The Blogger's Pride

  I don't wanna flaunt nor boast anything about myself, but I just felt like posting this. Blogging has turned from a simple hobby to my personal passion. Sometimes, I just feel unique among my peers that I am the only one around us who types something long to share my views, feelings, conspiracies etc. I just feel special.

  I mean, you try asking your friends whether they blog, and their answers always seem to be, "I don't", or "My blog is dead". Also, try asking them whether they visit any blogs. I bet you wouldn't be surprised by their responses.

  I mean, think of it this way: Who actually sets aside an hour or so in their schedules, just to type some meaningful things about their life, and share it or treat it as a time capsule to remind themselves of their past achievements, their past endeavors over any and every trouble they faced, and so on...?

  This is indeed the Blogger's Pride: Not feeling afraid to share a thing or two about themselves, perhaps even without consequence of humiliation. Well, which foolish person would ever object to a person's feelings over something? Would anyone be such a mean idiot as to tell someone, "You are wrong because you feel sad over your relative's funeral"?

  Of course, such things would never happen if not for Internet trolls, who are obviously looking for BIG trouble...

  Also, ever since I started blogging, I have developed this annoying, yet effective habit of writing in perfect Singaporean English, clean of inappropriate words in the language that are alphabetical spellings of the Hokkien dialect words such as "lah", "leh" and "wa lao". All those crap...

  Sometimes, I just feel that we Singaporeans can do a lot in developing a sense of belonging and originality, and try developing more original cultural masterpiece in the name of Singapore. The Merlion and Esplanade are a few examples.

  Anyways, I truly feel proud as a Blogger. I feel proud for being able to share my concerns without big consequences. Perhaps this blog is a part of me already. In fact, I feel 1,000 times more original than simply owning a Facebook account, which I barely do anything in it.

Music Conspiracy

  I bet at least 99.99% of the first-world population without disabilities have heard music at least once in our life, and at least 85.02% of us are addicted to at least 1 genre of music. By addiction, I mean "cannot live without putting on their earpieces or headsets at least once whenever there is a chance to do so".

  I admit that, as a first-world person without hearing impairments, I do have a passion for music. Although I am not "addicted" to music, ever since I got bored of my personal MP3 library.

  We feel the beat and tempo of the music. We dance to the music. We enjoy the way the pitch and rhythm changes with every 'tap', or beat. We enjoy the combination of pitches, bass and treble, that blend into the mood and theme of the music. The varying frequency of sounds flows in our brains, through our ears, and then our brain cells. Eventually, our brain cells adapted and grew accustomed to the set of frequencies produced by the music, and thus, the music "gets stuck in our head".

  Then very soon we grow fond of the music artist. We become fans of the music artist, and we respect and admire them. The music artists feel encouraged by their fans, and yet they do not let haters get in their way. They continue to compose more music, which only continues to boost their popularity, their recognition. She who is loved for her popularity in the pop genre. He who is widely hated for his "talent" which made him once sounded like a little girl.

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  Then there are also groups of these people. They work together to bring about their original sets of varying frequencies of sound to enlighten their fans. This is especially popular in most first-world Asian countries such as Japan (I do know of AKB48, and I only like one song from them)...

  And Korea.

(Imagine there were thousands of pictures of your favorite Korean bands here)

  Now, here's the mind-f*cking theory: Has anyone ever believed in a hidden agenda behind every music videos in this world??

  We hear many different music genres, and we feel the beat and tempo in them in our minds. Then, what if our so-called "addiction" to music is actually the artists' success in taking over our minds?

  Think about it... The once-famous, now-dreaded "Gangnam Style" by PSY. It popularized the wealthy district of Gangnam in South Korea. Then at the same time, the stupid "Riding That Stupid Invisible Horse" dance technique is simple and stupid. Yet, people of all age still dances to it. Perhaps the haters of this song are actually those who finally awoken from the hypnosis of the song...

  I managed to get out of my 'music addiction', and am able to live as long as I may without my headphone. Unfortunately, that is not my root for this conspiracy theory of said subject. Rather, I actually feel mentally healthier these days, that is, having less sound energy vibrating in my head.

  Music sure has such a huge impact on humanity. I bet even certain animals are compelled towards music. Also, what if even plants, fungi, microorganisms and even nano-organisms, react to music, but we just don't know it?

  Damn... When I thought of it, part of our emotions were shaped by music. Perhaps this dangerous tool is a necessity after all!