Buo Buo

When I went to China, there was a big cat named Buo Buo. His full name is Deng Xiu Lan Buo. I really enjoyed playing with him, and the main reason for this was that I have never had a furry, actual pet other than fish, which I still don't think count because you can't really do that much with them. On the day we had to say goodbye, I felt kind of glum. I doubt Buo Buo had a clue that I had to leave, but then again, he is old for a cat and has grown much lazier than a sprightly, energetic kitten. However, I still love him, and I recently heard that he has courted with another cat and they have had kittens. I cannot wait to see them, though I do wonder when that will be...

Times

A few days ago I stayed under the water for 63 seconds. It felt really amazing to do it because after I emerged I felt a sense of pride when I heard the disbelief in my Grandmother's voice. I still remember her shock. To this day, I really wonder if she counted right, but I still remember my pride. 
Today I hoolahooped longer than I ever did before. Mommy has gotten really good at it, and she can almost go on forever, it seems! She only had to stop to slap a mosquito off her. To watch her flailing like that, it's very humorous. And I still sometimes feel nostalgic for that moment.

Phuket Island in Thailand

I went to Phuket, Thailand. We really had a great adventure there, frolicking on the sandy beaches, checking out the amazing architecture, seeing the natural sights.  We got a hotel  near Patong   beach, which is where I am in the photo. I waited patiently (I think) for almost 30 minutes (or at least I remember it being that long) while a kind lady braided my hair, Thai style. You can see in the picture my short little hair, with the pretty colored beads hanging down. I thought I looked a little silly, but the beads were cool. 

I also went to a show called Fantasea. It was really amazing, with the glowing lights and things. I saw lots of Thailand style things. I even have a silly photo of me, posing in the exact way a statue is. I still remember my mom telling me to go like the person behind me. It was a cute moment.

My Drama Camp

I recently went to a drama camp in the summer! I had lots of fun! I remember the first day, I was so nervous, and I reluctantly walked in to the building and made a frame where I would later put my photo in. I was slightly happy that Cindy, my long time friend, was going to be there.  

Unfortunately, that was about where my luck ended. Soon, they put us into groups. According to how many siblings we had. Sadly, Cindy had recently gotten a new baby sister, making us in different groups. I would later enjoy the groups. We did lots of things. 

I performed a show called"Don't let the Pigeon Stay Up Late". The joy of making costumes (wings!) and performing was really amazing. Looking back on it, I am slightly surprised that I wasn't nervous, since I am normally a kind of shy person. In fact, we were so excited that we rushed up on stage, and a person quickly motioned us to come back down, because in fact, we weren't supposed to be up there yet! 

In addition to all that, I made a new friend named: Jung. I think she was my friend. We talked, I remember. In fact, I am sort of surprised, because I don't really think that she thought of us as really good friends. The weird thing is that she had better friends. When I was younger and more ignorant, this didn't bother me at all. I thought I had made a new friend. The odd thing is that now it hurts me. But I will look back at Drama Camp as a learning experience.

How Snakes Learned to Curl

         Long, long ago snakes could not curl. In fact, they were as stiff as steel sticks, and they did not slither the way modern day snakes did. In fact, they had grips on their skin that pulled them forward. However, one day, something extraordinary happened. A young girl snake named Viper bumped into a tree. She became what seemed hopelessly entangled on the trunk. Being young, she became scared and violently began to thrash. She pushed and pushed of the tree and the more she pushed the more she could bend, as her body soon became to curl and form a S shape. And soon she finally was freed. and she went home. She found it very odd because now, she could slither, and she no longer had to move in the stiff way that the other snakes did. When she went home, she immediately spread the news, and soon all the snakes decided that it was easier to slither than to do what they had formerly done. From that day on, Viper had changed snake-kind.

Stanley park Aquarium

I recently went to Stanley Park aquarium. I saw some lovely beluga whales; a family with a mother, father and baby. They were really majestic despite their really, really large size. After watching them, I felt inspired for the moment, so I made up a story. After that, I saw a living fossil. The animals name was : Coelacanth. It was sort of scary and creepy, but when I saw it, I really felt like I was part of history for a moment. Fossils are old and sometimes musty, but when looking at them, you definitely know that they are part of history.

Dr. Sun-Yat-Sen Garden

          In Vancouver, I went to a classical Chinese garden called Dr. Sun Yat Sen Garden. As we strolled through the beautiful archways and Chinese architecture, we saw many gorgeous plant life, some flowers, some plainly leaves and trees. In addition to that, there were birds swimming in the small ponds filled with petals and of beautiful flowers. After inspecting the garden closely, I also saw some koi goldfishes darting around the swampy ponds. 

          I felt like I was really in nature, and I was seeing perfection. It made me think of Utopia. I really enjoyed it, but on the ride there, I felt kind of bad. Such a beautiful garden shouldn't be located in a bad neighborhood. The ride was almost scary. I didn't like bad neighborhoods, and I never will. However, I really enjoyed the natural scenery in the Chinese garden.

Miniature World

       I recently visited Vancouver, Canada, because my mother had a job meeting there. Although I have absolutely no idea and no intention of knowing what the meeting was about, I really enjoyed the trip. One of the places I went to was called Miniature World. Such, a fitting name. The building was absolutely filled from top to bottom with little villages, scenes from history, simple people; all miniature. Furthermore, all these little displays were all really detailed. The people were wearing clothes, and the villages had lots of things from trees to houses to other buildings. It truly was one of the most exciting things about visiting Vancouver.

Deer: Mysterious?

       Now your probably wondering why I wrote about deers. The fact that they are really common is probably plain knowledge to you. However, all though there are probably lots of deer, roaming the forests, grazing on soft grass, I've only seen deer three times in U.S.A. so far. I once read in a book about a girl who hadn't talked using her voice for a year. She questioned about deers. She wondered if maybe, just maybe, they had everyone fooled and they had developed their own way of communicating, maybe even a secret language. It's strange how you think you know something, but there are a million ways to look at something, even if you see it often.

My Zinias

Hey guess what???

My gorgeous, serene, brightly-colored flowers sprouted. My flowers are a type of Zinia, and I adore the gorgeous and lovely colors on the soft, petals. Although I definitely cannot take that much credit for making them grow, because when we got them, well, let's just say they weren't seeds. However, when I saw them bloom, I did really feel special. It was fun being part of nature. Even for a little while.

Gardening and Fruits??

    I recently discovered two minute strawberries in my family's garden. It was very cute to see the two little buds, and I couldn't wait for them to turn red and ripe, even if there was no chance we would eat them. However, I'm sorry to say that one strawberry died. It eventually just shriveled away. But, apparently, the other strawberry still lives. Hurrah! Besides that, I also found some tomatoes. They, however, were still green, and definitely not ripe.

A Phenomenal Yawn

On Friday, my bus driver yawned a phenomenally big yawn that both startled and humored everyone on the bus. Everybody in the bus laughed, even the bus Auntie, his own wife! Now this sounds really silly, but it was a very interesting yawn because normally the bus Auntie and our bus driver have NO SENSE OF HUMOR. Not that they're mean, but they just aren't the really joking type of fun bus driver every kid longs for. Now you may remember that I was in OFS, so of course, the bus drivers there were definitely different from the bus drivers in my new school.

My Tooth Fell

(DRUMROLL PLEASE) I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT! ............................................................ 

My tooth fell! If you're thinking why tooth-falling is such a big deal (which you probably are) then it's probably 'cause you don't know. This is my first falling tooth. You remember when you were a little kid and you were so excited/scared/freaked out/ecstatic about your first tooth falling. Now, you probably saw one of my posts it said that I had a wobbly tooth...now it has fallen. I was eating a pancake, and those things aren't even hard. But my tooth was ready....:)

Extended Playdate with Veronica

           Last weekend, on Sunday, I trekked (not really) to the famous Singapore Jurong Bird Park with Veronica, my current BFF. Besides seeing some lovely, majestic, dopey, and gorgeous birds. Some of my favorites were: We saw swans in a Swan lake. They were gorgeous, and here's the thing, this bird park has black swans! They have black feathers, and look both evil and majestic and gorgeous at the same time (shiver).  

          Besides that, we also saw blue-crowned pigeons in the Royal ramble. They were majestic, gorgeous, and kind-of-dopey. Their beautiful crowns shimmered, but they walked oddly..... And, we went to Lory Loft to feed birds (PARAKEETS AND PARROTS!), who nibbled at our containers playfully. Furthermore, we saw a lot of ostriches; their eggs were phenomenally large! 

          Also, we saw some lovely birds with crests that were absolutely gorgeous; now your probably wondering why I didn't tell you what this lovely birds name was (breath) well, it was because I didn't know it (DUH!). 

           Oh, and after visiting Bird Park we went to United Square first (before we went home!) to Globetrotters, a fun and awesome restaurant. They have a playground, so me and Vv first played, and then we ate, and finally, we went to buy ice cream!

My Wobbly Tooth

I have some great/slightly infuriating news today!!!

My tooth is FINALLY!!!! wobbling. Now, you are probably pondering your choices: should you congratulate me, or just laugh at me. Well, I will make it easy for you: TAKE THE FORMER!!!! You see this is my FIRST. WOBBLY. TOOTH. AND I CANNOT WAIT FOR MORE! You see, I am a late person, so lots of my friends have already lost 2 or 3 teeth, and my first one has just become wobbly! FINALLY!

Arts and Creativity

      Me and my lovely mommy made a lot of cute and artistic things out of paper; origami, sort of. The list goes on, but here are a couple of the things that we made: a cat, two dogs, a house, and a card.

      I must admit that my mom is WAY BETTER AT THIS THAN ME, but I hope I will get better, and soon I will override her with my artistic skills! (MWAHAHAHA!) I will hone them, and soon they will get better!!

My New Tooth??

Yesterday, my mommy delivered the news to me, that I'm growing a new tooth! Kind of like a molar, I think. However, the odd thing is that most kids my age are loosing their old teeth, while I'm just up and growing a molar. How odd, heh.....

Grade 1 Schedule

I thought I would tell you my Grade 1 schedule, because I recently skipped K3 (Kindergarten 3) after Mrs. Smith told us (my mother and I) that I was smart enough. So here:

Monday~ Karate & P.E 

Tuesday~ Music & Library 

Wednesday~ Language Arts

Thursday~ Languages (FRENCH) & Computer 

Friday~ P.E & Language Arts

The Earthquake

I heard that there recently was a earthquake in China! Did you know that? I feel really bad for them, earthquakes can cause a lot of damage. Therefore, I think we should pray for them right now, you know?

Fairy Land

Once upon a time, there lived a girl named Allora. One day she was walking in her garden. She was picking beautiful flowers. She had overheard from her mother that her grandmother was ill, so she had decided to pick some lovely flowers for her grandmother so that she would fill better. Suddenly, as she reached toward a lovely garden lilac, a cloud of smoke puffed out, momentarily obscuring her vision. As the silver, mist-like smoke cleared, All saw a fairy, that was very small and minute. She had a sweet face, with a tiny, delicate nose. She was wearing a pretty dress that, at first sight seemed to be made of a gorgeous white fabric, but was actually the petals of a clean white rose. 

Slowly, the fairy said "He-he-hello. " 

All said: "Who are you?" 

"I am Lysette," replied the fairy. 

Then, curious, All said: "Where do you come from?"

" Well, I will show you where I come from, but you MUST keep it a secret, okay??!!." 

"Yes of course," cried All. 

So, Lysette waved her wand and magical teal-colored wings sprouted from Ariel's back. She could hardly believe it! She was a fairy. She had shrunk to Lysette's size, and she was wearing a blue dress, which she discovered was the flower petals of the blue orchid! Then, they flew to Utopia, Lysette's world. Ariel could hardly believe it. 

"Ohmigosh! This world is perfect, I bet you don't have to worry about schoolwork, pimples, being popular, or anything!" All cried disdainfully. 

Suddenly annoyed, Lysette darted off to her house, which happened to be inside a rosebud. Great. All felt sorry, and apologized. Lysette accepted the apology and told her that she would teach All the first steps of being a fairy. After staying up late, they went to sleep very giggly and bright. However, the next day, they woke up groggy and annoyed. Lysette flew off to school, so All stayed at home, bored. 

However, the next thing she knew, a bright blue portal appeared. It spun, and a sleepy voice came out: "Jump in this portal to return to your world, or you will live as a fairy forever........100, 99, 98....." Suddenly scared and flustered, All ran around the room, and finally came up with a leaf and some dew. She messily wrote, "I'm sorry, I have to return. It was nice meeting you, I love you." and dove into the portal. When she came out, she was sitting in the garden, and her mother was looking at her with an unbelievable expression on her face. All turned bright red.

Overseas Family School

Today I had lots of fun in my interesting French class, taught by my teacher. Instead of saying Mrs. or Ms., we say Madame. It is very interesting, and I adore French culture. Today, we learned some French words, that were pretty basic. Here's what I remember:

Chat ~ cat 

Chien ~ dog

Oui ~ yes

Non ~ no

 What did you do today? And did you have fun doing it???

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