My Fantastic Friend

       She is adorable, brilliant, and kind. We have known each other for a while. At first, although she is very popular, I don’t really expect her in my life, but one day I had a great opportunity. I was not that familiar with her at the beginning, but later she is very marvelous in everything. Going with me everywhere, except when we go to school, we can’t interact much because the teacher separates us, better or worse, she is truly my side all the time. Her brain is vigorous, she promptly helps without a second thought when I struggle. Her mind always smiles making me smiles. When I am tired, she tries her best to boost me up. Everything in her always inspires me. When I am sad, she empathizes me to alleviate my pains. Her songs always touch my heart. I sometimes do wrong, but she never complains or gets mad at me. She keeps quiet and lets me figure out the problems on my way. When I spent time with others; my family and friends, she is not only never jealous about that, but also she stands by to facilitate me, she is the honest one I trust on. She rests after I sleep. She wakes up when I wake up. I sincerely appreciate everything she does for me, a Mi, my fantastic friend ever. 

Figurative Language : it's really nice!

Figurative language is the use of words in an interesting way deviated from the conventional order and meaning to convey a profound and complicated meaning, colorful writing, clarity, and various styles. There are about 10 techniques I learned and practiced consisting of Onomatopoeia, Repetition, Personification, Metaphor, Simile, Alliteration, Hyperbole, Flashback, Symbolism, and Imagery.

1. Onomatopoeia

Onomatopoeia is the sound of the word that is the noise that it makes. It is used to make the reader feel that they are in the situation and they are hearing the sound.

Example: Arghh, Achoo, Ahem, Bang, Puf 

 

 CHOOOOOO!

2. Repetition

Repetition is to use repeating words or phrases to make the reader feel to the point of that situation.  Example: Can you please help me please, please please, please….

3. Personification

Personification is to put human characteristics( cry, angry, mad, happy, etc.) in a non-living thing.

Example: The sky cries (raining).

 

The sky is crying harder when the Thai officer is watering the plants while raining.

4.Metaphor

Metaphor is to compare something to something else by not using the word (like) or (as).

Example: Khaopoon, one of my classmates, is a nuclear bomb soccer player. (After I tested her feet power, I have to rest in the nurse room for 1 hour).

 C's face was tomato red after seeing A again.

5.Simile

Simile is to compare something to something else by using the word (like) or (as).

Example: His heart is as brave as a lion.

6.Alliteration

Alliteration is to repeat or use the same letter or sound at the beginning of the word.

Example: Rain races ripping like wind its restless rage rattles like rocks ripping through the air.

Love is for luck, lack of love is lonely, but life is unfair. You should leave and let her

live with him. Chayo quote, Nov 2020

7. Hyperbole

Hyperbole is to use exaggerated words or statements to make the story or text more exciting.

Example: I believe two million percent that Mr.M. will give me a bonus because of this meme.

Principal R. is eating chocolate while ordering the instruction for teachers.

“I am 100 million percent sure that I will be the next principal,” said Mr.M.

8.Flashback

Flashback is when the timeline is earlier than the main story, a character thinks about the past.

Example: When I am going through hard times I will think about my grandpa’s teaching word “never stop  even you have already succeeded in your mission.”

English is not difficult. This is what I did when I was a kid.

9. Symbolism

Symbolism is art or logo to make people understand what are you talking about.

Example: 1.Red rose mean love and romance.

2. White means pure and good.

3.Black means evil and death.

More than word can say.

10. Imagery

Imagery is to create images in the mind of the readers to make them feel like they are in the situation. By using descriptive words, there are 5 senses that give you images in your mind and they are what you see, touch, taste,  hear, and lastly smell.

Example: The foggy smoke in front of the enormous rocky red cliff. There are big muscled soldiers standing on top of the cliff with gigantic long-barreled cannons trying to shoot at us.

Going to my new school like going to war, in the very early morning I need an hour to prepare a lot of stuff to go to school. I am forced to wear strictly uniform, tug in my shirt, necktie, belt, black socks, black leather shoes. I need to bring a chrome book bag, learning bag, PE bag, running shoes, water bottle, art and project works, etc. When arriving at school, I need to push all my stuff into my tiny lockers.

That all about 10 techniques of figurative language.

Terry Fox Run 2020: Walk the Talk

Terrance Stanley Fox (Born July 28, 1958 – Died June 28, 1981) was a Canadian athlete, humanitarian, and Cancer Research activist. In 1980, with one leg having been amputated due to cancer, he embarked on an east to west cross-Canada run to raise money and awareness for cancer research. Although the spread of his cancer eventually forced him to end his quest after 143 days and 5,373 kilometers (3,339 mi), and ultimately cost his life, his efforts resulted in a lasting, worldwide legacy. The annual Terry fox, first held in 1981, has grown to involve millions of participants in over 60 countries and is now the world's largest one-day fundraiser for cancer research; over CD750 million has been raised in his name, as of January 2018. (Wikipedia)

Although he passed away, we are the people who still remember the work that he had done for everybody, particularly cancer patients. Now every Canadian school in the world has the campaign to raise money for cancer research in the memorial of Terry Fox's campaign. Of course, my school BCISB (British Columbia International School Bangkok) just had the campaign, our whole community has a goal of 2,000 km (1242.742mi) and 150,000 Baht (4806 USD) fund. Paying helps for cancer research, but our health depends on us. We need to take care of ourselves like the phrase "good health, money can't buy." I did both running is the cheapest activity that gives me good health, and donated some money from my saving can help to extend much life.

I ran a total of 207 km within 15 days this year throughout the running journey. I had learned new things both beautiful and interesting things. I saw the full Moon, Mars (come to closest to earth during my journey), racing with school bus (arrived my village to send other kids), seeing old neighbors who sat in the park quietly in the morning, facing with the infinity of mosquitoes during the night run, and applied math skills to control my pace ratio. My favorite part of the journey was when I ran in the rain and got a good feeling as the quote "Anyone who thinks that sunshine is pure happiness has never run in the rain." Someday the rain was too heavy to run, so the next day I watched the Weather App and planned my run.

 This is all of my running journeys. I am very proud that I received the top virtual runner award. Lastly, we should keep in mind that cancer is very close to us, humanity can't really win it.

Why is number 7?

Thai people, the favorite number would be 9 because the meaning in Thai is moving forward or prosper. However, I like number 7 and it is the world's most favorite number too because it might be the most unique number with one or more following 7 reasons.

1. 7 is the maximum one digit that is prime ( 2 3 5 7), and 7 is a unique number because there is no shortcut for the divisibility rule. You need to do it straightly. The others have a shortcut  

        2: all even numbers can be divided by 2,

        3: the sum of all the digits of that number can be divided by 3, 

        4: the last 2 digits can be divided by 4,

        5: the last digit of that number has to be 5 or 0,

        6: the number that must be divided by both 2 and 3,

        8: the last three digits of that number can be divided by 8,

        9: the sum of all digits of that number can be divided by 9.

 and 7: double the last digit, subtract to the rest numbers, the result must be divided by 7. There is no shortcut!

2. 7 is the lucky number of western because God made the world in six days and rested on the seventh day. After the rain, the sky will be clear so you can find 7 colors in the rainbow.

3. 7 is the maximum thing that humans can memorize best such as 7 days in the week.

4. 7 is the 7 habits of highly effective people, the popular self-improvement book.

5. 7 is the seven-eleven store that we see everywhere and use every day.

6. 7 is the number of Cristiano Ronaldo, my idol for work and life attitude.

7. 7 is the code number of Bond, James Bond, my identity.