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I have to agree that having tv and computers in a young childs bedroom can be a bad thing sometimes. But I guess its up to the parents how often the kids can use it.
Ive been into computers for much of my life but im not totally attached to it as so I do do other things so I would not become so attached that I would die from being on it so long. my computer was in my room along with a tv in my old house but now i just have a tv in my room and the computer is out in the upstairs loft. It is so said that some kid would die from playing on a computer.
Yeh that is sad that a child died - especially when it could have been prevented. The parents should have been more responsible.
When I'm in Scotland (this is going back about 7 posts), it is winter - so pretty cold then. I usually go back to Stirling (which was once the old capital). it doesnt have much wildlife or natural scenery - although that can be found. i find it too cold there to go out for long anyway. its not bad in the summer - although southern australia in the winter is still warmer haha. its actually quite similar to New Zealand in terms of the landscape - the rolling hills especially.
And about the books that Sam mentioned - i like all those genres - and i especially like George Orwell's Animal Farm. It's really good for those that havent read it - its an allegorical story (has a deeper, less obvious meaning) which relates to Communism (in the USSR). The book is very well written - very cleverly written - it really makes you think. id recommend it to anyone who's interested in: a good read, deep stories, Communism and farmyard animals (to a lesser extent).
Oh yeah, here are my games (including ones that i dont like)
Battlefield 1942 BF Vietnam Hitman codename 47 starcraft + broodwar Red Alert Red Alert 2 + Yuris revenge Tiberian sun + Firestorm KOTOR 2 Generals + zero hour OPeration flashpoint splinter cell red faction CS 1.6 CS CZ CS:S HL 1 Opposing force Cossacks - most Age of Empires (all) Age of Mythology Empire Earth Renegade Rome total war Battle for middle earth 1 BFME 2 Americas army entropia sims 2 Warcraft 3 +frozen throne Diablo 1 Dawn of War + Winter Assault Counter Strike 2D (LOL) Blitzkrieg SWAT 4 Wolfenstein enemy territory SW Jedi Academy 3 SW Galatic Battleground +clone campaigns SW REbellion Rainbow Six (the first one LOL) And other games which i cannot remember or am too embarassed to admit i have
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Yeh that is sad that a child died - especially when it could have been prevented. The parents should have been more responsible.
When I'm in Scotland (this is going back about 7 posts), it is winter - so pretty cold then. I usually go back to Stirling (which was once the old capital). it doesnt have much wildlife or natural scenery - although that can be found. i find it too cold there to go out for long anyway. its not bad in the summer - although southern australia in the winter is still warmer haha. its actually quite similar to New Zealand in terms of the landscape - the rolling hills especially.
And about the books that Sam mentioned - i like all those genres - and i especially like George Orwell's Animal Farm. It's really good for those that havent read it - its an allegorical story (has a deeper, less obvious meaning) which relates to Communism (in the USSR). The book is very well written - very cleverly written - it really makes you think. id recommend it to anyone who's interested in: a good read, deep stories, Communism and farmyard animals (to a lesser extent).
Iread it, in school, but since I personnaly hate communism (same goes for nationalsocialism), I didn't enjoy reading it too much.
But I know, it's not intended to be enjoyed, but to be thought of.
Yeh but George Orwell hated Communism - don't you enjoy hating Communism? haha I enjoyed it because its so true - the way that the pigs act is so typical. its especially interesting how it is put in the context of a farm.
Being in a much smaller town then im used to being in ive learned to find things to do. I go see movies when ever i get a chance I usally go for walks when its not really warm out or raining. Ive read quite a few books i sometimes play with my gameboy I was volunteering for a while and I might go back to that.
I live in the Countryside and get alot of reading done; I got the Communism side to the book from the second chapter, and 1984 is a classic. Also Huxley's Brave new world is a similar book to that. Ok, I admit it, I have Catz 5
Scotland can even be like the caribbean, Outer Hebridies with rolling meadows and palm trees in the west and long white sand beaches, and on the west, fjords like Norway, then Britains only Wilderness in the East right up to the Second Nuclear Power station after Sellafield in Dounreay and right out to Shetland and its Scandanavian links, then you have the Edinburgh Culture, quite Mulicultural for Scotland and even some street traders, Scotland is an amazing place.
Yeah I like Edinburgh alot - although in the winter it is extremely windy (in the summer it's great though). I usually find the temperature and wind makes it pretty unbearable (since the difference in temperatures between singapore and scotland is about 37 degrees C - in winter that is - singapore has no winter). I really like the open space in Scotland - perfect for hill walking or walks through the forest/shrub. i usually prefer a more temperate climate, however, so i prefer walking in some parts of Australia - like in rainforests in Queensland or the temperate forests in New South Wales.
Cool..... I've been to a place in New Zealand which is called Dunedin (which means Edinburgh of the South) it looks very much like Scotland in New Zealand, except the weather is slightly better.
Scotland is temerate; maybe you mean the Temperate Raiforests though; i'd love to go there, as I takean interest in Horiculture I like Moutains; and Wilderness, I'm going to Iceland soon, and also I want to visit some places in the East, maybe India or Nepal, and Easter Island in Oceana.
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I've been there alot, it's on the west coast, south of Fort William; and the ferries to the outer hebridies go there, and to the Inner Hebridies too, its busy with tourists, and one oft he obly places to get out to the Islands, sometimes on a 7 hour ferry, even overnight, for people to do food shopping if you don't want to go to the Co-Op on the Islands, its also a stop off for Cruise Ships, and how you get to Mull, then on another ferry to Iona, one of the biggest Catholic Pilgrimage places in the World, where I went is Iona Abbey and the sacred St. Cuthbets Beach, with a long walk to it, an amazing place.
It also has a Tesco's, and is a medium sized town with a small folly/castle on a hill, and some cliffs.
Fort William is from where you walk up Ben Nevis, in my opinion, you could almost drive a landrover(I think someone did) to the top; there are alot of harder peaks in the area around Ben Nevis with heights only a few feet below Ben Nevis, amazing if your in to Climbing or Walking like I am
Well northern parts usually have coniferous forest (which is like Russia/Scandinavia). I usually just stick to the south-east coast of Scotland (near Stirling, Dollar and Edinburgh), because that is where most of my relatives/friends live. I've travelled quite far north in winter, but we usually don't go up too far because it soon gets even colder (and windier - which is what makes it so cold). If you like diversity in nature, New Zealand or Australia are where you need to go - New Zealand is much more distant than Australia (from the UK), but you don't have to travel as far (within it) to get to different places.
I've heard lots about Easter Island (and Christmas Island is good too - both are in Australia). If you like scuba diving (which I like ) they are apparently very nice to visit. If you want to visit tropical rainforests, South East Asia is where to go (Malaysian/Indonesian Borneo has the best rainforests - I don't know whether Brunei has rainforests, even though it is in Borneo, but if you want to visit the city of the second-wealthiest man on the planet, go to Brunei - otherwise, don't). Don't bother going to Nepal just yet because there is too much civil unrest there (due to a corrupt leader, and Communist rebels - who are not as bad as the leader).
India is a great place to visit - there are deserts to visit, wonderful buildings and food, excellent nature reserves and forests, as well as mountains - plus, the people are very friendly and welcoming. If you like natural waterways then I'd recommend Kerala. My dad says that it is very similar to Kashmir (which he went to before it became too dangerous) and when I went there it was stunning. You should probably try to get used to the heat (and humidity) in SE Asia first though, because that can make it really tiring. Don't go to Mumbai (Bombay) if you want to see nature - it is a large, dirty city. If you want to see culture, go to the capital (New Delhi).
My dad tells me that China is also an excellent place to visit (I have never been there). It has an extremely rich history, and is very beautiful in the countryside. I also prefer Chinese food to Indian food haha.
Easter island is actually way out in the Pacific Ocean, in Polynesia, were there were one of the first civilisations, similar to Aboriginals, but Polynesians, it's an amazing place, controlled by Chile, and was as far as Captain Cook got; Christmas Island is totally different.
Going to Nepal, isn't as bad as going to Israel, or Iraq, as Rebels target tourists there, even in Egypt; when my dad went even back in the 80's when there was an assasination there was no taking pictures and there were arrests going on everywhere.
China has a rich history; yes, I'd like to go to the Great Wall fo China, although iv'e experienced the Great Firewall of China, and seen the censorship pages, by sing a Chinese Proxy Server; this site isn't filtered, but it will be soon, probably when we get more Chinese hits, or because of the increase in Political debate, as they do searches for things like political debate/communism.
South America and the Amazon would be amazing, before half of it is destroyed for Ranches; the size of a few football [soccer] pitches is destroyed every day, and roads are being built through it all the time. Another great place would be Antarctica, but i'va already mentioned going with the BAS (British Antarctic Survey) with a grant to do photograhy/arts/writing in a project they are doing.
India; I know the people are very welcoming, and I's even like to go to Bangladesh (To see our developer Salim ) It's very interesting talking to him, about affairs in his country from his point of view; he tells me he is not happy with their government.
Mumbai was renamed that because the British in the Colonial/Empire period renamed it Bombay, because it was easier to pronounce; so they named it Mumbai again, i'd like to see the sacred river Ganges and the amazing cremations in the River, and the Delta, but Wildlife is seen in expeditions to the Himalayas.
There are expeditions to Iran, which are very interesting. They run expeditions to places rich in horticulture, with the AGS/RHS, of which i'm a member. They go to
Northern Patagonia
Southern Tibet
Crete
Iran
Kenya
Southern Cyprus
Southern Ireland
Valais, Switzerland
Greece, Peloponnese
USA Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Northern California
Namaqualand, South Africa
New Zealand & Tasmania
Im hoping to see some of those places in my Gap Year
lol, only Christmas Island is in Australia my piece is all phrased wrongly . Easter Island is supposed to be a really weird mysterious place too - full of those weird statues. Chrismtas island is completely different, although go there if you like diving. Both are pathetically named after holidays haha.
I've also heard a lot about Tasmania too - that is supposed to have some excellent wildlife and forests, and spectacular scenery. You can also take an icebreaker from Tasmania to Antarctica if you are feeling particularly adventurous. I've heard that Antarctica is mainly rock and dust - its not really white ice near the base camps. A Doctor from Singapore, who is in a wheelchair, came to my school to talk about how he completed something like 9 marathons in 7 continents (in the wheelchair) - one of the continents was Antarctica. I've seen a good documentary on taking the ship from Tasmania down to Antarctica - the scenery looked spectacular.
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. Easter Island is supposed to be a really weird mysterious place too - full of those weird statues. Chrismtas island is completely different, although go there if you like diving. Both are pathetically named after holidays haha.
