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Sunday, November 11, 2007

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 07:31:09 GMT

Foreword
If you communicate with me relatively often, you've probably heard about me bitch about how boring weekends can be in downtown Toronto. Today was definitely an exception. One worthy of typing up (on Xanga AND Facebook).

Also, simply because it's a wild coincidence and/or reasons beyond my perception that I had such a day on your birthday (or rather the day before, but it's past 12 a.m. now), this post is for you:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CASEY!

Table of Contents

The Sketchy Downtown "茶餐廳"

The Hard-selling Leather Salesman

Shoplifting 101: The "Don't"s

Glossary For People Who Suck At Chinese

The Sketchy Downtown "茶餐廳"
Waking up drunk is usually not the best experience ever. Especially on a weekend when you're like me and rely on school cafeteria food. It's also weird when you realize your bed is so comfortable that you get such deep sleep, that you actually don't feel like lingering on the bed when you wake up. Turning on my computer, I checked the usual websites and chatted with various people on MSN before figuring that I should get some food to replenish the energy that was sapped by last night's drinking.

After some frustrated brainstorming, I decided to go to the Pizza Pizza down the street. When I got there, they didn't have pepperoni pizza, and said it would take about 15-20 minutes for the next one. I didn't want to wait that long for my food, so I took off. Call me a picky eater, but that's pretty much the only pizza I eat nowadays. Going around the next corner, I stopped at an all-day breakfast restaurant. I had seen this place before, and remembered that it had the typical Cantonese grammatical errors in the English menus and even Chinese characters saying "早餐供應". The food was cheap compared to most other restaurants in the area, too. Thus, without even glancing through the windows, I pulled the door open and walked in expecting to see fellow Asians and other people looking for a cheap meal.

Flabbergasted would be a tremendous understatement to how I felt when I saw nothing but silver-haired, senile, elderly men sitting with beers in their hands. I looked at my watch. It read 2:00 p.m.. I decided to try and stop this imagery from affecting my impression of the place, and headed towards the counter. The owner, obviously Cantonese, asked me for what I wanted. After quite a bit of thinking, I settled with the all-day breakfast special three-cheese omelette, served with a drink of choice, buttered toast, and home fries for just $5.50. Inadvertently I glanced at the beer menu. $3.00 a bottle. I took a seat and waited patiently for my meal. It took a mere two minutes for it to be prepared by the owner's wife, who was mainland Chinese. When he put my food in front of me, I said "唔該", but either he didn't hear it, or he really didn't expect to hear Cantonese from anyone who would go to his restaurant.

Although the omlette was delicious, I truly doubt there were any more than one type of cheese in it: cheddar. Upon finishing my meal, I sat and considered if I should eat here again. The taste of the food struck an uncanny resemblance to home-cooked meals, but the fact that the food was served to me on a Styrofoam plate made me question the quality of the food. Maybe picking the omlette was a bad idea; you can never tell if they put anything less than normal in an omlette. That and being the only person in the room under the age of 60 and subject to intense scrutiny from senile old men who drink at 2 o'clock made me think seriously about whether I would return.

The Hard-selling Leather Salesman
After leaving the "茶餐廳" I decided to walk around for a bit, since there was nothing to do on Saturdays. I had become aware that my Osiris skate shoes that have been with me for at least 3 years now should probably be replaced; the padding behind the heel has been completely weathered down, to the point where the hard plastic supporting the back of the shoe has been scraping against my Achilles tendon. I decided to go look around for shoes. Trying on various types of shoes, I realized that once you've worn skate shoes, other types of shoes just don't seem to cut it in terms of comfort and versatility.

The first store I stopped at and tried something on was Athlete's World. The guy measured my feet and gave me a shoe of the same size. It just wouldn't fit. We kept trying different sizes until it was up to one and a half sizes over the size of my feet. Eventually I put one pair on hold and left to see if I could find a better price and a better fit.

Stopping at an off-to-the-side sports store, I found a shoe that was the same size as my foot, and actually fit. I was very close to buying it, but the one on display was one shoe of the only pair they had in that size. And because the shoe on display had been tried on by everybody, the shoe they left in storage seemed a lot smaller and less flexible compared to the one I tried on.

Frustrated and still bored, I headed away from the relatively frequented mall area in search for more low-priced footwear at grungier stores. Eventually, I stumbled into a store that sold leather garments. Maybe I should get a pair of leather shoes!

As I walked in, one man was standing in my path, and asked me if it was my first time in the store. I said yes, and he gave me a tour of all the different types of leather jackets in the store. Then, he picked out a bunch of jackets that he thought would look good on me. It wasn't until the third jacket that it occurred to me that I should check to see how much these jackets are. Flicking the next jacket around to look for a price tag and trying not to let the guy notice, the first number I saw was $650. I felt my heart jump up and sucker punch me in the brain. You could buy a person for that much in some countries. I have to give it to this guy, though; he knows what he's doing and actually had me seriously thinking about buying one of those jackets for $350, and thinking that I could, and should buy it. I think the moment I snapped out of it was when he mentioned that the one I was wearing was probably the only one that fit me in order for me to put a 1/4 down payment of $75 for them to put the jacket on hold. Ultimately, I refused. Even if I did have the money, I'd save it for something else.

This was a really memorable experience. Walking out of the store was like crossing between worlds; the world of people that can afford a $300 jacket, and the world of people that can't. But the fact that there are people in this world that can convince someone to think they could, and should buy something that is probably worth more than the average person's monthly salary, scares the shit out of me.

Shoplifting 101: The "Don't"s
After that near-bankruptcy experience, I decided to save shoe shopping for another time and headed over to my local martial arts supplies store, CKT Sports. I like to go there just to hang around and look at stuff. Sometimes I look at stuff I might actually need or may need eventually, but usually I can never think of anything to look at very quickly, so I just look at random things and anything that looks cool. The dude that runs the store is perfectly cool with this. Presumably it's because that's what most people that go to the store do anyway. I believe I stayed there for a good couple hours just looking at random things and talking with the owner when he wasn't busy with customers. During this time, about 3 people thought I worked there. Must be because I'm Asian.

Eventually the guy running the shop had to leave and set up a booth at some kendo competition and the guy I think they recently hired took over. At first I thought it would be pretty awkward so I was going to leave soon after he came in, but as I looked around for anything else I might want to check out before I left, a black dude with dreadlocks, reflective sunglasses and a big red winter jacket came in and started looking at shoes. I looked at my watch. 5:30 p.m.. It was nearly pitch-black outside. During my couple of hours there I had learned to judge quite accurately whether it was a martial arts student or a teacher walking through the door. This guy definitely didn't seem like either one. However, it did seemed obvious to me that this guy was on something, so I went to the side of the counter near the entrance to look at some Everlast EverGel Wrist Wrap Gloves. The new guy went to answer some questions at the other side of the room. I waited till he was done and asked if I could try the wrap gloves on, and he pulled one of them out for me to try. Then, his attention went to the guy in the red jacket. "Dude, are you...what the fuck are you doing?" I was slightly surprised when I heard him say this, so I turned to see what was going on. "Did you just stick those shoes inside your jacket?"
The guy in red turned around and said something unintelligible. I realized what was happening when I saw the bulge in the stomach area of his jacket.
"Dude, just open up your shirt."
This went on for a while, and the guy in red would retort with something to the effect of "Why would you want me to open my shirt?"
And then, one of the shoes fell out from inside his jacket. At this point, I really didn't know how seriously to take this situation.
"Dude, just give me the other shoe and get out."
The guy in red leans towards the man behind the counter and asks him "Where can I get some condoms? I mean like, huge ones."
"Dude, right across the road, man. I know it looks like a book store, but they specialize in condoms. Just gimme the other shoe and go." The man in red turns to look at the store across the road. The other shoe drops from his jacket. "Well alright, now you can go." The man in red bends over to pick up the shoes he dropped. "Dude, don't even bother with those, I'll do it-
The guy turns as if to run, and I quickly get in his way. He turns around as if he was just feinting the run away, pulls the empty shoe box out of the shelf and puts the shoes back in. "Hey, just let me do it, just go."
The man turns and starts to walk towards the exit. As he passes me, he unleashes a flurry of light slaps onto my shoulder. I almost kicked him in the knee before I realized he was just fucking around and both the employee and I told him to chill and get out.

As the man leaves the store, I turn to the employee. "Well, that was an experience."

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Oh, and in case someone was actually looking for a comprehensive list of "Don't"s:
1. Don't get high before you try and steal something.
2. Don't take shit right in front of the guy running the place.
3. Don't steal shit from a martial arts supply store. The little Asian kid WILL beat your ass to the best of his ability.

Glossary For People Who Suck At Chinese
"茶餐廳" - What we Asians call a lower-middle class fast food restaurant
"早餐供應" - Breakfast service
"唔該" - Thanks (in the context where someone has done/given you something you could have done/taken yourself)

Friday, September 28, 2007

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:49:55 GMT

Whew! It's definitely been a while since I made an entry. But a dream I had yesterday inspired me to type it up on here.

Yesterday, I took a nap between Writing and Tech class. During that nap, I had a really cool dream:

The Party
    Last I remembered, I was in a dimly lit house, and a party was going on. The house itself remotely resembled Norman's place, but the furniture was all different, and it looked as if it was nearly evening or just really cloudy outside so everything was lit in a light blue tint.

    None of the lights in the house were on, and I was sitting in a black couch that was really comfortable. I had a bag of chips and a cushion on my lap, and I was talking to this girl who I liked, and seemed to be pretty into me. I'm sure I knew which girl in my real life she was during the dream, but after waking up, I couldn't figure out who it was.

    Eventually, Bryan Cheung comes up to us with a PS2 controller in his hand and says "Jon, c'mon it's Sega, c'mon!"
    Puzzled, I said "That's a PS2 controller, Bryan." People around me started laughing.
    "Whatever man, c'mon!" Bryan turned and disappeared into the party.
    I turned to the girl and said "OKay, guard my spot, I'll be right back."
    She nodded obediently.
    "You're just gonna leave her here?" I turned my head to see Annie Wong sitting in the corner of the sofa, with a crossed look on her face.
    I smirked and threw my bag of chips at her as I got up and walked away.
    After a few steps I felt the bag of chips hit my back and spun around to see Annie with her hands on her hips. I smiled and started bobbing and weaving as if I was about to box her, and I heard laughter over my shoulder. I looked and saw Jason Fung and Julian Gosiengfiao laughing at the situation.

    Moving on, presumably to the Sega or PS2, I left the living room and eventually got to the same room, but different. I saw Ron sitting in front of a large array of panels and buttons, which was where all the music was coming from.
    "Is that...Ron?" I patted him on the head. His hair was slicked back and sprayed solid. "Whoa, what the...what's going on, man?"
    "Meh." Ron seemed pretty absorbed into the "DJ set" so I left him alone and moved on.

    The next person I saw was Casey Phaisalakani, but this was like Casey from year 7; she was skinnier and smaller than she is now (unfortunately XD), and had straight hair.
    "Casey?" I said excitedly as I turned her by the shoulder. It's always nice to see Casey.
    "Jon!" She exclaimed in response. We hugged, and she kissed me on the lips.
    I found this a little weird and just looked at her. "What was that for?"

    Then, that song with Belly and Nina Sky started playing and that's all I can remember from the dream. The song was stuck in my head for most of Tech class.

Sunday, April 29, 2007

Sun, 29 Apr 2007 16:49:39 GMT

Anto: That's right.

Sa: You'd be surprised. Oh, and Facebook is where I find most of these stupid quizzes in the first place. lol

Martin: At least I don't piss people off or win a debate by being loud every two minutes.

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Recent News
I've basically moved in to my cousin's place now. I think I left some socks and underwear in my drawer at res, and I'm not particularly happy about it. But I'm getting over it. Yeah, there isn't much to do here but go online, play video games, trick, and lift weights. It's not bad, really. I was supposed to take my driving written test with my cousin (who is two years younger than me) this weekend but we missed it because they stop taking applicants one hour ahead of the exam. So hopefully we're gonna do the test some time during this week. Can't wait to drive!

Off to trick/lift weights!

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This was taken from a list of non-Asian stereotypes that was on the description of a facebook group I just joined, titled "I don't fit the Asian stereotype, and goddamn I'm proud of it!" That's right. I didn't just copy a quiz. I took a LIST and made it into a QUIZ. HAH!

Do YOU fit the Asian stereotype?

[x]You're Asian or part Asian (this includes East AND South Asians).
Of course I'm Asian, ya jackass!

[x]Youe terrible at math, science, and/or computer programming.
Not entirely true, but I probably will suck at it compared to all you jerk-offs in commerce or engineering.

[ ]Youe not musically inclined.
I'm good at music.

[x]Your other Asian friends are busy on Saturdays from 9 il 2 due to Saturday school, math school, or Chinese, Viet, Mandarin, or some other Asian language school.
Hahaha. My cousins, yeah.

[x]You don't go to math/language school.
I used to.

[x]You're not learning another Asian language just for fun.

[x]You aren't a DDR beast.
I don't suck completely, but then I don't play profusely so I guess that's fair.

[x]You don watch anime and can't draw it.
Not nearly as much or as well as most of you "otaku" out there.

[ ]Youe artistically challenged.
I'm in Film Studies. I can't be artistically challenged.

[x]Youe doing something else rather than studying right now.
I don't think this needs much explaining. I stopped my studying habits after grade school.

[ ]What the FUCK is Initial D?
Now I feel ashamed that I know what Initial D is.

[x]You speak English perfectly so that people mistaken you for a white person on the phone.
This hasn't actually happened, but it definitely would.

[x]You can spell in English perfectly.
English A1

[ ]You have no friggin?idea how to read, write, and/or speak in your native tongue.
I can probably read, write, and speak better in my native tongue than most stereotypical Asians around here. Fuckin' posers.

[x]You don't own a Sony Ericsson phone.
I don't see how this is relevant, but yay!

[x]You or your parents don't drive a Honda Civic.
My parents don't exactly have a car.

[x]You're a noob at Photoshop.
Yeah. And I'm in Film Studies.

[x]You are aware that other malls exist BESIDES Pacific Mall.
This is for people who live in Toronto/know about Pacific Mall. Lemme give you guys an introduction. When I went to Canada at the age of 7, Pacific Mall was a flat plane of dirt and weeds. As I went through grades 3 and 4, I watched the completion of Pacific Mall. It was basically an Asian mall, and was filled with Canto people. Even my dad's friend started up his own shark's fin business there. There was also an arcade at the top floor which started to deteriorate into a LAN cafe as time passed.

Now, in my uni days, I've passed it a couple times on a bus, and I haven't been inside, but from what I've heard, the arcade has expanded quite a lot, and from what I can see, even from the outside, it's been overrun by Mainlanders. Kinda sad, really. But anyway, onward!

[x]You don't visit that mall every weekend and waste your money playing arcade games and jitz.
Yeah I've kinda grown out of that and into drinking my face off on weekends instead.

[x]You are very very lazy.
I can be.

[x]You're not stick skinny. You have some fat too. -_-"
I don't think I'm stick skinny.

[x]You have all-natural undyed hair.
I was always under the impression that different colored hair just wouldn't work for me.

[x]You are aware that badminton and ping pong aren't the only existing sports.
That's a good one. My university's badminton team is consisted entirely of Asians.

[x]You play other sports besides badminton , ping pong, and volleyball.
Tricking is pretty much the only sport I do. So much so that I can't really relate to basketball or hockey fans around here.

[x]Sometimes, you just WISH you were good in math. ='(
Yeah.

[x]You're not addicted to bubble tea. omfg.
Yeah, what the fuck is the big deal?

[ ]You don't know what taro is.
Wow, whoever made this list obviously never had Chinese New Year OR a home cooked Asian meal.

[x]You know how to dance (OTHER than breakdancing)
Maybe a little bit.

[ ]What's raving?
Drug induced idiocy. Synonymous with clubbing, but with drugs and glow sticks.

[x]You don't twirl your pens/pencils in class
I don't usually even have a pen/pencil in classes anymore.

[ ]You don't even know HOW to twirl your pen or pencil. -_-
Heh. Learned how back in year 8 (grade 7).

[x]You don't own any Hello Kitty crap.
Seriously. I'd rather have a Mickey Mouse waiting for me in my room *wink wink*

[ ]You suck at martial arts and that ninja crap.
I'm quite gifted at martial arts, actually.

[x]You're a male and you don't spike your hair like those anime characters.
My hair stands up pretty well by itself.

[x]You're a female and you don't dye your hair blond blond blond.
That is fucking disgusting. I'm not even kidding.

[x]You have Asian friends, but you also have BLACK friends and WHITE friends and BROWN friends and OTHER friends.
Cliques are NOT cool (unless you like racism and other things like it). Sorry, assholes.

[x]If you're Vietnamese, you don't own a nail store.
Is that what they say about Vietnamese? I didn't even know.

[x]If you're Korean, you don't own a convenient store.
I've seen so many of these it's not even funny.

[x]If you're in this group, then you were most likely born here.
I actually was.

Saturday, April 21, 2007

Sat, 21 Apr 2007 06:23:58 GMT

Sa: Jeez. We're all a bit bored with life. haha

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Holy shit, they have STARS on posts now?

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Are you ready for an adventure?
Finally I've packed all my stuff into one large and two smaller suitcases, two book bags, and two tool boxes, not including a bunch of over sized art crap. I haul all this stuff into the Celica, making two trips to and from my room. And then after my aunt and uncle leave, I realize that I've left a large duffel bag, containing relatively useless items: bedsheets and a blanket. Now I have to carry this extra thing of dead weight with me to Markham. Sweet.

100 Questions

1. How old will you be in five years? 23

2. What month is your birthday? September

3. How tall are you? 5'7, or so I'm told.

4. What do you look forward to most in the next six weeks? Max Ex, where I will see the film I wrote and produced screened in public! YES! aaaand of course the TO Local Tricksters Spring Kick-off Grass Session!!

5. Last person you ate with? Wayne, Kev, Adam, Seanna

6. Who is the last person you called? Shido. Didn't pick up his phone, that motherfucker.

7. Who was the last person to call you? Probably my aunt.

8.What are you wearing? tshirt and pants

9. Do you prefer call or text? Call

10. Do you have any pets? Nope.

11. What were you doing at 2am last night? Staying up for no apparent reason like I'm doing now.

12. Are your parents married/separated/divorced

? Separated.

13. When is the last time you saw your mom? August.

14. What color are your eyes? Brown

15. What time did you wake up today? No idea

16. Whats the last song you sang? Dunno

17. What's your favorite Christmas song? I don't really like any of them.

18. Where is your favorite place to be? Any place can be fun.

19. Where is your least favorite place to be? Some place boring.

20. Where would you go if you could go anywhere? Europe

21. Where do you think you'll be in 10 yrs? Noooo idea.

22. Do you tan or burn? Tan

23. What did you fear was going to get you at night as a child? Blanka from StreetFighter 2

24. What was the last thing that made you laugh? I don't laugh.

25. How many TVs do you have in your house? At my cousin's house (which is the closest thing I have to a house right now) there are...*counts*...6.

26. Who do you miss most? I can't say I really miss anyone in particular.

27. Do you have a laptop or desktop computer? Laptop

28. Do you sleep with or without clothes on? With.

29. What color are your sheets? Blue.

30. How many pillows do you sleep with? None tonight. lol

31. What is your favorite season? As long as I'm dressed for it, every season can be fun.

32. What do you like about Fall? I can wear cool clothes.

33. What do you like about winter? Snow. What else is there to like?

34. What do you like about the summer? Steamy hotness can be fun...if you know how to appreciate it.

36. How many provinces/territories have you lived in? 2 countries...

37. How many cities/towns have you lived in? 5 if different areas in Hong Kong count.

38. Do you prefer shoes, socks, or bare feet? Bare feet.

39. Are you a social person? I try to be. But people shut me down cuz I'm a poser. Then I slap them and tell them to make me a sandwich.

40. What was the last thing you ate? Pizza Pop.

41. What is your favorite restaurant? Three Monkeys in Koh Samui, Thailand! CIS '06 muthafucka!

42. What is your favorite ice cream? Lemon Sorbet. Call me sour. I'll kick your ass.

43. What is your favorite dessert? Lemon Meringue Pie.

44. What is your favorite kind of soup? Cream of pumpkin

45. What kind of jelly do you like on your PB & J sandwich? Does it even make a difference?

46. Do you like Chinese food? Yes. But then I like all kinds of other food too.

47. Do you like coffee? Nope. Can't say I do.

48. How many glasses of water, a day, do you drink on average? I try to go for about 2 litres or more a day.

50. Would you rather sleep with someone or alone? Depends on the person.

51. Do you sleep on a certain side of the bed? Usually pretty close to the edge.

52. Do you know how to play poker? Kinda

53. Do you like to cuddle? Yep.

54. Have you ever been to The States? I can finally say I have.

55. Do you have an addictive personality? Maybe at a very base level. I think I've grown out of it for the most part.

56. Do you eat out or at home more often? Home.

58. Do you know anyone with the same birthday as you? Keanu Reeves

59. Do you want kids? We'll see.

60. Do you speak any other languages? Yes

61. Have you ever gotten stitches? No

62. Have you ever ridden in an ambulance? No

63. Do you prefer an ocean or a pool? Pool

64. Do you prefer a window seat or an aisle seat? Window.

65. Do you know how to drive stick? I don't know how to drive anything...yet.

66. What is your favorite thing to spend money on? Martial Arts equipment. But I do so very sparingly.

67. Do you wear any jewelry 24/7? No.

68. What is your favorite TV show? Seinfeld.

69. Can you roll your tongue? Yeah.

70. Who is the funniest person you know? I dunno. Everyone's pretty average.

71. Do you sleep with stuffed animals? No.

72. What is the main ring tone on your phone? I don't even remember. My phone hasn't rang for so long cuz I ran out of minutes and didn't bother to get any more.

73. Do you still have clothes from when you were little? How little?

74. What color are your bedroom walls? Cinderblock

75. Do you turn off the water while you brush your teeth? Yeah. It's not even to be environmentally friendly; I just don't see a point in leaving it on.

76. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed? Doesn't matter.

77. Would you rather be attacked by a big bear or a swarm of bees? I would punch every bee in the FACE.

78. Do you flirt a lot? No. But when I do, you better buckle up.

79. What do you dip a chicken nugget in? Salt. hahahaha

80. What is your favorite food? Too many to start naming.

81. Can you change the oil on a car? Uh...no.

82. Have you ever gotten a speeding ticket? For what, running? Actually, I have been told off for running around in grade school.

83. Have you ever run out of gas? Yeah, I tire myself out sometimes.

84. What is your usual bedtime? Right now, 4 a.m.

86. Do you read the newspaper? No.

87. Do you have any magazine subscriptions? Nope.

88. Best comedian? Dane Cook, Joe Rogan.

89. Do you watch soap operas? Sometimes.

90. Do you dance in the car? Sometimes.

91. What's something people might not know about you? I'm actually not on drugs.

92. Do you prefer silver or gold? Silver.

93. First thing on your to do list? Wake up before 1 p.m. tomorrow.

94. Coke or Pepsi? I find that coke tastes better when mixed with alcohol. Pepsi would be my normal choice though.

95 How often are you on Facebook? Every other second. Holy fuck. It's ridiculous.

96. Do you have any bad habits? BREEEEAAAAKING THE HAAAAABIT....

97. Are you a romantic? You mean...emo?

98. Crayons or markers? Markers. Crayons piss me off.

99. Weirdest pet you've owned? A pair of birds that killed each other.

100. Are you waiting for something or someone? Uh...no. What the shit?

Monday, April 16, 2007

Mon, 16 Apr 2007 12:55:14 GMT

Anto: Well a lot of Canada is run by Jews, from what I can tell.

Sa: ....

Sa: Or you could look like an ass by pronouncing it the same way I already do

Chang: hiiiiiiii

Martin: Yes. Very.

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THE MISSION: GET THROUGH THIS MASSIVE QUIZ TRUTHFULLY.

Name: JP
Gender: Male

1) When showering, do you start the water and then get in or get in and start the water?
I don't really have a choice; the shower is like a room with a door.

2) Do you read the labels on the shampoo bottle?
Sometimes.

3) Do you moan in the shower like the people on the herbal essence commercials?
I'll make YOU moan in the shower....

5) Have you ever been forced to shower with one of your siblings?
I don't have any siblings.

6.) Have you ever brushed your teeth in the shower?
No

7) Have you ever dropped your soap on your foot?
No. I pull my foot out of the way quick enough.

9) How old do you act?
Older

10) What's the last song you've heard/sang?
KRWLING from LP Reanimation hahaha

11) Have you recently become a member of anything?
Kinda

12) What are your plans for the weekend?
Move my shit to Markham

13) What is your mood at the moment?
Wanting to go to sleep but mmgive

14.) Have you ever ridden a mechanical bull?
Yes. I owned it.

15) Do you ever intentionally vomit after drinking?
No.

16) If you were working on a pirate ship, what would you most likely be?
Bored.

17) Have you ever called anyone a slut?
I don't think so.

18) Has anyone ever called you a slut?
Not that I remember.

19) Have you ever smuggled something into Canada?
Uh...just all my belongings.

20) Does playing a guitar make someone more attractive?
Not really...

21) Do you live in a city with a good sports team?
Heh...can't relate to that....

22) Have you ever finished off the popcorn at the movies?
Often before the movie starts.

23) Have you ever turned someone down for a date?
Yea

24) What's your favorite super-hero?
I dunno.

25) Do you have more enemies or more friends?
No idea

26) Have you ever sent an anonymous letter?
No

27) Can you fix your own car?
I don't have a fucking car

29) Are you smarter than your friends?
Yo, I'm Asian.

30) Have you ever bought anything for your friends?
Maybe once or twice.

31) Have you ever been to jail?
No.

32) Last thing you bought over 50 dollars?
Can't remember

33) Do you like the smell of beer?
No

34) Have you ever died or killed someone in a dream?
Yes

35) Have you ever given to charity?
Yeah.

36) Would you kill a dog for $1000?
How? Dogs are fucking tough, man.

37) Do you ever get depressed?
Yeah

38) Do you live with your parents?
Not at the moment.

39) Do you have plans for your future?
Yes.

You are

[] under 5'4
[] 5'4"-5'5"
[] 5'5"-5.6"
[] 5'6.5 - 5'7 ''
[x] 5'7" - 6'0
[] tall (6.1 and up)

NATURALLY

[ ] blonde
[ ] redhead
[ ] brunette
[ ] dirty blonde
[ ] brownish
[x] dark brown---> yess its brown, not black
[ ] black
[ ]red/light brown
[ ] don't Know, dyed Too Much

[ ] blue-eyed
[x] brown-eyed
[ ] black-eyed
[ ] green-eyed-
[ ] hazel-eyed
[ ] gold/gray-eyed
[ ] silver/gray- eyed
[ ] blue/green-eyed--- they change colours i swear!!!
[ ] blue/gray-eyed
[ ] green/gray-eyed
[ ] they change colors
[ ] amber

[ ] glasses
[ ] contacts.. soon :D
[ ] neither
[x] both

[] medium hair (now! was long for the looooongest time!)
[] kinda long hair
[x] short hair

Your favourite colour(s) are?

[ ] red
[x] khaki
[x] aqua
[ ] pink
[ ] hot pink
[ ] yellow
[x] black
[ ] green
[ ] lime green
[x] blue
[x] white
[x] turquoise (blue and green! :D)
[x] silver
[ ] purple
[ ] brown
[ ] orange
[x] grey
[ ] fuscia
[x] maroon
[ ] gold
[ ] coral
[ ] clear
[ ] bronze
[ ] I don't really care
[ ] rainbow
[ ] I like all colors
[ ] except for yellow. and pink. and purple.

Your personality is sometimes...

[x] talkative
[X] shy
[x] funny
[x] serious
[x] laid back
[x] strict
[x] hyper
[x] sarcastic
[x] I have multiple personalities

The pets you have HAD

[ ] cat
[x] dog
[ ] lizard
[x] mouse
[ ] ferret
[x] bunny
[x] fish
[ ] horse
[ ] frog
[ ] hermit crab
[ ] turtle
[x] hamster
[ ] snake
[x] gerbil
[x] guinea pig
[ ] pig
[ ] goat
[ ] chinchilla
[ ] tarantula
[ ] geese
[ ] baby chicks
[ ] seagull
[ ] baby ducklings
[ ] none
[ ] hedgehog
[ ] snail
[ ] piranha
[ ] parrot
[ ] newt
[ ] pigeon
[ ] ROCK

Your confessions:

[ ] I'm afraid of silence
[ ] I am really ticklish
[ ] I'm afraid of the dark!
[ ] I've collected comic books
[ ] I sometimes shut out others
[ ] I open up to others TOO easily
[ ] I read the newspaper
[ ] I love Disney movies
[x] I am a sucker for gorgeous eyes
[ ] I am a sucker for gorgeous smile
[ ] I don't kill bugs-
[x] I have "x"s in my screen name
[ ] I bake well
[ ] I have worn pajamas to class
[ ] I love Martha Stewart
[ ] I am guilty of tYpInG lIkE tHiS
[x] I am self-conscious
[x] I love to laugh
[ ] I can't swallow pills
[ ] I bite my nails
[ ] I play computer games when I'm bored
[x] I have gotten lost in the city
[ ] I have gone out in public in my pajamas
[ ] I made out in an elevator
[ ] I have been skydiving
[ ] I have been bungee jumping
[x] I have bitten someone
[ ] I have egged or rolled a house/car/telephone booth.
[ ] I have smashed into a car or dented
[ ] I have been fired
[ ] I have been skinny dipping

Have you ever...

[x] seen a shooting star
[x] joke proposed to anyone
[ ] gotten stitches
[x] eaten Sushi
[x] gotten the chicken pox
[x] ridden in a taxi
[x] been on a cruise ship
[x] driven over 400 miles in one day
[x] been on a plane by yourself
[x] had surgery
[ ]seen a movie more than 3 times in the theater
[x] been on stage
[ ] gotten a black eye
[x] memorized all the dialogue in a movie....
[ ] watched an entire baseball game

Do you like...
[ ] Old movies...
[ ] Musicals
[x] Blasting music in your car/or someone else's
[x] Foreign foods
[ ] Gameboy Pokemon
[ ] Christmas time
[x] Animals
[ ] Coffee
[ ] Tea
[x] Summer
[x] Winter

TWOs OF EVERY KIND

Two Names You Go By:
JP

Two Things You Are Wearing Right Now:
Jeans and t-shirt

Two Places You Want to go on Vacation:
England, LA

Two favourite animals?
Dogs, cats

Two Reasons you're doing this survey:
I just finished an exam and I'm bored.

Spell your name without vowels:
JP

How many pairs of jeans do you own?:
Three.

What colour(s) do you wear most often?:
Black and white

Last song heard on the radio?
Can't remember.

Are you missing someone right now?
Kinda

Are you happy with your life right now?
Not really

Do you shop at stores like Aeropostale and American Eagle?
Shit be expensive, yo

How do you make money?
Make shit happen.

Last thing you bought?
Groceries

How's the weather?
Chilly

When do you start summer break?
Saturday

Favorite pair of shoes:
Osiris Skate Shoes muthafucka!

Do you own big sunglasses?
Nope

What should you be doing right now?
Concepts essay, Design comp portfolio

Name one thing that you do everyday?
Wake up.

What's the color of your bedroom walls?
Cinderblock

What your favorite sport?
Martial Arts Tricks

When was the last time you saw your dad?
Last August

What did you have for dinner last night?
Nothing

Look to your left, what do you see?
Deathstick

Do you have plants in your room?
No

What's your favorite starbucks drink?
None. They're all expensive and they suck.

Recent time you were really upset?
Wasn't really recent.

Saturday, April 07, 2007

Sat, 07 Apr 2007 16:06:34 GMT

You're both thieving ho's

This means you too, Amanda >:D

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Counter-steal!

- The phone rings. Who do you want it to be?
Random hot chick. lol

- When shopping at the grocery store, do you return your cart?
Not unless I wanted to steal a shopping cart.

- In a social setting, are you more of a talker or a listener?
Listener.

- Do you take compliments well?
Not really. I find that you can't really be nice about taking a compliment without being boring.

- Do you play Sudoku?
No, but it's not hard. I'm sure if I spent all my free time on it I'd be pretty good.

- If abandoned alone in the wilderness, would you survive?
Depends on the wilderness. lol

- Do you like to ride horses?
If I was better at it, maybe.

- Did you ever go to camp as a kid?
Yeah I guess.

- What was your favorite game as a kid?
I didn't really have a favorite. I just hate Jail and most team games.

- If a sexy person was pursuing you, but you knew he/she was married what would you do?
fuck and chuck

- Could you date someone with different religious beliefs than you?
If they act like an ass about it, then I'd tell them straight up: When you die, nothing happens.
OR I would BAPTIZE THEM IN THE FIRE OF BATTLE! SPARTAAAAAA!!!

- Do you like to pursue or be pursued?
It doesn't really work that way in my experience.

- Are you ticklish?
Not really, but sometimes I'm sore and/or you poke me so hard you bruise my ribs or something, and people think that makes me ticklish.

- Do any songs make you cry?
Not at the moment.

- Do you know how to shoot a gun?
I wish I could say yes, but age restrictions are a bitch.

- If your house was on fire, what would be the first thing you grabbed?
Depends on the house. Where the fuck is it, and what's in it that I can grab?
On a not so serious note: titties

- How often do you read books?
Not as often as I need to or would like to.

- Do you think more about the past, present or future?
I remember shit from the past, I deal with shit in the present, and I worry about shit in the future.

- Favorite children's book?
I don't give a shit.

- How tall are you?
5'7?

- Where is your dream house located?
Beverly Hills! hahaha

- What name brand is your computer?
LG

- Have you ever taken pictures in a photo booth?
Yes, unfortunately.

- What flavour is your favorite lollipop?
Peach or lemon

- Where was the furthest place you traveled today?
From my bed to my computer.

- Do you prefer to sleep or eat?
Depends how sleepy or hungry I am! What kinda stupid question is this?

- Do you look like your mom or dad?
Neither. HAH!

- How long does it take you in the shower?
5 minutes

- Can you do the splits?
Yeah

- What movie do you want to see right now?
I'm too broke and busy to watch movies.

- Would you like to make a shout out?
Yo, um....shit.

- What did you do for New Year's?
Went to city hall for the countdown, then got piss drunk at Bill's, passed out and threw up for the first time. Good times.

- What song would you like to dedicate?
Linkin Park - What I've Done
To all you conceited fucks out there (most of you don't even know who you are): Do what Chester says.

- Do you own a camera phone?
Yes. but it's out of minutes and I don't give a fuck

- Who would you dedicate that song to?
Oh for fuck's sake.

- Candles or Incense?
Scented candles

- How many hours of sleep do you get a night?
5

- Do you like care bears?
No, they're disturbing as fuck and need to die.

- What do you buy at the Movies?
Nachos

- Do you know how to play poker?
Yes, but not very well

- Do you wear your seatbelt?
When there's a seatbelt and enough room, yes.

- What do you wear to sleep?
pajama pants and a t-shirt

- Are you in love?
hah

- Do you like funny or serious people better?
Did an 8 year old write this shit? There is like, a huge grey area between funny and serious.

- Ever been to L.A.?
Nope. I want to.

- Did you eat a cookie today?
No.

- Do you use cuss words in other languages?
AH SHIBAH KESEKI!!!!! Jin jong he, motherfucker!

- Do you steal or pay for your music downloads?
um...I pay in dead babies.

- Do you hate chocolate?
It has its uses. But apart from that, yes.

- What do you and your parents fight about the most?
Core Conflictual Relationship Themes. LOOK IT UP

- Are you a gullible person?
Sadly, yes.

- Do you need a boyfriend/girlfriend to be happy?
I probably would be happier, but it depends on the girlfriend.

- If you could have any job (assuming you have the skills) what would it be?
Bartender, and I DO HAVE THE SKILLZ GODDAMNIT!

- Are you easy to get along with?
Yes, but only as long as you don't make fun of me with the intention of being funny, and fail.

- What is your favorite time of day?
The time when I punch you in the face.

Friday, April 06, 2007

Fri, 06 Apr 2007 20:38:45 GMT

Holy fuck I'm bored.

You.
Can.
Only.
Type.
One.
Word.

1. Where is your mobile phone?
hell

2. Your boyfriend/girlfriend?
none

3. Your hair
lol

4. Your mother?
HK

5. Your father?
HK

6. Your favorite possesion?
Tricks

7. Your dream last night?
none

8. Your favorite drink?
kamikaze

9. Your dream car?
RX8

10. The room you're in?
Res

11. Your favourite season?
Fall

12. Your fear?
Conceit

13. What do you want to be in 10 years?
Movies

14. Who did you hang out with last night?
Tricksters

15. What you're not good at?
Networking

16. Muffins?
No

17. One of your wish list items?
handwraps

18. Where you grew up?
HK

19. The last thing you did?
Essay

20. What are you wearing?
Pajamas

21. what aren't you wearing?
Shirt

22. Your pet?
lol

23. Your computer?
Dual core processor MY ASS!

24. Your life?
10million

25. Pensive?
overly

26. Missing?
soul

27. What are you thinking about right now?
Movie

28. Your car?
someday

29. Your work?
AAAH GODAMNIT SOMEONE GIVE ME A JOB!

30. Your summer?
Death

31. Your relationship status?
Picky

32. Your favorite colour?
Black

33. When is the last time you laughed?
Minutes

34. Last time you cried?
months

35. School/college/uni?
GET ME OUT OF HERE! FUCK!

Friday, April 06, 2007

Fri, 06 Apr 2007 03:42:13 GMT

Martin: stfu

Steph: What's so funny? Never met anyone as awesome as me before?

Sa: Yeah it's like, when I walk outside there are girls lined up to get my number, so it's good to make sure.

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Good Friday....but no Easter Monday?
So apparently my school (and/or universities in this area) closes on Good Friday, but not on the Monday after it. It's a public holiday for everyone else; highschool, grade school, standard jobs, the government. But not universities. For some reason, universities (here, at least) celebrate the crucifixion, but not the resurrection. I'm sure there's a message in there for us somewhere, but I have other things to think about. Such as the fact that everything is pretty much due next week. Every. Single. Thing.

So Good Friday won't be so much of a good Friday. It'll be like an extra Tuesday. And guess what happens on Tuesday?

To-do list for Good Friday (i.e. crucifixion day. I dunno why it's "good", either. Maybe Anto will tell me/us)

Design Composition:
Photocopy assignments that involve photocopying (all of which I have yet to done...I wonder why)
-Editor's line
-Set design
Print out "Greenscreen" assignment scaled to 9x12 on 11x17 paper so that it fits on the final book (I don't know why we didn't do this instead of printing it out in 18x24 and mounting it on a 20x30 illustration board)
Buy an erasing wand
Finish this forsaken chiaroscuro bullshit storyboard assignment.

Concepts and Theories (probably just do it Saturday):
Work on the essay

Film Production:
Edit project #5; adding sound effects would be a good idea

Tools & Applications:
Logo/Poster or postcard/Business card design using Adobe Illustrator (holy fucking shit, I haven't started, and I don't think I ever will.)
Finish printing photos on photopaper (This isn't using like a computer, by the way. I have to take the negatives and stick it into an enlarger kit or whatever it is, and using an enlarger machine where bits of the kit fit into, I project the image onto a piece of photosensitive piece of paper, essentially exposing the photo onto it, and then develop it using a machine. Altogether more straightforward than making a movie.) If I have time, I'll scan the negatives onto a computer using a negatives scanner and show you guys my masterfully captured photos instead of my horribly exposed/sized/cropped prints.

Art History (probably not gonna happen):
Study for the exam

Survival (comes last):
Print out e-mails about assignments being due past the Art History exam and show it to the Housing office so that I don't get kicked out of res before I finish everything (they give you till 9 p.m. the day of your last exam to GTFO).

Tuesday, April 03, 2007

Tue, 03 Apr 2007 05:43:14 GMT

Sa: Eh, just making sure.

Sa: You thieving slutwhoremannequin!!!!

Amanda: a.) I don't really care what your favorite color really is, b.) you could have totally made that up on the spot, c.) this shows how little you know me more than how little I know you.

Steph: I know.

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Sorry to disappoint, folks.

To-do list for this Tuesday. lol
Laundry? Maybe if I feel like it.
Concepts and Theories essay...just blaze through it
Show Dave my edit for his film and maybe edit some more and/or add sound
Design Comp....what the fuck am I even supposed to do?
Study for psych
TRICK!!! YEEEEEAH!!!!

Thursday, March 29, 2007

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 23:56:44 GMT

Sa: Easy there, just because I did the same quiz doesn't mean I'm gonna take you home with me...

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Oh, another quiz? Fuck. I think I've done this one before. haha

It's purple cuz that's Amanda's favorite color and I ripped it off her site, and couldn't be bothered to change it.

Four jobs I've had:
1. I dream of income.
2.
3.
4.

Four movies I can watch over and over:
1. The Matrix
2. Star Wars
3. Romeo Must Die
4. Cradle 2 the Grave

Four places I've lived:
1. Tuen Mun
2. Tsuen Wan
3. Tin Hau
4. Toronto

Four TV shows I love:
1. Seinfeld
2. Robot Chicken
3. LOST
4. House

Four highly regarded TV shows that I've never watched a single minute of:
1. Brady Bunch
2. Grey's Anatomy
3. Desperate Housewives
4. Prison Break

Four places I've vacationed:
1. Japan
2. Florida
3. Singapore
4. Thailand

Four of my favorite dishes:
1.
2.
3.
4. feed me

Four sites I visit daily:
1. facebook
2. trickstutorials
3. xanga
4. ctrlaltdel

Four places I would rather be right now:
1. SPARTAAAAAAAAA!!!
2. Hong Kong
3. New York
4. LA