Water Cycle

1. Evaporation

This picture shows evaporation. As you can see, the water on the ground is heating up. Soon, this water will become water vapor, and will evaporate into the sky. Evaporation is the first step in the water cycle.

2. Condensation

This is condensation. Condensation is when water vapor changes back to liquid. Condensation might appear as fog, mist, and other things. The water droplets on the picture is when the water 

 evaporated, and then came back down as the form of liquid. Condensation is the second step in the water cycle.

3. Precipitation

An  example of precipitation is rain. Precipitation is what happens when the water vapors meet together and form a cloud. As more water evaporate, more water vapor is added to the cloud. Once there is too much water vapor together, it will get heavy and the water vapor cannot hold itself together as a cloud. Then, the water vapor falls down, and according to the temperature, it may come down as rain, snow or hail. Precipitation is the third step of the water cycle.

4. Infiltration

Infiltration is when water soaks down into the ground. When rain starts, the water falls steadily to the ground. Mostly the ground soaks up the water. But when there is a flood, a lot of water doesn't get soaked up by the ground. This water just stays around, because it has nowhere to go. When the flood stops and the sun is up again, evaporation will begin and it will be the start of a new water cycle. Infiltration is the fourth and the last step of the water cycle. 

Personal Narrative

01/10/09

FRACTURING MY WRIST

I was halfway down the covered area at PIE, looking around. It was in the early morning, and my class was playing some games. Nobody was running after me. I started running again and picked up speed. I was almost there, when…BAM!

Suddenly everything was dark-my eyes had closed instinctively. I couldn’t see a thing. What was happening? I knew this was my class was playing octopus, and I heard the ‘it’ calling “Octopus!” The last thing I saw was somebody running in front of me...I must’ve collided with the person in front of me. But there was no pain-for a little while, anyway. I was numb from the sudden impact, so I couldn’t feel anything. My brain froze in panic. This was like a blackout. All pitch black, and you couldn’t really see or feel anything. It was such a short period of time, but it felt like forever for me. I couldn’t feel anything at first, but as time passed, I felt myself doing something like a somersault on the rough floor.

After I was sure that I was safely on the ground without moving, I fluttered open my eyelids, to feel breaking agony along my left wrist. It was like a giant stone was pressing down and somebody twisting it around and smashing their fists on my wrists. It hurt so much. I looked down at myself, to see bright red blood oozing out of my knees and pinky, obviously scraped on the floor. It hurt like crazy. I started crying and I couldn’t stop. Mr. Barakat, my 4th grade teacher asked my friends to help me to the nurse. She gave me some ice packs and bandages, but my wrists were still throbbing with pain.

After lunch, I was in Bahasa class, searching for my folder in the basket. I was kneeling, sifting through folders after folders. My wrist was still treated carefully. I spotted my folder, when somebody pushed me. I toppled over, my wrist banging on the carpet. The pain was overwhelming.

After school, my mom and I drove over to the hospital, and got my X-Ray taken. While I was waiting, I hoped it was nothing like broken bones, where pain was involved to fix it. I was lucky…sort of. The doctor said I had fractured my wrist. I was so relieved and was taken aback at the same time. I never thought of my wrist was actually damaged enough for a cast or something like that. But I was so relieved that all I had to get was a simple little cast.

Exclusive Interview with Roald Dahl's editor!!!

This is a little pretend video I did with Roald Dahl's editor, from the book 'Matilda'.
Hope you enjoy it!

Uh-oh, break's ending!

I was really excited for the break, and now I'm all sad again. This is the official last day of our break, because tomorrow's the weekends and we always get weekends off!! I really enjoyed my nine-day break, but now I want a longer vacation! Sigh. Oh well. One thing I thought that could've gone better was that if I actually had a schedule for my day. Nine days passed by like a blur-unlike school days(LOL) but I don't really remember anything except reading, typing and homework. Next time when there's a break, I think I'll try to plan a schedule and spend my break wisely, unlike this one. I mean, this was very nice and relaxing too! Don't misunderstand me, people!!!   

P.S. How come breaks pass by a blur and school days practically drag by???

Cool iMac

After I came back from my lessons, I booted up my computer, and went to Photo Booth. I tried Photo Booth once, but then I only used the normal one. Now I found out there were at least twelve different effects and backgrounds!! My sister and I fooled around, and tried almost all different kinds of backgrounds. So at the end, there was a picture of me and my sister on a roller-coaster, picture of me near the Eiffel tower, the Yosemite falls and on a beach. It was so much fun. I had seen these effects on my friends' laptops, and I really liked taking funny pictures, so when I got my iMac, I'd hoped I had Photo Booth. The background I liked the most was the roller coaster. The screen actually moved, so it was as if we were actually riding the roller coaster when we took the picture. It was cool. And now I'm going to take another picture at Photo Booth!

Hehe....^_^   

Yay!! It's Break time!

It's the first day of the official term break!! Yeah!! I slept in until 9. :-D I could've slept more, but you know........my mother and sister would've woken me up anyway. So I mooched around the house, going on the computer, reading...It was so nice without homework, or school!!! I'm not going anywhere, so my day looks like:

Wake up

Eat breakfast

Read/go on the computer

Start my lesson homework. Yawwwnnn...

Eat lunch

Free time

Go do some whatever lessons I have

Play some more

Eat dinner

Read/go on the computer

Go to sleep

I love it!! It's such a nice little break. Mr. Smith, we should have more of these stuff more often. Hehe :-)

Earthquake!!!

Yesterday, there was an earthquake!! I was taking an shower when I felt dizzy. I swayed side by side, and I thought it was just me. I didn't even think it was an earthquake. It was like I was glued on  the floor, and somebody was pushing me side by side, except the whole bathroom moved with me. I was just about to turn off the shower when I heard my maid screaming. She started to shout out something, and I knew it was an earthquake. Last time the 7.2 earthquake hit, the maid told us it was an earthquake too, so now I knew it was an earthquake. I threw on my clothes and rushed down the stairs with my mom and my maid. It was so scary. I started panicking, and I almost cried. There wasn't any more shaking or anything while I was running down, but I was still terrified. I had a feeling of trepidation at the pit of my stomach. Until now, I always wanted to experiment an earthquake, because I was curious how it felt. But now I do not ever want to experience an earthquake again, in my LIFE!!!!! 

Vocab Meanings #2

1. seizure: When your muscle contracts, but never expands back out. Serious case of cramps

2. knead: Rolling, squeezing, playing it around with your hands

3. trepidation: A feeling that something bad is going to happen

4. swarming: Crowded, clusters of people moving in and out in an irregular pattern

5. virility: Sexy in a manly way

6. venture: Journey, trip, beginning of a new thing

7. Hispanic: People who are from Spanish-speaking countries

8. dignity: Mature, in control

9. illuminating: Light up. Also used when you get something, when you get an idea

10. jittering: Small, jumpy, quick movements  

Vocabulary Sentences

1. The fee to watch the worldwide famous ventriloquist perform was very expensive.

2. I wouldn't want to make friends with people who are malicious, or selfish.

3. "Anna! Will you please stop bellowing inside the classroom!" Ms. Marrello scolded.

4. Everyone in my family is mortal, unlike the immortal greek gods.

5. The sight of the aurora in the clear sky was simply overwhelming for me.

6. Breaking your wrist is not a blunder-it's a serious problem!!!

7. An old woman was idly drinking coffee.

8. The homework he gave us to do was very perplexing-I didn't understand anything!

9. The flu is always a rampant, unfortunate sickness.

10. The outer space is vast, and is filled with mysteries.