PLN at KIS

“The RED LIGHT is ON!” I yell aloud in the car.

“What red light? What do you mean, sweetheart?” my parents ask with their raised eyebrows.

“Th..the RED LIGHT, Krispy Kreme! The RED LIGHT is on! We can get free hot doughnuts if we go in now!”

Yes, Krispy Kreme doughnuts are greasy, fattening, and unhealthy, but they are just too tasty to stay away from. Of course, having these often would be bad, but once in a while, don’t you think that you deserve delightful treats like these? Look at them, they’re so pretty, shiny, perfect in shape. They’re edible jewels! How can you say no to heavenly halos like the Krispy Kreme doughnuts?

I usually get very inpatient when watching the doughnuts being made through the see-through glass window at the store. The machine releases four raw ringed-doughnuts at a time into the puddle of oil. Once they are fried on both sides, they go through what I like to call, the ’sugary glaze fall’. Coating front and back, all over the freshly fried doughnuts. Then they cool down for a bit until the coating hardens and then… Into my big mouth it goes!!! I love it when I get to taste the fresh doughnuts.

Out of all the fantastic doughnuts that Krispy Kreme sells, the ‘original glaze’ has to be everyone’s favourite, including me.

But, besides the delicious original glazed, I fell in love in another variation of Krispy Kreme here in Seoul, Korea. The PINK STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE DOUGHNUTS! It is filled with cheesecaky goodness that leads me right to heaven. I don’t think it’s out in many other franchises, but I sure am lucky to be living in a country that has it.

I’m funny. Really. Believe it baby. Well, maybe in your eyes I’m just a short good looking freshman, but to the world I want to be known as something greater - a funny kid. Yet, the world has not discovered my talents, and so I decided to reach out to them through a single, but powerful outlet - YouTube.

I’m a kid among millions, in such a large group there are bound to be a couple thousand better than me at something - sports, academics, picking up girls etc. Yet, something that they lack and I don’t is the will and determination to become famous. Well to be quite honest, a bunch of them probably want to achieve fortune and fame, but I want only the latter (REALLY!!! yeah) and I want it on YouTube.

Getting famous is not as easy as it sound - it can be life-changing (check that - it is life-changing!). My improbable journey is an uphill climb, and I intend on making it to the top. Lately, I’ve been doing some “researching” around YouTube and discovered that some of the funniest people out there are Asians, kind of hard to believe in such a racist country such as the US (no offense). Kevjumba is by far my favorite although nigahiga, and Happyslip are also funny (and Asian). However, one YouTuber(?) I could probably relate the most to is the guy who hosts What The Buck show, (he’s gay, I’m not) which is basically a satirical take on all things gossip. Most of them got famous by getting featured on the YouTube homepage (how I don’t know), and some of them are even getting paid by YouTube ($-$ - but seriously I won’t do it for the money). I found that by replying to a popular video could get you some popularity, although because so many people do it, my video will get buried. I also found out that my user names usually exhibit creativity, and there are accounts devoted to comedians (God’s calling :). I was thinking of doing Ajummas, because no one in the US knows what it means and it sounds alright (I was thinking of like challenging my audience to google it - they’ll never see it coming - I’m laughing already).

I’m a rather impatient kid, and as a result I want, will, and must upload two videos. My first script needs some editing because it seems a little outdated, and my second script seems pretty funny. I also want to get more engaged in Twitter because if I go online every like month it seems like I’m soliciting their help without giving anything in return. I plan to be more aggressive, and I am desperately trying to get in touch wih some of the YouTube comedian (KevJumba has live chats on UStream and his email is on YouTube, so I’m getting there). Mr. Burell also suggested I get international correspondents - I think its a good idea, but one I’m not comfortable with the idea until I get a general idea of what I want to do. I do a really good Obama and McCain impression, but I can’t do Hilary for obvious reasons.

I feel I have a sense of direction of what ‘m doing and I feel really good about this. A thought that occurred to me the other day was an interesting yet scary one - I could be famous, my life could change, all because of one class. Just goes to show you how much a PLN class could achieve.

*I know its dull now. I’ll edit later.

How many steps went into creating this photo?  Look very, very closely.  It blows my mind.  (h/t to Dean Shareski for sharing this on Twitter)