One Republic

ONE WEEK WITHOUT POSTING ANHYTHING??!!Sorry guys XD it's just that I had to finish my darn assignments all in one so yeahh,I'll give a short post before I game on XP.

Tennis:Wipeout once more 8-0.I gave them the most games in a set (6-4) *sniff I'm always the worst Zzzzz even if I'm no.3 in the team.So far Open 1sts are losing but they look good to me.

More stuff:A friend a few days ago said to me :Rose is in the library!!.Replied:So?I see her everyday XD.


Books:Adrian Mole and the Weapons Of Mass Destruction (Book 6)(4/5)

He's got that Boom boom pow,and he's jacking his style XD.Don't really like image of men being playboys,but oh well.He still loves Pandore(20 unrequited love years!!LOL) and he's a father to 3 kids(Teenage dad,African dad and typical English dad)

I'll pick a cast for the movie(if there's any) in my next post


Main topic:Idiocracy.

If you're a homestay, lent a car to your friend, friend breaks it down(not a crash, but some malfunction), what would you do? Here's one from my oh-so-retarded(yes,and he's the one who sweet-talks and isn't really a nice guy):"Tell him to pay it back.It's his fault that he did it."

Wait,wait people,here's the catch:"The guy who's car was damaged said:"He's my friend, I forgive him for that"

Dumbo's reply:"If he's your friend,then he should be paying you,not you forgiving him.I mean,what kind of friend is that?You should tell him to pay you back."

And where was I?Trying to get a rest because I finished my work,but Mr.Nosey-Parker hadn't and is a blabbermouth.I was so fed up with him doing his techno-beat with his lips and thinking he's cool(so annoying,Eminem was right this time:Nobody listens to techno.JUST THIS TIME.Not sure of others)I felt like telling him to just sh*t up.Of course,he's gonna go back to sweet talk and be like:"Why?" Now as you know,I don't like that question because when he uses it,it's so stupid,as if he has no logic....

And somehow,this came out of his mouth:"Tell me who that guy is and I'll kill him.I was born and I will die.I was born to kill at least one person."

WHAT??!!I've had enough,turned,crossed my arms and frowned,just keeping quiet.I mean,it's not his matter,don't barge in and try to be some hero.That's the main reason I didn't vote for you as anything.You're just some immature brat who's brainwashed by being in this country so long.

And he noticed me:"Why are you so serious.You take everything seriously.Even in tennis practice.And look at him(car guy),he's so relaxed.You guys should be half and half you know."

Gee,he doesn't know me at all......I'm frowning because of his own words....and after hearing the "kill" thing,I began to wonder.....

And I took a survey:If you have 30 days to live,what would you do?(I'll make a poll of that next.Won't give you the answers of mr.Nosey Parker and some others....) And as you all know,I disagree with a LOT OF PEOPLE.

In my own opinion,I'd rather look into the situation before deciding.If the person who borrows my car was drunk or took it for a joyride,then fine,I'd probably have a talk.But Dumbo didn't know anything,he didn't look into it,how could he make such a decision??P.S. Dumbo,that's your flaw.And as for Killing a person before dying,NO!!I'd rather pass away peacefully,maybe tell my friends and family about it(dying in 30 days).I know it's kind of hard to do what I'm saying,but I hope I'll do the right thing if the time comes.

Funny bits:Another friend of mine(OH my,Canadian!!) had something that I might say that he has a point:I asked him the 30 days to live as a result of any disease and he was like:"Liver,as a result of alcohol.In those 30 days,might as well drink MORE ALCOHOL!!"

I don't like alcohol or cigs,but I think he really has a point XD,for now... LOL

Georgie

Blood Promise

So-so mood....

Today's a Saturday,and as you all know it's GPS once more.Went to Ipswich,blanked em and went back.More on that later....

What I'm thinking now is changing my e-mail password.Why?My mum's using it,and now she's pointing the finger at me for not checking mails.Look,your stuff isn't mine and SHOULDN'T be there.Don't blame me for not looking out for yours.You're supposed to have your own,not use mine as your "headquarter".Don't give an excuse for not creating because it's too complicated because YOU'RE JUST LAZY.Sure,I'm probably worse off than you are,and now you're whining that you can't create an e-mail because your stuffs in mine.PATHETIC.Lame excuses....And when I'm barely online for half an hour typing you arrogantly assume that I'm "chit-chatting"(which I would deny plainly because it's not the "correct" word which is chatting).Mind you,you're screwing my schedule up and I'm slowly lagging behind in assignments(which I had to make up for lost ground my sacrificing some of my recess and lunches),so don't expect me to wolf down the elephant-load of food you packed AND don't ask why.That question ticks me off because that's a dumb one-worded question that you should often keep it to yourself.

Gah,I'll probably just leave out all the rest,I'm done releasing my anger for now.Little by little's the way,and certainly not Pompeii-style...

Next,something lighter(and boring...).As I was saying,we won all our matches and actually had a pretty good,fun time with the guys from Ipwich.They're cool people,not much vulgarities were thrown at each other,it was actually a good feeling.And yessss,I went alone with the rest on the hour long bus trip to the "court wars",scorelines were pretty ok.And the "wo"man of the match is......ME.Gahh!!Everyone in the A team beat them 6-0 in singles except for poor young me who surrendered a game....I was the only one playing the singles on grass though(in the A's)....

Now there is actually a debate on whether the team was at the right formation.The truth is,for the past three weeks,I'm not playing as good as the whole team.I mean,I got the first loss(not in singles though),surrendered the only game in singles.Ken,the guy who's supervising the 16's,had doubts as well.Everyone in the team's probably asking the same question right now:How did I get No.3 instead of No.4?Of course,even I admit that I'm probably the worst player in the team.However,Ken did say that there's not much separating all of us(which made me feel a little better).As for the 1st IV?When we got on the bus home,I heard that they were trailing.....*sigh* Hope they win(because it's tennis) and silence the doubters.By that I mean the whole school community(doesn't mean I like NC).I mean,when they're losing,I couldn't see much sympathy or encouragement from others,mostly thoughts of :"They s*ck".Probably those people should step into their(1st IV)shoes,feel what is it like to lose narrowly twice in a row.If th played their best,too bad.If they're awful,it's just a bad day......

To end this post,I have to say that I've just got book 4 of VA just out on Monday.Was so friggin happy.Can't open book because hands aren't clean enough(paranoid XD).Must buy gloves for use of reading VA only(I've got all the books).Cost?12.95 each for Books 1-3 and 17.95 for book 4.Ouch,now that seriously burned a hole in my wallet(was thinking of buying headphones as well to watch anime)

Wait,wait....I just found out Shakira had a new album,and I have to say the single "She Wolf" isn't really good.I mean,it's definitely not her best(Hips Don't Lie in my opinion).Maybe hips could lie,but the numbers don't.....

Konbanwa!!
Georgie

I'm sorry,but you're not speaking English(I don't think I am in this post as well...)

Silly title,I know,unfortunately people,this is one post describing how much I despise some people here as well as disagreeing with other people's point of view.

Well,honestly I'm forgetting what I'm supposed to say....umm I'll just start with chemistry.We did our test on wine today,and it involves comparing amount of sugar levels on a bottle of Yellowtail(brand name) and some cheap wine.We also need to test with water as a "control" or something like that.Here's the procedure(A VERY LONG ONE.Probably good for general knowledge)

Rebelein Soultion Z1
Add 1.0ml of concentrated sulphuric acid to 600ml of distilled water and mix thoroughly.Weigh 41.92g accurately of copper sulphate pentahydrate CuSO4.5H2O.Dissolve copper sulphate in the acid solution,transfer it to a 1L flask and dilute to volume with distilled water.Mix well

Wow,sounds complicated,thankfully,we don't need to waste too much times to do it as the teachers prepared it for our group(awwwww...).5 more!!

Rebelein Solution Z2
Dissolve 250g of sodium potassium tartrate in about 600ml distilled water.Add 80g of NaOH(Caution:Heat generated!!!)[Awesome XD Must try this at home LOL].Allow it to cool,transfer it to a 1L flask and make to volume with distilled water.Mix well.

Rebelein Solution Z3
Add 100ml of 1M NaOH(Dang,they're trying to kill us...) to 600ml of water and mix.Weigh 300g of potassium iodide.Dissolve it in a portion of the base solution,and transfer to a 1L flask.Same thing from here onwards...

Rebelein Solution Z4(If you're bored,scroll down because there's Z5 and 6 left)
Add 175 ml of concentrated sulphuic acid to around 825ml of cold distilled water.(Caution!Heat evolved)[Sweet XD].Mix well and allow it to cool.

Rebelein Soultion Z5
20g of potassium iodide and 10g starch in separate beakers.Add 10l of 1M NaOH to 500ml of distilled water and mix well.Use the resulting solution to dissolve both potassium iodide and starch in separate beakers.Transfer both to a 1L volumetric flask.Dilute to volume with water and mix well.

Rebelein Solution Z6(I'm getting dizzy,is it Ribena?I'm thristy XD)
Weigh 13.78g of sodium thiosulphate Na2S2O3.5H2O and dissolve in distilled water.Transfer to 1L flask and add 50ml of 1M NaOH.Dilute to volume and mix well.

Phew,long ones XD.Here's the procedure(shortened)
-Pipette 10ml Z1 and 5ml Z2 into Erlenmeyer flask
-Pipette 2ml wine sample(in another one,use water as ragent blank)
-Heat until boiling and allow it to do so for 30 seconds.Remove flask and allow to cool to room temp
-Add 10ml each of Z3-Z5 in order
-Fill burette with Z6
-Record initial reading
-Titrate the mixture in flask,shaking it well to mix
-Endpoint is cream.Solution will fade from yellowish-brown to blue-grey to cream
-Record final reading
-In water,blank titre should be in the range of 29-31ml,wine will be less
-Calculate reducing sugar content using the formule below:
Dilution factor x Blank titre - Sample titre

Well,that's all!For the chem XD

Now,here's a short one.Got a call from dad on his birthday and he was like:"How's tennis going?You must kill the opponent,no mercy.Just get in there and kill."

Ok,here comes the typical me(didn't actually say this to him,but if I were to do so,it would be these words.Didin't bother to listen any more after his words because they're plain annoying)

"Why are you so obsessed with the word kill anyway??!!It's such a disgusting word.Can't you just use "beat" or "defeat"(which I still consider overboard).If you want your own words to be used,here:I "killed" you for many consecutive occasions and you never played me for 3-4 years until now.Everytime I was "killing" you(meaning I was 4-1 up),you just conceded.How cowardly....."

Extra harsh.But that's not the point.The point is I believe sportsmanship comes first before the game.I mean,seriously,"kill"?Dad,the reason you failed is because you're lacking sportmanship.And I probably lack a lot of that as well.HOWEVER,an opponent should be respected,no matter how good or bad they are.Of course,sometimes the rules of the games are changed due to personal feuds,but on other occasions it should be taken moderately,not too light,not too serious.

If you(not the readers) haven't noticed yet,take a look at the following tennis players:Federer,Nadal,Hewitt,Laver,Sampras,Becker,Agassi,EVEN McEnroe(he had to have it somewhere in his career,otherwise he wouldn't be in the commentary box),all the legends,all the players(mainly successful ones),they HAVE sportsmanship.That's what makes them a better player.Look at the press conferences,do they lampoon(right word?)their foes and do some trash talk?So far in my life,I haven't seen any.It's generally assessing their performances,praising their opponents and showing respect to their next matchup.It's not some madman trying to hypnotize them into "machines",they just know about it.They train hard simply because they enjoy the game,and retire when they don't feel the love for it or got too old.Even after that they can't stay out of the game completely.One way or another they'll be in touch with it.

What makes you win isn't how good you play,it's how much you love it,not the desire to win,but the joy of just getting on court in a tournament,holding a racket and playing a match without really caring about the things going on around you.I haven't really reach that way yet,I don't know why.I don't want to point the finger on anyone,but I think it's time I should tell my parents to back off a little bit,give me some space to breathe in and not telling me anything and just let me go about on my own on court.As far as I'm concerned,I don't like courtside coaching and you're not the one playing.

This saturday's the first GPS match at home against some school from Toowoomba.My back isn't ecovering as fast as I wanted it to be.Oh well,might as well play on for 5 days straight culminating on saturday.Ain't no harm in playing that much right?I mean,I did 11 days straight,why can't I go for more?

O.O Getting late,tomorrow's day 1 of 5 day marathon tennis for me.Gotta sleep.Lots of love to everyone and good luck in your trials.

Love you all always
Georgie