Saturday, March 24, 2012

Poem of the Week - From Falling Up (My Favorite Poetry Book)

Happy Saturated Saturday!

Dancin' In The Rain By Shel Silverstein Pg. 108
So what if it drizzles
And dribbled and drips?
I’ll splash n the garden,
I’ll dance on the roof.
Let it rain on my skin,
It can’t get in -
I’m waterproof.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Secret Art Project (February 4, 2012) - Revealed

Hi everyone! I'm sorry it took so long, but I'm finally posting my secret art project. I drew it for the 2012 Doodle for Google contest. 


Wish me luck!


Sunday, March 18, 2012

It's Not Fairrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!

Today, I made a deal with my dad that I would wash his car if he gave me 5 bucks.  I thought it would be easy money but it turns out my mom had it even easier.  My dad paid her $10 to supervise me while he went to his man cave to watch a movie.  All she did was sit on the hammock, smile, and watch me work.  So I said to my mom, "That's not Fair! Why do you get $10 to do nothing while I get only $5 to do all the work?" She said, "Because I went to college and I am a PE, that's why your daddy hired me."  Then I said, " A Physical Education?  You're not a gym teacher!"  Then my mom said, "No, silly! PE stands for Professional Engineer."  


Doggy (sitting on top of the roof rack) kept me company while I work.  Daddy thought Doggy was helping me.  So, he paid her $1 too. I actually had fun washing the car and I learned 2 things today. 1) Life is not fair. 2) If I want to be paid for doing nothing, I need to go to college!

Friday, March 16, 2012

The Origin of CC (詩 詩)

     My friends, Tia and Keira just asked me where I got the nickname CC, and since other people have asked me too, I thought I would write a post about it. 

     CC (see-see) comes from my full chinese name 易 詠 詩 (yick-wing-see).
Chinese is kind of backwards, so 易 (yick) is actually my last name and 詩 (see) is my first name. 

     易 (yick) doesn't really have a meaning, because it is a last name. My middle name, 詠 (wing) means song, or to sing. Last but not least, 詩(c)means poetic, poem, or poetry. 

      My mommy told me that when I was little, my parents always called me by my Chinese name 詩 詩 (cc). On the first day of preschool, when I was only 2 and 1/2, I cried through the whole day and my preschool teacher tried to calm me down, but when she called Karen, I didn't respond. Then she asked me what I wanted to be called, and I said CC. After that, everyone at the preschool started calling me CC and that is how I got my nickname.

This has nothing to do with my post, but I thought it was cute and it reminded me of when I was little.

Monday, March 12, 2012

Falling Up

Today, I came home from school and found a gift bag from Auntie Janneth and Uncle Yong. There were a bunch of really cool gifts, and among them was this book of poems Falling Up. Thank you Auntie Janneth and Uncle Young! I love this book and I would highly recommend it to anyone who likes silly poems and a good laugh. Here is a sample of one the many wonderful poems in Falling Up:

One Out Of Sixteen 

By Shel Silverstein Pg. 120

I’m no good at History,
Science makes no sense to me,
Music is a mystery,
English is no friend to me,
Math is my worst enemy,
Economics tortures me,
Gym takes too much energy,
Reading is a chore to me,
Geography just loses me,
I hate Sociology,
Chemistry confuses me,
I barf in Biology,
Astronomy’s just stars to me,
Botany’s just flowers smelling,
Even Art’s too hard for me.
Well, at least I’m good at Speling! 

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Dim Sum

Today, I went to dim sum in Chinatown with my Mom, Dad, and their friends Kevin and Christine. I had a lot of fun! We ordered a lot of great food like: chicken fingers, fried shrimp, sticky rice, dumplings, coconut jello, and a bunch of other things. I actually don't like the chicken fingers, because they creep me out. Everybody was full at the end (including Doggy). 


After Dim Sum, we went shopping at an Asian market. I wish we could do dim sum every Sunday!


Uncle Kevin and Aunt Christine also got me this really cool Penn State swimming t-shirt from when he went to Penn State to do recruiting for his company.  Thank you Uncle Kevin and Aunt Christine for thinking of me!  I love it!

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Answer For Brainteaser of the Week - February 24, 2012

The answer is 42 pieces of candy per child because 42 is the smallest number that can be divided by 7, 3, and 2.
Happy Saturday everyone!

Friday, March 2, 2012

Test Your Knowledge

Can you match the animal on the left with the correct name of the baby on the right?


1. Swan         A. Joey
2. Goat          B. Fingerling
3. Frog          C. Kid
4. Kangaroo  D. Cygnet
5. Fish           E. Polliwog


Scroll down for answer.























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Thursday, March 1, 2012

Happy Birthday Papa!

I would like to dedicate this post to my grandpa because today is his birthday! 
Happy Birthday Papa! 
For those of you who don't know. My Papa lives in Tennessee, so I don't get to see him much. He is awesome, cool, and funny. In other words, he is the best grandpa ever!
Hey Papa, guess what? We are going to have strawberry milkshakes, and celebrate your birthday on your behalf :).



    Love,
CC