Flying at the Speed of Light

Driving through the city to the temple station,
Cries into the leather sea,
And Susie knows the baby was a familiy man,
But the world has got him down on his knees.
So she throws him at the wall and kisses burn like fire,
And suddenly he starts to believe,
He takes her in his arms he doesn't know why,
But it seems that he begins to see:
Don't let go! Never give up - it's such a wonderful life.

- Wonderful Life, Hurts

"Surfing the Internet" has a place in many of our list of hobbies. I remember once (3-5 years ago) it was on mine because I simply had nothing to do besides going online and reading. Now, I have yoga to fill the spot and kick the Internet to the curb. But, I do still love the Internet, more than ever, since I discovered so many sites I love! I think it tells people a bit of your personality. Sites like Facebook does not count because it is a social networking site and everyone goes in there. To socialize. Here's a list of the sites I visit everyday and every other day:


1. Youtube :
This counts because what videos you watch sums your interests up. I know some watch animes, Korean dramas, tech videos, viral videos etc. I watch.... beauty videos! No surprise there. You're probably bored from hearing this. Let me give you examples because the videos I watch are not just make-up tutorials. Frankly, I have no interest in make-up tutorials because I don't really wear make-up.

Instead, I love videos like monthly beauty products favorites (click here), clothing hauls (click here) and everything from scents to school stuff (click here). Aside from all things beauty, I love watching vlogs from the same beauty Youtubers (click here) because most of them are teens and young adults, so they're very relatable. I watch people like Sxephil, ShaneDawson, Onision and RayWilliamJohnson too.




2. Science and Environment:
I have a bookmark named this and inside that bookmark folder I have Discovery News, Planet Green, How Stuff Works, NatGeo News, Mother Nature Network and Bliss Tree. I check these sites every other day and spend a huge amount of time on them. I'm on the verge of becoming a Discovery junkie because I watch the channel all the time, go on their site and recently, started buying their magazine. Planet Green and HSW are also under the Discovery company. I like NatGeo as much too.

In layman terms, Discovery makes you go, "I never knew that. Good to know!" while NatGeo makes you go, "Aaaaaahhhhh". I found out that these sites are my portals of choice to knowing more about the world. It's quite cool, really.




3. News & Views
Another bookmark I have and inside it I have: BBC UK, New York Times, The Daily Mail UK, The Mirror UK and Sodahead. A few years ago, I was happy with not knowing what is going on around me until someone tells me. I'm not happy now! I feel like I'm missing out on something. I've learned so much ever since I started being in tune with the world. It's a good feeling. Here's a place where you can try reading some of the world's top newspaper in English (click here).




4. Sports:
'Nuff said. I go to ESPN Tennis, ESPN Football, Bayern's official site, Bayern's forum, the ATP and WTA sites. Ah, what a wonderful world. I wouldn't call yoga a "sport" but I need to put it somewhere, don't I? So it goes in here. I go to Yogatic by Esther Eckhart (my guru on Youtube), Yoga Journal and Yoga by Tara Stiles most of the time.




I keep them all in respective bookmark folders, so it's organized and neat... unlike my brother and Dad who's got everything all over the place. See, it tells you that I love beauty and style, I love knowing about today's environment and news, I love tennis and football and yoga. It also tells you I like to stay organized, even when I'm on the Internet. But, who doesn't have bookmarks right? It's the greatest thing invented since Google and tabbed browsing. So, what are your favorite places on the Internet?








PS* Shan, if you're reading this, you don't need to answer because I know what you're going to say, you Tumblr junkie.