As I drive to Surrey on the way to my best friend’s house, I am amazed by the bright lights and Christmas decorations I see on buildings trees, fences, and people’s homes. It is wonderful to see adults and kids getting excited about the season. Many are expecting gifts on Christmas day and I am sure some will be disappointed about what they receive. None the less what began concerning me was whether Christmas has become just another commercialised national celebration.

I arrived at my friend’s home only to find him doing a bathroom installation surrey. When he was done I asked him what he thought about Christmas and its seeming commercialisation. We had a very lively discussion so here is some of what came out of it.

Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. Whether we believe it or not, Britain is a Christian nation. As such tradition dictates that we go to church on the day and rejoice in Christ’s birth as the saviour.

Every year while it was growing up Christmas was about Jesus Christ, church, family, and helping others. Normally there is a message from the queen, old re-runs on the tele, and some special Christmas movie or concert featuring some choirs. In the more recent times this has changed somewhat as there seems to be a proliferation of marketing on the tele, in the news papers, and on billboards. It seems that there are more ads about a new product for the season.

Parents rarely go to church on the day and the children have no idea of what Christmas is about at all. Many believe that it is all about give receiving.

Too many people are concern with putting up Christmas lights and the tree and what we wish for is a return to the true meaning of Christmas.

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As a child, I spent much of my time drawing. I love drawing. I’d sit there – we’d all sit there – happily drawing away to our hearts'contents. We drew everything we saw and all kinds of things that we could only imagine. Back then our minds were fertile with inspiration and all kinds of fantastical inventions: anything was possible.

Then, sometime during our later childhood, the puberty bomb landed, exploding and infecting every single boy and girl with different desires. Suddenly, drawing went out of the window and instead we all played kiss chase of sat in the corner and moped (after grazing our knee playing kiss chase on that ultra-hard gravel that you only found in playgrounds in schools the world over).

He was quick to dismiss them, saying that they weren’t any good, but my uncle always was too modest…

So my question is: when did we lose the ability to draw? I mean…most of us spent days on end doing just that as children between the ages of 2 and 12. We were comfortable with colour, and when we picked up a pencil and got an idea in our head it wasn’t something to be embarrassed about – it was something to embrace.

I was forced to think about this the other day when I stopped by my uncle’s house. And when I say house, I actually mean the house he built. I won’t go into detail any more than that, but let’s just say that building a house isn’t as easy as you might think…

Anyway, the point was that – and this surprised me – as we were talking a van rolled into the drive. On the side it said timber windows surrey and out stepped two burly looking men who walked up with these large timber windows which were to go into the side of the house. At this point my uncle asked them to hang on, and then he fetched his sketch-pad from inside the house. Then he opened it and showed them exactly how he wanted to have the windows fitted, and the men pointed at the illustrations, nodding to each other.

When the men walked off, taking the window frames round the side, that was when I saw the other drawings my uncle had done. He was quick to dismiss them, saying that they weren’t any good, but my uncle always was too modest. In fact, the drawings showed real potential. And I knew he was chuffed with them as he started to smile and explain how he’d really been getting into drawing recently, thanks to the house.

So the point is this: drawing is something you can do at any age, and all you need is some inspiration. Seriously, take a pencil to paper and find out for yourself. You may even enjoy yourself and find a new love for an old and simple thing.

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Now, taking this into account, I am going to put forward what I believe is a strong argument for the case of re-makes.

Re-makes are essential for one main reason (and lots more besides; if we can I will cover those soon after): new generations of movie lovers have every right to key into the same fascinating plots as we are right now. Personally I love the idea of Indiana Jones still being around in a thousand years. I love the notion that something can keep its essence but constantly change and update itself.

if you don’t want to have the original version messed up in your memory, DON’T GO AND SEE THE RE-MAKE

What’s wrong with that?

I suppose what’s wrong with that is this: while the re-makes are intended for a new audience, and a new audience does indeed see them, the old audience also gets to see them too…and this puts a taint on it. My advice is this: if you don’t want to have the original version messed up in your memory, DON’T GO AND SEE THE RE-MAKE.

But that’s easier said than done, of course; most of us are highly protective about certain films, and we see it as our right to go and defend that film and judge it against its original.

Another way to think of re-makes is as illustrated in the following example: let’s say Gary is an appalling painter. He loves are and is undergoing art tuition at his local college, but he needs MORE somehow. So he arranges for a private art teacher to come round and knock some sense into his tired old pathetically un-creative mind.

When she turns up, although the tuition is great, Gary can’t help but feel that he hankers over the old class. This makes no sense, really, as Gary never produced anything of any worth there – quite the opposite, in fact – but it is the way it is. And this is how re-makes are. Even when you have a great experience, you can’t help but think of the original – whether the original was any good or a total heap of junk.

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Frankly, Mr and Mrs Telings might be well-respected in the village for their cosmopolitan views, but that’s not to say that this opinion isn’t total gibberish! (And yes, for my own safety and to make sure that my house doesn’t get petrol-bombed, I have changed their name here. So would you if you saw how Mrs Telings can throw daggers with her eyes!)

this is more about the issues people have with technology than anything to do with anti-social behaviour

What they fail to understand, you see – and this goes for everyone who thinks mobiles should be banned from trains and other places where crowds of people gather – is that talking on a mobile is completely normal and really shouldn’t be frustrating. Another question I will one day bring up with the Telings couple – in the nicest most politest possible way, as is only safe and sensible – is this: how is talking on a mobile any different than talking to someone in real life who is sitting right next to you? It isn’t really, is it? No, see? When you think about it it’s completely and utterly ridiculous. As ludicrous as hybrid cars uk becoming the norm when it’s much more fun to drive a petrol-guzzling beauty.

Don’t get me wrong, I can see their problem: the invasion of privacy and the fact that this alien voice is intruding on the train’s peaceful, serene nature. But really, if you ask me this is more about the issues people have with technology than anything to do with anti-social behaviour. The sooner we all accept that, the better.

Not that I shall be telling either Mr and Mrs Telings my opinion on this subject any time soon. No…both of them have formidable arguing skills and you’d be foolish to go down that route…

Talking in the cinema however…now THAT’S something to get angry about…

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Mobile phones, cell phones, handheld devices…whatever you want to call them they’ve become so interconnected with humanity that it is hard to imagine a time without them.

I was browsing through a mobile store the other day as my old Nokia had finally died and gone to the great mobile heaven in the sky. I’ve been resistant to continually upgrading my phone as it seems that whenever I do my privacy becomes more and more distant. Information I read on Wikipedia has made me even more paranoid. I’m as bad as the next person though – I can’t imagine going out without my phone in my bag. Worse, whenever I have gone out without my phone I’ve almost had a panic attack and had to run back to the house to get it.

Whilst in the store the main point that kept coming back to me though was money. I needed a new phone, but I wanted the best deal I could get. As I like travelling a lot, that deal needed to include cheap services abroad as well. A typical salesman – long slicked back hair looked like he’d taken a load of caffeine and drugs – assaulted me with a speech that confused me for a bit. “Don’t worry madam we can give you the best roaming prices for your journey at an even cheaper price then you’re last deal…this new android set includes 1000 free minutes, 500 texts and unlimited broadband…” He went on and on.

In the end I opted for a small upgrade that had the best price for me. The salesman was a little disappointed, but as long as I saved money I didn’t care.

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Research indicates that 4.3 billion video clips are viewed per month on Youtube.com. This is a market many online marketers find too alluring to neglect. In addition the price as well as time necessary to produce a video clip is now well attainable for virtually every business.

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“It’s a spider, what’s wrong with you?” I heard, from around the corner, in the domain of the clawed black evil monster thing.

“What you said. The fact that there’s a spider there. What do you think?”

I then spent the next half an hour explaining and defending myself while my flat-mates laughed at my weakling status.

And it bothered me. Made me feel really pathetic. Why was I scared of spiders still? After all these years?

But then I thought The thing is, why not? Why are we scared of anything? And that got the philosophical side of my mind working over time.

Because, let’s face it, a crocodile on TV, jumping out of the water, is never going to actually harm you, even in 3D, is it? Yet we’re still scared just thinking about it.

And so it was I came to the conclusion – while my flat-mate went on about Polti Vaporetto Comfort , whatever that was and is – that I have a right to be scared, and I should stand tall.

Don’t be put down, is what I am saying, and don’t be ashamed. We’re all scared of something, so why does size and logic have to come into it?

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Who knows if this will remain the case in three or four years, but right now it would seem that nothing could slow the machine down. With more people than ever heading to the cinemas to check out the latest gory pic – or re-visit an old one from the 80s where limbs are pushed into Blenders and werewolves rip the entrails from bank managers – it would appear that there are more horror fans out there than we first thought; either that, or there are an awful lot of people who are very curious about seeing it on the big screen. A sign of change, surely?

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Watched this movie yesterday, it wasn’t bad it could have be more crisp but I truly enjoyed myself. Don’t worry I’m not going to reveal any spoilers but I want to bring some thought on sci-fi and outer world for the moment cause I feel like doing so.
The outer universe is made out of millions and millions of galaxies and stars and solar system - who knows there might be trillions. Its weird to imagine that in this extremely massive world that we are the only ones here - can’t be. There can be a parallel universe of human existence or there could be another form of living organism. I refuse to give in to scientific calculations that say they there most likely isn’t any but my imagination provokes to think the in opposite direction.
Had we had the technology and the technical know-how to build ships and aircrafts that are capable to taking us out of this solar system, I’m pretty sure we would bump in either friendly or hostile creatures. Sometimes I feel like I should have been born in 80’s but know I think that I wouldn’t be able to leave this earth in peace without knowing whether anyone one is out there.
Mass Effect is game that touches on a society of alien activity and co-existence, it really got my brain working - what if, what if. While some people still prefer to stay in their abodes and get their own home laser hair removal equipment, I would prefer to talk to people - esp. scientists and professors and see what progress bigger outer space organisations are in.

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A very simple answer to a very simple question - crap! Lot of people are stuck in a vicious cycle of crap food and crap drinks. What exactly comes under this brand? Red Bull, Lucosade, Boost, Coke, Pepsi, Frozen Food, Chocolates (except dark chocolates which are safe and in fact good for your health), milk, ham, etc etc. The usual things that you pick up on a day of your usual shopping routine turns out to be extremely dangerous for your health.
How milk or how ham you may ask? Milk has the amazing thick white creamy color which actually isn’t the actual color of milk. A certain formation of lead has been used (yellow) in small amounts to give you that deceiving white color which make you say to yourself - ah thats health - sorry buddy its all crap. A wiff of lead oxide and you could be hospitalized for months. The ham that you pick up from the grocery stores are a mash of remains from the animal after that meat has been removed. This includes (put away the food your eating for a moment) ears, genitals, bones, eyes, and other organs which are mashed together in a grinder to give it a puree form which then put together are decorated with nonsense which makes it look deceiving. This same nonsense is packed and sold to you on the shelves.
So even if you need same day loans to cover you that little extra cash you need to go organic shopping, do so anyway, it doesn’t matter cause your using your money for your health and well being. People are confident enough to take out massive amounts to blow on alcohol and parties but they are willing to do that when it comes to food. It’s your health you be the judge, I bring the facts.

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