Old & New Thanksgiving - T1B28

In elementary school, every year, our teachers did a project or a celebration for all the holidays. Each person would make some kind of commitment to Thanksgiving, Mothers Day, Valentine... etc. How come in High School, these kinds of celebrations are ignored. I used to sometimes learn more about the origin of an international holiday. During the long weekend, I thanked a few people, just to participate. I'll be doing more thanking in the coming week. Peace out people! Thanx, and have a great weekend. :)

I'm all Thanksgiving today.

Thanksgiving - T1B27

Hey, it's Thanksgiving. I just remembered. Isn't Thanksgiving a We Day? Wasn't there supposed to be an event, ex: vow of silence, no shoe... etc? It's either that or the annual We Day ceremony at GM Place with the Keilburgers, I think. Anyway, when are you guys going? I heard only 30 people were picked to go on the trip. Did anyone in Synergy make it in? I went to last year's We Day. There were so many famous charitable people like Jane Goodall, Jason Mraz, and Hedley. Those of you who went to last year's We Day probably remember the big Beach Ball passing. If you're going to We Day, plz tell us all about it afterwards.

signed: eager listener.:)

T1B26

I'm freaking out! Science fair proposal is due soon! Hey, quick question for now: When is the views for the folded paper toys due? Will we get time on October 12th? I left mine at school over the 4-day weekend. Mr. Olsen, you said we'd get classtime to finish working on it, right? Plz say yes and back me up on this one. :) BTW, I'm still not too sure about whether to continue on with the science fair. Who started to work on it again after the proposal?

A Reunion - T1B25

The past weekend was a kind of reunion for the Chinese camp I was talking about over the summer. Peaks are, you get a possibly last chance to see some people you travelled with. The bad side? Well, ya have to perform. At the reunion, people were nervous at first, then since so many people didn't prepare or want to perform, it became more of a game. Some sang the alphabet or ring-around-the-rose, others sand "heads and shoulders knees and toes, knees, and toes, knees, and toes...blah blah blah. I randomly rapped a song I wrote for a talent show that little Kevin and I performed last year. People and the reunion loved it, but it was kinda embarassing since I lost my breath and choked somewhere in the middle. hahahahhaha. :)

China-Sick - T1B24

I don't know why, but I kinda miss it there. Life seemed a lot simpler. Then again, it was probably because there was no homework but anyway...Over the summer for around two weeks, I went back to China with a few friends from chinese school. It was somewhat a tour of parts of China: Shanghai, Beijing, Tianjin - a camp. Together as a team and a family, we went to see the world expo, and I have a one-word description of the temperatures there: H-O-T!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm serious, it's like the heavens are trying to fry us to stew. Some of the necessities required were: water, ice, umbrella, ice, coke, ice, ice cream, and more ice. You never get enough of frozen stuff in China. I gulped down a bottle of water in 15 seconds after climbing parts of the Great wall. I also bought a few bottles of water just to pour over my head afterwards. Although I have to admit, that was a terrible idea, since there wasn't an available bathroom for the next hour and a half.

I want to go to China again. It's part of who I am and where I'm from. I can't believe I have to pay to go home. Actually, I can... :(

Google Sites! - T1B23

Wow! Google Sites is awesome! It's like creating your own very professional looking website without all the complicated HTML codes and stuff... I finally got this program kind of figured out. :) Before this year I didn't know all the different services Google provided. All I explored before were: Web, Images, Video, Maps, and News. The best part of all this is that it's for FREE! As well as no downloading or having to worry about viruses. It's amazing how one gmail account connects you with all different sorts of softwares. No doubt this is a tech class! I've learned more about the Internet this school year than I have in the past 2 years. Hey, I'm not exactly a wiz at technology, but I'm so glad I'm learning something. Thanx, Mr. Olsen, Joanna Li, and Kevin Dhir, for helping me with my many questions.

Waking Up On Cloudy Days... - T1B22

For the past week, the hardest part of the day was waking up and dragging my self out of bed. It was always so darn cloudy outside, as if even the sun wouldn't wake up and share his warmth and light. On sunny days, the rays of light coming through the window BAM! flash you awake. Plus, it's not freezing cold, and the streets don't look like it's still 3:00 in the morning... Today, when my mom woke me up at around 7:30, I fell asleep four times after that. Shame on me! lol

BTW: Who's already thought of an idea for the science fair yet? I'm cracking the old noodle here, and the noodle ain't responding... Drats!