To the badminton court

I start from my house, then walk right. You'll see a lot of greens there. You walk for about 5 meters and then turn left. You will see a narrow alley that would lead to a big metal gate. Walking down the alley you will pass buy many houses that are all look very similar. After you walk to the gate, turn left again and walk for one whole block. You will past a few restaurants and a gas station. After that, take two left turns and you will enter another alley. Walk down and you will see the badminton court.

Around the world in two day

Our Hums teacher, Mr. Carpenter, gave us an assignment to fly him around the world and cross the equator twice. (Not Literally)

We will start from Taipei Song San Airport and fly to Los Angeles for a 11 hour flight. Then we wander around in the streets of Los Angeles.

Second, take a flight to Villarrica Volcano in South America for a 9 hour flight. Hike around there for a couple of hours. Take a bus to Villarrica and take a break there at a hotel.

Third, take a flight to Maseru in South Africa

The Old Sea and the Man... Say Goodbye to fishy haha

Today during Language Arts class, our teacher, Mr. Laffin made us do a blog post of a question on The Old Man and the Sea. My question was, "What would you do if you were the old man?" I would just cut the fish up and eat it.

Where is the Art Room of HIS

Absolute Location:
24˚ 47' 47" North
120˚ 56' 34" East

Relative:
Go E for 10 m
Go down the stairs for 20m
Go 3m S
Go 15m W
Open the Door
Welcome to the Art Room

Geography

Geography is the study of the Earth and its lands, features, inhabitants and phenomena.

Submarine SMASH Day Reflection

First of all, let me tell you what SMASH day is. Our Science teacher, Mrs Smith, told us that smash is a day when we spend the entire class making something. We were split into groups and we were given a goal to reach before the end of the class. Do you remember when I last blogged about the paper tower thing? Where we tried to build a paper tower that could withstand 50 grams? Well that was also like SMASH day, but it was during Advisory so Mrs Smith said it doesn't count.

Whatever back on topic, Mrs. Smith told us to summarize what we did that day and here it is. This Monday, during Science class, we tried to build a periscope. Our goal was to be able to use the periscope and without having our heads above the table, look what was inside a cardboard box that was on the table. We were given one cardboard box, 10 sheets of paper, 1 meter of tape, four "magic" mirrors (according to Mrs. Smith), and whatever you find on them. My group did not bother to use the paper and only used 2 of the mirrors.

Next Mrs. Smith told us to reflect on what we did. In our group, which was Victor, Andrew, and me, we first made a model of the periscope, we used the cardboard box to make it hold, but it turned really ugly but it was usable. Next we had to solidify our model for it was falling apart. We used a long strip of tape that we found on the cardboard box and we used that to hold the two sides from opening. We did not model it to like a real periscope, but it worked just as well and it was easier to make. We had two mirrors on the end of the box, and we basically just used the cardboard box for most of it.

Lastly we had to give tips and suggestions to those of you that might have to do this later on in your lives, which is not really likely. Well here it is, firstly, you should make a model out of the box, and then improve it. Secondly, you have to remember to tape the mirrors tightly to the cardboard so it won't fall, which was exactly what happened on our first try. Don't make it fancy or anything, just make sure it worked, because some of the other groups made it too fancy and in the end, they just gave up.

Why is Where Important

Where you are is important because, if you are at somewhere hot, you would wear light T-shirts. You would drink cool drinks to cool yourself off. Where is important, because you have to change your everything in order to adapt to the environment.

The 3 religions

The 3 main religions of Middle East are Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.

Christianity:
The Christianity God is Jesus Christ, who was believed to be God's son. Like Judaism and Islam, Christianity is classified as Abrahamic religion, it began as a Jewish group at the eastern Mediterranean.

Judaism:
It is represented between the Children of Israel and God. It is the first monotheistic religion, which means that they only worship one god.

Islam:
Islam is also a monotheistic religion. Islam is the world's second largest religion today.

Moral to the Old Man and the Sea

I think that the moral of this story is that the battle between man and nature, and how each side sometimes wins or loses. One of Santiago's main traits were patience and persistence. Despite going 85 days without catching a fish, he never gives up, nor does he ever complain.

People clueless about geography

Researchers found one in three people thought Mount Everest, in Nepal, was actually in the Swiss Alps or the UK. And half of all those asked didn't know the Nile in Egypt is widely thought to be the world's longest river. Our local knowledge isn't any better - lots of people think their most visited local landmark is the local DIY shop!

Talk about your luckiest moment

My luckiest moment was when I escaped a car crash when I was 6. I was riding my bike around my neighborhood when I rode to the center of the road. Luckily the cars missed me and there were no accidents. I guess that sometimes I am very lucky.

Mirror Image

I see myself staring back at me.

Hit the Jackpot

If I won £10,000,000 in the lottery, I would give half of it to the Save the World Charity, because it is the only charity I know.

Effective Communicator

Victor, my friend from Grade 7, is a effective communicator, he is really good at making speeches but he hates going in front of everyone. I have never seen Victor panic on stage before. He is always well prepared unlike me, because I usually don't practice at home, but I bet he does.