Because I’m right.

I like being right.

DON’T WE ALL?

In a discussion, however, not everyone is allowed to be right.

Because the feeling is quite selfish you see. And even though you probably laughed and said yes to my previous question, we do not have discussions hoping everyone gets what they want, knowing that we all want to be right, but that in the end we show we have the reason and the other one(s) should bow down. Furthermore, we invest great amounts of energy making sure only we feel that pleasure. Because it feels darn good. It is a feel good drag, though. What would happen if we began to be aware of this, and when we had discussions with someone we would remember that WW III is over and there is no need to shoot without mercy for a blood-stained victory? Perhaps, maybe, probably, hopefully, our discussions would take a different route. They would take a route in which both parties try to put on the table how the feel and what they think. Instead of simply trying to convince the other that our idea is the correct, we might be able to look for an answer, together.

Too idealistic for your taste? You wouldn’t be the first one to tell me, however, I believe strongly that the change this world needs, starts in ourselves. And while this will probably not solve the climatic change impact nor eliminate corruption from the governments, I think it would begin a revolution, in which people begin thinking a bit more of everyone else, without falling into the “guessing game”. (The guessing game consists basically on assuming another person’s feelings, ideas and opinions; it is a very successful relationship killer.)

We cannot force anyone to change, though. The question that arises now, would be: what if I try this out, and the other person just wants to prove me wrong? It is a good question, of course trying to put this plan into action requires both parties to be on the same page. Regretfully, perfect conditions are one element this universe lacks of. I do think that little by little we will have an effect on those around us, they will see us differently, and hear us differently, and slowly, they will understand and realize it is better to deal with us differently, and just like that, slowly, it will rub off on them. And then on others. And others. And yet others!

Let us dream of days in which we no longer fight to be right. It is possible as long as we believe in it, and we work on it.

 

Thank you for reading again my thoughts,

:)

-DS Razzmatazz.

BEWARE!!! Construction Zone!!

Hello my dear readers, today my joint work with my friend and kiddo (inside joke) MiLky begins. He will be assisting me as Chief Web Designer, while I keep writing to you. It’s one super big favour he’s doing for me, and I’m very grateful he accepted.

He likes the colour blue, is always very helpful and nice, and worries a whole lot for those he cares the most. A friend I hope will never part from my side, and a true gem I was super lucky to find along my path.

I hope that his shyness will go away and he’ll dare to share here more of his GFX-ing work. With this, we will both set on a new journey of learning, mastering skills and sharing our progress with those who read us. So, I hope you’ll like the changes that the blog will be having, because I’m sure they will be awesome. :)

Thank you for staying with me from the beginning to this point, and I trust you will keep me company as I move along.

 

:)

-DS Razzmatazz.

Vagaciones~!

OH. SEÑOR. MIO!

V A C A T I O N S are here ! !

The moment I waited for... For about four months is finally here! The end of my school term. And the beginning of my super-short-for-mental-health-but-überly-needed vacations. I am officially in the beginning of the third quarter of my career, having just finished term 8 out of 12 mandatory terms. The knowledge I've gained so far is basically about the normal (expecter) functioning of the human mind and an introduction towards the main theory streams of Psychology. Soon will begin the deeper look into the pathologies... You know, the interesting stuff for those that aren't in the career (statement arises from empirical knowledge)... And bla bla bla, I don't want to speak about school right now!

The title of this blog post is intentionally misspelled. Vacaciones means vacations, for the ones that perhaps didn't dare to guess. Vago(a), means literally vague, "ser vago(a)" means "being a lazy person (the change from the termination 'o' to 'a' just denotes the change in the gender of the word, which does not work in English)"... So I merged both words, making it resemble the idea that I don't want to do anything school related during this time. But, being it Psych, there's no escape route! Everywhere I look there is human interaction! It's the one of the few sciences whose experimental subject is of the same species as the investigator.

How long is it? A week. Yes. Just one week.

I.e. seven days. If you add the weekend before the start of classes, then... it's actually nine.

And then back to the rodeo. For another four months.

There's no use in whining. Any solutions? The thing is taking advantage of the little free time I have. And I have a few things in mind. I'm aching to go out to dance, in first instance. I blame my latina blood ¬¬ . I just. need. to. dance. I also am trying to make a trip to the beach one of these days. Even though I don't want to get black. Meh, who cares! One of my best friends is coming home from Boston this Wednesday, and I'm planning to spend some time with her. Also, want to go to the Book Fair that will be held this week too. And that's just to mention a few of the things I want to do (that imply me to get out of this house). As for the things I want to do while at home, well I want to get used to being a Mod, I want to draw a bit, sleep a lot.

What would you suggest me I do on my vacations?

Following the line of me wanting to dance, here are some songs I wanna dance to. The lyrics aren't a state of art, but the rhythm gets my Latin blood rushing. Haha, it's like a calling. Have you ever felt a "calling"? For a rough example, most of the people I know from a determined country (which I'm not naming) feel a calling towards protecting their nation's "liberty".

La Despedida by Daddy Yankee (Puerto Rico) [I'm only putting a lyrics video because the video is a bit sad, even though it's fast paced] Concentrate on the rhythm, if you feel like your body moves with it, you might have some Latin blood in you!! Haha, that sounded so… not-scientific.

Danza Kuduro by Don Omar and Lucenzo. If you watched the latest movie of Fast and Furious, then you might recognize Don Omar, and the song. It has Spanish and Portuguese parts. On the first video.. I just want to say not all Latinas look like that. >.<

I like more the second video. It's mostly Portuguese with a bit of English and Spanish by a dude called Big Ali (whom I know nothing about). I also like the more down to earth style of the video. Both versions are worth listening to, though.

 

 

And Taboo by Don Omar. Again, “Fast and Furious” reference. It has Spanish and Portuguese.

This music genre is not my favourite, however, they have that Latin flavour that I feel like dancing to at this moment. Haha. Perhaps you can feel a bit Latin too once you've heard them?

 

:)

-DS Razzmatazz

A Strange Country?

One of these days, I found myself somehow reading a blog written for the help of people that want to learn Japanese and in it, I found a video that was really interesting, about Japan.

It is called "Japan: The Strange Country". It was designed as the thesis project of designer Tanaka Kenichi:

“This is my final thesis project. I created info-graphic, motion piece.
My objective is to make Japanese people to think about that everything happening here in Japan, isn’t that normal. So I created this video from foreigner’s point of view, rather than Japanese people’s point of view. I created Japanese version, English version, and Japanese voice w/English subtitle version.”

In response to some comments criticizing his work he replied:

"By the way, please don’t call me racist, because I am one of short, small eyes Japanese."

This brings another point into the game. Thinking a bit more into what this video represents made me think about one curious thing that is inherent to all of us. How we see ourselves is not always how others see us. And what we consider usual and normal is not what others consider usual and normal. It is rather funny how we expect others to see things how we see them, and when we realize it’s not like that, we can get confused.

Let me invite you to enter a different way to think. Let me invite you to the Zero Expectation Zone (ZEZ). Try to see how you are, but from a different perspective, how do others perceive you? Are your actions alright with respect to your own values? Try not to expect people to see you how you see yourself. Try to determine when you are expecting something, and try to realize that expectations only bring frustration.

Without further delay, I will present you the video in English. Perhaps you will find it as interesting as I found it to be.

 

I found the video originally here.

The webpage of the artist that created this videos is this.

A Torn Heart’s Rant.

Sometimes I sit by myself and think about you. Yes you, and you, and you over there. You, the one that left me down when I tried to hold on to you. You, the one that abandoned me when you thought I wanted to hurt you. You, the one criticizing me without knowing me, without taking into account my background. You, the one that got close to me to hurt me or ignore my feelings.

Have I hurt you? Have I disrespected you? Have I failed you? I am sorry. But I am more sorry for you if you use that as an excuse to hurt me. And all the time we’ve spent together, we’ve sent it to hell. And all those times and good memories we made, all of those are tainted with glumness and regret.

Do you hate me? Did you love me? I am confused. How come we allowed this to happen? When did we forget how much we meant to each other?

…With my heart,

-DS Razzmatazz.