CAS - Leadership Mural I

We are doing a mural in our homeroom, today. Since, there isn't a lot of art in our school unlike the primary school, they have art everywhere. So we had to draw of what each word (Ms Sam wrote) meant to us:







IB
Me
Community
Friendship
Graduates of 2016


Hhahaha, Tom was sneezing in the background. What a funny picture!!

When Ms Sam asked for volunteers to run the project, I raised my hand up right a ways. I knew if I didn't and if someone else had done it....well lets just say I would be yelling a lot sayings like, 'What the hell are you doing?' or 'Why do it that way? Do it like this.' and so on. I also took it as an chance to have my skill level up and a great opportunity to lead a team, a real group of people. Even before I would do a little of it but now I am more confident now. As I am being more of a risk taker and also a leader. Like in art class I am experimenting more and learn more as I do it. And I want that to continue for my self-esteem to express more of what I believe as well as helping others and work with them.

Poetry Video

Identity Sketch

English - The Help by Kathryn Stockett

What is it about?

The Help is about a group of African American women, 1962 in Jackson, Mississippi, are the maids of the "white folks", caring for their children and cleaning the house as well as cooking. A woman, who grew up in the small town Jackson, named Skeeter Phelan, comes back after her "rejection" in the New York, to find some inspiration. Skeeter decides to write about the maids in Jackson, after her maid, Constantine, disappears. Skeeter wants to show from the maids perspective of working in a white folk's home in the south, in a tell-all book.  Since there was a big discrimination of what  "color" (African) people can or can't do as well as who they can be friends with who. Even though, the risks are so high to the point of death, they risk it all to change their destinies and life in their small little town.

Do you think The Help book cover is appropriate?

The Help book cover is appropriate, since you can see, there is a conflict going on between the groups of Africans and the White Folks. As Skeeter is in the middle of the two opposing groups, not sure who's side she's on,

My Own Questions

JUST FROM THE COVER. What can you see and tell by just looking of what the book is about? And why do you think it is called The Help?

Just from the cover....I can see that it was in "the old days" of 1962, as the women wore dresses everyday as their "everyday wear". And I also know it was around that time period because the maids were African, a time that the Africans didn't have any rights, and they wore the old maid clothes that were simple and plain. And the era of when Martin Luther King Jr. stood up for the Africans and I have a Dream speech was born during that age.

I can see the African maids, are whispering to each other and gossiping as they are on the far side of the cover (on the left), away from the white folks on the other side of the cover. It shows a conflict?...Not conflict but more like of dislikeness between the African maids and the white folks. A lady is sitting on the bench on the far end of the bench (near the other side of the cover) looking away and checking her nails out. Showing that she is a "rich" person by acting like her is better then anyone along with her posture of how she is sitting,  I am better then everyone and everyone should listen to me. Also it shows that in the cover that the maids are not aloud to sit as they are standing, this also shows the class rate they are are, (since there was a big discrimination of the two groups). The women in the middle is in between in the middle of the two groups. It shows that the woman in the middle is that same skin color as the rich white woman on the right. As it indicates that they were friends or somewhat relevant of each other from the past. This also indicates that she one of the main-main characters and that she has started something...along with the other 3 on the cover as well.

It looks likes that she has a decide on something that may change so dramatically, within the story. Or. 

Something has changed as it hints that she isn't looking at the same direction as the Rich Lady or looking at the two maids, as she is staring right at you. Indicating that she once knew something and now it's gone, showing evidence  of what she was taught about life is not always perfect.

As within the quote on the book cover (top page), Change Begins with a Whisper. Showing that one thing can change the world as an inspiration to everyone. As the quite and shy one's cry out for help.

CAS - Kemang Campus Day I

I went to the Kemang Campus today. Since, from last year from the work experience (for a week) I spent my time in the art room with ms Janie. Since I liked art class and I am good with children it turned out great.  I get along with the children as well as helping out with Ms Janie, the art teacher. Apparently I have done so well that ms Janie and the primary school invited me to go back and do art with the primary kids again since they all loved me and I helped out with the teacher.

The Primary has assembly every Friday morning which lasts for along while. It was fun to experience the assembly at the primary. I learned that the primary school has more recondition towards the students as they gave them rewards (end of every month/term). As they get the students energized and pippy as they announced who is in the lead of the house teams. It was fun to see all the students as I recognized most of them and they remembered me. Though it was longer then I would have thought, about an 1 hour. I was amazed how many parents were there in the morning to see their kids getting awards.

The school says I could wear my uniform, but I thought it wouldn't really show my personally so, I was allowed to wear whatever I want as along as it was appropriate and that I can run in (since the kids love to run). So every day that I go to the primary I wear a nice skirt that is at the right height and wear shorts underneath. I also wear a white tank-top (which are sleeveless) under my short-sleeve black jacket, and also wear flats. I don't wear shorts even though I am allowed, since I want to show that I am responsible and I can dress-right for any occasion.

The art classroom (in primary) is huge compare to the one at my school (secondary). There is a lot of energy in the class not just from the artworks on the wall or the children, it's the energy that ms Janie brings that lights up the day and ms Ratih, have so much energy even if its the end of the school day. They get the kids energized and excised. They really know how to have fun even if its a raining day or a kid is not having a good day.

Today was great even though I only taught 2 classes today, since there was no class at the end. We had the P4 today this morning, and I recognized most of the kids and they recognized me from last year from the work experience and the every-other Wednesdays (after the Work Experience) I went. I had ms Janelle's daughter today in class. She is a sweet little girl and all the kids are. We painted, watched nursery rhymes, and got stickers.

We had another class before ms Janelle's daughters class. I believe they were Foundation. I am not sure of the classes because I don't know what years they are in. But the kids recognized me and said good morning. There was allot of painting going on, it was fun.

I love that I was able to go back and I am so honored that the Primary school has allowed me to come back and help out ms Janie as well as learning from the experience. I have pushed myself to make sure that I can go to the Primary so I can see the kids again and Ms Janie and Ms Ratih.  It has been such a fun experience so far.

I Thank You.
For this opportunity, I am Honored.

我感谢你。
对于这样的机会，我很荣幸。

Wǒ gǎnxiè nǐ.
Duìyú zhèyàng de jīhuì, wǒ hěn róngxìng.

English - Where Am I From? Poetry

I am from a valley with fields’ of rice.

I am from a river that flows into the lands. (Quiet and lively as a butterfly)

I am as golden as the sunrise the outside world has come upon into the heart of Nanjing.

Xī (希) means hope, as the yet to come to ones beginning life. Nothing to do, but wait and wait until the time is near. Grief fills the air of the one’s who left.

I am from the lands of a valley in a place no one knows, as I. I am deserted and left behind. Isolated from the world outside, trapped in time of past life.

English Poetry

Chance of a Lifetime

A new life begins,

with people, who you don’t know. Being given to live and learn to grow.

Changes ones self’s destiny. Deserted and left behind. Emotions filled with sadness and despair.

 Fairness is far from fair. Grief fills the air of the one’s who left. Happiness means nothing to someone who has nothing.  Isolated from the world outside, trapped in time of past life. Just a dream of freedom from this small world is so far beyond from touch.

Keeping one’s hope is hard to bare.

Limited, choices are to be made, in a

case of bringing hope to life.

Making a change in someone’s life

can make a difference in the world.

Nothing to do, but wait and wait until the time is near.

Opening doors to the world outside has finally come.

Patient is the key as it has its rewards.

Quickly the outside world has come upon into the heart of China.

Raising tension is brought upon as the worries grow, to the children who have a chance.

Stopping, one by one the children are chosen by the West. Thoughts of how the children will be, in the outside world with their new homes. Unsatisfied the caretakers were, that the children were taken from their care, since the children were brought. Vacancy the orphanage has come quickly all but a few left in their care. While waiting for the ones’ of the West return. Xī (希) means hope. Yes, the day has come to take me home. Zodiac year has ended as yet a new one begins, full of hope.

Technology Hell

It is hell, when you don't understand, what to do and no one knows, what the hell is going on. I rather use Blogger its better and I know how to use it and I can give the teachers the website address and nothing more...I don't understand this and yet we used blogger last year and not continue  with it since everyone knows how to use it..."just shoot me" I always say when I am pissed off and nothing goes right...which is always all the time with computer websites that no one knows how to use it..
              I rather have used Blogger instead since it is easy to use, and I can keep my blogs with me even when I graduate I can still have the reflection blog thing still on. Since, the school has put me on this program with my English, I have other assignments and projects that they give me personally. I have strong skills in certain areas of English and other skills that are not as strong.
             Blogger, you can use everywhere unlike wordpress since no one in our school really knows how to use it, only the IT guys are able to use it. Yet, for some reason when I go to the website it's not in English it is in Bahasa. I just hope I get to use Blogger instead of the new system that no one knows how to use.