Unbelievable! - T1B21

OMG I am so OLD! I am now officially 13 and a week old. I want to be 9 again. WAAAHHH!

This morning I was brushing my hair when my mom started to talk about grey hair and stress. Immediately, I saw a lot of silver lightings on my hair. I plucked a few innocent pieces of hair out. My mom slapped me, and told me it was bad luck, and that I was crazy. Not of to a good morning... Now I regret it, because my head still hurts, and I feel kinda bald. Call me a wacko!

One of my best friends sent me a picture she found online for my B-day.

Pro-D Applied Skills Question - T1B20

Urgent question that must be asked:)  - does the robot artwork have to be labeled?
                                                            - Can the robot artwork be coloured abit with felt?

Just checking. I'm taking my chances here, people, cause I already did it... so please tell me the answer to both questions are "ok"...

Last Watercolour Class - T1B19

After nearly a year's worth of lessons, I'm finally finished with my preliminary water colour skills. Today was my last class. I'm working on oil painting right now. You, from this, I realized the differences between these two types of paintings are that oil painting requires layers to look good. The thicker, the more layers the better. But with watercolour, going over and over one spot ruins the painting. Oil painting is one step up from watercolour. Working with water is like doing the stretching and warm up before the real dancing. I'm ready and looking forwards to it!

It's Saturday Again - TT1B18

This is the last week of the first month of school. It's a purposeful Saturday, with a lot of meaning. It's weird, cause I'm bored. Whoops, sorry. I'm not supposed to use the "B" word. :) I was talking to a few kids from PW - Prince of Wales Secondary, earlier this morning. PW has a mini school that's kind of hard to get into. But the students there say that the mini's a wasted of time. They go on a big field trip or a plane trip to somewhere nearly every month, and small trips every week. I mean I know field trips are always good. They're provide great learning experiences, but every week? isn't that a bit too much? Let's not talk about time first, but think about what great expenses all these travels would mean. It's like having more than vacation's worth of travel in the school year. Definitely exciting, but too much... Although, they do go to a lot of places I've always dreamed of going to: Paris, Tokyo... *sigh* Quebec...

T1B17

New Thought: The workload's really starting to build up. I'm starting to get scared. Maybe I'm thinking too much. It's fun, but the years beginning to get busier. You could feel the pressure, with the science fair and all.. *sigh* Other than that, just another typical day...

Day 2 Drawing Portraits - T1B16

Art was different than the classes we had before. Today, we drew portraits of ourselves. This is a new experience. I done a lot of different styles of sketching and painting, but this is the first time I drew myself infront of a mirror. The results? Well I guess you could say that you could tell it was me, but the proportions on my face were distorted. My eyes were drawn too big. Kathy, Joanna, and I laughed and helped fix each other's portraits. It was more exciting than any other art class. The mirrors we used were also extraordinary. They were bendy! Really... By gently wobbling and twisting them in a certain order, Joanna found a way to make her look like she was dancing like an Egyptian... lol.

Collaborative Day - T1B15

I totally forgot about Collaborative Day. I woke up at 7:30, and got to school at around 8:15am. On the way, I found it was a little strange. There weren't many kids walking to school. The streets were much quieter, and fewer cars. Then, I remember school started at 10:17. I felt so stupid, walking around an empty school. Now, I know to write clearer reminders in my agenda. I went home, read for a little while. What was funny was that I lost track of time, and was late for second period. This is almost embarassing to talk about... :D

Science Test - T1B14

Today's highlight was the Science Safety Test. It was easier than I though. Earlier this morning I was freaking out over it. It's all about signs and what they mean. Looks like I over studied. I hope I do well. Ms Smedley seems really strict though... What I do like about this class is that this is the first science unit I've ever had where the teacher starts the year off with safety lessons. Other teachers just warn students. Learning about safety and precautions help us make this school year more enjoyable for everyone.

My House - T1B13

My favourite homework today was the "My House" drawing for Applied Skills. I love art in general.  That homework was like a break for me. I did it in between studying for Science Safety Test.  I added some dark colours. Colour means the world to me. ;p I do have one question about the cirriculum though. Since synergy kids don't have applied skills rotation. do we get to do business, economy, and stuff like that?

Off to the Mall - T1B12

Today, a few friends and I went to the mall - Richmond Centre. It was fun. The End.

Daddy's Gone - T1B11

Dad's gone. Like every time, he comes for a fews days every few months. His flight is tonight at 10:15 pm.   This time, his flight is off to Hong Kong. He's a engineer office manager. Their project contructing a harbour in Mexico is over. The team's new job is a bridge, I think. Then again, he doesn't talk about this much. I do wish he would stay a few more days longer - at least until the 22nd. It's such a coincidence. He about to leave the weekend before I turn 13. *tears* :)

New P.U. P.E - T1B10

Today's a Day 2. This means I have PE third period. It's not exactly a bad time - I have it a lot better than those who have PE 1st period, thankfully. Can you imagine being tired and sweaty for an entire day? It must be so uncomfortable. Anyway, in elementary school, PE was a piece of cake. It usually just meant tag, games, California kickball, baseball, free time, and break. Most people took it really easy - not sweating it at all. Or at least I didn't. Then, high school came, or should I say, we came to high school. KA-POW! PE suddenly became something we had to push ourselves through, hard. It can be exhausting and challenging, but it's fun. I like the change. We push ourselves past our limits. It's good experience. Every student also gets a great workout. Although I do feel kind of sorry for Ms. Smedley, our Synergy 8 Science teacher.

CountDown - T1B9

Today is September 16th. It's less than a week away from my birthday. I should be happy, right? But in China, many people think it's just one year closer to being buried. I'm reallly excited and all, but it is kind of sad. I mean, being already twelve, no nearly thirteen means childhood is nearly over. I have a teacher who once said to me: life is divided into 3 parts - sweet, sour, and bitter. The first 16 years of someone's life is almost always the sweetest. I'm almost there. I really wish I had knowned to value this time a few years ago. I wish I tried to enjoy it more. :)

Volunteer - T1B8

For this month, I volunteer at my chinese school every Friday for around 4 hours. For the first few class of a new term, the school needs a lot of help with handing out textbooks, ordering notebooks, writing receipts for new registers, and counting money. And since I haven't been too busy lately, I've been helping out a lot. The school's principal is more of a family friend than a teacher. And however nerdy it sounds, many a times, it is a great advantage. :)

Daddy's home! - T1B7

On the 14th of September, my dad came back from Ensenada, Mexico and San Diego (I'm not sure which). Though I haven't got to see him much yet. His purpose is to be at my brother's surgery. It's actually kind of sad. He didn't really have any time to talk to be yet. Oh well, it's nice to have him back. :) That was the last time he went to Mexico. In a few days, he's off for Hong Kong business trip. That's probably where I'm going next summer.

Just out of curiosity, who's already come up with an idea for the science fair?

Who knows a good movie coming out this Sunday? Im not sure what to watch. Any suggestions?

Surgery - T1B6

Today, My mom and dad brought my brother back from the hospital with 4 or 5 stitches around his eyes. It was a minor surgery. Apparently, he was born with thick eyelids, and corners that didn't open wide enough. This is really weird, since both sides of my family have pretty big eyes. Not necessarily good (on my mom's side), but big... The surgeon cut slits next to the teary part of the eyes. It looks really creepy, looks like a lot of blood poured out the eyes, which is basically what happened, so I didn't want to look close enough to count the stitches. If this were Halloween, with a bit of make-up, he'd win the most realistic costume. :)

A David-ment - T1B5

My brother, David, is four and a half, and he always has his way to get what he wants. I mean, I know he's four, but a kid's got to learn his lesson! He can always get away with barging into my room and taking my stuff. Whenever he knows he's busted, or in trouble, he comes up with ridiculous and funny excuses. He just doesn't think that cause he's four. Then in his defense, he gives my mom a hug, and in return, he gets a David-ment, something that is supposed to be a punishment, but ends up as a reward and a finger-wag. That is one sly kid. I've got to learn some of that for when I get in trouble. Although whenever I get those ideas, my mom reminds me I'm twelve...

Missing Class Heads Up - T1B4

There's another question I have about missing lessons. In elementary school,  whenever we went on a field trip, our class left the school the entire day. In high school, you have different teachers and lessons - every hour and fifteen minutes, a switch. However if we know one particular trip will interrupt with the classes afterwards, what do we do? Missing the trip would be a failure in participation but missing class would be the same. I'm asking this question because there's an English class field trip coming up. Hey, btw, does anyone here understand Shakespearian? 

Another quick question: Mr. Olsen, do we need a binder or a notebook for Applied Skills?

Random and Totally Useless Knowledge... T1B3

I was surfing the Internet this morning. I find that one of the best forms of entertainment is just looking up random info online. A lot of people put ridiculous lies in websites. Most of you have probably heard of the site on the British Columbian Tree Octopus. Although I must say, that website was extremely professional, detailed, and a fine work of effort. It would be an A+ if it were for creative writing. :D

Hey, if anyone ever needs help dealing with someone who drives them crazy, I know the perfect way to shut them up. Use random facts. They'll think too hard about what you just said and how it made sense than to continue talking. It's a good way to learn more knowledge, and make them forget what they were gonna say.  For example, did you know that it's possible to lead a cow upstairs, but not downstairs? Or that the volume of the Earth's moon has the same volume as the Pacific Ocean? A snail can sleep for 3 years, and no word in the English language rhymes with "month". If ya don't believe me, test it out. Hey, these are totally useless, but completely amazing facts! :)

A Run-Through of All My Classes - T1B2

Before I start writing, I'm not too sure how to indent a paragraph. The tab key doesn't function here.

Anyway, by the end of Day 2, I've been to all the classes I will be attending for the rest of the school year. After listening to all the teacher's expectations, a big difference and transformation from elementary school is that a lot more responsibility is needed. With over 2000 students, no teacher is able to mom me, or chase me down for a note. I think that's really awesome! It's a practice of managing one's own work and time wisely. I'm looking forwards to the workload that's piling up.

I was on Youtube earlier. Check out this Youtube video on Paris Hilton's interview with David Letterman. He makes fun of her experience at jail...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liJbE71DK20

What on Earth was she thinking when she explained to the police that she thought her cocaine drugs were gum. Probably wasn't thinking at all...

Moving Into a New Home - T1B1

You know how when you're just getting to know a new neighborhood, or adjusting to the environment of a fancy 5-Star hotel, the place is like a maze that fills you with fascination and excitement. Or at least, that was how I felt when I first moved into my house in January. Sure, it might of just meant a "new neighbor" to every other family living down 63rd Avenue, but it was a big deal for me. I loved it. Despite the fact that at first, I was often confused, it meant a change, a challenge, and new opportunities. That is high school. The first few days, we get used to the school, find our way around, and manage our time. It's just like getting used to a new home. Along with that, we meet over 300 new friends in the year ahead, and more after that. Together, we work as a team to make our next 5 years together at Churchill the best we can, because it's all we've got. For my friends and I, it's just our second day, we're only getting started, but we already love it here. And so for the other 2000 students at churchill, welcome the new graduates of 2015, 'cause we're moving in to our new home!