Collaborative writing 4/4

The light under the door, shining through the dark hallway making me question wither to run or not but i here Ellie say "don't you dare think of running away." I hold my breath as she nudges me to open the door. I turned the handle and a brightness of light exploded in front of me. A pillar, in the center of the room and it looked like thousands of dogs and people sitting down facing the pillar. I had no idea why i was here and i was completely over whelmed.I follow Ellie as she leads me over to a spare seat. I sit down my hands shaking with emotion. I scan my eyes across the room. The room was enormous all of the colour of white. Rows and rows of chairs filled the space all accompanied with people and dogs sitting down chatting with one another.."This is where we all meet, soon the leader will be coming she will explain more soon" Ellie said. As i waited in confusion all of a sudden the room fell silent. Like if a feather dropped i swear you could probably here it. No one moved it looked as if everyone was statues. Then the door opened and the whole room stood up. A person walked in, a women with such great beauty it was hard not to look. A faint glow of aura was around her body then she flew up the pillar which what looked like 50meters tall. Once her feet touched the pillar the whole room stood up and bowed, i copied because i didn't know what i was suppose to do but it was almost as if i was forced to by her presence. Soon after everyone stood back down but the dogs stood standing. The women spun slowly around lifting her hands up and a glow of light poured from her hands which touched everyone's faces. My gaze turned towards Ellie the light faintly touching her face. Soon was once dog was turned into a girl. My eyes awe struck with what i just witnessed. Then when everyone was seated including Ellie a voice like an angel called out towards us. I felt her eyes focus on me then I hear Ellie urge me to stand up. I stood up slowly soon i felt all eyes staring at me.

All i remember was the woman's voice say "He is the chosen one."

3 day episode

My 3 day episode is going to be called Deserted. It's based on a group of teenagers stuck on a desert island by themselves forced to survive with the resources provided. My 3 day episode will be similar instead of on a island it would be on the beach. Students will have to be equipped and have basic skills of the wild. Each day they will be given challenges which will test their knowledge. The first day they will set up camp and will be swimming and getting use to their surroundings. Each night they will be making their own fires and cooking their own meals. The second day the activities will all be based in the water. They will also be given surfing lessons for fun. Also each day they will be given a certain amount of leisure time to hang out with friends or by themselves. The third day they will be going to the bush and will be given a map, compass and clues to find a treasure chest at the end.  Then we will pack up and head back to school.

Cost- $50-$70 depending on how many children are coming, but the money will be for food, shelter, transport and lessons.

21/15/1998

Sup Journal

Hi, it’s been a very long night, and let’s just say surprising night too. The second day at camp started out fine, a clear blue sky greeting me as I climbed out of the tent. Fresh smells of grass and wild flowers accompanied by the aroma of breakfast cooking on the fire place. I walked out and the noise of students telling friends stories of how their restless night had been. My friend, Ben sat next to me on the log. We chatted for a bit about how the owls and noises of insects awakening in the night disturbed our beauty sleep. But as we were talking the scramble of students getting into a line for breakfast quickly broke the conversation. My stomach was growling and I needed a good kiwi breakfast fast! As we cut through the line as boys usually do, we grabbed our breakfast and headed back for our seat on the log. The frost still on the grass, like a clear blanket of snow and droplets of water dripping off branches fall on the ground making the faintest sound only a butterfly can hear. I turned my head to gaze at everyone by the fire, then my eyes fell onto this girl, she had dark curly hair up to her waist and hazelnut brown eyes completed her complexion. Her tan skin and slim body proportioned exactly right. Her white smile, matching her pearls wrapped around her neck. Probably anyone would want to have this chick as their girlfriend. I didn’t recognize her from out school, so I assumed she was new. She noticed me looking at her so I smiled and she smiled back. I quickly turned away so I didn’t look like a weirdo, Ben on the other hand saw that I was staring at her and had to start to laugh and nudge me which made me look bad. He soon stopped after I gave him evils and I returned to what I was doing which was checking her out. The sound of the horn awakened me from my trance and our teacher made announcements of what we were doing. Today was water sports and he also announced the new girl, he said her name was Pearl and she was a new student and would be in our class for the rest of the year. The teacher said some more stuff but I wasn’t really paying much attention he then handed her over to one of the girls to be her buddy for the day. Soon after everyone was running around getting ready for the day. I jogged over to my tent and found Ben inside already in his board shorts. “Luke, man you were hard out checking that girl back there?” he chuckled. “Well yeah, she is pretty good looking” I replied casually. “Do you reckon you’ve got a chance with her?” he asked again a smirk forming on his face. “If that’s a challenge you’re saying I’m willing to accept” I said while changing into my board shorts and singlet. “You’re on, if you haven’t hooked up with her by the end of the camp you owe me 10 bucks” he said while exiting out of the tent and a hint of excitement in his voice. “Bring it on!” I replied while following him out.

Everyone was lined up boys on one side and girls on the other, quickly the teachers split everyone into groups and fortunately I got put in the same group as Pearl. I said hi to her and she said hi back but she didn’t seem that interested in talking to me, it looked like something was on her mind. Her face was creased with frown lines like she was scared or worried about something; I asked “What’s wrong?” “Oh, nothing I just don’t think I’ll be able to swim today” she replied a bit panicky. “Why’s that?” I asked again. “Um, I think I have a bit of a cold” she answered a bit awkwardly. I think I made things worse and this was the first conversation I had with her and this is how it turned out? All I said back was “Oh…..I’m sure the teacher will understand.” The teachers huddled everyone and we set off down the track towards the river. It was a short five minutes’ walk and soon everyone was in their groups ready for the challenges we would be facing. I scanned the area with my eyes looking if Pearl would still be playing, and I found her leaning against the tree smiling at me with such innocent I forgot what to do. So I just waved back like a dork. She giggled then turned away, her face still looked worried and frightened but she was doing a good job trying to hide it. Ben yelled at me “LUKE, stop looking at the new girl and focus on the game!!!!” Then everyone started cracking up laughing and all I could feel was my cheeks burning hot with embarrassment and anger. I ignored everything around me and put my head in the game. Soon it all started; let’s just say our class is pretty competitive so it was full on. But throughout the whole game I couldn’t stop thinking about her. I don’t know why everywhere I looked there she was smiling at me. It was great for me but I don’t think my team enjoyed it very much, we can put it like this, I was day dreaming half the time and the other half, a ball was getting thrown at my face. After two hours of games we headed back to the camp for lunch. While I was drying off a teacher asked me to help put a tent up for Pearl. Of course I accepted this would be a great opportunity to get to know her. After everyone had eaten lunch and separated off to their groups to hang out. Pearl stood up and walked over to where I was sitting and asked “Are you helping me put up my tent?” “Yeah I actually am” I answered back. “Well, com’n” she said while grabbing my hand to drag me over to her tent. We were fast at putting up the tent and soon found ourselves with nothing to do. We started to talk, “So are you feeling better?”  I asked. “Oh yeah…um, I think I’ll be better by tomorrow” she replied. “Do you like to swim?” I asked trying to get to know her. “Yes of course, I love it. Swimming is my element, I always look forward to when I’m about to swim. The water is the only place where I belong” she replied comfortably. “So where did you get your necklace from?” I asked trying to get the conversation to move. “Oh, it was passed down through my family it started off with my great-great-great-great grandmother” she answered smiling. “That’s a lot of greats” I replied laughing. The conversation continued till dinner. And I thought I really did get to know her. Soon I would be getting my 10 bucks. Soon the sunset was setting behind us and it looked like different angles and lines painted delicately on to a canvas with such perfection that every time you opened your eyes, you saw something new. Pearls element was the water and I soon realized mine was outdoors. This was what I wanted to see every day.

Dinner was over and everyone was having dessert, which were roasted marshmallows. People were singing and others were just chatting with the person next to them. At that time I was talking to Ben then I glanced over to where Pearl was sitting and I saw her get up and leave. At first I thought she was going to her tent to put on a jacket because all she was wearing was her togs and it was freezing out her. Then when I came to think f it she didn’t even swim. But instead of walking to her tent she was walking the opposite way. She was walking into the bush, heading on the trail to the river. I stood up and made an excuse to Ben so I could stop talking to him and then I followed Pearl. I stood a fair way back following her. I thought to myself why does she want to walk in the bush by herself, its dark and cold. The sounds of leaves rustling in the night made things a whole lot spookier. I got to the river and I was hiding in the bush, there were sounds everywhere. The night was a whole new different perspective, the wind biting against my face sending goose bumps all over my body. I see her, just the glimpse of her taking off her clothes and going into the water. I moved forward egger in wonder to find out what she was doing. Curiosity over ruled and I stepped out into the open. Her face blank in shock when she saw me, I didn’t know what to say. All I saw was Pearl on the sand her long hair wet, her skin shiny from the moonlight and a tail replacing her legs. She soon realized what I was starring at and dived into the water with such elegance I wanted to jump in with her. I didn’t see her for awhile; I couldn’t believe what I just saw. My legs wouldn’t move and if felt like my legs were frozen. But then, Pearl’s face appeared on the rippling surface and all I saw in her eyes was the look of apology and a tear rolling down her cheek.

My Holiday!!!!!!!!!!

Reflection

This term has been really fun. It's been interesting meeting new people in my classes and catching up with old friends. I think I've made new friendships and strengthened others. In some classes i don't know anyone so it forces me to step outside of my comfort zone and meet new people. I really enjoy my 10IL class they're very loud and they are all really nice to be around with.

Settling in a routine has been quite easy then it was in year 9 because I'm already familiar with my surroundings and focusing on my time management is essential now because I'm very busy at home and i need to complete my home learning. My teachers are all very nice but sometimes it's hard to concentrate because I'm distracted and i talk to much. I think that is an aspect i can improve for myself.

My Whanau is always nice to come back to after a long holiday. My relationship with my tutor is growing stronger and I'm opening myself more to them and interacting with them more. They are all so fun to around with and i am having fun not being the turds of the school. So this term has been really great and I cant wait for the end of the ear.

Voki

Miss Kelly i couldn't post my voki up on here so i just shared it on my facebook page instead!! thanks

Peace Hero

Robin Lim is a mother, grandmother, author, poet, midwife and educator who lives in Bali with her husband and children. Ibu (mother) Robin is a Certified Professional Midwife, with the North American Registry of Midwives and Ikatan Bidan Indonesia. She is a founder and executive director for Yayasan Ibu Bumi Sehat Birth Center in Bali. Robin splits her time between the birth center and the Tsunami Relief Clinic in Samatiga Aceh, Sumatra. Along with receiving babies, Ibu Robin is an author. Many of her articles, stories and poems have been published in Midwifery Today magazine and The Birthkit newsletter. And along with all that Robin has been given the Alexander Langer International Peace Award.

Her parents met and married in 1954, in the mountain city of Baguio, on the island of Luzon, Philippines. Robin's father, Robert Arnold Jehle was of Irish~German~Native American descent. Her mother, Cresencia Munar Lim is a blend of Filipino~Chinese ancestry. Robin Teresa Jehle was born in 1956, in Ft. Huachuca, Arizona, as their first child. The next year the family moved to New Jersey, where Robin's sister, Christine plus three brothers, Robert, Carl and Gregory, were born.

I think she has dedicated her life for the betterment of humanity. She has found a problem and she has used her values and skills to help the people of Indonesia. Her abilities have made a change and her qualifications have preserved the lives of the Indonesians from the natural disasters. She has truly made a difference and I hope more people like her can do the same.