Back to basics

Looking at the name of my blog and its contents, you soon see a glaring disparity. This blog has nothing to do with my life as a "Wayland" at all! It is more a collection of random thoughts and other crap that I've decided to throw together in the semblance of a blog.

Hence, I shall try to correct my wrongs and make this post actually about what it's like to be Wayland...



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Stuff it I might just change the name of my blog. Or maybe not because I'm too lazy. Oh well, at least I tried.


On another, unrelated topic, I find it funny how a lot of Asians who use chatrooms replace their y's with i's and s's with z's. There's no shortening involved whatsoever and there's not that much difference in terms of ease of typing (although this could be challenged in the case of y vs i). So I'm left wondering what is it meant to represent? Is Internet speech supposed to be a reflection of your real speech in that you develop an "accent" online? Perhaps it originally began as an attempt to sound more cool than fellow chatroom users or was an attempt to gain another aspect of uniqueness in a world where you have no identity bar your username and perhaps the colour of your font. Whatever it's origins, it has become an accepted part of the Internet community and is certainly amusing in some cases (e.g. first time I saw someone express their laughter with the very witchy "kekeke").

And, as a final thought to all that has transpired so far in this post:
Me specks Inglis güt! (Don't ask me why I put an umlaut in there, I just felt like it).

The decline of television

Watching TV nowadays, there is one vital question I must ask myself. Where have all the quality comedy writers gone these days? It seems as if there isn't one decent comedy showing on TV any more. It's all drama this and reality that. Gone are such golden shows such as Seinfeld, The Simpsons (I know this is still showing, but honestly the new shows aren't very funny) and even the local gems such as Full Frontal. Now there have been some fair efforts made in recent times, Friends, Malcolm in the Middle come to mind...but they have not had the impact that the older shows have had. I admit I'm quite a fan of the show Comedy Inc., but even this show seems to have gone sour in its latest season. They're chuckle worthy...but I don't hear anyone talking about how good shows they were. Same with other comedy ventures like skitHouse and Big Bite and Seven's latest flop Let Loose [Live], which were atrocious to say the least.

I realise that I haven't seen all the shows America, the British or Australians have to offer (blame this on my computer and exams...) but if there was a funny enough show I surely would've heard someone say something. But as of yet, the only TV people seem to talk about these days are such shows as The OC, Lost and Desperate Housewives. Not to mention the multitude of reality shows out there. Some of which, I admit, are good viewing (I have a soft spot for Survivor...my secret shame...) but then there's the filth that pollutes our airways. *cough* Big Brother *cough*. A show that's no better than peering into your neighbour's bedroom with binoculars. Why people are willing to humiliate themselves such for 15 minutes of fame and some money is beyond this blogger's understanding.

Why do we need a good new comedy you ask? Well, we don't need a good new comedy, but it would be more than welcome I say. Just like we didn't really need The OC when most of the kids these days probably didn't watch similar dramas like Melrose Place and Beverly Hills 91210. In this blogger's opinion, comedy is a legacy of the times. You don't see that many repeats of old drama shows during prime time do you? No, you watch the old comedies. Let's hope that a good show comes on soon. Or, if there's nothing promising, bring back some of the old stuff I say. I wouldn't mind repeats of Full Frontal or Monty Python's the Flying Circus. Fingers crossed.