Posted in Inspirational Stories, tagged Arts, community, Gretchen Rubin, happiness, Happiness Project, Happiness Project Toolbox, happy, inspiration, inspirational, Literature, quotes, Secrets of Adulthood, The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning Clean My Closets Fight Right Read Aristotle and Generally Have More Fun, The New York Times Best Seller list, Voltaire, writing on May 29, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
In The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin, the author made a list of things she learned and called it “the Secrets of Adulthood.” Here’s my list:
1. Don’t be afraid of silence. Just talk. People don’t remember if your comment didn’t elicit a response.
2. People believing in you is useless unless you believe in yourself.
3. It’s better to make another mistake than be stuck with your current mistake–Mama
4. Misery is an alarm bell. Get out.
5. Don’t envy other people’s paths. They are not yours.
Posted in Analyze This, tagged art, blasphemy, Born This Way, bruhaha, celebrities, church, concert, entertainment, Fame Monster, Gaga, God, human-rights, judas, Lady Gaga, media, Philippine, Philippines, politics, religion, society on May 29, 2012 | 2 Comments »
When I first heard that some religious group was protesting Lady Gaga’s concert, I was confused. I didn’t understand what the big deal was. Lady Gaga already had several concerts here in the Philippines, and no one seemed to mind. Now it has blown up into some big issue where politicians and other celebrities are accusing the singer for being influential (err…okaaayyy), for leading the youth astray, and for being evil incarnate. Have they ever really listened to Lady Gaga’s songs? People, it’s just pop songs. No big deal. There’s no need for any riot.
What’s the big deal, baby?
I loved Gaga’s Fame and Fame Monster albums, but I didn’t like Born This Way album that much. I liked the tracks “Born This Way,” “Judas,” and “You and I,” but I felt that the rest of the songs were overproduced.
I don’t understand why people are getting so worked up about “Judas.” “Judas” is an “I’m-in-love-with-a-bad-boy” +insert name “Judas” +insert some religious imagery=pop dance song. There’s no religious commentary at all. It’s just a pop song. If you don’t believe me, listen to it.
Now if you really want to look for “blasphemous” songs, you’re better off trying “Dear God” by XTC:
Assuming but not conceding that blasphemy is bad, “Judas” doesn’t even touch the amount of blasphemy that other artists have done.
