[RE] What is Alameda?

People say they're always bored of Alameda but I think its only boring if you make it boring. You can have a lot of fun here if you're not hella negative about everything. (Well for me at least) I can never really be bored of Alameda. I always find something to do here.

   This statement, which was said by Peter Nguyen, is completely true. Alameda is not all that boring, unless if you are a person who has no life and thinks its the worst place in the world. I myself have much to do in this small yet somewhat nice city. I have much to do in Alameda during my spare time, I hangout with friends around Bay Farm or on Park st. which is fairly populated with not too much and not too less people on the sidewalks. If I don't exactly have anything to do to keep myself occupied, I manage to find something to do, like going to a friends house or just relaxing at a popular hangout spot. But all those people calling Alameda hella boring, stupid, and other crap like that are just completely lazy and boring themselves.
   Now all of the people that find this small city boring are just stating there lives, which is probably boring or just negative, as stated in Peter's post. You could go to the park or something with your friends and play some ball, there are hella parks in Alameda. All the schools in Alameda or a bit fun too, play hide and seek, which seems childish, but is actually very fun at a school where only you and your friends are hanging out at. But honestly to say Alameda is boring really defines who you are, you might need more to entertain you, but all I'm trying to say is that keeping yourself occupied will make you love and be able to survive in Alameda.

[RE] Less School Time

Yesterday basically helped me release so much stress from school, even though it was only an extra four hours. I hope we can get out early more in the days to come, even though  it's not really that good to get out early since we learn "less".

   This quote explains how probably most people felt yesterday, I pulled this off of Ken's post. Yesterday there was a drill where some people had gone to practice what to do if a real lockdown had happened, for 20 hours of community service. The twenty hours were needed to graduate, but the other students, like me, who aren't lazy to achieve these 20 hours were given an awesome amount of free time, away from school and luckily from home. I felt so happy to be able to have those couple of hours to be free and get my homework out of the way and then just hangout with friends for a good six hours.
   The year who be amazing if we were given a day or two each month to leave school at 11, well besides star testing. In the quote above, the last part states that we'd learn "less", even though its true, I'm pretty sure teachers would like leaving school early too. But it felt good to have less time in school, especially with almost know homework, so I was able to knockout my homework and then kick-it for the rest of the day. Unfortunately it had gotten really ugly that same afternoon, which made me leightweight depressed. But overall I was having a blast with my friends walking down park st. going up the parking lot, and being able to do the things I wouldn't have the time to do on normal school days. Can't wait to have another day like this or another break of school to release my stress and not have to worry about school.

Free: Simulation to Reality

   One of the latest games on the XBOX 360 console is Forza Motorsport 4, a semi-simulation racing game. The game was released on October 11, 2011, and then was rated a 4.9 out of 5 and 5/5 on the G4 ratings. I am a huge car enthusiast and fanatic, people call me crazy, but I love cars, and I believe that the Forza series was incredible. But this game, caught my eyes as soon as I had seen the first preview for it, toward the end of Summer vacation. To me cars and racing is a great match for me, especially when you get the actual feeling of going 100 miles per hour. In Forza, the realism and graphics is as real as can be, given that the game was created by Microsoft themselves.
   Most of the cars I know what they look like and what certain features to the point where I can actually picture the whole vehicle in my mind. But in the game I dont need to, because they put all those small specific things that complete the car to make it as good as possible. I am very happy to be an owner of this game, hoping that they will add more cars to the game and of course keep continuing the series. But the whole reason I was so glued to this game, was because I haven't seen a game that put all of the things about cars that I loved to a disc that takes about 3gb's of space from your hard drive. Thats basically why this game had caught my eye, and after it was released I couldn't shut up about it.... 

[Re] How is school now?

School so far is alright. Not like freshmen year when everything was so new to me. Places you can eat, ways to get around school. It's my second year of high school and I'm already tired of seeing Alameda High.

   This is a quote from Christian's blog about the first couple weeks of school. I completely agree with Christian on this statement about AHS, school was completely awesome the first couple of weeks and then it was a daily routine of waking up completely tired and all. Freshmen year was great having to learn the campus being the smallest of the crowd and just getting to know everything. But sophomore year just completely different, unlike last year.
   Sophomore year having to do this process of waking up early going to school and it being incredibly cold in the morning, it was terrible. But its like the same way I had felt the past years in school, just not as interesting after you get used to the school. Saying that I will be here for two more years after my sophomore year isn't too fun to hear also. Yah new classes and teachers, but its the same thing over, a month of school has gone by already too. I don't hate school its just like as if I were to be a robot programed to do this and that day after day. School always has its days, where it might actually be fun, or its a terrible day and you just don't ever want to go back. But what I'm trying to say is, school needs a bit more spice in it on a daily basis, we shouldn't have the daily routine of going here then there and be given lectures and homework. But what I do like about AHS is the block schedule. Block schedule will always be something I actually like about my week.

Free: Homework

   Homework, one of the biggest enemies for a student, is homework. All students go through this terrible creation through all of their school years. Kids or adults think that its a waste of time when they could be playing or out with there friends, there are even some teachers that find it terrible. But most teachers that don't like giving homework, are too lazy to grade it or just think its pointless. But I would be very happy if I had a year of school that none of the teachers gave out assignments to the students, which allows kids to become much much more social with there friends. Homework is really a pain in the ass, having to bring different books with you, unless you keep them at home.
   Now I understand the point of teachers giving homework, so we could learn. But homework encourages students to not want to learn, because of the large amounts of assignments given to us. Especially in high school, where you could be given a large project and a ton of homework all due on the same day and that day there might also be a test, such a hassle for students. One of my current teachers has a saying that "All students learn at a different rate, so they should be given all the time they want." but still gives us a mountain of homework and a quiz every two days.... Sometimes I just don't understand teachers, but its just life and you got to deal with the homework....

[BC] Steve Jobs and his advice

   Steve Jobs was a very innovative man, creating the iPod and other electronics such as the iPad which was one of the most revolutionary computers to be built. By his advice, telling people to live there life as if there life were to end sooner then they had thought. If my life were close to ending, I would do everything that I thought would end my life or everything that I was afraid of. Making the choices that I always declined, would completely change my life. While Jobs was living his life, doing what he loved as he had already known that he was soon to die. From Steve's advice, it seems as if he were trying to tell everyone, including himself to be happy throughout their life and live like never before.
   It takes courage to do all of the activities you thought about, but never tried doing. To live life as if it were your last couple of days seems too hectic, but if you thought to yourself that you just might not be able to ever do it again, you'll think twice and might end up doing it. The movie Keith, by Todd Kesler, is a movie that is so similar to Jobs advice. Steve Jobs was one of the most innovative people to live, pushing himself to the fullest since he was doing what he loved. Even though he was a dropout in college, he still made a difference to people by producing some of the hottest stuff on the market. Now if we could influence people from Jobs advice, but to do the right things that help themselves and other people, this world could be a whole different world. I never would have thought about doing things as if it were my last day to live. Because to me I wouldn't be in school or even doing this.... I would put it as an experience that I might be able to do again. But, Steve was very happy with his thought and put it out to carry on with his own life. Many people didn't think of Steve Jobs as a very important person, until he died.
   Hopefully Apple will continue with there path to complete Steve's life and work for the industry. After his death, I have noticed many billboards with many of Jobs quotes, thinking to myself Steve was a very important man.... I myself have an iPod touch, which many others do as well, but when I look, listen to my music, and do all of the other activities I do with it, I sometimes think how someone like Steve, took the time to find out what people needed and make everything as much simple as anything could be. From now on I might wake up and think about the things I could do before I die. But I wont die until a while, and maybe you might think about it also and you can make a difference with just saying yes. You could make a difference to yourself and maybe people around you...