As a student, I find that there are many ways to help me study, and those skills help me when I need to prepare for a test or a big assignment.

First you need to clear away all distractions such as television, radio, or games. Then you need to have a area for you to work, generally students will have a desk at home where the work, so you will need to clear away any clutter on that desk. Also, it will help you if dim your surroundings by only using a desk lamp to do your work. This will make you unaware of your surroundings and can help you concentrate better.

Secondly, you must have the energy to do your work. You should go outside to exercise so that you are not tempted to get up and run around, but you can't work yourself too hard so that you will feel like falling asleep. Also if you find that you just can't work anymore, give yourself a 30min nap so that you will refresh your mind to be able to work again.

Thirdly, you should always review and preview what you learn in class and what you are going to learn the next day respectively. If you just listen to the teacher in class, but don't bother to review, you will definitely just forget it soon after you have finished doing the homework assigned. You should always preview the material that you are going to learn the next day because this will help you have a better understanding of what the teacher is teaching so you won't have the chance of losing track.

Steven Xie need to live up to his expectations for everyone. He needs to know that he cannot disappoint people. That he needs to allow everyone to have confidence in him.

Oh, sorry about forgetting about you guys ;D

I'll send it to you in a wink. I'm just excited I'm still coming back for the synergy party though so I'm looking forward to seeing you all there!

Okay, well it was the third day of the transition orientation and I though it was pretty fun. Today we went to the Museum of Anthropology and we got a tour of the campus. I thought that UBC's history was quite interesting actually. I learned a lot about the legend of the battle between forestry and engineering and about how the wars effected the construction of UBC. I also learned about how UBC help Hungarians when soviet Russia was trying to invade Hungary. Tomorrow, we are going to Jericho Beach to learn about marine biology when the tide is very low and we will also get root-beer floats and more food ;D

Today was the first day for the University Transition Program Orientation. I thought that it was a great way for the people in Transition to get to know each other since they will need the support of their classmates for such a hard task at hand. I am quite certain that I have made some friends among my class and among the other classes. I really hope I will be able to survive transition because I know it will unquestionably be a hard task.

Why are things also need to contradict themselves?

People say you must live life to its fullest and that means to do the things you've always wanted to do. Lets say I want to become a great scientist, I would devote all my focus to study science and learn those things to get into a great university, but then again I could die before I actually become a scientist, and I would never have done what I wanted to do.

Another contradiction is that people always ask you to tell them about your goal, but if it is a goal they are talking about, don't all people die in the end so what is the point of the goal? Well, life is more about the process rather then the product so why do people ask for you goal?

My Most Important Decision

In the Modern Era, citizens of the world are relentlessly meeting crossroads of decisions. Without question, some decisions are more important then others, but when decisions that mean the difference between a bright future or one that is pitiful, or the difference between life and death, those are the decisions that are unquestionably the ones that will never be forgotten.

On a bright sunny day when the birds were singing and when my awakening was welcomed by the warm rays of the sun, my mind was frenzied by the hardest choice in my life. By my parents, I was given the option of quitting piano. At first the idea came to me as a shock because my parents had always required me to play piano when I fought against them. Then the idea of a financial misfortune had come to mind and I thought that that must have been the underlying reason. For the whole day I was racketed my brain to find my answer, but I was young and foolish then so a choice such as that was hardly simple enough for me to comprehend.

Towards that evening, my parents finally asked the question I had dreaded the whole day, “Steven, would you like to quit or keep playing the piano?” Throughout the day I had considered the after-effects of both options and I had concluded that if I quit piano, I would have more time to study academically and there would be one less thing to worry about. If I were to keep playing the piano, I would gain a greater knowledge and I would also have something to be proud of. I weighed the pros and cons repetitively until I had grown tired of pacing back and forth in the living room. Finally I decided to keep my musical art.

A year later, I found that my blind decision had come in use when I applied for a mini school. My musical accomplishments were highly regarded and had added towards a good impression for interviews. Also, my physical activities were obstructed by my muscle’s incapability to be used for a lengthened amount of time. Though it was not my fault, it was something that I had to deal with and for me to have kept playing piano felt as if it was a sufficient replacement for the other aspects of my life.

With all the choices in life that have to be made, this was personally the one that affected me the most. Although the had doubted my choice to begin with, it proved to aid me greatly in the future and through that, I have learned to constantly think over any decision that I will make.

Incredibly bored today, might as well type up and send you the family reflections because I forgot the type them.

Well today I tried to skateboard and... that worked out to be quite embarrassing because I completely and utterly failed.

I've always wondered why things always have to fluctuate such as fashion, philosophies, or different relationships. Recently, I've learned about a way of thinking where they say everything that happens now or in the future is already predetermined, but I don't like that idea, it makes me feel like I don't have control over my own life. For fashion, some of my friend at swimming wear this and people at school wear that and sometime they contradict each other and so I get confused when people talk about things like that. Also there have been many times when I asked myself, should I have said that, done that, befriended them? Sometimes I am not always sure about all the different relationships people have with each other and I will make mistakes because of that.

One of my mom's friend's son is moving into a smaller house and they are giving away somethings. I just got a $100 skateboard that's never been used before =D lucky me. Well I'm trying to learn how to skateboard via youtube.

I'm so tired from my fitness test. I did 300 push ups ;D

Then I had swimming and my abs... died.

Well today its going to be short and sweet.

I'm leaving. I'm sorry. I'll miss all of you.

My two legs carried me along a path,

some say it was full of wrath,

some say it was full of joy,

and some say it was used as decoy.

I thought and thought,

over this inexplicable thought.

Yet, I could not decide,

which one had lied.

When I knew, I gave a deep sigh,

I will have to see with my own eye.

"What do you define as reality?" asked the ominous man dressed in a black coat which concealed his shoes.

"Something that is tangible." I replied, but I could tell there was a look of amusement behind those sunglasses that disguised his face.

"Then I expect you believe everything in this room is real?" He asked to make sure.

"Why of course." I assured him, but my now, I was having serious doubts about whether this was a dream.

"Then where has the roof gone?" He asked.

I instinctively looked up and saw that the roof was replaced by the afternoon sun shinning down upon us.

"It must have been a retractable roof." I replied in defense of my earlier statement.

"Look at these walls, place your hand on them and do ask you like then tell me if they are real" I demanded of me.

I did as I was told and sure enough they smelled like paper from the wallpaper and it was hard just like concrete. I gave the man a confident look. Then he asked me to try again.

I took my index finger and I tapped the wall. The wall shattered as if my finger were a bullet that broke through the glass and I jumped back in surprise. When all the broken bits and pieces fell to the ground, they dissolved into a clear liquid and then the liquid started to slide towards each other until it connected into one giant pool of liquid. The liquid started to erect itself into a pole that stood up vertically to be as tall as I was. The man then walked towards that pole and then he walked up the pole so that he was standing sideways.

"How did you do that?" I asked startle.

"Allow me to ask you how did you do that?" He asked.

I looked to my left and there I saw the ground, I looked to my right and I saw the sun. I knew now that it was I that was standing sideways and not him. Instantly I started to fall towards the earth the weightless sensation was nice for a split second, but after that it was terrifying and I closed my eyes waiting for impact.

The alarm clock went off and I knew it was only a dream, but that beeping was ever so annoying. Before I opened my eyes, I wished that the clock could simply shatter like the walls did in my dream and turn into my breakfast. Suddenly the noise stopped and I looked to my right with a jerk and I saw that the clock did in fact shatter and form into my breakfast, but behind the cup of milk, I could see the sun. I was then again, sideways, yet this time I chose to believe that I wouldn't fall.

Recently, I've been very interested in photo manipulation. Photo manipulation is basically image editing to create an illusion or deception. Mostly this technique is used to convey a message or just to create an image that is stunningly beautiful.

I really wish I could create something like the one above.

Sci-Fi Morning

As I woke up, my automatic bed sat me up like a dentist chair and I swiveled so that my feet dangled off the mattress and two mechanic arms put a pair of slippers on my feet. I told the computer to prepare my breakfast: pancake with lots of syrup and a large cup of milk. A conveyor belt took me to the washroom and I sat down while a helmet slowly came down from the ceiling and once it was on my head, it brushed my teeth. The helmet rose back up through sliding doors and into the ceiling. Then a shower-head came down through the same opening and I got a shower. The computer asked "Are you going to school today?" "Yes." I answered and once out of the washroom, a change of clothes was set out for me. I put on the clothes and ate my breakfast while mechanical arms packed my backpack and set them in the car. After I finished, another conveyor belt took me to the door and I stepped out into the sunshine. I looked up and I could see skyscrapers and hover-cars roamed the air. I lived on the 57th floor and I stood at the landing pad until my own hover-car came and as I stepped in, digital shutters went up in the windows that blocked the sun and the car went into autopilot.

The surface of the ground was flat and dry from what I could feel. I could not see the ground because a thick heavy mist had covered the ground until it disappeared into the darkness that surrounded me. My breath turned into a foggy white gas that floated a little into the air, but then suddenly dispersed until it was no more. The darkness clung on to me like a magnetic field, yet despite my best efforts, they were all futile. I felt as if it were a moonless night and I was at a plain where a recent drought had occurred. Barren, dark, and lifeless. Yet this is all that I can call home.

Monday May 24th

Canada has one of the world's best health care system. If the government were to make the whole country's health care system identical to the one in the USA I think such a change would bring great disturbances in the normals lives of people in Canada.

Canada has free healthcare, so if this were to change, many people would go to the doctor less. For example, if someone has a cold, they might go to the doctor and if they have a fever, they will definitely go to the doctor, if the healthcare system were to change, people wouldn't go to the doctor even in the case of a fever. Also for some life threatening conditions or illnesses that need advanced medical attention, some people will have to struggle to get enough money to be able to pay for those circumstances.

Studies say that 40% of people in the US don't have adequate health insurance and in Canada, 5% of the people can't find a regular doctor and 9% never looked for one. Although the numbers for Canada are quite shocking, the people who can't find a regular doctor are covered by the national health care system . Also, many people in the US don't have adequate health insurance.

In general the health of the people in Canada is much better then of the people in the USA because statistics have shown that Canadians have a higher life expectancy then the people in USA.

For as long as I can remember, I've always wanted to have a pet puppy because I was really good with dogs. The problem was, I always lived in a NO PETS building, so I never got the chance to have a pet like like many of my other friends. Finally after many years of moving, I've found a home where pets are welcome.

Having a pet puppy will need consistent jobs such as cleaning after it, clipping its toes, have it take a bath, taking it for walks, and feeding it. As a result, this will enable the members of the family to gain a sense of responsibility and this will make them more independent. Because of these new prospects the household will become more organized and therefore more efficient.

I want a puppy... cuz they are fun ;D

Today I noticed that most people frown more often then smile.

Cities are gradually becoming bigger and bigger while suburban town are either transforming into cities or they are being abandoned. In the city, the at mood is very strict and tight as if everything was on a schedule because of the orderly way that buildings are placed. In suburban places the atmosphere is generally more relaxed, that's why many people prefer the retire in the countryside.

Also In large cities, it is quite difficult to get to know everyone so people become very unfamiliar and since that feeling is very consistent, people will always feel that way. Usually people frown when they don't like something and unfamiliarity is a very unwelcome feeling because there is something that you are unsure of or unfamiliar of, so this will cause people to frown.

I think that people will be able to smile more if they look at the brighter aspects of being in a city. For example, the transportation is more efficient then other places, the streets are cleaner, and the technology is more suitable for a modern day city dweller.

I Think that smiling is contagious and people should smile more.

The bustling activity was evident as I walked closer to the street market. The heat of the summer sun was unbearable and just as unforgiving. The humid stench of salt and fish filled the air which repulsed me so that I was constantly feeling as if I was going to puke. I thought I would soon get used to it, but little did I know that to accomplish that would be impossible. I walked closer and closer and I could see the the ground littered with bits and pieces of vegetables.

Being a Teen

Everyone in some point of their lives will be a teenager. Being a teenager comes with tons of responsibilities and many important choices to be made, also there will be major changes in our lifestyle.

The older you get, to more people will expect from you, but when you are a teenager, that is not always an easy thing to fulfill. When you are 13, you start high school and there, you will have to adjust to the higher expectations and the pressure to perform well in all areas of achievement. Students will start to join sports teams, bands, choirs, orchestras. The competition among the students will be higher, but during this time, humans will have their major growth spurt and thus, they need more sleep, but with the extra tasks that they need to accomplish.

From the easy life of a elementary student to the tough workloads of a high school student, student's lifestyles will take on a dramatic change. The high school student will need to much more conscious of how effectively they use their time and they will need to eat more. When becoming a teenager, we will have a much more social lifestyle which means we will be much more likely to chat with our friends online or over the phone and we will aim to spend more time with them. This will also consume more of the limited time we have. Peer pressure also plays a role in how we will react to the changes. If less time is spend with our friends, our social networks might become looser and looser which could potentially lead to us having low self esteem if we lack the support of the people who were once our friends. Of course that does not mean we should completely give up our schoolwork and go hang our with our friends, but teenagers will need to pass this incredible balancing act to be successful in their life.

PIANO

Every person has something that they value that they would never want to give up. That should be something that means a lot to someone. For me, that is my piano.

I got my piano when I was merely 8 years old, but little did I know how important to me that instrument would be. I still remember walking into Tom Lee Music and seeing all the pianos lined up column by column, row by row. I told my parents, "Lets go buy that big white one over there!" "No Steven, we can't get that one." my mother replied. So in the end, we bought a normal Yamaha upright piano. When we brought it home, I played around with it for a bit, but like all toys that children play with, they will always get tired of it after sometime. I was no different. At first I was forced to play the piano by my parents like a slave, but soon after my skills were more toned and I was able to create more beautiful music, I was able to express my sorrows and sadness through the black and white keys of my piano. Whenever I thought that there was something that I couldn't just bear inside and handle myself, I would always look towards the piano as a way to let me release those feelings if no one would take the time to listen.

Now, playing piano is a lot more like a way for my to enjoy myself just like how some people play computer games to enjoy themselves, I can use the piano to do just the same.

Rebellion is more then just disagreeing with someone of higher social ranking, but rebellion is something that allows people to define what is just. Rebellion can bring people to understand the misfortunes of other people or have those people brought down because of their corrupt decision. People will only rebel if they think they are being treated unfairly or if commonly agree that something is unjust and decide to take action to stop it. It can bring great success or bring immense failure, but if there is a rebellion it always brings justice for one party.

BTW we are having our spring concert for band ;D

Well, today was pretty chaotic. I had to finish my blog, science foldable and my english speech. I think I really need to manage my time better.

So, for socials, we needed to make a recruitment commercial. I went on youtube and looks at some commercials and one really struck me as a good one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owGykVbfgUE

It's the old spice commercial, I thought it was hilarious so I'm basing our commercial on that!

Essay

Procrastination or Managing Your Time?

Whenever there is work to be done, there are generally two ways of completing the work, one is procrastinating and the other is managing the time. Procrastinating is when you leave all your work to the last minute and then rush to complete it and managing your time is to finish the work earlier to leave time for further adjustments.

The effectiveness of a study method depends on the quality of the work and the quality of work depends on how much thought and time you spend to create it. Thought needs time to think out and time comes from effective time usage which means that you need to do work quickly to leave time for thought and working on your task.

Procrastination many seem like a tempting option to choose because it gives you more time to relax before you have to complete your work, but in reality, when you relax, you still have the thought of unfinished work that bothers you, so you never truly relax. When you leave all your work to the end, you cannot edit and because the deadline has already approached.

Managing your time will definitely improve the quality of your work because it allows time for revision. Also, if you finish your work ahead of time, you have the advantage of a flexible schedule. If you have a flexible schedule you won’t have any added troubles in case something unexpected occurs.

In the end, managing your time is the ultimate method to improve the quality of your work. Not only will it give you time to revise, but it will also give you a piece of mind that your work is complete. Procrastination will almost always decrease the quality of your work because not only will it give you pressure, but your ‘relaxation’ won’t be relaxing.

Her wisp of hair flew by my face, yet I reacted long after she had left my view. I looked back to where she had gone and I saw her in the middle of the cobblestone street with a mischievous smile bent across the pale skin on her face. With an entrancing skip, she disappeared into the alley. Without hesitation, I followed her and as I turned into the narrow lane, but no angel appeared before my eyes. It was just a dark narrow street, where even a drop of sun could not be seen.

Today we went to Playland! Okay

Coaster x 2

Hell's Gate x 3

Hellavator

Corkscrew

Water Flume

Yeah, I was fun, but I was on the verge of puking for much of the time.

Also today, after swim practice our car didn't start up so we wasted almost an hour trying to fix the car and then we fixed it! I think it just needed a break and was fine after that. ;D

WELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL I FINALLY HAVE CABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE AND I GOT MY INTERNET BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OKAY. Well, today we had the buskerfest afterparty and after that I didn't need any lunch, but then again i was a pig at eating all of that food.

May 9^th

SUN RUN! Wowzers it was long, but I managed to get the end in 52mins. After we got there I had 5 Red-Bulls! After the run, Jonathan, Chloe, and I went to Oakridge Mall to get something to eat and then I went to massage. Too tired, so my legs are sore. I think this is another indication that I shouldn’t keep swimming because my body just won’t keep up. I told my dad I wanted to quit and he said that would be fine. Hmm…. He’s getting nicer.

May 8^th

I skipped swim practice in the morning and now my coach is really angry because I got there and then I went back home without telling her. I had sleep depravation and my stomach hurt a lot. My dad is angry too because he didn’t want me to skip.

ANYWAYS

Tomorrow is the Sun Run! I guess I’m going to be really tired.

May 7^th

Today was the track meet! OKAY! So, I got two first place ribbons from the 4x100 co-ed relay and the co-ed medley relay. I also got a second place in shot-put. I’m pretty upset that I missed the 1500 race because I could have won it, but they changed the order of the events so I missed it.

May 6^th

I think I’m going to quit swimming because my muscles can’t take it anymore. The condition of my muscles is making me tired and the lack of sleep is also bad for my health. I usually have to go swimming right after school so I only start homework at around 8:30 so I have to stay up late to finish my work. Also swim meets will use up my weekends so that I won’t have time to get together if I have a group project.

May 5th

Okay so I've got the grade 8 track meet on friday. I have four events, the 4 x 100 co-ed relay, the 400m in the co-ed medley relay, shotput, and 1500. It's going to be a long day. And we have a math quiz too.

May 4

hahahaahahahahh! I thought I missed the sun run... little did i know it was this week. Well my mom is going to hawaii on friday for a fortnight? can't remember, but she's leaving me here because I'm too annoying to take... ahhahahaha...no, that wasn't nice D=

Because we have moved, there have been a few things that impacted my life dramatically for that period of time.

1. I haven't been able to get much sleep because of moving.

2. the people in my family are becoming more and more irritable

3. I don't have time to finish my homework

4. I am extremely exhausted

Finally moved all of the boxes to our new home and just until now, I've noticed I haven't touched Bustkerfest even the slightest bit so I stayed up until 3 o'clock to practice WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS on the piano. But it's partially my group members fault because they gave me the music on friday.

At the historica fair today, it reminded me of the four years before when I had to do historica every year, but now I look back upon it and I think I have gained a lot of knowledge and experience from doing those fairs. Unfortunetly people in high school can't compete.

April 30th, 2010

Tomorrow I get to see my friend! =D but I have a swim meet D=. I finally spent my first night in our new house and the double glass windows are a big help to reduce noise so I could actually sleep soundly, but the next day I have to wake up extra early for the swim meet ;D fun fun!

April 29th, 2010

I asked my mom to let me go to the historica fair to see my friend and she let me! zomg that's the best! Anyways, My parents also said that we will be able to fit my piano, a desk, and my bed in the den so, my room... will be complete ;D

On Saturday I have a swim meet, but I want to see that friend I talked about before and she's going to a Historica fair at the maritime museum. I can't now, but I guess I'll have suck it up.

FAMINE

The child was as thin as a sliver of grass and he seem so fragile the mildest of winds would blow the life out of him like how it blows away the sand. Behind that pitiful excuse for a living human, was a vulture. With it's keen eyes it stalked the child while he crawled towards the fruit tree and crawling so slowly, he would be going backwards if he had gone any slower. The child crawled and crawled and crawled, suddenly he faltered and collapsed with a shudder. The vulture saw this chance and descended upon his meal.

Inspired by this: http://thesecretlifeofkat.com/images/uploads/kat_blog_images/famine.jpg

Today is packing day.

Greskiw told us to write a essay about the three most important things in our lives and this is my brainstorming:

Love, is love important? Definitely, more important than money or power. Love is what make people have emotions. Love is what makes up our humanity. Love is what makes us have the desire to become more then what we are.

Curiosity is what drives us to knowledge and without knowledge.

The whole point in life is to experience everything that the world gives you the opportunity to explore.

Today I did the Swim-a-thon which is where everyone has to do 5000m and now my whole body is aching in pain from my shoulders to my calves. Also, I learned about how... strange the names of Icelandic cities were (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_and_towns_in_Iceland). I also watched How to Train Your Dragon and it was okay, but a little bit childish ;D.

Well, today the Canucks will win because we have a three goal lead. We will be moving in 7 days, but my parents say that we won't be able to fit my bed, piano, and desk in my den so... the piano is going in the living room MUCH to my DISAPPOINTED!

BTW I think I fixed the name problem, so just give me a reply if it worked.

I WON THE SCHOLASTIC CHALLENGE FOR THE PROVINCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That is all.

Today I learned that my left's tendon is very screw up, it's giving my lots of problems because I'm using it too much just like my legs. I'm pretty behind on the go lessons, so I've got to do more quizzes and tests.

I had a math test tomorrow that I forgot all about, so I'm cramming study time, but it probably won't work. And in ten days I'll be moving and that will take up lots of my study time and the acupunture guy said that I should take a break from swimming for a little while for my muscles to recover, but my dad won't listen to professional and I still have to go swimming even though he know's that I might pull my legs again!

Today I got acupuncture again and this time, they forgot to take out two of the needles. It was really painful to stand up with needles in your muscles. Well, and I went to see our.... OTHER new house in UBC, but we're renting that one out.

ZOMG! TODAY I GOT 3rd IN FINALZ! lol =D

People say perfection is not within reality, but in life there are sometimes when perfection seems to be right in front of you.

Right?

When I was in grade one, I wished upon the first star that I saw that night that my tears would be able to solve any problems that I had.

My cousin once told me that men are not to cry because real men can deal with their problems without losing their face and be so pitiful.

After that day, I wish upon the first star that I saw that night that my bravery would solve all my problems.

Now, I never wish for things any more because I know wishes are like a reflection of a misty mirage.

LoL, okay so today I just got back from the pool and I'm really tired, but I have homework to do.

The Swim Meet

50m Breaststroke: Got best time and made finals. Final time: 39.13sec

50m Freestyle: Didn't make a best time because my back foot slipped on the diving blocks and that made me lose one second. 32.56sec

Tomorrow I have 100m Freestyle, 200m Backstroke, and 100m Breaststroke.

K... Swim meet starts tomorrow and I really need to finish studying for my socials test becuase i need time to strech and losen out my muscles so that I can get my Provincial AAA standards... I'm really disapointed in how little effort I put into my swim practices, but everyday I get more and more tired because I don't strech and I have a muscle condition that makes me lose circulation really fast so I get tired after 100 meters.

ZOMG SO MUCH HW>>>>>!!!!!

I"M GOING TO DIE

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bleah

sorry!

Well, Today I am bored out of mind, but the thing is we have a lot of homework, eg. Socials we have a big test on Friday, science we have test and french project, and UGGG. lots of stuff. Not in good mood ;D

I'm growing fat... I mean my stomach is gathering fat... and I'm eating a lot more andIsleeping a lot more. I think I... need to work out more!

The thing on my eye is going away, but there is puss in it and it's really nasty... Also, one of my mother's friends are coming over to live with us for a little while until she goes to Utah with her boyfriend.

Okay... yesterday continue

With every passing house, the statue would be different, he slowly starts to reveal his face. The face had sharp teeth and wild madden eyes and I tried to stop and walk the other way, but and invisible force like that of gravity would force me to keep walking and walking.

ZOMG, The thing on my eye is still there and it's grow bigger and it's turning yellow in some spots. I'm hoping that I can get a doctor to check it soon.

Once I had a dream

I was walking down a road that was as straight as metal rod, but the houses were all identical and the even the gardens were identical. There wasn't a breeze of wind and the sun shone perfectly and everything was silent, not the chirp of bird, the squeak of mouse, or even the beating of my own heart. On the garden of every house, there would be a statue and it was a statue of a man with his hands over his face. With every passing house, the statue would be different, he slowly starts to reveal his face.

Well, today we had the florescent dance and it was a blast. We had a lot of fun, but I as really hot and I got tired too. I was just surprised at how little the security checked you because all they did was give you a five second pat and they even patted the stuff in my pockets, but didn't bother to check...

I get to school early every morning and you always go to the cafeteria and go get something to eat really early in the morning and I always see you. XD I have a little thing on my right eyelid and it's really bothering, oh and also, I found out I have a mole on my right eye!

Today. Was. A. Good. Day. Because. I. Was. Able. To. Have. No. Worries. At. All. I. Think. This. Is. Enough. Said. =D.....

Today I saw Braveheart and it was a good movie. I think that Edward Longshanks is really a bastard, but I guess power corrupts. A LOT =D And Willam Wallace is pretty brave even though he gets destroyed at the end. In the end though, today Scotland is still Scotland!

The Breezy Wind

It fell upon my knees

And rustled the trees

Send a shiver down my spine

Yet its whisper was so fine.

The fresh air filled my lungs

and sweet upon my tongue

It was the breezy wind

Yes, I just stood there and grinned.

SUPER BORED>>> STILL SICK!

Well, I really wish that I could wear less clothes because I'm sweating too much, but sweating is good when you are ill. Also we're moving soon... REALLY SOON. We're going to move to a new house on the 30 or the 1st. Oh i was talking to my parents today and they asked if I wanted a new piano, I said if you want to buy me a new piano, then you will buy me a white grand piano, but if you aren't going to buy me that piano, then don't bother to buy me a piano at all. Well also my dad lectures me so much that I already memorized EVERY SINGLE IDEA THAT HE HAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hope he will stop lecturing me because its really boring and it's a waste of time.

Okay, Yesterday I wan't able to do my blog because I was struck with a terrible fever which caused me to have a really really really annoying headache. I was in bed all day and I feel better now because I ate some medicine. Also the wind outside has been pretty terrifying because the trees have had many branches fall off and they are really bent right down to the trunk. My friends have already had power outages and ZOMG!!! a tree just fell over... okay then... bye =O

Okay, plan for term two

Monday-Friday

Review today's lessons

Complete homework for tomorrow

Study for upcoming test

Complete homework

Preview tomorrow's lesson if possible

Play Piano when time is appropriate.

ZOMG I did horribly on my report card and I got worse then alst term because I focused too much on swimming. I'll have to try really hard this term and I'm barely going to sleep at all because I want to get on the principals list!!!!!!!!! _()_ okay, I take an oath that I will get on the principal's list this term.

How to get rid of a bad day:

I feel like the color of the sky,

and my head is tilted down,

because if wear a frown,

yet if I were to just sit and sigh,

I would never hold my head high.

kk that was really random....

Anyways:

kk, listen to music

talk to friends

slack a little!

rest

sleep more

and eat more food...

that would work okay =D

Well, today I'm going to the symphony at the Orpheum with my parents friends... =P Also, I forgot when the launcher is due... could you tell me?

AND also... I haven't had enough time to over the weekend to finish all my homework so, these recent blogs have been short and sweet =D

Today, I went to Math Challengers and our team did poorly. We did win anything, but I guess I have to study harder so I actually contribute to my team instead of bogging it down...

Okay, well tomorrow I'm going to a math competition with Patrick, Gavin, and Nicholas. I hope that I can do better then last time, because last time I did... poorly so yeah =D. I think that maybe if I memorized more formula's I could get it right.

I'm excited for the busker feast, but I think I just might have signed up for too many roles. I have four piano performances and one saxophone so I guess I just need to be nimble on my feet.

Okay today I forgot my keys at home and now I'm stuck at Ben's house haha fun fun bye =D

K, so fogot to do it yesterday. Um yesterday I had a piano festival where I had to perform in front of a small group of people. It went pretty well and I got a score of 80 which is pretty high considering less then 5 people in the whole festival will get above 90. I was pretty suprised by how well I played, but good suprises never hurt XD

Sometimes I wish I could chose my parents so that I wouldn't have to go through all the trouble of adapting to them. But I guess life just isn't that way and what can I do? I just have to make the best out of it even if it hurts me to do so.

What does it take to be a friend? Well, A friend needs to be someone who gives you unconditional support and treats you like part of their own family. They have to be with you even through the worst of times, well I have one friend that I could consider like that and that would be Jonathan, I met him in grade 3 =D

I AM SICK!!!

My nose is stuffy as if someone had placed liquid glue in it. My nose was sore from continuously having pressure applied to it by tissue paper. I hate being sick, because I can't do anything... yes I missed school today because of that. Also I read your gives me hope thing and that was one of the things that actually touched my heart since I was in grade 1.

At that time, my family was poor, but it was a holiday and my mom took me to eat at Burger King. A homeless man came up to us and begged for food, but another homeless man up to us and pushed the beggar away and told me to take care of my mother because she was a good mother. I had never met this man before, but he was so kind. I went to get a refill, but you needed to pay for a refill and my mom had no more money left, so the homeless man came over and paid for the refill. I will never forget that kind man.

Well lemme see.... ok

I love the long summer days when the the sun goes down after dinner and you can lie in the tall wheat stalks as the sky slowly turns crimson and then it grows dimmer and dimmer until the sky in covered with a blanket of black starry sky. In the summer, the nights are warm and the stars are bright.

um... Well I really don't have anything interested to say today and I don't feel like writing a story because I'm pretty.... down because of my grades. I think I'll try a lot harder this term and overachieve and I think that this way, I'll make the principal's list or something.

Okay, so basically this is the first time I've actually been able to show my group about my Ideas and diagrams for the Ping Pong Ball Launcher. Well, we still need Sharon's Opinion on the subject before we make a final decision.

Well, Today was rather boring, but I help many people today and I felt pretty good about it. I guess I've finally learned how to stop the hating. Thank you Mr. Olson. Sincerely.

Well, today I did the science hydraulic pump with jacob and geeffory =D

I woke up in a dark cell that forced me to stand up because it was just really thin and tall. It was a perfect cylinder just a foot in diameter which made me feel very claustrophobic and very quickly. I just closed my eyes and imaged in was in a wide open field with the sun shining on me while I feel my way through the tall grass. The more I though, the less I felt claustrophobic, but the more I though, the more I began to feel homesick. Finally I heard some footsteps and not long later, the door opened and I fell through it until my nose met a pair of big black boots. I looked up to see a face that showed not emotion and he told me to get up. His voice made my hairs stand up because it was empty and hollow like an empty tin case.

The air bit into my skin, since it was cold. My expensive fur coat protected me as effectively as a twig would have protected me against a lion. Though the air was chilly, it was fresh and the smell of the pine forest cleared away anything was stuffing my breathing. My breath turned into a misty gas as the warm air started mixing this the frosty one. It seemed as though my breath turned into pale ghosts and just float away into the dark starry sky. Yet through this wonder and this cold, I had to walk, walk in the dead of night, walk on a moonlit path, walk through an abysmal forest. I had to walk to the observatory that was in the middle of the monstrous forest to deliver some papers my master had given me. I once asked my master why the observatory was so deep within the forest and he would always say, "Because it is hard to see the stars when there are so many lanterns in the village, but enough talk, you must go to sleep."
After a time that seemed to go on forever, I saw the big tall building, but big and tall were very simple words to describe this huge tower, but the best word would be hostile. Yes, the building was dark and it's battlements were tall, the windows had metal guards to prevent intruders and there was only one entrance. "Don't move boy." A voice commanded me from behind. I felt a blunt object hit me on my temple and everything went blank.

Wednesday, March 10th
Well, I was stuck in bed all day... feeling terrible and I really think that it was a stupid idea to go to the beach for such a long time... Learned my lesson the hard way?. Okay so basically I drew some diagrams for possible ping pong ball launcher systems. I've got 2 and I want to make five by Friday.

Tuesday, March 9th
Today I went to the beach and I did my homework there. Saw the sunrise at the beach and saw it set at the beach. Now I have a cold =D

Monday, March 8

Well, nothing really interesting about today other then the fact that I cleaned my room and so that I can actually breath in it. I took down the 2 year old posters, cleared away all the random clothes that were all just dumped on the chairs and I put away all the papers, textbooks, and novels that were also lying around.

Sunday, March 7

Well Today, I went to the Orpheum Theater withe my piano teach and who other students to go see Fryderk Chopin's Piano Concerto 1 & 2. The moment I stepped into the building I saw how elegant it was because of all it's interior architectural design made me feel like I was in an Italian castle or something like that. The concert itself was really amazing, in fact I needed 2 cups of coffee to keep myself awake. They also sold Vodka there, but they asked for ID...

Ok um... SORRY I DIDN'T BLOG FOR A LONG TIME, BUT THE INTERNET FAILED ME BIG TIME.

So, what happened was that the cables in the machine got melted because it was put near the heater.... stupid people =D

Anyways, so I'll write some more blogs to make up for the ones that I've missed.

Saturday, March 6

Today I met up with Andy =D

Well, we had dinner at a Chinese restaurant and the main thing was, the parents were there again... much rather go and do something more fun then have a formal dinner with a bunch of adults. Sorry =D

Okay so basically I've started the Ping Pong ball blog: http://pingpongthing.blogspot.com/ and I've started a google doc with my group members. First, I was thinking of making a catapult, but then I though it would not be original enough. Then I though that I could combine all of these into a super launcher. I don't think that would work because one has to be faster then the other ones and the force would only be the force of one.

I think I might have a cold.

Well what happens if someone gets a cold?

They start to get a stuffy nose then they have to drink a lot of boiled water.

Also they can't go to school and they will miss a lesson and some of the things that the teacher says, he won't know what they learned last time.

Then I won't be able to go to swimming... D=

Okay, group 10, I'm the blogger... don't lyk that job though...
Anyways, ok so, I'm a tutor of the peer tutoring thing after school for math =D
Also, I want to goi snowboarding and go the beach and... I still need to find a way to meet up with my friend.... Anyways, ok I want to go to canada's wonderland someday because I want something thrilling like the roller coaster. =D

Well, today was reli normal, but I want to meet up with an old friend of mine over spring break... now, she live a half hour's drive away, and her parent's are too lazy to drive. Where can we meet?

"Metro"

"nope I'm too lazy and it's too far... how bout beach near my place?"

"nope too far"

"queen eliz park?"

"naw... central park?"

"where's that..."

"nvm"

but we still can't really think of a place to meet so.... i'm stuck =D

Writing a persuasive essay on Nuclear Technology (arguing for)

On Monday, August 6, 1945, the nuclear bomb “Little Boy” was dropped on Hiroshima and it was then when the world witnessed a horrific disaster, but are nuclear weapons really bad?

Throughout history nuclear weapons have been used very sparingly and have proven to be very useful to prevent us from perishing. The incident at Hiroshima was necessary because without it, the Japanese would not have surrendered and we that might have cost the lives of more soldiers who must fight them. Someone who does not prove themselves to be useful to the world has a life that is meaningless, so if they died, it would mean nothing. Since the Japanese were attacking and only making this world into a place full of chaos, they are not useful to us and if they died, then there would be no harm done. I’m not to say that all of the Japanese want to attack us, but sacrifices must be made for the world to improve.

Nuclear technology doesn’t just have to be used as a weapon, in fact, we can harness this energy to power our cities. All over the world, there are nuclear power plants set up to help people go on with their daily lives. You might argue that we could use renewable energy sources to power our cities so we won’t harm the environment, but those technologies are not reliable. The clouds could block out the sun and prevent solar panels from working, the wind might not be strong enough for wind turbines to be working, and hydro power plants might be accidently flooded and cost lost more money to fix or rebuild. The only downfall to using nuclear power plants is that they produce radioactive waste, but other power sources such as burning coal also produce waste, yet we still use them.

Nuclear technology is not just made up of horrific explosions, but it helps us improve ourselves to have a brighter future.

Today in the morning I went swimming. Someone took a number two in the pool, so we went to the outdoor pool and swam for half an hour and then we came back into the indoor pool and then after a little bit of swimming, the pool started to smell funny... I TOOK THE LONGEST SHOWER IN MY LIFE =D

BTW I wrote a essay =D

I Want to Win

by Steven Zie =D

in a world where competition is global, people need determination to survive the challenges they must face to be one the top of that competition and on top of the world. Why would someone work so hard when they could be enjoying their lives? Ask that question to any athlete and they will tell you, "I want to win."

One might ask, "How do you win?" well, we must break down this complex journey into steps. Firstly, you need inspiration to keep you inspired to keep going even through tough times. Secondly, you need something to motivate you and not give up. Finally, you need determination, so all the hard work will not go to waste if you just simply drop out.

When people are young, they might have said they wanted to become a doctor, policeman, or a mayor, but no matter what they said, those words came out of their mouthes because something inspired them to become that. Inspiration can come from anything like a friend, parent, or and idol, but the purpose of inspiration is to make you feel s if anything is possible and all you need is some motivation and determination to grasp on to your dream.

To me, motivation can be related to two things: one is bribery , and the other is treat. A simple idea of a child not wanting to complete his schoolwork can show us these two ideas. Assuming the child does not enjoy doing his homework, he could be doing his homework because he wants to get good grades, which is similar to a bribe. The child could also be doing his homework because he is afraid of being scolded by his parents. Lastly you need determination.

Determination? This is the most important. This drives you. This keep you going and without it, everything else would have gone to waste. After all this work, you don't have the determination to keep going, is like running a marathon, but giving up half way. This marathon is only useful if you complete it, but if you give up half way, you would have wasted all you effort. Be determined and you will be successful.

Winning is easier written then done, but keep going, be inspired, be motivated, and have determination. If all that is done, then strive to be your best and you will....

WIN!

OK, um scarves, I have 3, Go book is at home and my agenda was gone because it was in my binder when my binder was stolen, later I found the binder, but there wasn't any dividers in it, my pencil case a gone, my calculator was gone, and my agenda with it. Go book, I can give it to you one tuesday. Through this year though, I've learned how much time I've wasted on facebook, reading manga, lockerz.com, and gmail chat, if i used that time to do work, I would get much more sleep and my parent's would be more pleased with me and my grades would go up... but I need to learn how to defeat the temptation and I just don't know how. Ok and average, manga spends 20-30mins of my day, lockerz.com spends 10 mins of my day, gmail chat and facebook take up maybe 1:30 hours of my day, so that's already 2:10 hours of my day gone. On tue-fri, I come home at 7:30 and then I play piano until 8:00, then I need to eat until 8:30 and then I spend my time online until 10:40 then I start to do homework? definetly a waste of time. I I could have started homework at 8:30, But I don't.

um... I NEED TO KNIT MORE T_T OMG OK SORRY FOR THE SHORT BLOG BUT WORK IS IMPORTANT XD

Good Job Canada for winning hockey against Russia and winning 1,2 in bobsledding.

After watching the Olympic Games, I've seen how hard the athletes work and how competitive they are against the opponents and how they strive to become the best, but after I look at myself, I see that I am a slacker, completely useless and can contribute nothing to the world once I'm older. I'm like the little piglet that the farmer tries to make fatter and fatter until one day he is fat enough to be killed and have his meat sold. As I picture the grotesque scene in my mind, each drop of blood that falls from the cut up meat reminds me of all the times that didn't try as hard as I could to make my future brighter and soon, I looked down to see a pool of thick crimson blood. The meat hanging from roof is now dry and they butcher sells the meat and I image the people boiling me in a pot, they are happy, yet I am dead. The people eat me and throw away my bones and the butcher leaves what is left of the meat for the dogs and the flies.

Crying, I said to myself that I was afraid of getting killed and tossed away, but the picture of the blood from the meat hanging on the ceiling going

drip

drip

drip

drip

drip

drip

drip

drip

drip

Crying, I whispered to myself not to let my blood go drip drip drip.

Introduction:

Boy named Selix

The world of the protagonist is underwater

The land is ruled by an organization called the Oneiroi

Rising Action

There have been constant cracks in the glass in the cities around the world

The above information is classified, the public does not know about "Land" or the cracks

Selix finds out because his dad works for the government secret service

In his own city, he sees cracks in the glass and he tries to escape and use a submarine to surface and find "Land"

He almost dies trying to get up and he falls unconscious after the first glimpse of "Land"

Wakes up tied to metal posts in a cell.

Finds out someone saved him and they say he was attacked by a Krod which is an creature that eats at your bones without touching you and without penetrating your skin.

They replace his bones with silver replicates and they have special gears for his joints.

They added a pair of matching silver guns that are chained to his silver shoulder-blades.

Because he was a spare, they chose him to do and experiment on, they add the power of Zords (the leader of the Krods =D)

He lives, but barely and still has the metal bone and joint system.

He learns how to use the resources of the land

One day he finds himself in another cell and this time he was betrayed and was used as a prisoner trade off.

Rescued by the girl

Live in underground place that they build in the hills near the central control station at the capital of the Zords.

They find out that the prisoner that was traded was actually loyal to the Zords and betrayed them so they all... died.

He does the same experiment on the girl so they both have Zord Characteristics and they are able to but on the uniform of a guard and they go into the central.

They find the power source that creates all of the Krods and they try to kill it

In the end Selix has a spit decision either to save the girl and run or to destroy the power source and let the girl die.

He saves the girl and runs, but the girl is caught by the guards and he makes a break for it

He finds out when the girl is scheduled to be executed and then he intercepts the crew along the way and saves her.

They found out about that the execution crew did not arrive and they send out everyone they have to search for them.

They meet with some strange people who are traitors of the Zord and then let them into their city which is in the sky

They look through the archives and finds out that silver is no longer available to mine because there is none left and all of the Zord use silver to control the power source.

In the middle of the night the girl 'parachute' into the central and get into the power source

Selix wakes up and chases after her.

He finds her, but she is almost dead since the power was slowly eating away at her flesh from the inside.

He destroys the power source

Since there is no power source, all of the Zords die, but he lives because of the silver inside him

The girl dies.

Falling Action

Um... well there is the solemn lonely funeral and she is buried near the original base

He finds out that Zord energy mixed with silver has the ability to travel into the land of the dead

He is astounded (you can guess he tries to go and save her XD next book =D

I'm looking forward to the field trip on Wednesday and I hope I can do well on my french test tomorrow.

On another note... I just noticed how fail I am at continuing stories, so I've got and idea...

first I'll just start with a story outline before the real deal =D

All learned from english.

First we need the introduction, then rising action, then the climax, then the falling action and then end.

Introduction:

Boy named Selix

The world of the protagonist is underwater

The land is ruled by an organization called the Oneiroi

Rising Action

There have been constant cracks in the glass in the cities around the world

The above information is classified, the public does not know about "Land" or the cracks

Selix finds out because his dad works for the government secret service

In his own city, he sees cracks in the glass and he tries to escape and use a submarine to surface and find "Land"

He almost dies trying to get up and he falls unconscious after the first glimpse of "Land"

Wakes up tied to metal posts in a cell.

Finds out someone saved him and they say he was attacked by a Krod which is an creature that eats at your bones without touching you and without penetrating your skin.

They replace his bones with silver replicates and they have special gears for his joints.

They added a pair of matching silver guns that are chained to his silver shoulder-blades.

finish it tomorrow =D

CANADA: THE CROWD FAVORITE LOST AT THEIR BEST GAME TO USA ON HOME ICE... THE VANCOUVER SUN ADMITS IT IS A DISGRACE.

Everyone needs to have a goal, but I've never really thought about what I want to do to contribute to this world.

The psychologist said that my intellect was in the 1% of all people.

I WAS LIKE ZOMG ZOMG WTH OMG LOL

Then I asked if she was joking and she said no... with a straight face...

I said "Ok........... What kind of jobs can I take up?"

Psychologist: "Lawyer, Doctor, Politician, etc."

Me: =O "Oh... okay =D"

Psychologist: Straight faced...

My thinking: oh... she wasn't kidding

So, I think I have many possibilities I want to get into a good school in the states, use all the "I blocks" I can get and do courses in summer school as well as try to get into more clubs, student council, etc.

Canada, the once considered as a country full of igloos and polar bears, has now shown the world it's great capabilities. Now we are only 2 medals away from being placed third in the overall medal standings and the world will know what a nation we are. As for the Olympic Games themselves, the wold has never before seen such great human fighting spirit or determination. Myself? I have been inspired to think that I can do anything, everything is possible and I have the ability to do my best. Just this morning, an athlete from the USA was doing a cross country sprint and on the downhill part, she fell out of the track and into a ditch. She broke three ribs, but after medical crews came, she insisted on continuing her race and in the end she came in second and was helped up onto the podium during the medal ceremony. During the mens figure skating, the Japanese athlete has his shoe laces broke, but after he fixed them up, he kept on skating and just by looking at him, he was young and for such a young person to be able compete in the Olympics is quite an astounding feat. As an athlete myself, I am amazed at the things that the Olympics were able to accomplish and that teaches me a great lesson not to slack off and do the best that I can, ALWAYS.... or usually =D

So, today I basically I have no homework, but my dad makes me do a lot of extra work. =.="
ahh well.
This weekend I want to finish learning how to play the simpsons theme and family guy theme and I really need to finish my piano theory homework.

The worst feeling to have to be nice to someone you really hate. Through I've had to do that too many times. I dunno what to do... D=

I went to see the doctor today and he said I had athlete's foot... I need medication and my foot itches like hell... bleah... not feeling so well, threw up a couple times too.

ZOMG I SAW THE OLYMPIC CAULDRON TODAY!!!! WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

anyways, so I saw the cauldron and then I went shopping... I really want to do the zipline =D

Sorry I didn't do my blog for two days, but I was just too caught up with thing, on thur, I fell asleep at 6:00, and on friday, I watched the Olympic Games and I had guests over so, I'm writing this. Well, Friday was king of hearts... I didn't really try to make the girls talk, but once in a while, I tried my luck, and as for the games, they were really amazing to watch the opening ceremonies!!!!!!! coolio

......UNTIL 3

Laurie AND I PLANNED TO DO OUR SCIENCE FAIRS YESTERDAY, BUT OUR PLAN BLEW...........AND WE TALKED TO EACH OTHER UNTIL ALMOST 3 O'CLOCK...

THE CHAT...(THE END PORTION)

Laurie: well........


good morning

and ill see you soon

goodbye

=]

Me: ok

bye

...

ur still here

Laurie: YEAH

Me: lol

Laurie: HAHA

I WONT LOG OFF

Shadow's new status message - I'M INVISIBLE 2:23 AM

Me: lol

Laurie: HAHA

2 23

Me: ZOMG

i yawned

=O

Laurie: I DIDNT

NOT YET

Me: ...

damn

Laurie: =]

I WONT LOG OFF, I HAVE TO USE GMAIL LATER IN THE MORNING

GOODBYE FOR REAL

Me: ....

wait

we should do

our

blog now

Laurie: OH

Me: for tomorrow

LOL

Laurie: U MEAN TODAY

Me: lol

...

yeah

Laurie: SURE

Me: pshhhh

Laurie: HAHA

WUT DO I WRITE THOUGH???!!!

Me: LOL

i stayed up wif me until 3?

Laurie: IT'S NOT 3 YET, BTW

Me: pshh

anywas

we should make the same blog

LOL

ok

Laurie: HAHA;P

OK

Me: HAHA, we planned to science fair

, but that plan blew

and i ended up talking with steven/laurie

until 3 o'clock

Laurie: HAHA

Me: LOL

ok

one blog done

Laurie: LOL

THAT'S SO SHORT

Me: ....

finee you write more

so

what do we write?

Laurie: EH

IDK

Me: I'm going to fail school tomorrow?

Laurie: SURE

Me: LOL

Laurie: NO!!

TODAY

Me: LOL!!!!!!

i'll just copy and paste this chat

....

last part

anyways

Laurie: THE WHOLE THING!!!

OK

THAT'S UNIQUE

JUST THIS PORTION

Me: just this

you can copy my blog

Sent at 2:30 AM on Wednesday

Me: http://steveshadowblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/haha-we-planned-to-science-fair-but.html

LOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

too much

i'll shoten it

Laurie: UM

THE WHOLE THING IS LIKE 1334 LINES

MR OLSON IS GOING TO HAVE A LOT TO READ

Me: LOL

Laurie: I DONT WANNA PASTE THE THING ABOUT LIVES ON THE BLOG!!!!

TAKE IT OFF

!!!!

PLEASE

2 34

STEVEN!!!

Sent at 2:34 AM on Wednesday

Laurie: R U THERE??!!!

The frosty air cooled they hot sweat that dripped down my forehead. I am not moving, yet I sweat. Yet I sweat because of fear. The air pierced my throat like icicles and my lips were already turning blue, my fingers were numb, toes were senseless, but I could not move.

If I move, that would do me no good, for all was silent, quite, inarticulate, yet all was dark, unknown, and a mystery. My fear was the fear of the dark and unknown. I stared with wild eyes like a man who has had their nightmares come true, but there was nothing to look at because all was dark. Hard it was, for me to differ the sight with eyes open or shut for all was the same. Soon, I could not feel my arms or my legs for they were numbing too.

But, all this time there was a smell, a singular, yet striking smell. One that was so strong that even a man without a nose could taste the smell, yet I knew nothing of this unknown smell.

I could only know the cold and the dark. The piercing pain and the fear of the mystery. I knew some things, yet everything I knew was no different then nothing.

YAY I FINISHED MY SOCIALS PROJECT... now I need to do science fair... SORRY NO TIME FOR MY STORYTELLING =D

“There has been a report of 12 more cases of major flooding in the past week and officials are tell the citizens of the world not to worry, but after so many deaths, the people are becoming more and more restless and they want the know where the problem lies. Now, a new update says that officials have discovered faulty structure in the construction of our cities.”

Selix pondered upon this new information and wondered if the world that he knew would last any longer. He left the living room and went into his room to go onto the computer. "Open computer." He told the room's voice control, "Opening computer, please stand by." The female voice of the computer said. "Start up complete, initializing security check." The glowing red laser of the machine started to scan my hand and checked the shape of my face. "Search 'land'" I commanded. "Access is restricted by the government sector A1 of the Global Defense, sector A1 of the Classified Operations sector.

"Restricted?" Selix though. He pondered and pondered until he fell asleep.

WE GOT 3RD IN THE MATH CONTEST TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHOOOOOOOO NOW WE GO TO PROVINCIALS... WHOOOOOO? .... I still had to get up extra early for the car ride though...

haha... i only have 3 projects, 9 test, one contest, 2 swim meets, and all my normal weekly stuff to do. fun fun...

Have you ever thought about how the people who have lost everything have felt? Well, sometimes, I have though about the people that have lost everything, their money, family, and personal property all gone because of some event that was so catastrophic, they would go from being satisfied and happy to a point where many say, they thought there was no point in living anymore. It's like being in heaven for all your life and then suddenly being put into the lowest level of hell. The change is just to colossal to comprehend. Do you think that Those people have made the right choice to take their life rather then spend it in a living hell?

Next year, I will have to apply for new courses, but how do I find the courses I need?

First of all, I need to know which courses will be most important for me and which courses I will be taking over the summer. Also, for me, I will be taking the Synergy Courses and I will have four choices left which I must choose very carefully. I will be taking math 11 over the summer, so I will apply for math 12, I'm thinking of continuing French, so I'll take French 9, I'm thinking of continuing band, so I'll take Intermediate Band, but I think I'm already fit, so I'll see if I can take something else instead of P.E.

The breakfast was placed on a little container that looked much like a wine glass, except the cup was actually a plate raised by a neck. There were three sofas and a large window where you could see outside. As he sat down to eat the pills that substituted as food since the convex, he looked outside and saw the dolphins playing like small children. Through the door, a man dressed in a dark coat with a high collar made from shark skin and hat the covered much of his face, walked in. He placed his hat and his coat on a rack in one fluid motion, it seem as though he didn't even do it at all, then he sat down one the last empty sofa.

This man was Selix’s father, Gorez. His father works for the government and whenever Selix asks his father about his work, Gorez would smile and just simply reply, “You will understand once you know what is truly on the surface.” His father was always excused for any unnecessary public appearances such as “Bring Your Parents to School Day” which Selix had at school or “Global, Take Your Child to Work Day”. Though Selix’s father was always kind to him, Selix was forever guessing what his father was.

“Hi dad.”

“Good morning son.”

“How was work dear?”

“Same as always.”

He took a handful of the pills and swallowed them as though it were water. As I turned on the TV that was actually the glass of the window where the glass would change into the TV as you turn it on, I told my dad about the leak in the bathroom.

“There has been a report of 12 more cases of major flooding in the past week and officials are tell the citizens of the world not to worry, but after so many deaths, the people are becoming more and more restless and they want the know where the problem lies. Now, a new update says that officials have discovered faulty structure in the construction.”

Well, my friend still hasn't returned my USB and I'll get the story later. In the mean time... We're going to move soon to 41st and Oak, so I can be close to school, we are thinking of getting a pet, but we can't decide whether to get a dog or a cat.... the most original argument...

When people buy pets, they often choose to buy a dog or a cat, but which one is really better?

Dogs are are great companions and they are much more active then cats, but they need training and they need more attention then cats. Also they do not know where to place their droppings...

Cats are very proper and they aren't as clumsy or as crazy as the dogs, but they aren't very interesting to play with, they are just there to cuddle with.

TODAY I HAD MY MATH MIDTERMS....

I wrote a lot of my story over this period of time, but right now it's in my USB and my friend has it, so I promise I will send it to you tomorrow =D

BTW I didn't do my blogs these days because I've been feeling down since my parents forced me to quit piano.

hehe, I'm learning how to hack right now. Not because I want to hack other people or take up this job as a profession, but I'm just curious to know about how the computer works. =D

"Morning!"

"I don't want to get up so early!"

"It's already 10 o'clock!"

"Five more minutes!"

"What? I heard hours!"

Selix opened his eyes to the silver ceiling and looked out from his bedroom window too gaze at a school of fish swimming by, ever changing directions as they move through the coal reef. He turned away from the mesmerizing shine of the metallic coloured ribbon that the currents held and started to hear the soft melody of running water. Curiosity had lead him to hurriedly pull on some clothes and a dark overcoat and walked through the automatic doors that lead out of my room and into the main hall.

The hall was carpeted with a long rug that covered much of the sandy seabed which our house was built upon. Yes, our house is under the sea. Everyone lives under the sea. Few, have ever glimpsed the surface.

He went to the washroom and found the source of the unknown sound, a crack in the wall. looked at himself in the mirror, his dark purple eyes and dirty blond hair looked dull in the morning. He went to the living room where his mother had his breakfast ready. There were three sofas and a large window where you could see outside. As he sat down to eat the pills that substituted as food, he looked outside and saw the dolphins playing like small children. Through the door, a man dressed in a dark coat made from strong fish skin and hat the covered much of his face, walked in. He placed his hat and his coat on a rack in one fluid motion, it seem as though he didn't even move his arms as he walked in and sat down one the empty sofa.

This man was Selix’s father, Gorez. His father words for the government and whenever Selix asks his father about his work, Gorez would smile and just simply reply, “you will understand once you know what is truly on the surface.”

“Hi dad.”

“Good morning son.”

“How was work dear?”

“Same as always.”

He took a handful of the pills and swallowed them as if they were water.

"Morning!"

"I don't wanna get up so early!"

"It's already 10 o'clock!"

"Five more minutes!"

"What? I heard hours!"

Here in the city under the calm undulating waters lived Selix and his family. Here, they were safe from whatever terrors that lie above the water. Selix went to the washroom and looked at himself in he mirror, his dark purple eyes and dirty blond hair looked dull in the morning. He went to the living room where his mother had his breakfast ready. There were three sofas and a large window where you could see outside. As he sat down to eat the pills that substituted as food, he looked outside and saw the dolphins playing like small children. Through the door, a man dressed in a dark coat made from strong fish skin and hat the covered much of his face, walked in. He placed his hat and his coat on a rack in one fluid motion, it seem as though he didn't even move his arms as he walked in and sat down one the empty sofa.

Okay... as a little kid, I've always wanted to write a book, but after a few pages, I would get bored and I never had the determination to write more AND all of the things I wrote, I was never satisfied about them. BTW yesterday I was too tired to do anything so I feel asleep at 7 o'clock and I didn't do my Blog... =P

A boy and his younger sister were running down across the Times Square in New York. The were tripping over stones that were scattered from the shambles of buildings that were once tall and majestic skyscrapers. They were running in fear yet they had no where to go, no where to hide, no where to escape. In the distance, you can hear the growling roar of a beast and the shrill cries of it's victims as they are torn apart, limb by limb, as the monstrosities fought over their food like wolves fighting over deer. What was once the top predator of all species who considered themselves the most intelligent race in the world, was now being hunted like the prey to make room for the next predator.

The Pink Panther was funny because the Inspector was very clumsy while he did things, but in the end, he still managed to accomplish what he was trying to do. The inspector is also funny because of the way he talks and how clueless he is sometimes.

I still remember that day when our family walked into the piano store and there we saw numerous pianos. They were lined up row upon row like dark soldiers standing in a line waiting for inspection. I saw many pianos; there were upright ones, grand pianos, concert pianos, and electric pianos. At that time, I was foolish and I was thinking about our family’s financial situation, so I told my parents that I wanted an upright piano because it was cheaper and it took up less room in our small home. Now, I regret that decision and if I could go back in time, I would definitely ask for a grand piano. Every day now, I take the bus down Broadway and I see the showcase piano store and I gaze in awe at the magnificent pianos that they sold there. I press my face against the frosty window of the bus like how a child presses his face against the glass of a candy shop. Many times I have stopped near the store and stepped in to take a peek and many times I ran my hand along the smooth black wood and tapped a delicate song with my ten long musicians, yet every time I stepped out of that room, I would bury my head in my arms as cold, silent droplets of water rolled down my cheeks.

I had a swim meet this weekend and I got all best times so I'm happy, but I missed the provincial cut by .5 seconds.

bleah

need to get the cut in the meet next weekend. =D

I got invited to go to Edmonton for band!

I got the worst mark for music theory... 64% I've never gotten that low for music!!! ugggggggggggggggg.... What the heck!

I'm also expected to get an A in everything or I will get sent back to Lord Byng

bleah!

my parents are going to get so ANGRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ZOMG!

NEED TO STUDY!!!! I can't slack off anymore!!! bleah ugg

"je suis le tres stupide retard!"

I wish I could have my own little country because I think I could create something that is almost a Utopia because I would only have people that have similar personalities would be allowed into my mini-country so that the amounts of disputes will decrease. I would also make laws accordingly to how the personalities of the people in my county etc.

School should be everywhere because every child has potential. Michelle Jean (our Governor General) came from Haiti.

Sometimes life always has to hide things from you, so everything seems so much more complicated then it has to be. It always makes it so that you don't get to do what you first intended to do and then once you think it through and got through all the confusion, then it does something again to confuse you again. Most things are ment to be easy, but then life is always confusing us again and again until we don't really remember a time that we were not confused.

School Uniforms

Most public schools in Canada don't have uniforms, but most private schools do have uniforms. I think that School Uniforms are not necessary because many students complain about the quality of the clothing and they also complain about how much time it wastes to change everyday. It also wastes the money of the school because they need to buy clothing every year for every child. I think that most public schools only buy these to show that their students are more 'intelligent' and 'richer' then normal students.

Okay =D

It's been a long time since I've been on top of everything, and now, I've done it once again, but this time, I plan to keep it for more then just one week. I'm thinking for something like the rest of my life! My parents seem to be a little bit more cheerful... JUST A LITTLE D= I've done my Go! stuff and I've done all my Day 1 and 2 homework, I've memorized all of the French Vocabulary so it's all good =D

Work Hard Now and Be Happy When Your Older.

If I study hard now, I'll have a better future is better then playing around now and then having a painful future. I think it's better because the life once your older is longer then when you are young. Also, I think that studying and working hard will be easier when you are young then when you are older too.

Thank you Mr. Olson for the talk. After I thought through it a little bit, I think I'll be able to think and take care of myself now. As long as I know what's important to me and As long as I know what my priorities are, I think that even if my parents are like that, they will soon be able to relax and there will be no more rules.

I just need to always be aware of my priorities.

I feel like I am stuck in a cage. A cage made from an endless list of rules, a cage that electrocutes you the moment you step an inch outside it's reach, it is a cage that doesn't allow you to have friends, the feeling of being carefree, or the time to think of life as a good thing. Yet, I should still constantly hurt myself by trying to break free of this cage and take back the things you cherish, even if it only for a moment. It is always the good things that are short and sweet and the bad things that are long and torturous.

Travel

Travel is a way to maximize your experiences and many people who travel write books about their trip because they've had these experience. I wish that I could go on a trip around the world and I would make myself New York, London, Paris, Madrid, Venice, Moscow, Cairo, Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo, Sydney, and Tahiti. Then I'd write a novel that depicts an 16 year old boy who had amazing assassination skills and he goes around the world and he is assigned to assassinate various leaders of countries. For his work, he gets a large sum of money too. =D

I HATE MY HAIRCUT!!!! (Just for you information)

Have you ever had someone who tried to be nice to you, but in the end you found out it was a lie?

TOMORROW IS SCHOOL!!!!

I AM SO PREPARED

'SMILES'

For some people, it is very hard to concentrate on something that they don't enjoy doing, such as homework. Unfortunately I am one of those people. I find myself ways to concentrate such as closing all the lights and only leaving my desk-lamp open so that my eyes will not get distracted by my surroundings. I Also clear away all the clutter that is on my desk and I close the blinds so that I won't space out when I'm staring out the window. I Also use a timer to see how long it will take me to finish X amount of work so that I won't slack off. Also, I am continuously writing thing down no matter if they are notes, essays, or mathematical equations, it will help me focus on my work. Also I try to forget about any problems that might be happening to me at the moment because it might make me space out while thinking.

The Global New Year's Resolution

Obama said "America needs change!", but I beg to differ, I say, "The world needs change!". Just as people have new year resolutions, the world needs to come together as one and help each other to make the world achieve greatness. An ancient Chinese prophet once said "You can easily snap one chopstick alone, but if it were a bunch of 10, that task would not be simple." If all the countries help each other, then we will eliminate all the problems that we face right now.

-We must find a way to bring together our best scientific minds to solve the problem of Global Warming because it is the biggest problem of our time.

-We must stop the madness that is unfolding more and more every day in Afghanistan and Israel because it is unjust, aimless, and has gone on since thousands of years ago.

-They need to put more funding into finding a cure to old age because we do not want to waste the bright minds. If we had developed this cure, Einstein would have done much more to help the world's scientific advancement.

-We must find a way to explore into the distant space because our natural material is running out and unless we find a way not to use it, then we will definitely fall short of it in the next half century.