Red red red

Hah.

So I just re-listened to this song I made in December while I was staying with Joe. It was based off words we said on Skype. Something about rainbows in your eyes and feeling red? Oh! And also this part where we harmonized saying "la". Joe just kept going lalalalalalalalalalalala, and I went laaalaalalaaa, like that. Can you hear it in your head now? Yeeeaah, it was pretty cool. Plus, it's only about 30 seconds long, so it didn't distract me too much from my EE. But then again, now I'm here writing this post. Because. Well. I can. And I feel like I've neglected you for quite a while. By you just then I meant my blog. So I guess the only way to make it up to you (my blog) is by posting useless drivel on it. I think this is a good start.

 THIRD SEPTEMBER POST AAWWW YEEAAAH.

Oh yeah, and here's a picture of an ostrich that I took in Orlando.

Shabam!

Eloping Elephants

So I'm doing my EE now. Turns out I've only done about 518 words so far. I could have sworn I've written at least 600!

Oh well I guess. Time to become a recluse for the day.

BUT GOD DAMN!
IT'S JUST SO HARD TO KEEP STILL FOR THAT LONG.

To be honest I don't really think I can take it. I mean, sitting down long enough to write 3000-4000 words. I don't know how anyone can really. How do you do it? Please, tell me.

Anyone have any tips on how to keep your mind set in stone about something? I mean jeez, writing this post is evidence enough that I'm already distracted.

And now I'm just stalling more, cause I know that once I push "Publish", I'm gonna have to continue working. On the bright side, at least I finished my Spanish Presentation yesterday. Didn't quite get to work on my English essay though.. Well I'll have plenty of time tomorrow to do that I guess. Since my EE is due, drumroll please, *tktktktktktktktktktktktktktktktktktktktktktktktk ktsch* TOOOMOOORRROOOOOWWWWW. And I sure as hell don't wanna ask for an extension. Because in the end i'll just stall that too until the last day, wouldn't I? Yep, I would.

Okay, enough fucking around.

Wish me luck....

A picture.

Here's a picture of a funny sign I took in some subway in New York:

hahahahahaha, see? Isn't it funny?

Well there you go. I hope you're satisfied. A picture. I know I don't normally put pictures up here, so this is a nice change of pace. Psshh, what's next? Discuss boring politics? 

Naah, I don't have time for that. Who does though, really. Politicians I guess. 

Heh, I find it funny, looking back on the time when I made this blog, and comparing it to now. I made it cause I felt kinda friendless at the time, what with Joe leaving and all. But now I'm, dare I say it, happy. 

It's nice. To know people. To get to know people. To learn about people. To find out new things about people. But not just any people, nice people. 

Oh yeah, I also cried a little in maths today. Not because I'm some sensitive cry-baby or anything.. But like, I felt for the first time in a long time, that I understood what was going on. Not in just that math class (although I finally did understand differentiation) but in life.

Positive = negative. That's what I figured out. A seemingly positive number can be transformed into a negative one so easily, and vice versa. Good = bad, bad = good. Shitty = not-so-shitty. What comes around goes around basically. It was just nice to see that in number form today, as opposed to words, since you always see stuff like this in words.

Such a beautiful equation.

Prokofiev, Yellow Rivers, and Golden Showers

So I'm listening to Prokofiev right now. That bastard had the gall to write a symphony, which I now have to know from top to bottom. It's all my fault though, really. I signed up for music after all. Eh, It's not really that bad. I'm up to the third section. Oh, the fourth now. Since the third was only about 50 seconds.. Woohoo! I'm half way done already!

Next will be the Yellow River, by Xian. It's real cool from what I've heard. All about Chinese propaganda and their fight against the Japanese in the 1940's.. From what I read, it's basically a soundscape of the Chinese spirit and will to fight Japanese invaders. Oh boy..

Speaking of Japan, I went there for the holidays! Only for about 5 days, but it was still an awesome experience. It was actually the first time since I learnt Japanese that that skill actually came in handy. At last, the past two years of my life haven't seemed like a total waste of time. Linguistically speaking, of course. Ooh, this fourth movement is quite exciting. Very moving indeed. If you catch my drift.

Hahahaha, speaking of catching a drift, I've just listened to the new Offspring album. At first I wasn't so impressed, just kind of seemed like they hadn't really developed at all, and their like, in their late 40's now. But then I thought about it, and realised they don't really need to develop an entirely new sound. They've already perfected a sound that is their own, so why would they go around destroying it? I mean look at what happened to Linin Park.. *Shudder* Anyway, anyway, they have a song in the new album called Cruisin' California (Bumpin' in my Trunk), and what I only just realised, was that it's a song about some chick farting. Hahaha at first listen it just sounds like they resorted to falling into the same pop-groove as Katy Perry, but no, far from it. This is one of their best joke songs evaaa. It's also catchy too.. But I guess that's what you'd expect from pop garbage.

So I've been pretty busy these holidays ya know. Granted, not doing so much work as I probably should have been doing, but still, I was a busy guy. For instance, a lot of my time was spent writing super long emails that just kept getting longer and longer! That was what happened for a majority of the time when I was in the U.S of A. It was fun. Now that I'm back in my old casa, I've got Joe here! He's visiting from England. It's pretty cool, since I haven't seen him in AGES. And yet it's like he never left. Some things are kind of different, like not that many people are here, and we can't really talk about stuff that happened in school, but we get by. It's just good to have my old friend back.

Now I'm supposed to be writing about this massive 12 minute movement by Prokofiev. But I'm not. This blog is far, far more important than my foreseeable future.

Hmm, the thought has crossed my mind of dropping out of school. Just go to Singapore instead for my uni. I qualify for going there right now, so it wouldn't be a problem getting in. But I can't. No matter how I bitch and whine and complain, I'm not gonna be quitting this damn IB anytime soon.

Besides, there's still so much left to happen this new year.
I just hope most of it turns out to be good,

Mormons

Hello!

My name is Elder Bryce. And I would like to share with you the most amazing book.It has so many AWESOME parts, you simply won't believe how much this book can change your life!

Yes yes, that's right, I have just seen the greatest musical of all time so far.

Indeed, the Book of Mormon itself! Woooooo!

It was hilarious! If you ever get the chance to see it, do! Hahaha just thinking about it makes me wanna burst into hysterics. The fact that I'm also listening to the soundtrack too probably doesn't help my compulsive laughter either. heheh.

It really got me thinking about all religion. And how I'm glad I've decided not to believe anything.There's just no point really. There's just no proving that what's in a bible, or a holy text of some sort, or what some guy tells you, is really true or not. That's not to say that I believe there isn't a God, or Gods either. Because there's also no way to prove that there isn't one.

So when I say I don't believe in anything, I literally mean I don't believe in anything. Whether it's to do with believing something does exist, or doesn't. Because really, when you get right down to it, does it really matter? In the end you're only just following some crazy story from a book anyway, right? Now just cause it's crazy doesn't mean it's not true but... If you believe Noah saved two of every single animal on the planet in a gigantic arc during a flood, then you might as well believe that Jesus told Joseph Smith that fucking a frog will cure aids!

That's a little reference to the musical by the way. Heheh.

That's all for now, since I've got my flight for Orlaaandoooo tomorrow!

Orlandooo...

Orlandoo..

Orlando.

Nasal Nuisance

Aaagghhhh!

My ducking* nose has been so incredibly irritated this entire trip. Not irritated in the sense that it's blocked, or that i can't smell anything. On the contrary, i can quite happily continue smelling my food and the flowers. But there's this burning, scratching, itching feeling; it's overwhelming! So overpowering that sometimes i just wish i didn't even have a nose.

Heh. How weird would that be? Not having a nose i mean.

But anyway. Ugh! Fuck!

Bit hey ya know, other than that this trip has been pretty good so far. Saw Rock of Ages the Broadway musical the other day, and to my surprise it was actually pretty good. Unfortunately it raised my expectations for the next musical i was gonna see which was Spiderman. I actually just came back from it just now. Now i know this is gonna sound pessimistic (although you really should expect that from me by now) but that show. Was. An. Utter.

Snot Rag!

I think it was the music that got to me the most. U2 wrote every song, so i can blame them for the shitty onslaught my ears had to suffer through. Like poniards being jabbed into my cochlea! It didn't help that Peter Parker's voice was also high and nasaly. But maybe that's just cause Im jealous. Bet he doesn't have an irritated nose. Hahaha, ah well. Got two more shows to see tomorrow before i leave on Thursday.

But i have been having fun though, honest. I've been able to see some old friends again who are from Australia. They came with us on the trip. Oh so today i went to Coney Island. I've always thought that's a strange name for the place, since it isn't even really an island. Its just a boardwalk on the sand with some rides on it!

But going there made me really want to go with, well, actual friends, as opposed to my dad, brother, a 7 year old kid and his dad. It was fun, but i wouldn't mind going to something like an amusement park or whatever with just friends. I don't think I've ever done that before. I had to go on the rides mostly by myself too.. Just thought I'd add that in there!

Hmm, only one more day left in New York, the big apple, the empire state, the i-don't-know-what-other-names-this-place-has.

So how are you?

*edit:- Autocorrect changes fucking automatically into ducking. Try it out and see for yourself! :D

Come Back

Due to popular demand, I'm back!

What a week it's been. Well, the past week I mean.

I'm not much of a summary kind of guy, but I'm a little pressed for time so here's a handy dandy list of interesting things that have happened:

1. I slept in a jungle for the first time and didn't get ONE mosquito bite
2. I planted some trees, dug some holes, and carried a lot of wood. Didn't really plant as much as I would have liked to, but that's just life.
3. My friend whom I've known since I first moved to Penang almost died. He fell in a drain. Just recently I found out he's actually a bit of a homophobic fuck. Maybe that bump on his head turned him into an arse hole.
4. I got to the very peak of a mountain. I took my time, but that was a good move cause I got there just as the sun was coming up. The summit was amazing, but I didn't have a camera with me, so don't expect any pictures here! 
5. I've been wearing a worthless piece of plastic around my wrist now for 7 days and counting!
6. I threw up in the cinema on a poor father with his child. I was watching The Amazing Spiderman when it happened. First explosion scene in the film brought along the first explosion in my stomach. Nobody actually heard me barfing at the time cause of all the noise. So at least I didn't do it during one of the cheesy, quiet, romantic scenes. 
7. I've got a nice wholesome feeling inside.

And that's about it! I'm gonna be going to America pretty soon now, to see the broadway play The Book of Mormon. It's by the guys who made South Park, so it must be good! I'll also be checking out my university too. Hope it'll be as awesome as I've pictured it in my head. Knowing my mind and the way I think, it probably won't be. But fingers crossed!

Oh I also just wrote an essay about a particular font. Why did I do that, you ask? Well, you see, the answer is I'm not quite sure. But I did it regardless of reason. Now that I think about it, quite often I've written completely pointless essays about absolutely nothing. I mean, besides every single English essay I've been set. To be honest, I actually just find talking about crap to be pretty fun. That's why I've got this pointless blog!

Der hyuck hyuck hee!

Hahah, but I digress. Again. 

Goodbye.

Hopefully I'll see you in about 7 weeks I suppose, once the holidays are over and we're back to the grind of school. 

Is it weird that I may miss you? I'm not too sure.. But oh well!

See you later!