Bigger Schools or Smaller Schools?~

Saipan International School (currently attending)

                Reality begins when a child experiences their first day of school; from preschool to college, an important factor about it is the education and also the size. Having huge amounts of students attending one school is quite intimidating to some children; big schools are always intimidating when you go there for the first time but for me it is sometimes quite intimidating. I am really fond of attending small school because it is not only small but it is way easier to talk to people and teachers than at a big school.

                I have attended a small school for 5 years now and I really enjoy it; I am really close with my teacher and there is no need to remember over a thousand names. I think that smaller schools are better than bigger schools is because of the fact that at smaller schools everyone knows who is who. I have also attended a bigger school for about 6 years (elementary school); I am not saying that it was a bad school because it was big; I’m just saying that it wasn't  as fun as someone would think it would be. For the past 20 blogs; you might already now that I am a nerd and all I do is study my ass off. When I attended that big school I really did not learn anything at all through those years; I remember my 6^th grade class like it was yesterday; my teacher had just quit for a stupid reason and there was no other teacher that was willing to become our new teacher. The school assigned one of the office ladies to teach our class on everything we were supposed to learn that year; apparently we didn't even go that far and didn't learn anything at all.

                I think that those are the only reasons why I prefer smaller schools; if you were me, you’d understand that big school are quite intimidating to someone like me. I do not think that the big schools here are even counted as big schools; the biggest amount of students in one school is about 800 students… I come from an island called Saipan (GOOGLE IT) and we are not big in anything…we might be known for our big eaters and stuff but nothing else is bigger. Small schools to me seem to be much more comfortable for me when I realize it; students have an easier time talking to other students and teachers. Smaller schools enable students to participate much more in educational activities and for sure will listen on what is going on in class.

                I prefer smaller schools than bigger schools; I have no problems going to a bigger school (because for sure college is going to be massive), it’s just that I feel more comfortable in a smaller school. Being in a smaller school might not work out for other people but to me I think that it is working out just fine. Please do not take this seriously; this is my own opinion towards what size of school I  prefer to go to… thank you

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What would I teach my children?~

                Children are the pride and joy for most parents; having children may be a challenge at most parts but it’s all worth the work. When I grow up I do plan on having children, I prefer to have one but I could go for a two if I wanted to. I would like to have a boy as the eldest and younger girl; this is because I think that I can handle boys way better than I can handle a girl (and the fact that boys have fewer problems to deal with). When I do plan on giving birth to a child, there is always a set of rules that most parents have to make to keep the family sane.

                When I do have a child the main point that I want them to understand is to always respect your elders, no matter what they do or what they say; they may defend themselves when extreme cases happen because some people are crazy. Respect towards an elder is something that my family has been practicing for their entire lives; my family is strict when it comes to respect, if we do not follow we are punished.  Respect is an important thing today in society because most people are quite rude when you think about it; I do not want my children running around disrespecting people for no good reasons. I think that being respectful is a must and my children will be respectful, if they aren't then I have other ways to do so (Military school, church school, anything that will make them respectful).

                Another thing that I would teach my children is to work hard; my parents have always told me that if I wanted to succeed in life I would work harder on the things that I want to accomplish. By teaching me that skill I am confident that if I continue, I will surely achieve my goal. I want my children to learn how to work hard so I will do that. The next thing that I want to teach my children is to never, ever, ever in the entire millennium is to get pregnant or be pregnant before 20. I am against unplanned teen pregnancies; I am 16 and I have raised 3 of my younger cousins (that are now 5, 10 and 11) and I call tell you this, having to take care of a baby is hell. The constant need to be feed, changed and played with is tiring for a teenager and it’s not fun; the yelling, screaming crying, grabbing, hitting, and touching is insane. I do not mean that I do not want a child it is that they are hard to take care of, so if my children want kids, they have to prepare themselves for it.

                Those are the top three teachings that I will teach my children or child in the future; I am still 16 I do not plan on giving birth until I graduate from college and medical school.  Planning on what to teach my children at this age is pretty hard so this is all I can say… Thank you.

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Should SIS have Uniforms?~

Saipan International School (SIS) is the one of the two private schools on Saipan that does not require students to wear uniforms. I believe that SIS should not have uniforms because having to wear one type of clothing is very dull and constricting. Saipan International School already has a dress code where students have a set of rule on what type of clothing they should wear and what type is appropriate.              

I do not really know the main reason I do not like having to wear a uniform; I have experienced about 2 years of wearing a uniform and I can say it is not really a pleasant thing to wear. I think one of the reasons why I do not like to wear uniforms is because of the material they are made out of. I live on an island with only two seasons, rainy season and dry season; Saipan is located near the equator so one would know that it’s really hot and humid here. Most uniforms are made out of cotton or some sort of heavy duty material, making it really uncomfortable to wear because it intakes so much heat. I mean we could find another material that is light and comfortable but then we would have to customize it, ship it (Usually it takes about a month or so for big shipments) and then sell them off. Saipan is pretty fair from America, the closest people we can get to is Asia, but they also make really heavy duty uniforms.

Another reason why I do not like uniforms is because that we would have to wear it every day; students usually have 2-3 sets of uniforms and have to constantly wash them for the next school day. I find it a hassle that I have to wash my uniforms almost every day because we need it for the next school day; not only is washing a hassle but if the uniform has a solid color, the color fades. I think that having to wear regular clothing is much easier than uniform because I do not need to constantly wash the same shirt and jeans for the next school day. Another thing about casual clothing is that I could choose the type of pants I want to wear; I know for a fact that most uniforms for girls require a skirt and I do not like to wear skirts. I hate the fact that once a strong gust of wind comes your skirt shows the whole world your underwear. I like the fact that I can alternate between jeans and shorts…I am not really someone that likes to wear girly cloths; I prefer wearing shorts or jeans and a sweat shirt.

Those are the reason why I do not want SIS to have uniforms; I have worn a uniform for two years and those were not the happiest years of my life. I swear that uniform made me feel 3 times uglier and 3 times fatter; the material was awful, I had to wear an ugly green shirt that was made out of the thickest cotton I have ever seen in my life. I was happy I had the choice to wear khakis instead of skirt but the khakis were extremely uncomfortable and ugly too… I do not want to have uniform not, I am happy with the strict dress code that we have at SIS and I hope it will stay the same for a long time…

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If I could bring someone back from the dead, who would it be and what would I serve for dinner?~

People come and people go, most of them in tragedies; if I were to bring someone back from the dead, I would surely bring back my uncle James. My uncle James is the oldest child on my mother’s side and the only male in the family; he was a well respected police officer and a great brother, father and uncle to his family. It was almost the end of January when he had passed, two or three days before his twin children’s birthday; he had been hit by a drunk driver.

I would bring my uncle back from the dead because he is the closest family member that I have that has passed; when he had died everyone in my mother’s side and his wife had mourned for about a month.  He had treated all his nieces and nephews as his own children, numbering about 6 children he had thought of as children (Including his own). If I was to have him back, alive, and served him dinner, I think that I would definitely go crazy and buy everything that he loves. I really do not remember the food that he loved to eat because it’s been about 6-7 years since he had died, soooooooo, I will just buy everything he wants.

After he had eaten his dinner, I would most likely have him talk to his family again because a year after his death, his entire family moved to Oregon. I really miss my twin cousins, they were born 17 days after my birth, January 20; I see them as my own sister and brother, because we were soooo close. When my uncle is alive, I know for sure that my cousins will return, my family members would be happy and everyone would live in harmony.

I know that this will never happen; his death came so fast, he went out to drive and once you know it, BAM, he is gone from the world. I vividly remember the day I was informed of his death. I was about 7 or 8 years old, I was playing with my younger cousin Katherine; we were running around the house and managed to find ourselves in the kitchen. My dad had just barged into the kitchen, his face full of distress; he went up to us and said “Hats, your uncle James had just died.” I looked at him with disbelief and then laughed at him, my cousin later following my actions; I told him to stop playing around and tell us the truth, not believing a word that he had said. He looked at us with a serious face and told us again “No Hatsuko, your uncle James is dead; he was in a car accident and didn't survive.” I looked at him in utter horror as I slowly took in what he had said; he slowly left the house to discuss what had happened to my family members. Katherine and I stood in the kitchen, wide eyed and mouths wide open; the tears slowly came out as we finally realized that my uncle had just died. We feel to the ground and cried as hard as we could, slowly reminding ourselves about how we loved him. Death is something that everyone hates, I know for a fact that I hate it; death is also another cause of ill thinking.

If I were to bring someone back from the dead, I will indeed choose to bring my uncle back; he did not deserve to die, it was the fault of the stupid teenager girl that went driving after getting drunk…

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Computer Games~

Computer games have always been a source of entertainment to many people, and they are indeed fun; deciding whether it is a waste of time and should be removed is an easy question to answer. I believe that it is waste of time, but I disagree that it should be removed; I myself believe that computer games are something that should not be removed because IT”S FUN; having to remove something that brings happiness and joy to other people is not really a wise decision.

Though I think that computer games are indeed fun and should not be removed, I still believe that it is a waste of time. Computer games do in fact keep people from doing other things; this is because when someone is playing a computer game, they get to “into it” and do not realize that they spend every waking day playing and playing. I play my fair share of computer games, and being me, I realized that I spend too much wasted time just staring at a screen playing mindlessly without a care in the world. I think of myself as a really active person, so when I realize that I spend almost all my day playing computer games than playing sports, I go crazy.

I think that the point that most people waste time playing computer games is the reason why some people want to get rid of it. I think that it does waste time but getting rid of it is too extreme; the question is, what is you do have time to waster? I usually have some time to do anything I want, because either, I do not have any sports and I finished all my homework. When I want to waste time, or when I am extremely bored, the only option for me is to either read of play computer games. I am a normal teenager and I do not like to read all the time; so the one thing that I do is play computer games; I mean they are really really really fun.

So, I believe that computer games are waste of time, but I do not believe that people should get rid of it. Video games are another source of entertainment and when something as fun as computer games disappear, a lot of people will not be happy. I think that computer game companies would be extremely unhappy about the decision, gamers would be unhappy, children would be unhappy and I sure would not be happy when they remove computer games. People can make the excuse that computer games are made to rot one’s mind, but doesn't everything do that; technology today is also another tool that helps ‘rot’ the brain. The television, the cell phones, everything is bad; by getting rid of computer games, nothing will change that fact that there is more out there that is indeed worse. This is my opinion, sooooooo…..don’t judge me….

Computer games are really fun you just have to find the right one because if you play a computer game that you do not think is interesting, why play anyway? Just try it and if you do not like computer games and agree that it is a waste of time then you can just totally forget about what I wrote on the previous paragraphs… Thank You~

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Define Beauty~

Beauty is defined as: (google it)

1.      A combination of qualities that pleases the intellect or moral sense.

2.      A beautiful or pleasing thing or person, in particular.

3.      The pleasing or attractive features of something.

Beauty to me is defined as being breathtaking and eye catching, through one’s appearance and/or for one’s personality. To explain the word is really difficult for me, because this is my own perspective in what the word means to me. The majority of people today use the word beauty to describe someone’s appearance; I’m not saying that I disagree with this because that is what beauty is defined as, being attractive, I just believe in something different.

I believe that beauty is something that you find in a person, by getting to know someone you find the beauty they have personality wise. I know that this definition is pretty cheesy, but when you think about it, that’s the only way you kind find beauty. People these days have an alternative into becoming beautiful; usually self conscious about their appearance, they go get plastic surgery. (I am not against plastic surgery; you wanna change you appearance, go ahead, no one will stop you.) The fact that most people can get their face changed makes it really hard to find the true meaning of beauty. Everyone is getting really pretty these days and when everyone is pretty, how will beauty be defined later on. As I stated before, I think define beauty in both ways of appearance and personality; one can find a really attractive person, but when that attractive person has a really great personality then the word beauty can be used in that context.

Beauty can be used in many ways when you think about it; it’s not only used to describe people, but it is also used to describe things such as scenery and/or object that catch people’s eyes in a good way. When looking at something such as a sunset, field of flowers, art or pictures the first thing that people think about is “WOW, that’s pretty.” I think that this is a really good way to describe beauty because, it’s not judgmental towards anyone and come on, sunsets, flowers and art is pretty nice.

This prompt was really hard to do because I am not really good at defining anything; I usually go with the translation on dictionary.com. I do understand the deeper meaning behind in but I think that it is easier for me to just know the word. When I finally experience or see the true meaning of the word then I’ll change my mind. My definitions are really cheesy too when I think about it; I know that my girly thought are cheesy, but hey, it’s what I believe in and that’s what I’ll believe in until otherwise. Thank you for reading~

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If I were to be stranded on an island, what 3 things would I bring?~

Being stranded on a mysterious island makes most people think about the important things to bring. Listing the things that you would likely bring when you are stranded is pretty easy but when you are limited to only three, that’s when it gets hard. If I were to get stranded on a deserted island, I would bring:

1.      Sophia Tenorio

2.      Li Zhou Xu

3.      Water Bottle with built in filter (or a filter straw thingy)

Sophia (Top) and Me (Bottom) ~

People usually bring things that aren’t living or with a beating heart, but when you think about it, bringing a person is actually a smart idea. By bringing one or two people with you on a stranded island is actually a logical thing to do because when you bring along two people, they bring along some of their survival tools. I would most likely bring Sophia because if I leave her somewhere, she would most likely die in a day or two; she is also very useful in finding food. The main reason that I am going to bring her is because she is almost exactly like me, besides the fact that she is much crazier than I am. Though she may be oblivious at some time, she is actually very useful (you just have to meet her because it’s not easy to explain about her.) When I bring her along, she says that she will bring a machete; we can use that machete to cut down some coconut trees and let Li Zhou build a house.

Li Zhou and Victoria ~

The other person that I am going to bring is Li Zhou Xu, or also known as chili!!!! The main reason that I want to bring him is because he knows how to start a fire with a stick and a log; another reason is because he will do most of the hunting and most of the building. These are the advantages of having a guy with you on a stranded island. (Li Zhou is our Panda bear, because he has this really childish face and behavior.) When I bring Chili, he would most likely bring some sort of cutting tool or flashlight; by having him come, he would most likely be the most useful things for Sophia and me.

The last thing that I would bring is a water bottle with a built in filter or a filter straw, this is important to me because no one knows what is living in a fresh water spring and by filtering it, you will not contract a germ or something. Both my parents work for some sort of water management or engineering career and have educated me about the wonders or water (God bless my soul!) so now I am obsessed with germs and such in water. By having this tool it would not only benefit towards me but would also benefit my other fellow stranded friends.

So, these are the three things that I plan on taking with me when I get stranded on an island; this indeed ensures me a long time to live (Though when I think about it, I would most likely survive for about a year or two and then die). By having Sophia and chili, I know that I would never get bored and by having the bottle with a filter I know I will not die of some sort of water germ. I really having nothing important to further explain because the people reading this do not know who the heck Sophia and Li Zhou are. J Thank you very much~~

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