Jul 6, 2009

Globalisation On My Doorstep

Today in Miss Anne class I learned the word Globalisation.When she asked it's meaning I suddenly became clueless,I just happened to think that I might been able to answer that,for the fact that I always came through this word but NO!!.Numb,clueless and cold(air-cond was cold),I stared blankly at the papers that Miss Anne passed to us.Later on when we discussed,I came to realized several things..firstly,what the heck is globalisation itself??I surfed my way to wiki and here it is:

Globalization or (globalisation) is the process by which the people of the world are unified into a single society and function together.

Gosh!If the whole world is a single society,it would be dead bored.I would love it the way we are now.We have many different races,ethnics and lots and loads of different cultures.What's best is that each of them has unique features.Having to know them all is a great opportunity.But,functioning together?I like that.It sounds unified..hahaha..Going global means that you open up and when you open up,people can share.What is it?The whole thing!Economy,technology,sociocultural,politics,ideas,languages,cultures..(popular ones I mean)

This whole thing is changing every single day and it touches lots of things too.As an Asian and a Muslim,I think that once you go global,fully indulge in it,there's no turning back to your roots.Things work like that I supposed.I emphasized more on values and cultures here.Americanization is a word that tag along with globalisation.Starting from food,clothing,language,lifestyles..many of us are either fully,half, or a little bit Americanized in some ways.Do these bring more good effects or bad ones?I think they're evenly balanced..but depends though.To me,the best thing that Mr. Globalisation has brought is knowledge.It's fascinating to be able to learn.The widespread use of the internet makes it not possible to learn anything and everything!How lovely..Everything is just at the tip of your finger.Talking about values,beliefs,and cultures and how the younger generation is said not to know and appreciate their culture and heritage is another side effect.My,I'm totally not in the mood to talk about the moral breakdown of some growing kids right now,maybe some other time huh?Perhaps this time it's only to tickle my brain to think more on this and drag me closer to issues that are happening.Lots of things are coming up when globalisation takes place.It's up to us whether we care to see and take notice or just leave it..While other human beings are suffering at the other side of the world,we are jumping like mad with joy,eating McD,wear good clothes,learn in decent schools,having the pleasure in our own little world..I pity myself for that.How selfish I could be in 20 years of living??I just realized..The heck my brains is doing all this years?Tersumbat or berkarat?Which one suits me best? Pity or pathetic?Where is my kemanusiaan feeling?Ooh..gosh..(I suddenly sang Realize by Colbie Caillat)Haha..




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