Tuesday, April 20, 2010

SELENA GOMEZ ROCKS!! I LOVE HER!! I'M HER #1 FAN!! SHE'S MY IDOL!!
-Paola

Monday, April 19, 2010

6 word stories

Lambert sings. Fans scream. Girls drop.

Lautner walks by, girls scream. faint.

Girls yell. Girls cry. Adam Lambert.
I fall down, the world follows.

ballet exams

The tense of your muscles. The pain trying to keep perfect posture. Practicing and remembering every arm, leg and head movement. Practicing for the important day. The exams are one hour and fifteen minuets. Pins pushed in you head to make the perfect bun tugging your hair, accidently tasting the great smelling and horrible tasting hair spray, the feeling you face being just like a face lift just to take it out and make a perfect flat bun. Feeling that butterflies are stuck in my stomach, not wonting to do the exams. Up the stair is he room where we do the exams you waiting for the examiner to ring the bell for us to come in the room. First to run in the room I felt the tense of my muscles and the shake of my hands. As the examiner watching our ever move, holding the bar doing my favourite exercise you can hear the silence and only the pencil writing rapidly. the delight with the butterflies out of stomach. The joy of finishing bar, running to the center do in my favourite exercise port de bra (carriage of the arms) forgetting the position I start in finally remembering what position I start in when the examiner was not looking. Finally finishing we went to a straight line knowing that we hade to cont beats the thing that I was terrible at having to remember 68’s, 24, 34 and 44 and have a dance move with it. Having to do our dance for the examiner, jumping up with joy to do the dance. Showing the dance in twos I was first to do our dance. When every one was done the dance we did our bows down the stair every noticed that we forgot to do one of the center exercise that you listen to the music and do what ever you wont. Doing the bows again we left the room. It took about four months for the exam papers, jumping with joy because I was got the highest in the class.

The end

The House of Birds

Like a normal day my mom was gardening and planting some flowers in the backyard. I was on the deck watching her as the wind blew towards my forehead. There were lots of sunshine and blooming trees, also the sound of chirping in my ears. There were two birds that were on the garage roof. They brought some food of some sort. But I didn't know what it was. They were small birds with wings wider than there bodies.
I walked towards the door and opened it. As I was about to close the door a bird came in our house! Then the other one came in!
I started to run down my deck, down the stairs and towards my mom. My mom was still doing the same things she was doing when I was on the deck. I finally got to her and tugged her towards the stairs and on to the deck while saying “Mom, come please!!!”
As we came through the door the birds were at the kitchen. “What happened?!” screamed my mom as I took a step forward I saw that the birds were flying around destroying stuff by dropping there bird droppings.
“Two birds came in the house.” I sighed. I tried to help by closing the entrances and exits of the kitchen so they wouldn’t go everywhere. My mom’s eyes dropped as more droppings dripped to the floor. The floor slowly turned as beautiful like a waxed ballroom floor to a dump witch had a horrid feeling to it.
My mom gave a swing at it with a towel for a while. But they didn't go out the door. The only thing left to do was to wait and try to shoo the birds out the door.
My mom started to scream at me saying. “Why did you open the door and let the birds in!?!” But I said nothing back and kept swinging the towel at the birds.
Finally one went out the door. I sighed, I started to breathe hardly. My heart was pounding and sweat was dripping down my spine.
So I took another swing at it with a towel and it finally went out the door. I sighed, it was finally over.
But the kitchen was full of droppings like a dirty car parked in the same spot for years. After we cleaned the floor it was over.

By: Marvin

Thursday, April 15, 2010

The Excitement of Disneyland
By: Paola Morales
Before the spring break of 2009, my dad told me we were going on a trip to Disneyland. I was so exited, but a little sad because my mom had to stay home with my then-newborn brother. The moment he told me was a week before we left. It was like a tornado in the room. My bag was full in less than 30 seconds. I was like lightning. I was so exited, I forgot the trip was in a week. The days passed, I was in school, not paying attention too much, looking at the clock, waiting, wanting for the next day to come, but the hands of the clock, against me, ticking slower every second.
Finally, the day came, (and spring break had, too) and I woke up so early, I barely slept, due to excitement. I saw the sunshine, and got on my feet. Too bad because of my excitement, I woke up too early, and the hours were slower than ever! I asked where we would be staying, my dad said we would be staying with his friend Ricardo and his family. I asked if he had any kids, my dad said he had a girl and two boys. I asked for their age, he said the girl was 5, and the twins were 3. She was 5, I was 10. I sighed, loudly, since I do NOT like little girls. They always MAKE me play with them. Too bad I could do nothing about it. (Unless, I gave up going to Disneyland for a 5-year-old who was going to be in daycare the whole day.)
The flight took so long, and even longer because I was eager and exited to get there. It was eternity! Anyway, so Ricardo got to the airport 10 minutes after we arrived. During that time, my dad was struggling with a public phone to call my mom. After, I found out we were there because my dad was buying my mom an SUV. We finally got to Ricardo’s house. The day after that was ‘Disney-land day!’ My dad and I stayed in their guest room. So the night came, I didn’t really dream of anything. Mostly too exited to even sleep! I woke up so early, (again,) I was mostly the only one awake. I tried to wake my dad, he didn’t bother. So I decided to take a shower while everybody woke up. My shower took so little, I’m not even sure I showered right. I was too exited. By the time I got out, almost everybody was awake. Now all I needed to do was eat breakfast. I asked for the fastest breakfast I could eat. My dad said it would be better if I ate a big breakfast for the big day ahead. I could barely wait to get out of that house. We went out the door. (Finally!) We got on the car, I could see the big Disneyland castle ahead. Parking took such a long time. Finally, we got to the tram, that took us to the entrance. Then we waited for eternity, to buy the tickets. We finally got there, and I knew, I was in
Wonderland.

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

friends

I remember it like it was yesterday. How Katrina and I became friends. Katrina is now my best friend, but it wasn’t always like that. It was kindergarten when Katrina and I first met. We hated each other as much as kindergarteners can. Katrina hung out with a boy named Brady. (Brady and I hated each other too) Now that I look back at it I laugh because we showed our un-appreciation by not inviting each other to birthday parties, or not letting one another join “clubs” we made.
One day, Katrina went to Disneyland and I was just really bored. “I’m so bored!” I thought out loud. “Me too” said Brady. I thought for a moment that Brady was going to ask if I wanted to hang out with him. He didn't. Why do I hate Brady? What did he ever do to me? I realized that he did nothing to cause me to hate him. The only reason that I didn't like him was because he hung out with Katrina. That didn't seem very fair. I had one more question to ask myself. Did I ever do something mean to him? The answer was no. I did kind of mean stuff to Katrina, but never to Brady. “Brady do you maybe want to hang out with each other today?” I asked. “Ummm sure,” he said. We found out that we have a lot in common. That day the impossible happened: Brady and I became friends. It had been a week since we became friends. It was Friday. We were outside for recess. I realized something. Brady did too. Katrina went to Disneyland for one week. She will be back on Monday. “So Katrina’s coming back on Monday,” I said. “I know,” replied Brady. “Do you want to be friends with her? Because if you do then we can all hang out together.” “Well I want to try being friends with her, but I don't think she does,” I said. “We’ll see,” was all Brady said.
It was Monday. I could see Brady and Katrina talking, but I could not hear them. I walked closer until I could hear them clearly. Karina: “But I don't want to!” Brady: “Just give her a chance she’s really nice once you get to know her.” Katrina: “No I am sorry but-“Brady interrupted her and yelled “You two have to become friends or else I wont be your friend anymore!” “FINE!” Katrina screamed.
I walked up right beside Katrina. “Hi”, I said. “So are all three of us going to hang out?” “Yea” replied Brady. So Katrina and I hung out, and the impossible happened again. We found out that we have a lot in common and we became friends.
It started out as a forced friendship, but now, in 2010, Katrina and I are true best friends.
The end

WHISTLER!

Last summer in the middle of August my family went to Whistler. The sun shone brightly in the sky. Once awhile there was a breeze. It was a perfect day to go hiking at Whistler Mountain or Blackcomb Mountain. My favorite part was on Whistler Mountain. I rode a gondola and a sky chair to the top of the mountain. The sky chair was scary since your dangling 500 feet above the ground. At the top of the mountain there was still snow and there were a bunch of rocks and I made an inuksuk from the rocks and a bunch of people also did. I still have the photos today and I might go to Whistler again this summer!

My First Days in Canada

My First Days in Canada

It was morning in Canada, but not a normal one, my family and I just landed in Canada. We came here because my parents thought that if we were to leave Malaysia, my sister and I will probably get a better education and future. When we landed, we walked to the drop off zone.
My aunt and uncle picked us up and drove us to their house, I hadn’t seen that house for 3 years, so I was tingling about what was new, there’s only one difference, Sasha (My aunt and uncle’s dog) wasn’t there. I had found out that she had passed away in October.
I felt like I was going to barf, even though I was with him for only 2 weeks, it felt like years. That event had to be taken out of my mind, for that can’t cloud my mind if I want to get a good job in Canada.
When settled in their house, my parents were finding a school for me and my sister. My parents found a school for us, the school was Westridge Elementary. We had a tour of the school and we signed up. From then on I was a student of Westridge Elementary (for now...).

The End

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

“This Can’t Get Any Better”

“This Can’t Get Any Better”


It’s tied 2-2, 1minute left every thing is tense (I was watching TV.)
I’m shaking my leg I was hoping we were going to win. I was saying to my self “come on, come on, come on!” SCORE!!! “WOOT!!” I shouted. I remember talking to my uncle in New York. We made a bet that if Canada won he would have to buy me a ticket to New York but if we lost I would have to buy him a ticket to Vancouver. Then we went down town for the closing ceremony. Everything was out of control. Then it was time for the closing ceremony. Then I thought to my self “this can’t get any better!!!” when we got to BC Place my eyes widened. I was speechless; I was amazed how Nickelback and Hedley played. I remember going to McDonalds. It was disgusting then I remembered I was going camping the next day. Then the day was over. Then the next morning I popped out of bed. I packed some stuff, and of course I can’t forget Mr. Monkey. So my mom dropped me of and I said “bye mum.” So I crossed the cross walk struggling to carry my luggage. I said good morning to Mr.Tesan, we got in Mr. Tang’s bus.



THE END

hello world

hello world

Wiring to Canada

Wiring to Canada

Close to the end of the school year of 2008.

Like every other normal day my parents are going to put my Sis Daria to sleep. Just before they went my mom said:”Katty we need to talk about something really important!”.
I couldn’t think of anything really important and I knew
nothing important was going on in my family. Well, not as far as I knew .I watched TV while brain storming what could be the “important thing”. Finally when my parents came out of the room
trying to be serious but failing after a couple of seconds bursting out laughing .When they sat in our “ kinda messy “ living room
My dad said:” We got a choice from my work “.Would you like living in Canada? Finished my mom. Without thinking I said “YES!” Then I ran to the computer searched up “Vancouver”
and found a water park .I was more and more excited till I noticed that I won’t see my loving sweet family that often any more. When my parents told the whole family of course they were sad and even kind of mad. After about 2 month of packing there came the day before I was moving when I went to sleep I realized that this would be the last time I would ever sleep in this apartment but then I remembered that my grandparents from my moms side are going to live in this place! So, I felt a bit relived .When I woke up in the morning my parents told me that they were up the whole night .I felt bad for them they had they had to carry Dasha the whole day! When the evening came the streets are dark we went to my grandma for a “snack”. My grandma loves to cook so she made mini sandwiches with fish eggs, and other stuff like salads.
When I was full I looked at the clock and I got more nervous I went to the bathroom because I felt a bit sick but I was fine
. Finally when it was time to go I went into my grandma’s car with
My mom and sis. Than we
Came to the airport .We places are stuff into the plain and went on. When we came to check place we had to say goodbye to the whole family. Of course my mom burst into tears so did I my dad didn’t cry at all well, my sister didn’t either I don’t think she understood what was happening .When we past the security check we had to do a passport check. When we were done the passport check we were to go to the waiting place. We waited another 30 min and went onto the plain. After we were in the air the workers (stewardesses) turned on the mini TV’s.
After like 2 hours we landed because one of the stewardesses
didn’t feel well . On the plain I saw 3 movies and slept for most of the time. We landed in Toronto in 10 hours. After this short connection we flew to Vancouver. After 5 hours we landed in Vancouver. We got a car from Avis which was a Hyundai Santa Fe.
Soon we were in port moody. My sister was sleeping for the whole car drive. When we arrived at the house we were supposed to live in for 2 month I already liked it. It looked fancier and newer than our apartment In Israel. We got into the garage and found our place, parked the car and got out. We got into our apartment , my sister was still asleep , my mom went on the couch , I went onto the carpet , and my dad actually ….. Umm I don’t remember
I think he went to buy medicine for my mom and than went to sleep too. When I woke up everybody was already up .
On the next day I we went to explore the area we found out that
There is a park near by too. Everyday we went to that park . Once we came to the park and went some other way though there was a
Pole with the sign that said:” Caution bear near by. Last seen
July 5th”.My mom and I got freaked out we stood there for a while thinking should we go or shouldn’t we? But we decided that we will. When we got there we saw mom’s with baby’s younger than my sis! We were so surprised! It was so unusual for us to read signs that say “ Bears in the area” and past that sign people are not afraid of bears! After a week from July 7th the date of our arrival was my birthday! July 16th.When I woke up I knew it’s my birthday. I got out of my room and saw a baguette of flowers and a cake! I was so happy. I didn’t need any present my present was to be with my parents and sister! Still we went to a really fancy restaurant called Cannery seafood restaurant. We had a wonderful time. After a week or so my parent’s wanted me to go to
To summer school to learn some English before going to the real school. I had a test and I didn’t have the worst class I had a pretty high level! After I finished summer school we found our own apartment to live in because the one we lived in before was from my dad’s work. The apartment was in SFU . We found out what schools we connect to and they were Westridge or Sperling. We
Picked westridge because it’s English emersion. I was really excited and bought all the stuff. That is my life , my happy , exciting , and interesting life!

By : Katty

Strange but Loving

One amazingly bright day my brother, dad and I went out for a walk in our neighbourhood Collage Park, Port Moody, when all of a sudden I saw this strange orange dot in the distance. I started to wonder what the orange dot could be. As we got closer I saw an orange tabby cat. I started to walk closer to this eerie cat. Wondering if I should pet it or not. I made the choice to pet this eerie cat. So I started to pet it then it stared at me in silence. My hands started to sweat so I started to walk away. The cat followed. So I stopped walking away hoping that the cat would stop following us. But no, the cat was still following us. Like your shadow following you at sunset. I started to get frightened. About half-an-hour later the cat was STILL following us! We were at home we had to rush into the house and shut the door immediately. After we shut the door the cat was pawing the door I felt like a racoon was trying to get into our house. A week later we went out for another walk. She followed us again! A month later we started to get to know her so we called her Jeanie. Every walk we went on Jeanie was there. Her fur was so soft and she was so nice and gentle. But a year later we had to move from Port Moody to Burnaby. I was so sad; Jeanie and I were like best friends. I never got to see Jeanie again, and that's just too bad…



THE END

My first NHL Game

My first NHL game




My brother and I were walking home from school and we stopped at town pantry and got slurpies. When we got home I had to go to the wash room and my brother went upstairs to talk to my mom. She he told him really good news so he said come up here “NOW!!!!!!!!” I said "NO I AM IN THE WASH ROOM!!!". He said to come up when I was done so when I came up he said "WE HAVE CANUCK TICKETS!!!". I said "yes!!!". I asked how we got them. We went to a meeting and if you went we would get Canuck tickets so we went to the meeting. The game was on March 14 and it was only the end of January. A few months later…………….

Hey cory want ice cream. Yes he said with a smile. So when we were there I got dibs and cory got a drum stick. It just started when we got back then GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It was 3-1 at the end for Canucks. Then are parents came to pick me and my brother up. When we got home we had to go to bed because it was school the next day and it was late. So that is my first NHL game.




By Wade

Stitches

On the night before Valentines Day, I was running across the house trying to escape from Nerf dart tag bullets. Running to my room as fast as I could and ducking as well, I looked up and the doorknob was right below my eye I could feel the skin spreading a part right below my right eye. I hit the floor but luckily not to hard, I started to cry I could barley breathe but only for a couple seconds. I got up and ran to my bed it hurt so much. My brother realised I was hurt. He asked me if I was o.k. I did not answer. Then my dad came in I told him the story. My mom was in the shower when this all happened. When she came out she was shocked I told her what happened. We hoped into the car and went to the hospital, we were waiting in line for so long…the time passed I don't know how long we were waiting but all I know is that it took so long, I was sitting in the chairs with nothing to do I wonder why it took so long there was not very much people. Finally the said are name I was so glad it was are turn, we went into the room. They were holding a needle I was so freaked out. First they placed the freeze. In I could feel them putting it in it barley hurt then they started to place the stitches in I couldn't’t feel a thing. The good thing is I only got 2 stitches. But i have to admit it wasn't really as bad as i thought it would! Now i know not to run in the house! The end!!!

The Fight to Canada/The Final Day

The Fight to Canada

“Mommy, where are we going?” I asked. “Just into
Town,” she said. When I was little, I never knew what
“WAR” was. I loved to read books; I didn’t care what type of what I read, as long as I read it. Until one day I finally found a book about war it was called WW1 and WW2. I never knew what it standed for, I just knew when I saw some of the pages it involved a lot of guns. After I finished the book, I figured it out, we were going into war, and nobody could stop it only our army.
My mom told me we were moving out, but I sincerely doubt it, she just tried not to make me scared. I remember reading a sentence it said “Serbia started World War 1”.

I never believed it, and it wasn’t true also. “That’s a lie son, we never started it was Germany.
Another sentence said that over 70% of the people in Serbia die because of war. I was wondering if I was one of those 70% people or my whole family. My body shivered I usually don’t know this much, but I figured it out. I loved my family, and I would do anything not to lose them






Part 2 The Final Day

Today it all started, my dad turned on the car. “Were getting ready, load the packages and the luggage,” my dad said.” We started the car, and we went, when it was about 4:00 in the morning, my dad turned on the radio and checked if there was any news about our country getting war, but their was nothing yet.

When we finally came to a different town, my mom and dad realized that that's where our grandparents lived. So my dad picked up my grandparents, cousins, aunts, and uncles but one uncle didn’t want to go, he said he’s lived here all his live, and he’s not moving one step. From that point, I never saw him again.

Then after my dad picked up my grandparent’s, cousins, aunts and uncles, we drove at 5:00 in the morning hoping tanks wouldn’t detect us, for me and my family, it was scary, for me I didn’t know what tanks did in that time, so I wasn’t as scared as my family was. We finally landed in a place called the “Kotor” I realized that’s where I was born, so I loved the place.

Everyone was talking, playing, and having fun like nothing was in their way every time I was at some place I like I always started giggling since I was only a baby. The funny thing was, no one ever knew that the war was about to go on. My mom and dad ran to the airport so they can get tickets for me my mom my dad and my brother.
My brother understands this more then me, because he’s been through more than I have.

I decided to stay calm and not to worry, but it didn’t work that good. When we finally went to Canada, I knew it would be a long time to learn English and make friends, but at least I didn’t have a chance of dieing.

My First Birthday Party

When I was grade three I was having my first Birthday party! Usually at Taiwan, there’s no Birthday party because there’s lots of people and will rob you quickly. We can’t even come over to some ones house! Since I moved to Canada with my family, I’m having my first Birthday party! My Birthday party was on Sunday! I was so excited. My mom and I went to the Dollar Store to buy the balloons and piñata. We went to Safeway to buy candies to put in the piñata. On Saturday my heart was pounding really fast I can’t even sleep. When the day same, my heart was pounding faster then ever. I invited Aurelle, Eleanor, Kacaja, Jennifer, Germaine, Paige, and Hallie. Unfortunly, Paige and Hallie didn’t come. When I heard the door bell ringing, I was jumping up and down. Finally, someone’s coming! I opened the door. All of them arrived. We played wii. After when were done wii, we went to a room that was empty, but there’s a bed. We jumped on the bed and there were balloons on the ground. I was afraid of jumping on the balloons because it pops when it’s broken. After were done jumping on the bed, we went to Westridge. We played grounders, pole tag, and swung on the swings. After that we went back to my house. We had some snacks. We ate ships, and candies. We played hide and seek, after we ate snacks. We have a water balloon fight. Jennifer pored water on Kacajas back! How mean of her. She even tried to pop a water balloon on top of her hair!!! We had Popsicle sticks. When were done eating Popsicle sticks, we went hitting the piñata. It was so hard! The piñata finally opened. There was candy all over the place. People were screaming all over the place while they picked up the candies. It was weird! After the piñata, finally the best part ever, its CAKE time! The creamy, icy, big, delicious cake was so yummy! It was pictures of butterfly! We draked7up while eating cakes and chips. After the CAKE, I get to open he presents!!! Aurelle gave me sand box. Kacaja gave me a teddy bear. Eleanor gave me a thing that you put pencils in it. Jennifer gave me $20dollars. Finally Germaine gave me $25dollars. I was happy that I got those presents, but I am sad that the party was all over. To bad that I have to wait till my next Birthday.



THE END!

Monday, April 12, 2010

Hello World!!!!