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Tuesday, October 11, 2005 / 17:38
omgoodygoodnessness gaaahhh wow O.o
omg omg omg today i got a letter saying that im in the finals for the netguide wbechallenge!!! omg omg omg omg!!! on thursday ill b leaving for auckland and on frienday theres gunna b the prize giving ceremony!! wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!! and thn im coming back yaySaturday, October 08, 2005 / 23:32
back from auckers... WOOT anniversary!!!!
Thursday, October 06, 2005 / 16:37
heyhey pplz in im auckers!
lol i watched cinderella man today (at the movies)... it was a very good movie - very violent! lolz i cried >.< Lolhmm mi friend is practicing the piano rite now and damn shes really good at piano! O.o wowness she plays so f-a-s-t!
hm... im kinda b0red O.o again.... dunno wat to doowaaa meep lol i got a book out frm the auckland central library i guess i should probably read that... -_- its called illusions by richard bach and hmm i guess i should probably type this in just incase i wana try and find it at a anew plymouth library... hmm
okies ta
Tuesday, October 04, 2005 / 22:08
OOooo lookies at wat i found!
hey hey hey look at this! Lol i was just going thru some of my old websites that i made, and i found this!!! --July 2nd 2004:
WOW. O.o Its been FOUR MONTHS since I've typed in this diary. O.o How time flies, eh?
Well, yesterday, we had our Ranui (which is kinda a reward at the end of each term), and we played a huge game of predetor.
Okay, let me explain the game quickly so I don't sound like some guy from indenesia or somethin'
everyone gets givin a card, and on that card, is an animal, and some stickers. The stickers are your lives, and the animal, is you. Now, there are five levels of the food chain: at the bottom in like, non-meat eaters and small creatures (like flies and rats), and then the small predetors (like feral cats), and then the large predetors (lions, bears, etc), then the elements (fire, water, air and eath), and then man. You can kill anything that is below your level on the food chain, eg: if you are at the bottom of the food chain, you have to run from everything. If you're a small predetor, you can only kill the non-meat eaters, but you can be killed by everything else. If you are a large predetor, you can kill two levels of animals. If you are an element, you can basically kill anything (except for man). Man can kill you by just spotting you and calling out your name. That's why man doesn't come in until the last ten minutes of the game. Now, If you are not an element (and you can't be man, coz man has to be a teacher), then your goal is to survive for an hour, and decode the word. each letter of the word will be hidden at different locations, and they are food stations. Your goal is to also find these food stations, and collect all the letters. there will be a pen at each food station, so you can write the letter at the back of your card. Within two metre radius of a food station, you are safe, and noone can kill you. If you are an element, then you can't really win the game, but your goal is to kill and collect as many lives as possible, more than other elements. The element with the most lives win a prize. If somone kills your life, they have to identify themselves first, by holding up their card, and you then have to do the same. Then, the one who is killed, has to had over a life, which is a sticker. If all your lives are gone, then you are officially dead, and you have to go to the animal cemetery. The game lasts for one hour.
Phew! That was alot of explaining! Predetor is one huge game, and was played by about 100 students yesterday. Here's what happened to me:
When we first arrived at the location the we were going to be playing in, I have absolutely no idea just how big the area was gonna be. Then, when the teacher said go, we all idmeadiatlly began running off to... anywhere. Even the elements (who, then, I had no idea who), had to run off, so they wouldn't give themselves away. I started by running up the hill of long grass (completely ignoring the fact that there was a track of good ground beside me) and started hiding already, when the game was in the first five minutes. Then, while I was hiding in the long grass, I saw Campbell, about ten metres infront of me, hiding in the long grass as well. Can't really blame him for hiding already, he was wearing very bright clothing, which was very noticable (unlike me, da combat chick, who had army colours and mud on my face. hehehe). I then tried to come up with a quick statagy, as I began to move more into the huge field of long grass. while I was in the middle of the field, I saw people frantically running towards one single ttee, and figured that was a food station. I had to climb up the hill of long grass to get to it, while other people followed the track. silly me. When I finally got up to the food station, I saw heaps of people, more than I thought there was. There was even a semi-kinda line towards the pen to write the letter! Desiree was infront of me, and I think Callen was there as well. Campbell was also there too, and he was planning out his strategy quite logically (me, on the other hand, just went whenever, wherever, and just followed the crowd and took things as they came). I don't think I even had a strategy! We talked for a while about food stations and he said something about Ben being a element coz he was jus walkin around in ze open. He also mentioned that he himself was at the bottom of the food chain. Then I thought: Well, better not just sit here and talk, and set off to find another food station. I went down the hill first (or tried to anyway), and that was the time when I thought without thinking! I kinda semi-twisted my ankle, and then I thought without thinking: 'if I let that happen, it would hurt. so I bend my knee, and fall. then that would not hurt'. That all happen in a split second. On my way, I got killed by Sheridon, who was a croc, and Xavier, who was... AN ELEMENT!!! Then I when up again to the last food station, and went along the tall trees, and heard footsteps. I quitely followed them, and found another food station! Callen was at that one. I then went across the feild of long grass to this tree in the middle of the field. That tree had leaves and what not around it, unlike the other trees which were bare, so I though there might have been something there, so I went there. On my way, I think i got killed by Xavier AGAIN. WHY ME?!?! Anyhow, I when under the tree with leaves, and I saw Campbell (again) and Ben. Ans as it turns out, Ben was at the bottom of the food chain too! They also said something about a food station being somewhere in the bush, coz they saw some paper flapping, but Campbell also mentioned it was too risky. And then I was like: are you kidding? Risk is my middle name! and set off. Umm.. now I know I should of listened to them, coz on my way there, Two elements ganged up on me! One was kyle, and I forgot who the other one was. Kyle took my last life, so I had to go to the animal cemetery. I was lucky enough to get reincarnated, and went back into the game. Then, I met Sarah W, and asked her for a life, and she, being a wonderfuly nice person, gave one to me. Then, I saw Sarah H beside a food station, along with Rachel. I then went along the array bushes and trees, and, just along one side of the playing grounds, I found four food stations! Then, I went along the top of the hill again.Then I saw Xavier, and now that I know for sure he's an elelment (coz he killed me twice), I quickly laid down in the long grass, and held my breath. i'm glad that I wore camouflage -ish colours, coz when I got up, he was gone. Then I spotted Callen somewhere not far away. Then all of the sudden, he shouted: 'LOOK BEHIND YOU!' and when I turned around, and there was someone sneaking up behind me!!! Iran, but I wasn't fast enough coz I had to get up on my feet, while he was already on his feet. Darn it. Lost another life.
hm... thats all there was -_- o wel... nice to look back on the good ol' days as a humble young year 7... *reminising moment* *thoughtful music in background*
Lol and also, wen i was going thru mi old webbies, i found a collection on my songs that i wrote...
wahh lol i wana type out all the songs coz i like them ^_^ but heres a few (btw if you're wondering why im all of the sudden typing so much its coz that tomorrow we're gong to auckers and i dont fink there'll b any internet (-_-) so im just guna type heaps and heaps and heaps woot! o o o lololo
now.. time for some o da songs that i wrote!::
SongBird
I want to be a bird,
stand on the edge of a cliff and spread my wings...
do only what I desire,
no one to tell me how to stand and sing
coz,
there's nobody out there,
who can
take
this
away from me
even if the sun has set
and starry nights are darkening into slumber
even if the rain restricts my willpower
I will still fly outside,
even if the sun may hide
mmm...no words,
to describe...
la da da da da da...
wind is blowing
night is falling
the rain is pouring down
no where
to hide
no one to stand beside
everyone is moving on
is this the price I have to pay for freedom
listen to the birds singing their song
and like them
inside I will stay strong
mmm...
no words to describe...
la da da da da da...
light is shining
sun is rising
gone is the cold sound
no time
to cry
now that I must fly
mmm...
no words to describe
la da da da da da da da da
I want to be a bird
stand on the edge of a cliff and spread my wings...
do only what I desire
no one to tell me how to stand and sing
fly
and fall,
and float in bubbles,
soar away from everyday troubles
gee that was fun... now for another!! wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee lol this is the last i promise ^-~
Wanting
i wanna have a true soul
friends who treat me like a human being
I wanna be immune to the cold
but the truth is what I've been seeing
Sometimes at night
I cry myself to sleep
just because
I wanna fight for the things that I wanna keep
Sometimes your package
has an unbreakable seal
and it just frustrates me so much
till its the only thing I feel
Sometimes I wonder
why I go through with this life
being little miss perfect
with my heart stabbed by a knife
wanting,
waiting,
believing I can
lead a better life
with a pencil in my hand
or is it just a lie?
Wanting to heal
Wanting to feel,
(coz)
I just wanna be real
Can't you see I'm shaking here
in the midst of this pouring rain?
Can't you see I'm hanging here
like a melody in pain?
Although I fight
I seem only weak
But I'll become
Stronger every night, with the truth I seek
Sometimes your package
has an unbreakable seal
and it just frustrates me so much
till its the only thing I feel
Sometimes I wonder
why I go through with this life
being little miss perfect
with my heart stabbed by a knife
wanting,
waiting,
believing I can
lead a better life
with a pencil in my hand
or is it just a lie?
Wanting to heal
Wanting to feel,
(coz)
I just wanna be real
This is what I am
and this is my heartbeat
This is what I see
and what I believe
I just wanna be
someone who I dream to be
Coz I just wanna laugh,
I just wanna dare,
I just wanna love,
I just wanna feel...
I just wanna be real...
Sometimes your package
has an unbreakable seal
and it just frustrates me so much
till its the only thing I feel
Sometimes I wonder
why I go through with this life
being little miss perfect
with my heart stabbed by a knife
wanting,
waiting,
believing I can
lead a better life
with a pencil in my hand
or is it just a lie?
Wanting to heal
Wanting to feel,
(coz)
I just wanna be real
Coz when everything just feels so rightI go and turn it upside-down...
© Copyright Serena Chen dont forget that!
okies... phew that was.. incredibly long, and it also took an incredible amount of copy and psting and shift+enters... now... does anyone hav a pie dish??? o cmon pplz! a pie dish is all i ask for!!! ;______; is that too difficult?!?!?! pie dish.. oh please i need a pie dish!!!! how wants some cheese?! >_>;;
okies so 2morrow ill b off at auckers so i wont b seeing u until saturday! cya and ttfn!
ahh ze holidays... one must say for one self: woot woot have some bork
ahh yesh.. ze holidays... a time wen we all can relax, not get up 5 minutes b4 skool, sleep in till 2pm, blahx and all that cheese like zat. hokies.so wat to do??? gahhh i fink the only downside to ze holidays is... wait for it...
**30 horribly quite seconds later**
b0red0m.
ahh yes.
the one thing which our hopelessly stupid human species must all gang up on one day eventually in the very far/never future.
ahh yesh yesh, and because i am very oh-so daringly bored, i shall now provide you wif a small quide to emotes :)
^_^ I am happy
^___^ I am happy, but have a wide mouth
^_^; I am happy, yet sweaty
>_> I am looking to the right
<_< I am looking to the left
;__; I am crying
O__O I am shocked
X__X I have died somehow
See? All pretty basic. You'll need to learn how to incorporate those into pretty much every sentence you type. But don't let these little simple emoticons stop you from experimenting with your very own custom anime emoticons. The great thing about these is that they're already so shitty and incomprehensible that you can make your very own, and no one will ever notice. Let's look at a few that I just now made up, and the meanings that go along with them:
%__% I have an STD on my eyes. Please avoid contact with me.
2____5 I just had the numbers 2 and 5 tattooed on my eyes for no reason.
d__Y;;;;; I am sorry to hear that you are the King of Egypt. I appreciate the flowers
<______o>;;;;;;;; There is a Manta Ray in my pants
&&_________!;;; I just finished having a conversation wif [insert icky thing here], and have defecated on myself
Excellent. Now that you have your various emoticons, it's time to use them in a real conversation!
Friend: Hello.
You: OMG HELLO! ^____^
Friend: How are you
You: I AM FINE ^o^ >___>;;;;;;;;;;;;
Friend: Okay
You: O_O;;;;;;; -_____- >o>
Friend: Stop that
You: 6__gh;;;
Friend: *signs off*
You: ;_______________________________________;
Lol i got this (the guide below) frm a random site that mi friend sarah told me about >.<>_> heh
heres a part of the guide to being a hopelessly annoying anime fan-girl:
Step 1: Learn A Couple of Japanese Words and Use Them in Every Sentence
And by this, I don't mean try to learn any serious amount of Japanese. Not even enough to form a basic sentence, either. Basically, what you're gonna be looking to learn are a few select words that can be used ad-nauseum in virtually every sentence you vomit out of your brain. Let's go over a couple:
Kawaii - Pronounced "Kuh-why". Use this word whenever you want to say that something is cute. For example, if you see a small mangy alley cat that's ridden with disease, you will point to it and scream "OMG KITTY ISH SO KAWAII!" Your friends, depending on who you're with, will either scream in girly excitement, or punch you in the throat until you can't ever speak again. If you're going to be the type of Anime fan girl that is hopelessly annoying, then you're going to be using this word a lot.
Baka - Pronounced "Bah-kuh". Baka basically means stupid, dumb, retarded, etc. You'll most often use this word to jokingly refer to your friends, who will no doubt come to hate you forever even after three or four uses of it. But that's the price you'll have to pay to be an anime fangirl.
Let's look at a quick example:
Friend: I just tested HIV positive
You: AWWW YOU ISH SO BAKA. BAKA HEAD! SO BAKA!
That's pretty much all you'll need for right now. Those two words alone will cause endless hours of teeth-gritting hatred amongst your friends. Try to mix them up for fun. Let's see how we can combine the two words we learned into a coherent conversation:
Friend: Can't you understand? I have AIDs. I'm going to die.
You: AWW WITTLE GIRL SO SAD! HERE ISH KAWAII DRAWING FOR BAKA FRIEND!
Friend: I'm going to kill myself. You can have my cat.
You: OMG KITTY ISH SO KAWAII!
Friend: I hate you.
Good job! Now, keep practicing until you're good enough that people will start throwing rocks at you if you come within twenty feet of them.
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see? wasnt that helpful? im sure everyone now wants to become a wittle ish kawaii american anime fangirl! (gee that was along sentence)
*sigh* o great. im bored again.
now what to do? im basically banned frm rs until we get back from auckland on saturday (happy birthday to sheryl ^_^;;
Lol, and this is wat happens wen you tell serena not to do sunfnk annoying ^o^
well, i guess i could always talk to maself, but the thing is, last time i did that basically everyone blocked me ;____;
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Kids, Stay In School.
“This is stupid.”
“Ya think?”
Two teens stood in the dark, one keeping a lookout while the other worked on a lock.
The roads were empty and the streetlights were out, which was for the best. However, a deafening silence rang in their ears like roaring thunderclouds on the horizon, reminding them that sooner or later, someone would awaken.
“Dammit, I can’t see a thing. You got a torch on you?” The lock-picker whispered, voice brimming with frustration. The other teen rolled her eyes.
“Of course - I always bring my torch with me. Along with my First-Aid kit and diorama collection.”
The neighbourhood was obviously suffering from a blackout. There is night - when it is dark and hard to see. True darkness, the total and complete absence of light, makes the skilled lock-picker a blind rat, and forces her to feel around for the lock after every failed try.
Suddenly, a small snap rang through the shadows. The lock-picker took a step back from the door as she swore under her breath.
“You better have another hairpin along with that collection of yours - this one just broke,” she announced as she prodded her partner in crime with the sharp end of the broken pin, as if it confirm that she wasn’t lying. “Oi, I’m outta ammo here.”
A small grumble came from the other teen, followed by the sound of various items being shoved around as a hand waded through them, searching with increased agitation.
“What do I look like, Hammer Hardware?”
“Hammer Hardware doesn’t sell hairpins. C’mon Lisa, they’re going to be awake and full of caffeine soon. Lisssaaaa.”
“MJ,” Lisa mock-whined back.
Mary-Jane shuffled around impatiently while rubbing her arms. The icy, pre-dawn air was subtle, but there nonetheless. Her kitten heels made little clip-clop noises against the hard, cracked cement, which echoed through the night. Stopping abruptly, she figured the racket the she was creating was very unlikely to be singing lullabies to the people inside, and was very likely to be earning more death-glares from Lisa.
“Aha!” Lisa plucked a small, thing object from her handbag and held it in the air like a trophy.
“Gimme!” MJ’s voice snapped through the empty streets like bombs exploding on a mini-golf course. Spontaneous windmill combustion. It happens.
“Shhh!” Lisa flailed her arms about wildly as she scanned the streets for movement. Her head snapped back to face MJ, who had now covered her mouth with both hands, eyes wide in shock.
Frozen in place, both girls could hear their blood racing through their ears. MJ held the hairpin tighter in her damp, clenched fist. Senses now heightened, both could detect the slightest movement.
And they did.
Their hearts skipped a beat when a single floorboard creaked inside the house.
Crap. Caught. Neither dared to breathe.
A few more moments of uncertainty hung in the silence before Lisa decided it was safe to breathe, and then threw a fist at MJ.
“Sorry.” MJ whimpered with a sheepish smile. Quietly turning to avoid the mental darts that were being hurled in her direction, MJ soon realized that she didn’t have to reach out like a blind man. She could even make out a dim outline of the lock. Dawn was approaching.
Lisa sensed this too as MJ expertly inserted the pin in the lock, and continued working. Looking up, Lisa could define the telegraph wires from the murky, blue-grey backdrop. A gust of wind swept through the streets as the trees danced and the sky howled. Lisa’s limbs were numb and stinging from the cold. She began shifting anxiously.
“MJ, I swear, if you don’t hurry up, I’m gunna take that pin and sh-”
“Oh ho!” Mary-Jane gave a small laugh, careful not to be too loud. “You’re going to try and pick this? After knocking back shots of vodka in glasses made by elephants, I’m surprised you’re even conscious.”
Lisa raised an eyebrow. “Elephants?”
“Elephants, giraffes, industrial trucks; it’s a metaphor - work with it.” MJ shot back. “You know - ‘go with the flow’.”
“Funny coming from someone who doesn’t even know how to have fun.”
“I have fun.”
“Yeah, I heard you had some planned for July.”
MJ stayed silent as she found the right groove to press inside the lock,
“You, on the other hand -” she started with a slight grunt as she tried getting the pin further into the lock, “- are completely borderline irresponsible.”
“Yeah right,” Lisa muttered as she took a seat on the steps.
“Your lips say no - your shoes, on the other hand, say yes.”
“They’re French; can’t believe a word they say.”
Ever so slowly, with almost microscopic care, MJ began turning the pin in the lock. Lisa rolled her eyes.
“You know, Beckett was going to call his play Waiting for MJ to Pick the Damn Lock, but thought it was a bit too dull.”
“Wasn’t Beckett French?”
“Well -”
Click.
Both parties shut up quickly as MJ slowly opened the door and tip-toed in. Lisa soon followed suit, then shut the door ever so carefully behind her.
“Next time we sneak out, remember the damn key.” MJ whispered as she made her way down the hallway.
“What? You were the one who forgot.”
MJ gave a slight look of irritancy.
“I was right; this was stupid.”
“Hey, you’re the slow-poke, taking hours to pick a single lock.”
“I am not a slow -”
“It’s a metaphor.” Lisa stood in the comfort of her own room and began to shut the door.
“Work with it.”
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You guys. You guys. ♥ Sealing the Time Capsule. 48HOURS 2009!! And here we go again. That's a wrap! Now to symbolise my academic and personal rebirth ... spend too many hours watching manufactured realiti... Christmas at the Bowl 2008! :( OMFG I JUST WATCHED SIN CITY IT IS AWESOME
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R a m b l i n g s ;
Hear thee, hear thee pouring rain
Why must the sky weep so?
Only to soak and drown in vain
In pools of tears and woe.
As droplets fall from the heavens above
Into the world below
It rests in hopeful spirits
For there to be a rainbow.
We are but mere mortals
Mere against our world
And though we think and read and write
We discover unlikely pearls
Like a little thing called love
Only a fraction of our lives
And yet could strike down the greatest man
Through its piercing eyes.
For love is like the passing wind
To be free - and yet to belong
An unseen spirit that comes and goes
Accompanies the winter's song.
And when we die - that very same wind
That filled our souls with beautiful lies
Will come in truce, and finally, then,
Carry our ashes to the skies.
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S l e e p
Sleep, child, and dream
for night is dark and sweet
be not a soldier of the living day
to fall, to fear and weep
Spin, child, a cobweb
of kingdom and a throne
cathedral slant of eternal light
hung on this new home
Fade, child, away
for you live now within your mind
to be captive, but content
drinking immortal wine
Now wake child, and see
a life you used to know
of innocence, rebellion,
euphoria, resignation,
clarity, stupor,
and then the letting go.
And sleep.
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Contributors
Currently I'm...
feeling: AWESOME
wearing: AWESOME
listening to: COMPUTER HUM (WHICH IS AWESOME)
reading: SOME QUANTUM SHIT (THAT'S AWESOME)
watching:: MY OWN AWESOME TYPING
consuming: AWESOME MEDALS VIA IV INJECTIONS
wanting: NOTHING BECAUSE EVRYTHING'S AWESOME
chatting to: DEATH.
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Time Is A Fixed Constraint, But Sometimes I Wish It Wasn't.
5.
Falling had always been a familiar sensation in dreams; comforting, even. The knowledge that one could defy the realities of fear, pain and even death itself sat alongside the sharp, and yet somehow, gentle wind, reminding one that there was nothing beneath for support, and nothing above to hang on to.
If one were to embrace all these sensations and just forget, then maybe, just maybe, one will reach a state of weightlessness and be at peace with the world.
4.
The cliff-edge was supposed to be a dare of sorts. Both where living their days over and once again, and needed the fear; the adrenalin --
(You scared? She was ten steps out.
You suicidal? He was nine steps behind.
Only in the mornings.
Oh, well that's okay then.)
-- rush. The overwhelming overload of the senses to remind them that they were still youthful (and alive).
(Race ya to the top?
If you don't mind getting beaten, sure.)
3.
They were silent in the car. But sometimes, silence isn't such a good, social thing.
(Why the hell did you rent a four-wheel-drive? He said, sounding positively pissed.
Wow, that was random. Mind filling me in on the imaginary hypothetical conversation that took place before this?
He paused.
I'm just saying, these things are dangerous.
Four-by-fours have good mileage.
Four-by-fours kill people.
Four-by-fours don't kill people, stupid; people kill people.
Sure - people driving four-by-fours.
You don't need people.
Are we still talking about the car?
Do you need people?
No.
Neither.
Good.)
Other times, silence was best.
2.
One hour and forty-five minutes after meeting --
(You're not scared? He piped up after another moment's silence.
What's there to be scared about? She kept a tight leash on her voice, as it cannot (will not) falter.
"Nothing," he lied.)
-- he knew her favourite sport, favourite food and what she wanted to be later on in life.
Dancing. Blueberry pancakes. Alive.
1.
"SHUT UP! Both of you, out!"
"But she started it-"
"I don't care! Out!"
The bus screeched to a halt, stopped, then drove off - leaving two people behind with angst-ridden faces.
Now what? The girl dropped her backpack.
It's got to be something like 10 kilometres to the next town.
Whoohoo.
He rolled his eyes.
Oh - look at the time, he said without bothering to look at his watch, I really have to get going.
Wait up - I'll come with.
Another eye roll.
Look, you're annoying and you got us thrown off the bus. Now go away.
She pouted.
Has anyone ever punched you lately?
It's been a month. Two more weeks and I win a set of steak knives!
Not if I have anything to do with it.
Ow!
She laughed as he protested further.
"Go away!"
0.
Falling had always been a familiar sensation; comforting, even.
It didn't matter how it happened; just that it happened. It was not like how it always is in books and movies - time does not slow down. It's a simple trip, a simple fall; a simple end. Your life does not flash before you. There simply is no time. No time to focus on the past; nor any time to think of the future. All there is, is a moment. A moment of bittersweet emotions and familiar sensations. Of nothing above and nothing below. Of weightlessness. No thoughts. Just peace.
She did not have time to react. No time to scream out his name or make a desperate grab at thin air. All she could do is crawl towards the cliff edge (oh please, please, please not him, not him, not there, not fallen, no,) and look.
"It wasn't supposed to be like this." She couldn't bring herself to say.
"I know." He didn't reply.
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New Zealand: Clean, Green, Polluting Machine; Choose Two.
Out along the beautiful and unpolluted beaches of New Zealand are friends, families; lying in the sun and breathing in the cool, fresh air – taking a much needed rest after their flight with Air New Zealand, or Qantas, depending on which brochure you’re reading.
Our country's 'clean and green' image does wonders for our exporting and tourism industries. However, the rise of a hot new topic, global warming, has forced us all to consider: are acts of propaganda in play? Is this statement still valid? How do we know who to trust? Is there any way I could cash in on this?
"But Serena! I reduce, reuse and recycle everyday! Plus, my front lawn is totally clean and green and very well trimmed! How dare they question our image!"
Well, you are not alone. There is a group of people who are not politicians, but are still questioning the validity of 'global warming'. They suggest that global warming was an idea concocted by government officials to fool the public and keep them under control. I'm not sure how panic equals control, but hey, who knows what the men in suits feed themselves with these days.
With all these different views and opinions, it can be confusing, and sometimes traumatizing; to research, investigate and pull apart truth from lies, and make an informed decision. I advise therapy. For those who are much too cheap to afford it, read on.
The Facts
It was mid-2003 when Statistics NZ released its shiny new Energy, Economy and Emissions report. The highlights in change between 1997 and 2003 include:
- New Zealand's total carbon dioxide emissions have increased by over 21%
- Total carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide emissions increased at a pace greater than economic growth (as measured by the GDP)
- The petroleum and chemical industries were New Zealand's most energy intensive.
- Emissions from refining petrol increased by over 27%
- New Zealand's food and beverage industry's carbon dioxide emissions increased at a rate greater than its contribution to our economy
- The mining industry's carbon dioxide emissions went up by 20%
- The fishing industry's energy demand and carbon dioxide emissions increased at a rate greater than its contribution to our economic growth
"So what does it all mean?"
In two words: bad news. Our greenhouse emissions are clearly rising at quite an impressive speed. This constant but booming rise is further confirmed by the NZ Meteorological Service's 1991 Emissions report, in which that shows New Zealand's carbon dioxide levels increasing over 25% since the 18th Century. Also, our methane emissions have more than doubled.
In addition, households were found to be the largest users of energy, accounting for approximately 32% of total consumer demand. Energy import volumes (crude oil, refined petroleum oils and coal) increased by nearly 48%, while the proportion of consumer demand of non-renewable resources increased to nearly 82%. Our energy use per capita has also risen by 13%.
Furthermore, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD) 2007 Environmental report for New Zealand shows that our GDP has risen a whopping 30% in the last decade (yay). Our carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide levels, however, are rising faster than that (nay). Long story short; we pollute air faster than we get rich.
In 2003, households - from the use of private motor vehicles alone - emitted 78% of total carbon monoxide emissions. Now let me tell you something about carbon monoxide - it's crazy-scary stuff. It is so scary; I've pulled it out of the footnotes altogether and given it a paragraph to itself. Yeah, wow.
Not only is carbon monoxide a greenhouse gas, it is too, a suffocating gas like its brother, carbon dioxide. Only difference? It's worse - much, much worse. You know how "you can't live without love"? Oxygen is even more important. As carbon monoxide enters the bloodstream, it kicks off the oxygen molecules and hitch-hikes a free ride on the red-blood cells, eventually suffocating the body. During this, the body turns a cherry pink colour. You sure wouldn't want this stuff floating in the air.
"Okay, okay - we get it. Our environment is heading downhill and deteriorating fast. But no way are we as bad as larger countries; i.e., the United States."
Yes, in fact, you would be correct. According to the CIA World Factbook, New Zealand only ranks as the 62nd highest country of oil consumption. For natural gas consumption, we are ranked 60th.
Even though we emit 8.6 tonnes of carbon dioxide per capita (according to the OECD Environmental Data Compendium 2004), our 75.09 million tonnes of greenhouse gases can hardly compare with USA's staggering 7067.57 (million tonnes).
The plain truth is, we are in a country of four million (versus the 6.6 billion - the approximate world population estimated for July 2007), with 268,680 square kilometres of land (versus the 510,072,000 square kilometres in the world) - there is only so much we can affect. One cannot deny the fact that if you light a bonfire in New Zealand today, the world will not flood tomorrow.
Putting it in Perspective
So, is New Zealand's clean and green image true or false?
Answering this question correctly all depends on which way you view it. If one is comparing New Zealand's environment to that of the rest of the world, the yes, we are undoubtedly "cleaner". Also, whatever horrible substances that we could emit, probably won't do much damage at all on a global scale (unless we tried really, really hard).
However, this doesn’t mean that we truly are ‘clean and green’ - it just means that everyone else is, well, dirty and… brown. Compared to how our country used to be, it's clear that our environment is indeed growing more problematic. This needs to be addressed.
To put it simply, environmentally on a world-wide scale: we rock. We are the clean-and-green New Zealand and nothing can stop us! Nothing but ourselves, of course. Our image does not excuse us from our duty to save our environment.
Off those couches you go!
Saving the World 101
Climate change is funny in that there'll be all these people debating over who's right or wrong, plus all these other people who are just simply befuddled. Then there'll be all these riots, stampedes and Internet discussion forums going crazy. Meanwhile, it's raining acid and the ice caps are melting! Oh, and Mars is laughing at us too.
"But that's horrible! How on Earth can we stop it?"
Glad you asked, as I have compiled a simple, foolproof, 9-step guide to save the world.
Step 1: Reduce, reuse and recycle. If you have never heard of this before, then shame on you.
Step 2: Change a light bulb. Heck, change them all. But make sure to change your regular incandescent to a compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL). CFLs last 10 times longer than incandescent bulbs, but use two-thirds less energy. Nifty.
Step 3: Insulation is your friend. Then you don't have to use so much power on heating the massive fridge (a.k.a. your house in winter).
Step 4: Turn off that air conditioning! Too hot in summer? Ah, yes, but that's why God invented windows.
Step 5: Hot water is for wimps. Okay, I'm not saying "NEVER HAVE A HOT SHOWER EVER AGAIN", but do cut down on hot water usage in general.
Step 6: The holy "off" switch. Amazingly, that "use it or lose it" saying only goes for your brain and your muscles. Your appliances, however, could use a break.
Step 7: Energy-efficient and environmentally-friendly products are totally radical. Avoid products that come with excess packaging.
Step 8: Plant a tree. In fact, plant three.
Step 9: Walk/bike/scooter/roller-skate whenever possible. Driving a car to school when it’s only a couple of blocks down the road is like sending a text message to a friend who is already in the same room.
"Foolproof?"
Well, foolproof if you get each and every person in the world to do the same thing. It's a bit like that trick with influencing the Earth's spin - if you get each and every person in the world to jump at exactly the same time, there's bound to be some disturbance.
"But how is this jumping relevant to global warming?"
Funny, you always seem to ask the right questions.
Global warming is exactly what its name suggests: it is a global process. Thus, reversing this process will also require global effort. Getting our (and not just our country's but our world's) climate back to the status quo will require the co-operation of every country.
Even though our 'clean and green' image is technically true compared to other countries, it is not true compared to our past, and does not excuse us in any way of helping put a halt to (or at least slow down) climate change. We may be the "clean and green" New Zealand, but our environment needs protecting.
Now go hug a tree or something.
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Why did the chicken cross the road?
DR. PHIL :
The problem we have here is that this chicken won't realize that he must first deal with the problem on 'THIS' side of the road before it goes after the problem on the 'OTHER SIDE' of the road. What we need to do is help him realize how stupid he's acting by not taking on his 'CURRENT' problems before adding 'NEW' problems.
OPRAH :
Well, I understand that the chicken is having problems, which is why he wants to cross this road so bad. So instead of having the chicken learn from his mistakes and take falls, which is a part of life, I'm going to give this chicken a car so that he can just drive across the road and not live his life like the rest of the chickens.
GEORGE W. BUSH :
We don't really care why the chicken crossed the road. We just want to know if the chicken is on our side of the road, or not. The chicken is either against us, or for us. There is no middle ground here!!
COLIN POWELL :
Now to the left of the screen, you can clearly see the satellite image of the chicken crossing the road...
ANDERSON COOPER - CNN:
We have reason to believe there is a chicken, but we have not yet been allowed to have access to the other side of the road.
JOHN KERRY :
Although I voted to let the chicken cross the road, I am now against it! It was the wrong road to cross, and I was misled about the chicken's intentions. I am not for it now, and will remain against it.
NANCY GRACE :
That chicken crossed the road because he's GUILTY! You can see it in his eyes and the way he walks.
MARTHA STEWART :
No one called me to warn me which way that chicken was going. I had a standing order at the Farmer's Market to sell my eggs when the price dropped to a certain level. No little bird gave me any insider information.
DR SEUSS :
Did the chicken cross the road? Did he cross it with a toad? Yes, the chicken crossed the road, but why it crossed I've not been told.
ERNEST HEMINGWAY :
To die in the rain. Alone.
JERRY FALWELL :
Because the chicken was gay! Can't you people see the plain truth? That's why they call it the 'other side.' Yes, my friends, that chicken is gay. And if you eat that chicken, you will become gay too. I say we boy-cott all chickens until we sort out this abomination that the liberal media white washes with seemingly harmless phrases like 'the other side'. That chicken should not be crossing the road. It's as plain and as simple as that.
GRANDPA :
In my day we didn't ask why the chicken crossed the road. Somebody told us the chicken crossed the road, and that was good enough.
BARBARA WALTERS :
Isn't that interesting? In a few moments, we will be listening to the chicken tell, for the first time, the heart warming story of how it experienced a serious case of molting, and went on to accomplish its life long dream of crossing the road.
JOHN LENNON :
Imagine all the chickens, crossing roads in peace; eeee EEE eee-eee eee.
ARISTOTLE :
It is the nature of chickens to cross the road.
BILL GATES :
I have just released eChicken2007, which will not only cross roads, but will lay eggs, file your important documents, and balance your check book. Internet Explorer is an integral part of eChicken. This new platform is much more stable and will never cra...#@&&^(C% ....... 'Reboot'.
ALBERT EINSTEIN :
Did the chicken really cross the road, or did the road move beneath the chicken?
BILL CLINTON :
I did not cross the road with THAT chicken.
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Opening Credits: Massive Attack - Everywhen
Waking Up: Delta Goodrem - Born to Try, Maroon 5 - Sunday Morning, Aqua - Good Morning Sunshine, Massive Attack - Protection
First Day At School: OMG - How Bizzare, Hairspray - The Nicest Kids in Town, Relient K - Chap Stick, Capped Lips and Things Like Chemistry,
Falling In Love: Damien Rice - Delicate, Gwyneth Paltrow & Huey Lewis - Crusin', A Fine Frenzy - You Picked Me, Garbage - #1 Crush, Sugarcult - Bouncing Off The Walls Again, Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman - Something Stupid, Liz Phair - Why Can't I Breathe, Breaking Benjamin - Rain, Sixpence None The Richer - Kiss Me, Yellowcard - Only One
Fight Song: MCR - Mama, Shihad - Bullitproof, Three Days Grace - Home, Evanescence - Lies, 300 Soundtrack - The Hot Gates
Breaking Up: Three Days Grace - Gone Forever, Goodnight Nurse - My Only, Manic Street Preachers - Your Love Alone Is Not Enough, A Fine Frenzy - Almost Lover, Three Days Grace - It's All Over, Delta Goodrem - Lost Without You, Linkin Park - Don't Stay
Prom: Lily Allen - LDN, Bowling For Soup - 1985, Goodnight Nurse - Death Goes to Disco
After Prom Party: KoRn - Word Up, Fast Crew - I Got, Disturbed - Stricken, Nickelback - Favourite Damn Disease, Frou Frou - Holding Out For A Hero, Goldfrapp - Crystalline Green, Patea Maori Club & Dalvanius - Poi E, Pink - U + Ur Hand, Black Eyed Peas - Let's Get Retarded, The Chemical Brothers feat. Fatlip - The Salmon Dance
Anthem: MCR - Teenagers
Life: Goodshirt - Sophie, The Corrs - All In A Day, Seether - Fake It, Spidey Soundtrack - Hero, Creed - With Arms Wide Open, Audioslave - Like A Stone, The Used - Pretty Handsome Awkward, Counting Crows feat. Vanessa Carlton - Big Yellow Taxi, Lemon Demon - The Ultimate Sowdown of Ultimate Destiny, Green Day - Jesus of Suburbia, Charlene - I've Never Been to Me, Rooster - Come Get Some
Mental Breakdown: Runescape music player, The Dresden Dolls - Girl Anachronism, Eminem - Just Lose It
Breaking Out of Jail: Chicago - Cellblock Tango, Nickelback - Savin' Me, Evanescence - Eternal, Lemon Jelly - Soft, Romeo + Juliet Soundtrack - When Doves Cry
Chase Scene: Rob Dougan - I'm Not Driving Anymore
Driving (ROADTRIP!): Radiohead - House Of Cards, Bic Runga - Get Some Sleep, Kora - Burning, Fall Out Bot - Bang The Doldrums, Michael Penn - Walter Reed, Fall Out Boy - This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race
Flashback: Alien Ant Farm - Glow, Big Brovaz - Nu Flow, Creed - My Sacrifice, Sophie Ellis Bextor - Take Me Home, Aqua - Turn Back Time, Fall Out Boy - A Little Less 16 Candles, A Little More 'Touch Me', Daniel Powter - Bad Day, Otis Redding - Pain In My Heart
Getting Back Together: Radiohead - All I Need, Seether feat. Amy Lee - Broken, Emma Bunton - What Took You So Long, The Chordettes - Lollipop, Cascada - Everytime We Touch, Tori Amos - 1000 Oceans
Taking Over The World: Garbage - The World Is Not Enough
Wedding: Shania Twain - From This Moment, Tom Jones - Thunderball, Wannadies - You And Me Song, JerryC - Canon in D (Rock Version), Goldfrapp - Black Cherry
Birth of Child: Train - Ordinary
Revisiting Old Places: The Offspring - The Kids Aren't Alright
Final Battle: Evanescence - Sweet Sacrifice, Europe - The Final Countdown, Breaking Benjamin - Unknown Soldier, 30 Seconds From Mars - From Yesterday, Dave Matthews Band - When The World Ends (Paul Oakenfield Mix)
Death Scene: Lemon Demon - The Song You Hear When You Die, Avril Lavigne - I'm With You, Vienna Boys Choir - Ave Maria, Three Days Grace - Time of Dying
Funeral Song: Massive Attack - Teardrop, Linkin Park - What I've Done, Linkin Park - Valentine's Day, Kelly Clarkson - O Holy Night, Garbage - Afterglow, Bob Marley - Three Little Birds, Damien Rice - The Blower's Daughter
End Credits: Spirited Away Soundtrack - One Summer's Day, Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood, Brahms - Trio In A Minor For Viola, Cello And Piano - Op. 114 - Allegro, Arethra Franklin - Respect, Foo Fighters - DOA, Ravel - Bolero
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