I Walk Alone:The Da Vinci Show

Ok I'm back again,And apparently theres more things happening(well,just an extra one)but I'll just resume from where I left off.

About Leonardo Da Vinci:Hmmm,one sentence for him:A revoltionary person who during the middle ages would have been classified as..ummmm,sorry Leo....outrageous??Yeah,that's the word.I went to the art exhibition and got to see his ideas not related to his artwork.It surprisd me to think that he was actually interested in warfare.Among his ideas were:Scuba diving apparatus(O.O),Liferaft(O.O),Gears and levers mechanisms(O.O),a gun ship(yes,the boat that has a cannon,but in his ideas,the cannons were arranged in a circular form to avoid recoil that might damae the ship),bicycle(WHAT??!!),parachute(yep,no idea why when there wasn't any aeroplanes),a bridge(now that's something a scout would like to do) and a hammer an anvil(for lazy people who just don't want to hold the hammer,just turn on the lever and it'll do all the work for you XD).Of course,there are his famous paintings,and I DID NOT forget to purchase a souvenir.Come on,guess what is it?Don't know?Awww,here's the answer.........WAIIIIIIIIIIIIIT FOR IT........THE MONA LISA!!!Haha,it's not the authentic one,but it's just as good in my opinion(of course,the original is better).I also got a lucky coin,so it's time to test it's luck,where else except my upcoming tennis tournament.The Mona Lisa painting is in my room,on the wall over my bed.Strange,it's as if she's looking at me regardless of any angle....

I do have photos I'm certainly willing to share(around 85 to be exact)but I'm gonna need a little help with putting this in my blog.Any help is kindly appreciated :D and yes,I have a picture of me in it.So it's one of those rare(RARE) moments of me on camera(I'm never good on photos,but this one's just fine..)

I Walk Alone

Well,two things happened today.Wait,make that four:Former 70's Charlie's Angel star Farah Fawcett has pased away,and our dearly beloved,always cherised and forever remembered King of Pop,Michael Jackson has passed away,I visited an art exhibition of Leonardo Da Vinci(Hopefully there's a DeCaprio soon) and my test results are back.

Let's start with MJ.I know the whole world is talking about it right now,but I'm not supposed to shy away from it here.I'm not really a big fan of his,but I do love his music.Tell me,have you ever hear anyhing like his during his reign?Out of all those heavy rock,AC/DC,Rolling Stones,all that,they're called 70's or 80's music.However,MJ's music ain't called that,but Michael Jackson music.Even now you wouldn't find the song old,would you?Thriller,Bad,Dangerous,Billie Jean,they don't belong is any era,even now,because they're timeless.

I could vividly recall my younger days when there were VHS tapes and I was watching the Thriller video.It was up to he part when the zombies were comingout of the grave and all those stuff,and I would cover my eyes and shout:"STOP IT!STOP IT!STOP IT!" and when the scene passes:"It is over yet?"Hehe,still gives me the creeps.

Forget all those molestation chargs or anything like that.It's a fact that stars(or in this case,megastars) are also human.I'm not sayng he's guilty,it's just that his life is constantly on the centre stage of media entertainment,without privacy.Then all of a sudden all those false rumours spread and there you go,trouble.
You know,I thinkhe kind of pushed himself a bit too far in announcing his 50 concerts and peope are saying he's doing it for the money,but I don't really bother as long as he loves wh he's doing.

He passed away while practicing.How ragic was that?Doing something that he's been doing for over 30 years.When he was gone,people didn't mourn,but celebrated his life.I believe that there could not be a better way for this occasion.I'm sure MJ wouldn't want to see his legion of die-hard fans cry and I bet he would have been glad so see he sight of people celebrating is life around the world.God bless Michael Jackson.You've thrilled us all,showed us the good in life,lived it dangerously and came out on top and beat all the odds.You are a legend.

Now,I think I'll continue with this post tomorrow because I gota go for another tournament tomorrow and it's late.However I'll promise you I'll get some good updates to my blog and HOPEFULLY,you'll get to see my face for the 1st time in 6 months..

Poetry:Love potions

Something just made me post this one barely hours after my last.XD Oh well,'ll just blabber away at what I could think of.

I'm not mentioning much about my tennis,and I'm not saying I'm a good player.Currently my "career" in Australia stands at a mediocre 3-3.Yes people,I win one,lose one,generally against the top seeds.I'm not a seeded player yet,but I hope to by next year and progress through the rankings.What can you expect?Hewitt's No.1 in Australia,duh...

Anyways,my most recent tournament was on Saturday,and it actually was abandoned due to rain.How did I go?Not too shabby,not too swashbuckling either.

It was a round robin format and I had to play 4 matches in my pool.1st I took down some guy from BBC(no,not the British Broadcasting Channel or whatever name it's called)with a fairly good score.And guess what....he actually threw his rackt or hit it to the ground almost everytime I did a winner XD.Well,my winners weren't as hard as I did in practice,I don't know...I somehow incorporated les power and more spin to it.As usual,mum was her usual self,not even hinting any good points amongst the bad.....What did she say after that match?"Did ou know how many double faults you made?7,and that guy aced you TWICE YOU KNOW"I knew it was coming,but what she doesn't know it that both,in my own words,were pathetic flukes.He was simply serving around and somehow caught the lines.....so please,think of what'll you feel if I comment on something bad and you actually think you did something majestically.No,I'm not saying I did a great job,in fact I know it was below par,BUT AT LEAST SHOW SOME APPROVAL WILL YOU??!!ERGH......

I lost my next one.It wasn't much of a surprise to me because the guy was a leftie.And just to let you know,my whole career matches against lefties stands at an awful 1-5.I think it's safe to say that I have Severe Federer Tennis Syndrome,or SFTS XD.I kinda invented it.The symptom is often losing to left handers.Well,count the other lefties Federer plays besides Nadal :D.

And guess what?Next week I'm gonna play two more lefties.I've matched one and know what to do,and it so happens the one I lost is actualy the top seed for the upcoming tournament...so yeahh...him again,but I'd probably have to make sure he doesn't get REALLY ANNOYING.Period.He just survives everything I threw at him.....

Now what about the title for this post?Hmm...no idea really...here's a poem anyways:

Just For You by Brennaman Jones

Your smell fills the air I breathe,
Your beauty is all that I could see,
It is you who set me free,
And your presence completes me

So much pain is felt on days,
When you're not around,when you're away,
Often alone in bed I lay,
Weeping on the fact that together we could not stay

I've loved you sinced our eyes were met,
And I've changed since then,
From a cruel tyrant without mercy,
To an honest gentleman

I owe my heart to you,
But the damage has been done,
Words of me were widely spread,
And those with goodness none

But I shall not be beaten,
By my actions long ago,
I will prove to everyone,
That my evil I shall throw

I'm willing to sacrifice,
All my life for you,
And show to you I meant what I said,
That my love is true

Here I shall kneel,
And take your hand,
Will you marry me,
My dear Mary-Anne?

Well,you know,I'm pretty much a REAL softie,and I admit,I just simply love this poem.Charming,don't you think?

Anyways,it's like 2am in the morning now,so I'll just finish off by saying that I might put up a separate section for poems and all those stuff.I'm gonna create a poll and see what you all think about the idea,kays?Right,mum's gonna roar now,so bye!!

Cast Away

Sorry if I made you all worried for not posting for some time but yeah,it's the hols,and I'm actually very busy.No holiday homework(great!!),haven't been reading lately(HONEST) and I'm actually playing tournaments week after week.So yeahh,after all,school tennis season's coming up,so I'm trying to make the 1st four(in my dreams,then again...).It's quite a tough call,and besides that,I might make it to the 16 A's team(not 15 because I'm in grade 11).

Anyways,my grades are still kinda average(not expecting too much..)but my geography has been deal a SERIOUS blow,thanks to my essay(which I didn't screw up,but human nature made me XD).

Here's why:To save the Murray-Darling Basin in Australia,authorities have come up with 3 different types of solutions:Community,state and national.Pick one and explain why.(*Note:1 of them is the correct one.Community is all good,state all bad and national so-so)

Guess what,I picked community and IT WAS WRONG.Teacher says she does understand why I chose itfrom what I wrote,but apparently I overlooked something:ka-ching $$ in politics.UGGGHHH!!!WHAT'S SO GOOD ABOUT MONEY??!!HUMANS ARE PATHETIC!!(Talking in an alien point of view).Thank you,Donald Trump for introducing the theme song for your "Apprentice" show with lyrics like"money,money,money,monnn-ney....MO-NEY!!"NOT!

Haha I don't mean to criticise the whole world for nature but you get what I mean XP no hard feelings okay?

I haven't read much books lately but I've been given an english assignment during the holidays to read a book called "Lord Of The Flies".O.O Weird title,I guess the main character's the Fly King LOL.Haven't read it yet,and when school re-opens,a DRAMA.NOOOOoOOOOOOO!!!I SO DO NOT WANT TO ACT(Still prefer backstage).

Anyways It's been 5 months since I left(Yes,I'm counting) and apparently I figure my post title is appropriate for this time XD.It also reminds me of the movie which has the same title("Cast Away",duh) starring Tom Hanks.I'm sure most of you know the movie.IT's actually REALLY good,now that I recall it.I still love the moment when his netball friend "Wilson" floats away and he shouts after it XD(Sports brands haha).

So what's next for me?Ummmm,more tennis,more posts for you guys and probably something nice to do :P.I'm currently gaming right now(no RPG's just GBA roms,so if you guys wanna have a talk,feel free.See you when I see you when I'm officially an Australian citizen(blehkz) in 2011(hopefully).

George

First thing in the morning

Guys,I REALLY do need your help here because I have a SUPERFLOUS problem...

I ran out of novels to read.....

Sure,sure,what the big deal,no?Unfortunately for me I've strangely(yes,to be precise,strangely) grown to love novels and after finishing the Twilight series(WHAT??!!)today,I just felt I've nothing left to conquer(you know,like how Alexander thought of Europe).So yeahh,if there's anything,ANYTHING that's a seriously good reading material,PLEASE do not waste a minute.Turn on your computer,send an e-mail at kakashi626@hotmail.com with your list of recommended books.I know it sounds crazy,but I've practically read the most popular ones and my next object of desire,Vampire Academy's 4th book "Blood Promise" will NOT be out come August.*sigh*
Ah well,just to make sure,here are the list of books I've read:

Twilight Series
Darren Shan
Vampire Academy
Michael Crichton Novels
Pride and Prejudice
Love Cuts
Romeo Of Tne Underworld
My Place
Eragon
Stoker's Bay
Tales Of Beetle The Bard
Stephen King novels
Maximum Ride 1 & 2

That's all I could muster but surely you might have some suggestions,so yeahh.....can't bear the prospect of having my 1 month hols doing nothing....

Anyways I'll just put in review for Eclipse and Breaking Dawn,books 3 and 4 of the Twilight series.

Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
3.5/5
Now that Edward's back,everything hould be back to normal,or so.....
Looks like someone's out for revenge,amassing an army in the city.

I'd say this book is actually more on being outright hilariously absurd.Several tiresome cliches again(Ed and Bells,STOP KISSING TOO MUCH) but still manages to knock me out from time to time,such as the part where Bella's dad,Charlie thinks she's pregnant(parents......).And seriously,Bella's mom,Renee really doesn't seem to look hurt at all.I mean,18 years after conceiving his child,it seems as if there aren't any bond at all,ridiculous....But still,I could probably understand why some are attracted to Twilight:It's chemistry.Vampire and werewolf fight for human,human's special,human's a klutz XD(seriously,I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW LONG SHE TOOK TO REALISE) and one of them has to concede......I'm not really into Twilight,just another reader.Besides,I actually found it easier to detach from this series compared to the others.

Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
4/5
1st one's kinda bland,the next one's melodramatic,Eclipse was the funny one,and this?Well,this is what you call a CHILLER(not thriller,vampires are SOOO gonna love me for this XD).Finally,all stuff came together.There were serious drawbacks though.I has no idea what those two lovey-dovey mismatched people were doing,especially with the bruises.....right,so that was how it happened?Gee,I thought it'd be saucy......It's utterly obnoxious XD,as for Emmett and Rosalie,breaking houses? O.O a supernatural "Mr and Mrs Smith" ?XD....Ok.....creepy.....NOOOOOOOOOO!!!Gee,there goes the "special factor" again....WHAT??!!YOU IDIOTIC MUTT!!NOW LOOK AT WHAT YOU'VE CAUSED!!Grr,I thought the climax would be apocalyptic,but yeah,I was thrown offbalance at a twist.Still,this book could have spawned another continuation instead of just making the reader feel good straightaway.But stll,I think it was worth reading just to kill time,but not enough to make me cry over the fact that I finished it.

So what's next for me?hmmmmm,wait,why not write my own story?XD Trust me people,no vampires,werewolves or any supernatural beings (so far).

Next post:The Vampire Trio are put to the test,whcih will detrmine the outcome for the title "Best Vampire Novel Series" XD.Ciao!

Home again

Hey guys!!I suppose you were surprised I went out for the weekend.Well,there wasn't much of a story to tell,just me winning some and losing some.I don't have school today due to the Queen's b'day so yeahh,feels good to be back,and it DOESN'T as well....

Summary of my weekend:UBER-COOL.The story was funny before the journey even started.

Day 1:
1500
-Head straight for the tennis club in nudgee where my mum was waiting to grab my school stuff and I got my clothes.Met T.J who was sent to pick me and my friend Alex up.I thought she was Melissa because of her voice,but the confusion makes sense because T.J was born in Indonesia...
1510
-Alex still hasn't turned up yet.He's a boarder,so that's strange
1520
-Still no sign of him,where could he be?T.J starts to call around...
1530
-Who's that guy walking?Right....Alex,where did you go?"Oh,I though there was a big bus coming" HA-HA we're the only 2 people here to be picked up......
1540-1630(In car)
-T.J is sooooo coool!!!Played in Brunei with Samantha Stosur(friend of T.J's as well) in doubles and won,went to Nick Boletteri's Academy in Florida,trained there for 2 years and WAS MARIA SHARAPOVA'S ROOMATE!!How awesome is that!!Only to discover "Scream Queen" has a secluded personality.Maria,Maria.....T.J also played at the main draw of the Australian Open in 2006.Sweet!!Too bad she can't play for now because of surgery,but hope she plays soon!!
1630-1715
-Reached rendzenvous and met Graeme(coach) along with 3 kids,2 boys and a girl.Guess who's the most senior in the group:ME.Gosh,I gotta play big brother now.....ALEX,HELP ME!!!
Later,1900
Reached Gold Coast for dinner.Ate marinara,mmmmmm
2100
Arrived at Graeme's parent's house where we would stay for the next 3 nights.Found out I shared a room with Alex and there's onl one bed.T.J brings out an airbed and when I finished pumping,she said:"Ta-dah!!Here's for you to sleep in!!"A Bratz blanket...wow......
2115
Sleep time for all of us,so early...Oh well...Bratz,here I come....

Day 2(Skip practice times,they're all boring)
0915
GAME ON!!Match on court 6,PLAY BALL!!
1000
Game,set to me 6-4
1030
Great,I feel sooo unenergised....2nd set 0-6....fantastic....
1120
Hopped like a bunny,stung like a bee,he can't see the ball when it's hit by me!!6-2 XD.Next match,his buddy(no,really) the no.1 seed(makes it worse)
1230
HEre's goes nothing....
1315
Yep,nothing....totally thrashed....double bagel for me....as expected from the top seed.What bad luck I have....Mum talks to me trying to explain my wrongs(she doesn't even show a hint of praising even when I won).My reply?"I'd rather go for a winner than let him make me play fetch"Graeme helps me in this one.Didn't feel bad losing at all....as long as I mhave the right mindset.Oh well,there's still the cnsolation...
1400
Graeme took me out to see the others.Alex out in the round of 64(mine's round of 16)by 8th seed.Other's also didn't went well,all went out in the early rounds
1700
Time for my consolation match....WHAT??!!!THE NO.2 SEED IN THE MAIN DRAW??!!Oh right...the one who dumped me out of the round of 16 in Warwick 3 months ago in my 1st tourney(this is my 2nd).We got along well,we knew each other,so we had fun(killer fun)
1830
Match finished,he won 6-2 6-2.But it was a really good one actually.Ran out butts off all around the court.He even got a full game hitting winners....hmph!!Had reallllyyyy loooonnnnngggg rallies,and I had cramps towards the end......felt happy,but knew I could have hit harder.
2000
Graeme rushes to pick Larissa,the girl,after she was alone in another tennis site.Oh man.....Good thing I was in the car.I made all the lights green when needed.T.J picks up Jack and Evan,the boys..
2100
Turns out our group didn't do that bad.Alex got into the round of 16 consolation and round of 16 doubles,Jack and Evan got into doubles round of 16 as well but didn't fare well in singles,Larissa got into quarters insingles and round of 16 in doubles.All will be playing tomorrow except.....the blogger now...*sigh* he didn't have doubles...T.J's gotta go back to Brissie.Awww,will miss her......
2130
Night again.....

Day 3:
-Sat the whole day watching tennis.........Alex lost on quarters on both consolation and doubles(he got points and rankings ARGH) and had a little controversy,Jack and Evans muscled their way to doubles finals tomorrow and Larissa lost in doubles quarters.....two new accomplices for tennis wathing tomorrow.Kuzzy(Kuznetsova) won!!WOOHOO!!How's that,mum?You got it wrong XD Safina's not ready yet.I'd say the US Open...ate risotto agnello(I just love Italian) and bought a mag.Twilight lovers??SOOO not true....

Today,Day 4
-Once more sat and watched tennis and had fun with Alex and Larissa on the car park,played some games,watched some matches,goofed around."You're mine"Larissa jokes,head on my shoulder.Speechless:"errrrrrr...." haha before the 3 of us swung like a collapsing building
Evan and Jack lost in finals,good stuff though,must be the snakes candy that make them better haha.

That sums up my trip.I'm gonna miss em all.....Eclipse still not finished yet(DON'T YOU EVER,GEORGE!!)But here's the review for book2

New Moon
3.5/5
While the 1st one was kinda bland,this one's more melodramatic.Ed doesn't appear much(a bad thing) and that's replaced by Jacob.In the end,the reader got what he/she wanted:STUPID EDWARD!!followed by tears lol

That's all for now,hope you all enjoy your hols!!(While I'm here still on tests....)

Stepping Up Against The Boys

Weird title huh?

It's just something I'd like to talk about for this post but before that,lemme give you a recap of my week(Till today)

1)I still can't get over the fact that Rafa(Nadal) lost to Soderling(kudos and he's up against Gonzalez which I don't really care as long as one of em takes down that Swiss guy,but I prefer the hotshot Chilean)

2)I feel bad for Maria(Sharapova) but I'm sure she'll get back to the top.

3)I could talk about the French Open forever but I know when to stop :D

4)I finished Twilight(NOOOOOO!!!!GEORGE,HOW COULD YOU??!!)

5)New Moon,Eclipse and Breaking Dawn are with me as well(I don't know you ,George!!)

6)I've got tests(Annoying...)

7)I'm playing chess once more,and someone forgot to tell me I'm supposed to lose....XD

Well that's all.A review for Twilight will come later(Love it or hate it)

Now,the title doesn't mean that I'm a girl,mind you,but a particular event on a bus ride which REALLY irked me....I'll just get straight to the story

I was on the bus home today.And there were a couple of rowdy students(Nudgee,duh...) older than me(education level wise,they vary,some senior,some juniors) and were the type of normal Ozs,you know,like no holding back over swearing and all the mischief.Believe me,someone was pressing the button at each and every bus stop when NO ONE gets out.ERGH,what imbeciles(oops)....they're practically the most immature bunch of people I HAVE EVER SEEN.I mean,WHY CAN'T THEY BEHAVE ??!!I WONDER WHAT'LL THEY DO IF THEY WERE THE DRIVERS......Geez,bet they weren't gentlemanly enough to think of that...I'm not saying I'm a nice person,it's just absolutely,Freakishly,HUGEly,STUPENDOUSLY IMMATURE!!And that's not the main event,but the next one is....

At one particular bus stop,there were a bunch of girls(don't expect me to think of them as "pretty" because I've no time for anything nowadays) from another school.And the Nudgee bunch I was talking about were like hollering at them(probably lewd stuff,but I assure you there wasn't a hint of good.I only caught one of em shouting:"Don't get on the bus" through the window in some kind of raspy voice).I have to admit,wearing what they're wearing(the uniform) makes me feel disgusted at myself.Why do I have to be in this "prestigious"(correct my english if I'm wrong) school where the standard of "idiocracy" is high??The fact that the bunch of Nudgees have the guts to shout obscenities at the girls from another school shows that the school I'm in is probably "uncivilised" in terms of society.

And guess what I did:NOTHING.I'm feeling bad about this,really...because there might be things I would have done:
a)Tell them to stop and risk being picked on or worse,a brawl
b)Practically leave the bus

Both options are in my terms,stupid.I'm not a person who's willing to take sides,nor act,but for this one,I'm truly against the bunch that call themselves Nudgee.If only I had courage to probably stand up,but you all know me,weak,cowardly....I guess that's who I am and what I'll be.I don't like the prospect of being the "knight in shining armour"(never did,plus I don't like seeing people as damsels in distress) as well,and I don't wanna get involved in any clashes.Nothing suits me in this situation(except a bystander).Life here's still something I'm not gonna cherish....

Bah!!Forget the talk,time for Twilight
Rating: 3.5/5
It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be,nor was it extraordinarily eye-catching.Too many usage of "I love you"(really,even the most faithful couldn't utter that much in a lifetime XD)and lots of cliches.Still,it was pretty ok,minus the stupid vampire myths.Shining in the sun:LAME

I'm currently reading New Moon now,and I have to admit,it's getting more tiresome.Plus,without Edward things aren't right.....

I'll probably reviw New Moon on the next post.But till then,I've got a tennis tourney to go to,and where else would it be other than the Gold Coast.Nope,no Surfer's Paradise or Miami Beach(REALLY,NOT JUST FLORIDA) for me,but smacking down tennis balls.

Gotta go,soups on and so's work.

George