“If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn’t. And contrariwise, what it is, it wouldn’t be, and what it wouldn’t be, it would. You see?”
Alice wished for a world different than the one she was forced to live in; a world where she wouldn’t be restricted by rules. Driven by curiosity, she finds herself lost in Wonderland, a world she had been dreaming of. However, in this world, she encounters people that she can’t possibly keep up with. The Cheshire Cat, for instance, who, under the pretence of helping Alice, pushes her further into Wonderland, and further into trouble. People who don’t care enough about her to stop and listen to her for more than a minute, and people who had welcomed her so warmly at first but harshly rejected her after concluding that she wasn’t like any of them. Nobody in Wonderland questioned the things they did everyday, like unbirthday parties and cricket, played using flamingos and moles. Confused and frustrated, she soon realizes that she misses her family, and that she can’t rely on anybody in Wonderland, but it’s too late; she’s ventured too far into Wonderland to find a way out now.
In many ways, Wonderland is much like the real world; people are caught up in their hurried lives, and sometimes move on too fast without questioning why, because then that would mean several hours wasted being confused. Nobody really even stops to question if they are truly happy, they just move on with the routine that is life and doesn’t turn back to look at the mess we’ve created for ourselves. We often find ourselves driven into things we don’t want, things that just seem like a good idea at the moment. There are always people all around us, but most of the time, we are alone. It’s hard to find people to trust, people who truly care. The more we try struggle for a place in the real world, the distance between us and the things that truly matter grow, until we are finally in a place where we can’t just turn back and walk away from the real world. Alice is a symbol of somebody who doesn’t lose herself in the rush, and manages to find a way out of the mess.
Filed under: Other writing pieces | Tags: habbo hotel, internet, online chatting
HABBO HOTEL;
if you don’t know what habbo hotel is, congradulations and give yourself a pat on your back; you have a life. habbo hotel is an anonymous chat space, where you can make a little pixel character of yourself and it “walks” around habbo hotel, going from room to room.
during hard times of immense and desperate boredom, i make an acount on habbo and just sexually (as sexually as it can get online, which isn’t saying much.) and verbally abuse people.
my character on habbo is a 17 year old guy that walks around with a bunny hat and a tux with pink shorts and flip flops. he is the DEFINITION of cool.
he is a flaming homosexual and hits on guys very openly. he has a boyfriend named kyle. (hahahahaa: riley)(but riley doesnt know that) he dances up to a guy from behind saying
“unf unf. spread your legs”
he is sexually agressive. can you tell? he compliments other guys on habbo, things like:
“i like your speedos, and what’s in ‘em”
to which the guy replied:
“i like yours too =)”
i was scared, and left the room immediately.
he randomly starts dancing and waving at people, has loud sex with inanimate objects such as chairs, in the middle of the library. he usually walks around saying things like:
“unf unf unf unf unf unf” multiplied by around 1564045464685
“ZOMG CARPET!” “ZOMG CHAIR!”
“ZOMG [what ever he sees]!”
all innapropriate language is banned from habbo hotel, and the swear word is replaced by “bobba”. on habbo, my character is often found saying things like:
“someone bobba me now!”
“i like your bobba. very nice.”
“bobba you”
now that i’ve introduced you to habbo hotel and my character, i’m going to tell you about a serious case of online retardation.
i walked in to a room, and screamed out to everyone:
“SOMEONE FXCK ME NOW!” (i had learnt to purposely misspell swear words by this point)
and a girl came up to me and said:
“i would, if you would take off your bunny hat.”
i replied with:
“i meant GUYS.”
she was unfazed. she continued to consent to sex i never asked for.
i told her:
“your pixel face is ugly.”
for retarded reasons, she was highly offended and kept screaming:
“NO IT’S NOT! YOURS IS!”
by then i had started laughing my head off in my chair. amazed by her retardation, i told her how retarded she was for taking that “insult” (if you can actually CALL it an insult) seriously. i told her that she must have no life other than habbo hotel, and that she should get off the computer every now and then to meet some REAL people who DON’T have pixel faces. she was highly offended, adding to my amusement. she left the room.
never let yourself be one of those people. people who live their lives online, with people they don’t know. people who seriously go to online chat spaces for ACTUAL relationships, or just plain cyber sex. online chat spaces should NEVER be taken too seriously; you never know if the people you are talking to are who they seem to be. (as everyone has heard before.) life should be lived with REAL people, not people who you only know by screen name. your conversations with a majority of your friends should not consist of:
“asl?” “sup” “nm” “lol” “omfg”
related websites:
http://www.habbohotel.com
http://www.explosm.net/articles/6135/
click on the second link;
it is the best article i’ve ever read.
my idea of a perfect life;
before, i only thought of my future being glamorous & easy-going. i imagined myself as a internationally-renowned fashion designer, with a husband who was even wealthier than me. i saw us with an adopted child and a huge house. & never a single time when i have to rough it out or anything.
but now, i see all of that as completely useless & unimportant. how could i have been so shallow? i dont want a husband to rely on; i want to be free and independant. i dont want a “perfect” life. its just too boring.
what i really want is to be a dragonfly; flying freely and only touching down where i want to. to live without a home and to travel the world with only a bag; a film camera for photography, a notebook for my poetry & for journaling, some clothes & essentials. i would travel alone & use this time for self-discovery. i would never stay in one place too long to get attatched to people; i dont want to be tied down to a certain place. i would stay in one country, just long enough to learn its culture, but i would always be on the move; going from one town/city to another.
i envision myself, on a bicycle, going to local markets in vietnam, or on a gondola in italy. i would live in the most simplistic way possible. working in small places for a little bit of money, just enough to get me through the week. staying with friendly people who offer, & sometimes even sleeping outside, if the weather allows it.
i would travel around the states, then to europe, then to asia & south east asia. in south east asia, i would help the poor, the hungry & basically anyone in need. then i would go to africa to help starving children, and the people suffering from AIDS. after that, i would go to south america; brazil, uruguay, chile, venezuela, etc. i would relax; soak in their culture.
surprisingly, i dont see myself falling in love during this trip. i dont think i would get to know someone that well. if i fell in love, then i would have a reason to settle down somewhere. i only want to do that after ive traveled the whole world, living in frugality & having learnt many things about myself & life itself. if i do fall in love, im hoping that he would come with me on my journey, & we could be dragonflies together.
