Where I'm From

I am from sky

from cloud and air

I am from under ground

(dark, smelly

it tasted like blood)

I am from grass

the soccer field grass

Whose short leaf I remember

as if they we're my own

I'm from pudding and sun glasses

from outback and TGI Friday

I'm from the not know - it - all

and the pass- it - backs

from perk down! and pipe up!

I am from God's image

with help of Jesus

and 1000 verses I can't remember

I'm from 강남 and 인천,

pretty girls and strong boys

From the 5 fingers my grandfather has

from the stem cell

The eye my mother open to keep her sight

Under my table was game CDs

Spilling old graphics

a sift of lost game skills

to drift above my memories

I'm from those memories

leaf stays on the healthy tree

Reflection

The Pearl by John Steinback evolves around how rich can ruin one families life. This story starts by Coyotito, Kino and Juana’s baby, get bitten by poisonous scorpion. Kino and Juana try to cure Coyotito but doctor refuse to cure them because they don’t have any money. To earn money, Kino and Juana goes out into the sea to find pearl. They finally find pearl and try to sell it, but all the pearl buyers are calling low amount of money because they went the pearl in the cheapest price. Because of the low price, Kino don’t sell the pearl and keep it. However, many people try to steal it and finally, Kino killed one person and house was all burned up. They finally decided to leave their hometown because of the trackers who are trying to find them and get the pearl. After few days, Kino fight with trackers and kill all of them. While he was fitting, however, his shot missed the tracker and blew up Coyotito’s head off. After killing Coyotito, he comes back to hometown and throw pearl back into the ocean.

After reading this book, I found lots of connection to my own life. First, this story relates to my personal experience because when I had no money, my friends won’t let me borrow any of their stuff. However, when I got money from my mom, they started to lending me all these stuffs that I didn’t even asked for. This experience connects with the story where doctor doesn’t do anything for Kino at first, but after Kino finding the pearl, he comes right away and try to help Coyotito. In addition, when Kino found the pearl, he tried to sell it in a good price. This means that he is trying to earn more money which relates to my own life. For example, I love money. Even though I have enough money to enjoy myself and buy what I need, I want it more. This resulted me to lie to my mom to get more money from her by telling her that I need money for project.

For all these reasons, my life is experience is strongly connected with this book, The Pearl by John Steinback. From this book, I again realized how being rich can just ruin our life instantly. I think just following God’s words are the best way to keep us in holy way. It was a fun book. I want to recommend this book to who thinks that money is everything in their life.

Quick Activity

He felt so stupid. He now thinks that he shouldn't have hit his younger brother. Now, he is going to get into trouble. He is keep thinking that he shouldn't have done it. He wants to go back to time before he hit his younger brother.

Quick Activity

Wow! My birthday is tomorrow~! I wish my mom takes me to good dinner place. I wish she will buy me steak and shrimp. I wish I get like 230,000 won so I can buy free weapon in Sudden Attack. I wish that grade will come out after my birthday. I wish that it will be a wonderful birthday.

Song related to Happiness

Neyo-So Sick

So Sick lyrics

Mmmm mmm yeah
Do do do do do do do-do
Ohh Yeah

Gotta change my answering machine
Now that I'm alone
Cuz right now it says that we
Can't come to the phone
And I know it makes no sense
Cuz you walked out the door
But it's the only way I hear your voice anymore
(it's ridiculous)
It's been months
And for some reason I just
(can't get over us)
And I'm stronger than this
(enough is enough)
No more walkin round
With my head down
I'm so over being blue
Cryin over you

And I'm so sick of love songs
So tired of tears
So done with wishing you were still here
Said I'm so sick of love songs so sad and slow
So why can't I turn off the radio?

Gotta fix that calender I have
That's marked July 15th
Because since there's no more you
There's no more anniversary
I'm so fed up with my thoughts of you
And your memory
And how every song reminds me
Of what used to be

That's the reason I'm so sick of love songs
So tired of tears
So done with wishing you were still here
Said I'm so sick of love songs so sad and slow
So why can't I turn off the radio?

(Leave me alone)
Leave me alone
(Stupid love songs)
Dont make me think about her smile
Or having my first child
I'm letting go
Turning off the radio

Cuz I'm so sick of love songs
So tired of tears
So done with wishing she was still here
Said I'm so sick of love songs so sad and slow
So why can't I turn off the radio?
(why can't I turn off the radio?)

Said I'm so sick of love songs
So tired of tears
So done with wishing she was still here
Said I'm so sick of love songs so sad and slow
So why can't I turn off the radio?
(why can't I turn off the radio?)

And I'm so sick of love songs
So tired of tears
So done with wishin' you were still here
Said I'm so sick of love songs so sad and slow
Why can't I turn off the radio?
(why can't I turn off the radio?)
Why can't I turn off the radio?

This song is related to happiness because he talks about how sad he is after his girl friend left him. He also talks about how he is doesn't like love songs on the radio but he cannot turn it off.

I think he thinks that after happiness and love is gone, it is sad.

I just won $290,000,000

- How do you feel?

I will feel amazingly hyper.

- What's going through you mind?

How would I use to money?

- What will you do with the money?

I will use half of my money for game and save rest of it for later.

- Do you think you'll change? How?

I think I will change because I have no fear that I will lack money at anytime. I will buy everything that I don't really need.

QW

Think about a person who you met who left an impression on you (much like Effie left an impression on Neil). Tell a story about this person on your blog. Try to use a combination of direct and indirect characterization. Please also use figurative language at least three times.

There once was a girl who was really weird. She was usually quiet but sometimes laugh out loud. However, she welcomed everybody as if she was a family with everyone. Her love toward other people was as hot as flame. I think that is the major reason why everybody tried to avoid her. I got to have a talk with her because I lost in game with my friends. I found out that she was as kind as my mother. She looked really happy. She laughed and sang a song. However, I figured out she also had a dark side.