February 7, 2010 at 9:42 pm · Filed under Uncategorized
Our hands are amazing! Think about it. Without our hands we cannot even do more than half of our daily routines. Easy everyday tasks such as brushing our teeth to picking up a pencil, all cannot be done if not for our hands. In fact, I think that of all our five fingers, the thumb is the most important. Imagine not having a thumb, you can’t really crack an egg or even hold a pan?
Anyways, I was exploring the internet one day trying to find something interesting to write about for my blog. (You see every week my lovely, exceptional and equally as geeky teacher will ask and choose four people in our class to write a blog. It just so happens that I volunteered.) So one day I was surfing the internet, when suddenly a video on MSN web page caught my eye. At first I thought it was probably a boring video about a little boy playing with his new toy. But within the first three seconds of the video, I realized the toy that the boy was playing with was actually not some new toy but his hand. Yes his hand! Now you’ve probably thinking “What’s so special about this video that made me write a blog about it?” Well, the coolest part of the video was that he had a mini karate suit that was designed to fit his fingers. What made the video most interesting was how he used his hands to make a mini puppet person. The mini puppet person was doing all these kinds of karate moves and fitness moves like push ups, sit ups and even karate punches. I found it hilarious when the little puppet is in a wrestling match with another puppet and how they fight. My most favourite part of the hand karate puppet video, was when the little puppet scratches his butt. ~~~Really cute ~~~ 
Hope you enjoy this video and it will guarantee a good laugh.
Here are the websites you can watch it:
ALSO, the boy who plays the mini karate puppet, speaks Japanese, so don’t freak out if you don’t understand what he is talking about.
http://video.msn.com/?mkt=en-ca&playlist=videoByMarket:mk:en-ca:sf:DailyCount:st:1:sd:-1:vs:0&from=HP12nav_MostWatched ß Recommend this one because it was the original one I found and is the best quality.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKGpuQLnFZ8
Try doing the tricks the little boy does in the video; some are actually hard to do.
February 4, 2010 at 2:51 pm · Filed under Uncategorized
Urgent message to all people attending any sort of schooling. Schools are thinking about changing their start and dismissal times. This sounds like a minor change but it could throw off many people’s schedules and even endanger lives. Here are some possibilities a drastic change like this can cause.
Did you know that if you go to bed after twelve as a child you have an increased chance of having thoughts of suicide? According to a study by Columbia University kids who fall asleep after 12:00 increase their chances to become depressed by twenty four percent and increase their chances of thoughts of suicide by twenty percent. So is worthwhile to risk your life to stay up late?
If teens are dismissed in the evening thy may not be allowed to go to the afterschool activities they once were allowed to go to because it is too late to be out. If school ended at five and you had to stay and extra hour it would be six o clock in the evening. By this time it would dark and most parents do not want their children out past a certain time. Imagine not being able to play your favourite sport or not being able to go to your favourite club.
As it gets later in the evening it becomes more unsafe to be outside at night. This is for a few reasons. Darkness is one, when it gets dark you might not be able to see you is walking behind you, as well as neighbours not being able to see if you are in trouble because it is so dark. Criminals know this and this is why a majority of them come out at night. They may feel like they can get away with more. If you are dismissed at 5:00 pm in winter it may already be dark and therefore less safe. This is why it is better to be dismissed earlier and go to school earlier.
Right now students go to school in the peak of rush hour. This is when the buses run most frequently and most parents go to work. If a student lives far away they might get late because they miss their bus and at this time the buses don’t come as often so they will have to wait a long time making them even later. If their parents drive them to school they will no longer be able to because their parents have already left for work.
Teens should not start school later. By going to bed later you risk your health. In the scenario of school starter later you will not be able to go to after school activities. You run the chances of getting late because you’re not leaving in rush hour. It is also unsafe to be out too late. For these reasons school should not start later.
Urgent message to all people attending any sort of schooling. Schools are thinking about changing their start and dismissal times. This sounds like a minor change but it could throw off many people’s schedules and even endanger lives. Here are some possibilities a drastic change like this can cause.
Did you know that if you go to bed after twelve as a child you have an increased chance of having thoughts of suicide? According to a study by Columbia University kids who fall asleep after 12:00 increase their chances to become depressed by twenty four percent and increase their chances of thoughts of suicide by twenty percent. So is worthwhile to risk your life to stay up late?
If teens are dismissed in the evening thy may not be allowed to go to the afterschool activities they once were allowed to go to because it is too late to be out. If school ended at five and you had to stay and extra hour it would be six o clock in the evening. By this time it would dark and most parents do not want their children out past a certain time. Imagine not being able to play your favourite sport or not being able to go to your favourite club.
As it gets later in the evening it becomes more unsafe to be outside at night. This is for a few reasons. Darkness is one, when it gets dark you might not be able to see you is walking behind you, as well as neighbours not being able to see if you are in trouble because it is so dark. Criminals know this and this is why a majority of them come out at night. They may feel like they can get away with more. If you are dismissed at 5:00 pm in winter it may already be dark and therefore less safe. This is why it is better to be dismissed earlier and go to school earlier.
Right now students go to school in the peak of rush hour. This is when the buses run most frequently and most parents go to work. If a student lives far away they might get late because they miss their bus and at this time the buses don’t come as often so they will have to wait a long time making them even later. If their parents drive them to school they will no longer be able to because their parents have already left for work.
Teens should not start school later. By going to bed later you risk your health. In the scenario of school starter later you will not be able to go to after school activities. You run the chances of getting late because you’re not leaving in rush hour. It is also unsafe to be out too late. For these reasons school should not start later.
February 2, 2010 at 9:43 pm · Filed under Uncategorized
I have always thought of art as a universal thing that can really inspire someone. I would like to share with you some of the famous pieces of art of the past that I find interesting, or just simply magnificent.
The first one is called Water from ‘The Four Elements’, created by an artist named Giuseppe Arcimboldo. I find this painting interesting because of the way he has used the inspiration of life underwater to paint a strange and bizarre portrait of a figure of a man. This collage of sea creatures is a bold creation.
Another daring work of art is called Judith and Holofernes, painted by an artist named Artemisia Gentileschi. I think that this painting portrays a clear act of violence; at the same time, it portrays the strength of women.
One painting that is very haunting is called Saturn Devouring his Sons. It’s painted by an artist named Francisco Goya. This painting has really emphasized a dark and eerie impression. Being the viewer of this painting, I feel as if I am intruding someone’s privacy. Saturn, in the painting has a helpless look, almost a scared look despite his brash actions. This painting in my opinion is not simply to show an act of cannibalism, but also to show that even someone as powerful a god as Saturn, can be helpless and weak.
The last painting I would like to talk about is unlike the other ones mentioned before. It is called Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog, by Caspar David Friedrich. Even though this is just a two dimensional work of art, I feel as if I am the man standing on top of the cliff looking down. This painting has given me a sense of space and relaxation. As I am viewing the painting, I feel as if my eyes wander into it. This is a compelling work of art.
I find art to be a very strong way of expressing one’s opinions. Art is a pathway that leads us to a different world full of expression and imagination. This pathway, is certainly one that I must take more often.
February 1, 2010 at 11:26 pm · Filed under Uncategorized
Viruses Are Cool!!
Everyone thinks computer viruses of bad. Period! But has anyone every though outside the box? No, not really. Well, there are some ways that viruses are good! Have you ever thought that?
One reason viruses contribute to the economy, is because they persuade their victims to get antivirus. If theses viruses were not invented, then if somebody that wanted to sabotage the computer net work, would be able to do it very easily. The use of viruses also sparked a multi-million dollar industry of antivirus and computer repair. Viruses are a big help to the economy.
Some viruses were also very helpful in keeping the internet secure. Viruses forced big companies to strengthen their security mechanisms. Also there are viruses that do (some) good! For example, WGA is sometimes regarded as a virus. It installs automatically, phones home to Microsoft and messes up your operating system. WGA obviously fits the definition of a virus but it also keeps piracy rates down and makes users feel all good about them selves.
In extreme cases, the idea of viruses may feed would-be homeless people. Many virus generate substantial income for the maker, giving them a source of income. This “maker” may be genius programmer, but is not accepted by any software companies because of a criminal record. Therefore the virus is his only possible source of income.
January 31, 2010 at 3:17 pm · Filed under Uncategorized
Alright, so one night i was looking through the internet at home because i was just REALLY BORED. I was checking my e mail, and all of a sudden I saw something on the funniest things people said on Facebook. One of them was when a guy asked his friends “What does brb mean?” and his friend said, be right back. He wasn’t really smart so he actually thought his friend was going away and then coming back, so he said “ok can you tell me when you’re coming back?”. I was laughing pretty hard at that. Sometimes i think people are just really stupid.
Anyways this got me thinking about my next blog to write down. I always have big problems figuring out what to write for my blogs. No one ever helps me figure out what to write. So i looked it up on the internet and i found out some pretty stupid and dumb laws. They’re so weird I don’t get why anybody could even think of them.
But this sort of reminds me of a show I saw on Tv. It’s about the stupidest ways you could die, or the weirdest. On one episode it shows a guy who shot down a bee nest with a paintball gun. That’s more stupid than dumb. Why would you shoot something full of things that wanna sting you? And on another episode, a guy was chopping up wood with a machine, but the wood jammed at the cutter. He started to kick the wood in but his foot got stuck in the machine instead. Who’s stupid enough to stick their foot in a machine that chops things up? On one other episode, this lawyer liked to scare the people at his job by jumping at a window on the 20th floor or something. One time he ran at the window, and it broke and he fell all the way down.
Anyway you probably want to see the top 10 stupid laws now. But that tv show just shows you how stupid people can be. i made this list from stupid laws i found on the internet. and some of them are from Canada, too!
10. In China you have to be smart to go to college
9. In Ontario its illegal to climb trees.
8. In Nova Scotia it’s illegal to water your lawn when its raining.
7. In Australia a life sentence is 25 years
6. In Alaska it’s illegal to break a law.
5. In New York you can get fined for flirting
4. In Scotland if someone knocks your door you have to let them use your toilet.
3. In Alabama its illegal to drive blindfolded.
2. In Ohio it’s illegal to get a fish drunk.
1 In New York the penalty for jumping off a building is death..
January 30, 2010 at 1:24 pm · Filed under Uncategorized
My Frieds and I decided to leave Toronto, Ontario and visit Sunder, Alberta, Newfound Land, and St. John’s with my friend’s uncle car. I was one who was driving though. In our way to Newfound Land at midnight, my friends were snoring so I got a bit sleepy and I had no Idea what was going on. I drove in the jungle without knowing but we did not crash to any tree. My friend woke up and he was yelling at me very loud that after I woke up, I couldn’t hear anything. In our way, we saw a Tim Horton’s so we went there for a little coffee so we’d be awake all night. After I was finished my coffee, I went in the car and I was showing off. A person came with a boogeyman mask with a wand and told me to get out of the car or I will cry. I asked if he is a Harry Potter fan and he yelled “I ain’t a H.P fan. I’m a big fan of Alex Roussol. So I said your wand is fake then. He put it back to his pocket and took out a knife and said get out of the car or you’ll be coursed by lord Voldemaort. And I replied sure but only after you leave me and get at of here. He was really dumb that he agreed and walked away so I went inside and called my friends and we got out of that place. Later in the morning, the police came after us so we stopped. As soon as they got out, we drove full-speed that they couldn’t catch us. However we got to Newfound Land. We drove all around the city but at one red light, car of guys came beside us and they asked for a street race. I look around and I saw a police car, so I agreed they drove so fast but my friend wrote down the car’s number plate so we told the cops and we gave the number plate to them. We went to Pizza Pizza but my friend was crying so bad that we had to go back in Toronto and drop him off. When we went home, we each went to our own house and we took a shower and we change clothes. We got my friend’s uncle’s van and we loaded it with food. In our way to Alberta, the van ran out of gas. We called my friend’s uncle and he said leave it there, don’t worry, it’s an old car anyways. So we got another van and we drove it all around the city and St. John’s and then sunder.
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