Remember, don't...

          The people around me are always reminding me to remember to do something or remember, don't do something and sometimes, it gets very annoying. It gets even more annoying when the notice to do something or don't do something is basically things I've never considered to do. There are also some people that always remind me to do something when I've already done it and that can also be very annoying. For example, when it is my turn of the week to feed the turtle, my brother will use the telephone and phone my room to remind me to feed the turtle when I'm trying to fall asleep and most of the times, I've fed the turtle already. So, that telephone is basically a wake up phone call. Other times, my mother use to remind me to to "Don't do dangerous actions". For example, a couple years ago, I jumped off the swing while swinging way up high and to be honest, it is kind of dangerous, but most of the time when I do such things, I am not used to consider such consequences. If my mother didn't remind me, I probably will never stop jumping off the swing and one day, I probably would get hurt. Of course, all these reminders are said in Chinese and not in English.

Superheroes

          Little kids often want to grow up to become Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, or one of the superheroes that turns up when people need help, but as they grow older, they realize that they can't turn into heroes like them since they are ordinary people without any super powers. However, they don't realize that they still can become a hero to other people such as their family and friends. The difference is that the Superman, Wonder Woman, and Batman kind of heroes are heroes that have super powers that tends to defeat the villains and save the world. In real life, things can be a lot different. Real-life heroes can be ordinary people like you and me. I might not be a hero to the world but I might be a hero to a first grader because of one simple thing I did such as teaching them how to tie their shoelaces. What makes a hero a hero in real-life and in the comic land is completely different. The super heroes in comics tends to be very brave, courageous, and smart but in real-life, not necessary. In real-life, a hero is someone who does something that contributes to the society or people around them.

I longed to fly....

          I longed to fly like a seagull because being able to be high up in the air and look down at everything is a wonderful feeling that I've always longed for. However, I don't want to be a seagull if I am going to be soaring in the sky. I want to be a peregrine falcon, the fastest diving bird in the world. Being able to soar above everything and see all the wonders of the world will bring me happiness. Also, it can be another way for me to run from my problems. When I have problems or when I am just bored, I want to run but I can't and don't want to run away because I will cause trouble for my parents and family. But if I can fly, I can fly away from my problems and just relax and have the wind blow in my face. Also, being a bird, I can see and observe things that most people won't observe. I like birds a lot and I do want to try being able to fly.

Quickwrite-The Great Musician

          Music is a great influence to my life. Without music, my mom won't have a job she have now which is teaching students piano. It is because of that, I learned how to play piano and violin. My whole family is influenced by music and by saying whole family, I mean my family outside of just my parents and my brothers. My mom's side's family is from the Haka culture so my mom's oldest brother and second brother plays weird Haka instruments. There are a lot of weird Haka instruments. My mom's oldest brother's oldest daughter plays the piano, the flute, and I heard that she once played the cello. As for his second daughter, she teaches the recorder and piano. My mom's second brother also plays and teaches the violin and his oldest son plays and teaches the violin and piano while his second son is still in college with a major of music of piano. That is a lot for music activities. My oldest brother plays the violin and piano while my second brother plays the violin, the viola, and once the piano while I play the piano and violin. I practice both piano and violin every single day so music touched my life every single day. I often wonder what life will be like without music. I mean, everyday after school, I head to my mom's office where I practice piano and violin. Without music, I will have a lot more time doing other things and a lot more time spent on the computer and it will change my life completely.

Seasons

          The seasons where I live in which is in Taiwan, is not very diverse. In the Summer, it's hot and sunny. In the Autumn, the weather starts to change colder and in the winter, it's colder but it's not very cold compared to other places in the world. As for Spring, it's about the same temperature as Autumn except that the weather is far more rainier. Since Taiwan is located near the equator and it is a small island, the weather all around Taiwan is pretty similar. However, when you head South, you can feel that the weather is much more warmer than the North. When I am younger, I came up with interesting questions about the seasons that I didn't get the answer to until I am older. I got most of the answers from school classes. However, these days, I don't spend time wondering about the seasons but when I do, I don't come up with any questions about them.

Reflection on Billy Collins

          After visiting the TED Website and watching the five videos of the animated poem by Billy Collins, I like them all very much except for one. I dislike Some Days because of two reasons. First, the poem itself bores me and second of all, the animation is not that cool and interesting. It doesn't catch my attention. Out of all five poems, I think I like The Country and The Budapost's animations the best. I like how the little squiggly lines comes to life after being drawn on paper. I like the poem from The Country and also it's animation. 

          In the first poem, The Budapost, I think the theme of this poem is when you are writing, you often have to reread what you have written and make some changes and edit some things. In the second poem, Some Days, I think the theme of this poem is that people, unlike plastic figures, have a different and unique life and something unexpected might happen every single day. On the third poem, Forgetfulness, is about what you have to be go through when you write. In the fourth poem, The Country, it's about how people should be careful no matter what because something unexpected and dangerous might take your life away one day. Finally, the last poem, The Dead is about how The Dead looks down at the mortals living on us while people like us often look up at them in return.