The Red Arrows

One day, Silas was reading a blog, and one of the posts on it was about an RAF arrowbatic team called the Red Arrows, who have been performing since 1965. Silas was so excited, he asked each of us if we wanted to go. We all agreed to go.

On the evening when we arrived, there were so many more people, half of them watched at the beach. Zara and I decided to stay with our stuff on the mat that Ms. Rachel brought. Zara took pictures with her camera, and I took pictures and videos with mine.

Red, white and blue streaks in the sky

They even drew a love heart in the sky with an arrow through it. AWWW! I thought it meant something along the lines of "We love you, audience!" I even caught it on video!

Histoical Field Trip: Korea

We rode to MGM (Muscat Grand Mall) to learn about Korea and each of us chose one out of five assignments. Tehva, for example, chose to do a crossword puzzle, while Tian chose a list of questions, which she had to answer by watching a video about Korea, and writing them down. As for me, I was stuck on a decision between the crossword and the movie questions, so I quickly chose to do the movie questions with Tian, because I love movies.

The movie was in two parts. The first part it showed was information about Arirang. (AIR-E-GONG) Arirang is a holiday to unite Korea and other countries overseas. It all started in Korea in the year of 1926. Children would learn about Arirang at the age of 13. They would wear a traditional dress called a Hanbok. There was also a special song about Arirang, and  everyone who heard it and learned it could sing it beautifully. Arirang is also studied in China, which is the second largest Korean population. Arirang is just as important and special in Korea and China as rice.

The other part the movie showed was about kimchee. There are 3 ingredients in kimchee: cabbage, soy sauce, and pepper powder. They are put in pots that are used to store the kimchee, and the pots are put in the ground to age the kimchee. The season to make kimchee, or Kimjong time, is in the autumn. There are hundreds of kinds of kimchee, which you eat with rice.

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Look out, robot fans! Check out this interesting news article about Japan.

http://www.dogonews.com/2011/4/9/robots-take-center-stage-at-japans-fukushima-nuclear-plant

The Hike Haiku

Everyone complained

We were going on a hike

We were exhausted

As we climbed and trudged

A shining rock caught my eye

A quartz on the ground

I picked up the quartz

Shiny rock said "Take me home,"

Or was it a dream?

My Weekend

One morning my weekend had scarcely begun,

But that night at the party I had so much fun!

'Twas a party to dress up as monsters and ghosts,

With sweet candied treats for who spook'd the most.

With mummies all racing and more mummies chasing,

We then were all facing, everyone pacing

To grab the remains of the mummies' long strips

And when it was through we had chips, dips, and sips.

Our heads dunked in flour, we went fishing for bears,
Arose ghostly-white, which gave the kids scares.

We then ate apples, some bobbed and some sweet,

The sweet ones had faces and were held out to eat.