James's+Journal

February 19th, 2010

once in a blue moon- very rare event on top of the world- feeling very wonderful

Once in a blue moon, I went to the most difficult course in Vivaldi Park. When I came down from the course, I felt as if I was on top of the world, because in my lifetime, I have never been able to go to the hardest skiing course. I have agoraphobia, thus it is not easy for me to go down a very steep mountain-slide. I skied with my relatives for 6 hours for 3 days. It was very enthusiastic.

January 28th, 2010

mince words-soften the effect of some words miss the boat- to be too late to get something that you

Dear James,

Hi, I'm not trying to mince words, but I really admire you a lot. Every time I eye-glance at you, you turn your head around. I really want to get to talk with you. However, I miss the boat frequently. For instance, yesterday, I tried to talk with you, but you hurried out to your next class with your friends. So I couldn't really get to talk directly to you. Oh well, bye.

-ANONYMOUS-

January 26th, 2010

wild goose chase- hopeless quest with flying colours- easily and excellently

Dear James, I just finished my finals. I hope scores stay the same or improves. I think I took my tests with flying colours. However, some say they were on a wild goose chase. Thus, I think they mean that they flunked the finals. It is unfortunate, but I guess I should do better to be more confident in my socre results next time. Bye James I hope you do well on your finals too.

Yours sincerely,

James

January 21st, 2010 rain check- something that you say when you cannot accept someone's invitation to do something but you would like to do it another time Q.T.- quiet

I took the rain check when Bob asked if I could go to his birthday party. When I responded to his phone call request it was Q.T. He was depressed that I couldn't accept to go to his party. However, I was really tight on time. Thus I did not know what to do.

January 15th, 2010

Flash in the pan- someone who attracts others in a brief time Fly off the handle- lose self-control

He was a flash in the pan by attracting all the boys' eyes onto the new game that just came out several days ago. We all flew off the handle as we ran to his computer screen. On the screen there was an image (advertisement) of the new FPS games that was readable on Mac. Our eyes widened as we saw the new game revealed on the world game site!

January 14th, 2010

Rome was not built in a day. - We should not try to make something great in a short period Round peg in a square hole. - not fitting well in a group.

Matthew was a new member of our project group. He was quiet and not involved in our construction group. He was a round peg in a square hole with no one even talking to him. He sat in the corner which no one really cared about. Because of bad teamwork, we finally understood how Rome was not built in a day. We couldn't finish the project in time and it was tiresome work for us to do individually at home.

January 6th, 2010

out on a limb- give out a unique statement out of the woods- out of the unknown

I was out on a limb by saying that I wanted to go to Everland because I thought it is nice but others are going to Disneyland because Everland is boring. There was a lottery going on in Everland and a stranger was out of the woods when he just won a LED TV. Wow, I was surprised and he just jumped out of the crowd as everyone was cheering. There was a slim LED TV being unpacked as the stranger began running around the crowd as a celebration for winning the lottery.

December 11th, 2009

on the double-quickly reacting, instantly jump the gun- doing something early

I jumped the gun and planned what I will buy 8 days earlier. I did not know that our vacation will be shortened 3 days. My schedule was all messed up. On the double, I just bought the most necessary items I had to purchase. At least, I was barely able to buy everything I wanted. Wow, I should plan my schedule so far ahead. Being ready a day or two ahead is the most reasonable in times of vacation. You will never know if your vacation is shortened or lengthened.

December 9th, 2009

in hot water: in a difficult & painful situation if the shoe fits, wear it: achieve a response when you are involved in a situation Crispin and I are in hot water. Crispin is accused of murdering a priest and I am actually helping him. If the townspeople see me with Crispin, we are both in big trouble. If we are caught, we must run for our lives and head south, to where we started our journey. If the shoe fits, we must wear it so that we will still live for another several minutes.

December 7th, 2009

loose cannon- a person who is uncontrollable

tinkled pink- to entertain someone

We were joking around in the park. Once, Mark made a really funny joke, which made me lose my cannon. I was laughing like crazy. Every time, I thought about the joke, I couldn’t stop a smile with some laughter appearing on my face. Not only me, but Mark also made the other 6 kids laugh too. He really tinkled m and my friends pink.

December 4th, 2009

1. In two shakes of a lamb's tail: very short time 2. Make a mountain out of a molehill: make a situation big, which was originally small

Today I was running down the corridor in two shakes of a lamb's tail not knowing that gum which was lying on the ground was stuck on my shoe. I didn't feel any stickiness at all, but I still tripped upon my own foot. Then I bruised my knee and cut part of my elbow on the rough surface of the floor so I couldn't walk properly. Then I had to go to the nurse and get some bandages. Thus, I could not play soccer with my friends after-school, which really made me mad. That piece of gum which some naughty boy spat out made a mountain out of a molehill for me.

December 2nd, 2009

get your goat- someone who irritates you-

Peter really gets my goat by jumping and pouncing on me from behind, which takes me by surprise. There is this bully who really gets your goat, which really makes us mad.

get up on the wrong side of the bed- having a bad day-

I got up on the wrong side of the bed after failing to reach my goal in this computer game that I play. He got up on the wrong side of the bed because several kids had physically bullied him at school behind the teachers.

November 12th, 2009

Medieval Times

I'm a kid in the Medieval Times. I's so dirty outside. If I walked outside, two seconds later, I would see smelly excrement thrown outside the houses, as I walked along. It smells bad here and the sight is not pleasant. Fat chubby rats skimming through the half-cracked stone gravel of the streets. Going out to the fields and doingagricultural work is what I have been doing for the last 3 years. My hands are aching, but now they are numb. I've been brainwashed with all the bad environment and the labor that has affected me.

November 11th, 2009

Summary of Crispin Chapter 1

I felt bad when my mum died. I felt worse when no one except for the priest helped me in burying my mother. Everyone just stared at me. Something that really made me sad, is that the owner of the manor (John Acyliffe) made me hand in the ox as a death tax. I trudged back home with disappointment and I fell down and landed on my head. It was painful; however, my sadness continued. Oh well, I still don't feel good with all these sad incidents that are affecting me. I really don't know what to do.

October 28th, 2009 1. shark 2. water 3. rock 4. daffodil 5. set drum 6. sports shoes 7. forest 8. pizza 9. poetry 10. green apples 11. bullet proof SUV 12. gold 13. London
 * If I were an animal, what would I be? ||  ||
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 * If I were a type of music, what would I be? ||  ||
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 * If I were a musical instrument, what would I be? ||  ||
 * If I were a shoe, what would I be? ||  ||
 * If I were a feature of nature, what would I be? ||  ||
 * If I were a food, what would I be? ||  ||
 * If I were a piece of literature, what would I be? ||  ||
 * If I were a fruit, what would I be? ||  ||
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October 26th, 2009

How do you feel about being pushed towards a goal that you did not choose?

I wouldn't feel pleasant because I am about to have a career that will bore me to death. I have a goal that I would like to achieve, which fits my personal views, but if I an forced to be an artist, I'll cry myself to death.

October 21st, 2009 Ulysses has returned to Ithaca, but needs a job. Create a resume for him.

This is a pages document of what Ulysses' resume will be in my perspective.

October 19th, 2009 Write a journal in the Ulysses' character point of view.

Who are you? Are you a stranger on this island? You look familiar, but I see you are lost on this island. Ulysses told me that I must treat strangers as guests to this island. I will provide you a sleeping shelter. However, tomorrow you must head on. It is dangerous to beg in Ulysses' castle because there are 100 of vicious suitors of Penelope who do not grants strangers as guest. They tell me to bring food everyday for they have dinner feasts. If I do not reach their standards I will be killed that instance. What terrible people!

October 12th, 2009 Write an essay describing the scariest monster you have ever seen.

This is a map of my essay.

October 6th, 2009 Think of a 'snapshot' of something memorable that happened to you over the break.

It was visible on his face that he was so excited about playing the game.

 * Guns and blood was the only objects that whizzed around in James's head.**

September 25th, 2009 'What is special for me about Chuseok?' Read 2 other students' entries and post a comment under their entry. SHOW don't TELL.

There are a lot of special things on Chuseok. I can play with my friends in the middle of the first quarter for a week. Playing with my new Slosh XIII water gun is really fun. In autumn, when I splash cold water at someone's head, it is really cool how the person reacts. The victim jolts upwards and starts to shriek. It's because their brain goes numb as something abruptly cold whams into their face directly. It is honestly really exciting to watch someone suffer painfully as water encounters their faces.

September 24th, 2009 KIS is a 1:1 school.

Pro Some good things about having a MacBook wtih you means. This allows it less burden on students. Students may not have to bring their heavy textbooks to and fro from their classes to their homes. This will allow students be more time-efficient. Thus, 1:1 may be pretty good in this sense.

Con Students may become disturbed with other sectors of entertainment excluding academic studies. Games and chatting are main factors that can lure students off- school tasks. This is why having their on MacBooks may not be the best thing to do.

September 22nd, 2009 Nightmare- Parent Teacher Conference

Tomorrow, I will see my head chopped off. You never know what your teachers will say about you. Last time, when this event was held, I survived. However, things may not stay the same every time. I don't know what good or bad comments the teachers will say. I started to have nightmare from the day a letter came informing my parents about the Parent Teacher Conference. Results may be positive, but I must always be aware of the fact that something bad will happen. I must run if something disastrous happens.

September 16th, 2009 Land of the Dead

Ulysses goes to Mr. Schneider's room (underworld). Mr. Schneider is the god of the underworld. There is Mr. Bray and Mr. Webster are waiting for Ulysses. Mr. Bray and Mr. Webster are ghosts roaming around the room. They tell Ulysses that Mr. Schneider is waiting for him. Ulysses is told how to go back to Ithaca. Ulysses sighs as he knows the journey back will not be easy, but really sophisticated.

September 15th, 2009

An annoying part, recently these days, is my friend. Peter Samuel Kim is irritating me so much. He forgets his flute everywhere around the school and he asks me to go with him to find him. I have to walk up and down nearly 200 stairs because of him. It's just a complete waste of time. How nice of Peter do torture his friend because of his own faultiness. This is why I really am not having a good day just because of Peter Kim.

September 9th, 2009

One thing that I would do if I could change about yesterday, is related to my MacBook. My MacBook broke down a week ago, and I got it fixed, but in two days the power button wouldn't press. Therefore, if I did not press the power button so hard, the MacBook wouldn't have broke again. Now I have to hand-write everything, which is so uncomfortable. Therefore, if this did not occur, school life would have been so much better.

September 7th, 2009

My day was good and bad. My MacBook Pro broke down in 3 days. I borrowed the IT office's MacBook. It is the old MacBook Pro but it is 15 inches. My old one was only 13 inches. In addition, the MacBook is a little bit uncomfortable because the trackpad is not a unibody. Other than that there was nothing different from other days because most days are not so special for me. At least, I didn't get a worse MacBook, which could have turned out to be a nightmare.

September 4th, 2009

If I could go anywhere on Earth I would like to go? I would like to go to the sea floors of the Atlantic Ocean to see things that cannot be seen by usual people. Sea creatures are every where starting from common ones to unusual, mysterious ones. Therefore, it would be nice if I could observe these marine animals with my own eyes. It would be cool to have a special trip to the Atlantic Ocean where typical objects which were hidden under human domination can be seen. This is why if I get a chance to go on a trip anywhere on Earth, I would like to go to the deep underwater seas.

September 2nd 2009 If I would like to change the Middle School policy, it would be the after school policy. Now you have to have permission to stay after school. It is like taking the students' freedom rights away. We should have the privilege as a student at KIS to play in the soccer field after school. Roaming around the lounge is not such a big deal. Thus I would like the school to revert its policy back to last year where we could be at school until 5:00pm.

August 31st 2009 The person I admire the most is Barack Obama, the current president of the United States. He has a lot of leadership and courage. He is the first African American president; therefore, he has gone through a lot of criticism related to racism. However, he went through all of the difficult phases. He even started his popularity rate from 80%, which is highest in decades. this shows how he is a good popular leader plus he is very brave or a politician.

August 26th 2009 If I were to have super powers, I would like to be able to have teleport skills. Therefore, I would not have to worry about being late to class. I mostly run to my class at the last minute, and this skill will really help me not get tardies. Teleporting not only in school, but also everywhere else is also beneficial. I would save time a lot because trips that may take hours will be completed in several seconds. Then, I could use the spare time to do other things such as homework, play games, etc. This is how saving time through teleporting can really be advantageous in the way that I do not have to worry about being late to class. In addition, I would end up having a lot of free time.


 * August 24th 2009**

I just had my science class and right now I am in Mr Schwagler's English Class. The day hasn't been very exciting. However, it wasn't that bad either. I'm looking forward to my class because I bet Mr. Schwagler is going to let us do fun activities. This is how my day is going. Hopefully, it will get better. However, in the present time, I'm just full of boredom with nothing to do.