Been awhile and I've neglected my duties to the blogging community. It's funny to see though people still visit the blog while I've been away. I appreciate this and hopefully I can reward the loyalty with a new post.
As you might have noticed my most favorite movie of all time is Jurassic Park. You can disagree about this and say my taste in movies sucks but all I have to say to you is one simple word: Dinosaurs. Apparently Jurassic Park is being rereleased this year in cinemas in a 3d version. I generally dislike 3d movies because I dont see the advantage in the movie experience with the 3d effects. However due to certain circumstances within this movie (Dinosaurs) I am honor bound to go see this movie in cinemas again this summer. You are welcome to come with me, just dont talk during the movie. Allen Grant will do the talking. He's the expert.
Last week during a sudden impulsive moment I decided to get tickets to Canada. My friend from France, Anthony is going as well so our whole Macau gang is back together again when we are there. That is if Alex aka the bookworm finds some time to spend with us instead of staying in the library.
It'll be good to see all of them again, especially because I've been playing Fantasy basketball with the Canadians and their friends and it'll be nice to look them in the eye and say: Who's on top!? Yes, this dutch guy is on top of the league kicking all this Canadian ass.
So, yeah sort of psyched to go to Toronto and just hang out. Don't know if they have karaoke in Canada but if they do, set it up yo! World Tour!
PS. Isn't this artwork of Deadpool and Boba Fett just wonderful?
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Season 2
I took a break from blogging after Indonesia. Realizing that my exchange was coming to an end as well as my journeys, I figured I might as well stop letting people know I wasnt going to have any adventures anytime soon.
Surely enough being back in the little frog country called Holland was quite depressing. In total we had an astonishing amount of exactly 4 days of summer. Those 4 days were filled with sunshine laughter and music and of course yours truly was working those days. Whenever I wasn't working days were dark, somber and rainy. Did I mention it was rainy? Like walk-outside-for-5-minutes-and-your-boxers-are-wet-inside-your-pants-how-did-that-happen-rainy. All of the blackness (tan) I acquired in 6 months of Asia's sunny weather, lost in 4 weeks of the wet Netherlands.
That's why I'm calling this season 2. End of the season 1 everything falls into place: evil guy gets destroyed, hero gets the girl, everyone that survived are friends. Start of season 2: All the good that happened, well it disappeared seemingly overnight. A new terrorist threat (rain), hero lost the girl and all my friends are scattered all over the world. Were I a lesser man this would have been the cause for huge depression, but I am not. Im looking forward to overcoming these challenges. Ill wont get used to the rain but what if I didn't get bothered by it that much? I would be a lot more relaxed and happy I guess.
Same for the girl. Someone who is great for me but is 9249.88 kilometers (5747.61 miles(for my Canadian followers)) away from me. Distance is probably a bigger bitch than karma. Same for my friends, the canadians and a frenchy and those in other places. You guys are not exactly a block away.
Stuff happens, no need to worry too much about it (Im trying to convince myself as much as you guys). In the end things will work out one way or the other. Im not a pessimist, but happy isn't the word I would use to describe myself right now.
So for those loyal followers who enjoyed my blog last season: Thank you for reading and stay tuned. Stupid stuff is going to happen. I still have occasional mind boggling questions that will find their way on my blog*. Do comment to stay in touch or if you have another way to keep in touch with me (telepathy, bat signal, phone) please do. Unless I think you're extremely annoying or ugly I wont respond (beluga).
\\/// live long and prosper
*Example: In Holland you have milk cows and brown meat cows. I wonder if the milk cows get picked on for being raped (dont touch my boobs, you perv) and that the brown cows get picked on for being groomed into a prime cut steak. Do the brown cows know they'll be eaten later? What if they go on a hunger strike? Would the milk cows make fun of them? So many questions...
Surely enough being back in the little frog country called Holland was quite depressing. In total we had an astonishing amount of exactly 4 days of summer. Those 4 days were filled with sunshine laughter and music and of course yours truly was working those days. Whenever I wasn't working days were dark, somber and rainy. Did I mention it was rainy? Like walk-outside-for-5-minutes-and-your-boxers-are-wet-inside-your-pants-how-did-that-happen-rainy. All of the blackness (tan) I acquired in 6 months of Asia's sunny weather, lost in 4 weeks of the wet Netherlands.
That's why I'm calling this season 2. End of the season 1 everything falls into place: evil guy gets destroyed, hero gets the girl, everyone that survived are friends. Start of season 2: All the good that happened, well it disappeared seemingly overnight. A new terrorist threat (rain), hero lost the girl and all my friends are scattered all over the world. Were I a lesser man this would have been the cause for huge depression, but I am not. Im looking forward to overcoming these challenges. Ill wont get used to the rain but what if I didn't get bothered by it that much? I would be a lot more relaxed and happy I guess.
Same for the girl. Someone who is great for me but is 9249.88 kilometers (5747.61 miles(for my Canadian followers)) away from me. Distance is probably a bigger bitch than karma. Same for my friends, the canadians and a frenchy and those in other places. You guys are not exactly a block away.
Stuff happens, no need to worry too much about it (Im trying to convince myself as much as you guys). In the end things will work out one way or the other. Im not a pessimist, but happy isn't the word I would use to describe myself right now.
So for those loyal followers who enjoyed my blog last season: Thank you for reading and stay tuned. Stupid stuff is going to happen. I still have occasional mind boggling questions that will find their way on my blog*. Do comment to stay in touch or if you have another way to keep in touch with me (telepathy, bat signal, phone) please do. Unless I think you're extremely annoying or ugly I wont respond (beluga).
\\/// live long and prosper
*Example: In Holland you have milk cows and brown meat cows. I wonder if the milk cows get picked on for being raped (dont touch my boobs, you perv) and that the brown cows get picked on for being groomed into a prime cut steak. Do the brown cows know they'll be eaten later? What if they go on a hunger strike? Would the milk cows make fun of them? So many questions...
Monday, June 13, 2011
My chip is still here
Bali is done for now. If you would see me now I would be slightly darker than before and it's a good thing. Most of the asians you see in sunny weather will have umbrella's to hide them from the sun but I guess me and my friends are different. Surfing and staying on the beach the whole day isnt worth it if you dont want a tan so better embrace the sun and get a bit of tan.
After Bali I went to Malang which is a small place in Java, Indonesia. I go there because my grandma lives there and when I was younger I went there quite often. The place always brings back so many memories, like when I was running around with my cousin and I fell I broke my front tooth. Every picture during that stay my tooth is broke whenever I smiled which was embarrassing at the time but funny when I think about it now.
Besides hanging out with my grandma there isnt much to do which was absolutely great for me. I slept so much and stayed at home the whole time. It was good for me to get some rest after I didnt get much sleep in Bali due to fortunate circumstances if you know what I mean.
Now I'm back in Jakarta with a lot of family around me. It's great and I wish I could spend more time here but I guess that will be some other time. My little cousins are always bugging me but hey they only get to do that once a year so it's fine with me. Don't think I can get mad at them. Yao should be here tomorrow so my adventures in Jakarta will continue soon. Ill try to keep you updated but lately I havent been able to blog a lot. By the way if people think I'm getting soft, fuck you. I still got a chip on my should saying Im better than you. How you like them apples?
After Bali I went to Malang which is a small place in Java, Indonesia. I go there because my grandma lives there and when I was younger I went there quite often. The place always brings back so many memories, like when I was running around with my cousin and I fell I broke my front tooth. Every picture during that stay my tooth is broke whenever I smiled which was embarrassing at the time but funny when I think about it now.
Besides hanging out with my grandma there isnt much to do which was absolutely great for me. I slept so much and stayed at home the whole time. It was good for me to get some rest after I didnt get much sleep in Bali due to fortunate circumstances if you know what I mean.
Now I'm back in Jakarta with a lot of family around me. It's great and I wish I could spend more time here but I guess that will be some other time. My little cousins are always bugging me but hey they only get to do that once a year so it's fine with me. Don't think I can get mad at them. Yao should be here tomorrow so my adventures in Jakarta will continue soon. Ill try to keep you updated but lately I havent been able to blog a lot. By the way if people think I'm getting soft, fuck you. I still got a chip on my should saying Im better than you. How you like them apples?
Sunday, May 29, 2011
No troubles in paradise
Man, Bali is great. Short post cuz i'm in some sort of internet cafe.
I've been here for about 4 days and all we have done is party, eat, sleep, drink and surfed/swam in the sea. Seriously this is amazing. I'm burning up money faster than I would've liked but still I'm enjoying every little bit of it.
Dont know why but surfing had me suffering from pain in my nipples so bad! They were sore and no one could touch em. Like they had a sudden fear of contact which normally they dont have.
Were staying in this villa in Canggu which is a bit away from Kuta. Takes us about 30 min to get there but it is lovely. No one around us, were playing music all night. Have our own kitchen, maid and pool. And pets. Lots of pets
Well I'm off, here is a last message from my sponsor.
Save water, drink beer
I've been here for about 4 days and all we have done is party, eat, sleep, drink and surfed/swam in the sea. Seriously this is amazing. I'm burning up money faster than I would've liked but still I'm enjoying every little bit of it.
Dont know why but surfing had me suffering from pain in my nipples so bad! They were sore and no one could touch em. Like they had a sudden fear of contact which normally they dont have.
Were staying in this villa in Canggu which is a bit away from Kuta. Takes us about 30 min to get there but it is lovely. No one around us, were playing music all night. Have our own kitchen, maid and pool. And pets. Lots of pets
Well I'm off, here is a last message from my sponsor.
Save water, drink beer
Monday, May 23, 2011
Finals? Final post in Macau
We have arrived at the conference finals of the NBA and the playoffs have been amazing this year.
The Heat have a lot of haters and it's something I dont understand. In football it is not uncommon to play together with great players therefor I dont have the same aversion against them as some people do. It's great to see if superstars like Wade and James can make it work together. For example it seems that Chris Bosh still hasnt really found his rhythm yet and he has to if they want to beat the Bulls. I think they will win the series though. Wade and James will not have bad games at the same time again like in Game 1 and if they get it going not even Tom Thibodeau's defensive system will stop it. Heat in 6
Thunder vs Mavs is exciting too to me. If you read my previous post I was spot on on the Thunder vs Grizz series (I was dead wrong on Lakers - Mavs but who wasnt...). I like the Thunder, a young and upcoming team with talented players. That said, the Mavs are a savvy bunch with a lot of experience. I think the Mavs in 6 although I hope they dont. Let's hope KD gets some more of these!
Besides the NBA this post will be the last one in Macau. Tomorrow I'll say: See you later (No goodbyes) to Macau. You have been good to me and I'll miss it dearly.
After Macau I'm off to Indonesia, the country of my closest ancestors (parents) and the country where most of my family resides. I talked about it sometimes that the situation some of us are in, leaves us with no real country. In the Netherlands you're not white so you're not really dutch. I feel dutch though because I grew up there and I think in dutch. In Indonesia they say I'm not Indonesian. I grew up in the Netherlands and I look Chinese. Im not Chinese either since I dont speak it. But I feel at home when I come to Indonesia. And I dont feel like an outcast when I'm in China.
So what is it? Maybe I just got the best of both worlds: Asian and European/Western culture. Whatever it is it made me the way I am today and I'm happy with that. Isnt that what it is all about?
The Heat have a lot of haters and it's something I dont understand. In football it is not uncommon to play together with great players therefor I dont have the same aversion against them as some people do. It's great to see if superstars like Wade and James can make it work together. For example it seems that Chris Bosh still hasnt really found his rhythm yet and he has to if they want to beat the Bulls. I think they will win the series though. Wade and James will not have bad games at the same time again like in Game 1 and if they get it going not even Tom Thibodeau's defensive system will stop it. Heat in 6
Thunder vs Mavs is exciting too to me. If you read my previous post I was spot on on the Thunder vs Grizz series (I was dead wrong on Lakers - Mavs but who wasnt...). I like the Thunder, a young and upcoming team with talented players. That said, the Mavs are a savvy bunch with a lot of experience. I think the Mavs in 6 although I hope they dont. Let's hope KD gets some more of these!
Besides the NBA this post will be the last one in Macau. Tomorrow I'll say: See you later (No goodbyes) to Macau. You have been good to me and I'll miss it dearly.
After Macau I'm off to Indonesia, the country of my closest ancestors (parents) and the country where most of my family resides. I talked about it sometimes that the situation some of us are in, leaves us with no real country. In the Netherlands you're not white so you're not really dutch. I feel dutch though because I grew up there and I think in dutch. In Indonesia they say I'm not Indonesian. I grew up in the Netherlands and I look Chinese. Im not Chinese either since I dont speak it. But I feel at home when I come to Indonesia. And I dont feel like an outcast when I'm in China.
So what is it? Maybe I just got the best of both worlds: Asian and European/Western culture. Whatever it is it made me the way I am today and I'm happy with that. Isnt that what it is all about?
Friday, May 20, 2011
Things I listen to
Since the semester is over its time to be active on my blog again and provide my readers with the usual nonsense and idiotic ideas you are all accustomed to. Yes, thats right no more semi-emotional crap, the moment has passed.
When I was younger I was a lot into music, it even inspired me to start a band in high school (there are no known tapes of this phase of me and if any of my former band members do have evidence this has ever happened and make it public, I swear to God I will post those naked pictures of you and that guy)(in case you didnt understand: yes that was a threat). But luckily that phase is over with me getting bored with the genres that I liked and finding new interests. However since I've been here I have been listening to music a lot more often and therefore these recommendations. They have been recommended by my friends as I am too lazy to search for this stuff myself.
Mayer Hawthorne: Impressions
It's a free cover EP released a couple of days ago and it's free to download and fans of old soul are in for a treat! Ever since his debut album in 2009 Mayer Hawthorne seems to capture that lovely feeling you get from listening to the heroes of old: Marvin, Otis and Al. Though he might not be on the same level as them it still is great to hear someone in present day making this music with a new twist. The EP consists of 6 covers of him and a live band. It's great, do yourself a favor and stop listening to the same radio crap for a few minutes and listen to some mature grown up music and still be cool. Because that's just what Mayer Hawthorne is all about.
Odd Future
I consider myself late on this stuff since they have been around for a couple of years now. Tyler the Creator, Earl Sweatshirt, Hodgy Beats and Frank Ocean all released stuff for free on their website before. But with Tyler the Creator's 2nd album coming out last week, it's hard to ignore anymore. Ominous sounds and effects, brutal and insane lyrics on various topics untouched by other rappers, this is not a group for the weak hearted. If you dislike profanity, rap, anti-gay lyrics you will be stunned by these records. I would still recommend you to listen to it though. Because it's hilarious and quite different than most of the stuff out there. Maybe my humor is fundamentally different than yours but I guess we accepted that already.
The Weeknd - House of Balloons
Toronto represent! Naw just kidding I didnt get this from my Canadian friends, but accidentally heard of it while researching some of Frank Ocean's background. Had the album for a while now but really started listening to it just a few weeks back. Only one way to describe this but these songs just make you straight up horny. It has such a nasty feel to it I wouldn't be surprised if it was on a new Duane Franklin's baby making sextape sometime soon. (if you haven't downloaded these mixtapes from Duane Franklin yet, you should. Give a little love to one of my best friends from back home! Hit me for the download links) House of Balloons is a great listen and there is no reason for you to sleep on this. Unless you dont like listening to music during sex. But then you're probably on the wrong blog. This might be more for you then.
When I was younger I was a lot into music, it even inspired me to start a band in high school (there are no known tapes of this phase of me and if any of my former band members do have evidence this has ever happened and make it public, I swear to God I will post those naked pictures of you and that guy)(in case you didnt understand: yes that was a threat). But luckily that phase is over with me getting bored with the genres that I liked and finding new interests. However since I've been here I have been listening to music a lot more often and therefore these recommendations. They have been recommended by my friends as I am too lazy to search for this stuff myself.
Mayer Hawthorne: Impressions
It's a free cover EP released a couple of days ago and it's free to download and fans of old soul are in for a treat! Ever since his debut album in 2009 Mayer Hawthorne seems to capture that lovely feeling you get from listening to the heroes of old: Marvin, Otis and Al. Though he might not be on the same level as them it still is great to hear someone in present day making this music with a new twist. The EP consists of 6 covers of him and a live band. It's great, do yourself a favor and stop listening to the same radio crap for a few minutes and listen to some mature grown up music and still be cool. Because that's just what Mayer Hawthorne is all about.
Odd Future
I consider myself late on this stuff since they have been around for a couple of years now. Tyler the Creator, Earl Sweatshirt, Hodgy Beats and Frank Ocean all released stuff for free on their website before. But with Tyler the Creator's 2nd album coming out last week, it's hard to ignore anymore. Ominous sounds and effects, brutal and insane lyrics on various topics untouched by other rappers, this is not a group for the weak hearted. If you dislike profanity, rap, anti-gay lyrics you will be stunned by these records. I would still recommend you to listen to it though. Because it's hilarious and quite different than most of the stuff out there. Maybe my humor is fundamentally different than yours but I guess we accepted that already.
The Weeknd - House of Balloons
Toronto represent! Naw just kidding I didnt get this from my Canadian friends, but accidentally heard of it while researching some of Frank Ocean's background. Had the album for a while now but really started listening to it just a few weeks back. Only one way to describe this but these songs just make you straight up horny. It has such a nasty feel to it I wouldn't be surprised if it was on a new Duane Franklin's baby making sextape sometime soon. (if you haven't downloaded these mixtapes from Duane Franklin yet, you should. Give a little love to one of my best friends from back home! Hit me for the download links) House of Balloons is a great listen and there is no reason for you to sleep on this. Unless you dont like listening to music during sex. But then you're probably on the wrong blog. This might be more for you then.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Coward's way out
A week here is a long time. I had exams and was busy rejoicing a younger version of me playing Warcraft 3 and Diablo 2. Not a combination I would recommend to anyone. Both games are awesome though and I'l never regret it. Any of you who ever played it will understand it so call me a geek, I have no problems with that.
The important stuff happened after the exams. With no exams or classes left this semester is officially over and with it comes the inevitable thought that my exchange is coming to an end. The ending of an era that is marked in my memories as epic and an experience that I never wanted to miss.
When I first came to Macau I knew no one. The thing you hope for when it starts is that you have a good time and meet new people but I never imagined meeting so many amazing friends.
To my best friends and Yellow Fever members: Seriously you guys are the most stupid people I ever met. I wish I never met you guys but I did. This is not an ending for us for we have a whole world to tour and to have karaoke parties everywhere around the world to visit our 'fans'.
Alex i'm feeling terrible for making so much fun of you. You know it wasn't meant mean or anything but if anyone deserved a better treatment from me it was definitely you. For that I am truly sorry but I know youre too nice to be mad at me anyway hahah.
NyNy I still cant believe youre french. Seriously you dont look or act like one. I mean that in a good way so dont be insulted. Im pretty sure we'll hang out more in Europe so lets get those other two douches to come over too.
Yao our killstreak ended a few weeks ago and its a damn shame. Things got so bad people thought we was ghey but both you and me know rainbow is not our favorite color and we both dont own red pants. Seriously you probably understood me best here and that goes the other way around as well. We'll probably wreak havoc in Bali as well so this is def no goodbye.
To our 'fans': To call you fans is ridiculous because we have never done anything and this was all a joke that went a bit overboard. You are my friends and it was a pleasure to meet all of you and I'm grateful I did.
I dont consider myself an emotional person but as I write this a lump in my throat makes me feel bad. I know myself and I cant say this stuff in front of you guys, so I'm taking the easy way out. I posted this on my blog as only a coward could but I just wanted you guys to know this.
I think I might've annoyed a lot of people during this semester so since this might be one of my last posts in Macau here is my final attempt at annoying the shit out of you with this space flying kitten with a pop tart body.
In case someone has any doubts: #nohomo
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