So..tonight...we celebrated Chinese New Year with a terence,junny,baby j,bert,phan,gavin,thomas and chung seng this year...food was cooked by mom so the food was really good...kudos to mom. Baby J has learnt a new trick: hes learnin to mess with his lips by flapping it with his fingers makin the "bhhmmmmmmmm...." sound which is very cute. Terence brought his PSP over so i had a few rounds of PES and Virtua Tennis on it...i must say, im very impressed by the level of graphics in PES...makes me really want to buy one.
Y'know...what my highlight was? Gavin The dude is a total comedian...i mean seriously, if u havent talked to gavin or never got into conversation with him...please go and talk to him. For me, hes one of the funniest people ive ever met...his comedic timing is excellent, his stories are amazing and his actions to match the story are brilliant...to put it simply: HE IS EXTREMELY FUNNY.
We were talkin bout what film he watched in the arvo, turns out it was Underworld..so i was like: "Oh...so ur more a Fantasy or Superhero kinda guy" "i think im more fantasy" "oh really...but dude, im lookin forward to Superman man..." "yeah...smallville is good...i like smallville..." "so do i dude!" so it digressed...and we started talkin bout this Smallville convention which led to more geeky superhero stuff...then bert got caught into it...then it was about Robotech (which i need to brush up on...) and Star Wars..
Okay Star Wars fans...however big a star wars fan you are...i doubt that ur a bigger fan than Gav. dont even try and duplicate...He was tellin us this story bout how he went to london for a star wars premiere thing dressed as Janga Fett riding the underground tube...man...bert and i were rollin around on the floor man...i also need to brush up on my Star Wars...y'know, i was talkin to Lil G bout it last week and i told him i was gonna watch it...all 6...but i was gonna leave it for the summer...well screw that, im gonna go and rent Star Wars 4...and do it i guess how ur supposed to...i think they have it on dvd in my school...must go check.
I cant tell anymore cos that is totally Gavin's thing and if i did, it jus wouldnt be funny...
So..ive began to start diggin Explosions in the Sky again..this Texan rock instrumental band...absolutely amazing...you plug them into ur headphones..and it feels like ur walkin thru a movie...absolutely amazing. check out the video, its a live one of them at a record shop..but yeah...its a 20 min clip so have it on in the background and ull see what i mean...beautiful
so...recently, the word "patience" has been on my mind.
patience means "calm endurance"... and we all have to be patient right? whether its the little things like waiting for a bus that never seems to arrive or other things like people who jus wont listen to you or ignore what u say...its all about patience...but, recently, its like the bus does never ever seem to get to my stop...like this morning...? and buses are little things in life. how patient can u be?
ive been asking myself this...as a Christian, i need to learn patience whether its waiting for God's word to speak to me bout life love and why, tryin to help my friends in their everyday life, kids who think they know me and try and 'bully' me to make them feel good about themselves...how patient can u be?
jus thinkin out loud, but are the most patient people the people that are the most wound up? are they the ones that have been wound to the max that the screw which winds the device in them has broken off because of it? is this one of God's big tests in our lives...maybe im not making sense.
i want things to happen...but with that i must learn to be patient...good things come to those who wait...God really has put a patient cap on me i think sometimes...recently, there are times when the brain temperature is near on exploding and i want to turn green and put on a pair of torn purple spandex...but i dont...i have this really bad human nature in me to explode but God is holding me back and i give in.
Finding rest in God is not the easiest thing to do...but when you do, you do feel calm....you do feel safe...and you do feel u can wait for another 2 hours for that silly bus. you jus have to be patient....stay calm...stay focused.
confused post over have a good week till i post again...
Song of the Day: "Try a little tenderness" by Michael Buble
So...today, has been a fairly lax day... I had to do the 3rd and last module of the AS general studies module today in the afternoon so the school gave us the morning off as 'study leave' in order for us to look up and read more bout political stuff like the decline in voting maybe...or the uprise in political something somethin...or maybe the adventures of Captain Supremo and his band of merry gnomes in the fight for peace on Galaxy Protector...wait, that was my dream.
Woke up at 9, felt the most awake ive ever been whilst brushing my teeth...and proceeded to read up on a bit of chemistry and slurp cups of tea in peace...mornings are so peaceful. Today was also the day for the InterHouse Basketball competition which due to some schmoe decided to have the opening rounds on the same day as the General Studies exam. The game was at 1.25pm lasting 20 minutes and my exam started at 2:10pm. Clever(!)
So, i played basketball today...i got heckled as well...including from this 14 year old kid who called me a "has been" ... that was surprising and weird but uplifting at some level cos i used to "be" something...proves, i wasnt that useless and my contributions to the school havent died in vain. No idea who the kid is, im that famous...ill sign him an autograph later...Well, just got on with it...
...to an extent. Cos you see, when you add an already chubby short man with holiday food, add to the fact that he doesnt exercise that regularly and apparently is the "engine" running the team (their words..not mine) ... you have one very unfit dude but with alot of heart...I swear, by the end...i couldnt breathe...but then so couldnt the rugby jocks. and i worked pretty hard in that match...Sweating profusely, hair somehow manage to adapt into the shape of an Elvis haircut, eyes popping wide open hoping they also can contribute to the exchanges of gases...thats a 'no' to anybody who was curious.
Finished the game at 1:55pm...got changed quickly, nearly fainted due to the Jock heat in the changing room and the self induced fatigue...ran out of the sports hall to assembly hall with bottle of water in hand...wait a minute, cant run...burned out my thigh muscles...d'oh.
I walked briskly there, sat down at the desk...Still gasping...Still self-showering myself with sweat and self-towelling with my hand, i did the paper. No, i grabbed the answer sheet booklet and decided to fan myself for 10 minutes as i read the extracts. Thought this woulda been annoying, so decided to brave the heat. *DUH.....*
They turn on the heater! Oh man! Gimme a break!!
So, i did manage to do the exams...i think i did ok considering i think the new Liberal Democrats Leader will be Spartex, ruler of Nebulon 5002...
Now, feeling symptoms of "ill" ... jus had a baby nap to sleep it off...i think im feeling better now...pray for me that i can get better for Saturday...leading again this week. Joy! :D Oh also managed to practice my Photoshop skills last night by makin an iD poster...ill try and remember to bring it in and post in on the wall upstairs or somethin...
So...i was chatting to chrissy jus now bout our current iD situations and whatnot... and we were discussing solutions and problems we were having and like *click click click* ...our problem became a catalyst for a solution...a SOLUTION! well, its not waitin for God to tell us if it was His will...but its amazing how God can give us a brainwave that lasts a nano second only for it to develop into possibly a fully fledge move forward?
on sunday in iD, bert talked bout reconnecting this situation he was havin...trailing a piece that was first given to him 3 years ago if memory serves me correctly...he can now try and find that small piece God gave him what was thought to be jus a split second wonderment and use it now for somethin useful to move forward God's kingdom.
jus think guys...information u hold in ur head...no matter how small it is or was...no matter who gave it to you..could hold jigsaw pieces to certain situations in the future...how forward thinking is God or what man?!
i jus managed to retrieve this jigsaw puzzle piece i had lyin around in the back of my mind that i had last year...and i think, this can be taken and placed into our puzzle...this piece could fit..! jus needs that stamp of approval from God.
God's kingdom: the most forward thinking and glorious puzzle but with pieces that dont come straight from the box...how cool is this puzzle?!
this post may or may not make sense...but i guess, if u can or want, store it...it could be a piece u could use later.
So..went to worship practice today..went amazingly well! very proud of our team's skills today..started late but finished early...God really looked after us. But anyway, walked into church watching this happen at the front..
I feel another Bokai special is coming up...
Song of the Day: "Salvation is Here" by Hillsong United
Here is one of my favourite artists, Imogen Heap, on the David Letterman show...Singing "Goodnight and Go"...this is a much more raw and live version but i love it still..
AND IM GOIN TO HER GIG AT THE ACADEMY ON THE 27TH OF MARCH!! I CANT WAIT!! PLEASE JOIN ME..!! Have a great weekend y'all...
So...i had my chemistry AS resit this morning which i think i can be happy about...was checkin and rechecking and i missed a few odd words out so to go over and put them back in only made me feel much happier about it (obviously!) .... So, thank You God for watching over me for that exam...General Studies on Friday and next Thursday...thats a definetly "Wateva" exam..so, i can go back to being a bit more normal...
Half hour after the exam, i dashed to Birmingham Uni for an open day for Medical Science..Went with my mom cos i was allowed to invite one guest...We parked at our old flat since we live 5 minutes from the Medical School so we walked there...kinda reminded me of when i was younger when i used to walk to and from school with my friends Jon and Ravi...fun times. So, as we walked down...my mom finally gave me a compliment..
"You know...you're hair doesnt look that bad with those glasses..."
i never felt so happy to be wearin my glasses whilst havin my dishevelled hair...especially comin from my mom who doesnt approve of my choice of hats or shoes...she sees me as more of an adult...an adults do not wear red canvas shoes or have pink chequered squares painted on either... Her other piece of advice was:
"Look excited and look like ur listening and being attentive..."
*20 minutes later* "ZzzzZzzZzzZzzz..." I get a nudge on the knee...and my mom is lookin at me very unimpressively...this does not go down well since there were only about 8 kids and 6 guests...and we were sittin in the front row...and the lecturer was standin directly in front of me...i couldnt help it! ive been up since 6am jus de-psyching myself up before my exam...only ate a bowl of cereal with a glass of water (not my usual Tea in my Homer cup) and did an exam...besides, that one hour never looked like it was goin to end either...! We've jus got home and my mom said: "Ive never been so embarassed! the admissions tutor had to ask if we've travelled a long way as well...!" which is very funny since we live down the road from the university!there was one kid who came as far as Macclesfield which im told is just south of Manchester but i had my reasons...valid ones too! :P
After that impressive "snooze", we were taken round the campus...which ive been around and have done a bit of shopping there before as well as shootin a few hoops...the tour guide was this chinese girl called Jenny...she took the kids on the tour whilst the adults went to look round the uni with the use of a Uni buses...my mother thought this was the right time to get some shopping done down the road at Sainsbury. So anyways, Jenny went upto me and said; "Is that ur mother?" "umm...*everyone is lookin at me now*...yeah, thats my mom" "is she that church lady?" "umm...maybe?" "I've seen her before..."
Which i thought was funny cos in my mind i said; "REALLY? COS I AM NOT ENTIRELY SURE AS TO WHO YOU ARE...AND HOW DO YOU KNOW MY MOTHER?!" but it turns out shes a friend of Joe's and shes been once...invited to come to the BCEC again...
it was lunch time...and we each received a £5 lunch coupon which was quite cool cos i was starvin. i looked at the food...chicken thigh which didnt look like the best thing to eat cos gravy and bones and whatnot makes u look like a savage as u try ripping meat off the bone therefore leavin u to eat 35% of the chicken which then makes u look really stupid and spoilt as people will think you dont eat meat "off the bone"...also expected some "Save the World" university society and read me my rights as a person living in the first world. What was left was lil strips of meat under the name "chicken" and a side order of curly fries or chips...for kicks, i picked curly fries...and i asked the dinner lady; "umm what is that? *pointing at the meat* " "Dassss MediiiTehRaineeehan" (decoded to say "Mediteranean")
bein honest, it was gross...oily...nasty...dripped in water or some other translucent liquid...pieces of green "vegetable"...gross...to which i replied:
"Yeah..that sounds good...ill have that. With some curly fries"
You know the feeling of little explosions goin on in ur stomach...? yeah, all afternoon with a hint of this desperate need to find a small cubicle as to which to i could release some really bad "meat" gas. The best bit of my lunch was the bottled water. Still feeling a bit sick and guilty for eating that. Sorry Ross' heart, arteries and overall body.
We were shown a lab demo of a spirometer which ive already covered in class... "So, what do we use when we want to be energetic and move around?" Some girl said; "ATP" "Excellent..! and what is needed to make ATP...?"
there was this awkward 10 second silence...i looked around... "Glucose?" "Thats right..."
WE ARE LOOKIN AT BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE HERE PEOPLE! COME ON Y'ALL !
never mind eh... All in all, the course looked okay...im not desperate to start my adult life as a research scientist so i think ill take that sign as a "no" then...
Now I must go gargle my mouth with some mouth wash...i can still taste "meat".
So...my motto for myself this year will be "ROCKING FOR JESUS" i think. Cos yeah...this is my life...this is how i choose to live my life...it's not something i can tick in a box under the word "Religion". It's a lifestyle baby...And because i do like to listen to all thiings cool and "rocking" in my opinion (none of that slow rnb moments for me atm..although an odd one every now and then aint too bad..! )...this is going to be my saying for this year.
2 videos today...David Crowder Band's "Here is Our King" and Hillsong United "Salvation is Here"...cos these songs are fitting my thought process possibly for this month...especially David Crowder...im reading his book, im listening to his music...he's a totally awesome dude. totally rocking for Jesus. Hillsong's "Salvation..", well...im guessin some of you are sick of me playin it after every service so ill let the dudes and dudettes show you how its actually done...watch our for bryan houston..i mean joel mcfadden...i mean joel houston...!
So...man, i know everybody hates spoilt kids but goodness me...i was watching on MTV this program called "My Super Sweet 16th" ... y'all mustve seen it but WHAT THE ... ?!
THESE KIDS ARE SO SPOILT ITS UNBELIEVABLE...basically, MTV charts the buildup to one these kids who are about to turn 16...these are like ur typical "Cali" rich kids who really believe they are part of the "OC" television show or that crappy show "Laguna" beach and think they are "it"... So, cos they are, actually...cos their FOLKS are rich...they think they can spend money like water...
MTV do it really well...like, nothing annoys me more than these type of kids but u jus wanna sit there and get all cringy and annoyed...its not cos like i want a super super party where "its all about me" ... im jus so surprised at how they can away with it... i was checkin on the MTV site for like synopsises of these shows and here is my favourite spoilt rich kid who goes by the name of Ava:
"A party isn't complete without presents. Ava's father takes her to test drive different cars. Although "red is the closest color to pink" in the lot, Ava chooses a black Range Rover. Her dad is hesitant about her decision. He feels the car is too big for her to handle. "I will never settle for anything less than a Range Rover," Ava says....
Later, Ava plans to go to Santa Barbara with her cousin. She tells her mom she is going to grab some food and sneaks off to State Street. Her mother is furious when she discovers the truth. When Ava tries to make another purchase, she learns her mom has canceled her credit card. She calls her dad to complain and stays at his house to avoid her mom.
Ava's parents take her to dinner at Dolce for her birthday. They tell her that she is not getting a car. Ava cries at the table and feels her day is ruined. Her parents remain firm, saying it is time for them to set limits. Ava soon reconciles with her mom and moves back home..."
WHAT?!!!!! FOR MY 16TH...MY MOM MADE ME SOME CURRY AND SHE GAVE ME A TENNER ON THE NIGHT OF MY BDAY...! MY DAD ALSO GAVE ME A TENNER AND WITH THAT I WENT TO THE CINEMA WITH 5 FRIENDS AND ATE PIZZA ON THE WEEKEND...YEESCH.
There is more to life out there then not getting a Range Rover and getting all upset...she did get it in the end...a white one if ur interested.
Song of the Day: "Everything is Everything" by Phoenix
So...before dinner of takeout pizza...i had a very funny conversation with matt... we were watching 8 Simple Rules when it hit the adverts...so i flicked over to The Weakest Link on the BBC and Anne Robinson splurged out the question in the fastest way possible...
"Which is bigger... 3 cubed or 4 squared...?" Anne asked... "3 cubed" "correct"
So, i tried to pull a fast one over matt... "Hey matt..." "what...?" "which is the bigger number...3 cubed or 4 squared...?" "3 cubed" knowing he didnt think it through but merely jus heard the answer, i asked him: "why?" "jus cos" "okay..whats 3 cubed?" "27" "okay..and whats 4 sqaured?" "34"
*ross tries to decode this in his head* "34?!" "yeah..." "how?!" "well, you have to look at in fraction form..." "wait a minute...then shouldnt 4 squared be bigger...?" "no...cos ur not lookin at in fractions..."
this carried for another minute..then we went to ask mom...then she started to laugh...then the fractions 'theory' came back onto the table...His defence was he was thinking straight and he didnt heard the question properly...i guess ill have to believe him..
*2 hours later*
im still laughiin bout this...i cant breathe...mom tries to slowly break down the question again...Matt gets a chance to redeem himself...mom goes: "okay matt...then what is 3 cubed?" "9"
Ross + Simple Maths challenge + (Matt - loss of his reasoning) = (Sum of Ross being unable to breathe) cubed
Song of the day: "If I am" by Nine Days
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