Our 10 Picture Definitions

Malevolent

Revelation

Lagging

Eclectic

Dejection

Traumatic

Adhesive

Embankment

Pleadingly

Embezzle

Our 1000 Flood Relief Buckets!!!

Yesterday at our 6th grade meeting we had a talk about the recent flooods occuring around Jakarta. Our presenter was one of the guides from Wat San at the Bintaro Lama Kampung . She talked about the flooding, and how we could help. The guide told us that we can make flood relief kits for the victims fromfloods or other naturual disassters. The materials used to make these flood relief kits are: 3 adult and 2 kids toothbrushes,toothpaste,soap,shampoo,2 towwels,mosquito repellent,floor cleaner, mediciene containg a rich amount of vitamin C, a bucket, a brush and a sponge all of these materials are stored in one air and water tight bucket.The guide said we had to make 1000 flood relief kits so the victims who will be in the flood will be prepared.

I hope our efforts will save lives!!!

Our 5 Picture Definitons

Extortion

Jubilation

Pensive

PavilionLucrative

The December are Holidays Inching Nearer and Nearer

Just a few more weeks until the December break!!! I just can't wait till the December break. I 'm leaving for the holidays on the 11Th of December because My family has to go for a wedding in India. The bad thing is, that I have to miss Madness week*_*. Before I leave for the holidays. There are a few projects and test I have to do. This holiday is going to be very special because this is my first time travelling on Business Class!!! I'm also nervous about my grades on my report card. Will they be good grades or bad grades? I'm really looking forward on blogging my holidays.

Questions and Answers for Pg.229 in Geo Active1 Book

• 1. List the main reasons for water scarcity.

The main reasons for water scarcity are the changess in climate, land degradation, population growth and water pollution.



2. What is a drought?What type of hardships do you think that a draught could cause if you were living in a village in a poor country such as Ethiopia?


A drought is a period of a little amount of rainfall that falls to the Earth. The type of hardships a drought could cause is loss of human lives.



3.How does land degradation affect the supply of fresh water?


If the land is paved off the rainfall will run off to the rivers,lakes and streams. This means the water won't infiltrate in the ground and into the aquifer.



4. a) What is El Niño?


El Niño is a climate change that builds up every three to five years.

b)Why does El Niño often cause drought in Austrailia?


El Niñ0 often causes drought in Australia because of the reversal of air pressure over the Pacific Ocean, resulting in high pressure systems covering the most of Australia.

5. Observe the map showing the global effects of El Nino in 1982-83.
Show all
a)What effects does El Nino have on the availability of fresh water?
The Effects El Niño has on the availability of fresh water is....
1. Flooding
2. Drought
3.No water to grow food ( caused by droughts).


b)Name the countries and describe the problems that arose from decreased rainfall.


Africa

• There are reduced corn crops in the sub Saharan region

Indonesia

• There is pollution high up in the air which triggers forest fires.

China

• Agricultural land is under threat from drought in the northern regions and flooding in southern parts of China.

Papua New Guinea

• Drought-related failure of food crops,leading to famine conditons requiring food and aid.

Phillipenes

• There is not enough of rain to grow rice which is followed by a drought.

Austrailia

• Wheat exports threatned by drought conditions across grain-growing areas,particulary New South Wales

Peru

• Flooding(also in Chile)
• Fishing operators affected by lower catch as anchovy and Pacific sardine move offshore to escape warm currents(5Deg.C above normal temperatures.)

United States

• There is too much of rainfall in the northern-western part which doubles the historical averages.

Colombia

• Fishermen have a lower catch which decreases by 20%.

Bintaro Lama Field Trip

On the 12th of November we went to a special kampung located in Bintaro. The reason why this kampung is special is because they purify and treat their water. They get the water from a small polluted river located near the village. The bus journey from school to the Kampung was about one and a half hour. At first I thought, "how could the villagers live and drink the water that was so dirty?" I then learnt how they purify their own water. We visited three of the six stages of how they purify their own water.

The first stage which was station six that we visited was called Disinfection. There are 2 ways of making the water potable. They use a small tablet which is called "Aqua Tab." One Aqua tab can disinfect about 30 liters of water, but the setback is that you have to wait for 30 minutes before the Aqua tab dissolves in the water and disinfects it. The ingredients for the Aqua tab is chlorine and other chemicals. One strip of 6 aqua tabs cost Rp.6000. The second way the villagers used to purify their water is that they use a liquid called Air Rahmat . A few drops of Air Rahmat can disinfect 5 liters of water. The disadvantage is that you have to shake the water with the drops of Air Rahmat inside a container for 30 seconds.

The second stage that we visited which was station 2. Station 2 is about the importance of hygiene. The guide explained about what happens if you don't wash your after you have gone to the toilet. (\_/) There are 5 ways that the feces from the human waste that can contaminate

(=*_*=)

the food we eat. One way is by not washing your HANDS!!

Our final stage that we visited was station 4. Station 4 was about filtration,flocculation and sedimentation. First the villagers put a chemical inside. The name of the product is called PUR. PUR is used to collect the dirt particles in the water to make floc. One packet of PUR costs Rp.1000. Then the floc particles sink to the bottom of the container which is called sedimentation. Then they filter the water by inserting a clay pot in a bucket. They cover the hole in the clay pot by laying filter cloth. Then they pour the water with the floc particles in the water. The dirt gets trapped in the clay pot and the water flows through the cloth. This process is similar to the Water Treatment Plant.

Although the kampung was very dirty, the villagers were extremely kind to us. There is only one small school in the village and most of the children who live in the village can't afford education. I think it was a great learning experience for me. The most interesting part was when the children sang a song about the importance of washing your hands.

Ouestions for page 227 in Geo Active 1 Book

1. What percentage of the world's supply of water is fresh water?

There is 2.5% of fresh water in the world.

2. Where is the world's supply of fresh water found?

The world's supply of fresh water is found in ice on land,groundwater and soil,atmosphere,rivers and lakes.

3. Even though the supply of fresh water is abundant it is still a problem. Why?

Even if the supply of fresh water is still abundant it is still a problem because the fresh water is unevenly distributed across the Earth. Some parts are very dry, like Africa and some parts have a lot of water like in America.

4. a) Describe the changes in rainfall that occur as you move from the southern to the northern tip of Africa.

The southern tip of Africa has more water availability per person and rainfall than in the north of Africa

b) Describe the changes in rainfall that occur as you move from the western to the eastern tip of Australia along the Tropic of Capricorn.

The west part has very little of annual rainfall,but as you move along to the east part the amount of annual rainfall is increasing.

5.a) Which parts of the world appear to have a large amount of water available per person?

The parts of the world that have the largest amount of water per person is in the northern part of Mongolia which is in Asia and the northern part pf north america.

b) Which parts of the world appear to have a small amount of water per person?

The parts which have the smallest amount of water per person is in Africa and in the north-west part of Europe.

6.a) What are the main uses of water?

The main uses for water is Agricultural and Reservoir losses from evaporation and seepage.

b) Which uses have increased the most over the last century?

The uses that have increased over the century is Reservoir losses from evaporation and seepage.

The Six Different Stages of the Water Treatmemt Plant

)n Thrusday, the 5th of November we 6th Graders went on a field trip to the Aetra Water Treatment Plant. It was about an hour and a half away drive from school. When we reached we went straight away to the Plant. There were six important stages that water from the river has to pass through before it is sent to the city.

The first stage is to separate the big pieces of garbage by a gate with holes then the smaller pieces of garbage are separated by another gate with smaller holes. This is very similar to the process of filtration. The second part of the first stage is that the water needs to be oxidized(aerate)

The second stage is to add alum to the water so the dirt particles clump to one another to form one big dirt particle, called floc. The process of this is called coagulation.

The third stage is when the larger floc particles settle to the bottom. At the Aetra Water Treatment Plant the water is stored in large tanks for the floc particles to settle at the bottom. This is known as sedimentation.

The fourth stage is the water goes through a series of filters. At the Aetra Water Treatment Plant, they use layers of sand,coal and gravel to filter the water. The process of water going through a series of filters is called filtration. While the water flows through the filters the other dirt particles including the floc particles are left outside while the water flows through. Think of it as a strainer instead of wanting spaghetti you want the water that boiled the spaghetti.

The fifth stage is called disinfection. Disinfection is when a disinfectant,such as chlorine or bleach is added to the water which kills any remaining germs,bacteria and harmful chemicals which cannot be seen.

And the last stage is when the water goes through inspection to see if all the machines are working to keep our water clean! In the lab they take water samples from the start of the week till the end of the week, so they can make comparisons from the water that they purified today and with another day.

Now you may think that it will take over an hour just to purify a liter of water, but let me tell you this the Aetra Water Treatment Plant produces over about 5,000 liters of treated water per second, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Think, how much litres of treated water would the Aetra Water Treatment plant produce in a day, if they produced about 5,000 litres per second?

The Acrobats by Shel Silverstein

This a little video about me reading a poem out loud, titled "The Acrobats" by Shel Silverstein. HOPE YOU ENJOY!!!

Explanations of Evaporation, Condensation, Infiltration,Precipitation and Run-Off

1. Evaporation

Evaporation is the process when water is in it's liquid state turn into water vapor.

As you can see the water molecules are turning into water vapor

(water in it's gaseous state) from the heat of the sun.

2. Condensation

Condensation is the opposite of evaporation. Instead of water in it's liquid state turning into water vapor, it's water vapor turning into water in it it's liquid state. As you can see here condensation has appeared on the outside of a window. You can also there are many water droplets on the that indicates there is condensation on the outside of the window.

3. Precipitation

Precipitation is any form of water that falls to the ground, such as rain, hail,snow sleet and e.t.c.

As you can see in the picture rain is a form of precipitation. Precipitation occurs when the water droplets from condensation get bigger in size, and the air can no longer support them.

4. Infiltration

Infiltration occurs when water soaks into the ground from ground level. Some water will be soaked up by plant roots to help the plants grow, the rest will be stored underground this is known as ground water. As you can see in this picture the water from precipitation has been soaked up by the soil and is stored underground.

5. Run-Off

When Precipitation occurs and the water is not soaked by the soil the water moves forward through the rivers and ends back in the this is known as run-off. This is the most important part of the water cycle.

Personal Narrative: The First Time I Sang Infront of an Audience

There I was singing in front of a big audience all eyes on me. I was nervous, but everyone was clapping to a slow beat making me get more and more confident singing on stage. My heart was beating so fast that my chest was aching while I was singing. I was on a medium level of confidence bearing a timid smile. Now I was just below the “Level Fully Confident.” My timid and shy smile was growing bigger and before you knew it I was FULLY CONFIDENT. Finally I finished singing my song that I had been practicing for months. The whole audience was clapping so loud you could even hear it outside of school. I felt so happy and proud that I sang my song with no errors. I was singing a song called, “Country Roads” by John Denver. This was my first time singing a solo I was only 7 years old, in 2nd grade. The performance was called the “Talent Show” I took part in the auditions at school in the theater.

My parents congratulated me. A few of my friends also congratulated me when they watched me in the “Talent Show.” We ended the exciting day by having dinner in mall “Plaza Senayan” at a Chinese restaurant. On Monday my teacher Mrs. Wolf made a certificate just for me, for singing at the “Talent Show.” At school all the teachers congratulated me and, my classmates and friends congratulated me too!
When I got home I told my mom and dad that all the teachers congratulated me.
I found two presents on my bed, they were two toy cars!!! After my first talent show I decided to do the talent show for three more years before I had to move to middle school.

I will still remember the day when I was singing in front of an audience and I was so nervous!

Burnt

By: Anthony Horowitz

*****

I've just finished reading a book titled "Burnt" by Anthony Horowitz. There are two different Horror Stories. The first one is titled "Burnt" and it's about a boy Tim who goes on vacation with his aunt and uncle. When he moves to the hotel , the only thing his Uncle Nigel wants to do is get a tan. Tim thinks Sara is rubbing protective oil on Uncle Nigel's body, but it's actually "Quick Cook Vegetable Oil-Faster Frying!" That's why there are burnt marks on Uncle Nigel's skin. On August 31st Uncle Nigel is dead! Aunt Sara didn't even have a suprised look on her face, she just said,"Oh."

The second story is titled "The Monkey's Ear" it's about a boy named Bart who is on vaccation with his family in Marrakesh. Bart urges his parents to buy the Monkey's Ear because it looks strange an ugly. The shopkeeper tells him that the Monkey's Ear grants four wishes. Instead of a rolls-royce the wishmaker gives Bart rolls of Rice(Sushi), when his dad wishes to have hair again the wishmmaker makes a hurricane and when his mm wished for a ton of money the wishmaker gave a tin of honey!! Bart claims that the Monkey's Ear can't hear the wish properly.

My favorite story was "Burnt"

Interview of Harry Potter

This is a little video I have made about me interviewing Harry Potter. There are a little mistakes in this video, sorry for the inconvenience!


Enjoy Watching!!!

Public Enemy Two

By: Anthoy Horowitz
*****
I have just finished reading a book titled Public Enemy Number Two by Anthony Horowitz. This book is about a boy whose name is Nick Diamond who is thirteen. Nick lives with his older brother Tim Diamond. When Nick was in detention, two policemen in disguise try to persuade Nick to go to jail, needs to be locked up in a cell with the most dangerous person in London, Johnny Powers. These 2 policemen want Nick to get some answers from Johnny about who the fence is, but in the end Nick refuses. One day when Nick goes for a school field trip the 2 disguised policemen show up on the scene where Nick admires the most guarded jewel in the whole of London. The 2 policemen slip the jewel into Nick’s pant pocket, and when the guards see that the jewel is in Nick’s pocket they put him into a prison to be locked up with Johnny Powers!

Johnny Powers helped Nick escape from prison with him. In the end his French teacher, Mr. Palis turns out to be the fence, one of the members of Johnny’s gang.

The funniest part of the book is when Tim sits on the vase that he was trying to search all along! The scariest part of the book is when Johnny planted a bomb and Nick’s brother was tied right next to the bomb! Luckily Nick was just in time to see Tim stranded and Nick defused the bomb in just 3 minutes before it EXPLODED!!!
I would recommend this book to anyone who likes to read mystery books!!

A Friend Coming Over After a Long Time

I started off my day by going for my tennis lessons at the J.I.S High School. My coach Pak Benny is a very good coach who also teaches tennis at the High School as well as the Middle School. Even though it was a hot day with today’s temperature reaching 40 degrees Celsius I thoroughly enjoyed my tennis lesson. After a refreshing tennis lesson , I headed to the Middle School Library to check out some books by Anthony Horwitz.

Today has been an exciting day because my good friend Tarun had come over to play with me after a really long time! We played badminton and cricket in the garden. Cricket is a sport similar to baseball except there are rules which are completely different from baseball. Cricket is a very well-known sport in India.

After a very active day we had pizza and chicken nuggets for lunch. We spent the rest of the time indoors. Since Tarun loves to play billiards we played billiards in my house. Tarun won the first round while I won the second, so basically it was a draw.

At 4: 30 Tarun had to leave because his aunt was in the hospital so he had to visit her.

And that was the end of a very fun filled and exciting day!! JJ

Another Earthquake AGAIN???

I was strumming my guitar at guitar class in Pondok Indah Mall when I suddenly felt myself shaking! At first I was confused then I realized it was an EARTHQUAKE!!! Everyone was running down the escalators, next I met my mom, who told me to go to the main entrance at Pondok Indah Mall with my maid as we were descending down the stairs at top speed, I heard babies crying and people panicking. Once we were at the entrance, my mom had to pick up my sister who was at a birthday party on the last floor!!!!!!!

After 5 nail biting and anxious minutes I found my mom at the main entrance with my sister. Next I gave a sigh of relief and made our way back home on our car. And that was the end of one of my most frightening experiences!!! On one of my older posts I said that BBC and CNN predicted there would be another earthquake. Well their hypothesis was correct!!

I HOPE THERE WILL BE NO MORE EARTHQUAKES!!!

Vocabulary Word Definitions

1. Seizure- A seizure is when a muscle contracts and stiffens.

2. Venture- A journey or a trip.

3. Illuminating-To light up.

4. Virility-Muscle Man

5. Jittering-Extremely nervous

6. Trepidation-1.Fear, Alarm

-2.Trembling, Quivering

7. Knead-Massage dough by hand

8. Swarming-A big group in a cluster

9. Hispanic- A person who is Spanish an have lived in Spain, or a person from South America.

10.A person holds their nose up high and is very proud.

10 Sentences Using our Vocabulary Words

1. The famous Ventriloquist performed in the Fine Arts Theater

2. The terrorist had done a very malicious act by destroying the W.T.C (World Trade Center)

3. My Mom had to bellow to stop my sister and me from fighting with each other.

4. Every human being who lives on earth is mortal, no one who lives on earth is immortal.

5. The Burj Dubai is an overwhelming man made structure.

6. Spilling the drink on my T-shirt was a blunder I shouldn't have done.

7. I was idly waiting at the airport for the plane to land.

8. Alegebra and Intergers are quite perplexing math topics.

9. The flood flowed rampantly in Taiwan.

10. In the book Eragon the Hadaraac Dessert is a very vast and empty desert with no water and no food.

6 Sentences using: I and Me

1. Stuart and I are both listening buddies in English and Social Studies.

2. Madhav and I have known each other since 2nd grade in Pattimura.
3. Ivan,Madahav,Stuart and I were all in J.I.S Pattimura last year in 5th grade.
4. My friend Tarun and I like to play with the yo-yo.
5. My sister, Danielle and I have different interests.
6. Madahav and I come from India

Eragon

By: Christopher Paolini

*****

I've just finished reading an excellent book titled "Eragon" It's about a fifteen year old boy Eragon who lives on a farm with his cousin and his stepfather. In just a day his life is shattered, his stepfather died when two evil murders " The Ra'zac" have come to search for a blue stone and Eragon found the blue stone in a forest, but Eragon doesn't know that the stone he had found is actually a dragon egg. While he was asleep his dragon egg hatches and a blue dragon emerged from the egg. He named his dragon "Saphira". Now he will adventure through cities, a vast dessert and mountains so tall they reach up to the clouds and above.

My favorite part is when Eragon killed the evil shade in the end. I think Christopher Paolini uses great vocabulary in his books. Eragon is the first book in the sequel followed by "Eldest" then "Brisingr". I wonder when the 4th book of the sequel comes out.

Charecterization

Richard Tulloch has done a really good job on his 3rd book of the series about Brian Hobble who is the main character and the protagonist.

While the opposite is Kelvin Moray, but something about Kelvin stood out to me on the 3rd book on page 163. Kelvin says, "The whole play's a blast isn't it? Thanks for getting me into it." and Brian replies, "Any time Kelvin." So when Kelvin used to be an antagonist he's now a protagonist.

In the book Lancelot Cummins is a really famous author, but I think he has a fear of talking in front of any group of people and yet he's so famous! Brian's favorite author is Lancelot Cummins.

Nathan Lumsdyke ( The class nerd) likes Shakespeare and classical music but his genre has just changed on the top of page 172 when he says " actually, as well as being funny 'Cyberno' actually contains a lot of interesting ideas such as war". So Nathan has completely changed his interests.

The next book is titled "Scary Stuff!" and I think there will be a lot of changes in the characters too!

Awesome Stuff !

By: Richard Tulloch

*****

This is the 3rd book in the series about Brian Hobble's strange life. I think this book is really exciting that's why I gave it an awesome rating. Brian Hobble thinks he has a second evil brain he writes excuse notes to all of his friends and in return they have to join the play they're doing called "Cyberno". At first Brian thought it was a really boring, but it turned out to be really fun after all. In the end Brian has to tell the truth in front of the meanest principal in Garunga District School they ever had!!!

I recommend this book to all ages and I think you have to read the first book of the series then you can understand the book better. The second book is "Freaky Stuff" and the next book after "Awesome Stuff" is "Scary Stuff!!!" In this book Brian looks a bit unusual, his nose grows so big like pinocchio's!

RED ALERT RED ALERT !!!! EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURED IN INDONESIA!!!

When Indonesia's in the Ring of Fire, Indonesia is bound to get earthquakes all the time. This was my first situation I've been in an earthquake!! It occurred on 2/9/2009 which was yesterday. The epicenter of the earthquake was 40 kilometers of the coast of Jasikmalaya, it measured 7.4 on the Richter Scale.



There were Tsunami Warnings near Jasikmalaya. In school we saw a big snake hiding for cover even before the earthquake had started because some scientists say that animals have a sixth sense to,sense small tremors before the earthquake so they know when the earthquake starts they will be safe! Unfortunately for us humans we don't have 6th sense.

Some of my friends were in the Library and they felt really dizzy!! Then they heard teachers shouting "EARTHQUAKE,... EARTHQUAKE!!!!!" I wonder if CNN or BBC has found out how many people are injured or dead. I checked on the news yesterday they said that they think about 40 people were reported dead. One other shocking thing I heard on the news is that they expect another earthquake to occur very soon!!!!!

Weird Stuff

RICHARD TULLOCH
*****
I have just finished a book titled Weird Stuff it's a really good book and I recommend it to anyone. It's about a boy named Brian Hobble and he has a brother named Matthew. One day in English Class a visiting author has come to their school, the author's name is Lancelot Cummins he's written many books and comics about aliens,zombies and monsters!! All the boys in his class including Brian read his books. Lancelot Cummins asks everyone to write a simple story, but Brian's pen is out of ink so he asks Nathan Lumsdyke( the class nerd) lends Brian an easyflow pen once the pen made contact with the paper Brian started writing, once time was up he checked how many pages he filled up... 4 PAGES!!! he read what he wrote it was like the pen was in control of his brain and the story he wrote was an embarrassing love story, the same thing happens in a science test too!!! He also has a major crush on this girl named Cassie Wyman she was impressed with Brian's work and they talked to each other more often and shared their stories. While the other boys make fun of him

Brian also likes to play sports too... soccer and cricket. When Brian was playing the semi-final soccer game the score was a tie 0-0. In the last few minutes of the match Brian had the ball he was running to the goal Kelvin Moray( Brian's worst enemy) was saying "pass the ball to me BRIAN"! But Brian wanted to score the winning goal but he tripped and fell down on the grass. The referee blew his whistle for Brian to take the penalty! This was it, if Brian scored they would be in the FINALS! Brian kicked the and went into the goal!! Brian had scored the Winning GOAL!!. Everyone was celebrating and cheering!!

There's also a sequel to this book the next book is titled... Freaky Stuff!!!

My Favourite Author is... J.K ROWLING!!

As you know everybody knows the famous J.K Rowling who has written the awesome Harry Potter series. J.K ( Joanne Kathleen) Rowling was born in July 1965 at Yate General Hospital in England and grew up in Cheepstow,Gwent. J.K Rowling was inspired of the idea of the Hogwarts Express leaving from King's Cross Station( which is a real train station in London) when her train was delayed. If you have read the Harry Potter series there's a thunder bolt scar on his forehead, so why was it a scar on his forehead? Well because when J.K Rowling was young she and her sister got into BIG fights one day J.K Rowling through a battery at her sister and now there is a scar above her left eye. Their were lots of neighbors near J.K Rowling's there was a sister and a brother who's surname is "Potter", the brother's name was Harry and his mother told the press that Harry and J.K Rowling used to dress up as witches or wizards.

J.K Rowling started writing the H.P series during a delayed Manchester to London King's Cross train journey and during the next five years, outlined the plots and started on the first novel. After a few months J.K Rowling gave birth to a daughter named Jessica then Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone was published in June 1997.

The Website I referred to was: J.K Rowling's homepage http://www.jkrowling.com/

Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Last Straw Jeff Kinney

*****

I have just finished reading the third book of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney. A boy named Greg Heffley is still trying new ways to stop his dad forcing him to do sports, meanwhile Rodrick(Greg's older brother) is still bullying Greg. Greg also has a little brother named Manny.

Greg is trying to make a good impression on a girl in his class named Holly Hills same as his friend Rowley. My favorite part was when rowley and Greg made a joke to impress Holly Hills.

I thought the most funniest part was when Greg sat on Manny's melted choclate and had to wear a pink sweater around his waist!!

I think the third book of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series is AWESOME!!

Typhoon Morakat

At speeds of over a hundred miles per hour so big it can wipe out a whole city we're talking OPERATION: Typhoon Morakat!! This Typhoon is located in Taiwan . The typhoon mostly affected the south side of Taiwan. When the Typhoon struck Taiwan heavy rains came CRASHING down which caused an enormous mudslide.

Mudslides are caused when water soaks through the mud causing the

separation of mud(earth) from the rock of the mountain, then the mud slides

down the mountain. Rivers started overflowing which caused really deep floods and the water was moving at really high speeds. Buildings came crashing down from it's foundations!!!

This enormous typhoon affects on people's relatives and family members who perished during the typhoon and on people's homes which have disintegrated

I REALLY FEEL SORRY FOR THEM!!!

Best Movies I've watched in 2009!!

Did anyone see Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince or Up? Because these are one of my best movies of 2009 i've seen so far I'm looking forward to see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the movie is so long that it's in 2 parts.

I think the 1st part of Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows is coming out in cinemas in the end of 2009!!!

Up is a pixar film and it's REALLY EXCITING

HI !!!

Hi my name is Brandon Fernandes I come from India and I'm 11 years old in September. I have one sister in my family.My sister's name is Danielle, my dad's name is Dolreich and my mom's name is Marilyn.

The instruments I play are the piano and the guitar. I'm taking my first grade piano exam. I like playing the guitar more than the piano. I also like to sing too.

My favorite books are: The Harry Potter Series and the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney. I have a fiend who reccomended The Maximum Ride Series.

My favorite sports are basketball.