Picture Prompt

      If I had to choose between pressing a rewind button or a pause button for my life, I would press the rewind button. I have a couple reasons why I would want to do that. First, if I have ever done anything bad, gotten in trouble when it was not my fault, or made my parents angry, I could rewind, and fix my mistakes. Keeping all the things in mind, I could change what I did, to something I should have done a long time ago. Second, by rewinding, I could do something extraordinary. I could help people out when I didn't, and help my mom with her work when I backed off. Third, by rewinding I could save money. What I mean by that, is whenever I have wasted my parents' money on something totally stupid, I could change that and save more money. I still regret the fact that in Kindergarten, I was the silliest person. The strap of my shoe had gotten out. Instead of buckling it back in, I told my teacher that my shoe broke! The teacher put a long strip of duct tape around the shoe, and my mom had to buy new shoes for me since duct tape shoes just didn't look right! I wasted approximately US$65. If I had those $65, I could have used it for something more productive. Anyways, last but not least, the most important, by rewinding, I could fix all the mistakes that I ever did and keep a positive atmosphere around me. I hope these reasons convinced you!

Second Trip To Christalite Methodist Home!

           I had an amazing time at the Christalite Methodist Home! Even though I have already been there in December, I still enjoyed going to Christalite as much as before! I met new people, and tried following the goals everyone set. I engaged conversations with people who were willing to talk, and tried to make people happier when they weren't. A few people were enjoying their time, glueing and sticking small decorations on their hearts. Others were in another section of a room, making pasta necklaces that were dyed with vinegar. People's moods were different. With a new change, sometimes you would want to step back, and just enjoy without any disturbance. Others were very welcoming. Those people are the type that would find satisfaction and happiness, seeing us teach them. Both attitudes are fine, as long as they are having fun, and getting engaged with what they're doing. It was an honor to be able to bring light and change to a person's life, and hopefully they will never forget this day. I also must acknowledge everyone in the class. They helped a lot! One thing I liked was the teamwork, which was one of the goals. I DEFINITELY followed one goal...... to have fun!!!
            

Ancient Tibetan Singing Bowl Sessions

We went to the fifth grade group room to experience the Ancient Tibetan Singing Bowls. At first I thought that I might not experience much but............... I experienced A LOT!

First, we had a quick 10 second session with one bowl. Then, the sessions got bigger and bigger with more and more bowls clashing together creating a very peaceful melody. The longer the session, the better I felt after waking up. It was almost like the bowls were actually singing and chatting with each other,in a very calming way.
I had visualized a lot of things during that time. Colors and different sounds filled my head, almost making me fall asleep! This may sound weird, but I started getting pictures of butterflies in my head!

I enjoyed this a lot and this was a really soothing activity done. Credits go to Mr. Cael for playing the bowls.

Images of Singapore Museum Field Trip

        I had an awesome time spending three hours in Images of Singapore Museum. I learned and saw many exciting facts and things/artifacts. Some things I saw were....

        I saw some mannequins dressed up into different clothes. Those mannequins represented the people from different countries. There were stalls or goods around the mannequins too, those represented the jobs and tradings these people had back then. We could see the cozy, small homes and the life they had in rows of stalls.
     
        We learned about the four winds. The four ethnic groups were India, China, Malaysia, and Europe. Each of the groups wanted one thing to come in their country. Together, the four groups came up with Peace, Harmony, Community and Family. These are the things they wanted Singapore to have to make it a better place to live in. So far they have succeeded!

        We also learned about Singapore's history. There was a time when Japan had invaded Singapore and Singapore no longer became a free country. There was a possibility of war between Japan and Singapore, And war it was. In 1950, it was a big day for Singapore because Singapore got independence. It became a free country again!

        Now I hope you know not only how much fun I had, but how much I learned! 

Macaws

My non-fiction topic is about macaws. Macaws are types of parrots that are very pretty (in my opinion)and colorful. They have quite a few abilities no other parrot would have. This topic has been very exciting yet educational for me. Read on to see the life of these amazing macaws!

Science Reflection

      We did have some blunders like we tipped our solution over when we were doing the Mixtures and Solutions- Supersaturated Solutions. Our group had to make our supersaturated solutions right from the beginning. I kind of liked how that happened. I had made a mistake, but at the same time I had witnessed the teamwork and collaboration we were doing right there! We sure learned to be more careful after that though!

      I have really enjoyed this period of science. We have done so many wonderful experiments and investigations. Some did not work, but most experiments were successful. The last topic ( Atoms and Molecules), was my favorite topic. That is because some people (including parents) don't know much about this. It is always good learning about something that not many people know about, and teaching them.

      The part of science I really liked was at the beginning of the science unit, we had a "Mystery Investigation" to do. I really enjoyed that because it helped me find who the culprit was, where he or she murdered, and what he or she used as a weapon. We were given some clues in a bag to help find the culprit.


     Something that I really enjoyed learning about was the Chemical Equations and the Chemical Formulas. C6H12O6 is sugar, HCL is Hydrochloric Acid, CO2 is Carbon Dioxide etc...

      Overall, I have really enjoyed this science unit. It was so fun to learn new things. I will really miss you science!

Chinese Cooking Instructions

                                                     辣椒 炒饭

                                                        炒饭

炒饭 调味品 用：

盐 辣椒粉

炒饭做法是......

先，点火。放一点点油。再，把 蒜末 和 洋葱末到经锅 里。炒一炒。然后，把蘑菇，辣椒，和鸡蛋 到经锅里。放米饭。炒一炒。 炒 三分钟。我们最后放调味品。放 一点点盐， 和一点点辣椒粉。炒饭做好了！

炒饭的味道：

我的炒饭又鲜，又咸。又辣，又香。味道好极了！

                                                     炒饭故事

你好！我叫Vainavi。我十岁。我是美国人。我最喜欢画画因为画画很漂亮和简单。我有一个妹妹和一个弟弟。我的妹妹和弟弟七个月。我下课的时候，坐校车。我回家的时候，做作业再，我画画。然后我吃晚饭。我最喜欢吃炒饭和面条。我和我的妈妈有常常的头发。