WritingGroups

This is the quick write from January 11, 2010. In this quick write, I have to answer four questions.

Question:
1: What are some things you'd like to get out of writing collaboratively with peers?
Answer:
1: I'd like help with my writer's block, which is very common amongst us non-writers.
2: I would like help on my grammar errors and also the nonsense that is written.
3: My peers could contribute ideas amongst us to inspire our next creations.

Question:
2: What are some things you'd be willing to contribute to a writing group?
Answer:
1: A few things that I could contribute to the writing group assigned to me are ideas of the unique. My ideas normally follow the latest trends like vampires but they won't sparkle. xD And also ideas on mystery and fantasy.
2: Sooner or later, working with my peers in writing groups could also help me discover new methods of ridding writer's blocks. And when I figure that out, I'll tell my peers and see if it works.

Question:
3: Is it more important to you to work with friends, or with people who are writing the same types of things you are? (possible for both ways)
Answer:
I would rather work with people who I'm friends with because that way I'm more comfortable with talking to them. And also most people are shy and it's hard for them to meet new people. So I think the best solution is to work with friends. :)

Question:
4: What are some rules (or at least guidelines) you'd like to see in a writing group?
Answer:
I would like to see people involved with the group at least half of the time, and also try their best to give good feedback. If only one person contributes to this guideline, then the group won't be successful. And also if only one person contributes to one person's work, it won't help the person with his/her writing.


Picture: I just wanted to add a random picture into this blog for funz! xP

Days-Off

Don't you just hate coming back to school after a two week break? I do and I also realized how unfair Alameda High School, also known as AHS, is. Students at ASTI (Alameda Science and Technology Institute), CoA (College of Alameda), and a few others are still on break at this very moment. ASTI still has one more week but CoA has break until January twenty-second. When we students are working our ass off in school, the students of ASTI are sleeping until noon, without care. One of the students from CoA is my brother, he's currently sleeping like always until six pm, which is unfair!

One question... If all the holidays and days off are gathered together, is the amount the same for all schools? The schools in Sacramento and our school has the same amount days off. The students there may seem to have longer Fall Breaks, Winter Breaks, and Spring Breaks but compared to their summer, we have a longer one. So would you rather have breaks in between school, or relax for a long time? Which one would be better for the stressed? Which one would you choose?

My answer to those questions are that I would rather work my hardest then rest for a long time, also known as "hibernation" for bears and other animals. I chose this because if we had long breaks in between, most of us would forget all we learned in the beginning of each break, and go back to being "brain dead." Hard work leads to a nice long vacation. Second question, well the second question has many answers, but it really depends. It really depends on what kind of stress the question is referring to; work stress or stress from the coming up Finals. If it's for work stress, I would recommend longer breaks in between; as for stress for coming up Finals, I recommend the long awaited vacation in summer, "hard work pays off." Third question, for this question, it isn't for me but for the readers and viewers. For those who read this blog and answer back, I would like to thank you in advanced. Thank You! ^-^

Winter

Ahh, it's this time of year once again. When the snow's supposedly falling on the streets creating a white path. And when the weather's really cold, that all you want to do is sit by the fireplace and drink a cup of hot chocolate. Winter is the laziest time of year, when bears and squirrels hibernate and when humans like us slack in work and sleep in without knowing. Winter is also the time when your hands become numb and stiff, and your nose becomes so stiff that you can't even breath. Ahh...Winter. I love this time of year. The expression "what a cold person" will apply literally in this season. Winter for me is the best season there is besides summer. And Winter to me is also my training season for badminton. I may not be on the time yet but I'll still train and play for fun. Badminton season for our school is starting in Febuary, so i must train and do my best with my new mixed doubles teammate. I just hope I don't mess up and cost us the tryouts.

Winter is also the time when people and families come together to celebrate Christmas, a beautiful holiday. Christmas is the time when about every family buys a christmas tree, a mistletoe, or some kind of wreath to show some kind of holiday spirit. Some people may be grouchy during this time of year, but others enjoy it to the fullest. Ahh...Winter and Christmas, you have once again come along.

Since it's the week before Christmas break, I got some people gifts and others I just don't know what to get. Christmas time may be the best time of the year, but this year isn't going to be so great. I'm being negative right now because I'll sad when Dina Quach moves and I won't be able to see her as much. But for now I'm spending time with her before the 19th. So I'll also add this message and hope she reads this sometime when I post it. Good Bye Dina... we might've had our ups and downs but we've overcomed it, maybe. And have fun at San Francisco! I'll go visit, maybe, sometime in the future. Teehee. :P

NathanTieu

I've decided to not spoil 11Eyes: Tsumi to Batsu to Aganai no Shojo and let you watch it yourself, if you're interested in it. So to make up for that, I'll be writing about Nathan Tieu today.

Nathan Tieu was born on January 9, 1994. His family consists of an older sister, an older brother, and, of course, his parents. Nathan HAD pets, but they only lasted for a couple of weeks. His pets were mostly goldfishes and miniature turtles. Nathan had three turtles but one passed away and the other two were saved by Petco. Tieu thinks that his older brother had a hamster, but unfortunately it ran away. Of all important diseases or illnesses, Nathan Tieu had never had the chicken pox. He's going to be in trouble when he gets it in the future.

Nathan Tieu went to Haight Elementary School, Will C. Wood Middle School, and Alameda High School. Nathan was an Eagle, Beaver, and now a Hornet. Nathan Tieu stayed in California for a long while, the only places that he has gone to is Oregon, New York, and Australia (to meet some koalas). Nathan's most recent vacation was to Australia, and he learned something new when he was there. He learned that Giraffe poo bounces. So Random!

I met Nathan, when i first moved to Alameda, throughout the entire Haight Elementary School years. Nathan Tieu was in all of my classes from third to fifth grade. It was creepy in the beginning, but we became friends. When we graduated from Elementary School, we went to the same Middle School too, but not like Elementary times. We didn't have classes together until eighth grade and barely talked to each other. We somehow got the same Wood Shop class. And so we started talking again. Oh and his locker was on top of mine during eighth grade. Creepy! Hmmm... and guess what, now I have one class with him, Sutherland's fifth period class.

And that's the end of "About Nathan Tieu." Thank You for reading. :D

11Eyes: Tsumi to Batsu to Aganai no Shojo

For this week's blog post, I'm going to introduce 11Eyes: Tsumi to Batsu to Aganai no Shojo, an anime that just recently came out. On April 25, 2008, something that has similarities to 11Eyes was created; it was a DVD for Windows apparently. The anime version of 11Eyes began showing on October 7, 2009. 11Eyes: Tsumi to Batsu to Aganai no Shojo directly translated means 11Eyes: Sin, Damnation, and the Atonement Girl. The studio which broadcast 11Eyes is Dogakobo, the network that is sponsoring it is Choba TV, and the director of the anime is Masami Shimoda.

The main character of 11Eyes: Tsumi to Batsu to Aganai no Shojo is Satsuki Kakeru had a sister seven years ago, but she passed away, and that's where the story begins. Satsuki Kakeru had a really bad past, but with the help of his childhood friend, Minase Yuka, got past all of that and Satsuki returned to his everyday life. But suddenly one day, the sky turned red and the moon darkened to a black color. Everybody slowly disappeared, except for Satsuki and Yuka and weird, mysterious creatures appeared in the place of the disappeared people. Satsuki and Yuki ran for their lives, without knowing what will happen next. They ran and ran, but eventually the sky turned blue again, and every creature disappeared. As though this may seem like a dream, the occurrence of the red sky and dark moon happened again.

Who did they meet? Along the way, they met four other humans. Kusakabe Misuzu, a red-haired swordswoman. Tachibana Kukuri, a really unique and strange mute girl who looks similar to Satsuki's deceased younger sister. Hirohara Yukiko, a really weird character who has a personality of a "cold" serial killer when her glasses are removed. And last Tajima Takahisa, who is a pyrokinesis who has a really "hot" attitude.

What will happen to them, watch the anime and you'll find out? Or you can wait until next week's post and I'll tell you what happened to them. :D

BigBangPartTwo

Okay, so continuing on last weeks post is the next three members of Big Bang.

Taeyang, or Dong Young Bae or SoL, is the second to youngest member of Big Bang. Taeyang's was born on May 18, 1988 which means that he's currently age 21. like G-dragon, Taeyang recently released solo-songs, so far two of his songs has a music video to it, Wedding Dress and Where U At. My favorite song so far is Wedding Dress which includes a sad melody to it, the song is about him falling in love with his brother's love. And at the end, he doesn't get her, he was just too slow in proposing to the girl. Taeyang personally is known for his free-style dancing. Oh yeah, and Taeyang is one of my favorite members in the group, Big Bang.

Daesung also known as Kang Daesung and D-Lite was born on April 26, 1989 which concludes that he's currently 20 years old. About a month ago, Daesung got into an accident, he was injured badly in the nose. The accident occurred on the Pyeongtaek Express highway. He was then hospitalized for a few weeks. During that time the company had to postpone Family Outing and also a musical he was in. Even though Daesung isn't the most handsome in the group but he is the funniest and will make your sad day, happy. In April 2007, Daesung quit high school to take full time training and focusing on his Big Bang work. But he's still studying well he has free time, he's determined to pass his college exam without school. Daesang, lawl.

And last is Seungri, Lee Seung-Hyeon or V.I. Victory, was born on December 12, 1990 and is currently 18. Seungri is the youngest member in the group, so they call him Maknae which means "young" or something like that. Before he was a member of Big Bang, he was a member of Ilhwa, a Gwangju dance team. Gwangju is the place where he was born. I don't really know much of Seungri because he doesn't show up as much as GD or TOP or Taeyang. So I can't really continue with Seungri, oh but I do listen to one of his songs titled "Strong Baby."

Well that's it for the group Big Bang, oh wait no it's not I want to add one more thing about Big Bang's former member So1. So1 also known as Jang Hyun Seung was known as the shy member, so he was pulled out of the group and into training, but he quit a little later and joined Cube Entertainment. And is now a part of the new group BEAST or B2ST. And that was the last last thing. Thanks for reading about Big Bang. Good Bye.

PS this will be the final thing, in the picture above, Daesung in the one on top, Seungri is in the middle of the left, and Taeyang is the one in the front to the left. You already know who GD and TOP is so i won't have to introduce them.

BigBangPartOne

Recently I have been interested in a Korean group called Big Bang. I may not understand them but i can still enjoy the tempo and rhythm. Okay, so let's begin.

Big Bang is a Korean boyband consisting of five members; G-Dragon also known as Kwon Ji Yong and GD for japanese fans, T.O.P. also known as Choi Seung Hyun and Tempo, Taeyang also called Dong Young Bae and SoL, Daesung also known as Kang Daesung and D-Lite, and Seungri also known as Lee Seung-Hyeon and V.I. Victory. Even though Big Bang is known as a five member group, there was one more member but he got eliminated because of his shy appearance on the screen, he was known as SO-1.

G-Dragon was born on August 18, 1988 which means he's currently 21 years old. He recently released a solo album called HeartBreaker on his birthday in 2009, but that album has raised up questions of plagiarism. But besides of all the questions, along side of his singing career, he also composes his groups material such as the songs "Lies," "Last Farewell," and a few others. Even more recent news about his album, he has also working with a new female group named 2Ne1. Most say that his talent wasn't from training but since young.

T.O.P. was born on November 4, 1987 which means he's currently 22 years old. He hasn't set out a single album like GD but he will soon. T.O.P. is the main vocals, rapper, and also a composer of the group. His current material besides of group activities is that he's acting in a new movie called "IRIS." Even though he isn't one of the main characters, most of his fans are anticipating to see him in action, i heard that he's a serial killer in the movie so i don't know. Besides of his regular work, he has also guest starred in most singers music video.

I shall continue the other three members in next weeks post. :P
PS in the picture above G-Dragon is on the left and T.O.P. on the left.