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This diverse ethnic mix can turn a 10-minute walk across town into what seems like a hop from one country to another.

"An autonomous area is an area of a country that has a degree of autonomy, or freedom from an external authority."

"Every human being has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold and express opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers."
   

- United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights

In the last few years, governments across Southeast Asia are following China's authoritarian censorship of the digital world to keep political dissent in check.

"In Burma, political unrest can be silenced by cutting off the country from the Internet."

"In Thailand, website moderators can face decades in jail for a posted comment they did not even write, if the government deems it injurious to the monarchy."

I'd say managing your time well is a good rule to live by.

So live. And don't be late.

"I believe that your wand imbibed some of the power and qualities of Voldemort's wand that night, which is to say that it contained a little of Voldemort himself. So your wand recognized him when he pursued you, recognized a man who was both kin and mortal enemy, and it regurgitated some of his own magic against him, magic much more powerful than anything Lucius's wand had ever performed. Your wand now contained the power of your enormous courage and of Voldemort's own deadly skill: What chance did that poor stick of Lucius Malfoy's stand?"

imbibe (v) absorb sth, especially information

mortal (j) lasting until death, [mortal enemies]

regurgitate (v) bring sth back again after consuming

regurgitation (n)

"Harry sat quite still, staring at his feet, allowing his mind and his memory to relax in the aftermath of the pain. . ."

"Ron  did  up  the  fastening  of  his  own  cloak,  watching  Harry

thoughtfully. "

"The elf surveyed Harry out of his vast, orblike eyes."

"A blank silence greeted Hermione’s words. She looked around at all

the faces upturned to her, rather disconcerted. "

"Umbridge  looked  at  him  coldly;  his  smile  faltered."

"The Forbidden Forest was teeming with the kind of creatures  most  likely  to  get  Hagrid  the  sack."

"Malfoy looked as though Christmas had come a month early; Hermione, on the other hand, had turned scarlet with suppressed rage. "

"Harry bit back the retort he was longing to utter: Did she imagine

for a second that he did not regret his expulsion from the team a hun-

dred times more than she did? "

" 'Yes,' said Harry emphatically — why were they all so slow on the

uptake, did they not realize how much a person bled when fangs that

long pierced their side? And why could Dumbledore not do him the

courtesy of looking at him? "

Never envisaged I would let go of my future this way. Well, I did anyway.

I shouldn't have done this, but I did it anyway. What I should do I didn't do. What I shouldn't do I did. Mom, I love you to pieces. I am so sorry for disappointing you.

T.O.P has a complex of looking scary to people so he covers his face in public.

"Yo this is a song for my ex-girlfriend, aight?

I promise I ain't gonna hold out on you shawty.

I wanna give it all to you

Listen."

Whenever I climb on my motorcycle, contemplative mood begins taking on me.

I do ponder over my past behaviors and the effects they had on other people.

The Internet I detest you.

By the way, I am very sorry about my past impertinence towards your cousin. I was curious, I was forward, mostly, I was acting foolishly.

I'd like to propose a toast to you, for you've found something 'potentially amazing'. And, I feel happy for you, just as I should be.

revoke (v) officially cancel something so that it's no longer valid.

revocation (n)

let/blow off steam

The twelfth year of my schooling was a vintage year.

I was at the top. Since then, I've been sliding

Sliding down.

Nobody. Lame. Self-centered. Oh yeah I do have a claim to fame.

What is RMIT like to you?

Stifling.

A friend of mine said I was a meticulous person. I'd say I'm careless and messy.

Truly, I am bewildered by my excellent self-deceptive skills. Talk about how I always end up doing the wrong things.

Chores. Procrastination. Rubbed my mom up the wrong way.

Guilt.

That's so me, stuffing my face and being nonchalant about it.

Trust you to be responsible and exemplary like this!

I must dash. I'm way behind.

Who am I to blame? My best friend called Procrastination?

When I encounter truth, I start telling fibs.

Demoralized myself with irresponsibility, arrogance and procrastination.

Void before me

Regret behind me