Quiz.

Courtesy of Tumblr.

A. If you could get away with one murder in your lifetime without any legal, social, or emotional repercussions, would you kill someone?

No, it is not our place to deal out death.

B. What is your first thought when you receive a message on Tumblr, are you excited for the idea of someone from potentially the other side of the world wanting to talk to you or fearful that someone will criticize you?

Has not happened to me yet.

C. Have you ever looked down on someone because you thought your religious views were superior?

No. I am nice.

D. Would you rather know everything the universe has to offer but in exchange lose all emotions or remain the way you are now?

Stay. I'm great enough as it is.

E. If you could live and be healthy without sleeping or eating/drinking, which would you cut out of your life?

Sleep, probably. More time to do things. I like food. And if I wanted to sleep and dream I'd be able to, it just wouldn't be a survival requirement anymore.

F. If you could take on the exact body and form of anyone else on Earth, who would it be?

Erm probably some really hot chick. 

G. Would you rather burn or freeze to death?

Freeze. Although burning would definitely be a faster but more agonising way to die.

H. If it meant it would solve all world hunger, war, disease and bigotry, would you spend the rest of eternity in Hell?

Forever? Then I'd ask, why not send someone else more selfless than me? I'd go, but the world would be less awesome and less worth living in (for me) even though there is no hunger, war, disease and bigotry.

I. Was the first crush in your life something you had or something someone had on you?

What?

J. Could you live without having sex ever (again) in exchange for eternal youth?

Yes.

K. Have you ever watched a full length pornographic movie?

No.

L. The Beatles or The Rolling Stones?

The Beatles.

M. If you could have the ability to manipulate matter or energy, which would you choose?

Wow this is a hard one. Matter, I think. More tangible.

N. What was the worst nightmare you ever had?

I refuse to acknowledge that any dream is a nightmare.

O. Would you rather spend one year with your one true love just to never see them again or the rest of your life with second best?

Wow, I'd do one year with true love, then when we part I'll stay with second best. Simple.

P. All the sequels/remakes/adaptations/rip-offs in movies nowadays, good or bad?

Deeeeepends.

Q. Would you rather be dirt poor and emotionally fulfilled in life or be rich beyond imagination and emotionally dissatisfied for life?

Rich beyond imagination, baby.

R. Do you have any (secret) feelings of bigotry to any group of people?

Yes, I hate everyone.

S. Would you rather be the only person in the world that can read minds or have everyone else in the world be able to read minds except for your own?

The former.

T. If everyone in the world would automatically only know one language, which language would you choose?

English, because then I wouldn't have to deal with awkward moments where Chinese-speaking people expect me to speak in Chinese and then don't understand me. 

U. If you were old enough and not in a situation where it would be inappropriate, would you sleep with one of your (past) school teachers/professors?

No.

V. A world without religion, good, bad, neutral?

Good and bad, never neutral.

W. The men’s rights movement, legitimate cause or laughable, and why?

Legitimate. Women think they can have everything, but even though men are at fault sometimes women should not abuse that and in turn mistreat men.

X. You can eliminate one of your five senses to substantially strengthen the others, which one and would you do it?

I wouldn't.

Y. Do looks mean anything to you? Don’t lie, could you fall in love with someone you thought was ugly?

Eventually.

Z. Can you understand the mindset and logic used by the opposite spiritual opinion? An atheist understanding the belief in a higher power and vice versa.

Yes.

Interlagos 2012.

The 2012 Formula One season has officially come to an end, with one of the most entertaining and nerve-wrecking races in a long time. 

I won't delve into details because honestly, you can find a recap and review anywhere on the Internet and there is just so much to talk about my fingers might fall off typing. 

You know, when Vettel had his little spin and collision at the start of the race, my heart kind of stopped for a moment because I was so convinced Alonso would win the title then and there. But I was wrong, and there was heartbreak even though I quite adore Sebastian Vettel. 

And even though there was heartbreak, I do not approve of Ferrari's attempts to appeal so that Alonso becomes World Champ. Even Alonso has admitted that it is a sport, and these things happen in sport. Vettel's been luckier and more consistent and there's nothing anyone can do to change those facts. 

Let's talk. Or rather, let me ramble on while you read this in the future. 

My dad lent me a collection of CDs entitled 'Slow Rock Ballads', and it really is so depressing to listen to these songs. They're really well-written songs, so they get stuck in your head and they sound crazy good, but the problem is that they're all about heartbreak and loneliness and chasing after people who'll never be with you. I feel like I'm going through mid-life crisis already. 

Then I watched this concert on YouTube and I felt much better, and so much more in love with MCR than I've been in a long time. For my favourite band of all time, it sure has been getting really little attention lately. But what's important is that through every genre that I explore, or through every artist that I suddenly really adore, I always go back to them. Always. 

Yeah, from time to time I watch full concerts online and it makes me feel really good and warm and fuzzy inside. There's just something about them, isn't there? I've only ever been to Muse live, and I hope I never forget what it was like. The walking through the cold, standing throughout the show and jumping up and down like an idiot, screaming my lungs out, feeling crazy giddy afterwards, the crowd singing their songs on the way to the subway station. Oh that is love. 

Saw Coldplay Live! (the movie) a few weeks ago, and I was so glad we were able to get tickets. There were only two showings ever in Singapore, and it felt so special to know we were at one of them. I mean yeah, the DVD was released a few days ago and you can buy it in stores now, but we watched it on the big screen, man, with a bunch of other hardcore fans who were singing and clapping and cheering along in a freaking cinema theatre. There is a vlog.

Also managed to catch up with The Voice, so now I'm fully up to date with what's going on. Aisyah's really happy about that, because we can talk about the show now without her being afraid of giving me spoilers. We predicted right last night, and SPOILER Dez and Cody are out now. I hope Nicholas David or Terry McDermott win it. 


Okay, I'm going back to A Song of Ice and Fire now. 

My reading plan goes like this: 

1. Finish a Song of Ice and Fire up till the latest book.

2. Life of Pi, maybe sometime soon in case my family wants to watch the movie. I don't know when but I don't want to drop A Feast for Crows.

3. The Hobbit before the movie, obviously. 

4. Assorted stuff I haven't read on my bookshelves. 

5. Comics will be saved for school time because those are all in my laptop and there is no need to shift physical copies. (But I'm sort of in the middle of Civil War and it's crazy hard not to think about it.)


Night.



P.S. I swear I will get my driving license by the end of this year. I can and I will. 

Danke.

Race Day is on Star Sports right now, and it's raining, and I'm downstairs alone waiting for the last race of the 2012 F1 season. Man I am excited. 

It's Michael Schumacher's last race, too, and they're showing a tribute to him now. His comeback from his first retirement wasn't as good as everyone wanted it to be, but we're still grateful for what he's done for F1. As a kid I really liked him, and he was like my racing hero, and I quite disliked Alonso then because he would come and steal victories from Schumi, but we have to realise that the old need to make way for the young. It's a sport that requires ultimate physical fitness and reflexes, and sometimes when you're older you might not be that good anymore. 

Danke, Schumi. 

Okay, week recap: 

Tuesday: Did nothing, went swimming, loved swimming, yeah. 

Wednesday: Hmm I do not remember what happened here. I think I went out for lunch with my mum and aunt, then hung around my mum's office reading 'A Storm of Swords'. 

Thursday: New cover up, nothing much, then hung around the Internet and stuff. 

Friday: Went to a wedding.

Saturday: First driving lesson of the year, hopefully will pass driving test in a few weeks. Wasn't so bad; only stalled a few times, and could control the car rather well. Didn't kill anybody either. Finished reading 'A Storm of Swords', then went out to my great uncle's house for Alyssa's birthday celebration, then came back to watch qualifying. Here goes new vlog.

Today: Went out to watch 'Rise of the Guardians' with my family. It was okay; very prettily animated (Jack Frost has great hair) but it's like a really typical children's movie, so nothing special at all. Then had Indian food for dinner. So good. 


Oh, the Brazilian national anthem is going off now. 

Adieu. 

P.S. The Voice, I'm catching up with it. So goood.

And on and on and on and on.

Hello darlings, I have dug up my first sort of vlog ever, and I am not embarrassed to share it with you because I'm not in it and nobody will understand a thing. Here.

I'm back in Brunei now, which means a huge mess of doing ARP and balancing work while doing all the things people do when they return to their home country after a few months. Catch up with friends, meet up with family members, learn how to drive, go swimming, read five thousand books Et cetera. 

What's happened in a fortnight? Finished reading 'A Clash of Kings' and 'A Storm of Swords Part 1' and (only a few hours ago) Deadpool Pulp, which was a birthday present from Wee Thean. If I liked Deadpool before, now I feel like I know him so much better now, and I admire him for the depth his character has and his capability to feel real feelings other than "crazy". 

Went out plenty of times. Will talk about the Coldplay Live movie when I actually edit the vlog, so those two can go hand in hand. Went to visit Ms Kong in the hospital because she's delivered her twins (Ruvee and Reuel, so glad I know how to spell their names). Performed for some ASEAN Gala Night thing, where some of us danced and some of us sang 'Ujan Barai-Barai', so there were plenty of practice sessions and Bruneian hanging out. 

I'm glad for Bruneian hanging out sessions, because the seniors are finally graduating and I felt really sad. Maybe I will dedicate my next post to this leaving of people whom we care about and the moving out of Year 5s. But it will be a really sad and heartbreaking post and I like to avoid those feelings. 


Got our progress reports back, and was glad to say I did so much better than expected. By several miracles, I didn't flunk Chem hons and managed to A- my English. Like whoa, whoa. Thank God. I'm crazy thankful, because next time I won't be so lucky. 

Last day of school, so we pulled an all-nighter. Me, Debb, Jaz and Nicole didn't sleep at all on Thursday night, and Amelia and Shi Ni slept like an hour each. It's like the night just flashed by. Watched 'Johnny English', then talked for a while, then watched 'BadLipSyncing' videos on Youtube, then God knows what happened, then went up to 6B to bargain for milk (they didn't sleep either), then cooked breakfast, then ate, then went to school. Crazy stuff. 

Then went out for lunch with 405. Was going to go to Seoul Garden but had to change plans because there was a surprisingly large turnout (like 16 of us, I'm so glad I'm not the only one who misses 405 like mad sometimes). Went to some Japanese place. I miss us, really. Especially the eight of us who sat in the front left corner of class. Me, Kian Wee, Glenn, Myat, Shuen, Bryan, Zheng Wei and Yos. We were like the crazy side of class who never slept no matter how crazy awful boring class got, and no matter if it was the last lesson of a long day and everyone was actually really tired. Good times. 


Took a flight back yesterday, and arrived so crazy exhausted (a summation of the sleep-deprivation of the weekend) I couldn't bear to wake up at three in the morning to catch the Austin GP. So I avoided the Internet like the plague for a day and then watched the replay on television (because I have television access now, hooray). 

I'm so glad I waited, because the surprise was a good one. Hamilton won the race and for once I can say I'm really glad that happened. Vettel second and Alonso in third, which was really good news for the Championship. Massa fourth, even after some crazy Ferrari tactical magic where they changed his gearbox and he dropped five places on the grid so Alonso could start on seventh and on the clean side of the track instead. I salute both him and the team. He's such a team player, I love Felipe Massa. 

Okay, going off now. I have a life to dictate and get back to. 

Night. 


P.S. Aisyah's birthday vlog is like three weeks late. Whoops. Still editing because I procrastinate and I was caught up with other projects.