Good Girl Gone Bad?

It was a big change and without any hesitation I dove head first into it. I shut out all the negative voices and when full steam ahead. Don't worry I'm not talking about anything as drastic as plastic surgery. I'm just talking about this:



TADA!!! I took the Rihanna photos from Ultimate Rihanna and my picture is courtesy of Ms. Ana Mae Roa. Thank you!!

I went from the slightly unmanageable shoulder-length do to this Rihanna inspired bob. Edree even went as far as to call me the "BLACK GIRL GONE WHITE." I think it would be more appropriate to say: "BLACK GIRL GONE ASIAN."

What made me do this?

I needed the change. I had an epiphany after the little drama I was in recently (refer to the previous entry). It made me want to do something drastic. It made me want to create a new beginning for myself.

I gained confidence from the positive feedback my friends have been giving me. This whole experience reminded me of the boundless opportunities waiting for me. The world is in my palm. Carpe diem! Seize the day. Wait I have to watch that movie first before I can go all carpe diem on you people... HAHA

It is my own rebellion. Like Rihanna said in an interview on the Today Show, there is that time when I teenager wants to rebel against anything and everything. This is my own little revolution.

So in a way I've become that good girl gone bad. I'm fighting against all those people who looked down on what I can do. I'm fighting against all those nay-sayers. My future is bright. The possibilities are endless. This has become a new beginning for me.

Mental Voting

I was part of the class president's general assembly today at the Tan-Yankee Student Center and the assembly was held in order to talk about voter's rights. I'm an unlucky unregistered voter for reasons I shall say later.

It was very enlightening and mental voting is something I'll take into heart. I wasn't able to register because I did not want to. I felt apathetic toward the whole situation. I kept putting it off until the registration deadline came and went. I just did not want to do it.

Today I realized that I committed a big mistake. The speaker explained to us how we could become responsible voters. He wished we would see past the superficial qualities and vote for someone who could actually realize the hopes we have for the country, someone who wants to make a difference. He hoped that we've realized the value of taking our single vote seriously.

I admit to be a cynical person. I did not think that my vote would mean anything. But I realized that if every single person thought the same way as I do, then progress would be an impossible dream. It was a real eye opener. He left us with that whole mental voting thing that even if we couldn't vote we would just picture who we would want to see leading the country.

Since a lot of us were unregistered voter, he hoped that we would somehow influence those that can vote because we will be stuck with these officials for the next 3 years. That is what I'm doing now. I hope that those people who have the chance to vote. Please take care of that single vote. Take care of it and give it to someone you know deserves it. See past the superficial characteristics. So what if they could speak well or if they look good on television? Do they deserve to be re-elected? What have they done for the people except waste time on cases they can't seem to prove? Vote wisely is such a cliche but it is the truth. Our nation's progress depends on that single vote.

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