Ever heard of Kylie Minogue's Chocolate from her 2003 album Body Language? That was before she had breast cancer, but that's besides the point. I'm glad she's back and definitely electrifying and magnetic. Go Kylie.
Kylie Minogue - Chocolatehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1LOSQ6wSmwFragile seamsI opened up too quick and all my dreamsWere walking out i'd slowlyLost my fireWith every single man a river criedI had no sensationCompletely numb, left with no satisfactionI thought no-one could ever get me high againI swear, I was not lookingOh, waited so longI thought the real thing was a fakeI thought it was a tool to break me downYou proved me wrong again[Chorus]If love were liquid it would drown me
In a placeless place would find me then
Melt me slowly down
In a heart shape come around me and
If love were human it would know meIn a lost space come and show meHold me and control me and thenMelt me slowly downLike chocolateTastes so goodMy heart's been mended who'd have thought it wouldAn empty bet and still I won the cashA man who I love and whoLoves me backOh, waited so longFor love to heal me so I'd feel itThought it wasn't breathing then you cameYou proved me wrong again[Chorus]Like chocolate come hereZoom in, catch the smileThere's no doubt it's from youAnd I'm addicted to it nowJust one look boy to melt me downJust one heart here to save me nowYour candy kisses are sweet I knowHold me tight baby don't let go[Repeat][Chorus]If love were liquid it would drown meIn a placeless place would find meIn a heart shape come around me and thenMelt me slowly downLike chocolateListening to the song itself, it really well.. sounds like a sweet addiction, or if sex could be translated into a song, it would probably sound like that (not that I know it will sound like that lah!)
With Kylie's wispy vocals (which Mythili says it's the same noise you get when you pinch a baby), and the perfect blend of pop music, it's like you'll find yourself absorbed into the content of the song. Like... being drowned in a pool of warm, smooth, sticky high-grade chocolate. Ooh and it has this numbing, heavy, lingering, anaesthetic smell that punctures all your senses.
Sounds like alcohol. They have chocolate filled with alcohol anyway. In my previous post, I said I don't touch alcohol in itself (which means it would exclude yummy yummy food like herbal chicken), which points to mhmmm I don't know, vodka?
It's like, when you change the context of the song, alcohol becomes like the love Kylie is singing about, or the chocolate that she's having that really tastes like love. I suppose people who take alcohol, appreciate it, REALLY REALLY appreciate it *ahem* or just try it out of curiosity might feel this way, since I wouldn't know just yet.
Skipping the part on how alcohol is good for you, bad for you, or the fact that you're an underage drinker, I'm not really gonna talk about that since it's your life and how you wanna run it is your business.
What's really fascinating and disturbing is the addiction.
Perhaps being at this age, lack of understanding from erm, life experiences, and the fact that I don't want to think about this now, I can't really describe an addiction except through analogies. Well when I do get an answer I'll update.
What I think an addiction is:
you try it for the first time -> you can choose to like it or not -> you end up wanting another go at it whether you like it or not -> because somehow it does something for you, even if you say, no, just by going back, something is definitely ticking -> you have it a few more times -> you keep coming back for more, whether it makes sense to you or not, sometimes subconciously -> addiction?The effects vary of course. But I'm guessing how it pretty much goes in the process.
Mhmm, just by ordinary everyday speech and emotional reactions, even if we don't really know the person, we can somehow tell what their lives are like behind the facade we see. And of course, whether we choose to close one eye or not is up to us.
History Lesson:The USSR under Gorbachev continues an anti-alcohol campaign which is hugely unpopular with the ordinary Russians, especially when vodka is the only way they can get plentiful, cheap and an escape from the misery of living under a Communist regime.It is met with a lot of opposition, and I suppose if my class had a say, Gorbachev would lose his presidential post even more (which he did).
I wouldn't say who, but by the angsty posts when I blog-hop (nothing in the Net is ever private), making observations of them going "WHY WOULD THEY BAN VODKA?!", or maybe a trip down to the supermarket and being asked how to pronounce "Bacardi" and watching someone get fascinated by the alcohol shelf... secretly whining for an older person to buy some off the shelf.
Well, like I said, even if you don't take it regularly, simply by wanting more of it when its access is restricted to you... or not, isn't that already an addiction since it's clear that a dependence on alcohol has been formed.
Doesn't help that you're only 16.
Apparently, it's a mental thing. Is it an emotional state of mind? I don't know. I'm not stopping anyone here, unless they're my 16-year-old friends. For one thing, I care. Ignore this message if you think I'm talking crap, but if you're specifically a friend of mine, you'd better listen to what I have to say. As far as I'm concerned, it's an obligation of mine that I'll have to tell you this, but whether any of you are going to listen, it's a personal choice.
Wanting lots of booze, damn doesn't it sound destructive? Yup I don't really care if I sound like a virginal geek now. So what if I am? I understand the implications of posting this on non-private cyberspace, and yeah, this is my blog. Welcome if you haven't realised.
Whether you think this is a bad thing or not, and that you can get off the hook cos, c'mon, you're not really addicted, and it just makes you forget all your troubles when the stuff trickles down your throat.
HUH? CONTRADICTION MUCH! It's like saying, I don't need it, oh wait I do, I don't want it, oh yeah can I have some now?
Get it?
Precisely it is the dependence that's really scary. A little once in a while is fine (as long as you're legal), but you're not. There's a reason why it's imposed on the underage. Besides preventing lawlessness, it's like a barrier that doesn't want you to feel a need for it at such an age, when you're physically and mentally developing.
Logically, it does make some sense because when you think of it. Like how there are laws against sexual activity for and with minors.
Besides the socio-economic factors, there is also the question of whether the teen is ready for marriage and sex. Not like people don't know how to have sex (that's why the Internet was invented). it also has to do with the mental development. The logical side isn't as developed as the emotional side of the brain and the physical development.
Hypothesising, the same goes for alcohol. People depend on alcohol when they're getting on their years because it energizes them, or relaxes them, or when they're old enough to handle it and not abuse it (unfortunately many adults haven't grown up either).
Being a teen and making comparisons to say, people in their 20s, 30s, 40s etc., it's obvious that teens have a natural revitaliser that works a lot better than older people, why else would they yearn to be 16 again, taking O's, and up and about for the whole day and not feeling as tired as they would at their ages?
Like how I don't do skincare products except for cleanser and in the future, pimple cream, I don't wish for my skin to get so pampered by the products that it can't start working it's natural magic for me when it actually has the ability to. By having that dependence, a sudden lack of NIVEA hand cream etc. might cause some side effects since you're so used to it.
Or who knows, your natural revitaliser wouldn't work as well as it should.
Addiction's still the worst, you want more when you don't need it. Gonna carry this for the rest of your life? Also, if you start something unsuitable earlier in life, most likely it's going to have some consequences in your later life.
Bristol Palin, Jamie Lynn Spears (who cares, they're rich), mhm Lindsay Lohan? She had too much of fame in her younger years, and it's so obvious she can't handle it. Consequence: Her fortune's squandered away already.
10 years from now, I wouldn't want to hear of anyone I know pulling a Christopher Lee. I'd rather be an unknown loser rather than an infamous character.
Liking alcohol is one thing, though I wouldn't encourage liking it now. Of course, moderation is another. Uh-uh, by wanting more even if you don't get to drink it that often is not moderation, it's already in your head that if you can have more, you would. Moderation is only when you get to freely drink it, then you make a concious choice to balance your intake.Labels: Essence of Sprouting, Questions, Real Life
