Also available here till next Wednesday.
I know the article is a bit lighthearted and simple. But it is actually a response to a recent post by Affy (his website is down for some reason, hope he gets it back up soon), however, here is a screenshot of the RSS feed in my RSS agregator until he gets his site sorted.
The post was about a YouTube video, of an alarming ABC investigation into the emo culture.
Also touching on the exact same issue, is Zippy.
Sure many would think that just because one is emo, doesn’t mean that they must necessarilly mutilate their wrists or whatever, I just think that we should not delude ourselves in thinking things like these do not happen here in Brunei.
Teens, if any, are reading this, take care of yourself.
iammaurina 
That was a really well-written article! I don’t believe you’ve ever written in that style before 😉
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Was it? 😀 Aww thanks!
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loved that article of yours maw.. my favourite YET! maw.. nanti when i start a magazine, i want you to quit your job and work for me as chief editor ah..
hehehe
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Bah sure Sham, no problem. Just remember I don’t work on minimum wage. 😛 3000 per month at least! Hahaha.
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Yea, best article from u! U Should write more like that, lighthearted writing “suits” u.
Fun to read too.
“Normal person: What’s with you?
Emo Person: My life is closing in, and I’m unloved and no one understands the pain I go through.
Normal Person: Um, sorry but Everyone goes through life, you’re no different.
Emo Person: You don’t understand. You’ve never hurt yourself to get to the next day.
Normal person: Uh, if it sucks that much, why do you look forword to tommorrow to bring pain and suffering instead of killing yourself and ending the pain alltogether?
Emo Person: …*silence*…
Normal person: Poser…”
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=emo&page=5
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haha!
emo boy— my life sucks
emo girl– yeah mine too i mean my parents only gave me $50 today for sitting on my fat arse.
emo boy- outrageous! My parents wont allow me to have an art studio
emo girl- OH MY GOD!
emo boy- I know…but hey they got a new knife for the kitcen.
emo girl- oh wow cool i gotta come round and use it!
emo boy- yeah sure we can spread AIDS TOGETHER AS ONE!
emo girl- yeah maybe then they’ll understand!
Normal kid– SHUT UP SOME PEOPLE HAVE REAL PROBLEMS THE ONLY THING I UNDERSTAND IS THAT YOU KIDS PISS ME OFF!
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I can never imagine how emo/goth/punk kids go shopping as well.
Awang Emo: “I’D LIKE ONE OF THOSE FISH NET STOCKINGS PLEASE, AND OH, AND THAT BLACK TOP”
Shop assistant: “WE DONT HAVE IT IN THE SIZE YOU WANT”
Awang Emo: “OH MY LIFE IS DOOMED, ITS SO MISERABLE SHOPS DONT EVEN HAVE CLOTHES MY SIZE” *and proceed to cut themselves*
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ah..i remember not so long ago me wearing wide belts on purple bell bottoms. WIth hair that even Beyonce would appreciate. How time flies
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lol!!! purple bellbottoms!!!
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Definitely my favorite article from you Mau. You totally nailed it!
Emo = fragile + self-centered + paranoid
But it’s not easy to be emo because that person got to brainwashed him/herself that he/she is bloody useless person who can never take “NO” for an answer.
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thanks nonnie! 🙂
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yes purple, i’m afraid to admit. Dont tell me you havent done anything that silly! btw i burnt all my old silly photographs
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Great article but it lacks research, emo is a different genre from goth.
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Nina, if you read again, no where in the article did I say emo is in the same genre as goth. I apologise if my phrasing perhaps that had led you to think that way.
Izzy, *whispers* I used to wear TIGHTS, with my t-shirt tucked in. Dont tell anyone 😛
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how come the advocates of Emo/Goth/Punk are not here yet? =(
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err isn’t the phrase “dont get your knickers in a twist” and not ‘twist your panties’? hahahahahaaaaaaaa. omg thats so funny. and did you thesaurus every single word kah? macam Joey in friends ‘Baby Kangaroo’ Tribbiani. and didn’t memoirs of a poklen touch on this issue before… and it was waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay funnier. seriously. are you reaaally an english teacher kah?
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Amal, I don’t know whether they’ve “touched on the issue” of emo culture but if they did, good for them. I’d be even more happy to give Memoirs of a Poklen a plug. But hey, they’re just not around.
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Hmm…how come I missed this article. Great write up, been reading about emo this and emo that, not really sure what it meant – now I do.
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