Monday, 3 September 2007

top of the table baby!!!

whoo! liverpool are top of the english league!!! hahahaha.. surprisingly it's the first time in 5yrs we've been top of the table. that was in 2002 when we finished second to arsenal:( anws.. yeah top of the table with 10 pts and a goal difference of +9 after thrashing derby 6-0:) torres looks a really good signing for us too! oh and chelsea lost to aston villa 2-0 last night hahaha:) well it's only 4 games into the season but a good start was what we wanted and a good start is what we've got.
studies-wise i've been kinda slack again.. needa buck up during this one-week holiday! easier said than done of course..
and Ratatouille is a pretty good show! hahaha. nice storyline and stuff.
hui xian's blog is LOADED with quizes haha. think i'll take some questions from there. quizzes are quite a good way to waste some time lol.

LAST
1. friend u saw - erm... probably joe after church yesterday
2.on the phone - joseph. called to ask him the arsenal vs portsmouth score
3.friend u texted - joseph. to tell him the aston villa vs chelsea score (2-0):)

Favourite
colour - liverpool RED!!!!
number - 10!

Q & A

Q: do u like anyone right now?
A : think so..

q. what was the first thing u did this morning?
a. press the snooze putton on my alarm

q. what was the last movie u watched and who did u watch it with?
a. ratatouille!

q. where is the last place u went?
a. grandma's house haha

q. do u smile often?
a. i guess so

q. are u a friendly person?
a. i guess so

q. where did u sleep last nite?
a. my room

q. when was the last time u cried?
a. in may. liverpool lost the champions league final to ac milan and PLH got knocked out of the EP youth soccer games in the semi-final

q. rate life as of right now 1-10. 10 being the best
a. 6

q. if u could drink anything this second, what would it be?
a. root beer

q. what were u doing at 12am last night?
a. watching the aston villa vs chelsea game

q. favourite kind of pizza?
a. hawaiin.. is that how u spell it? lol

1. are u taller than ur mum? yes
2. what song is ur ringtone? love makes the world go round (powerpuff girls) LOL
3. ever had stitches? nope
4. whats something u want to do before u die? see liverpool lift the english title:)
5. have u ever caught something on fire? yep
6. name something good that happened today. cancelled tuition lol
7. are u worried abt something u cant control? yeah.. should trust God eh..
8. ever been in a fight? duh.. lots of them.. still have yet to lose a fight
9. most impt quality in any relationship? there're too many i think..
10. time of day u were born? 12.51pm
11. have u ever cheated? lol.. in chem test haha
12. would u ever change ur name? no way!!!!
13. do u have a gf? no lol

Classroom
who sits next to u? renyi
infront? gabriel
left? renyi lah..
right? erm.. terence i think haha

best friends in class? CRYSIz (cheang, ryan, yuchen, renyi)
funniest guy? kevin! LOL
ur fav teacher? mr low (social studies)
fav subject? RECESS!
who's the class monitor? how's he? if u mean chairman.. then it's me lol.. he rocks!!!
asst monitor? how's he? assistant chairman (and my personal right-hand man;) is ryan lol. he's great:)
your class is... 4 Charles
do u love ur class? okok lah

does anyone know your password? don't think so..
what was the last thing u ordered at macs? grilled chicken foldover meal. yum:)
are u an emotional person? kinda haha
do u believe in love at first sight? dont think so LOL
last song u sang? hey jude (by the beatles) LOL
last time u danced? mission trip 2006
last thing u ate? lunch
been really depressed before? duh. it's part of teenhood i guess haha
faked being sick to miss school? yeah LOL
what time u woke up today? er... 9.30am whoa kinda early for a holiday
what are u wearing right now? singlet, shorts, undies, specs
are u too shy to ask anyone out? dont think so lol
first thing u notice abt opposite sex? face
where are u right now? home
current lover? not sure..
what date and day is it? 3sep monday
do u want to get married? i guess so lol
to? erm.... see who God gives me lah lol

where exactly were u at 3.18pm yesterday? at home sleeping
do u own an ipod? yes
the first thing u thought this morning? better do tuition homework...
is the person u have a crush on older or younger than u? don't know
what did u do last night? besides sleep.. watch the aston villa vs chelsea game
what're u gonna do this weekend? watch the england vs israel game and go church
last opposite sex u hugged? e-rae!!
what food are u craving? don't get me started!!!
what side of the bed to u sleep on? there's no side, my whole body occupies the whole bed lol
have u ever done something to make trouble? duh.. come on, i'm lum i-zack! lol
what do u tell urself when times get hard? trust in God
do u enjoy giving hugs? why not! haha
ever been to australia? yep
who is ur favourite star wars character? anakin skywalker (darth vader) and yoda! haha
do u ever feel guilty abt eating meat? what, no, duh..

yeah, that's the best questions from that quiz on hui xian's blog haha..
hmm.. what should i do now....

Monday, 20 August 2007

untitled

my previous post has been edited due to the removal of the post on the PLH blog.. glad we got that thing sorted out too haha..
anws.. good news is man utd lost to man city 1-0:)
bad news is liverpool drew with chelsea 1-1.. we were robbed due to the more-than-controversial penalty.. well.. that's football.. and torres with an impressive Anfield debut!:) even scoring the goal! yeah.. i hope that decision evens itself out over the course of the season. and the ref better go.. er.. shopping or something... stupid punk.. and chelsea should have got 3 men sent off too (essien double yellow, obi mikel kick-out at gerrard, and fat frank lampard kick-out at xabi alonso).. hmm.. well, at least this shows the good fair clean pure sportsmanship ethic of the lovable club of chelsea;) and manutd shouldn't worry too much. i'm sure with the players they have, a relegation dogfight shouldnt be too worrying for them.. 17th position should be no problem come the end of the season;) okok, enough of my "suan-ing".. they're already sad enough.. lol..
ok.. got this quiz off huixian's blog.. i don't usually do quizzes but since i've got some time to burn now i might as well.. haha..

1. where is your real dad right now? er.. think he's at work

2. name the last person you hung out with: maybe nicholas cheang? in chem remedial lol...

3. name 5 things you did today: eat, walk, talk, write, think

4. last person u text-msged? joseph.. during last nite's liverpool-chelsea game when we were bad-mouthing the ref and the chelsea players:)

5. what kind of phone do u have? nokia

6. what do u smell like? i wouldn't know!! haha

7. what colour are you eyes? dark brown

8. do u have a chair in your room? yup:)

9. what are u doing tmr? school...............

10. do u know someone named betsy? nope

11. do u have a dog? breed? name? no dogs for me!

12. do u remember singing any songs as a kid? yup! songs from jungle book and lion king haha

13. are u married? no.. i'm 15!!

14. do u play an instrument? yup.. guitar, drums.. do instruments of torture count? lol..

15. do u like fire? depends on the situation.. wouldnt like it if it was burning my hand.. if it was burning down goodison park, old trafford, stamford bridge or the emirates stadium i'd love it alot..

16. are u allergic to anything? don't think so

17. do u have a crush on anyone? er.... not telling

18. do u take science all 4 yrs of sch? duh.. unfortunately

19. do u like butterflies? they're ok i guess

20. do u miss someone right now? yeah

21. do u think they miss you too? not sure. i hope so

22. ever seen your school counsellor? no.. but if u mean like walk past her in the corridor, then yes lol..

23. have you ever wanted to be a teacher? no!! er.. is football coach/manager counted?

24. what is one thing u've learnt abt life? er.. i've learnt many things.. like.. look both ways before crossing the street:)

25. what is your favourite colour?? LIVERPOOL RED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

26. is anyone jealous of u? er.. maybe? i dunno haha

27. what does ur mum call u? i-zack, guy, boy

28. what do your friends call u? i-zack, zack, lum

29. what does ur hair look like right now? cool;) lol

30. has a friend ever used u? dun think so

31. has anyone ever told u they liked u more than a friend? yes lol..

32. what have u eaten today? breakfast: bread with nutella, recess: rice with fish, that fried crabstick thing and coleslaw, lunch: rice with chicken meat and vegatables, and that nice chunk of left-over lasagne:)

33. is your hair naturally curly or straight? straight i guess

34. who was the lst person u drove with? my dad and sister (to school).. but i took a bus home, does that count? haha

35. the song u've been singing most to urself recently? lots.. renyi and i sing in class too lol

36. what do u currently want right now? to finish this quiz-.- it's kinda long lol..

37. are u hungry? what would u like? yes. anything.

38. what is ur current annoyance? studies..

39. are u waiting for someone right now? meaning...?

40. name one thing ur looking forward to this week: saturday night sunderland vs liverpool!!!

41. can u make friends easily? kinda

42. what would u do if your friend turned gay? LOL.. er.. snap him out of it! u know, preach the bible to him and stuff! he's gay, man!!!!!

43. do u plan out what u wear the day before u wear it? yes. so i dun have to do it on the day itself.

44. have u ever fell for ur best friend? NO!! LOL.. joe should thank his lucky stars for that HAHA.. yuck....

45. if u had a chance to save someone significant to u, would u? yes

46. how many times do u eat each day? breakfast, recess, lunch, teabreak, dinner, supper, midnight snack.. 7 times.. and i'm still scrawny..

47. how do u cheer someone up? by being i-zack;)

48. is it easier for u to fall asleep or be woken? fall asleep, duh..

49. think of one person, stick with it, you dont have to say the name, would u pick him/her up alone 100miles away even if it was ur birthday? yes!!!!

50. have your best friends ever hurt your feelings? can't rmb.. should have lah..

51. give two reasons why u get distracted in class: cos its boring, cos i like to daydream

52. do u think its funny when ppl get hurt? no.. unless its some really comical thing then yes haha.. but if its everton, manutd, chelsea or arsenal then YES!!!!!!!!:):):)

53. if u had to guess, how do u think ur gonna turn out in life? i'll be okay


40 secrets abt yourself, be honest no matter what.
1. what is your natural hair colour? black. or is it brown?
2. where is your default picture taken? huh? er.. dunno??
3. what's ur middle name? i don't have one
4. what colour do u hate most? everton blue
5. does ur crush like u back? er..... no comment
6. what is your current mood? its not bad..
7. what colour do u like the most? LIVERPOOL RED!!!!!!!!!
8. what makes u most happy? lots of things!
9. look at a poster in your room. who's on it? steven gerrard!!:)
10. if u could go back in time and change something, what would u change? i would get to know a person earlier
11. if you must be an animal for one day, what would u be? havent thought abt it before. dun wanna be an animal anyhows!
12. ever had a near death experience? dun think so
13. something you do alot? er.. think?
14. the song stuck in your head? none at the moment. maybe "not falling apart" by maroon5
15. what is your desktop background? the liverpool crest:)
16. what are you wearing? crap.. this is embarrassing... just my underwear... yesyes.. i'm sitting in front of the computer wearing nothing but my underwear...
17. when was the last time u cried? the champions league final in May when liverpool lost to AC milan...
and 3 days after that when PLH lost in the semi-finals of the EP youth games...
18 have u ever sang infront of a large audience? er.. is the population of PLH considered large?

19. if u could have one super power what would it be? er.. spiderman's powers:)
20. what's the first thing u notice about the opposite sex? the face i guess
21. what do u usually order from starbucks? dont usually go there.. very ex..
22. what's your biggest secret? come on, if it was my biggest secret do u think i'd put it up on the blog?? haha
23. favourite colour? LIVERPOOL RED!!!!!! how many times do i have to repeat?
24. isit sunny or raining? neither.
25. do u still watch kiddy movies or tv shows? no
26. what are u eating or drinking at the moment? nothing
27. do u speak any other language? like the adverisement says.. we all have one language.. football.. ;)
28. what's ur favourite smell? i dont have one..
29. if u could describe your life in one word what would it be? er.. fun? i dunno lol..
30. when was the last time u received a hug? er... can't rmb...:( lol
31. have u ever kissed in the rain? no. i've never even kissed before!
32. what/who are u thinking about right now? last night's liverpool vs chelsea game
33. what should you be doing? anything but this haha
34. what was the last thing that made u upset/angry? lots of things! last night's game was absolutely nuts!!!! that crazy ref and that ridiculous excuse of a club chelsea!!! also.. brian when he didnt pass the ball when we played football for PE this morning, physics class also stinks, chem remedial also haha
35. how often do u laugh? when i'm happy? haha. pretty often
36. do u like slacking in the yard? i dont slack in my yard
37. if u could have any last name in the world, what would u want? i wouldn't swap my last name for anything else:) lum!
38. do u act differently around ur crush/significant other? think so
39. name one song that reminds you of an ex? i don't have an ex. if ex-crush then... maybe.. "sugar, we're going down" by fall out boy? haha
40. who was the last person to make you cry? er.. champions league final in may... i think filipo inzaghi.. he scored both goals against liverpool in the 2-1 loss... then the EP youth games nobody made me cry. but i was just very sad that we lost. so far everytime i've gotten into a semi-final or final and my team lost i've cried:p including pri sch haha. including liverpool:p

ok it's dinner time!!! finally!!:)

Sunday, 19 August 2007

wow

yoyo! (that's a toy, not a greeting)
i'm up so late cos i just did some studying! *people gasp* yes, i studied! haha. i know of at least 4 ppl in school who would be real shocked lol;) well, let me tell u the story of how i started studying! haha. the story of how i started studying is not for the faint of heart, if somebody said it was a happy little tale, if somebody told u i was just your average ordinary guy without a care in the world, somebody lied.. but this story, like any other story, is all about a girl- ok, that's crap! haha. well, its always fun to recite that opening dialogue from Spiderman:) anws..
it all started on thursday when i was walking in to school and i was being happy abt the fact that o-levels will be over in 3 months and i would be free.. then thought ahead to when i get back my results. felt that i wouldn't want to regret anyth when i got them, so decided that i would start studying! lol.. ok, didnt study much that day except had maths tuition, tried to study after tuition but it was really late, so only managed very little.. friday also couldnt do much, except have phy and chem tuition at night.. then today had geog tuition in the morning (yeah, i have 3 tuitions now lol) was planning to have intensive studying today but then actually slept after lunch-.- woke up in the afternoon and still didnt study (how to study when u just wake up?) then after dinner... i studied! haha. until now o.O lol.. i even gave up football night! (altho liverpool's not playing tonight lah.. but everton lost!!!:):):) that's gd enough for me!:))
so after some intensive studying just now, i've covered..
1 chapter of geog (the first and easiest chapter which has nothing to it-.-)
2 chapters of AMaths (the first two chapters which are pretty easy :p)
5 chapters of physics (this is quite good.. altho they're the easier chapters of the syllabus) and
9 chapters of chem (this is pretty good.. but they're also the easier chapters :p) :)
so not bad lah, at least i've started on something.. :) must keep the momentum going!!
well, this shows another of the many genes i've inherited from my dad.. play play play... then when exams nearing, study late into the night. altho he says he did his TYS.. mine are untouched.. haha.. anws..
think i might do a bit more studying now before catching some shut-eye! gotta go to church in a few hours!! haha.. find peace people!! especially to all those with a red heart.. for blue blood will be split tonight at 11pm (s'pore time) when chelsea visit the Fortress Anfield... YNWA

Wednesday, 15 August 2007

sup!

gotta have my dinner!! so i'll do a quick one..
passed chinese o-level!! C6! haha.. oral only got a 'pass' grade, so will be quite hard to pull the C6 up, (cos can't take oral and listening compre again) but i'm taking it again anws (the paper 1 and 2) i mean, u never know what could happen. a B4 could be on the cards! lol..
had english o-level oral today too.. went pretty well:) should be able to do well, i hope.
then on the way home also got chased by some dog. it wasn't that crazy brown stray one which roams around the estate.. was some white dog, pretty big, and it had a black collar. didn't know it was chasing me at first, cos i was running to my house as it was raining, then suddenly heard some snarling behind me.. was thinking "not that crazy brown one again.." (have had some issues to settle with it since sec1) stopped running and turned my head behind to see this white one.. then it actually attempted to bite my leg!!! o.O gd thing moved my leg in time. it actually got my pants! then took out me water bottle and was gonna whack it but then it let go of my pants and moved its head away. saw it had a collar, so thought it be like "friendlier", so decided to continue home.. then it ran at me again! so took out my bottle again and it stopped. lol.. so just threatened it abit with my bottle, then it thought better and retreated.. and it wasn't play fighting or anyth ok.. it was growling fiercely and snarling.. not happy playful barking.. if it didnt have the collar i might have whacked it already (don't wanna get in trouble with its owner for killing a dog).. its just some boyhood wish/fantasy thing of mine to wrestle with a dog haha.. dun really like the mutts.. i'm not cruel to animals or anything! just this crazy adventurous risk-loving thing i have..
like.. i've got 8 school rules out of 85 left to break in my time in MSHS.. and there's only like.. 2 weeks left?? but there are some of those that i won't break cos they're too serious.. like drug trafficking, theft, extortion, etc.. and dying ur hair haha. won't do that! yup.. so i'm effectively left with only a few rules left.. haha.. okok... next topic..
oh, and there was one scene with the dog that was pretty cool.. cos there was one point where i was standing there bottle in one hand, school bag in the other, and the dog was standing across me, and it was raining. haha like some movie scene.. then it growled.. then i growled back (yeah, kinda stupid lol) and like waved my bottle at it (what a weapon! an empty 500ml 100-plus bottle!) that's abt when it retreated lol.. anws..
liverpool beat aston villa!!! first game of season!:) stevie gerrard with yet another special!!:) long-range freekick into the top corner with 3mins remaining to give the Reds a 2-1 opening day win! and poor man utd drew with reading at home.. hehehe.. though chelsea and arsenal both won... not gonna say anything but.. i've got a good feeling abt this season.. see how chelsea and manutd both fare away to reading and portsmouth tonight lah.. then sunday is the big clash with chelsea at Anfield! and the manchester derby too! with man city at home.. so lets see how things work out, eh?;)
YNWA

Tuesday, 7 August 2007

thoughts...

still haven't continued my story.. no motivation or inspiration.. and i should be listening in class anws haha... well, things in school went well today, not much happened. that is usually good. cos whenever things happen in our school its usually bad haha.
hmm.. normally sec4s around this time start mugging i think.. i will start soon! will plan out a timetable tonight:) and finish my physics tuition homework.. i'm putting all this on the blog so that i will not go back on my word tonight;) in a way, forcing myself to do it.. see, i'm trying! haha.. cos i just realised (assuming o-levels end on the 13th of nov for me) i have only 84 days left to FREEDOM!!!!!:):):) most ppl have this situation and think "oh no! so little time left to study!:(" but the way i see it, it's more like, "oh yes! so little time left until i'm FREE from studying!:)" hmm.. its all abt perspective i guess? but it is true in a way that i have very little time left to study.. which can only be good;) wait.. its kinda bad too, now that i think abt it.. and good too!:) er... ok i'm really very very confused whether it's good or bad.. darn! just typing all these out is making me feel anxious!!!!!!! okok.. next topic.........
whew.. escaped from that momentary study hypertension.. now i know how ppl get stressed! shouldnt dwell or worry abt those kinda things too much.. altho u shouldnt neglect them too.. uh-oh.. making myself think abt it again.. okok.. must stop right... now...
anws, the best is to always trust God and do ur best.. which i'm not really doing right now (i'm refering to the "try ur best" part) uh-oh.. better change topic b4 i start getting nervous again....
yes, and now the situation is becoming clearer.. time will always tell.. and u have to learn from mistakes made.. this can only help in a person's development i think haha..
and i'd like to thank joe for always being there for me.. somehow he always knows what to say or do to make me feel better:) a bro like joe is for life, yo! haha that rhymes;)
and special thx to CRYSIz too:) being there for me in school when the chips are down and watching my back;) i'm actually pretty blessed to have such a group of frens:) turtle bros for life as well! haha
and this can all only come from God. He really has a way to make u see things, somehow, and make it work out in the end. thats why we must always trust in Him, though it's difficult at times.
peace dudes...;)

Sunday, 5 August 2007

oh boy..

hmm.. haven't had much motivation to post.. my story also hasn't been coming along.. now in class must focus more (just a little bit).. in school now also got a few things happening.. like some ppl want to fight or dunno what.. just cos gabriel (choo) was doing the right thing as a councillor and reporting them for going to pri sch canteen during recess which is off limits.. and as the chairman of the class i felt it was my responsibility to ensure the well-being of my classmate.. so now also kana involved-.- whatever lah.. think it'll pass soon anws..
then just now also played friendly football game against jubilee.. lost 5-3.. though it was really good cos this is our first time playing tgt and they play pretty regularly tgt.. so we put up a gd fight:) and our players all below 20 i think. then they got quite alot of ppl all 20-plus i think. many thx to aunty cat, marie, michelle and her frens for coming to support! my sis too of cos lol.. oh ya and paul too! and peter fu also i think haha. got quite a few ppl la.
ya anws i think roy and i form a pretty good strike partnership. afew more games like this and we'll gel lots better:) the 3 goals our team scored: one is a thru-ball from me to to roy and he slammed it home, another one is a cooly taken penalty by me;) and the last one ryan (wong) with a super nice finish past the keeper. ref a bit kayu la.. give them THREE penalties! all pretty soft i think.. shouldnt have been given.. and got another one their defender very clear handball and he didn't give a penalty..
anws also got some scuffles here and there.. actually cos their no.7 tackled david (heng) pretty recklessly a few times so me and roy not happy. then later i scored the penalty he talk some crap so roy not happy.. then later i think i went in with a high boot on him and then knocked him alittle when i walked past him. so he said some stuff i cant rmb what then roy go confront him. bla bla bla.. quarrel quarrel some stuff was said n roy got sent off o.O then the other guy their no.3, who was the real aggresive one, only get a yellow.. ??? i think roy really got it bad lah he didnt deserve it.. somemore i feel guilty cos he was sticking up for me:/ ya anws.. it was all resolved later anws haha.. yup thats football for u.
and i seem to rmb at the church games 3 yrs ago (when i was sec1) roy was calling himself Ruud van NistelROY haha. back then i was idolising michael owen too lol.. not a bad partnership don't ya think? altho now i'm my own player, no more idols for me haha..
i think joe also got pretty hard done by.. got forced to play a range of positions he's never played before.. like centre-back and right-back!! what?? he's a winger/ striker, man! and considering he was real sick the day before, i think he really rose to the occasion:) fantastic work-rate:) should have seen him tearing down the wing at the last part of the game! AND he was playing RIGHT-BACK! not even steve finnan does that! try to let him play up-front from now on pls? i think he and i will be a partnership on a different level than me and roy haha. we have some psychic thing somehow.. altho he did score an own-goal that wasn't his fault.. he chased back all the way to get infront of the striker! just a mis-kicked back-pass la.. even steven gerrard AND myself have done that before haha.. and i think the reason why my dad and uncle justin let him play there was cos they thought he could handle it. and i think he DID handle it better than required of him:) so relax joe.. u did GREAT:)
anws.. hmm.. needa start bucking up in me studies too.. prelims coming soon.
and there's a situation which kinda keeps chopping and changing so i'm kinda confused right abt now:/ well.. after me o's (which will be over in abt 3 months time:):) everything in my life can be sorted out:) that is.. until next yr when i have to go to JC and it starts all over again-.-...
peace i guess.. just have to trust in God and He will make my paths straight:) it's the same for all YOU peeps too!

Saturday, 28 July 2007

continued...

decided to write my story anyways.. saturday nights are becoming increasingly boring due to lack of premiership action.. one of my many mottos is "saturday night is football night" so its a gd thing the EPL season starts in exactly 2 weeks:)
and i see that chris left a tag! in case you don't know, chris chee is my best friend from primary school (along with charles, gang yi, gareth, etc... etc...) and was my partner in pri6:) had lots of fun together, right, pal? haha. yup, anws, the story contines here...

Chapter 7

“I like to move it, move it! You like to move it, move it! I like to move it, move it! We like to… MOVE IT!”
Our heroes had found themselves in the rainforests of Mathagascar. Behind the cover of the trees, they watched quietly as the lemurs held their nightly festival of songs and dance.
“These singing dancing monkey things are starting to freak me out… just a little bit.” Evidently, Tubby did not like the singing dancing lemurs of Mathagascar. I mean, wouldn’t it freak you out too to see a bunch of furry creatures singing and dancing to the tune of “I like to move it”?
Barney and Friends were in Mathagascar in the hope finding the world’s most fearsome fighting team, heroes in a half shell and they were green. When the evil Shredder attacked, those turtle boys did not cut him any slack… The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! They decided to go out to meet the lemurs.
“Hey, does anyone of you know where we can find the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?” asked Barney.
The lemurs gasped in disbelief at the sudden arrival of the five big behemoths (a purple dinosaur, a squirrel, a turtle, a cow and a pig) which had just interrupted their festival of songs and dance.
“You wish to see the New York Giants?” the King of the lemurs asked.
“Yes, take me to your leader.” Barney replied.
“Right this way… All hail the New York Giants!”

Chapter 8

“Cowabunga, dudes! It’s pizza time!”
“Aw, Mikey! Not pizza again! That’s the seventh time this week!”
“Cut him some slack, Raph. At least it’s pepperoni today.”
“May I remind you, Leo, we’ve had pepperoni three times in the last five days!”
“Well, Donny, at least it’s better than that gummy bear thing he gave us yesterday.”
“Patience! My sons, be thankful for what we have, for on this low-class island, it is hard to find a decent meal, save the sticks and stones found on the forest floors and the occasional fried singing dancing lemur with mud.”
“Yes, Master Splinter…”
The turtles and Master Splinter were in the sewers of Mathagascar (they had dug an underground home for themselves in the rainforests), and it was pizza time…
Suddenly, a knock came on the door and the King of the Lemurs stood in front of them.
“My lords, there are some people who want to see you.”
“Visitors? Alright, let them in.”…

“A prophecy? About me?” Barney could not believe his ears.
“Yes, you are Barney the purple dinosaur, are you not?”
Master Splinter was telling our heroes about the prophecy made long ago…
“Barney, you're a boy, make a big noise, playing in the street, gonna be a big man some day. You got mud on your face, you big disgrace, kicking your can all over the place. He will, he will rock you. He will, he will rock you. Barney, you're a young man, hard man, shouting in the street, gonna take on the world some day. You got blood on your face, you big disgrace, waving your banner all over the place. He will, he will rock you. Sing it. He will, he will rock you.”
“So, I’m the chosen one? I have to save the world and become a big hero?”
“I didn’t say that, but that sounds like a great plan anyways!”
Barney had not thought that when he left his tidbit house that day he would be embarking on a life-threatening journey that would threaten his life. But the prophecy clearly stated that he was ‘gonna take on the world some day’.
Master Splinter had more to say, “Is this more than you bargained for yet? I've been dying to tell you anything you want to hear, cause that's just who I am this week. Lie in the grass, next to the mausoleum, I'm just a notch in your bedpost, but you're just a line in a song. Drop a heart, break a name, we're always sleeping in, and sleeping for the wrong team. We're going down, down in an earlier round and Sugar, we're going down swinging. I'll be your number one with a bullet, a loaded gun complex, cock it and pull it. We're going down, down in an earlier round and Sugar, we're going down swinging. I'll be your number one with a bullet, a loaded gun complex, cock it and pull it.”
It looked like Master Splinter was an avid Fall Out Boy fan. And you thought those lemurs freaked you out…

Chapter 9

Meanwhile, Doctor Doomlittle was carrying out the second part of his ingenious plan.
“I will assemble a team of clones and get together some of the world’s greatest villains to help me take over the world! Now that I have the Shredder on my side too, we will be a hard team to beat!”
“Doctor Doomlittle, it is my pleasure to wreck havoc on all those who do not expect it. You see, I like to take cheap shots and get away with them.”
“Good, Shredder, good! That’s the kind of attitude I like to see in my team of evil villains!”
Evil laughter filled the cave.

“Master, I wish to go along to help in the quest for the Eye of the Stone!”
“Hold up, Leo, if you’re going, we’re all going!” Donatello interrupted.
“But wait, if all of you go, who’s going to look after me? I’m just an old rat now and I need someone to give me a daily foot massage.”
“I think I’m gonna barf…” Michelangelo whispered.
“But, Master, this is our destiny! This is the reason that radioactive substance fell on us and turned us into freaks! If we stay here we have nothing to do all day except listen to those crazy singing and dancing monkey-wannabes! Please let us go!” Leonardo pleaded.
Master Splinter thought long and hard…

“Master Splinter! Wake up!”
He had fallen asleep while thinking long and hard. (That kind of happens when you get old)
“So can we go? Or are we gonna sit around here all day while you catch your ugly sleep?” Raphael was cool but rude and Michelangelo was a party dude.
“Ok, ok… you boys can go. But remember… well, when you go, don’t ever think I’ll make you try to stay, and maybe when you get back, I’ll be off to find another way. And after all this time that you still owe, you’re still a good-for-nothing I don’t know. So take your gloves and get out, better get out, while you can. But when you go, would you even turn to say, ‘I don’t love you, like I did yesterday.”
Evidently, Master Splinter was an avid My Chemical Romance fan too. Apparently, he liked listening to emo rock bands. That’s pretty weird for a rat his age don’t you think? And how do they listen to all that music on the deserted island of Mathagascar anyways? And weren’t the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from New York? How did they end up in Mathagascar? All those questions, and more, will not be answered. After all, as the saying goes, that’s another story…

to be continued...