Fall of the Rising Sun

Anyone see on the news about that hurricane in Japan? Terrible thing, I'm very blessed that I don't live near a costal area. It must suck to live on some remote island in the Pacific if you ask me. You know, I don't even know what I'm talking about anymore, I'm thinking about shutting down my blog. I dunno why, I just feel like closing it down for good this time. I just don't have the time anymore, I mean, I'm blogging right now cause I just finished the History test! So I don't know, what do you guys think?

What Do You Want?

Do you think that some of my posts are stupid or dumb? Do you not like me ranting about things you'ce probably never heard of or care for? Do you want your ideas to be heard? Then send me a FB PM or write on the Asian Portal's wall about your idea for what you think I sjould blog about next, who knows? Your idea might be the next big thing! (At least on this blog :P)

STOPMOTION

So now in class we're gonna have to make a stopmotion video. And its really gonna suck. I don't have a lot of patience, so if you have an impatient guy trying to make a a stopmotion video, your gonna have some disaster ahead of you. But on the bright side, our next video project is gonna be a fun one. We get to make a music video! Now thats something I think imma gonna enjoy! I even have a song prepared, Demons by Brian Mcfadden. And on top of that, this weekend I'm gonna download a mod called Afraid of Monsters (a Half Life 1 mod) that in my opinion, isn't just the scariest mod ever, by the SCARIEST GAME ever. So I'm ready to be scared out of mind, and I'm also ready to be "afraid of monsters" (crappy pun intended) Also a special thanks to my friend cyrus106, for sending me a copy of Half Life, he has a Youtube channel, and if you have nothing else better to do, then check out his vids :)

http://www.youtube.com/user/cyrus106

Cyrus' channel

Lending a Helping Hand, and being a bit Lazy XD

Hey guys, sorry I haven't updated the blog in awhile. Its not that I've been lazy (well ok I guess I was just a little lazy) but rather, I've been a bit busy. You see, its kinda of a long story, so brace yourselves. I met a guy over Youtube a month ago who makes Let's Play videos, as well as Half Life Mod gameplay vids. You could say we're friends now, as I'm one of his most active fans as well, I try helping him in any way I can, like trying to set up Skype stuff and servers for games and other stuff that if I said right now would make me look more like a nerd then I already am. If that makes any sense?? Buy anyways, he's really sick now, AND on top of being sick, Youtube screwed up somehow, and now HALF of his videos are gone. Half of a year's worth of work is gone now, and he's kinda depressed about it (cause he's worked really hard) and I've been just a bit worried about him. I've been trying to help him over the internet, and I haven't been able to do much stuff on the blog. So sorry about that again, I'm trying to get back into the groove of blogging daily (or at least trying to)

Song of the Day: Running up that Hill- Placebo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBlAdApfK9U

I heard this song on NCIS Los Angeles, and LOVED it. If anyone would like to see the epic scene I heard this song in, heres the link below, otherwise the above link is just a HQ version of the song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gw1iEspKgfE

School Again :P

So after like a week of snow and ice. I'm finally back in school. I'm not upset I'm back in school, but now I have to start re-adapting back into school-life. Waking up at like 6, homework and tests, gotta start writing more neatly thats for sure. Another thing is that since I've been all alone the past week I've been alone, so know I gotta get back into my social life. Its been just a tad awkward being back in school, but its not all that bad. I get to see my friends again, and now I have something to do during the day besides stalking people on Facebook (lol, ya'll know I'm just kidding, and contrary to popular belief, NO, I'm not always online. I just comment on a lot of stuff. I'm just active.) Tomorrow we have a science test. Yay... and that History assignment is NOT as bad as everyone thinks, it took me only like less then an hour. I have no idea where this post is going. I guess my brain melted over our "unofficial" holiday, but who knows. :P

Green and Yellow

Tonight one of the smallest towns in America has just one the biggest game in the country.

Packers: 31 Steelers: 25

Theres gonna be A LOT of happy Cheeseheads

Sorry Steelers fans

I now have a new respect for Aaron Rodgers. 9 TD passes in the Playoffs, and 3 during the Super Bowl

And he also has a new Camaro Convertible

... now thats beast...

I Like Wheat Thins

Another day of snow, another day of no school, another day of living my boring Asian life. So hopefully you read my previous post about snow days for Asians, which after reading through a couple of times, made me realize it didn't really have that much to do with snow days after all, but rather about how much Asian parents SUCK!!! But don't worry, today I will simply be telling what my schedule was today.

6:30- wake up

6:35-8- Play Steam games

8-12- watch TV and eat wheat thins

12:10- throw away box of wheat thins and get another box

12:15-2- watch TV and eat wheat thins

2:05- throw away box of wheat thins

2:06- take out the trash

2:07- find out that the top of my garbage can outside was frozen

2:08-2:15- attempted to pry open the top, eventually succeeded

2:15-6- watch TV, and not eat wheat thins, cause I was all out

6:30- ate dinner

6:30-9:20- chatted on FB

9:25- updating my blog

So yeah, that was my schedule..... oh but one thing that happened was because of all the blackouts going on, I turned my room into a fallout bunker. In case a blackout hit my house and the heat went out, I would have a place to wait it out. My room is currently over 90 degrees :D

So yeah, happy "Yay no school because theres snow!!!!" day :P

Snow Day Fun Day! Right?...

Sigh, everyone loves snow days right? Kids get to play in the snow, and teens get another day off from school. Parents sometimes even get to miss work because they can't get to work! So everyone wins! Or so we think everyone wins, oh no, not everyone gets to enjoy the luxuries of an "unofficial day off." Its boring when you are cut off from the outside world, besides Facebook and this blog, I really have no other way to indirectly contact with other people. Can't text, don't got Live, no Skype, and calling has now become something of a taboo among American teenagers (or "Americanized Asians" such as myself). But no, Asian parents don't care. They don't care if you become the most boring, uninteresting, unsocial person in the world, but: "As long as you graduate college with at least 3 PHds, thats all that matters. Make lots of money to support your family, bring honor to your family, sports doesn't matter because it doesn't make you smarter, master the violin and the piano,and become the best of the best so that you can show those Americans who's boss!" Thats pretty much the motto to every Asian parent in America, if not the world. Theres only one problem with this, well, its more like 10. Allow me to present to you the "10 Deadly Sins of a typical Asian Parent":

1. No matter how smart you are, you'll never find a GF if your unsocial, so therefore besides your parents, theres no one to use your money on to "support your family"

2. Despite stereotypes, not every Asian is a "child prodigy" or a "musical genius" yet Asian Parents still urged their children to master both academics and music.

3. Going back to number 2, although I can understand them pushing their kids to master both, they shouldn't obsess over making them the best.

4. Asian parents DO NOT give a wooden nickel about their kid's emotions or feelings. They believe that "tough love" is the way to go, so most try to knock any signs of feeling out of their kids, because if a child does not have any emotions, then they will do better in school. Thats all bullcorn. Emotion is what makes us human, and to take that away would be a cruel thing to do.

5. Going back to number 4, Asian parents do not understand sarcasm or any other form of joking. Eventually this will lead to their kids also not having a strong sense of humor.

6. They don't care about how athletic you are. "China needs more doctors and scientists, not athletes." So says many Asian parents.

7. They don't even remotely approve of dating... nuff said.

8. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention, Asian parents also do not condone the dating of any other race. Which means that because I am Asian, I am only allowed to date other Asians. No Whites, no Blacks, and no Latinos.

9. Asian Parents are never content with what their children have achieved. If you get a letter from the state governor telling you what a good job you've been doing in school, they want a letter from the president. You master all of Mozart's songs on piano, now they want you to master all of Bach's. You get a Master's from MIT, now they want a PhD from Yale. You just bought the entire United States? Now they want you to buy Canada.

10. Now here comes the one thing I hate most, the unforgivable sin. Asian parents always LOVE comparing you to other Asian kids. Heres an example: pretend my name is Kevin, and I just got an A- on my science final, and my friend Vince (who is also Asian) got an A+. Here's an example of what an Asian parent might say (complete with the bad English! yay!) "Kevin!!! Why you no get A+ on your final science?! You no study harder enough!!! Look at Vince, he get A+ on his test. Why you not as smarter as Vince??!! You bring shame to your family!!! You go study harder so you smart like Vince and make gooder grades like Vince!!!

Yeah, annoying ain't it? So imagine your parents comparing you to every single Asian kid you knew.... every single day...

So yeah, just remember that when your out having fun with your friends on a snow day. Think about those poor Asian teenagers being forced to study for things they don't need to study for, and drilling for things that they won't need. Thankfully at least my parents don't make me do that, but I guarantee you that at least 98% of all Asian parents, would make their kids work on a snow day. Just thank the "10 Deadly Sins" for that...

Red Review

You know what I love? Jesus, video games, guns, football, and Clint Eastwood. Last night I saw the movie Red, starring Bruce Willis and Morgan Freeman, and unfortunately the movie had only 1 out of 5 things I love. But hey, thats ok, cause the movie made up for it. Red is a movie about an ex-CIA agent (Willis) who is the target of assassination. Now I'll try not to spoil anything, but I might on accident, so read this review at your own risk.

I'll be honest, the beginning was a tad boring and made no sense. One minute Bruce Willis is setting up Christmas decorations and talking with his pension worker, and then the next minute he's fighting off government mercenaries. Eventually the plot will thicken and it all begins to make sense. The acting was really good, I especially liked John Malkovich's character, who is a crazy and sadistic ex-CIA agent who helps Willis throughout the movie. Karl Urban also does a good job portraying Cooper, a CIA killing machine who is the antagonist in the movie. Cold-blooded, but yet inside, he tries to do his best for the greater good of his country. The movie also has a few humorous moments, and also does a great job transitioning between funny and serious. And now finally, the biggest part of Red was the action and th effects. I only have 2 words to describe the action and effects, and I shall only use these 2 words.... FRIKIN AMAZING.....

In conclusion, the movie was beastly, except for the slow start, this is a fantastic action movie. It's not Oscar-worthy, but it defiantly deserves some praise.

I give this movie 4/5 stars :D

THE ASIAN PORTAL OFFICIAL FACEBOOK GROUP

***ATTENTION ASIAN PORTAL READERS!***

If you are not already aware, I have created an official group for Asian Portal. Most of you guys are already part of the group, but if your not already part of the group, I'd like to invite you to join. Just type Asian Portal into the search box in Facebook, then you should see Asian Portal pop up. Go to the group then click join, and if I know you, then I'll add you. Simple as that!

I try to regularly update the group as well as the blog, and I usually post on the group's wall whenever I update the blog. I am really looking forward to increasing the amount of regular readers, so make me a happy Asian and join the group! Please? ^_^

The Social Network Review

Hey everyone, it is currently 11:49 p.m, and I just saw The Social Network. let me start off by saying that I now understand why it won Best Motion Picture at the Golden Globes. Secondly, I now have a new respect for drama movies. But enough of my useless ranting, lets get on with the review. The Social Network is actually based off of a book with a name so long that I'm to lazy to type it here, and that book is based off of how Mark Zuckerburg invented Facebook. SO yes, the movie is based off of the real story of the birth of Facebook. Now i'll try to say my feelings on the movie without spoiling it, so here we go. I thought Jesse Eisenburg did a fantastic job portraying Zuckerburg, and the rest of the cast did a marvelous job portraying the rest of the characters. The plot was pretty good, there were a lot of computer terms I didn't really understand, but I got most of the movie. The atmosphere was very fitting to the college lifestyle, while somehow I just feel that the real story of Facebook's creation had been, "Hollywood-tized" for the big screen, The Social Network was an extremly well-made movie. I give it 4.5 starts out of 5.

Why Chinese Moms are Superior

Hey guys, I made this post just as a test to see if my blog's new template would upload it without screwing it up or something. But just so you guys don't leave my blog without a thought about Asians on your mind, heres an interesting article I found online called, "Why Chinese Moms are Superior" check it out.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704111504576059713528698754.html

I Don't Like to Move It Move It

I don't really like to dance. There, I said, happy? Well I don't know why I said that, but since I've already said it, I might as well blog about it. For some strange reason I don't like to dance, well I guess its not strange, I mean there are a lot of people who don't like to dance, but they don't matter, they don't have their own blog, well maybe they, do....... What was I saying? :p

Oh yeah, there are actually only 2 songs in the world that will make me FEEL like dancing. One is the Caramelldansen. If your a fan of internet memes, then you probably know what this is, if you don't, then heres a link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX6e7sO1ss0

Yes, if I did dance to this, I would be doing the Caramelldanse dance, not freestyle. However, the other song would make me want to freestyle, the other song is Pjanoo; by Eric Pridz. Its an electronic dance song, and its TOTALLY instrumental. Its actually pretty catchy, and you might have heard it in the 1st trailer for GTA 4 The Ballad of Gay Tony. You might have also heard this song if you live in Britain (it was like on the top 5 songs chart or something). But if you haven't heard it at all, then heres a link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbEeJoJ4NV8

So yeah, I hope ya'll enjoy dancing much more then I do.

Song of the Day: Hotel California- the Eagles

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIURlnIrErE

Frankly, this is the last song I would ever dance to, just saying...

Inception Review

Recently I have just the 2010 Blockbuster Inception. And to put it simply, I thought it was brilliant. The plot was amazing, the shot sequences were suspenseful, yet action-packed, all the actors did a good job with their roles, and special effects were out of this world. There are A LOT of things I could say about Inception, but I'll just list the things I liked. The movie concept, of trying to put an idea into someone's head, while making it seem like that person thought it up, was a really good idea. There are few movies that make you think, most movies just throw the answers out to you, but not Inception. You never knew what was going to happen. I actually thought Cobb's (DiCaprio) team was going to fail in their mission to put that idea into the rich guy's head. But one more thing that has everyone talking, was the ending. I will admit, the ending was a bit confusing, but after about five minutes after the movie ended I finally understood. The top was beginning to topple, but it still kept spinning, I think the director wanted us to decide for ourselves, wheter DiCaprio's kids were real... or just another dream. All in all I LOVED this movie, and if I ever get another chance to see it, I'll watch it.

I give this movie 5 out of 5 stars, and 2 thumbs up. Inception is number 2 on my personal top 5 movies of all time list. (Right behind Forrest Gump)

Basketball and Soccer and XC Oh My!

You guys want to know the 2 American-played sports that people in Asia play? Basketball and Soccer! Besides that they have like Badminton and stuff, but really, do you know anyone who plays Badminton?! I don't, and I'm Asian, lol XD

But seriously, its sad that even we're not that good, well, let me rephrase that, Asians who stay in Asia are good at sports. Hard to believe right? But it's true! So yeah, and Asians in America aren't good. Mostly cause our parents moved here to give us a better education, not to become the next Kobe. So yeah, I suck at basketball..... Big surprise eh? I'm so bad, I think Coach A hates me now. And due to a special request, I shall also talk about my experience as a Cross-Country runner. I suck..... And thats all I really have to say about that. No! Im being serious! You ever seen me run? I usually end up like fifth-to-last at meets..... :'(

But people like Micah or Kent, well thats who you should talk to if you want to know what it feels like to be a good XC runner. :)

Awakening

Just a quick heads-up, this post is more of a rant, so if you aren't interested in an Asian ranting about stuff, or if you are pregnant, I would recommend skipping the paragraph below, and go straight t the one on the bottom.

Imagine your in a hospital, then you wake up to find it abandoned, you go exploring and you go outside, and then you find London to be almost completely destroyed.... Oh yeah, ANDS IT COMPLETELY OVERRUN BY ZOMBIES!!! Yeaaahhh, I totally did not rip this analogy from (28 Days Later), but the point of this is that I'm annoyed by the lack of people in the grade (not gonna say the grade we're in to prevent them Predators from knowing what grade I'm in, but ya'll know what grade I'm in) Anyways, the lack of people in my grade who are online on FB, I'm mean seriously, theres like NO ONE online usually, so I have no one to chat with! Sad isn't it?Plus the fact that I can't text, and talking over phone is kinda awkward in this day and age, I need more friends online! Theres only Freshmen online most of the time, maybe I should start chatting with them, but I don't want to! No offence to any Freshmen readers. So in conclusion, I would like to ask, someone please chat with me, I don't want to seem desperate, but I really am. maybe its because I've been alone during Christmas Break, but who knows? Who knows?

THIS IS THE FIRST POST OF 2011!!!! I hope everyone has a great year this year, 2010 was one of the best years of my life, thanks to ALL of my friends, reader of my blog or not, I still love all of you guys! :D