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Ape

to share the dreams i believe

About Me

I was born in Miami but I was raised in and consider Bangkok to be my true home. To be honest, it has taken me almost to the end of my high school career to slowly find myself and what I want out of life, but this realization has come to help me truly see my own potential. I'm always rolling something over in my mind, analyzing every possible situation, problem, and solution. I've found that camaraderie can be one of the hardest things to forge, yet is one of the most cherishable things in life. I can often come off as standoffish and sometimes even as an apathetic asshole, but it's really just because I'm really shy and am waiting to get to know you better before I start striking up conversations. I believe that life without music would become the most boring existence. I hate clubs in the US and Canada whereas it's one of my favorite pastimes anywhere else. I feel that having an open-mind is one of the results of a successful education. Imagination is a natural part of humanity, let it run free. I get thirsty a lot and drink lots of water. Extremism disgusts me, I'd rather live and let live and enjoy everything in moderation. I do my best to pay things forward as much as possible. Hatred, particularly through racism, is a complete waste of energy and valuable mindpower that could be used in something productive. I believe that your actions in any situation is reflective of at least one small part of you and I use the information I get through that to try and understand people better. Video games are my form of escapism, allowing me to momentarily forget about the depressing situation that is the world today. The fact that they are interactive sometimes brings them a level above movies. The same goes for my interest in stuff like Scifi and Fantasy, in whatever form. I find addictions and dependencies, such as to cigarettes, a sign of weakness, both physical and mental. To be able to conquer your own lust is a sign of true inner strength. Our animalistic nature deems that our biological purpose is to stay alive and reproduce as well as protect our young. Logically, this would mean that we should create a sustainable environment in which our offspring should be able to live in relative comfort. With the current situation of the world, I sometimes find that questionable and am constantly discouraged by it. I think that our current goal as a human race should be to help improve the living conditions of all places in the world in order to prevent a self-induced extinction. I hate kids that have been raised improperly, and their parents even moreso if they blame external influences like video games and the media. If your kid was taught to realize that these things were simulated and against the wishes of society, then he wouldn't be doing stupid shit. I'm skeptical about whether love is actually a human trait or just a conspiracy to force marriage upon society in order to further the economy but maybe it's because i haven't fully experienced it yet. If you've read through this and agree with most of it, you should do us both a favor and add me. ..

My Interests

BANGKOK, and the usual...partyin, chillin, hangin with friends, readin, eatin, video games, singing, animating, goin crazy, swimming, whatever works

I'd like to meet:

someone who thinks like me and/or understands me, people with open minds and open hearts, international kids, cool celebrities (Adriana Lima ;D), a world leader or two

Music:

in no order: snoop dogg, 112, 3 doors down, 50 cent, the wonders, tom jones, the beatles, the troggs, the turtles, the eagles, the beegees, michael jackson (his music), the temptations, tenacious d, black eyed peas, silly fools, nelly, nickelback, nat king cole, frank sinatra, some maroon 5, flogging molly, some mad caddies, john williams, kevin little, jackson five, james brown, rick james, guns n roses, ac/dc!!!, gorillaz, elvis presley, eminem, dr. hook, dj panda, benny benassi, crazy town, bob marley, blind guardian, billy joel, aerosmith, alicia keys, acappella music, usher, van halen, u2, twista, the king's singers, the ramones, the beach boys, kiss, lloyd banks, kool & the gang, ludacris, ll cool j, marilyn manson, rob zombie, metallica, monty python, n.e.r.d (and all it's spinoffs), euro music, jet, etc. Music Video: MY LOVE (by Justin Timberlake)

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Movies:

Star Wars Original Trilogy, Indiana Jones Trilogy, Willow, Serenity, The Matrix, Pirates of the Caribbean, Lord of the Rings, Sin City, X-Men 2, Snatch, Equilibrium, Amelie, Hero, Monty Python and the Search for the Holy Grail, Monty Python and the Meaning of Life, The Goonies, King Kong, Brick, Life is Beautiful, Donnie Darko, Shaun of the Dead, Les Choriste, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Harold and Kumar go to White Castle, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, PotC: Dead Man's Chest, The Faculty, FFVII: Advent Children, Clerks 2, The Big Lebowski, Logan's Run, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Dodgeball, Fight Club, Lucky Number Slevin, Eurotrip, V for Vendetta, Pitch Black, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Kung Fu Hustle, Enter the Dragon, The Motorcycle Diaries, Super Troopers, Bubble Boy, Beerfest, Big Fish, Undercover Brother, The Emperor's New Groove, Grease, Crash, waydowntown, Fearless, An Inconvenient Truth, Ocean's Eleven, Zoolander, Goldeneye, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Moulin Rouge, Tenacious D: Pick of Destiny, Beat the Drum, Blood Diamond, Accepted, Robin Hood: Men in Tights

Television:

Family Guy, Chappelle's Show, Firefly, Robot Chicken, Mythbusters, Penn & Teller: Bullshit!, Futurama, Friends, the Simpsons, Homestar Runner, Captain Simian and the Space Monkeys, House, The Boondocks, The Loop, Da Ali G Show, South Park, Clone High, The Daily Show, Seinfeld, Afro Samurai, Star Trek: The Next Generation

Books:

Monsoon, Birds of Prey, Blue Horizon, The Da Vinci Code, Xanth Novels, Shatterpoint, Harry Potter, Wicked, The Game, Frankenstein, Ishmael, Waiting for Godot, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Green Grass Running Water, Life of Pi, Watership Down, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the BFG, Catch-22

Heroes:

my family, my friends, those who have accomplished great selfless deeds while sacrificing much

My Blog

prepare thyself or meet your doom

My dog died today. Or, maybe, yesterday; I can't be sure. No, no, honestly he died yesterday. I just couldn't resist throwing in a reference to The Stranger...I'm probably going to hell.We had to put ...
Posted by Ape on Sun, 17 Jun 2007 05:33:00 PST

Laziness, thy name is James Tang

Haven't written in ages...since before winter really. What's been up since then? Well here goes. Winter break in Bangkok was amazing to say the least. I hadn't been back for about a year so couple tha...
Posted by Ape on Mon, 19 Feb 2007 09:39:00 PST

it has been much too long

it has been quite a while since i last posted anything...to be honest, i haven't had too much to write about. my weeks usually go with class, kung fu on mondays and wednesdays for to be enhancing the ...
Posted by Ape on Sat, 16 Dec 2006 02:02:00 PST

randomest night ever

So it was pretty much a standard friday night to begin with. Ended up going to the Blarneystone with some roomies and their friends, not knowing anyone. Got smashed on an empty stomach, started meetin...
Posted by Ape on Sat, 21 Oct 2006 12:43:00 PST

irony at its best?

Isn't it funny...just a few days ago everyone's complaining about the feed, and now that facebook has gone and apologized and created a lot of privacy options, my home page is still flooded with event...
Posted by Ape on Sat, 09 Sep 2006 12:03:00 PST

Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici

well fuck...it's been a while. well what's happened since then? not really much to be honest. I lifeguarded until around July 22nd, then took about 9 days off. Seriously, work was so tiring that me an...
Posted by Ape on Thu, 10 Aug 2006 11:33:00 PST

hell is not a place, it is people...really shitty people

looong time since my last update...what's been going on? well zach came down from dc, and we moved into my mom and jessy's apartment. after a week of job searching, eventually we got one as lifeguards...
Posted by Ape on Sat, 10 Jun 2006 12:39:00 PST

life is fleeting

My grandpa passed away a few days ago. He was around 86. I'm glad he is in a better place because he was suffering like no other. My grandpa somehow contracted what is known as Stevens-Johnson Syndrom...
Posted by Ape on Fri, 05 May 2006 09:51:00 PST

one year farther from my birth, one year close to my death

so i turn 19 today....yippy skippy :) i left vancouver yesterday and arrived in orlando florida. lost 3 hours, but hey, that's what happens when you travel. haven't received anything other than a lot ...
Posted by Ape on Tue, 25 Apr 2006 01:27:00 PST

i miss bangkok

haven't updated in a while...what's been new? not much i guess....exams came and went, pretty much just been studying for them...now i'm done with my first year of college...whoohoo. had a run in with...
Posted by Ape on Sat, 22 Apr 2006 11:44:00 PST