Poverty

Eyes set in sore depression. A frown crinkled his forehead. Puffy bags beneath his unhappy piercing eyes. Sitting on the side of the road, he wore ragged old clothes and looked as if he hadn't had a shower in weeks. No shoes on, just his bare unclean feat. I can't imagine the quench of thirst that he desires, or the hunger he is facing. All i wanted to do was wrap my arms around his delicate fragile body frame. It wouldn't matter if he had done something morally wrong to deserve this utter treatment, but no one should have to bare with this. Yet, he is only 1 of 925 million living in abject poverty. He is a lost soul that does not deserve this.

Thief

Skipping around the hallway, the boy danced freely, careless and happy. His humble giggle echoed an aura of bright colours. So deep in happiness, he wore a confident grin. Others would find this so difficult to portray. A happy child prancing around the corridors, with a young adolescent immature mind. It was like watching a flower bloom, so deep with beauty. I continued to watch him, amused with all my soul, but caught off guard, a teacher came marching through and told him to quit. An incarnation of the devil, perhaps. Something so evil, anyway. Something that stole his happiness away.

VICTORY!

I am the happiest bunny alive right now.

On the other hand, COYS!

Tottenham v. Liverpool in less than an hour. I am so excited, it's crazy. Let's hope Adebayor and Defoe perform like they did last weekend, and that Modric isn't acting all diva-ish anymore. Can't wait to see Harry. Best person ever. My dad always said he reminded him of my grandad, who isn't with us anymore. I can see what he means now. Infamous gentleman George <3. He'll be having a party in heaven with Uncle Arthur tonight if we are victorious at White Hart Lane. Let's just hope we get the result we want. I'll be watching the game with my grandad's photograph next to me, just like my dad always does. :)

Celebrations throughout the UK and Ireland!

Ireland beat the wallabies yesterday, oh god was i ridiculously happy! I know us English don't bond that much with the Irish, but i think we share something in common, and that's wanting to murder the wallabies at rugby! Result for Ireland! Yay!

And victorious Wales! Amazing result for them! Especially against Samoa! Don't think we have any beef with Wales anyway, so i don't think i've ever hated them really. Ha

And last but blatantly not least, the best team in the world - England. Us roses thrashed those Georgians today.! My pick for man of the match has to go to two fab players on the England squad; Tuiligi and Hape. Also, i am beyond happy that Tuiligi, a rugby player from samoa, plays for us instead of Samoa, unlike his other 5 brothers! Ha! Great day for the brits and ireland. Can't remember when Sctoland's playing or when their last match was, but i think they resulted in a victory? Not sure! Roses forever, though.

Hoomanz

When i was a little girl, i wanted to have ginger hair and green eyes. Nowadays, it's not a physical change i want, it's the way i act i want to change.

Every year i look back on the embarrassing stuff i did the year before, and golly does it make me want to throw a brick at myself, but i guess this happens to everyone. Everyone wants to be someone different, whether it's physically or mentally. We just never learn to be appreciative, do we. Never satisfied with what we have, and always complaining about what we don't have, when we really should just be thankful for everything we have. But hey, that's humans for you i guess. We're all so selfish, and that includes me too.

Thank You

Over the past two years I have seemingly manged to knock down some of that great massive brick wall that blocked my way from fulfilling what i have always wanted. Individually, i have improved as a person. It's funny how some people only just realise their exceedingly selfish ways after something terrible happens to them, for i am one of them. Two years ago, i was in a better position than i am in today, now i'm not saying that i am not appreciative for what i have now, this is the point i'm trying to make. I was in a position where instead of complaining for what i didn't have, mostly useless crap btw, i should've been appreciative and be thankful for what i had. I have come to my senses now, and i am beyond appreciative for what i have. Well try my best to be, anyway. I am surrounded by an immense contrast between rich and poor, living in Jakarta. Luxury tall buildings which tower over the metropolitan cities are ants in comparison to the small estates that surround them. Now, you're probably thinking that that's quite impossible. Wrong. One apartment building is surrounded by a world of poverty just meters away from it. I haven't even discussed the amount of begging i have witnessed on the street. One thing my father always told me was that if they're selling something on the street, then you should always buy their product, because they are actually attempting to make an effort to improve their lives. Now, i still follow that rule, yes, but i still do give money to those who aren't selling anything. You can't ignore those people, because the government is too busy ignoring them already. I don't think i've ever seen any government houses in Jakarta, my entire life. I am just beyond clueless! Sure, there are some good-hearted people out there in this city giving these people a hand, but why is the government not doing the same thing? Or even if they are, why haven't they made this situation their number one priority?! The poverty i have seen in Jakarta alone, was enough to change my entire way of thinking. I am a very, very lucky person to have most of my family still here with me today. I am a very, very lucky person to be receiving education 5 times a week, and i am beyond thankful for many more things. It's taken 15 years of my life to be this current developing person i am right now.

It's only when something shit happens to you, when you finally realise your faults, and i am most certainly a prime example of that.