Lack of Identity

People often ask me what I consider my home to me. England? No. Holland? No. America No.  “Then where?” comes the inevitable reply of perplexion. I wish I knew. Amongst the creole of standard English and American English, somewhere the answer must lurk. But as of yet, I have been unable to discover it. But that’s not a bad thing. This lack of identity enables me to view the world  from any perspective, reflecting on the maladies of George W. Bush without so much as a glimmer of patriotic embarrassment, or criticizing the island mentality of England without feeling guilty or traitoric. Yet there are definite drawbacks. For example, there is no state where I am not subject to bigotism or racism. But that is a small price to pay for what is, in my eyes, the great honor of tri-nationality.

Oh Really?

I’m not really surprised. Hollywood is pretty tight with the rich Jewish crowd. You know, the “democrats.” Is it just me, or aren’t the Democrats supposed to be the ones who don’t endorse wars. So it’s more than a tad…confusing, that a bunch of Kerry’s benefactors would come out and stand on the Israeli “Defence” forces side of the line?   I guess those actors only have on-stage brains, although the thought of Sylvester Stallone actually acting as opposed to just hitting a punching bag is hard to visualise.  But whilst the Demorats and Republicans are fighting it out for the Jewish vote
in 2008, people, are being murdered. And the IDF is responsible for far more of these deaths than the Hezbollah reservists. Ehud Olmert knows that America is too busy canvassing for the Jewish vote, and thus has the gall to -not for the first time- bomb civilian targets and UN peacekeepers. And just for the record, Ms. Kidman, just one kidnapping is not a terrorist attack. If that was the case, then thank God Britain hasn’t bombed the Algrave to pieces. It was Israel than started things off by planting two craters in Beirut Airport. Israel has committed war crimes. Civilians are dying. And it appears Hollywood is just fine with it.

Woohoo…I think

I was going to go on a undrunken rant about everything that was bugging me, but there was one small problem. Well, actually two problems. One, I would probably fail a breathalyzer test right now, and two, nothings bugging me. Frankly, I’m just elated that the long haul is finally over. School finishes tomorrow, which means that I definitely would fail a breatlalyzer test tomorrow, but more importantly, the pressure of having to produce reams of academic crap will finally be off our backs.  Well, at least my back. That’s right, I constitute one half of Year 10 that is actually up to date on coursework. The other half answers to the name Bendy Bean…                                                                                                     But I suppose that there is a sad background to it all. Tomorrow marks the last day at MVC for Ron Berry, a Moor-side mainstay for over 30 years. My friend’s parents were taught by him. That is the stature he measures up to. He is the only teacher I know who nobody has a bad word for.  The man is utter class. Yet his skill set is not restricted to the classroom. He also proved himself to be a worthwhile cricketer, knocking up a couple of boundaries and dealing…”zestfully” with the sledging from a rather cocky bunch of 7th graders. But that’s besides the point. His efforts have made the school what it is today, and for that, many people will be eternally grateful. If ever a new part of the school needs to be built, then its a safe bet that it will be the RB wing. Here’s to you, Mr. Berry.

Mmm….Homecooking

Well Santa Monica’s own, Zack Fleishman has made good on the promise he made at the 2005 Mercedes-Benz Cup. “Well, I sure love playing here, growing up over in Santa Monica. Hopefully I can do well here,” he said after his defeat over Vince Spadea. And that he has. On Tuesday night, Fleishman tore up 2007 Australian Open Finalist and Olympic Gold medalist Fernando Gonzalez, 7-6(5), 7-5. OK, so maybe “tore-up” is a little overstated, but this is the former Bruin’s biggest win to date. This is where he feels at home, and after a great year, including qualifications at two Grand Slam events – the Australian Open and Wimbledon, Fleishman truly deserves this. At those two events, he faced tough draws, coming up against Wayne Arthurs and Tommy Haas.

Things didn’t look good at the LA Tennis Center, but after taking down Gonzalez, the world is Fleishman’s oyster and he stands every chance at the Countrywide Classic crown. Yet he will be happy to have gotten this far, and the win means a lot to him. As Fleishman put it,
“I beat a top 10 player, at my school, my former college, my hometown. And the place where I practiced since I was nine years old. I was a ball boy here for years…. I just felt like I belonged playing out here and I wasn’t nervous.
“It was the most unforced smile ever in my life,” Fleishman said of his elation after the victory. Here is a guy who has endured the rough stuff and now is blossoming. US tennis, as a whole, is growing stale. Hopefully, Zack Fleishman will inject some valuable energy into the sport.

Darn it

OK. I admit it. I was wrong. Turns out the end of the academic year didn’t turn off the dribbling tap that is Musings from Meldreth. Instead, it seems have to provoked a whole blow of literary fodder. The quality probably isn’t greatest, but hey, its a start. Hmm. Its not like my time was particularly constrained, and I don’t like to make excuses, but that probably has a part to play for the reason  the blog had no entries for six weeks. Well that little dry spell is over. But blogging about blogging? Surely that is only for Mr and Mrs Blogger? My god. Well, the blogging is back.  Now all I’ve got to do is conjure something intuituve to write about. Hmm. Sarkozy vs. Sego was pretty interesting, but that really is old news. OK. I’ve got it. The Kashiwazki Nuclear Plant. For starters, its got a great name. Way better than Sizewell, or Three Mile Island. It conjures up the image of something high tech. Oh yeah, and its leaking radioactivity into Northern Japan. If I lived there, no, I wouldn’t be happy, but it is a media field day and it will be interesting to see what actually happens. Doesn’t seem terribly bad right now. But last time Japan suffered the effects of a bunch of neutrons and electrons going haywire, hundreds of thousands of people died. So you can bet that Abe will try and quell the fears of his people, as well as containing the damage. So just keep one eye on this space. I doubt anything will actually happen though. Just hope I don’t end up eating my own words again!

什么? 我…是好???

你好! 我释放的王约翰。 我在英国,我是荷兰和美国人 我。 我 很都喜欢南京,和在南京一个年。 我家有爸爸,妈妈,和两个弟弟。 和…我的爸爸是老师…我的弟弟和我是须生…我的妈妈是…妈妈! 我的学校是 Melbourn Village College。 他是非常昊!可是,我的朋友,大为, 没有一个比!不好! 我爱blogging,打网球和冰球。在 中国，我 参观 北京，西安，郑州，洛阳，登封，扬州，上海，北经， 上岗和厦门。 我明年去回到中国。是, 我的生活烦人。如此?

Refreshing???