Video Blogging So Far...

So I've been doing this last October and I'm still not sure what to think of it.

I love the editing aspect of it. Still getting used to talking in front of the camera and also when there's people in the house which is why I usually do it when they're out. 

It's hard to think about what to video blog about and then make it sound really interesting. I also don't know who watches my videos or if anybody does. Actually, I know some of my friends do and it's quite unusual or embarrassing when they say things from my video that I've said or call me their "Favourite YouTuber". They're taking the piss, I know. Don't see myself as one. Probably won't ever. 

But because I don't know who is watching, I don't know what to record or whether they like it. 

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO TALK ABOUT! [>.<] 

I know from various YouTubers that I follow that it can take a long time to get anywhere. I don't mind right now. I've been doing this along with final year of uni so my uni work would take priority of course - but then again it's all about time management. 

Another issue is that my voice can be monotone. The worst sound to listen to is your voice and I'm not very fond of it. 

Anyway, I'll carry on vlogging because it's another platform I can expand to. I'll see how it goes. 

TTFN. 

"DAAANG, MY STATUS AIN'T EVEN ABOUT YOU."

Facebook is the root of all evil....Because of the people on it! I don't write status' because it seems like effort to update everyone on what time I'm pooping. For those who update regularly (like my parents), their status' can be taken the wrong way. Why? Because minds go into overload and think it is directed at them or somebody. No. Our world does not revolve around you so stop flattering yourselves. 

Why do people assume? It could be because of: stalking, boredom, crazy women, affairs, speculation, inferiority complex, threatened, odd activity - or just gossip to shorten it. 

There's no privacy on Facebook anymore and people assume they have the right to know everything in your personal life. Well I guess if people are willing to open up their lives to Facebook then I can't see why they complain when they want privacy or get annoyed if their status is read differently. Stop putting stupid status' up then. It goes both ways. 

People won't speculate if you don't put anything up. 

Should You Act Your Age?

I am currently 22-years-old and to be honest, I do not feel it. 

I still feel like a kid: I play games, watch cartoons, loved being fed by family (then again, who doesn't?), and I'm not in the mind set of a person who should be working full-time sometime this year. But how am I supposed to act? I graduate this year and yet, I feel like I'm not ready for anything. I've been in education since I was 4 and I'm supposed to land a job soon after my degree. *sigh* 

Don't get me wrong, I can't wait. It's a new adventure to me but it means that I have to be an "adult". Am I ready to be an adult yet? How do you BE an adult? What if I don't want to be one? Hmm, well I guess there are already aspects that make me one: I buy adult train tickets, family members are getting really old, I have to feed myself, and sort out bills. I don't understand rent and bills still but unfortunately, no going back. 

I sometimes feel small or "unknowledgeable" when I'm around with other "adults" who talk about, let's say, politics, finance or tax. I don't know much about the topics, which is sad because I feel like I should by now. Should we have been taught this at school, college or university? Or should I have taken the initiative and Googled everything? 

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! WHAT DO I DO?!

Hmph. I don't know how I should act or what I should know by this age. I look at people and think, "How did you go from laughing at poop to running the country?" But then I see plenty of other people who haven't grown up, so it makes me feel okay. Maybe we never grow up. I'm cool with that, as long as I have common sense (and money, job, love, family, Disney and video games). I will never do some things the "adult" way. AND NO I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AFTER UNI STILL! Leave meeeeeeee.

To be continued...

Live In The Moment. Leave The Phone.

Everywhere you look, there is a person on their phone.

I am guilty of this. My mother is even more guilty of this. I have to call her name 20 times over a 10 minute period before I get a response. 

People are not connected to reality. Facebook. Instagram. BBC News. Candy Crush. It seems as though everybody is addicted to their phones. If I ever asked my parents to stay away from their phone for a day, they'll get the shakes. It's funny. 

Phones are brilliant for capturing the moment, but it is also about living in the moment and so far, we miss a lot of what's going on. 

I once left my phone at home by accident and it actually felt liberating. I do recommend it, however, you'll need to wear a watch and come up with another way of people contacting you for the day. 

So why not? Turn your phone off and see what happens. 

Things People Say To Me Because I'm Chinese: Part One.

I forget sometimes that I'm Chinese because I have other things on my mind, which is why it's lovely to have people point it a lot *sarcasm*. Here are some classics I have encountered throughout my 22 years. Some are hilarious, others you think 'WTF?'

#1 
Friend: What's Szechuan Chicken?

Me: Um, I don't know.

Friend: But you own a takeaway?

Me: We don't sell it there.

Friend: Oh, you're useless then.

Me: .....

#2
Me: To be honest, I'm not that good at Maths.

Friend: But you're Chinese?

#3
Friend: Urgh, why are you dipping toast in hot chocolate?

Me: Because it's tasty.

Friend: Is that a Chinese thing you do?

Me: No, it's French. 

#4
Me: (Finished talking on the phone to my family in Chinese/Hakka)

Friend: Were you speaking in Chinese?

Me: Yes.

Friend: Oh, thought it didn't sound like English. What were you saying like ching-chong wah chong?

Me: .....(That's not how Chinese sounds)

#5
Random person: Are you related to Jackie Chan?

#6
Friend: Why are your eyes so big?

#7
Random person I just met: Also, I know a bit of Tai Chi and Kung Fu.

Me: Um, I don't do that, sorry. (Again, not related to Jackie Chan).

#8
Friend: ISOBEL! You're Chinese!

Me: (Very observant)

#9 
Vietnamese girl: Hi, where are you from?

Me: Devon.

VG: No, I mean originally.

Me: Well my grandparents are from Hong Kong.

VG: Oh, cool. I have friends from Hong Kong. 

Me: Oh, that's nice.

We stop talking.

#10
Friend: No offence but those ramen noodles don't look nice, which is why I don't fancy Chinese men either.

Me: Um, I'm a bit confused, how does the food and men link together??

#11
Me: So I ordered steak with Diane sauce but I didn't realise it had mushrooms in it.

Friend: You don't like mushrooms?

Me: No.

Friend: But you're Chinese? You're supposed to like mushrooms? I thought that was the stereotype that Chinese people like mushrooms?

Me: (First time I've ever heard of that one).

#12
Friend: What does this say?

Me: (Looks at Chinese character they're pointing at). Don't know. I can't read Chinese.

Friend: Oh. How are you even properly Chinese?

#13 
(Dad comes back with sausage and chips takeaway through the shop)

Customer: You guys eat sausage and chips?! I thought you only eat Chinese food because you're Chinese?

Me: (Well what about you? You're English and you're about to eat Chinese food).

#14
Person: Can you teach me some Chinese?

#15
Jehovah Witness: (Starts speaking to me in Mandarin).

Me: Sorry I don't speak Mandarin.

JW: (Carries on speaking in Mandarin).

Me:......

#16
And then there's the boyfriend.

Boyfriend: I was in town earlier and saw a black guy and a white girl holding hands, and I thought "You don't see many interracial relationships around here" and then I remembered that I was in one.

Me: *Face Palm*

At the end of the day, you can't take these comments seriously. Some of them you have to laugh at because of how ridiculous they are. 

People don't think before they speak, or they expect you to know everything from your culture. It does test you sometimes because you can't believe what you had just heard. It's usually the same comments and they mean no harm. 

I've had this for most of my life and so have my family members. You just think they're either curious or just plain dumb. 

PS friends who say these - I know they mean no malice, it's curiosity. Plus, these comments make really good content.

PART TWO WILL BE SOON.