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The New Yorker
This is an article I read today... crazy stuff...
Tuesday, 10 April 2012
Sunday, 1 April 2012
Urbex - Heygate Estate
Hey all,
So I went exploring during the week with a fellow 28dl, anyways here is a link to the report I put up on there...
Heygate Estate 28 days later report
So I went exploring during the week with a fellow 28dl, anyways here is a link to the report I put up on there...
Heygate Estate 28 days later report
Sunday, 18 March 2012
Texas
As a lot of you know, I have friends on death row, and sadly a friend of mine was executed back in July 2010... I discovered this today, and frankly, words fail me.....
Texas executions - controversial cases
FUCK YOU TEXAS
FUCK YOU PERRY
Texas executions - controversial cases
FUCK YOU TEXAS
FUCK YOU PERRY
Friday, 16 March 2012
USA and Japan
I've not written a post in a while, mainly because I've not been inspired by anything but I have found something that I find unfair.
A while ago, I read an article on the BBC about how after the bombing of Pearl Harbour, as many Japanese as possible were rounded up in the USA and put into very basic camps....
This startled me, as why are these people being punished for no reason whatsoever? It was essentially following the same line as the Germans (who they were fighting!), and made me think that the USA was no better than them. Ok, they weren't going around killing people, but that's not the point. They were still singling out a group of people, and placing them all together in very spartan conditions for a long period of time.
These people were treated as if they were subhumans, just the same way the Jews were. Communities turned against them, and lives destroyed.
The USA has since apologized and paid compensation, but in my opinon that's not enough. Money doesn't change the fact that the USA denounced a whole group of people in a similiar fashion to the Germans, and I am sure it goes against a lot of the rights that the Declaration of Independance laid down.
A while ago, I read an article on the BBC about how after the bombing of Pearl Harbour, as many Japanese as possible were rounded up in the USA and put into very basic camps....
This startled me, as why are these people being punished for no reason whatsoever? It was essentially following the same line as the Germans (who they were fighting!), and made me think that the USA was no better than them. Ok, they weren't going around killing people, but that's not the point. They were still singling out a group of people, and placing them all together in very spartan conditions for a long period of time.
These people were treated as if they were subhumans, just the same way the Jews were. Communities turned against them, and lives destroyed.
The USA has since apologized and paid compensation, but in my opinon that's not enough. Money doesn't change the fact that the USA denounced a whole group of people in a similiar fashion to the Germans, and I am sure it goes against a lot of the rights that the Declaration of Independance laid down.
Monday, 27 February 2012
Life as we know it.
I live in a small town called Forest Gate. It's pretty humble, and full of chicken shops... I have spent my entire life in this town, and a lot of my memories have evolved from here. Up until secondary school, all my educational needs were taken care of in this rather grey town...
As you can imagine, a lot of the people that I see around everyday are people I have seen around for years. These aren't people I know, and these are people I will probably never know. That suits me fine.
A lot of the time I see people that I was at one time very good friends with, people that I grew up with, but then when secondary school came, we drifted apart. There are a few people I see around all the time.... when we pass each other in the street, we don't acknowledge each other... it's as if our paths have never at all been interwined.
These are people that I use to spend every day with, hanging out with, laughing with, growing with, sleeping over at each others houses type-of-thing... now we walk past each other and none of that is acknowledged...
For instance, I see many former best friends around town a lot. There is only one person from my past who always stops me to say hello and has a chat with me. It makes me feel like although I may not be in their life now, they at least acknowledge that at one time I was, that at one time I affected them.
Yesturday I was coming home from somewhere, and a kid got on the train that I use to go to army cadets with, I instantly recognised him from 6 years ago. My how time flies.... and I thought of saying hi, but why should I?
Afterall, that chapter on my life has ended, and I feel that it is somehow wrong to dig it up. We are told to always move forward, keep ourselves looking ahead.... so why bother digging up the past?
It does sadden me, when I see old friends who I was once very close with, but that's what happens. Times change and people grow up, and although I see the same person physically.... I doubt they are the same person from what I remember, so it would be like being introduced to someone new for the very first time if I was to strike up a conversation.
As you can imagine, a lot of the people that I see around everyday are people I have seen around for years. These aren't people I know, and these are people I will probably never know. That suits me fine.
A lot of the time I see people that I was at one time very good friends with, people that I grew up with, but then when secondary school came, we drifted apart. There are a few people I see around all the time.... when we pass each other in the street, we don't acknowledge each other... it's as if our paths have never at all been interwined.
These are people that I use to spend every day with, hanging out with, laughing with, growing with, sleeping over at each others houses type-of-thing... now we walk past each other and none of that is acknowledged...
For instance, I see many former best friends around town a lot. There is only one person from my past who always stops me to say hello and has a chat with me. It makes me feel like although I may not be in their life now, they at least acknowledge that at one time I was, that at one time I affected them.
Yesturday I was coming home from somewhere, and a kid got on the train that I use to go to army cadets with, I instantly recognised him from 6 years ago. My how time flies.... and I thought of saying hi, but why should I?
Afterall, that chapter on my life has ended, and I feel that it is somehow wrong to dig it up. We are told to always move forward, keep ourselves looking ahead.... so why bother digging up the past?
It does sadden me, when I see old friends who I was once very close with, but that's what happens. Times change and people grow up, and although I see the same person physically.... I doubt they are the same person from what I remember, so it would be like being introduced to someone new for the very first time if I was to strike up a conversation.
Saturday, 11 February 2012
URBEX
Yay I had my first urban exploration today. Was rather kool, and I will admit I was very scared!
Managed to gain access to an old abandoned asylum called St.Clements on Mile End Road... involved climbing and getting dirty to get in :-) Anyways I was with someone who had spent probably a good 10 hours in the asylum, I only stayed just over an hour. Mostly because I was frozen, and well if you know me personally, when I am cold, I just pretty much refuse to do anything. I massively can't stand the cold, I refuse to accept it. Also, I heard a police car and just paniked and was like.. I'm going... my heart was going like crazy.. but I would of loved to of stayed longer.. I had fun... just must make sure I am dressed a lot more better... I even had thermals on and I was bloody cold! Anyways I am included a few pics (I didn't take loads.. on the account of that would mean taking my hands out of my pockets.
Anyways, St.Clements is an old abandoned hospital for mental patients, and another group of urban explorers had also ventured in a few years ago, and this is their report 28 days later
Here are some of my photos.. nowhere near as good... but when you are cold, and you are me... well..
Anyways the asylum is made up of lots of buildings, and we were in just one of the buildings... it was flippin huge though... most of it I didn't see cos I was scared :-).. I think we checked out a couple of the floors of one of the buildings... I would of loved to of seen more. I hope to go back one day as it was very beautiful.
I recommend this article: Mail Rail and this website for loads of kool info: Silent Uk
Managed to gain access to an old abandoned asylum called St.Clements on Mile End Road... involved climbing and getting dirty to get in :-) Anyways I was with someone who had spent probably a good 10 hours in the asylum, I only stayed just over an hour. Mostly because I was frozen, and well if you know me personally, when I am cold, I just pretty much refuse to do anything. I massively can't stand the cold, I refuse to accept it. Also, I heard a police car and just paniked and was like.. I'm going... my heart was going like crazy.. but I would of loved to of stayed longer.. I had fun... just must make sure I am dressed a lot more better... I even had thermals on and I was bloody cold! Anyways I am included a few pics (I didn't take loads.. on the account of that would mean taking my hands out of my pockets.
Anyways, St.Clements is an old abandoned hospital for mental patients, and another group of urban explorers had also ventured in a few years ago, and this is their report 28 days later
Here are some of my photos.. nowhere near as good... but when you are cold, and you are me... well..
Anyways the asylum is made up of lots of buildings, and we were in just one of the buildings... it was flippin huge though... most of it I didn't see cos I was scared :-).. I think we checked out a couple of the floors of one of the buildings... I would of loved to of seen more. I hope to go back one day as it was very beautiful.
I recommend this article: Mail Rail and this website for loads of kool info: Silent Uk
Friday, 10 February 2012
Yay!!
Usually all I want to do is rant and rave about how rubbish the trains are... but today I do have something positive...
My heart sank when I saw that the central line platform at Liverpool Street was about 6 people deep.. it was packed, and I started having a guessing game with myself over how many trains I would have to wait for, until I could get on one... luckily they are every minute, but each one is still rammed beyond belief...
However, it seems someone was shining down on us... there was a bit of a wait, and then a completely empty train turned up!. Everyone was happy and smiling and chatting away at how lovely it was... one American commented that it doesn't take much to please us commuters... but who cares... it got everyone talking for a moment or two...
But then of course, the second we boarded the train, it was back to ignoring each other, and looking in just about every other direction to avoid eye contact with anyone...
Oh well, it's made my day :-)
My heart sank when I saw that the central line platform at Liverpool Street was about 6 people deep.. it was packed, and I started having a guessing game with myself over how many trains I would have to wait for, until I could get on one... luckily they are every minute, but each one is still rammed beyond belief...
However, it seems someone was shining down on us... there was a bit of a wait, and then a completely empty train turned up!. Everyone was happy and smiling and chatting away at how lovely it was... one American commented that it doesn't take much to please us commuters... but who cares... it got everyone talking for a moment or two...
But then of course, the second we boarded the train, it was back to ignoring each other, and looking in just about every other direction to avoid eye contact with anyone...
Oh well, it's made my day :-)
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