After several years of being totally consumed with homework and books, I finally re-emerged from my shell and started to play my Pokemon Sapphire GBA game.
And of course, like the creators surely intended, I got hooked. Although I don’t really suggest getting hooked and just managed to get OFF the hook, this recent addiction had me think about Pokemon and how greatly it’d affected my life.

The funny thing is this: It has made me learn SO MUCH stuff, largely because I was new to the States when I first learned about Pokemon and didn’t know that much English. (I also happened to be in kindergarten or so)

So, without further ado, here’s my list:
1.) I learned what the word “ember” meant. I think it was when a trainer yelled at either charmander or…uh…some other fire pokemon to use that attack.

2.) Like the above, I also learned: earthquake, thunderbolt/shock, pikachu (haha, kidding), ditto, dig, shrew (as in sandshrew), vine, spore, poison, leech, leer, etc. etc. etc.

3.) I also learned that if you tried your best and kept at something, you could become a champion like Ash. (Too bad so many of us give up.)

4.) What it means to be a good friend/the amount of commitment that is required to become friends with someone. (I.e: in the 1st-3rd episode of Pokemon, Pikachu first hates Ash and they have to go through ordeals in which pikachu attacks him many times. Oh, there’s also this episode with charmander and rain and all that stuff that made me cry.. ((so touching))…) Now (well, actually, I’m not so sure if Ash still HAS charizard/pikachu…) they are still the best of friends, all because of Ash’s efforts.

5.) Guys can be played by girls. o.o And girls are awesome like that.

6.)It sucks being bad. (ie: Team Rocket)

7.)TV can make you cry.

8.) Friends are AWESOME.

9.) Reruns suck.

10.)Girls don’t like guys who follow them around/stalk/float around hoping for a kiss. (Brock)

11.) Try and try again, even if you fail. (There’s one episode where Ash goes against this gym leader AND ACTUALLY LOSES. D: Of course, he goes back later after much training and wins.)

12.) We live in a deprived society where there is no pokemon. D:

That’s all that I can think of so far. But seriously, who said TV makes you dumber? I think all those Saturday mornings in front of the tube have actually increased my intelligence exponentionally.