April 25
Dear Fortea,
Regarding to your question sent this past Tuesday, *ahem* my Birthday (April 21, 2009), to my “newly 20 year-old” self, which goes:
What it feels been 20 years old?
I have to say one thing:
Ohh teh noes!
I have to vote.
Ughh, troublesome.
Anyway, other than that… it’s like being in the limbo.
Not yet old enough to be an adult world-wide.
No longer young enough to be considered a teenager.
Good-bye good ol’ ‘scuse of “blame the hormones.”
But well, at least now people allow me to do stuff I wouldn’t have been allowed to before…
Too bad I got the Twenties’ Crisis a bit earlier than expected:
“OMG, I’m 20 and I have not done anything with my life! What’s wrong with me!?”
So, in a sense it’s like a realization that I’m just one year from graduation.
Work comes after graduation, and while I’m already studying my career, I still don’t know what’ll happen after I graduate.
Heck, I’m still indecisive on staying here and starting to work versus going to a foreign country (most likely Canada) to study post-graduate studies.
Oh well, “wherever the wind takes me” I suppose.
For now, I’ll just concentrate on living today.
I’ll cross that bridge when I get to it.
Soo, thanks for the question!
Hope you have fun!
See ya!
Greki
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Dear Anonymous,
Regarding to your question sent this past Tuesday (April 21, 2009) to that thing or something called Chutkat (seriously, it’s an orange-eating dragon, a n00b in disguise and an androgynous artist all rolled into one!), which goes:
Para que sirve la torre eiffel?
Translation: What’s the Eiffel Tower used for?
I simply have to say one thing:
Do I have a shirt on or something that says “()/\/\9 1 !0\/3 73)-( 31l=l=3l_ 70|/\|3®!!11!1!!! 37 r0x0rz!!!1!!11!1!!”
1337 $p3@k aside, I don’t.
But… oh well.
Hmm, one reason might be that it’s simply national propaganda.
Like, France’s logo or something… used to basically scream:
“Hello World! I am here! Now, why don’t you take a look at me? Are you looking? Yes? Yes?? C’MON, YA IDIOT! LOOK AT ME!!”
Also:
“MAKE SURE TO VISIT! Oh, and while you’re here why don’t you buy a lil’ copy of nice ol’ me? Please? X3”
But I don’t think that’s it.
See, I actually think that when they did it…
They were thirsty.
No, my marbles are still intact, thank you.
Anyway, why thirsty?
Well, the tower was made with puddle iron.
Sometime along the way, the puddle grew.
Yeah, just look at the Eiffel photos, there’s a huge river in front of it.
Heck, the river’s name’s “Sacred River” in French.
What’s more sacred than a miraculously grown one out of nowhere?
Never mind what history books tell you, I say.
Either way, the tower was supposed to, like, die at 20.
And here’s when I say:
Seriously, what’s the point of doing a 324 meters, 9441 ton tower only to be brought down in 20 years after its creation, if not for a greater purpose? a.k.a. the giant puddle?
I’d say there’s none.
It just stayed ‘cause French people caught a fancy to their view.
And to their pockets.
Otherwise, there’d only be 6 modern wonders of the world.
See? Agree with me?
Well, thanks for the question!
Hope to see you around!
Have fun!
Greki