Blog Challenge #7

What's the best and worst thing about being your age?

At my age, many things occur. Things like puberty and middle school. The worst thing about being eleven is that you start puberty and your boobs get bigger. It's pretty embarrassing, especially when you have swimming for PE. At my primary school, there aren't many showers in the changing room so my friends and I usually shower together. There was once when a girl who kept saying in the shower, "Vivien, your boobs are soooo big! Hello?! They're soooo big, man!" Plus, you start to think more about boys at eleven. Whenever I talk to a boy in class, at least one student would say, "Stop flirting and get on with your work." Also, one of my friends would sometimes say, "Hey, so and so are flirting with you. Can't you see!" It's so embarrassing.

However, bad things always comes with good ones. The good thing is that at eleven, you start middle school at my school already. You won't be embarrassed if you don't know where to go or if you get lost because everyone is in the first year of middle school and it's fine, especially if you're new. Everyone's finding their way through year 7. Being a year 7 student is great.

Blog Challenge #6

What is your phobia/fear?

Everyone has fears, otherwise known as phobias. My phobia is actually pretty funny. I've had this phobia already since kindergarten. When I see one of my friends that are older than me at school, I usually think of saying hello to them. Everyone does, it's kind of like an instinct, to say hello to a friend you see. However, before I say hello, I have to think first. For example, A is my friend and B is my friend's friend that I don't know. When A is with one of his/her B's and I say hi to A, A would make this face at me as if he/she is really annoyed with me even if A doesn't do that normally. To make it even worst, B would make a face also and say "Ugh!" and roll her/his eyes at me which I hate people doing. Then, after I turn around, A and B would whisper at each other. I don't know if A and B is whispering about me but I bet they are and even though I've turned around, I know they're whispering. In other words, I don't have the guts to say hi.

This might have happened to you when you were still at school or even now. Maybe some people also have a phobia of this happening. Phobias could last for a lifetime and this one could probably scare me forever.

Haiku Poetry

Chinese New Year

Carrot cakes so sweet
People’s clothes so brightly red
Everyone so gay*

*Gay : Happy

Blog Challenge #5

Write about your favorite singer

I bet everybody has a favorite singer, including me! My favorite singer is a Hong Kong singer named Ivana Wong, 王菀之. She was born in June 18, 1979 (aged 33) and is a Cantonese pop singer and song-writer. I like her because her voice is very clear and it sounds like a little girl is singing. Her voice is actually pretty high-pitched. Her latest television program is "Inbound Troubles" (老表 你好嘢). I really like this TV program because it is very humorous. My favorite song of hers is "I'm Really Hurt" (我真的受傷了). She wrote this song herself for "Inbound Troubles" (老表 你好嘢) because there is a part in the movie where she is acting to be ditched by her boyfriend. 

Ivana Wong is a very good singer and actress and I enjoy listening to her songs and watching her films on the big TV screen. 

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(I'm Really Hurt)

Ocean Park VS Disneyland

Hong Kong has two major themeparks. Ocean park and Disneyland. I am going to introduce both of them to you!

Ocean Park is a theme park based on sea animals and rides, that's why it's called Ocean Park! However, none of the rides are interpreted with sea animals. There are many rides, including the cable car, Hair Raiser(roller coaster), carnival games, etc. The rides in the Ocean Park are more for teenagers than youngsters. It is Ocean Park, so there must be animal exhibits. Many of them give you useful facts on each animal. Plus, people there vary from ages 9 to 99, so it's basically for everyone. Like every theme park, there are some new rides once in awhile. Everything there is very exciting, especially at Halloween! Every staff member's  makeup is so scary! It would totally freak you out! It is very profitable because you have a better experience in what "fun" means and it's pretty cheap, $280 for an adult and $140 for children. A great idea if you're traveling to Hong Kong.

Disneyland is more for immature children because everything is based on Disney characters, probably for ages 2-8. There are only new rides for about every 2 years, so pretty much everything stays the same. Many children would probably consider it heaven for them because they make it like a very big castle. There are parades during the day and fireworks at night. Halloween is absolutely not scary there, so very good for children. It is a bit more expensive than Ocean Park, $399 for adults and $285 for children. If you've been to the Disneyland in America, this Disneyland would seem much smaller with fewer rides.

If it were me, I would choose Ocean Park because of my age. For my parents, maybe they would prefer Disneyland more because it's very child-friendly. Either way, come visit Hong Kong and don't forget to visit both parks!

Blog Challenge #4

Write about somebody whom you admire.

Many people have their own idols, so do I! My idol is not very popular nowadays but I still like him. He is...Leonardo DiCaprio! I've watched the movie "Titanic" a bazillion times, so I absolutely adore him! I know he is kinda fat now that he's old, but the Leonardo I admire is the 1999 Leonardo DiCaprio. It's not ONLY because he's handsome, it's because I love the tone and accent of his voice too! When he talks, it seems like your heart is being sucked into his eyes. Those beautiful eyes! 

Even though I might not be that fond of him as time passes, for now I still enjoy watching him on the big screen! 

My Favorite Book

Reading is probably what most kids hate to do, but I am the completely different. I LOVE READING! It is what I'd do in my free time, but obviously, I am not so obssesive that I'd bring a book on my vacation.

My recent favorite author is Jody Picoult, so I'd usually buy books written by her. I would definetly recommend Nineteen Minutes and Handle with Care both by Jody Picoult. Nineteen Minutes is about a boy going to school with a gun instead of textbooks and killing ten people in nineteen minutes. Nineteen Minutes is an absolute page-turner but very intimidating and agressive. Handle with Care is about a girl with OI(osteogenisis imperfecta) which is a disease that causes brittle bones. This disease is crippling the family. Handle with Care is also beyond any doubt, a page-turner. It is a very good book with a sad ending.