The noises before a moment of silence

June 4th is coming up.  I have always known June 4th was an important date in history.  At some point in time, I thought 64 was 1964 and not June 4th.  This year, I decided to look at my own family album.  I knew it contains photos of me as a toddler in a march.  I have always thought the photos captured an event that commemorated June 4, 1989.  When I looked at the photos again, recently, the date stamps were May 28, 1989 and June 11, 1989.  One week before and one week after June 4, 1989.  The irony.

I took the time to select nine photos to share with my non-existent blog readers.  I then took the time to copy each photo with a pencil.  If you want to have a closer look at a photo, I recommend that you copy it with your own hands.  After completing this exercise myself, I can definitely say that you look at a photo that much more. 

I hope you enjoy my artwork, my pencil commentary and my cute toddler face!

If you would like to see more photos that captured events leading to, during or after June 4, 1989, now would be a good time to check all the activities that may be happening around a place near you.

Police Records

Recently, I read a column about police records.  My take on it is simple.  Police has records when they are put into a position where they have to record something.  Sometimes, people ask why nothing is done after a reporting.  Perhaps, whatever was reported was nothing but nuisance.

At this day and age, with recording technology being distributed like candy, it is very easy for the general public to create their own records and go to a third party, the police.  Unfortunately, just because something may be a crime to you, may not really be a crime in the official book.  Nevertheless, the police can still keep a record or a copy of your report, in case something in the future does happen.

That I believe is gathering evidence.

Unfortunately, your report is only one side of the story.

Researching

When I was little, I enjoyed going to the library very much.  The local library I prefer was very cozy, homey and cute.  It has gone through changes since then but many parts of what I liked, about this place, are still there.

Until recently, I never thought that anytime I set foot into the library is the equivalent of me beginning a search.  When I was little, my search was simple.  I was searching for a fictional book I want to read.  As I grew older, my searches became more complicated.  Sometimes, I am searching for information for school, other times I am searching for knowledge of a potential hobby and sometimes I may be unknowingly searching for inspiration.

I have not went to the library to search for books recently because I find myself too tired to read.  I do, however, have a bookshelf in my room at home.  For whatever reason, I took a book from my bookshelf and began reading it again.  I have never finished reading this book but I have it because I wanted to read it.

This book was a gift.  I came across it at a stranger's bookshelf.  I asked if I could borrow it and the stranger said I could have it.  I did not finish reading it the last time I took it off the bookshelf because again, like recently, I felt like I could not read.

I just finished reading Chapter Three of this book and it was exactly what I wanted to read when I was younger.

As you may know from my blog, I did not have much friends in high school.  This book summarizes the attitudes of teenagers across Canada in 1984.  I was not a teenager in 1984.  In fact I was not even born; however, from my reading so far, my attitudes towards values and enjoyment is similar to the results obtained in 1984.  It is very comforting to be average.

In case you are wondering, the pages before chapters two and three was background information.

As I progressed through my reading, I remember things I learned while completing university and the feelings of being inspired.

So far, I have been inspired to do a similar book on attitudes of seniors.  I thought about this "novel" idea some more, perhaps my efforts will end at the library because maybe someone has already compiled the information and assembled it into a book.  If such a book exist, aside from learning about the attitudes  of seniors, I can also compare it with the one I am currently reading to see if the information is presented and organized as well.  I can also see if the notes and bibliography page is as long or longer than the one I am currently reading to determine if the information compiled requires an update.

Another thing I found funny about this book, is that the information was gathered in 1984.  As you may know, there is a famous book with the name "1984".

The final thing I found interesting is that Back to the Future was released in 1985 which was the same year as the first publication of the book I am currently reading.

BTW, according to this book, 1985 was International Youth Year.