Trends
'That is like so last year!',if I hear that statement one more time,I'm going to slap somebody.(sic!).It is an interesting human condition though,to conform.(More like mental enslavement).
If one is not doing,or thinking,or behaving the way the mass population is,then they are 'uncool','weird',or 'backward'(so 2000 and late).It seems that the human race spends most of their lifetime trying to clone themselves into the other 7billion people on this planet.
I used to be one of those people,until I realised that no matter what I do,I will never fit in or be like everyone.(Which I am now okay with,for as long as I make my mark on the world).
Trends.Fashion,music,lifestyle,politics,technology,everything has a trend.Remember how there were records,then tapes,then cds,now you can get all your music on your ipod,or memory card.
With hairdos,there was the afro,then jerry curl,(MJ rocked that one best),braids,then guys either tinted their hair like Sisqo,or had R.Kelly's cornrows,(Ignition yakanetsa),then mohawks and now we women can wear real human hair.Real hair.And they have nationalities too,Indian,Brazilian.(What could beat that?)
Every year,there is something that is the craze of the moment.I was watching the video to Psy's new song,'Gentleman',and I'm thinking is that going to be the new dance craze.Remember last year we had 'Gangnum style',the previous year,'everyday we shuffl'n'.DANCES.I'll be honest,I am a true follower of dance trends,(though I am growing old,so at times I might not do them properly).
For those who have lived in Harare for a long time,you would have noticed the trends with shops.There was a time where every corner had a phoneshop;then clothe shops;then banks;then food outlets,then supermarkets;and now tuckshops that sell clothes,cosmetics and cellphones.And then some people are selling clothes from 'mabhero' at flea markets.I just wonder,really,do people not have original business ideas?Why does everybody want to do what everybody is doing.(just asking).
Trends are not a bad thing,however,they should not be a defining mark on society.We should not look alike,or do the same line of business.Out of a trend every individual should find something that defines them.
Maybe that is why I liked Lady Gaga.She is weird,but stands out.I like individuals who like to stand out,even if it is uncomfortable for everyone else.I like new,creative business ideas or ways of improving life,so cudos to Bill Gates,Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg.
Trends.I would like to be a trendsetter.My trend would probably be,'just being yourself'.But I think that I am already doing that.
Eldom: If you follow the crowd,be careful not to get lost in it.
So go ahead and listen to the BeeGees,(that's actually good music),rock those harem pants,be clueless about the Hunger Games or who the Kardashians are,but there is no excuse for not being in the know of the current world news,or technology.(Your life depends on it).
P.S: Always write your own love story.
Ciao!
Lady E
Copyright [c] MPV by Lady E All Rights Reserved 2013
'That is like so last year!',if I hear that statement one more time,I'm going to slap somebody.(sic!).It is an interesting human condition though,to conform.(More like mental enslavement).
If one is not doing,or thinking,or behaving the way the mass population is,then they are 'uncool','weird',or 'backward'(so 2000 and late).It seems that the human race spends most of their lifetime trying to clone themselves into the other 7billion people on this planet.
I used to be one of those people,until I realised that no matter what I do,I will never fit in or be like everyone.(Which I am now okay with,for as long as I make my mark on the world).
Trends.Fashion,music,lifestyle,politics,technology,everything has a trend.Remember how there were records,then tapes,then cds,now you can get all your music on your ipod,or memory card.
With hairdos,there was the afro,then jerry curl,(MJ rocked that one best),braids,then guys either tinted their hair like Sisqo,or had R.Kelly's cornrows,(Ignition yakanetsa),then mohawks and now we women can wear real human hair.Real hair.And they have nationalities too,Indian,Brazilian.(What could beat that?)
Every year,there is something that is the craze of the moment.I was watching the video to Psy's new song,'Gentleman',and I'm thinking is that going to be the new dance craze.Remember last year we had 'Gangnum style',the previous year,'everyday we shuffl'n'.DANCES.I'll be honest,I am a true follower of dance trends,(though I am growing old,so at times I might not do them properly).
For those who have lived in Harare for a long time,you would have noticed the trends with shops.There was a time where every corner had a phoneshop;then clothe shops;then banks;then food outlets,then supermarkets;and now tuckshops that sell clothes,cosmetics and cellphones.And then some people are selling clothes from 'mabhero' at flea markets.I just wonder,really,do people not have original business ideas?Why does everybody want to do what everybody is doing.(just asking).
Trends are not a bad thing,however,they should not be a defining mark on society.We should not look alike,or do the same line of business.Out of a trend every individual should find something that defines them.
Maybe that is why I liked Lady Gaga.She is weird,but stands out.I like individuals who like to stand out,even if it is uncomfortable for everyone else.I like new,creative business ideas or ways of improving life,so cudos to Bill Gates,Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg.
Trends.I would like to be a trendsetter.My trend would probably be,'just being yourself'.But I think that I am already doing that.
Eldom: If you follow the crowd,be careful not to get lost in it.
So go ahead and listen to the BeeGees,(that's actually good music),rock those harem pants,be clueless about the Hunger Games or who the Kardashians are,but there is no excuse for not being in the know of the current world news,or technology.(Your life depends on it).
P.S: Always write your own love story.
Ciao!
Lady E
Copyright [c] MPV by Lady E All Rights Reserved 2013
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