One word, one language, how many forms? — A language changes much like rust grows, slowly and without notice. So slowly that we don’t realize the extent of the change. Not until long after it has become its only established brand. “UK English, American English, Australian English but Canadian English?” The key ingredient to language diversion is isolation…

Is the CCP the private sector. . . — Is the CCP the private sector or is the private sector the CCP? Within the storied nation of China, the lines get blurred. Smeared by hands adjoined to business suits. Spread out till a murky smudge is all that’s left. A hurun report in 2017 found that the Chinese parliament…

From rebel to star pupil — A start that began among the waves before being morphed into something fit for the snow. Snowboarding has long been an interest in the back of my mind. In the mid-1960s, Surfer Sherman Poppen designed and built a surfboard for the snow. Awkwardly named the “Snurfer”, a name that would…

I didn’t know what I was doing… — Do you wanna know how to ruin your first time in anything? It’s quite simple really, just dive right in without doing a lick of research. That’s what I did and it nearly cost me a lot more than just a bad day. I’ve long been interested in extreme sports…

The meaning behind the wags. — A dog’s tail is iconic, it is the gateway to understanding how man’s best friend is feeling. This is because the tail is an extension of a dog’s spine. A dog’s tail is simply displaying what it feels throughout its whole body. Though the tail is a reliable barometer for…

What they say and how they say it — The importance of communication can not be overstated. It is required in all aspects of life, personal or private. I suspect that communication is one of the reasons why dogs have come to be regarded as man’s best friend. A dog’s tail provides clear and obvious signs as to how…

We become what we are surrounded by… — Whenever I set out to focus on something, I am often stopped. When I wake up early to read a chapter of a book or when I lay down at night and try to relax: my phone, my television or some other distraction impedes my progress. But I am stopped…

When hopelessness becomes your shield. — I was given many promises throughout my childhood, mostly by my parents but also by the colorful messages that by habit, adorn grade school classrooms. I believed each and every single one of them. It was grand at first but over time, my experience in and with life grew. Reality…

Yu Suzuki had some ideas. . . — What made Outrun(1986) so special? It was a game that came to dominate arcades across the world. Becoming Japan’s highest-grossing arcade game in 1987. The United State’s highest-grossing arcade game of 1987. The United Kingdom’s top arcade game of that year. There was stiff opposition: Contra, Punch-Out, Double Dragon. Games…