Christmas wasn’t that painful

(Scary looking dwarf under a Citibank-sponsored Christmas Tree beside the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel) Doesn’t Christmas freak you out a little?  Doesn’t it seem weird that this is the “holiday” season, but for most people it doesn’t feel like a holiday?  I’m assuming that more than half of Canada is stressing out at this time … Continue reading Christmas wasn’t that painful

A low-key, yet eventful Birthday weekend

Birthdays are a strange phenomena… other than the physical indication that you're getting older (i.e. a little more white hairs, aching body parts, etc.), you wouldn't realize it was your birthday.  i've come to realize that its letting people know of your birthday that makes it a special day.  It's this day that everyone celebrates … Continue reading A low-key, yet eventful Birthday weekend

One week to go

I best get my a$$ moving and start finishing this paper for one of my uni courses.  The subjects a little heavy… the link between propaganda and democracy.  If you're interested, go and read a bit of Noam Chomsky's stuff – he'll set you straight.  Basically, I'm arguing that democracies, like authoritarian governments or dictatorships, … Continue reading One week to go

Your "trusted" news source.

So if you’ve been following the news lately, its a scary thought to think that another country has nuclear weapons… shouldn’t there be less countries with nukes? I mean, after the whole Cold War period and talk about reducing the stockpile of nukes, the US still is leading the way. Well, with recent live tests … Continue reading Your "trusted" news source.