In class we just watched a documentary called Generation Jobless. It was about how there aren't enough jobs for youth and that unemployment for graduates is increasing. My thoughts on this are that, it's true. I agree a university degree is just a ticket into debt. My mother took University for 4 years after being accepted for going back to college for a few years. But after all that work she doesn't have a job and is 42 years old. She is in a lot of debt and can't afford to pay it off. She handed out hundreds of resume's but she is jobless and broke. So basically, she got f**ked. Imagine how it is for the thousands of students graduating that don't have that career experience. How can somebody get experience if they don't get an opportunity for it?

    For me personally, I want to become a tattoo artist. And I hope to get an apprenticeship as soon as possible. I am working on my portfolio right now. I don't plan on doing too much college or university. Because I saw how much my mother struggled during university. She barely had time to speak, she was constantly doing work and studying. That would personally drive me to ram my head into a wall, especially when I most likely won't have the slightest care about what I'm studying or what I want to work as. Not the SLIGHTEST bit of passion. It seems like if I fail as a tattoo artist I will fail in the world and will be working picking up scraps for money the rest of my life. So I have to succeed. Ain't a damn thing thousands of dollars for a class can do to teach me how to use a tattoo needle and expand my artistic abilities. It's a joke. A scam. I want 1. A job that pays well that I enjoy, and 2. To not have to go to school ever again. But if it doesn't work out. I do what I gotta do. And I'll have to live the rest of my life waking up every morning with no sense of happiness in me to work a job I don't enjoy the slightest bit.

    The other day, an 8 story sweatshop in Bangladesh collapsed, killing over 200 people. It is unfortunate, and the worst part about it was that a day earlier police ordered an evacuation of the factory to be implemented due to dangerous cracks in the building. Disregarding the signs of collapse, factories based in the area had ignored the order and kept around 2,000 people working. It's sad, that people really have that much of a disregard for human life just because they don't want to risk losing profits. The major western manufacturing companies don't care about the terrible working conditions people in 3rd world countries have to submit to in order to keep manufacturing costs as low as possible. The average teenager doesn't care about that either when it comes to their want for the new Louis Vutton shirt, or Guess pants.

    Fox News said that "The biggest myth of all time is that sweatshops are bad." and yet paradigms like this always pop up. One of the largest news sources in the west with such a large audience is telling lies such as this. That is a slap in the face to all those who have died in this accident. It is disgusting. The majority of sweatshops workers in Bangladesh earn much less than minimum wage. Set at 3,000 taka a month (less than $25 in Canadian dollars). They work in horrible conditions. And are forced to work around 14-16 hours a day. They work harder than the average Canadian could ever dream of and don't even make enough for all the basic necessities needed to survive. It is like they are slaves for major western corporations who want to make as much profit as possible on top of their pile of gold. I can't even fathom how an individual can be that greedy. It makes me sick.

    Over 200 dead. The people that died were wives, husbands, mothers, fathers, children, sisters, brothers etc. Nobody should have to lose their life, or one of their loved ones just because someone who has a lot wants more. Greed, one of the biggest flaws our society has to offer. One of the worst cataclysm's that came to existence. Don't let it consume you.

    People take too much pride in things that have no real meaning in their life. We label each other so much to the point we can't even remember who the hell we are. You lose the humanity in a child when you place all the labels on them. They are not seen as a human, they are seen as a label (Although "human" is technically a label haha). We become a label before we are born. A lot of these labels cause us to be treated differently, whether good or bad. Labels are meant to organize, but they are more so used to "define" and are a shameful excuse to treat somebody worse or better just because of that. The funny thing is, the labels that dictate our treatment have no bearing on our personality. It really doesn't make any sense. Somebody falls out of a pussy x amount of miles in a different direction and somebody thinks that makes them superior. Where is the logic in that? People make assumptions about someones behavior based on an individuals race.. What does your racial genetics have ANYTHING to do with who you are as a person? Nothing. You must have the IQ of a dog turd to believe that. It's ironic, labels are defined and meant to show who we are, but never to understand us. I could say, "Look over there, that man is Asian." Now, you'd be able to tell me that he's Asian, but could you tell me how he treats women? Could you tell me if he is a nice person or not? Etc.

    I understand that some people are raised and influenced to think like that which is unfortunate. But you reach a point in your life to where you have to grow the hell up and start thinking for yourself. I used to be a really ignorant judgmental child (not racist but I was just a regular stupid child), but I have fortunately realized how much of an idiot I was. So that can't simply be dismissed with that excuse. In the end you could think "who cares about what people think about my race" and I think like that a lot too. But, the impact is much larger. Oppression branched to racism still exists today. And something as simple as a label can drive someone to murder another person because of it.

    Nowadays, I see a lot of people take too much pride in things that aren't necessarily important. People take more pride in their race than they do in their accomplishments. It is so important to some people they care more about that than how they are treated. In the end it is just your race. It means nothing. How could you possibly take more pride in your race than positive accomplishments? I'm not saying it's wrong to take pride in where you come from and your culture, (i.e. ethnicity, which is different than race). But don't become so indulged in pride to the point you don't even know who the hell you are.

    Below me are some of the drawings I have done within the past year. Some of them are just doodles or quick drawings. Some are drawings I have sold and worked hours on. I focus mainly on simulacrum realism and surrealism. The realism is mainly just to improve the visual quality and capabilities of my surreal drawings. I still have a lot to learn, and hope to begin building up a portfolio to pursue a career as a tattoo artist.

This drawing (above) was just a quick doodle.

This drawing (above) was a quick drawing I did.

This doodle (above) was.. just a doodle haha

The drawing above was just an outline for a graffiti piece, I was too lazy to colour it in.

The drawing above took around 2 hours and was sold. It was rushed really bad. Could have done a lot more with it, so I only sold it for $20.

The drawing above is my most recent drawing. Done with charcoal and graphite. It was a fairly quick drawing. It was late at night and I just had this urge to draw something so I grabbed my tools and just started drawing randomly. This is what came of it.

The drawing above is a portrait of Aaliyah. She is an entertainer that has passed away. And I decided to draw her because it was her birthday. The drawing took around 10 to 11 hours and is for sale, $45. (Which is REALLY cheap for 10 hours of work).

View my inforgraphic at http://infogr.am/Money-laundering-Canada-2000-to-2009

    Night is my favorite time of the day. It is the most peaceful time of the day. It is the only time I can be by myself and be at peace. I feel a lot more free. When I'm with my friends at night it's always fun. Everything comes alive at night. Everything looks beautiful at night. You feel a lot more connected to your surroundings at night. It's a good time to think.