Thursday, January 31, 2008 - Terrance Adam Pugh

Thursday, January 31, 2008 - Leong Hoie Chew

Monday, January 28, 2008 - Jennell Ingham

Gender: Female

Status: Single

Best Pro: Strong Willed

Worst Con: Very Explosive

Overall Friend Rating: 8 out of 10

Place and year of 1st Meeting: 1995, Bermuda

I first met Jennell in High School.  She was one of the first friends I made, mostly due to the fact that we were both born in December and were among the youngest in our year.  During the first few week, she was a stereotypical quiet, nerdy girl.  I don't know if that was because she didn't trust anyone yet or if it was due to the rowdy nature of some of her friends from Primary School.  Eventually she opened up, and was more of a tomboy then quiet.

Jennell is sociable around friends, but tends to go quiet(er) around strangers.  She isn't completely afraid to mix and mingle, but she will not do it to the extent she does it around friends.  The other thing is she tends to keep her emotions bottled up inside her.  Unless you are good at reading signs (of which I can be quite dense at times) she can suddenly burst out at you.  And when she bursts out, you run away, as fast, and as far as you can get.  Think the eruption of Mt St Helens, and that would give you an idea of how Jennell can be.  Peaceful and tranquil one moment, and wreacking havoc the next.  And since she keeps her emotions to herself, its difficult to try intervene and calm her down until its already too late.  Mind you, once she blows her top, she can be back to normal in a day or so.  She tends to get over things quickly... for a female.  This is not to say she will not hold grudges... but she is less likely to hold them then the average girl would.

Jennell doesn't normally show her feminine side, as she much rather be a tomboy and hang out with the guys.  Something the girls in high school never quite understood, but she was always welcome to hang out with us guys.  But... even a tomboyish girl is still a girl... and for the most part, she added a dash of feminimity to the guys group and kept it stable.  She's always been a good listener, and occassionally will give advice... although not too often as to make you want to talk to her.

Monday, January 28, 2008 - Tristan Richardson

Gender: Male

Status: Single

Biggest Pro: Avid Gamer

Biggest Con: Can be a bit over talkative

Hometown: Pembroke, Bermuda

Year and Place of 1st Meeting: 1997, Bermuda

Overall Friend Rating: 10 out of 10

First met Tristan in High School.  Well... its more like he met me, I don't have any major recollections of him outside of school band.  During that time in practice and performances he seemed fairly quiet.  He would come practice and then leave when it was done.  He didn't really stick around much to talk or anything before or after band activities.

Later on in life, the opposite seems to be true.  Although he still avoids big social events, he will still talk before and after activities.  He is especially talkative about topics he feels extremely knowledgable or passionate about.  Although not as frequent as other friends, he can go on and on about a topic that he really likes.  He also tends to do copious amounts of research, something which I never have the time nor energy to even consider doing.  Normally though he is conscious of this fact, and will make attempt to not ramble on about things.

Gaming and anime take up a good portion of Tristan's life (and budget).  Although not overly competitve, he still takes it somewhat serious, and will research a game before renting and eventually buying it.  He is also brand loyal.  Occassionally he will only suggest something because he has researched that developers from something he liked are working on something new, or he will suggest something because the same company is behind both products.  On the opposite side of the spectrum, if he researches something and finds he doesn't like the research, he won't say anything about it if you suggest it to him.  He'd just give you a shrug and a sigh, and that would be all.  Not only because he hasn't seen anything of interest... but also because he'd rather avoid confrontation.

Monday, January 28, 2008 - Wan Shan (Nina) Lee

Gender: Female

Status: In a relationship

Biggest Pro: Very Caring

Biggest Con: Emotionally Sensitive

Hometown: Malaysia

Year and Place of 1st Meeting: 2006, Acadia University

Overall Friend Rating: 9 out of 10

When I first met Nina (she is more commonly referred to by her English name over here then her Chinese name), Harold introduced her.  Actually, I had been told about her 3 months before actually meeting her.  But when I first met her, she seemed very sociable... maybe too sociable.  I had my doubts about her, but since Harold apparently trusted her, I gave her the benefit of the doubt.

Over the past year or so... I'd say Nina is a very caring individual.  Caring to the point that she can deal with virtually any friend in their native language.  I suppose that also helps protect the friend when talking about sensitive topics in a not so private envirnoment.  Although overall very caring, she does still shows hints of being a synical person, but I suppose no one is perfect, and she has the right to sway to that degree.  Although, her synicism stems from underlying issues back home, and crossing any one of those lines can get you into a lot of hot water with her.  And by hot water, you can be facing a lecture which you better be prepared to sit through... because you won't be able to speak until she's done.

Losing is not in her vocabulary, and she will sacrifice food and sleep to see something is done perfectly.  She seems to be a perfectionist... I wouldn't call it 100% perfectionistic... as she can take a 80% better then some of the others I know.  However, she does stress out easily because of her somewhat perfectionist ways. 

The language barrier is also something that comes up with her.  I to this day, don't know what dictionary she uses, but I've occassionally been accused of misunderstandings that have been due to misinterpretations.  Mind you, she handles them pretty well... and we can clear things up rather quickly (in another language if need be). 

Monday, January 28, 2008 - Harold Laude

Gender: Male

Status: In a Relationship

Biggest Pro: Good Advisor

Biggest Con: A bit on the abrasive side when speaking

Hometown: Southampton, Bermuda

Year and Place of 1st meeting: 2000, Bermuda

Overall Friend Rating: 10 out of 10

When I first met Harold, he was a shy-ish Fillipino student back in Bermuda.  That was kinda normal, considering the tensions at the time (and to a degree still are) in Bermuda.  But as with all people, he opened up the more we got to know each other.  I wouldn't say he's a complete social person, but he's more social then anti-social.  You might not guess this, since he tends to keep to his small circle of immediate friends, with priority going to work and right now a relationship. 

Harold is a bit abrasive with what he says.  Not because he is trying to be mean, but because he is trying to get a point across.  Being from the school of hard knocks... you will almost never hear him say anything gently... unless of course you're his girlfriend, then you can get away with murder.  But once you get across that harsh side of him, you can generally find a person willing and able to help you out.  He's got your back as long as you have his.

Harold is a fun friend to be around, and will drop most things to have some fun.  Despite both of us being busy with our various activities, we still find time to hang out with each other.  Whether it be gaming, watching movies, or just plain old smack talk, we have fun hanging out.

Harold doesn't get angry often... or... what I should say is, he doesn't show it very often.  He tends to mask his feelings quite well.  Because if you don't know him well, you'd just think he's being his normal anti-social abrasive self, and if you do know him... you still think he's being his psycho-analytical self...  That and he tends to still be able to smile in front of bigger crowds of friends despite how he feels inside.

On another note... once you get to know Harold he can be quite random.  Not in a bad way, but when he wants to start a conversation, I swear he has a random box that he draws topics out of.  Because they have no consistency with anything else going on at the moment.  That... or... we may have been talking about the topic a few days ago, and as a running gag, he may bring it up again.