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Since the aftermath of our activities in the land of teenage kicks and flourescent adolescence that was the incomparable Surfers Paradise, it has become clear that alot of eyebrows have been sternly raised in the direction of my adorable self. Most of the mutterings of dismay and sighs of revulsion have been caused due to the content of this very sight that has been deemed by some, comepletely unsurprisingly, as both debauch and inappropriate. Furthermore, since my arrival in the charming terrain of Japan, it has been suggested further by my tactile Uncle that every blog/photo album thus far has gone over the line of whats correct and proper and that im now perceived worldwide as the sterotypical beer-swelling, xenophobic and loutish Englishman.?I am not ashamed to say, this has hit a chord amongst my egostical nerve-ends. Hence, in the most diva-esque of fashion, and with absoloutly no regard to retaining a hint of modesty, I would like to, not so much raise a case for my defense, but make it clear to my critics that I feel I have no such case?to answer to in the first place............
My first point is simple enough; I am not a stereotypical Englishman abroad - I know this because no other stereotypical Englishman abroad would know what either "xenophobic" or "debauch" ment, let alone utilize the words in fortnightly blogs that has got the masses feeling like they too are on our epic world adventure. That flawless argument alone should be enough to silence my sceptics but I`ll continue just to re-assure myself of my own, errrmm, re-assurances.
Secondly (and this is really where it gets self-indulgent), these blogs that you read at your own pace and leisure when you find the time, are not at all easy to write. Whilst you might like to think that every blog I write is written for the sole benefit of you and you alone, I can assure you that that is not the case. Im unaware of who exactly reads these blogs, but its become apparent that this web address has swapped hands very frequently since our departure. Conseqentley, as much as im writing to inform the worrying mothers of our well being, im simultaneously trying to make my teenage mates giggle like schoolgirls at our?hilarious?exploits, whilst furthermore attempting to?insist?to my Grandma im getting the required level of daily nutrients and culture. There is no doubt, i:ll admit, that most of the content within the blogs as of now have fitted the middle category rather than the former and the latter but why should that be surprising to anyone??? Is it truly that shocking that I can write and relate to what my own age-group want to hear rather than those twenty years my senior (very generous!!)?? I have never professed to have the please-all-age-groups quality of J.K Rowling within what I write, I merely write it how I saw it - the good, the bad and the drunken.
And so we come to the Everest of your concerns - "drunkeness" - I think its pretty much a universal opinion amongst the golden oldies within the readership that you believe we`re drinking too much and, subsequently, recovering from too many hangovers when we could be up and about doing our touristy thing that we`d no doubt enjoy. Fair Point. However if you could just remove yourself from your "ignorance is bliss"?and "it was never like that it our day" archiac and repetitive attitudes  you`d perhaps accept, for even just one mili-second, that we do infact?enjoy going out and getting more than merry?far more than doing the touristy bits and bobs. You may not like it, but if you were to offer me a trip up to the Great Barrier Reef in exchange for the priceless nights out that I experinced in Surfers I`d emphatically reject. Go ahead, shake your head, tut-tut if you wish,?but I refuse to apologise for what I enjoyed long before this trip and will do long after this sta site has reached its extinction.?
The obvious argument here is that you can of course accept I like to go-out but you feel no-need to read about it all the time, and also be aided with pictures of our behaviour. Once again, the preferred content or the age-groups come into account here, and as they say, one man`s rubbish is another mans treasure....Moreover if you`ve decided you don`t like what your seeing anymore within the site simply don`t look anymore, why force more unpleasantness on your innocent selves??? However, I get a feeling that you quite like the more colorful elements of the blog, its a guilty pleasure if you will - people are always bemoaning the sordid and pathetic ramblings within The Sun or Heat Magazine,?it dosent mean that they still dont pick them up at the newsagents and have a sneaky look through..........you just can`t help yourselves...
Despite my aggressive (most would say arrogant) reponse to the underground critisms I have been receiveing I have come to the decision not to write a blog for our epic stay in Surfers Paradise (sorry bav, joey, sedge). I can assure everyone this is nothing to do with me taking a laughable and immature stand against my site-sledgers but the fact that - and this is far more laughable - I have some odd desire to romantise Surfers by giving the experiences there between the infamous five a priceless exclusivity - a "what happened in Surfers stays in Surfers" kind of approach. Of course i have not agreed this with any of the other contingent so i may be made to look very foolhardy when come next week the boys back home (spiritual home anyway) release a warts and all entry on their stasite. ?nother?reason?for?my?lack?of?desire?to?write?about?Surfers?is?that?I?feel?that?most?of?you,?following the photographic releases and the infamous Cheerio incident, have already jumped to your own high and mighty assumptions - a picture tells a thousand words, right??
What I will say is this - I am never behind the camera, Josh was delegated cameraman long before Surfers and its therefore no-surprise that I am more prominant in the photos. Secondly, there was requests by many a resident in Surfers to censor both videos and photos regarding their alcohol induced behaviour fearing what the public might think, thus some shameful things have been deleted into the bins of debauchery - I previously thought the readers wouldnt be so quick to judge without explanation and was happy to put my vulnerable self in the public eye, how wrong could I be?? Lastly, four people were sick in Surfers due to booze consumption - one person wasn`t. Your reading his blog right now.
Thats thats. Rant over. I`m probably punching way above my weight here and you now think im a arrogant twit. Who the hell do I think I am!!????? Alex Neary - eighteen years old, and acting like it......
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