The popularity of "Cool" and "Awesome" in the US is pheromone, to American citizens - or whom live here long enough to heritage this habit: It's an immediate expression when someone see an artwork, event, or simply just an act of un-familiar and outrageous to their knowledge.
Or: from the Oxford dictionary
cool |koōl|
noun
The quality of being fashionably attractive or impressive : all the cool of high fashion.
awesome |ˈôsəm|
adjective
extremely impressive or daunting; inspiring great admiration, apprehension, or fear : the awesome power of the atomic bomb.
• informal extremely good; excellent : the band is truly awesome!
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That's that,
However, the overdose usage of these 2 words create another tangent that can be considered as a culture expression and how people use their tool of language to communicate.
In High school back in my home country, I was taught English with British education system: Cambridge University; so it's not a habit or a trend to use those two words: 'cool' and 'awesome' accessibly until I came to US in August 2008. It shifted all my language system in using the word 'cool' and 'awesome' almost every time I see, listen, tough or taste anything that is beautiful, outrageous, amazing or delicious. These are the two only words (beside "like like" but it's another post to write) that are on top of my tongue waiting to be used as soon as I speak. And sure enough, I look around me, EVERY BODY is using it at the same time. So I went on auto-pilot for using these words over a year and half, until I have no ability to control it any more; similar with any type of drug, it is a two-sided knife that is harmful for my form of communication and my vocabulary DOES NOT improve.
Besides the advantage of using these words that shows you are trendy and know what's the hot word to use; that you are 'cool' and 'awesome'. But it will cut short your conversation ~~cause it doesn't feed on any other idea or opinion as soon as you said: 'cool' or 'awesome' the way we're using it now. Think about it for a second, the people who using these word constantly, on a speed of light, are young people in mid 80's until yesterday's born. So for those who in their 25 and younger, do you usually talk or have a deep conversation with a person around your age [that didn't happen to me here in US - besides my High school friends].
And the fact that using only one and two syllabus word really shows your lack of vocab in your brain dictionary; believe me, I many times feel like a dump-ass when I can't use other word to compliment the artwork that I truly love. Moreover, in real business or professional field, using these words are pretty much not so 'cool' because older people - or say "more mature" won't give you a good impression on using these very basic word to talk about a truly great big idea.
By all mean I don't suggest or say that these words should not be touch again during your conversation or other form of communication; besides, these words are terrific on their own but please think about it before you speak. I have to train myself too not to use those words as I did before, it makes you think about that you say and what comes out will be more beautiful and meaningful.
So I wish everyone can help themselves think more before speak, to nurse our tremendous vocabulary treasure and say it in the most touching way possible.
Late afternoon by the Ocean,
Whx5
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
When I create a big problem to solve, I'm the problem.
Today is another day of confusion and exhaustion, I didn't do anything much since the morning but everything seems so much to handle. At this point I have no interest and excitement in almost all things around me, what's changing??? And it scares me, putting me in a total unfamiliar space and feeling, I been feeling this for months on occasionally basis. I can be extremely happy the last day and the next-I see nothing in the mirror but a messy face, all the tense pull down the entire face muscle create a smash-moving-potato.
Since I was 5 years old, I stood up for my friend against the bully; 7 I had the hair style that no girl at the time will dare to have; and around 16 I dreamed to be an influenced woman in the future where I'm the person who give the poor ones hope and shelter. 20 now and I found myself lost in the junk of thought that I had in my brain, if I have had sketch all my idea down, it would fill up my small walk-in closet. And again in times I would look back to see what I have done, I came quite a long way but yet seems I have nothing; I do make my family and myself proud at times with some of my works but now I taste nothing more then a plain, bitter and spicy after taste of the succeed I have done. I'm craving for more and yet I have nothing to be sure about, always feel like mission un-solved and what I did is and act of adding salt to the big blue sea.
Talking about these things remind me of the saying from my friend: "Comedians are usually the saddest people in the world." at first I denied. And then I heard my great great brilliant University Instructor tells us the story of Napoleon Bonaparte was the guy who suffer from serious mental illness that death is really the thing he desires; and yet that Death didn't even hit him once on the battle field but from a stomach cancer. Those contradiction that makes the world that we know and living in: "You don't get what you always want." lead me to the next point of talking about Physics.
I got to see a talk of Dan Cobley (Marketing Director of Google) "What Physics taught me about marketing" on TED.com few months ago. And I always remember his example of Axiom of Physics: "says you cannot prove a hypothesis through observation. You can only disprove it" and so on. It hits me, real hard in the head of how uncertainty things are; it circle back to the confusion that I'm in right now is I can't tell what I have but all I see is what I don't have. I'm constantly not seeing myself as a positive thinker but instead I see myself the most clearest is when I make mistake. I make all the big dream I want to be because I don't want to be the one living the small dream; I defined by what I don't do, not that what I do and what I don't think about. Like for instance I know I'm not a Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Catholic nor an Antithesis; but again I don't say I'm Buddhism. So it's kind of the theme of "You are what you are not." or even you are nothing at all because you won't do a lot of thing more then what you actually do.
What do I have so far, I have my summary of my dreams and what I intended to express; I talked about the contradiction of the world we are living in; and I mention a bit about Physics to be you are what you are not.
...what next...
{tune in for more when I got it figure out what to say next}
alone in my room on a late afternoon,
winter 2010
Whx5
Since I was 5 years old, I stood up for my friend against the bully; 7 I had the hair style that no girl at the time will dare to have; and around 16 I dreamed to be an influenced woman in the future where I'm the person who give the poor ones hope and shelter. 20 now and I found myself lost in the junk of thought that I had in my brain, if I have had sketch all my idea down, it would fill up my small walk-in closet. And again in times I would look back to see what I have done, I came quite a long way but yet seems I have nothing; I do make my family and myself proud at times with some of my works but now I taste nothing more then a plain, bitter and spicy after taste of the succeed I have done. I'm craving for more and yet I have nothing to be sure about, always feel like mission un-solved and what I did is and act of adding salt to the big blue sea.
Talking about these things remind me of the saying from my friend: "Comedians are usually the saddest people in the world." at first I denied. And then I heard my great great brilliant University Instructor tells us the story of Napoleon Bonaparte was the guy who suffer from serious mental illness that death is really the thing he desires; and yet that Death didn't even hit him once on the battle field but from a stomach cancer. Those contradiction that makes the world that we know and living in: "You don't get what you always want." lead me to the next point of talking about Physics.
I got to see a talk of Dan Cobley (Marketing Director of Google) "What Physics taught me about marketing" on TED.com few months ago. And I always remember his example of Axiom of Physics: "says you cannot prove a hypothesis through observation. You can only disprove it" and so on. It hits me, real hard in the head of how uncertainty things are; it circle back to the confusion that I'm in right now is I can't tell what I have but all I see is what I don't have. I'm constantly not seeing myself as a positive thinker but instead I see myself the most clearest is when I make mistake. I make all the big dream I want to be because I don't want to be the one living the small dream; I defined by what I don't do, not that what I do and what I don't think about. Like for instance I know I'm not a Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Catholic nor an Antithesis; but again I don't say I'm Buddhism. So it's kind of the theme of "You are what you are not." or even you are nothing at all because you won't do a lot of thing more then what you actually do.
What do I have so far, I have my summary of my dreams and what I intended to express; I talked about the contradiction of the world we are living in; and I mention a bit about Physics to be you are what you are not.
...what next...
{tune in for more when I got it figure out what to say next}
alone in my room on a late afternoon,
winter 2010
Whx5
Just a thought
This is actually a kind of ironic, a sad humor that I want to share with the net. On Sunday's night the 21st November, 2010 I wrote the first article on this blog to talk about Human Race killing the others species on Earth; and the early Tuesday morning 23rd November, 2010 happens to be the North Korea attack South Korea (please read Korean Breaking News post).
So I'm here seeing and experience the karma that the Human Being facing our own greedy and cruel. It is not only the result of one country is split bringing the attack on that particular day; it is a chain of misunderstood and the lack of forgiveness, knowledge about living a great life that shall create no harm to others.
I am coming to a confusing and frightening point of my growing period is to recognize the real face that it got forgotten or covered by other forces/ society. I am not sure what to ask for and what to act upon, there is no such ideal situation where people treat others just purely like they will treat themselves. I got a chance to share this concern with my brother and he said if I want to change anything first I must change myself. But I'm at the edge of don't know what to listen to and what is not, it is a great huge world outside my bedroom and the ocean of knowledge. Only time can help to filter and craft what I really need for my life.
3:40 am in San Francisco,
Whx5
So I'm here seeing and experience the karma that the Human Being facing our own greedy and cruel. It is not only the result of one country is split bringing the attack on that particular day; it is a chain of misunderstood and the lack of forgiveness, knowledge about living a great life that shall create no harm to others.
I am coming to a confusing and frightening point of my growing period is to recognize the real face that it got forgotten or covered by other forces/ society. I am not sure what to ask for and what to act upon, there is no such ideal situation where people treat others just purely like they will treat themselves. I got a chance to share this concern with my brother and he said if I want to change anything first I must change myself. But I'm at the edge of don't know what to listen to and what is not, it is a great huge world outside my bedroom and the ocean of knowledge. Only time can help to filter and craft what I really need for my life.
3:40 am in San Francisco,
Whx5
Korean breaking news.
Since my roommate is Korean, I got to know very detail on the breaking news on North Korean attacked the South Korean in the afternoon of 23rd November, 2010. If you haven't heard or read about this, please check out the link below:
CNN Article
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/11/23/nkorea.skorea.military.fire/index.html?hpt=T1&iref=BN1
Please don't be ignorant about this situation, as North Korea is close with China; South Korea is alliance with US and the West. North Korea announced they have Nuclear Bomb and willing to use it. Besides that, Japan and China also has their unspoken dislike from the past. There we already have the link between the three most powerful countries behind the incident between North and South Korea. Please share your voice and thought, I know it not our turn to make any change or persuade any one; but knowledge is the shell for anything can go worse. Currently South Korea's island lost 100% their electricity and internet, so it can be very hard for communication if the North attack again - especially at night.
I'm Vietnamese, so I learned, read and listen to many stories and horrible things war bring to human race, and to my country, my family. It is very important that we can stop it from happen, or pray that it can be solve in a different way.
I'm not afraid of death, I just want it at least to be meaningful.
Spread the word and love everyone,
Whx5.
CNN Article
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/11/23/nkorea.skorea.military.fire/index.html?hpt=T1&iref=BN1
Please don't be ignorant about this situation, as North Korea is close with China; South Korea is alliance with US and the West. North Korea announced they have Nuclear Bomb and willing to use it. Besides that, Japan and China also has their unspoken dislike from the past. There we already have the link between the three most powerful countries behind the incident between North and South Korea. Please share your voice and thought, I know it not our turn to make any change or persuade any one; but knowledge is the shell for anything can go worse. Currently South Korea's island lost 100% their electricity and internet, so it can be very hard for communication if the North attack again - especially at night.
I'm Vietnamese, so I learned, read and listen to many stories and horrible things war bring to human race, and to my country, my family. It is very important that we can stop it from happen, or pray that it can be solve in a different way.
I'm not afraid of death, I just want it at least to be meaningful.
Spread the word and love everyone,
Whx5.
Monday, November 22, 2010
Concern 01. How to make a better human world?
I used to thought the world was made only for the human being, actually I didn't really put much thought into it until lately.
The human race is also the same with other animal species, how can we develop so rapidly and left behind all the others. Can I say human being is the king and queen of this planet, that we won the race to be the ruler? If we are simply another kind of animal and killing other species, make us the crudest animal in the animal kingdom? One living kind that kills million and billion of other living thing, so what kind of thought that allow us to think we will go to heaven? Or is that things are not very fair the way we would like to put it the way we describe it for many thousand years. Where is the line between safe and danger even our human world is tiny tiny to the universe, it's like me being a queen on my full-size bed but to the outside I'm just a 5"3'girl with a blue backpack. When did I start to think about these and when can I stop, my body never stop to have something to start with, the blood still running miles and miles...and I wonder what keeps me alive, it's myself. And why being alive equal killing others in a hard or tender way.
Raining night in San Francisco.
Whx5
The human race is also the same with other animal species, how can we develop so rapidly and left behind all the others. Can I say human being is the king and queen of this planet, that we won the race to be the ruler? If we are simply another kind of animal and killing other species, make us the crudest animal in the animal kingdom? One living kind that kills million and billion of other living thing, so what kind of thought that allow us to think we will go to heaven? Or is that things are not very fair the way we would like to put it the way we describe it for many thousand years. Where is the line between safe and danger even our human world is tiny tiny to the universe, it's like me being a queen on my full-size bed but to the outside I'm just a 5"3'girl with a blue backpack. When did I start to think about these and when can I stop, my body never stop to have something to start with, the blood still running miles and miles...and I wonder what keeps me alive, it's myself. And why being alive equal killing others in a hard or tender way.
Raining night in San Francisco.
Whx5
Concept
Hello world,
I'm a curious child, not to everything but those that I'm interesting in. I will ask like a 3 years old child, and through studying I find the power of 5 nouns: How, What, When, Where and Why. it helps me to know the skill, the product, time, location and especially the story behind everything is done the way it is done. I'm not a perfectionist to call for all answers in the universe but I'm curious how it works. The concept of my blog you properly see a million time, but I think it will be different - in a very tiny way.
Let's go out, explore and ask whx5: how, what, when, where and why.
Love to all!
Whx5.
I'm a curious child, not to everything but those that I'm interesting in. I will ask like a 3 years old child, and through studying I find the power of 5 nouns: How, What, When, Where and Why. it helps me to know the skill, the product, time, location and especially the story behind everything is done the way it is done. I'm not a perfectionist to call for all answers in the universe but I'm curious how it works. The concept of my blog you properly see a million time, but I think it will be different - in a very tiny way.
Let's go out, explore and ask whx5: how, what, when, where and why.
Love to all!
Whx5.
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