Summer School

Today was the first day of summer school and I'm tired of it already, not only that, but I also feel stressed after this first day. For my English course, I have 4 assignments. 4!!!! To do in 6 weeks, one of which is a project proposal A.K.A lots of work. I'm tired of doing English, I loved the subject but as I get older, its becoming a drag. Not only that, but I'm required to buy a book I will only use for 6 weeks, that will cost me $139. How hard would it be for her to photocopy important notes? Also, she tells the class, that the book does not have in everything. Is she for real?! For $139, it should have have in everything and more!!!

Moving on to Human Resource Management. No Book required, he understands the fine art of photocopying. The teacher is kool enough I guess, makes the class laugh, with the exception of me. But I don't blame him for that because that's me. However, for him I have 2 assignments. The first is worth 15mrks, while the second is worth 25mrks and I'm required to do research for both, as in go in the library and get some books sorta research. It isn't having 2 assignments that bother me, but rather what the assignments are. Once I saw them, my mood dropped, hence why I didnt find him funny. *sighs* One day down, too many to go. :(

Who are YOU??

It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for something you are not.
~Andre Gide

Do you believe this? Would you rather be hated than liked? Have you ever sat back and watched the people around you and thought about how different they can be when others are around? How do you justify a person being one way with you and another way with someone else? Should one look at it from the perspective that different people bring out the best... or worst in a person?

I ask myself these things often, especially when observing the behavior of some of my friends and I often make excuses for them in my head when I see how different they are with others. But then, I'm guilty of it too. There is however, a fine line between adjusting to a situation and being flat out fake and pretentious. The truth is, we all do it. Our personalities can change slightly when we're with different people for the simple fact that we feed off of the persons we're with, and there is nothing wrong with that,its natural.

However, that line is crossed when persons completely change who they are, to fit in with others and as their friend, it can be a let down. As hard as it can be at times to be yourself, I find it can be more rewarding in the long run. It can be nice to meet people who are by definition weird and they simply do not care. They like being weird. A guy at school stood in front of me talking about random things,while eating paper. Who do you know that eats paper? Isn't that odd? Yes! But he proceeded to tell me how good it tasted. Now I'm not one who is shocked often by the behavior of others and that situation wasn't any different, I just found it sort of refreshing, and thought it rare that a person can be so confident in who they are, to the point that they will openly display such weird habits. He obviously isn't afraid to stand out.

Lost Time Can't Be Regained

Summer has begun and i've started doing exactly what most people do the opposite of when summer comes around, and that's waking up early. My sleeping habits aren't the best, and my body usually ends up paying for it, therefore in my attempt to regain lost sleeping time, my pattern would be to sleep in late and wake up late, and that started an unhealthy and unproductive cycle...well for me at least.

Ever since exam time, where i would wake up early and put in some last minute cramming, i've been waking up early every since =)
While recently thinking back on all the time i've wasted while I could have been up doing productive things, made me realize that that time is gone and it can never be regained. Sure if you go to sleep late you can get more things done, and some people just function better at night....but in terms of waking up, those late sleepers usually wake up when nearly half the day is done.

Since i've been waking up early, I have been feeling better all round. Firstly, its soo peaceful outside while everyone is sleeping, and the wind blowing during those early hours is like none other. It's also a platform for thinking through situations or just having some alone time....unless you have parents or other persons in your household who are up like the crack of dawn. I think the biggest benefit of waking early for me is that I'm not rushed for time. After i'm done mucking around and finally ready to start getting a move on things that need to be done during the day, its still early out =)...suddenly days seem longer, even though its a standard of 24 hrs in a day.

Lost time can't be regained... not only can it be used to refer to the time people lose while sleeping in late while the world goes on around them. It also serves as food for thought...what if you had the time to tell someone something important but you didn't take up the opportunity and now they are out of your life forever? What if you spent those hrs of procrastination, doing the paper that you had to hand in the next day? What if you planned to hang out with a friend you've been neglecting recently and they've basically signed off on your friendship?
Those were just some thoughts that came to mind.

As the saying goes.."don't put off till tomorrow what you can do today"
I urge all of you, to indeed live and breathe each moment like it's your last. It's better to be on top of time than trying to regain lost time because you just may not get the chance =)

Movie of the Year goes to........Star Trek!

I remember watching the Star Trek series as a child and loving it, but like most children, I grew out of it and eventually it was no longer showing. After that,the show rarely crossed my mind, only when coming across shows like Stargate Atlantis I'd think of it. But in comes 2009 and the release of the trailer, I honestly wasn't expecting much. When I did see the trailer, I still wasn't impressed as the trailer gave me little to no indication that it would be worth watching.

However, my friends and I decided to go watch it and.....IT WAS AWESOME!!!!! Everything was flawless: the makeup, the acting, the cast..the movie was just superb! Whenever you have scifi movies, the make up just looks fake, yes we all know its fake but I believe a movie should leave us wondering..."how did they do that??" and Star Trek did just that!

Many action movies have their comedic moments and Star Trek was no different. Difference is, they pulled it off! They didnt go for over the top comedy that would seem like they were trying too hard, little things just turned out to be hilarious.


The movie was full of talented people, but Zachary Quinto (Spock), who also plays Sylar in Heroes was great. No one else could have played Spock, which leaves me wondering who else auditioned and I'm glad they were rejected. Even his facial bone structure fit this part. The creepiness that Sylar has, he brought to Spock, the weirdness of Sylar, he brought to Spock,making him an interesting and memorable character which then makes me want to find out how the original Spock acted because I cant imagine him being better than Quinto, who by the way made Spock hot!

All in all, the movie was enjoyable to say the least, a part of me is hoping for a sequel, hopefully they wont ruin it for me. Well...I think I've shown enough of my love for Star Trek. I'd give it an A+...unlike some idiot who gave it a B.

That is it for my first entry.Live Long and prosper!