Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Vacation

hey,

it has been a while man. sry, but had no mood to blog recently tts why. sometimes i find nothing to blog, though the intention is there. i guess it`s just a week away till mid year starts, and the heat is building up already. i dun want to fail man.. yet failure seems imminent. i did study man, but not enough for physics.. felix, physics. felix , physics. felix will fail physics. it rhymes. hah.

ok, now onto what i`ve been doing this holiday. mentioning studying is irrelevant, because all of you reading this probably did so as well. i bought a few books recently and finished most of them. this is a book everyone should read if given the chance. Magician. written by Raymond E Feist. It's sequel Silverthorn and A Darkness at Sethanon is very interesting as well. then comes the next series. A Song Of Ice and Fire, written by george rr martin. quite interesting as well. well, both are fantasy stories, and voted best among books, so you guys should read it too if u have the time. i really want to be a novelist man, this is a dream i have since end of sec 4.

anyway, i was watching Lord of the Rings the other day. don't you find it very inspirational? i like this part where theoden tells his men.

'Eomer, take your Eored down the left flank,
Gamling, follow the King's banner down the center,
Forth, and fear no darkness!'

Arise, Arise Riders of Theoden!
Spears shall be shaken, Shields shall be splintered
A Sword day, A red day
Ere the sun rises!

Ride now, Ride now!
Ride! Ride for ruin,
And the world's ending!
Death!
(the men of Rohan cries in unison)

Forth Eorlingas!
(horns blew one last time and mounts spurred forward, a step at a time)



then this one was by aragon at the Black Gate

Hold your ground!
(points to his men) Hold your ground!

I see in your eyes,
The same fear that will take the heart of me.
A day may come, when the courage of men fails,
And break all bonds of fellowship,
But it is not this day!

An hour of wolves, and shattered shields,
And when the age of men comes crashing down,
But it is not this day!
This day, We Fight!

By all that you hold dear on this good Earth,
I bid you stand!
Men of the West!


Tolkien is a genius man. do you remember the games you played where they have Mithril swords and armor? do you know where it came from? Tolkien. he came out with this concept of dwarves in Moria. if you guys read the Return of the King, at 1 of the appendices, he explains the mines of Moria holds something more precious than gold or gems, that is Mithril and riches are but toys to the dwarves. the real treasure is Mithril which is indestructable and used to forge weapons and armour. Tolkien actually used alot of historical stuff in Lord of the Rings. his part about Aragon at the black gate, facing an army many times his own, motivates them and wins the day is actually a scene from shakespeare`s Henry the V act 3 scene 1. the english army was upon the french`s. i think it`s at agincourt if i remember correctly or dunno wad. he tells his men to motivate them

(its a very long text, so jus the end part only)
I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips,
Straining upon the start. The games`s afoot:
Follow your spirit and upon this charge
Cry 'God for Harry, England and Saint George!'


it`s no wonder Lord of the rings is the top of all fantasy books. it took Tolkien 16 years to write it man.

ok, back to my timetable. besides reading fantasy, i also played games and went out with friends to lunch and town roaming. i asked keenhong to join me in ROSE online the other day. gt the free trial thing u noe, 7 days. i hit lvl 30. nt bad liao ok haha. i think after the A lvls im going to pay-to-play it. my computer cant support World of Warcraft. Final Fantasy 11 also cant. the graphics is jus too powerful for my computer.

i cant wait for A levels to end man. i cant wait to do so many things. go hang out, play games, write my story, etc etc. time is a luxury we dont seem to have.. i want 1 thing right now, time.