For the last task for the Blog Project, we have decided to make it into comic strips. So, let's dig into this conversation to know what we think about Teen Branding.
Well thats what we got to say. ALL in all brands started out to be a positive thing. It encouraged a healthy competition among companies. However the downside of brands is that people tend to classify themselves according the type of brands you can own. Owning expensive brands puts you in higher rank in society and vice versa.
Today we got brands for everyone. some can be over the top expensive and some are average and some are so cheap its ridiculous. We've even got brands that create culture like Quicksilver with their beach style. And there's Chanel that is more high fashion. there's is even brands that are named after people like the TRUMP brand by Donald Trump. He's got from Trump water to Trump books to Trump clothing. You name it!
Brands today innovate themselves to fit the young generations style which are like the Bohemian style, The Emo style, the CLassic style, the Punk style and etc. However today we all need to keep in mind that brands don't define who you are and brands shouldnt be used as a means to pass judgement on people.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008,8:29 PM
Nostalgia
FaDILAh'snostalgia..
My lovely (not so lovely) t-shirt.
You are very lovable... though you are a bit rotten up here and there, i still wear u ok.. even my mum want to throw u away, i would defend u i just love u so much oo, my shirt..
Ok, enough of poem. Since, everyone is writing nostalgia about themselves, i think i will put a bit twist in my story, but still, it is part of me and my life too.
Alright, my nostalgia would be about my t-shirt. The t-shirt that i love the most and until now, i still have it with me. A t-shirt that i have been wearing for about 8++ years. I don't know why, but i love wearing it so much. Maybe because of the fabric, and the t-shirt is a bit loose, makes me comfortable wearing it. Been trying to seek for this type of shirt, but It's kind of hard to find it.
And i've been trying to remember where did i buy the t-shirt from but seems that, i cannot recall. The brand is R2 jeans. You guys know where i can find this brand? Tell me ya.
Here is the funny story bout this shirt. My mum hate that i love wearing this shirt, until to the extend that she threaten to throw away this shirt if i ever wear it in front of her again. Maybe my mum is getting bored looking at me wearing the same shirt over and over again. (hey, not that i didn't wash the shirt ya, but it's like everytime when we (me and my family) go out, i would wear this t-shirt instead of many other t-shirts that i have. So, the day my mum threaten me, is the day i don't wear it in front of her again. (which is the day of my father's birthday...too :( )
For me, the t-shirt is part of my life... Even if one day i will stop wearing it, i will still keep it with me. Now that, this shirt is already torn at the collar (it looks like it was eaten by cockroaches), so i'm kind of a little bit sad cos of the condition, now that, i would ask my friend, syia, "weh, kat mane nak cari t-shirt camni ha???" and she even get bored with me too, and malas nak layan. Hahaha..
I wish i could go back to the time when i bought the t-shirt so i get to buy more of it.. so if one is 'rosak', then i will have another new one for me to wear. So, until here i guess, Don't know what else to tell you about this t-shirt. I think, some of my friends recognize this t-shirt kut. And sometimes, i would wear it to class too.
p/s: to my t-shirt, maybe someday i will stop wearing you, not because i hate you, but i just don't want you to get more "rosak" and "koyak" i will still keep u safe with me, ok =)
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SYIA's nostalgia aka. Wan Syahirah ;)
When I read my other groupmates nostalgia, I realise it is really hard for me to write my nostalgia memory without referring to something..
So.. here is ' CIMUT '
hehe.. Cimut is a present from my granma. She gave me Cimut, way back when I was in standard 2. Back then, I am so in love with remote control cars. I still remembered, I have a total of 23 remote control cars and I do really know how to keep my remote control cars well (not like my little brothers, they just know how to wreck it). So, that's why my grandma bought me this Cimut with cars design all over it. Actually, it suppose to be 1 set together with pillow case but I don't know what happened to it.
Since primary school.. when I'm a plump girl. Yeah! back then I'm not this thin.. but not so big either but what Malay will call 'sedap badan'.
In secondary school.. form 1 - 3 is the best study year in my whole life, all my friends are great and hilariously funny. Best of all most of them same tuition class with me so basically we see each other during school hours and also after school.
In MMU.. when will it end? soon enough hopefully ;)
All this while, I still have with me 'CIMUT'.. age 22 not yet hehhe..
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aQiLah’s NOSTALGIA
my desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time would be when i didn’t start to gain weight huhu. To be exact it was the time before SPM started.
I kinda let myself go during SPM. I blamed on the stress of the exam. Plus during that time was the FASTING MONTH!!! What did u expect...the more i stressed myself out the more i wanted eat and plus i was fasting the whole day.
Everything i ate would go to my thighs hips stomach...*sigh*..forget about exercising..who in the world would exercise during the exams or even during the fasting month??? me and my friends would buy everything you could imagine. TAU FU FAR, “KUIH MUIH”, MEE SOUP, NASI TOMATO..the list goes on.
Well what can i say..do i want my old body back? Hurm sometimes..sometimes im just happy with the way i am..i got curves and im happy about it. Haha but sometimes i just want my old body back just to be able to fit back into those old pair of jeans and just be healthy! *sigh* well what the heck! Im still in my early twenties so there’s still time! And i love food! Why not enjoy! Before i end let me leave u a little poem what i think to be funny and many of you can relate too..huhu ENJOY!
Give me the strength and time to stay away from all the goodies in the fridge that keep me looking that way!
The chocolates and the frostings that all taste so sweet that extra bag of candy left from Trick or Treat!
My mouth is a watering and trying to give in but my thighs are staring up at me WARNING: It's a Sin!
My tummy sure is growling and turning to and fro but my sag there just laughs it don't need to grow!
After all of this a running through my mind Ah Hell, I'll start tomorrow for now - It's quitting time!!!
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Haizum's Nostalgia
End of school years, Steps into new world, The good old days still keep on haunting me, Childhood was the best things ever...
I missed those days so badly, Its wonderful if we never grown up, Enjoy the dirty cloths, Barbie Dolls and playground...
If I can return back to that time, Playing around happily.. Live in my own world, And be with all those memories...forever
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Shahirah's Nostalgia
When I read the second task for the blog’s project, I was thinking that instead of finding people from the past to be interviewed, why not talking about what we want from our past. Since the rest of the group members have agreed, so let me tell everyone about my part. What I missed the most from the past where I wish it would last until now or perhaps forever is something that is impossible. I missed being a KID! Yes, believe it or not, I missed being a little kid I’m used to be.
Well, I remember when I was a kiddo I can do whatever I want and the word “freedom” is all over the forehead, you know what I’m saying? I bet you do. I mean when I want something, all I need to do is to cry my eyes out and then yeah, the next thing I know, I will get what I want. Isn’t that just super? How I wish I could do like that right now? *I bet I will get smack on the head, sigh*
The Kiddo Me
I remember one day my family and I went to the trip to Singapore, I was 5 years old back then. The parents bought me this pretty doll and I held it my arms. As we walked around Singapore’s town, I noticed one of the doll’s socks went missing. I started to cry and my parents went all worried and stuff. When I told them about the missing sock, they started to search for it JUST BECAUSE I WON’T STOP CRYING! Oh my god, aren’t I such a pain in the you-know-where. Just because of that one tiny sock, we have to search all over the place instead enjoying the panorama of Singapore. But I was only 5 years old for god sake, so don’t blame the little kid. The best thing is you won’t get punished for it.
Being a kid, you will get this extra attention and everyone will like adore you as if you are their little kid even though you are not. When it comes to birthdays, Oh My God, you can’t believe how big your cake can be! I mean, come on…you won’t get big cakes anymore when you’re almost 22 years old. As far as I can remember, I have stopped getting big cakes when I reach 8 years old. And sometimes we don’t celebrate birthdays anymore because I usually will not be around. *for example: stuck at MMU to complete studies*
The Not So Kiddo Anymore
Anyways, when I think back how I missed being the kiddo Shahirah. Life would be so awesome if growing up isn’t an issue. But who I am to fool, life must go on. Actually, if I can’t be a kid forever I can still cherish it for the rest of my life, right? =D
When people gets asked about what comes to their mind regarding METROSEXUAL MEN, here are some of the feedbacks we received from our research. We ask their opinions regarding Metrosexual Men and the feedbacks they gave are something for us to ponder and wonder about. You might notice our own very lecturer gave out his point of view about this topic. Yes, Mr. Robert himself. Enjoy the video!
There are plenty of answers, right? Even the Makcik Cleaner gave us her thoughts =). Well, some views are true, some are nonsense and some just have no idea at all. And what’s important is that a man categorizing themselves as metrosexuals is not a crime after all. If we look at the definition of metrosexualmen which is quoted by Mr. Wikipedia; “Metrosexual is a neologism generally applied to heterosexual men with a strong concern for their appearance, or whose lifestyles display attributes stereotypically seen among gay men.” Well, we think that guys have the right to feel good about themselves, so why not dress to impress right? Especially girls like us, we have nothing against guys who wants to look handsome or neat. Most of us welcome this kind of trend. And now, if people are aware of the trend called INDIE and EMO styles, the guys are wearing nice and cool stuff. They even wear eye-liner which they call it guy-liner, and hey, don’t be surprise if they look much prettier (yes, PRETTY!) than us girls.
EMO STYLES
If the weather keeps changing, why not the people right? Sometimes people are just too narrow minded and always misunderstand with this kind of neologism called “metrosexual”. They are being labeled as gay people but the fact is, not all metrosexual men are gay! Hello…? Look at David Beckham for example, he is one of the “fathers” of metrosexuals today being labeled as metrosexual but rest assured that David Beckham is not gay at all. Look at Victoria Beckham, so what if she is skinny and had a breast transplant! She is married to David Beckham for god sake! And…yea, she is one lucky woman! Huhu this getting out of the subject.
DAVID BECKHAM
If you noticed, there are even some lecturers here in Multimedia University have this trend of looking very good and nice. Well, names are not going to be mentioned here, but we as the students feel like it’s a good thing. When the lecturers have a good sense of fashion, it is a bonus for us the students! If you guys get what we mean? =D
Well, that is what we had to say about this topic of Metrosexual Men. It’s an individual choice of living. It’s nothing wrong of being conscious about ourselves. Let the people out there say anything about you, as long as you are who you are and being true to yourself is a satisfaction in life anyways.
Hooray Hooray! The first task of our project is done. We did a great job guys. =) Till next post!!
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I remember one day my family and I went to the trip to Singapore, I was 5 years old back then. The parents bought me this pretty doll and I held it my arms. As we walked around Singapore’s town, I noticed one of the doll’s socks went missing. I started to cry and my parents went all worried and stuff. When I told them about the missing sock, they started to search for it JUST BECAUSE I WON’T STOP CRYING! Oh my god, aren’t I such a pain in the you-know-where. Just because of that one tiny sock, we have to search all over the place instead enjoying the panorama of Singapore. But I was only 5 years old for god sake, so don’t blame the little kid. The best thing is you won’t get punished for it.
