Fin and Waves

    There once lived a blue shark named Fin in the Pacific Ocean.  Fin lived happily in the Epipelagic Zone.  One day, a hurricane swept the shark into the Bathapelagic Zone.  Fin was all alone.

    Fin was afraid, very afraid.  He didn't know where he was.  Suddenly, he heard a squeak, "Hi, who are you?"

Fin looked around, he didn't see anyone, then, he saw a flash of blue.  Fin stared hard at the thing, then said, "WHO are YOU?"  The voice answered, "Oh I'm Waves, I'm a dolphin."  "Dolphin!? DOLPHIN!?  Run for your lives!!!" Fin screamed.  He was VERY afraid of dolphins, he had heard his shark friends talk about dolphins killing sharks.  "Wait!  Wait!  I'm not going to hurt you, I know that sharks are afraid, but I'm not going to hurt you."  Fin slowed down a bit, "REALLY?  You're not going to hit me?"  "Do-do-do you want to be my friend?" asked Waves.  "Okay, I mean what else can I do?" said Fin.

    Suddenly, they heard a voice.  "Hahaha!!  Looks like today's my lucky day!"

天下第一味- 爭鮮迴轉壽司

每次回台灣時，我們都會去「爭鮮」日本餐廳大快朵頤一番，因為那裡的食物色香味俱全。


這家餐廳裡有一個旋轉台，台上放滿了一盤一盤令人垂涎三尺的壽司。我最喜歡的菜是「蝦味魚卵」，我一次可以吃四盤。它的味道很鮮美，享受喀茲喀茲的咀嚼樂趣。

今年年底回台灣時，我一定會再去吃個十五盤才罷手！

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
歡迎去逛一逛:
http://www.sushi-express.com.tw/sushi-express/index.php

Pisina Naturais: Swimming With Fish

        Fish, fish, fish, fish…  I saw a BUNCH of fish!!  In Porto de Galinhas, we headed to the main attraction: the Pisina Naturais.  The name Pisina Naturais means Natural Pool in Portuguese, the pools are round shallow holes formed by corals and rocks, the water is really calm and shallow, because there’s a wall of corals surrounding the beach, that way, the waves just splash on the “walls” and don’t go near the coast. 

My trip to Recife Brazil

We went to Recife right after the day my vacation started.  I was so busy at school to write anything.  Well, how can I start?  We took a plane to Recife.  The 1^st day, we went to this place near Recife called Olinda. We went there to visit a Buddhist temple, we met abbess Jue Xi and ate lunch there. 

In the temple, we met a very nice man, he knew a lot about the history in Olinda so he took us on a tour to see some important churches.  They were all REALLY old; some were even 500 years old!!  But the best one we saw was a 400, okay, to be exact 428 year old church.  It was BEAUTIFUL!!  It was all gold, like the roof was gold, the statues were gold….. EVERYTHING was gold.  And the gold wasn’t just gold paint; it was a thin layer of real, actual gold. 

Which Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs Character You Are?

I made this quiz for the school newspaper.  We had a movie night at our school and the movie was Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.  I thought that it would be cool to make a quiz related to the movie for the newspaper.  But unfortunately the new issue of the paper never got published.  So I put it on this blog for everyone to read.  Enjoy!!

1. In 20 years, do you think that human beings are going to be able to vacation on Mars?

A. Yes, definitely

B. If the Earth doesn't get destroyed, then we might
C. Don't be immature, we'll never go that far
D. Is there a DisneyWorld?


2. Your computer's Internet is working VVEERRYY slow and you have to e-mail something to your friend, you...

A. Be patient and keep on clicking the button "reload"
B. Check out the Internet problems and try to find out why
C. Leave it, and find something more ordinary like writing a letter   by hand
D. Throw the computer out the window


3. You're playing a basketball tournament and your team is losing by far, how do you react?

A. Do your best and try to score
B. Try to figure out the strategy for your team to win
C. Leave it, you'll never win
D. It's for fun so enjoy it


4. Do you think that there are aliens hanging around in another planet?

A. Of course, anything can happen
B. Today's science doesn't prove so I cannot give the exact answer
C. No way!!
D. Do they play soccer?


5. If you saw a gigantic Oreo falling from the sky, what would you do?

A. Say "wow" and wonder what'll happen next
B. Stand where you were and investigate when it hits Earth
C. Run away screaming to a safer place
D. Think about how it would taste

Calculating your answers....

福克蘭群島-Kay's B&B

當我們到達福克蘭群島時，首先我們去參觀Kay’s B & B，那是一個有美麗花園的民宿。

幾個星期前，我媽媽打了一通電話給Kay，問她是否可以幫我們買到幾張熱門旅遊的票。她真是一個心腸很好的人，她很努力幫我們，可是票早已全部都賣完了。

不過我們仍然能夠有機會拜訪這位好心的太太和她的美麗花園。

我們叫她Auntie Kay，她帶著我們去她的花園。它看起來就像一本童話書，到處都是五顏六色的花草，還有許多帶著紅帽的小矮人點綴著花園，他們看起來好可愛喔!! 有一個還真像聖誕老公公呢!! 我們跟Auntie Kay和她的企鵝娃娃拍了一些照片。

之後，Auntie Kay給我們薑餅吃，這些薑餅美味又鬆脆，是她親手做的。我的朋友發現了4隻小狐狸在kay阿姨家的籬笆旁邊。

我覺得她的花園很酷，而且她真的很好。我希望我可以再去福克蘭島一次看更多的企鵝和拜訪kay。

Is Being Famous Good?

    Is being famous good?  Most of the people would think that it's the best thing in the world, but some people might not agree with that. These following storys happened just resently are good examples for the two diffrent angles. 

Are you a Nerd or what?

 Are you mysterious, a little evil devil, a quiet queen, a cool kid, or what?  Take this quiz and find out!!  It's wierdly accurate...

   Alert: If you don't even bother LOOKING at this quiz, then you are sent STRAIGHT to a nerd category. 

   1. You accidently break your sister's favorite Barbie, you...

          a. Hide the broken Barbie and never say a word about it 'till your sis finds out... oops

          b. Keep worring about it and convince yourself that your sis won't find out

          c. Laugh and write everything in your diary, but don't tell your sister

          d. Laugh like a total maniac and tell your sis it was you and beat her up

    2. It's a school day and you sleep late even though you knew your alarm clock was ringing, you...

          a. You just glide into the kitchen and eat your breakfast

          b. Have a "look" your face and try to calm down

          c. Haha, even if mom finds out, who cares!!

          d. Heeheehee, my mom'll never find out!!  Lie that your alarm clock wasn't ringing

    3. All your friends are taking ballet and jazz classes exept you, you...

          a. lie to your friends

          b. Don't say anything

          c. Try to hang on and thank your lucky stars that they are at least your best friends

          d. Say: Who cares about ballet?

    4. You meet a stranger on the street and he asks where you find Drive 64, you...

          a. Shrug your shoulders

          b. Keep your lips pursed and pray that he would not ask you again

          c. Tell him and get out of there as soon as possible

          d. Ignore him and walk away

Super Secret Test

Find out if you are meant to be a spy, a deredevil, or a safety savage.

1. If you could, would you sneak in to a...

a. wearhouse

b. chamber

c. hounted house

2. What gear would you use...

a. magnefing glass

b. fingerprint powder

c. a stinkbomb

3. What would you wear...

a. black jacket

b. black ninja suit

c. white glow in the dark swimsuit

Helping Haiti!!

     Hey Folks!!! Haiti needs our help! Act Now!! There are many ways to do it and everyone can!!

     I helped raise some money for the Haiti people during my vacation. You know how I did it? First, I wrote a letter to Star Princess’s cruise director J.J. and this is what I wrote:

Dear J.J.,

My visit to Kay’s B&B Falkland Islands

    When we arrived to Falkland Islands, we first went to visit a place called Kay’s B&B.  It is a home-stay with a beautiful garden.  My mom called Kay a few weeks ago to ask if she could help us get tickets for a very popular tour.  She was real nice.  She tried very hard but they were all sold out long ago.  But we were still lucky to be able to visit this nice lady and her lovely garden.

MAGIC CLASS ON BOARD

Tell you what!  On the ship, there was a magician!!  His name was Greg Moreland and he even has his own website!!  It is www.gregmoreland.com.  He is a great comedy magician. He is one of the coolest magicians I’ve ever met.   Check out his videos on youtube.  Guess what else he did on the ship?  He was Star Princess’s Magic teacher!!  He taught us how to do these magic tricks: The Royal Hotel, Mississippi Shuffle, The 4 Burglars, Band up the Nose, Pen up the nose, etc.  

Rockies in Stanley-Falkland Islands

    Today (1/29) was SO COOL!!!  We were just planning to walk around the island because all the tours we wanted were sold out.  But me and my mom were really lucky to get 2 tickets because someone gave up at the last minuet.  It's a tour to see ROCKHOPPER penguins and guess what? We had to go on a bus and then to a 4WD which was really, really bumpy and on the way there, we had to sit on the back, back seat and it was the bumpiest seat in the whole car.

Punta Arenas

   
    Guess what? I just saw a bunch of Magallanic Penguins out there!! In fact, UP CLOSE!!! This is how it started, it is January 27, 2010, I went to Punta Arenas!!  It is this cool place that is in Chile. Or better said COLD place in Chile.

Antarctica News

    I am in Antarctica already or past it but this is so cool!! It is January 26, 2010. I’ll tell you about it, after me and my family got on the ship “STAR PRINCESS, we sailed to Antarctica but we actually didn't step on it.  We saw some magnificent glaciers on the islands surrounding the Antarctic Penninsula.  Also, we saw a TON of icebergs floating around, one even kind of had a swimming pool!

And the best part was that WE SAW A FEW PENGUINS HANGING AROUND THERE!!!  I think they were Gentoos, but, we just saw them through binoculars so it was not very worth it.  BUT, tomorrow I am going to Punta Arenas and probably I’m gonna see a few penguins CLOSE UP.

Next, I am going to Falkland Islands and go on this awesome tour and they say that we are going to see a few penguins.  I guess that is all for this time! =)  See ya!!!

I'M GOING TO ANTARCTICA!!!

Today is boarding day and we're sailing today!!!  This is gonna be COOL!!

The Story Behind " The Dusty Kingdom"

    This is the story why I put this in my blog: My 1st grade teacher, Ms. Bungay, told the whole class to write a story.  And I wrote this one.  Then, a few days after I gave it to Ms. Bungay, the PRINCIPAL called me to his office.  I was really scared and while I was walking to the office, I kept thinking WHAT wrong I did.  When I got to the office, the secretary was waiting for me... Creepy...

   She told me that the principal, Mr. Donaldson, wanted to see me. So I went to Mr. Donaldson's room and sat on a chair. Then...(hey guys? Are you ready?) He slaped me on the butt...

My Jellyfish Adventure

    My Jellyfish Adventure began as... Me and my family went to this aquarium that you actually get to sleep in.  Kinda like camp but only you got to get into sleeping bags and sleep in front the tanks after the crowd has all gone.  The aquarium was called "National Museum of Marine Biology & Aquarium" in Pindong (屏東) south of Taiwan. 

The Dusty Kindom

WARNING: I wrote this in 1st grade so some words can be a little dumb.

    Once upon a time, there was a magical kingdom.  That kingdom was from Mars, and every year there is a huge dust devil blowing.  That was not good for me, the queen of that kingdom.

    So this story begins in a pretty palace, there was me, the queen reading a book.  Then a huge dust devil blew up,

The Wierdos From Outer Space

One day, Sam and Katie were playing in their front yard...

《Sam》:  Hey sis. What about going back into the house? I'm melting!
《Katie》: Yeah right you're melting, then why are you still standing there solid?  Fine, let's go in.

(They go back into the house)

《Sam》:  Ahhh... Air conditioner... Hey!  Let's get some soda and popcorn!
《Katie》: What for?

The Land of Adventure

~Written in 1st grade

     One summer afternoon, me and my family were playing in the extraordinary, sunny, Caribbean beach.  The sea was so, so, so blue that it looked like there was no sky.

    Then, I took my sand set out and started digging - then suddenly the ground began to shake… It was like an earthquake!!  The hot sun grew hotter and hotter - then HOTTER!!

    Then it was absolutely still, very still, I looked around – I saw a fairy. 

Cat and Snake Adventures volume 2

《Cat and Snake》: Remember last time we ''spied''on Samatha?

《Cat》: Yeah but this time we are gonna spy on.. Selena Gomez!!

《Snake》: It started out when we went to Hollywood..

《Cat》: On vacation...

How to Disguise Spy

-Get a few stuff and toys to pretend to not spy. Example: Hannah Montana walkie talkie so that the victim thinks you are just playing.

-Try your best to evesdrop.

-Don't stare or misteriously look at your victim or else she or he will think you are really spying on him or her.

-Don't be so quiet and busy evesdropping, play and make some noise, but not too loud or you won't hear anything.

-JUST TRY TO BLEND IN!!

Global Warming

Global warming is when the earth heats up and temperature rises. It harms many people, plants, and animals. It is caused by “greenhouse effect”.

GREENHOUSE EFFECT

Greenhouse effect is when the sun’s heat and rays gets trapped in the Earth’s atmosphere.

Cat and Snake Adventures volume 1

( One day, a cool and good spy called snake and her friend Cat went to spy on the evil spy named Samatha)

《Snake》: (Through walkie talkie) Cat, Cat, emergency quick!!
《Cat》: What is it snake?

《Snake》: I just got hold of Samatha`s diary and read it!

《Cat》: What did it say?

Penguins Info Chart

    These are the 10 main penguins.  You can read the information chart and see what your favorite and others eat, how are their nests built and more!!  Click on each penguin's name and see a more fun and detailed page about it packed with "Did you know?"s and more!  It's filled with interesting facts.  


Check it out! 

Penguin	Picture	Height (IN)	Weigh (LB)	Food	Nest	Difference
Macaroni		25	11	Krill, fish squid	Scrapes of mud or gravel	black face
Adelie		30	11	Fish, krill	Round mounds:  stones	Has a “tuxedo”
Emperor		40	88	Fish, squid	none	Largest of all
Rock hopper		21	6	Krill, fish squid	Burrow or rock	Big head
Fairy		17	2	Fish, squid	Burrow or rock	Indigo color
Magellanic		27	9	Krill, fish squid	Burrows under rocks, bushes	Ring on it’s chest
Galapagos		11	6	Mullet, Sardines	Rudimentary rocks	Looks like Magellanic
African		18	7.5	Fish, krill	Burrows under rocks	Torpedo shape
Gentoo		30	12	Crusta- cean fish squid	Piled stones loom, grass, sticks	Have a white eyebrow
Chinstrap		27	9	Krill, fish	Snowfree ground	strap on chin

Recomended Youtube videos

These are my favorite top-10 youtube videos, some are funny, or sometimes they are about music but whatever it is about, I like them:

DAVEDAYS 

* 7 THINGS

* HOEDOWN THROWDOWN 

* PARTY IN THE USA

* IF I WERE A GIRL (BEYONCE PARODY)

                                 *  MY YOUTUBE VIDEO


OTHERS

* TELL ME SOMETHING I DON'T KNOW

* BEETHOVEN'S WIG IS BIG

*SWEDISH CHEF - MAKING DONUT

*BEACKER'S ODE TO JOY

THE TWO STUPID POLAR BEARS

《Shark》: Welcome to the ultimate episode of the two stupid polar bears!

( The two swimming in the blue, shallow, clean ocean)

《Dummy》: This bathtub is soooo deep!

《Stupid》: Yeah! And it's sooo dirty!

《Shark》: Ooooh! Two yummy polar bears for dinner!

Gentoo penguin

Gentoos have a white patch like an eyebrow. They have long, stiff tail that stick out when they walk.

Did you know?

l      Gentoo penguins are the least abundant species of penguin found on the sub-Antarctic islands

l      No other penguin has the tail Gentoos have.

Chinstrap Penguin

The Chinstrap Penguin has a black strap or line on it’s chin.  They are not considered to be migratory.

Did you know?

l      For nesting, Chinstrap penguins often select lofty sites that are the first to become snow-free, to ensure the maximum amount of time to raise their chicks.

Rockhopper Penguin

Rockhopper Penguins are small, crested penguins.  They are given that name because they hop from rock to rock in a really cute way.  They live in the sub-Antarctic.

                                     

Did you know?

Magallanic Penguin

Magallanic Penguin are excellent long distant swimmers.  They have a ring on it’s neck.

Did you know?

l       Magellanic penguins are named after Ferdinand Magellan.

l       Ferdinand Magellan first witnessed them in 1519 on his initial voyage around the tip of South America.