Continuous Creativity

"Life is a game of chess. You need strategy, and you win some, you lose some."

You're all probably wondering what happened at the chess competition a few days ago. There were eight rounds of games, and it was divided into 2 days. Oddly, though, instead of it being 4 games for each day, it was divided into 3 and 5. I unfortunately played extremely badly the first day, and I was surprised that I actually managed to win a game. (Yes, I only won 1 out of 3 games the first day). The best part though, (WARNING: BRAGGING ALERT!) on the second day, I managed to get 4 wins and 1 draw out of 5 games! How awesome is that?! Woo!

So, in the end, I ended up getting 5.5 points from the entire competition. (a draw is equal to 0.5 points, a win is 1 point and a loss is 0 points) I was surprised that I managed to be in the top 20 (or 25; the list wasn't really accurate, and it was confusing, too) in the entire game. That means, of course, that I'm in the top 25-ish of the entire district. The fact that I can do that is both great and kinda creepy.

Another interesting thing happened that I haven't mentioned. Remember that girl I feel stupid, useless, etc. around? Well, I don't feel that anymore. After I had a meeting with her outside of school, I suddenly didn't feel the inferiority anymore. That was both weird and a relief, since now I'm convinced it's not something that I don't want it to be. (Figure out yourself what that means. Haha)

Speaking of girls, I kinda have a new "problem" now. There's one girl that when I first met her, I felt totally comfortable around her. (Explanation: I have this weird thing where I make people feel really comfortable around me, but for some reason, I don't feel comfortable around people until I know them well) I guess you can say that there's a connection I feel with her, even though I'm not sure about my feelings. Anyways, I recently found out (from her friends) that her friend likes me.

To clarify.

I have a "connection" of sorts with Girl A. Girl A's friend tells me that Girl B (a close friend of Girl A) has a crush on me. Of course, I'm not sure it's true, because I am utterly useless at figuring out if someone likes me until the person doesn't like me anymore. I'm not asking for advice, because I'm not going to do anything about it. I just mentioned it because it's part of my life, and this blog is technically my life in print. So to speak. Or err, type.

Oh, about the chess competition, I forgot to mention that in the "under-18" category, our school or, more specifically, my group) managed enough points to win number 7 in he entire district. Yep, I'm feeling really proud of that. Yusof and I contributed the most points, with both of us giving 5.5 points. Shin Leong gave 4 points and Izzul gave 3.5. At least he improved. Last year, ht only managed to get 1.5! That was embarrassing.

My birthday's coming up soon, I bet most of you didn't know that. Haha, I'll turn Sweet Sixteen on the 16th of this month. Yes, 2 days after Valentine's. Which is tomorrow. God, it's tomorrow, and I don't have any idea who to ask to be my Valentine's! Haha, just kidding. I'm not the type to ask for Valentine's. Long story, and I'm not interested to explain it.

Unfortunately for me, my birthday is on a Monday. For some reason, I didn't have a party planned, so the most I'm gonna do is go and watch a movie with some friends this Sunday. *Sighs deeply*, it's not gonna be the same, without a party, cakes and fun. I've had a party since I can remember. My philosophy on birthdays is this: You're never too old to have a birthday party. Most disagree, though.

Oh, right, I just remembered! I had a spelling test for my French class, (the French don't know how to spell! Seriously) and I managed to get 9 over 10 words right! I forgot the stupid accent. The word I spelled wrongly was Auôt. I spelt it as Auot. It means "August", by the way. Now I need to get ready for my Oral test. I'm talking about my hobby, just so you know.

speaking (or typing) of Oral, I have this English Oral test that my so-called "friends voluntered me against my will. Oh well, I'll have my revenge. I'm gonna talk about something so boring, they're gonna wish that they'd never chosen me. The topic? The origins of chess! Haha, boring, no?

Alright, then, I'm feeling sleepy right now. I'll continue my life's update some other time, then!

Salut,

~Josh the Joshster~

Random Rubbish

"War is a bad thing. But shouldn't it be loner, or at least be a four letter word?"

Have you ever noticed that people love talking about war a lot? It's as if war is a universal topic. Why can't we talk about more important things, like how to fix the environment, how to stop domestic problems, how to stop world hunger? Instead, every newspaper and almost every influential person of power will talk about war. At least most of them nowadays are talking about how to end it. I'm sure Obama will do a great job.

But really, think about it. World War 1, World War 2, Desert Storm, Iraq, and now it's Israil and Gaza. When will the wars stop? It can't be that hard. I mean, just stop fighting each other. What sickens me the most about this is that young people, the soldiers, will be the ones to die. The ones that will be leaving wives to become widows, kids to be become orphans, families to lose a brother or a son.

What's the point? Oil? Money? Power? Just to prove a Goddang point? (This topic is not worth a swear word) Can't we all just compromise and agree to disagree? If all we ever talk about is war, don't you think that the little kids, the children, will start blaming the government and other people about this? They won't grow up to stop it, they'll probably be the ones that either put the blame on some other party, or the ones that go off to join in! Wars are just a lame attempt at begging for attention. maybe if we all just ignore the parties involved, they'll stop fighting.

As you can see, I'm really against this "activity". Like Albert Einstein once said, "War is merely an excuse for murder". The only time you're allowed to murder someone is in self-defense, and there's no other way to save your life. I even detest that people will look at you differently and have opinions about you depending on what you buy! Like McDonalds, for example. Just because a guy buys something to eat from them, he (or she) is considered a supporter of Israil. What the Hell?! It's just food!

*Talks a few deep breaths to cakm down*

You're probably wondering about why this sudden outburst of war. Don't worry, I probably won't talk about it. Much. Seriously, though, why am I judged for what I buy? No, I didn't buy anything from McDonald's. I'm a bit anti-fast food. Except for Dominoes and KFC. I don't know what it is about them that I can't resist! Anyhow, I digress. If I'm about to buy anything appaewntly "Israil related", I'm sneered at, and seen as a traitor to Muslims. ANd if I don't donate at all for Gaza, I'm seen as a traitor to Muslims again! It's a charity for crying out loud!

Sorry you all had to read that. I just had to express my really intense hate of this topic. It can't be that hard to decline a war. I may be wrong, since I'm no politician, but I'm saying it from a citizen's point of view. Maybe we should ask the politicians invloved to join in the war they started. That should teach them a lesson.

God, I'm hungry today. I don't know why. Right now, I'm eating about 6 sandwiches with choclate in them, 2 egg sandwiches and 4 sausages. Okay, it's not much, I know. But still. It looks like a lot on my plate. Hey, maybe my hromones are finally kicking in. That'll explain why I'm starting to become a sap around this one particular person. Ha ha. If I'm right, and it is hormones, then woo hoo! I'm actually gonna go taller! Here's hoping that I'll get a growth spurt! *Crosses fingers*

I don't know why, but I'm blogging a lot lately. Maybe it's my sudden space of time. It's as if I'm suddenly very free. About that, you won't believe what happened today. I was stood up by three girls at the exact same time. Ha ha, I know you're shocked at this piece of information. Lemme explain first.

Remember I mentioned about the History presentation that I had to do today? Well, I was doing it with three girls, and we were meeting up at a restaurant. I waited there for half an hour, and then suddenly Fatin calls and tells me that they couldn't make it. Elli just mentioned that she couldn't come, and Umairah's Mum was sick, so she had no transport. That means, of course, that we'll be postponing it to Monday, which is a school holiday. Monday morning, to be precise. Haha, what joy!

Oh, right, I have to go now. I'm going to my Dad's friend's Chinese New Year open house thing. Maybe I'll blog again tomorrow. Who knows?

Salut,

~Josh the Joshster~

P.S., Najihah, can't wait for you to get back! Don't forget to teach me Italian! Haha.