One month of criminal negligence.


Theres something about living in a super small town on the other side of the world that makes it so difficult to blog.

Not that theres nothing happening, he was invited to a college to give a talk about Malaysia(Tourism Malaysia's powerpoint slides are a lifesaver), been to a casino, gone to a wildlife conservation park, had a sleepover/Halo 3 party, played in a volleyball tournement, been cross-country skiing, watched one of the best hockey teams in the USA play a thrilling, televised match in front of tens of thousands of fans LIVE, watched a lunar eclipse, and finally, to top off the 1/6th slice of his American Adventure, watched Lost season 4 before Malaysians get it on TV. Not bad for one month. What did you do this past month?

But even as Albert is half way around the world, he still cant help but get pre-SPM Results jitters. It could be out as early as next week. All those painfull, repressed memories of questions left unanswered or just simply answered wrong, start coming up the surface ripping right through the layers of comfort and security of having actually getting over with SPM. All thats left is how well he "got over it". Maybe its a good thing he's half a world from his parents.

Then again theres nothing much Albert can do right now, so, its best that he just enjoy his stay here and simply not to think about it too much. He'll be happy with 7A's. But not 6, its just not acceptable but then again on the other end 10 would be somewhat overly ambitious eventhough getting 10 A1 these days isnt a big deal anymore what more(or less?) 9,8 or 7 A's? Ok stop. Albert is on a holiday, a nice 6 month holiday which he is obligated to himself to enjoy to the fullest.

For God's sake he's turning 18 tomorrow and the last thing he should be doing is worrying about something that hasnt even happened yet. He should be celebrating his 18th birthday since he is now legally an ADULT. Dude, under 18 doesnt apply to you anymore, you are eternally emancipated from childhood, you have reached the Holy Grail of every kid who ever wished they could grow up(plus you dont need to lie about your age anymore when signing up on those overly cautious sites): YOU ARE 18 ALBERT.

It feels weird. Right now Albert is an hour and 14 minutes into legal adulthood and, to sum it up, it feels weird. He's been subconciously been waiting for this day but the unforeseen circumstances just makes things feel....weird. Its going to take some getting used to, you know, being 18. It sort of just sneaked up on him, one minute he is the average 17 year old teenager then WHAM! He's 18.

Well he isnt particularly fond of celebrations especially if its about him so all he'll do is go to a concert, have a nice dinner, worry some more and retire to bed. Thats what happens to you when you become an adult.