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Actually I'm Mandarin Chinese. I was born in the United States and I've actually only been back to Taiwan twice in my life. I agree with others that say my parents just want the best for me. They pay for my tennis lessons and make sure I'm well fed. I'm actually in very good physical condition. The point of my post is that I feel like I'm lacking the emotional connection that most children have with their parents. I don't like sterotyping either, but yes, I understand I have asian parents, and yes, I understand that they grew up in a society where only schoolwork and success were important. To the posts saying that i'll "thank them later in my life", I agree somewhat. I'll thank them for raising me and spending time and money to make me the person I currently am. I'll thank them for the discipline they've given me and helping build my character. What I will NOT thank them for is my drive to succeed. Though they expect, in a manner of speaking, exceptionally high grades out of me, they do nothing to support it. I am the only reason why I do well in school. I am the one that pushes myself to do my best because I already understand something that most people don't. What I do right now is going to shape how well I do in my later life. I just wish my parents would stop being so catty to me. I guess if I get into an out-state-college, it should get better. Thanks for all the comments people. I think I've just had a rough week with my tests and quizzes and all that other stress. :

hm.. yeah. I actually typed up this post after writing about what happened today on my xanga. My xanga entry (which I put on private) gives an example of strict, but I'd rather not post it here. So I guess I typed "strict" because I was still thinking about my xanga entry. And to the guy that suggested they just want for me to do my best. Though I agree that that's the case with most parents, I really don't think it's true for mine. For example, I spend hours on my homework and studying, and they get mad at me for that. They say I spending that much time for school everyday since no one else does. I try to explain that that's why I get better grades than everyone else, but I don't think that message has sunken in yet. I think they just have random impulses to get mad at someone. Before my sister left for college, they would always yell at her, rarely at me. Now that she's gone, they've been yelling at me very frequently... :|

Who here has a rough of strict parent? Though I don't have a basis for comparision, I think I can honestly say that my parents are strict. They use very hurtful language against me and sometimes hit me. They're not drunkards though, and they support my physical needs well. It's just that, I guess, they're not doing me any emotional good. I can't remember the last time I've received any encouragement or praise from them and everytime I do well in a competition , they say that it was luck or everyone I completed with was just stupid/bad. Basically everytime they get mad at me, it's just for a random reason. I'm used to it though, and I don't reply. If I do reply, it's called "talking back" but if I don't, they end up gibbering on for quite a long time. I don't know what I'm suppose to do. By the way, I'm 15, a sophmore in high school, am taking all honor/pre-AP/AP courses and have a 102.42 GPA. I don't like making assumptions, but I'm probably in the top 3, if not top student in my class of 1,000. I'm of Chinese heritage and I have one older sister that graduated as valectorian one year ago from the same high school I am currently attending. Last year, I won first grand prize in regional science fair and third place in state. I play tennis and I have a lot of supportive friends. By no means do I consider myself a nerd, however, I don't consider myself a prep either. None of my real life friends except one know about this problem of mine. That was just some background information. I guess the main point is, do you think my parents are too rough on me? The reason I'm posting this now is because my parents have been acting poorly towards me since Saturday, and quite frankly I'm becoming POed. I'm not going to show them my anger though because I want to walk away from each fight as the better person. And y'all can share your stories about your parents as well. It'd be nice learning about people's lives that we don't normally see. The only reason I feel safe posting this on this forum is because I know that no one I know will read this and plus, I know this is very helpful community. :D

Ok, to everyone speaking without facts or trying to sound somewhat intelligent about homosexuality, just... stop. Sure homosexuality helped with the developement of AIDS. But so what? Our primate relatives gave the homosexual people AIDS which then spread to us. If you're going to be blaming homosexuals for AIDS, you might as well blame every other sequence of events that led up to it. Homosexuals have never done anything against the community. In fact, my personal opinion is that homosexual couples are better for the community than heterosexual. How many heterosexuals do you see getting married each day? Out of those couples, how many get divorced? How many fight? How many fail to raise their children properly? When you see someone living off the streets, do you think it's their fault that they're so poor? Most likely, it's because they're heterosexual parents failed to care for them. Not to sound rude or anything, but how many people get together just for the sex? Do they really care about their couple, or are they just in it cause they think their boyfriend or girlfriend is hot? Heterosexuals are pretty bad as well if you think about it. One of the main reasons people don't like homosexual's is because of the Bible. I myself am Christian. I read the Bible every day, and even know I don't have any verses memorized, I know I have read many being against homosexuals. I know there's one somewhere near the end of 1 Timothy 2. And one somewhere in the first chapter of Romans. But you know what, even though I'm Christian doesn't mean I have a right to condemn homosexuals. What they do is their business, they have never done anything to hurt me. To that person that keeps comparing homosexuality to a theif or whatever it is, that's just a lame comparision. We have choices on many things. We were all born with a desire to sin. Stealing is a sin, it's an easy way to get easy money. Homosexuality, according to the Bible, is a sin. However, even though they're both sins, theivery is much worse. When you steal, you don't only sin, you also affect someone else negatively. Their possessions are gone because some thug took their money. When two people are homosexual, you see them walking down the street together. Sure it may make you cringe, but you can't say that it's going to affect you. Are you going to go to a grocery store and say you can't pay for your groceries because you saw two homosexuals? So even though both deeds are sins, one is more harmful than the other. To the people that keep saying, "Oh! Homosexuality is a choice. It's a choice. It's their faults! They're the bad ones!!" or "It's not their faults. Their genes make them who they are." You people have no facts supporting what you are saying do you? Research a bit. Here is a site http://www.cbmw.org/news/ram150404.php. Go educate yourselves. Homosexuals have been saying that it's their genes that make them who they are. Attacking heterosexuals say it isn't their genes. Well you know what? Scientists have been able to prove either. Though there is slight evidence pointing to mutated chormosomes, there isn't enough evidence to state it as a fact. So no one should be using this as a basis as their agruements considering the fact that nothing has been proven about this. That's all I have to say. Don't flame me. If you want to correct me, please do so in a polite fashion. Keep in mind that I'm only 15 and that the only reason I'm posting this is because I just want this agruement to stop. No one has any right to be judging others. On Topic. I would wish for me to get 100s on every test and paper I turn in for the rest of my life. That would mean I wouldn't have to study. I would graduate as valectorian and get a good job. It would also give me more free time so I can spend the time I spend on homework with the girl I love. And I guess so I can hang out with my friends.

hm... i'm not entirely sure. 2 months ago i would have said yes. i was gonna ask her out, but decided to wait till our schedules for school came out. we didn't get any classes together. i thought that was the worst thing ever. but now, i've met new friends. though i haven't known one of them for anymore than 2 months, she's already one of my top 8 (on that ONE site >.<) friends (really hard to get on my top 8 cause i all my best friends are so good to me). i don't want to say that i "love" this new girl. but she's made me realize how easily i could forget my old crush. which makes me realize that i probably don't know what love really is. (confusing huh?)

I remember reading "The Giver" in 7th grade or something. the guy sees colors for the first time. he caught a glimpse of a red apple. yet when he tried to explain red to others, he couldn't. people who have never experienced colors can not be able to comprehend it. though... in one book i read, they had a nice explaination. something about blue being the calm before a storm. something something. i completly forgot. but it was like comparing colors to certain emotions/scenarios. i thought it was pretty neat.

last friday i went to the mall to go shopping for clothes for the new school year. got in at 1. went around a lot of stores. stopped significantly longer at aeropostale. then tried on around 10 pairs of jeans and then bought one. went around the mall for 2 more hours and didn't buy anything else. on the way back to the car, i decided i didn't really LIKE the jeans, so i went in to return them. and then i found out that their polos were 50% off. so i bought three of them. end result: 5 hours shopping. 3 polos bought. $40 spent. do i like shopping? yes do i like walking around like an idiot wasting half his afternoon? no

if y'all are wondering about desert treasure... it's not that tough. my personal strategies were actually really simple. damis i brough snare runes, black d hide, magic bow and pray pots. snare damis, slap on protect prayer, run away from him and range him from a distance. the werewolf was pretty hard. but yeah, put on melee prayer and then just melee him to death. just be sure to bring good food (i used sharks) as his magic hits 10s 100% of the time. the fire dude was simple >.< melee protect and just whack away. now... ice. he was a pain in the butt. y'all probably shouldn't do what i did because it was hard for me. but what i did was use black d hide, i think granite shield, and mith darts. keep shooting him and pot up and eat while you're frozen. and i got through the pyramid in one try (copy and pasted from other post) werewolf and kamil were hardest for me, however i actually panicked during the werewolf. (i haven't died in runescape to a monster since rs2 came out)

if y'all are wondering about desert treasure... it's not that tough. my personal strategies were actually really simple. damis i brough snare runes, black d hide, magic bow and pray pots. snare damis, slap on protect prayer, run away from him and range him from a distance. the werewolf was pretty hard. but yeah, put on melee prayer and then just melee him to death. just be sure to bring good food (i used sharks) as his magic hits 10s 100% of the time. the fire dude was simple >.< melee protect and just whack away. now... ice. he was a pain in the butt. y'all probably shouldn't do what i did because it was hard for me. but what i did was use black d hide, i think granite shield, and mith darts. keep shooting him and pot up and eat while you're frozen. and i got through the pyramid in one try \

well i play tennis AND i believe it's one of THE best ways to get a six packs. unlike the popular belief that tennis is a pansy sport or w/e, it's not. once you start playing, you'd be surprised at the mental aspect as well as all the work that has to be put into every shot. but i stray from the topic... however... if you really want to see results from tennis, it can't be from hitting the ball... untrained. you hafta get lessons to properly learn how to get your whole body (including your abs) into every shot. and yeah... tennis lessons range from $30-50 an hour ^^"

No... it doesn't really matter... >.> but besides school and jobs and life, what really does? o_O And what's brolly?

Nono, I'm not talking about your peach fuzz or your beards. I'm talking your underarms. Today while playing tennis with my friend, I noticed something different. Though I wasn't able to put my finger on it, I noticed all the same. Then while he was serving, I got it! He had shaved his underarms. So during the odd game break, I just asked him why. He responded, aerodynamics. But then he said he was kidding. Seriously, he said it was more comfortable and plus it feels "cleaner". So tonight, I was about to take a shower and I noticed I had forgotten to put up my shaving cream. As I was reaching to the shelf, I though, why not give it a shot. So I shaved my underarms. Now, 30 minutes later, I guess they feel "cleaner" and more comfortable, but I really don't notice it that much. I guess my question to y'all is, have you ever shaved your underarms, if so, why? and your opinion on it.

$180 babolat aeropro drive =P doubt anyone here has it, cause it's mah baby ^_______^

i'm surprised mayjest's been the only one to point this out. i've been suspecting dumbledore since the end of the 3rd book and " Dumbledore has something like triumph in his eyes" at the end of the 4th book, i mean that's like major. i think dumbledore is actually working as a death eater and the hp has to fight with snape (cuz i said so :P ) to .... defeat dumbledore and .... voldemort.... but the title of the book is odd. in books 1-5 the title always described the plot of the book. i don't really see how "the half blood prince" can be a plot. yeah?

i hate the speed limit :twisted: nah, i'm still a little bit 2 young to drive but when i have practiced in the parking lot, i hate parallel parking

i'm pretty sure the guy said that that was brent barry's dad GO SPURS!!! 2005 champions! let the mini dynasty begin!

i'm been a Spurs fan since forever seeing how i live in SA. but i gotta admit that Detriot is a good team. they midrange jumpers almost always go in and they have a defensive style quite similiar to the Spurs. however the Spurs are better cuz of Ginobili and Parker. these guys can drive almost at will into the center of the lane and get a foul or a and 1 opportunity. but the pistons are having a pretty good time out there because one of the greatest power forwards ever has lost his rythm. so game 7 is going to be a close match until duncan returns to his former self or someone steps up and dominates the entire game. go spurs though!

yesterday... though the last few days of school were quite nice... talking to friends the whole day and goofing off...

i actually take tennis lessons and both my tennis balls (penn apt 1,2,3) and my teachers (penn 1,2,3) are green! green! green! green!

slipping under my blanket in the winter listening to the soft rains tapping the window. playing tennis on a cloudy day (hopefully winning) lying down on the top of a mountain listening to all the sounds of nature then of course there's sitting on the couch, turning on the tv, and eating a big pack of cheesy nachos

i know i'm bumping up a old topic and stuff... but... i don't think the guys choosing a winner... sry for bumping... but i'm only doing it cuz the guy just sorta dissappeared and i got curious of who won after a while...

today in tennis, my coach was making me switch between forehand and backhand. so i was running back at forth, yada yada yada, blah blah blah. but then he started going faster and faster, so i had to sprint, stop, sprint, stop. well... my feet slipped and i slid like 5 feets on my elbow and knee. needless to say that that was pretty painful :D

thx for the information you guys. i'm kinda looking for some info on like Bapists, Methodists, Catholics... you don't need to type it out, but if you would give me a site it would be greatly appreciated.

can anyone list them and their differences? since the death of the pope, i've been curious about y there are so many subsections in christianity.

i must say that this generation of teenagers is just horrible. i still remember the gap between elementary school and middle school. in elementary school, anyone who said "shut up" was scolded. but then when i got to ms i was surprised at all the cussing and... hate... the sad part is that some of my not-so-close friends started cussing as well and they made a new group of friends that are just plain [developmentally delayed]s that cuss and talk about girls the whole day. i know for one that i'm always pretty bad. my sister, being 4 years older than me, "teaches" me what they do in her grade and now i have the same attitude as her. i think the main reason y teens are so arrogant is because of the society, they're trying to fit in with the "cooler" group and therefore resorting to hypocrisy to do it. for a fact i know that you don't have to cuss or any of that crap. i maintain all A's and good conduct and yet i'm popular. i don't see y teens think that just cuz they're "bad" it makes them anymore cooler.