Awesome Postmodern Xmas

we are living in a postmodern world. Most of the time - i will use the term postmodern ( see end notes ) for something i find funny, confusing or absurd. Anyway its normal as we are now living in the self absorbed individualistic world. Every modernist conventions are deconstructed ( see end notes ) and re-structured according to individual means and needs.

Its like having your favorite Wan Tan Mee and Char Koey Teow cooked by a guy from Myanmar and an Indonesian taking your meal order.

in other words it means chaos, colorful and whatever that baffles your mind. Its welcoming as society loves to impose traditional- structural system, signs and methodology. I'm happy seeing that Malaysia ( a tropical - Islamic country yet multi racial country ) celebrating this post-modernistic Christmas. Like this photo.

This event is organized by ESA,

Darth Vader now owned by Disney ( dressed by Adam John) and his new happy future Troopers. 

Definition of postmodern


1: of, relating to, or being an era after a modern one 
  • postmodern times
 
  • a postmodernmetropolis
: of, relating to, or being any of various movements in reaction to modernism that are typically characterized by a return to traditional materials and forms (as in architecture) or by ironic self-reference and absurdity (as in literature)
b : of, relating to, or being a theory that involves a radical reappraisal of modern assumptions about culture, identity, history, or language 
  • postmodern feminism
deconstruction
diːk(ə)nˈstrʌkʃ(ə)n/
noun
noun: deconstruction
  1. a method of critical analysis of philosophical and literary language which emphasizes the internal workings of language and conceptual systems, the relational quality of meaning, and the assumptions implicit in forms of expression.

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