fame and people forgetting their faults and other stuff. I mean, it’s okay to be amazed and be a fan of a member, but some people sometimes use this as an advantage so they can look “good” to others because they’re “friends” with this guy. Pretty like the “social climber” of cyberspace. Capabilities include the Innocent n00b’s, plus Social Climbing.
11. The Pseudo-Elite – This guy is an advanced type of the Parasite, only this time his vanity is deemed uncontrollable that he thinks that he himself is elite and higher than everybody else, when actually he’s not. He usually brags about how he’s higher than everyone else and ends up contradicting himself (because he’s the n00b) and getting pwned in the end. So yeah, this pseudo-elite guy rapes the capital sin, “pride” and ends up as a total jerk in a forum. Capabilities include the same as the Hypocrite and the Parasite plus, Impenetrable, Indestructible, Effing Pride.
12. The Public Enemy – The magnum opus after being subjected to extreme, to the point of being unbearable n00bishness upon a person, the public enemy. The public enemy is a deranged creature who shamelessly uses the entire arsenal of verbal nonsense and inhibits at least seven to all the n00b types mentioned above. The Public Enemy is like a terrorist who is capable of destroying the peace of an entire forum, anger everyone piping-hot, and still laughs maniacally from the front of his computer as pandemonium takes place before him. We don’t know whether he’s psychotic, oppressed emo or deprived of love from his pet dog, but we know one thing; he’s EBIL. He takes all the epic fail and still raises his chin with pride. How adorably pathetic.
Note: A n00b can be considered a Hybrid when he inhibits more than one n00b type, but not more than seven. Capisce?
Now that we’ve classified the different qualities of a n00b, let us now tackle the other side of the war.
1. The Freemen – These are the guys who independently roam the forums and show decency and act normally when in interaction. Just like freemen in real life, they are free from n00bishness and have pleasant customs which I hope n00bs would catch, so in other words, they’re fully human. Capabilities include Sense, Good English, and Slight Reprimanding.
2. The Pwners – Also a type of freemen, only this time they’re ready for castigating n00bs alongside moderators and administrators. They’re fun and also sensible to be with, though a force to be reckoned with when put at a battlefield. The most hated enemy of the n00bs. Capabilities include the same as Freemen, plus pwnage and 1337 speak for some pwners.
Note: Pwnage – A term used to express one's act or state of elite performance.
1337 speak – A language in which numbers and symbols are put together to look like letters.
(Kudos to urbandictionary)
3. The Moderators – The right-hand men of the Administrators, these tough fellows are no pushovers. Aside from being sensible and responsible, these guys can easily pwn n00b dens and hell-raised threads by their locking powers, and transport misguided thread to where they really belong, thanks to the admins. Most moderators also have a system wherein freemen can report complaints and other stuff to them, and it’s up to these fellows to clean up the job. Capabilities include the same as the Pwners, plus Report, and Lock and Move Thread.
4. The Administrators – The lords of the forum. They can alter forum realities by snapping their fingers and intimidate everyone into strictly following the rules. If the situation requires, admins can harness their energy and subject a particular individual into a suspension, and by a little more energy focusing, can totally banish a n00b into the depths of cyberspace hell through the feared IP Ban. However, most admins are really rare to even show up, and the n00bs take advantage of this. If only they were present a bit more often, then harmony of forums would be much more guaranteed. Capabilities include the same as the Moderators, plus Alter Cyber Reality, Temp Ban, and IP Ban.
These two sides constantly battle each other for the equilibrium of a forum. Bloody as it may be, yet this is reality, to the point of being common in cyberspace. However, even though the good guys drain their brain cells dry and bruise their fingers, like raw evil, n00bs cannot be totally eradicated. Now, as we partake with the last section of this random piece of my mind, we try to counsel these lost sheep into realizing that what they’re doing is making them an idiot and it’s time for turning over a new leaf.
First off, what was your inspiration to do this? Be it extreme depression and deprivation of affection, this is cyberspace, dude. It’s pointless to bring your real-life problems to the ‘Net (unless you’re asking for advices), with you only ending up to be a n00b, so please don’t do so. Using your personal problems as a reason for doing this is just unacceptable. Yes, you have problems, but don’t tell me you don’t have decency and sense! If you want to seek help, why not act human and humbly ask for help, not go berserk at everyone you see, unless you’re pleading for pwnage. This is not a movie, kid. With the wrong approach, rocks will come to you instead of bread. No one will bother to understand you if you’re acting like a jerk.
For those guys who are currently sulking in a corner, or shaking with fury because they got pwned, I’ve got some friendly advice for you fellows. Let’s retrace each of our steps and ponder in our noggins, why did they pwn me in the first place? Surely they have a reason for pwning you, otherwise they’ll be psychos. Was it because you’re being a n00b? Was it because you tripped on one of the rules? Was it because you provoked a guy in the first place? Was it because you’re plainly idiotic? If you want to, why not read your previous battles with the pwners and see for yourself. If you figured it out and there was indeed something wrong with you, then maybe it’s time for realization and compromise.
We guys correct you, not bully you or humiliate you just for the lulz, except if you’re really asking for it. You commit mistakes, so we correct you. You don’t want to carry that idiocy on other forums, right? So somehow, you’ve got us to somehow thank, but it’s still up to you if you’ll observe what we taught you or continue your stupidity. But keep this in mind; being a n00b won’t make you famous, or get sympathy. You’ll be famous, though, as the biggest fool ever to step on a forum or the most pitiful being ever existed. Well, if you want to be famous that way then go for it.
We pwn with a reason. We pwn because we want you to change, to realize your mistakes and be a better forum member. We speak harshly because we must have the guarantee that you will change, just as how a parent scold his child for the better, you get the idea. Life is tough, and cyberspace is no excuse, and this is a way of preparing you for the advanced toughness of other forums. What would likely happen to you if you’re still a n00b and step in to a high-class forum?
Why not try being decent for a change? Why not take a peek at the set of forum rules dancing before your eyes? You’ll discover that they only enforced these rules because they want every member to be disciplined, and be a model to others. Why not try capitalizing the first letter in your post and the letter after a period? Looking at a well-formed sentence is very good to the eye, isn’t it? The best part, it’s not even tiring!
If you’re ever posting on a topic, why not read the first post to know what it’s all about? Not only you’ll be spared from reprimanding, you’ll also be on-topic, and you’ll enjoy the fun of talking with the rest of the forum guys. If you’re ever to participate in a debate, be sure to pick one side, and defend it with everything you know about it with sense and proper grammar. That way, not only you’ll avoid getting off-topic, not only you’ll avoid being hypocritical, but also your co-debaters will take you seriously. Reps up for you, dude!
Sense is a crucial ingredient to surviving a forum. If you’re sensible to talk to, if you’re sensible in what you’re doing, then you’ll be completely fine. A well-known quote says, “Common sense is not so common.” Let us disprove that quote and act intelligently.
These pieces of advice are meant for those misguided fellows whom we want to go back to the right track. For those idiots who are born to piss off people and wreak havoc and chaos just for the lulz, I have not a slightest bit of concern for you at all except arranging a therapy with the best psychologist ASAP for signs of mental retardation.
If you’re really willing to change, then nothing can stop you, even you’re flamed and battered in the past, if you’re willing to become a better person, then congratulations, for you’re on your way to goodness. Remember:
“What we do is not bullying. What we do is a more effective form of diplomacy.”
Confidently saying that he’s a Freeman,
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Note: If there had been any similarities between this article and the others of the same genre, this is completely unintentional.
Monday, June 1, 2009
An Introductory Speech
So here I am, about to make my first blog yet. Well, not exactly, since I already got one quite a long time. Obviously, it got buried in due course, so it gave me a little motivation to give blogging one more try, and here it is. What you'll read here is a 14-year old's life as a teenager, as he tackles life's chapters and other doohickeys. Naturally, that person would be me. Otherwise, this won't be a blog at all.
Bah, enough with the pleasantries. (if you consider the previous paragraph as one) If you want to know more about my personal self, I suggest you go check my profile. If you just go for my anecdotes and some hearty lulz, then just read. May my humble life might bring enjoyment to future blog readers.
Bon Appetit.
P.S: Obviously, the pic's not me. I just took a fancy on posting Linguini, with the Bon Appetit and all, so yeah.
Bah, enough with the pleasantries. (if you consider the previous paragraph as one) If you want to know more about my personal self, I suggest you go check my profile. If you just go for my anecdotes and some hearty lulz, then just read. May my humble life might bring enjoyment to future blog readers.
Bon Appetit.
P.S: Obviously, the pic's not me. I just took a fancy on posting Linguini, with the Bon Appetit and all, so yeah.
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