So, its been about 2 weeks since the play and I've had some time to think about what happened.
This year, I joined tech so I would be able to learn under the new teacher, and maybe get into Cultural Convention this year. I envisioned myself as becoming TC or Tech Coordinator (Stage Manager) where I finally get to run the show as the head techie.
In the end, I became Assistant Technical Director (which meant I did everything), as well as ran the backstage crew. The stage manager positions went to two students who were IB Theatre students who needed to be involved with the play somehow. Both had zero technical experience which made me quite angry. Also, I later realized that I wouldn't be going to Cultural Convention either due to external circumstances.
However, in the end, I got to work with an awesome tech teacher, and I learned a lot of new things. I got to build tons of new things and do things that I've never done for tech before.
All in all, I would say that this was an awesome experience, but it would have been better if some things were in my favor.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Monday, August 15, 2011
College ----> Florida
Well, in the last few weeks, I was in the East Coast touring colleges. We were in Boston, New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington DC. The colleges that we went to see were: Boston College, Brandeis, Tufts, Columbia, Muhlenberg, Haverford and Georgetown.
I really like Haverford, but I won't discuss about it on here.
A good thing about the college tour was that we got to eat alot of good food. Tons of good seafood (East Coast), and other goodies. I have pictures on Facebook.
We also went to New Jersey where we saw some old friends and had a big party there also. (I just realized that all of my good experiences somehow revolve around food. That's depressing).
Now onto Florida.
Florida is awesome. Tons of amusement parks, friendly people, and awesome food. We went to six theme parks. Universal Studios, Universal Islands of Adventure (Harry Potter), Epcot, Disney Hollywood Studios, Disney Magic Kingdom, and Disney Animal Kingdom. For some reason this time, I sort of overcame my fear of rollercoasters, as I went on tons this time. Some of my favorites include: Rip Ride Rockit, Rocket-Roller, The Forbidden Journey, The Incredible Hulk, and the Dragon Challenge, just to name a few. I also went on some really interesting rides: The Tower of Terror, Star Tours, and Mission Space. I was quite impressed with the technology involved in the rides.
The difference between Universal Studios and Disney World is basically: crowd control. At disney, they have special "walkers" for people who come early in the morning to the rides. They keep a huge rope as they "walk" everyone into the park. Later, they keep everyone happy by getting people to "fastpasses" or providing wonderful service that makes waiting in line worth it. At Universal, no such system exists. Finally I recommend anyone who is going to Florida to check out the amusement parks, to buy the book: The Unofficial Guide to Disney World _____ (year)...it is a very useful book because it helps "hardcore amusement park people" have fun. It cuts wait time by 80%.
Well that was my first few weeks of summer...it was awesome.
I really like Haverford, but I won't discuss about it on here.
A good thing about the college tour was that we got to eat alot of good food. Tons of good seafood (East Coast), and other goodies. I have pictures on Facebook.
We also went to New Jersey where we saw some old friends and had a big party there also. (I just realized that all of my good experiences somehow revolve around food. That's depressing).
Now onto Florida.
Florida is awesome. Tons of amusement parks, friendly people, and awesome food. We went to six theme parks. Universal Studios, Universal Islands of Adventure (Harry Potter), Epcot, Disney Hollywood Studios, Disney Magic Kingdom, and Disney Animal Kingdom. For some reason this time, I sort of overcame my fear of rollercoasters, as I went on tons this time. Some of my favorites include: Rip Ride Rockit, Rocket-Roller, The Forbidden Journey, The Incredible Hulk, and the Dragon Challenge, just to name a few. I also went on some really interesting rides: The Tower of Terror, Star Tours, and Mission Space. I was quite impressed with the technology involved in the rides.
The difference between Universal Studios and Disney World is basically: crowd control. At disney, they have special "walkers" for people who come early in the morning to the rides. They keep a huge rope as they "walk" everyone into the park. Later, they keep everyone happy by getting people to "fastpasses" or providing wonderful service that makes waiting in line worth it. At Universal, no such system exists. Finally I recommend anyone who is going to Florida to check out the amusement parks, to buy the book: The Unofficial Guide to Disney World _____ (year)...it is a very useful book because it helps "hardcore amusement park people" have fun. It cuts wait time by 80%.
Well that was my first few weeks of summer...it was awesome.
Sunday, August 14, 2011
School 2011-2012
My junior year just started last week, and so far its been fine. My schedule this year is very relaxed, and yet also quite challenging. My main goals this year are: To score A- or higher in all my classes; To get a 2000+ on my SAT, as well as a high score on my ACT; To be apart of this year's Upper School Drama as well as the Techie that goes to Bangkok for Cultural. Other than that, stay alive, and stay happy.
Saturday, July 16, 2011
End of an Era
Well, it began with "The Boy Who Lived.." It has been a wonderful series..and I am thankful that I have been apart of it. I remember watching the first Harry Potter, as well as reading all the books.
I used to boast that I could read fast, and one of the examples I would always use was: "I read Harry Potter, The Order of Phoenix in 2 hours." While this was usually not true, I still remember reading the books over and over and over. 20 times, 50 times, even 100s of times. Whenever the new book came out, I would read it non-stop to get the story. Right after I finished, I would re-read it again to soak up any details that I may have flew over. Harry Potter books are one of those books that will always show you something different every time you read it. I think my favorite Harry Potter book of all time would be the 5th. It was quite long (which shows that reading it in 2 hours is almost impossible), and yet it was very gripping. The death of one of my favorite characters, Sirius Black, was quite sad, but I did understand why. In all, as many people say, "the books are always better than the movie", and in this case, it is quite true.
As I have said to many people, I have been very disappointed with many of the movies. I personally believe that movie adaptations are usually bad, and in some cases the Harry Potter books. I think that movies 1 and 2 were the best, because the books were short and they could keep every thing in. 3, 4, 5, and 6 were mostly bad as they created many plot holes and sort of kept things abridged. I was quite glad that they split number 7 into two parts, as it allowed the producers to add more things in. In the end the Harry Potter: The Deathly Hallows Part 1 and 2 were quite impressive and I actually enjoyed the movies.
In all, it has been a wonderful 10 years. While, it never seemed that long, it is true that the series will live on forever. It is possible that an Extended Universe will be created, similar to Star Wars. Finally, I would just like to say, that it truly is an end of an era, and I hope that this series will be kept alive through the billions of fans around the world. I will definitely "force" my kids to read the series, as I did before.
Fin.
I used to boast that I could read fast, and one of the examples I would always use was: "I read Harry Potter, The Order of Phoenix in 2 hours." While this was usually not true, I still remember reading the books over and over and over. 20 times, 50 times, even 100s of times. Whenever the new book came out, I would read it non-stop to get the story. Right after I finished, I would re-read it again to soak up any details that I may have flew over. Harry Potter books are one of those books that will always show you something different every time you read it. I think my favorite Harry Potter book of all time would be the 5th. It was quite long (which shows that reading it in 2 hours is almost impossible), and yet it was very gripping. The death of one of my favorite characters, Sirius Black, was quite sad, but I did understand why. In all, as many people say, "the books are always better than the movie", and in this case, it is quite true.
As I have said to many people, I have been very disappointed with many of the movies. I personally believe that movie adaptations are usually bad, and in some cases the Harry Potter books. I think that movies 1 and 2 were the best, because the books were short and they could keep every thing in. 3, 4, 5, and 6 were mostly bad as they created many plot holes and sort of kept things abridged. I was quite glad that they split number 7 into two parts, as it allowed the producers to add more things in. In the end the Harry Potter: The Deathly Hallows Part 1 and 2 were quite impressive and I actually enjoyed the movies.
In all, it has been a wonderful 10 years. While, it never seemed that long, it is true that the series will live on forever. It is possible that an Extended Universe will be created, similar to Star Wars. Finally, I would just like to say, that it truly is an end of an era, and I hope that this series will be kept alive through the billions of fans around the world. I will definitely "force" my kids to read the series, as I did before.
Fin.
Monday, June 27, 2011
Week 1 Day 1 (Questions)
Wow...first day, while the SAT itself wasn't that bad, it was after I took it, when I found out that I had a ton of stuff to do. I studied the wrong vocab words which meant I had to cram them, and also I have to do make-up homework. Sigh...tomorrow is another day.
In other news, I got a job! Teaching tennis...pro bono...not that I mind.
Today is my birthday in Taipei, and tomorrow is my birthday here...XD.
Thank you all my friends (who actually read this) for wishing me a happy birthday!
:)
In other news, I got a job! Teaching tennis...pro bono...not that I mind.
Today is my birthday in Taipei, and tomorrow is my birthday here...XD.
Thank you all my friends (who actually read this) for wishing me a happy birthday!
:)
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Week 1 Day 0 (The Beginning)
Well its official, tomorrow I begin my Elite SAT Cram Course. While I did take a practice SAT on Saturday, I am so not looking forward to tomorrow's SAT. Anyways, this post was just my way of ranting before tomorrow.
Good Luck (to myself)
Good Luck (to myself)
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Week 0, Day 0 (The Horror)
Hey, my non-existent readers, this summer I plan to blog daily about this new SAT Cram Course I will be partaking. This will be a interesting way to practice my writing, as well as throw in some vocabulary to make me sound prestigious, when in actuality I will sound pretentious and perhaps deranged. Wish me luck as I endure the hellish journey in which I will have to complete over a time span of 6 weeks. I pray that I won't become a lifeless cadaver afterwards.
As first impressions go, Jack Sung, the "director"(?) or "founder" of this Elite program, has failed. When I first met him, he was: short, seemed to have OCD and quite downright depressing. After a few minutes talking with him, I was more or less correct. He was short, most definitely OCD and very depressing. The way he described the sheer amount of work I would be partaking, was so depressing, it took me all of my willpower to not stab myself with the pens on his desk. An example week, he explained, had the following:
Monday: SAT Test - Lesson with Writing Teacher
Tuesday: Lesson with Writing/Reading/Math Teacher (Quiz?)
Wednesday: Same
Thursday: Same
Friday: Same (Vocabulary Quiz?)
Also, he explained that each day I would have to memorize 50 SAT words, which would later be tested at the end of the week. (250 words a week) Each week would be the same. No breaks, no fun, no actual "summer" life. 4.5 hours of class a day, and 3 hours of homework every night. Goes to show you that this summer will be quite depressing and downright suicidal. It seems that the only people that are filled with zeal over this class, are my parents and the TAS parents that recommended this program.
Notice: Due to the nature of this blog-post and subsequent posts, anyone who has gone, or is affiliated to the Elite Educational Institute, please do not take these words by heart, and only regard them as one's thoughts of the matter.
As first impressions go, Jack Sung, the "director"(?) or "founder" of this Elite program, has failed. When I first met him, he was: short, seemed to have OCD and quite downright depressing. After a few minutes talking with him, I was more or less correct. He was short, most definitely OCD and very depressing. The way he described the sheer amount of work I would be partaking, was so depressing, it took me all of my willpower to not stab myself with the pens on his desk. An example week, he explained, had the following:
Monday: SAT Test - Lesson with Writing Teacher
Tuesday: Lesson with Writing/Reading/Math Teacher (Quiz?)
Wednesday: Same
Thursday: Same
Friday: Same (Vocabulary Quiz?)
Also, he explained that each day I would have to memorize 50 SAT words, which would later be tested at the end of the week. (250 words a week) Each week would be the same. No breaks, no fun, no actual "summer" life. 4.5 hours of class a day, and 3 hours of homework every night. Goes to show you that this summer will be quite depressing and downright suicidal. It seems that the only people that are filled with zeal over this class, are my parents and the TAS parents that recommended this program.
Notice: Due to the nature of this blog-post and subsequent posts, anyone who has gone, or is affiliated to the Elite Educational Institute, please do not take these words by heart, and only regard them as one's thoughts of the matter.
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