You know, there are so many other things you can do apart from reading my blog, so me not updating my blog shouldn't even be that big a deal to you guys. It probably shouldn't even occur to you guys to go, "eh update leh", but maybe more of "Oh, no updates, guess I'll check back a while later".

Before the main point of today's post, I've compiled a list of things you can do other than read my blog.

Things You Can Do Other Than Read My Blog:

1. Read a book
2. Read two books.

3. Read......a webcomic. Seriously. Most webcomics have a few hundred issues, so I doubt you can finish at least 3 or 4 webcomics before I get to my next update.

4. Read failblog, verydemotivational, failbook, or basically just any other website in the cheezburger network. I'm not sure about the actual number, but there are probably about tens of thousands of posts on every website in the network, or at least a few thousand. And there are like 10, 20 of them, so read those.

5. Draw/paint a picture

6. Drink some coffee/milo/tea/milk tea/water. 

7. Write a story

8. Write a poem

9. Make new friends. And I know this sounds really primary school-ish (Gaylord Focker Jr., don't stay at home all day, go out and make some friends!), but really, many people underestimate (or as George W. Bush Jr. would say, misunderestimate) the value of having more friends. Also, meeting new people is fun. Or can be, depending on who you meet.

10. Read OTHER PEOPLE'S blogs.

11. Remove an ant from crawling around on your leg. By remove I mean without lethal force. Like just pick it up and put it elsewhere.

12. Update your blog.

13. Re-watch the Star Wars films. (If you haven't seen them before, HOW DARE YOU?!)

14. Watch How I Met Your Mother. Season 1 to (the still in production) Season 6.

15. Learn to play an instrument. Seriously. I learnt the harmonica because I was bored one afternoon.

16. Learn to dance. Any type of dance. Actually, preferably all types of dance. Because you never know when you might need to dance.

17. Eat.

18. Eat some more

19. Play Doom 3 on Nightmare difficulty.

20. Play Quake 1, 2, 3, 4, on Nightmare difficulty.

21. Play Call of Duty 1-6. On the hardest difficulty. Can't remember what that is.

So we have a list of 21 items which will take up at least 2-3 weeks of your time. And that's if you stay at home all the time. Now, onward!

When reading other people's blogs, sometimes you come across this blog by a teenager who grasps some sort of profound truth or meaning about the world based on something really mundane. Some people actually do it with every single blog post. Don't know about you guys but I find it kinda annoying. Before we continue, I would like to say that anything I say or write more than 3 weeks old cannot be used against me in any way, for whatever purpose. Now, back to the topic. It's annoying because most of the time these bits of "deeper truth" or whatever they're calling it is just stuff that people have mentioned, observed before.

Not targeting anyone in particular, but bloggers in general who post with such "depth", and most of it is either common sense or just bullshit. An (entirely fictional) example would be something like, "Today I experienced X. Through X, even though things didn't happen the way I wanted it to, I understood Y." Y usually being something like "not everything will happen the way you want it to in life". The following must be said, "DUH". The thing is that, for most people, your life just isn't interesting or special enough that you would grasp some sort of deep understanding about life through some mundane activity. Almost anything you might come up with will most likely fall into one of the following categories:
1) Been said before.
2) Obvious for all to see.

3) Makes no sense.

4) Some sort of fallacy.

5) Just wrong.

I've sort of been through that phase too, and my personal experience was that it seemed interesting and made you feel more intelligent or something. Still, it gets really annoying to read these things. Occasionally when I read my own blog archives I get an urge to go back in time and punch myself for that, but then again, it would be detrimental seeing as how it would affect how awesome I've become.

So the fact is that as a 13/14/15/16 or something year old living in Singapore, your life will be very mundane, very boring, and nothing special. You may feel the urge to post something like what I've mentioned above to make yourself feel better, but even if it does make you feel better, some people find it really annoying/disgusting and I know, I know, the common (and expected) response to this would be, "If it disgusts you so much, why read the blog?" It's just that sometimes you read the blog one time, and it disgusts you already. By that point, I don't really have the option of being undisgusted by your posts, do I? And so hopefully this post helps you guys to understand how much pain you guys are causing to others, and maybe you'll stop posting like that.

Anyhow, did anyone notice how I seem to be using parentheses a lot more? And it's also just weird that when I start off writing a blog post with a topic in mind, it almost never ends up the way I intended to write it, and I can't think of a way to make it so. 

Some interesting things to share:

Qwop: It's a game where you use the Q,W,O and P keys on your keyboard to control the legs of an Olympic runner whose training funding was cut short. Not only is it hilarious, it's also a fair challenge. In fact, you should have heard of it by now. Give it a try. As of now, my record is running 51m, after knocking down the hurdle at 50m and tripping.

Joe Satriani performing his awesome, awesome piece, Surfing With the Alien. This man does not just shred, he is the producer of eargasm. Also, he was the guy who taught guitar to Steve Vai(Also an awesome guitarist), Kirk Hammett(lead guitar, Metallica), Kevin Cadogan(lead guitar, Third Eye Blind). He was also asked to be the lead guitarist for Deep Purple but DECLINED. How badass do you have to be to decline joining Deep Purple? 

So I haven't posted in quite awhile. Didn't really have anything to say so didn't post. Anyway, today's post opens with 2 nerdgasms. Treat for MMORPG fans and guys in general:



Anyhow, this was featured on http://intertuberecords.cheezburger.com/ , which was how I found out about it. It's written by Felicia Day, who was in Buffy for 8 episodes. The people in the vid are characters from The Guild, which is a web series about a guild of gamers and how they interact with each other in real life. Pretty cool series. So anyway, if you take it as a song at face value, it's pretty shitty. It was written after listening to a whole bunch of "really bad 90s dance songs". You gotta look at the lyrics, the references to gaming. Which makes it pretty awesome for geeks. Not to mention that Felicia Day is pretty.

Here's the second one:



Also made by The Guild. This one is really really cool. It's basically a parody of typical Bollywood vids, you know, when they're talking and suddenly everyone starts dancing, and like 50 dancers enter from nowhere and join in? It's mainly a parody of the buffalaxed vid Crazy Indian Video (My loony buns is fine Benny Lava~. That one?). In fact there's even this section in Hindi or Tamil which is buffalaxed. And also the line "Give that bulb a twist", which is my 2nd favourite line in the whole song. Felicia Day sings the female part in this song, and her voice was completely unedited in this song. Most of the other singers have minimal to zero auto-tuning as well, except for that very obvious section near 2/3 of the way through, for effect. I exceptionally like the way Felicia Day trills in a few of the lines, similar to the singers in those Bollywood song. It's really hard to do and I imagine it takes quite a bit of practice. Of course, this entire song is also talking about gaming.
Here are the lyrics:

"Game On"
Boot up, embrace the feeling
The start button is the portal to your being
Turn on, it's a pleasure device
Game with me, the ultimate spice

I promise you it won't ever be dull
In a world you're all powerful
I'll buff you, don't be afraid
It's Tuesday night, Let's do this raid!

Game On! Is it immature?
Game On! I'm insecure
Game On! Don't g-quit on me!
Game On! We got keyboard chemistry

(DANCE BREAK)

I feel so much shame
I get dissed for saying that I game
No one understands
Why I'm living in a fantasy land

In-game you've got cool hair
Go from slumdog to a millionaire
Level up, Feel the bliss
Forward slash, Almost kiss

Game On! Invite sent!
Game On! Hop on Vent!
Game On! Say it proud!
Game On! Screw the crowd!

Game On! No one else to please!
Game On! I'll press your hot keys!
Game On! There's no disgrace.
Go to hell real life I'll punch you in the face!

(FIGHT BREAK)

Game on! Game on! Game on! Game on!
Game on! Game on! Game on! Game on!

Game On! Steal my breath!
Game On! No perma-death!
Game On! Don't resist!
Game On! Give that bulb a twist

Internet sabhi desh ko jodataa hai (The internet connects all nations)
Frustration nikalanekaa raastaa hai (Provides a outlet for all frustrations)
ONLINE GAMING may kuchh buraa nahi Hai (Nothing wrong with online gaming)
Us Vichhar CONTROL-ALT-DELETE" (Control-Alt-Delete that feeling)

I'll admit, when we party it sizzles
Won't let the spell fizzle
Grab the reigns, don't re-roll
Point and click, take control!

Game On! No disrespect!
Game On! We're not rejects!
Game On! No remorse!
This is a feeling you can't outsource!

Game On! Invite sent!
Game On! I'm on Vent!
Game On! Never g-quit on me!
Game On! We've got keyboard chemistry.
Game On! Game On! Game On! Game Onnnnnnnnn....

For non-gamers, a glossary:
From the first vid:
Tank and spank: Nothing naughty here, it's a gaming term. A tank is someone who can absorb lots of damage and can draw monsters' attention to him. Tank and spank is a strategy where you get a tank to pull lots of monsters, then have the rest of your party, which is usually full of DPS characters to spam skills on the monsters, thus effectively killing a large group of monsters quickly. DPS stands for Damage Per Second, and is calculated by dividing total damage done over total amount of time(in seconds) active. A DPS character is one with high DPS.

Cloth armour: Spellcasters are often unable to wear anything other than light armour, so cloth armour is common on spell-based classes.

plus-five to dexterity vest: This is a reference to the second episode of The Guild, in which the character Zaboo tries to seduce Codex by claiming his hat gives +5 to sexterity(it's a pun). It's also a game reference. Dexterity is a common character attribute in RPGs.

From the second vid:
buff: A positive effect on a player that enhances his or her skills.

raid: In many MMORPGs, groups of players will charge together into a dungeon to clear out monsters and loot the place. That's a raid.

g-quit: To g-quit means to quit a guild, and it has a negative connotation, suggesting that you quit the guild for no coherent reason after hording up months of guild resources.

Vent: Ventrilo. It's an audio software that allows players to connect to a host and from then on communicate directly through microphones. Useful for groups that often play together, such as guilds. Microphones are preferred to typing because it takes barely a second to shout "HEAL ME" and almost 2 seconds to type HEAL ME. And because typing doesn't always get noticed, you won't get healed and you'll die anyway. Shouting HEAL ME into the microphone, while deafening all players on the receiving ends and resulting in them swearing at you, does ensure you get healed. Unless your shout shocked the healer into a stunned state. In which case you're screwed.

Anyway, The Guild is a pretty awesome webseries, a must-watch for MMO fans.



 It's mainly based on WoW, but it's kept vague to avoid copyright issues. Seasons 1-3 are on youtube, season 4 is on their website up to episode 9 as of now: www.watchtheguild.com .

Bicycle Race(with lyrics altered to honor FPS games)

MP5 MP5 MP5
I want to shoot my MP5 MP5 MP5
I want to shoot my MP5
I want to shoot my sub
I want to shoot my MP5
I want to shoot it where I like

You say gun I say nade
You say knife I say kill
You say shoot I say hey man
M4 was never my gun
And I don't like Famas
You say Flash I say Hide
You say Flank I'm gonna camp
You say charge I say No way
Don't be an idiot
They'll snipe you down from the ramp
All I wanna do is

MP5 MP5 MP5
I want to shoot my MP5 MP5 MP5
I want to shoot my MP5
I want to shoot my sub
I want to shoot my MP5
I want to shoot my
MP5 bullets are coming your way
So forget all your armor oh yeah!
Snipers above they'll be sniping you down
So look out for those AWPs
Plant the bomb, get out, camp!
MP5 bang MP5 bang MP5 bang 

MP5 MP5 MP5

I want to shoot my MP5 

MP5 MP5 MP5 MP5
MP5 bang!

You say Camp I say move
You say spray I say Snipe
Flash Frag I say cool it man
I don't wanna be the last man on this noob team
You say lag I say noob
Radio commands please
M16 I say dammit
Just shoot that noobcake in the face
Aim for the head and spam
Cos all I want to do is

MP5 MP5 MP5
I want to shoot my MP5 MP5 MP5
I want to shoot my MP5
I want to shoot my sub
I want to shoot my MP5
I want to shoot it where I like 

Glossary for non-FPS players:

MP5: A submachine-gun(SMG) which is actually quite useless

sub: SMG

nade: Grenade (you could probably figure these few out on your own.)

M4: Usually refers to M4A1, a fully automatic assault rifle used by counterterrorist and special forces. Note: M4 is a whole family of rifles based on earlier versions of the M16 rifles

FAMAS: French military service rifle

Flash: Flashbang grenade

Flank: A maneuver in which units attack the sides of an enemy force, thus reducing enemy maneuverability and causing psychological distress.

Camp: To remain at a specific hiding spot in-game and wait for an enemy to run past and shoot him.

AWP: A bolt-action sniper rifle used by the police. AWP stands for Arctic Warfare Police

plant the bomb: In FPS gaming, common game modes include destruction of a specific target by planting a bomb.

Spray: Originally used to refer to noobs who used up a whole magazine just to kill one guy, spraying now refers to using any SMG or assault rifle.

Flash Frag: A flashbang grenade that also doubles as a fragmentation grenade.

Lag: Delays in the transmission of information between network nodes.

Radio: most FPS games have preset radio commands that players can utilize via hotkeys

Aim for the head and shoot: Headshot = 1 hit kill.

Wrote those because I was bored. Try singing it along to the tune of Bicycle Race if you're bored as well, I tried to keep the same number of syllables.

Random Musings.

Sometimes in life you should keep your mouth shut.

As the saying goes, a closed mouth gathers no foot.

Undoubtedly the temptation to talk about things you shouldn't is great, but you gotta have some self-control.

Some people have it, some don't.

Perhaps when you say things you change it to reflect yourself. That is only human.

But human isn't really that good is it? But since we're so prideful of our status as humans,

we'll let it be.

After all McCartney is a good songwriter.

Sometimes you think you are what you think you are, but you aren't what you think you are.

Hank Green sings, "....but I know what I know, but you think that you know what I know that you don't."

You have to accept that you may not be what you are when people tell you you aren't what you think you are.

Tangled webs, there aren't many.

Owning your burdens is half the battle

And sometimes acceptance is all it takes.

Sometimes you have to accept that life is mundane, and drama just doesn't fit in.

But television's got us dreaming, hasn't it?

When you live in a world with 6.8 billion other people, you gotta understand that the world doesn't revolve around you, and generalizations based on your own experiences only just don't work.

But we've been taught to put ourselves above others.

In this world, you're entitled to your own views, but you can't and shouldn't disregard the views of others as incorrect. See it from their eyes, or if you can't, appreciate that they're different, and be fair.

What with all the talk about open-mindedness we are all still ridiculously narrow-minded.

And when you are caught up in your own self-pity and melancholy, remember that not the whole world is out to get you.

So stop assuming, and start trusting, because there are no excuses.

Everything is in the head.

"Come gather 'round people,
Wherever you roam.
And admit that the waters around you have grown.
And accept it that soon you'll be drenched to the bone.
If your time to you is worth savin',
then you'd better start swimmin' or you'll sink like a stone
For the times, they are a changin'.."


And also remember that people do get pissed off eventually, no matter how tolerant they are. Everyone has their limits.
  

I think my life is rather like the tides. There seems to be a certain cycle. Before pri sch I was running around, jumping around. During pri sch I loved pop music and comics. End of pri sch I loved rock. 2 years ago, I started running around, jumping around. Last year I began listening to softer music (Beatles, folk music, 1 or 2 pop songs) and now I'm reading webcomics and listening to rock and roll. It's annoying, a little, to see that I've changed so much and not changed at all.

Anyway. I'd like to introduce a few webcomics to you guys, to entertain you on rainy days, no homework days(play along), homework days, and of course, days when you just wanna lie in bed but have to get out because there is a limit to how long you can tolerate lying around doing nothing and are extremely bored after sitting at the computer for 2 hours with nothing to play/do and having no one to chat with. In short, days when you're bored and at home. With internet access.

This comic is the first I started reading. I actually started reading it last year. It's called Ctrl+Alt+Del and is on this website: www.ctrlaltdel-online.com

There are two comics, one with better "graphics" and color, a storyline, and is generally longer. This is Ctrl+Alt+Del. The other one is known as the Sillies, and features black and white drawings, usually 3 panels long and is like a short sketch, with no apparent storyline. It usually comments on recent news in the gaming industry. Ctrl+Alt+Del is about the life of two, eventually 3 gamers, and is a must-read for gamers(duh). Even if you aren't actually a gamer, it's still kinda funny. Most of the time.

The second one is known as Loaded Dice, and is a webcomic about a D&D session. http://www.rdinn.com/comic.php?comicid=1

It's usually funny/relevant only if you possess at least a little knowledge of D&D or are willing to do research on the terms. Somewhat esoteric; you may find yourself confused if you're not at least an RPG gamer. Unfortunately there are currently only about 40 issues and the artist seems to be on a hiatus, so keep an eye out for future updates.

The third is called Looking For Group (LFG).
http://www.lfgcomic.com/page/1
 It seems to be in a house-rule version of the D&D world, but has more to do with in-game than the real world. You may find occasional references to modern culture, but it's all in good humour. This is a lot less esoteric than Loaded Dice, and also focuses more on adventure than humour. Still funny most/some times.
It features an undead warlock called Richard who likes to eat babies.

The final one(and also my favourite) is known as Order of the Stick(OotS)
http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0001.html
It's D&D (I'm rather fond of D&D webcomics. Just saying, in case you haven't noticed) yet again, but this is by far the funniest. The "graphics" seem kinda MS Paint(autoshapes) but it more than makes up for that with the humour. It's somewhat esoteric. Basically, all I'm saying is go play/read some D&D and you'll get all 3 of the comics which are "esoteric". The good thing about OotS is that even if you know shit about D&D you'll still find it funny. It features Roy, a fighter with an MBA, Vaarsuvius, an androgynous elven mage, Haley, a very greedy human Rogue, Durkon, a dwarven cleric who's afraid of trees, Elan, a somewhat useless bard, who eventually becomes a little useful by taking one level in the prestige class Dashing Swordsman, and my favourite character, Belkar Bitterleaf, a chaotic evil halfling ranger who like to stab people. As of now there are about 700 issues of substantial length.

So if one day you're bored and stuff, go check out the comics. Ctrl+Alt+Del has the most issues as of now, I think. OotS is second, LFG is third and Loaded Dice has the least issues.

Hi I'm back from OBS. The annoying thing was that I had a few songs stuck in my head that kept playing every time I tried to focus, which sucks. Anyway. OBS.

The highlights were high elements, kayaking and trekking.

High Elements:
Wasn't all that fun. So anyway I got stuck halfway up, not because of fear, because by then I wasn't scared anymore, but because my arms stiffened -.-. Pretty sure if they allowed us to use the wire at the side I would have had no problem.... Anyway, Huakai's side had it easier, which is why he was able to reach the top.

Kayaking:
On the second day after high elements we learned how to kayak, for those who didn't know, and kayaked from camp 1 to camp 2. We were told it was 1.5km. I was not able to verify this information. This was the easy part.
On the night we spent at camp 2, Huakai, Yaoqing, Jerome and me were chosen to be the leaders of the sea expedition team. So we sat down for awhile, planned and everything. We kayaked 12km around ubin(the long way) to reach Campsite 3. I took the single kayak this time, which turned out to not be such a good idea. After crossing Chek Jawa, the waves became !@#@$#%$^%^&* and my kayak kept getting blown towards shore by the wind while the waves underneath turned it right. This resulted in me being unable to stay in formation and honestly I felt like just sitting there and giving up. Obviously being me, I didn't, because....I'm me. And also because I would end up nowhere if I did. Anyway we made it to campsite a little earlier than expected, which was awesome. Even though campsite 3 had the lousiest "facilities", I had the most fun there, mostly because we were so close to nature. It really felt like an adventure. Shitting in a hole in the middle of a bunch of trees has to be one of the coolest experiences ever. Also because we had a lot of spare time and also the ground was comfortable cold so that actually, sleeping at that campsite was the best. Also, we slept through sentry duty. Just because my shirt says Security doesn't mean I am.

Trekking:
Night over, wake up in the morning. Fresh air, hustle and bustle. We now need to hike from camp 3 to camp 1. I look at the map. Okay, it's about 2-3km. Then we are told we have to hike to checkpoint one first, then possibly to other checkpoints and then to camp 1. Okay, not so bad. I look at the MGR of checkpoint one: eastern tip of Pulau Ubin. Camp 1 is at the western tip. !@##$%^&. Anyway we set off for the first checkpoint at about 9.20am and reach it at around 12pm. Slow pace, since it's only 7.28km. After lunch we are told we have very little time left, so the other checkpoints are cancelled and we head straight for camp 1. Our target is to reach it at 4.30. The distance is probably 13-15km, by my estimate. We set off at 1.55pm and set a brutal pace. We overtake 4 groups on the way, 2 of which I think left 1 hour before us. We reach the campsite at 4.42pm. Fun.

After the trekking thing, our group just got closer and everything. So the next day everyone was feeling like family. Pek Khoon objects but I do feel like she was a mother figure to the group.

Anyway, OBS was fun. I'm both glad and not so that it was over. I'm glad because the activities are so tiring and despite being outdoorsy I do not enjoy sleeping in a tent on cold hard ground every night. I am not so glad because it was actually quite fun spending time with everyone in the group. Anyway I did get stronger after OBS, as I expected, but no, I did not gain much weight, which is amazing. I was 57.2/3 kg before OBS and after OBS I'm now 57.5kg. I'm now closer to getting max points for NAPFA, which by the way was what I was thinking of when doing jetty jump.

Revelations, I guess I didn't really have any revelations. OBS just reaffirmed the beliefs I had, which, if you're interested, are as follows:
Believe in yourself
Pain is all in the mind
Limits are restrictions you put on yourself.
Never (gonna) give (you) up.  Subtle rickroll ftw.
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
When in doubt, just wing it.
And something I learned watching Monty Python: Adopt, Adapt and Improve.

Oh yeah there is one other thing I learned.
When in deep shit, shut the fuck up. Reworded to suit this blog.
Glimpsed from a story told by our instructor Pei Lee.

Speaking of which, OBS instructors can tell very lame stories. Very. Lame. But, as Huakai would say, "quite cute la hor."

Anyway Pei Lee if you're somehow reading this, we can't find you on facebook.

Tock Seng Watch if you're reading this, do remember that I am immortal fruit, and not a banana.

OBS

This post isn't actually about OBS as the title implies, but I just thought I should write a post before I left for OBS.

*10 minute pause*

I have no idea what to write about. And it's not helping that the New Post page is completely white, which makes everything feel so blank.

If you guys haven't checked it out yet, demotivational posters are a great way to kill a bit of time. You can find them here.

For those of you who are even a little interested, I'm starting to train for NAPFA. Every year, it's the sit-ups that drag me down. But not this year. This year, I will get max points for NAPFA. Although I haven't done anything so far except planks daily. Gotta start doing sit ups more I guess

Forrest Gump is an awesome movie. I decided to watch it yesterday because there was a mention of Gump somewhere. Anyway, if you haven't watched it yet, go to youtube and search Forrest Gump part 1. If you're not a movie kind of person, there's also the book which the movie is based on, also titled Forrest Gump.

And that's all I have to say about that.

P.S. Just saying Hi to any new readers I may have gotten over the new year. Hi.

P.P.S. I neglected to mention this but I won't be active for the next 5 days. Probably not even for the 6th day. Expect to see posts only on the night of 30th January, and that's the best possible scenario.

Hi all. I'm supposed to be finishing the 800 word thingy for chinese now, but I can't focus. Anyway, I realized that I haven't had a "Happy new year / It's the new year!" post yet, and I feel like I sort of owe you guys one.

Happy new year. It's only 2 weeks late. The past year has really....really..... gone by really fast. Let's put it into perspective. Year 1 felt like sitting on bus 97 from our old campus at Malan Road to Jurong East mrt. Year 2 felt like walking from Boon Lay to Chinese Garden. Year 3 was like taking MRT from Pioneer to Boon Lay. What will Year 4 be like? I think asking these kind of questions are sort of pointless. The only way you'll find out is by waiting anyway.

So.....With new year, comes new year resolutions. I don't remember my resolutions from last year, so chances are I never accomplished them, apart from those few probably related to Parkour. I'll admit that though it's been a really fast year, from 1st Jan 2009 to 31st Dec 2009, I've improved so much, and there's still so much more to go. While many of the people I know in PKSG have made/are thinking of making a progression video already, I don't really have any intentions of doing so. I won't even think about making a video until someone asks me to, which will probably be like never. I don't really see the need to tell people about how far I've progressed, as long as I know how much I have progressed, and how much more I have to go(which, by the way, is an infinitely long way). Maybe it's because I'm just not a people person, or maybe that's the way it should be, but who cares?

So. New year resolutions. What do I want to do this year? Well around the middle of last year I actually made a to-do list to be completed before my birthday this year, which, by the way, is 3RD AUGUST. I guess it's a good idea to make those my new year resolutions.

15 pull ups. This one should be easy. As long as I stick to a training regiment it shouldn't be hard. Which doesn't really say much because training regiments to me are like order to chimpanzees. They will forever be chaotic and no matter how hard you try, chimps will never line up for food.

Reach basketball hoop. This one has to do with my jump height. Currently I can reach the bottom of the metal thing that the hoop is attached to the board by. Hopefully with a bit more training I can boost my jump height by that amount, at least.

Master b-kick. Amazingly I STILL haven't got this one. I need more practice.

Run to new school campus. From home, of course. I estimate a 2.4km linear distance, but of course the map could be wrong and I may not run in a completely straight line. So I could very well be running 3km and thinking that I'm running 2.4. I'm not sure whether that's a good thing.

Eat philly cheesteak. Self-explanatory.

15 sec handstand. This is to build upper body endurance, and overall balance. Also, it looks cool. But mostly the balance and upper body thing. Currently my record is about 7 seconds, so I'd say I'm pretty close.

So what other new year resolutions do I have? Well this being the second week of school I've made some resolutions about....school.

I will do my chinese homework. Because.

I will find some way to retaliate if Half-bald decides to be a jackass. Regarding Half-bald, all I can say that he's a staff member, if you don't realise who he is. And yes, Half-bald is a He.

I will not be too sarcastic/hurting towards classmates because they are my only lifeline during O levels for HCL. Hmmm......I will TRY.

I will grow taller than Jean.

I will not play so much basketball/soccer that I am incapacitated and am unable to do homework.

I will do homework.

I will at least try to do homework if I am unable to complete it.

I will at least pretend to try if I don't even feel like trying.

I will not leave shoe prints all over walls in the school should I feel like trying something out, but will instead leave FOOTprints if I have to, because my soles are not as immediately recognizable as the soles of my shoes.

----Sudden mental block due to drowsiness---
*Abrupt ending*