believe it or not ... chinese new year

Today i had to balance alot of stuff. Well not alot just a 2000 word paper and chinese new year. The 2000 words dont sound like alot but to someone who hates essays and papers and who hasnt written one in a while it is alot. I started off by making an outline but then left and went to Ripleys Believe it or Not. I went to one in NY about 2 years ago maybe 3. I thought it would be different but it really wasnt. Most of the stuff was the same and honestly it wasnt worth the money at all.



After Ripleys i went to the chinese new year festival near by. If you didnt know by now its the year of the tiger which is called. I wish the US had something like that lol but ill stick to being a Libra cuz it fits me. Ill actually post something on that later on. But yea i was born in the year of the snake. The festival from what i experienced was pretty cool it was crowded lots and lots of people. When we got there we couldnt find where things were being held and played all we heard was music lol The fireworks were at 6 and i caught a glimpse of it but not all of it. The only pic i have of the fireworks didnt come out right. Least i got (in a chinese lady voice) a lucky dragon :)

Acting on Impulse

Thought about doing some sightseeing today so i went to Tower of London. Only thing i went to late and the last showing was at 4 and i was like 5 minutes late. Luckily the Tower Bridge was near by so i went there. The Tower was used as a fortress and a palace also a prison many years go. Now its cared for by charity. The Tower Bridge is self explanatory but it took 8 years to make with over a billion pounds. There are over 30,000 stones. It was a lot of stair climbing as well. I had the chance to see the bridge open and close which was pretty cool. Also, went to the engine room to see how the bridge is operated from hydrogen power. I wish i went at night to see it lit up but for the most part i enjoyed the landscape




After the tower bridge we tried to go out to this place called zoo bar. Its 10 pounds if your not on the guestlist and after 10 and if your on the guestlist its free. Heres the trick i was on the guestlist and i put my roomates as well but they dont want a higher guy ratio or a group of guys. There was a 4 to 2 guy girl ratio and we were meeting a couple girls there. Anyway we got there after 10 and we didnt want to pay so we didnt go.

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I SWEAR BLACKS SUSPECT BLACKS AND THATS JUST WRONG!!
During the process of me going to zoo bar i asked someone where it was got directions and continued on with my roomates and friends. A BLACK COP decides to stop us and asks my roomates are they ok because he thought i was trying to rip them off and sell them tickets to a club and take they money. Does he not see that im American and that i was with them. I swear this pissed me off like your going to suspect me cuz i was the only black guy. Fuck off!

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Anyway after not going to zoo bar a few of us decided to go to this haunted house attraction acting on impulse and i swear it scared the shit out of me but i loved it. I like horror and scary stuff its up my alley. Damn that sounded like i was weird fuck it. Afterwards still acting on impulse we test drove the casino which we all lost but not that much lol Then we ended at moose which is a nightclub near where i live. It has a small dance floor but i actually like the DJ he played hip-hop R&B music that I ACTUALLY LISTEN TO!

overall a good night besides the bullshit ass cop.

BALLLLIN!

ima just start off by saying I AM SOOORE!!
iight but i needed to get in shape so i decided to join the basketball club here at a local college that we get a membership to; Its called Imperial College. They have a club and a bball team. Monday i had my first practice with the team and there wasnt alot of running in the practice but alot of shooting i mean alot of shooting and then we played some games. After practice i felt like my lungs were going to explode. Meeting the guys on the team, they are pretty cool and i like that im meeting people thats not from the US. I mean im in England and all im meeting and hanging around is Americans not cool!

Today we had a game, they are already 3/3 but it was my first game with the team. We played against London South Bank. Their school is massive and supposedly they have 2 teams. I had a good game i wouldnt say great because im out of shape and there were things i could have done better but i played good. I was aggressive, could of shot more but got my teammates involved and had alot of steals. The coach for the other team which i think was a player from an older team or something said "your lucky i wasnt playing i would of shut you down" all i did was laugh and told him then he should of played. I take things like that as a compliment. I still have alot of work to do to get back in shape.

Afterwards the team went out for a drink and food. I didnt want to go because i didnt want to drink yea i said it i didnt want to drink lol but im glad i went it was good to bond with some other guys.
btw we won i forgot the final score because the home team took down the score quick as shit but it was more than 12 points!

M and M

today was pretty good went to a place called Museum of Everything and it was certainly everything. Art made from computer hardware to colored pencils. Everything had a story behind it which made it even more meaningful. Most art wasnt known and was lucky enough to be put in this museum and also most of the artists had a rough time growing up. From being in an orphanage to some having medical problems which restricted them from doing daily child activities. It was too bad we couldnt take pics while we were inside.





Afterwards we went to a place called ministry of sound which is suppose to be like one of the biggest clubs in europe. the entry price is 15 GBP but we got in free. IT was a cool place and crowded but its not my type of place i would go. I dont listen to that type of music but im glad i experienced it at least once.

best ever!

On Thursday i went to see thriller live the musical!
I was expecting only one person to play Michael Jackson but there were several people just singing his songs and everyone around dancing. It was pretty good and actually wouldn't mind seeing it again.
The singers and dancers were excellent and they had a little kid no more than 8 years old singing MJ songs when he was a kid. that kid talented and has a good future.
When i got home i just wanted to listen to MJ songs.
`BAD
`THRILLER
`BLACK or WHITE
`DIRTY DIANA
`SMOOTH CRIMINAL
`BILLIE JEAN

work out

I haven't worked out in a while and I feel like I'm not healthy at all. I mean I don't eat terrible I just don't work out and need to. I been looking at gyms and telling myself for a while I need to work out and never did.  
we get a memebership to the local college and I emailed for basketball but never got a response. I miss it :( actually regret some decisions in my life like leaving rmu but i guess I wouldn't be here where I'm at now. so when one door closes another one opens
fuck that it's not closed just yet ;) 

Spring Break

 
I still haven't decided what I'm doing for spring break.  There's alot places I want to go.  some of my roomates are going to Spain and that's where I want to go but not the places I want to go. I mean I would go but i never even heard of the place they are going. I got invited to Barcelona and a roadtrip with a friend but we actually never met in person only through facebook. I met him through a friend that I hung out with in Australia and learned he was also studying abroad in england. 
hopefully I make a decision quick time is ticking! 

National Kiwi Day

before i came to london I said I wasn't going to compare here to Australia but now it's been hard. When I talk to people here and the stuff they said they want to do or seen I end up thinking about that I've experienced it in australia. I keep bringing up examples of when I was in australia.
Before Saturday I haven't met any australians and new zealanders(kiwis) but this day was alot different. I was invitied to a pub crawl by a friend who invited her. today we were honorary kiwis.  Saturday was national kiwi day and many australians and new zealanders would pub crawl from paddington to Westminster and then watch the footy game.  It was crazy that the pub crawled STARTED AT 1030 IN THE MORNING!! I've never seen so many people walking around drinking in the streets. on this day the cops couldn't do anything but watch and make sure nothing bad happens.  There were thousands of people no exaggeration needed some were dressed as where's Waldo, smurfs, fairies, the list can go on.  it certainly was a special day and I would never forget it, well almost if I would have kept drinking ! we ended in front of the big Ben and houses of parliament in westminster with a crowd over a thousand. I love Australians and kiwis not because of the drinking but their sense of humor and they just like to have fun without any trouble.  there are some assholes here and there but for the most part people just want to have fun.  they are so accepting as well, my friend and I walked around saying we were kiwis and talking to eveyone and no one had a problem with it.  the people we were with actually didn't want us to leave they said we were cool and fun to hang out with. ( Kirby, Kate, matt and I forgot the last girl name). I made it to 7 pm and that was my limit my bed was calling me for the rest of the night!!!
shoutouts to Laura Wiley for inviting me 2/5ths of the team!

coool out

Here is very different than Australia people wise. People here seem to talk about one another more. I havent caught anyone talking about me but ive seen other people get talked about right in front of their faces. I tend to stay away from people more here than in Australia for the simple fact, here people are just phony. I dont usually say people phony cuz i dont like judging but some just are. They talk about people like they the shit when im watching you and your actions and your not. I think since its only americans that i feel the way i do and in Australia there was more variety but eh whatever. we'll see what happens!