Archives - July 2003

Wednesday, July 30th 2003, 22:42

Went to the book fair today. Loads of ppl. Lucky we went in the lunch hour, and left before 3pm.

Books that I bought (for a total of 368.6$):

Two Views of Mind: Abhidharma and Brain Science

Philosophy of Mathematics (simplified Chinese version)

Giant book of dirty jokes

Tuesdays with Morrie

{Chinese texts lost during archiving process}

Tuesday, July 29th 2003, 22:13

Played basketball today, then snooker. Thanks everyone there for teaching me the basics, you have all been very patient with me for the whole three hours. Also thanks to Dickson for booking the courts - you're actually a nice and feminine kind of guy, completely opposite to the words 'mean' or 'hardcore'.

Monday, July 28th 2003, 15:53

Been eating in good restaurants lately for lunch and dinner. My parents say that even the best food in the US is no match to the international cuisine of Hong Kong, and wants me to have a taste of its diversity and class before I go. I couldn't agree more. You see, most international students that go to the US looks forward to becoming international, updated with the modern world and catch up with technology. Hong Kong surpasses the Illinois State in them all. Instead, I'm going there to look for peace and quiet, a city boy going to a village, to wrap myself up in tranquility, and to make friends with a simple, innocent and outgoing people.

Just some random thoughts.

Friday, July 25th 2003, 22:10

Finally went out today. Had lots of fun. The reason why I'm never short of cash is because I have $150 a month of pocket money for the sole purpose of having fun, since year 7, but I have never spent any of it. I never listen to CD's, don't buy much video games, and rarely buy clothes (my mom buys it for me). I also rarely go out. So now, I'm still spending my year 11 pocket money, and I have tons of it. I am bored, and I WANNA GO OUT!!!

Also, is anyone actually considering to help me out by writing that 50 word passage and giving me that photo? Why is it that my outside friends are more enthusiastic than the friends from my own school?

Thursday, July 24th 2003, 21:05

Finally got a place to live for my university! Yey - first choice too!

However, there's a catch: "Housing reserves the right to change this assignment." Hm...

Also, for some reason, today I ran much faster than usual. Do I really draw strength from the winds? Or perhaps my past life was a bird?

Wednesday, July 23rd 2003, 17:37

"The winds swirled faster and faster, their voices screeching ever more sharply into the boundless skies, swarming into my little appartment. And there my window stood, proud and defient, as the last barrier shielding me from the wrath of nature. Inside it was warmth and comfort, and outside the enemy stood, banging onto the walls, trying to break though and obliterate all traces of civilisation inside. Yes, I love you, but sometimes I don't like what you do. You don't have to cry so violently - you could always talk to me, right?"

Monday, July 21st 2003, 15:54

What have I been doing:

- Still preparing university documents. How do I tell Edexcel to send that damn transcript to UIUC before August 24?!???

- Going out with family and (occasionally) friends. Speaking of friends, I am surprised that no-one is writing the summery for me. What exactly does that mean, HUH??

- Playing weichi online. It's fun - I suggest everyone have a "go" at it.

- Trying to play the piano again, trying being the key word here.

- Tried out this new online game today, one that just began it's beta stage on July 1st. Being an experienced player, I started with the cleric, the hardest starting class out of the lot!

Also, for those that can read Chinese, I found two really good jokes on the net. Enjoy!

Friday, July 18th 2003, 16:48

you are a..."head over heels" lover

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All I can say is, NOT A CHANCE!!!!

Also, I am trying to improve my site again, but I need help for one of the parts. Basically, I need the following from all of you:

- A semi-decent photo of your face ("CENSORED: EXPLICIT MATERIAL" if left empty)

- A 50 word summery of you as a person ("he/she's mute" if left empty)

- A 50 word summery of your relationship with me, or what you think of me ("illiterate" if left empty)

- Your homepage/website ("technologically challenged" if left empty)

Then, I will fill it up in the "Friends section" of my page ("(Got none)" if left empty)

Thursday, July 17th 2003, 18:53

Came back from the Cheung Chou trip. Did the usual things, such as walking in the beach and staying up all night.

I think photos and other people's Xanga sites can explain it better. Won't bother writing detailed entries, as everything was so typical and nothing special really happened, despite enjoying myself to the fullest. I guess that's another two days gone from what little time that we can see each other with, before we leave each other forever.

Tuesday, July 15th 2003, 21:53

My e-mail account has been changed from [email protected] to kkmli02@netvigator.com. Other e-mail accounts will remain the same.

Monday, July 14th 2003, 20:16

It's a great thing to be very involved in the things that you do, and in helping others. But once you become attached to them, you must stop. Otherwise your actions will slowly become twisted to selfish ends. Some of these dirty, corrupted thoughts are already beginning to work their way into my mind, and it won't be long before my spirit becomes afflicted as well. You don't really want to see me without my spirit - it's a terrible sight to behold!

Any advice (other then embrace religion)?

On a lighter note, I went to play table tennis with some people. Then some of us went to Mong Kok to buy a map of Hong Kong Island. We planned our hiking trail for Friday already - ask around to find out!

Friday, July 11th 2003, 23:48

I've lost my Chess and Chinese Chess skills completely. Not happy.

Wednesday, July 9th 2003, 12:42

More than one person expressed their difficulty in deciding whether they should follow their mind or their heart.

The obvious, and easy answer, is to the "practical" and follow your mind. But your mind is only a tool, like a desktop computer, and never acts by itself. It's always through a heart, a will, that acts upon it. Therefore "following the mind" is a contradictory statement in itself.

The reason why people have the illusion that they are "following the mind" is because you are following another person's mind. You believe that your mind is your heart, when in fact your computer's doing what another person's heart desires.

I agree that as your mind becomes more knowledgeable as you get through life, your heart might want to do something else. That's alright. Just remember that a mind only processes raw data, and it is up to the heart to make judgments (although the accuracy in which your mind receives and processes data can certainly affect your judgment!).

Success is not judged upon how much you achieve, but how much of what you want is achieved. It's always harder to go against your parents and friends then to just give in and play along. If that's the case, I have a little piece of advice for you:

Don't.

Monday, July 7th 2003, 22:45

Some people are smart and work hard, but their circumstances do not allow them the opportunities in which they can excel in. Others, like myself, have the best conditions, but doesn't work hard enough to take advantage of them, until it's too late. Those people deserve no sympathy.

It tortures me to see everyone around me repeat all the mistakes I made in my life. I'm working very hard now, and see if I can salvage anything out of the mess I'm in.

Stop repeating my mistakes! Please!

Saturday, July 5th 2003, 17:32 {link and photos irrelevent during as at archiving process}

Came back from the graduation trip to Malaysia. Everyone had lots of fun, and regretted that it was over so quickly. But of course we couldn't have made it any longer since we all have our daily business to contend with (for me, it's literally 100+ mails, e-mails and forms to fill in, and dozens of places in Hong Kong to travel to).

I really want to tell everyone absolutely everything about the trip (call me up or start a group chat), but some people might not appreciate it, so here's the summery:

- The trip was only actually 3 days, and most of that's spent traveling. But this trip is really for friends, and not for sightseeing anyway, so who cares?

- The lower the class of the restaurant, the better the food gets. Snacks on the streets are best.

- A whole day was dedicated to water sports. I found it alright, while the others found it extremely enjoyable.

- We kept taking random photos of people without permission.

- We had difficulty determining whether we were being sarcastic/ironic to each other during conversations.

- Since the tour was so cheap, we kept on going to specialty shops for buying souvenirs. How else could they make a profit?

- The tour guide was one of the best bullshitters in the history of mankind.

- Instead of sleeping, the four guys and six and a half girls played lame games with too much snacks and some alcohol. The night reached it's climax towards the end, but I won't tell you what happened.

Of course, with happiness comes the hangovers. I got rejected by the Hong Kong Young Ambassador's scheme and got a D (d) for my use of English examination. Also got rejected for one of the five choices I made for HKU, probably because I got that D (I forgot - I think it's law).