Term 1 Blog #16

im bored. im soooo bored. even though i have a lot to do. i never do them unless it's absolutely necessary. i really need to do these things. arrrgghhh
chinese homework, for example. if i dont finish it, i dont noe when im going to finish it.

Term 1 Blog #15

you know what? i think i did quite a lot of work today. i played piano enough, finished my french project, got through to the halfway mark on my map, even looked over the safety sheet for science. i really should look up more on the ivory coast civil war...its so confusing!

Term 1 Blog #14

ohhhhhhhh damn it, i'll do my blog tmw. im so tired right now, i can drop to sleep right here, in front of the bright light of my computer monitor.

String Theory Notes (Part 2)

• Shortest distance between 1 points – straight line
• Albert Einstein said space could bend and create wormholes
• Space bend, distance between 2 points decrease
• Einstein says space can’t rip
• Wormhole doesn’t exist because of that face
• Strings calm chaotic world of atoms
• World of atoms rip, strings put protective shield over rip
• So space can actually rip
5 different string theories competing
• Ed Witman solved this problem
o Provided different view of string theory
• 5 different theories turned out to be 5 different ways of looking at string theory
• Called M Theory
• 10 dimensions (normal), 11 dimensions (M theory)
• 1 Time Dimension
• 3 Space Dimensions
• 6 Tiny dimensions
• Other dimensions
o  think movie – 2-D
o characters look like they can move, but really, they are stuck in a frame
• String can stretch 11 dimensions
• String called membrane (or brane)
• Can stretch as big as universe
• We can live inside a larger, bigger dimension
o Like living in a loaf of bread
• Gravity very weak electromagnetism 1000 billion billion billion billion billion times stronger than gravity
• Possible that gravity is just as strong as electromagnetism, but we can’t see it
• Strings may be open-ended – end tied down to earth
• Graviton strings tied together, leave our membrane
• We believe big bang was a bang out of nothing, not a little dot
• Could be caused by 2 parallel branes colliding with each other
• When membranes collided, there was debris
• May see signs of strings on other stars
• Two labs tried proving string theory by colliding two atoms together without their electrons
• Fermilab and CERN
Bonus: I would send Ptolemy because he was probably the first scientist who tried to understand the universe.

Term 1 Blog #13

oh science fair. i cant wait to start it! *sarcasm* its going to be great! *more sarcasm*
i still have 6 laps tmw. i am NOT looking foreward to that. at all. heh...getting tired is NOT my idea of fun. at all.
did i write that my cousin in china (who is 7 years old) takes english lessons and american english lessons?? gosh...she'll get even more confused! i mean, there isnt much difference. theres the pronounciation difference, and theres the little bit where the use the loo or the laboratory instead of the washroom. the word "crush" here would be "fancy" there, and one of their swear words is "bloody"...honestly, thats all the difference i can think of.

Term 1 Blog #12

ahhhhh i finished a lot of my homework, espeically science. OH NO!!!!!! I FORGOT TO PLAY PIANO TODAY! shucks..it sucks. i slept for 3 hours and did chinese homework instead. now my mom's asleep...meaning i cant play. this sucks!!
i sorta did research on ivory coast. well, i skimmed through it. i'll look at it carefully tmw morning, and talk to my group in block A. i wonder if thanusan and kelly did any work? michael said he'll do some right when i asked him if he looked at it yet.
did u noe that piano is the shortened form of pianoforte, which comes from the latin phrase gravicèmbalo col piano e forte (literally harpsichord with soft and loud)? the first piano was built by Bartolomeo Cristofori, with the support of the Medici family. the 3 earliest pianos were built by him, and they survived into this century. the name of the pedals are: una corda, sostenuto and damper. i never use una corda and sostenuto...i have no idea what the symbol that indicates that i need them look like. as for damper, i use that a lot. everyone does.

String Theory Notes (Part 1) & Questions

• Investigate blackhole
• Shortshield found that huge energy compacted into dot = black hole
• Center: tiny+heavy
o Use quantum general relativity
• String – everything in the universe as strings, vibrating
• String theory – can’t test, so it is not science, its philosophy
Two Sets of Rules
• Quantum mechanics – atoms (web of space chaotic, twisted, unpredictable)
• Theory of relativity – planets (web of space predictable, smooth)
• Set two theories together; breakdown, they conflict
• Scientists are not trying to combine everything

• Gravity, electromagnetism, quantum theory, radioactivity can explain the birth of a star
• Young physicist 1968 found accidentally an equation that explained string theory (this is the birth of string theory)
• Messenger particles (in between) drag things together
Electromagnetism + Weak force + Quantum Mechanics meld together when universe started
String Theory – particle of gravity (graviton)
Maseless particle
Anomalies in theory
• Solved by Michael Greene – made lecture called “Theory of Everything”
• Electron made of corks
• Corks made of strings
• Strings are so small, it is like the atom is the size of the universe and the strings is the size of a tree
• Strings vibrate differently
o Thus allowing different masses, properties
String Theory makes Quantum Theory Calm
• But this needs to be proved
• Universe may have 4 dimensions
o Perhaps a tiny tiny dimension smaller than atoms
• String theory proposes 6 other dimensions
• Dimensions are twisted and curled
• These dimentions control the way the string moves
• Strings may have open strands, causing 6 dimentions
o Which one is ours?
Five Unanswered Questions that I Thought Of
Is there a unified equation to unite the 3 forces of the universe?
How would you be able to experiment with string theory?
Are there really 11 alternate dimensions?
If so, which one is ours?
Is there even a theory of everything?
Questions I need to Answer:
What is the difference between theory and philosophy?
Theory is when a scientific concept is widely accepted to explain a phenomena, but cannot be proven
Philosophy is a set of individual belief that influence they way they live their life and the way they look at others.
When does a theory become a fact?
A theory becomes a fact when it has been tested and proven.
When will string theory become a religion?
String theory will become a religion if it doesn’t get proven for a long time.

Term 1 Blog #11 (Multimedia Blog #2)

Saturday, September 15th, 2007
i went to my first class of chinese school today. it wasnt that bad. i found that my chinese has improved. either that, or my chinese was always like that. i doubt it was the former choice. i havent done anything to do with chinese in the summer. nothing.
i just found out that it takes around 5 years to finish theory, history, harmony, and analysis. i mean FIVE YEARS??? are you crazy??? if i start now, i'll be in university when i finish it. and i can only take the ARCT if i finished those. im gonna try to break the record and finish it in 4 years :D how about that? and take grade 2 ARCT in grade 12...that is, if i have enough time to play piano in grade 12.
On top of all that, im pressured to do grade 11 math. i really need to get ahead in math, so that i wont have to worry about it during the school year. and i plan on memorizing at least 10 chinese characters a day. OH DAMN IT!! WHERE AM I GONNA FIND THE TIME TO DO ALL THESE??!! i really want to, its just that i'll be sleepless if i get to finish (and master) these things by the end of grade 12.
here is a picture of me sitting on an otter! i was infatuated with otters once...

Term 1 Blog #10

uuuuuuugh SCIENCE TEST
i really hate memorizing so much. i really need to do a lot of studying this weekend as well as researching. and a lot of piano playing. no more fanfictions for me! (except before bed)
it was quite a boring day today actually...my PE teacher told us we'll run 6 laps on tuesday. im dreading that day. im glad i got my mp3 player tho! im not gonna lose this one.

Term 1 Blog #9

i joined reach for the top yesterday, and today, i joined grassroots recycling. im not sure whether i'l lbe able to keep with grassroots tho. its time consuming and boring. and mindless. not that i dont like mindless work, its just that it gets too boring. take copying a map for example. its mindless, but its not mindless enough to be boring. everything is laid out before me, and all i have to do is copy. the copying take a little bit of mindwork, and that is why it doesnt get boring. but putting boxes in front of the right classroom...that is just plain exaspperating! cant we just apparate around the school like wizards and witches do?

Term 1 Blog #8

YAY I GOT A NEW MP3 PLAYER!! this time with 2 GB. i lost my mp3 player back in february, and today, I GOT A NEW ONE!!! YAY!!!! but i'll really need to finish math. arrghhh
and i still didnt finish typing my notes. ahh i'll leave it until tmw. i promise i will finish everything i wanted to do tmw. as well as think about the science fair. i really cant think of a subject, and i dont want to be as pressured as last year in thinking up a topic.
my mom is making a case for my mp3 player so it doesnt get scratched! go mommy!!

Term 1 Blog #7

nooooooooooooooooooo I HAVE TO DO LANGARA TMW!! or theres the possiility of it. i dont like langara at all! darn darn darn!! i still have to get my field trip form signed. MUST REMEMBER!
lets see...i have to research Ivory Coast for socials, finish checking my science paper, i have nothing for english, and i have to type up my notes about quantum theory. u noe, string theory is actually quite interesting. granted, it seems more like science fiction than science, i still have trouble processing it. i mean, is it actually possible to pass through a wall, even if its one in a googleplex chance that i'll get through. actually, i think its more than googleplex. does googleplexplexplexplexplexplexplexplexplexplexplex work?
oh no..stomach hurts and poo is threatening to burst out.

Term 1 Blog #6

Monday, September 10th, 2007
it was a day two today. i dont like day two's. mrs blake says she doesnt warn when we might do the langara run or the 6 laps. i suspect it must be wednesday. I DO NOT WANT TO DO THOSE RUNS! EVER~! aaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrgggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhh this is one of the things i dread about school. the other being the science fair. aww shucks. school sucks. i used to like school quite a lot, when i didnt have much homework to cope with. now, i actually have to WORRY so much over them! this really sucks...

Term 1 Blog #5

Sunday, September 9th, 2007
my dad went to whistler today, along with my neighbours. i stayed home and played piano for more than 2 hours. it was quite tiring actually.
my mom and i went out during the vening to shop and eat in richmond. i bumped into byron and kelly. ahh i dont feel like writing today. bye

Term 1 Blog #4 (Multimedia Blog #1)

thank goodness for day one. although mr martin gave us 2 projects to do already, and mr hauck gave us the memory book and the year end performance to do, PE and math do not agree with me. its not that im bad at math, its just that ive grown to not like the teacher. and PE is just plain EXHAUSTING!
im gonna email mr olson to see if i have to mail him my blogs again. do our blogs even count for marks anymore? im hungry. i think i shall eat.
heres a picture since itsz multimedia day:

Term 1 Blog #3

Thursday, September 6th, 2007
ooh goody goody gosh. my math teacher is a BUM. i prefer ms hu to him ANY DAY!! what kind of teacher doesnt let us take a test on a later date if we were sick on that day? i SIMPLY CANNOT BELIEVE HIM!! oh and guess what it says in our math textbooks? it told us to boil hot chocolate, take the temperature of the drink every minute for 20 minutes when its boiling, then graph it. all that for the purpose of graphing it! i usually only use 20 minutes MAXIMUM to do my math homework. there were actually 4 more questions like that. i decided to make up the results instead. theres NO WAY im wasting my precious time like that.
oh its feels good to release my feelings into this blog. :D im sorta glad i have to write everyday now.

Term 1 Blog #2

Wednesday, September 5th, 2007
first day of lessons today. mr martin is a pretty good teacher. oh and MS HU GOT ENGAGED!!! i feel so happy for her, tho im not terribly happy with her new last name. how will i ever remember to call her... uh... mrs. jay-something.. well, i hope she lets us keep calling her ms hu until grade 12 (that is, IF we get to be her students until grade 12)
there was quite a lot of locker trouble. i dont like where my locker is (across the gym) karen and i tried to change that during lunch. we got another locker near the graphics room. we saw that lockers were empty across our old lockers tho. we took those instead.

Term 1 Blog #1

Tuesday, September 4th, 2007
today is the first day of school!! summer could have gone longer...i really didnt want summer to end. nevertheless, school started, and its high time for me to get back into my studies. i saw karen and anne again, which was nice...
i read some more harry potter fanfiction after i got home. they're really interesting. ahhh this is boring. i'll write about something interesting on later posts.

Summer Blog #12

ooh i havent written in so long. currently, im infatuated with lily&james fanfiction (from harry potter of course). it makes me wonder why i havent discovered them long ago. well, im close to finishing that grade 10 mathbook. turns out i noe more than half the stuff. and my violin teacher is still as bitchy as ever. im getting a new teacher this week.
I have finally started practicing for the grade 10 piano exam. the songs are quite nice actually. i started 4 songs already. one i already noe so well, i dont need to play anymore. well, its a short czarny study.
oooh and ive become obsessed with chopin's songs these days. i always liked them, but i really want to try playing minute waltz. actually, i DO have the sheetmusic from a book i bought in china, but its hard! argh! still, i can already play 4 chopin songs. all very nice by the way.

Summer Blog #11

i finished the algebra book i was on, and i finished half of grade 10 mathematics textbook. i already noe muost of the stuff, surprisingly. i think i should spend more time on math.
my birthday came and went. we bought 2 cakes (one blackforest and the other yam), and i went to watch the simpsons movie with karen. anne got a boyfriend, surprisingly. good for her! im not exactly in a hurry to get one tho. i dont even want one at this age! maybe in 3 or 4 years or so.
my mom decided to keep our apartment in china and not sell it to anyone. arrgh. so nobody in my family are gonna go back to china this year. also, i really have to start thinking about my science fair project. what am i gonna do??
my violin lessons are going well, i suppose, but the teacher is strict. its great that shes going on vacation this week. i didnt practice 6 days in a row. my piano teacher bought me the grade 10 repertoire, study, and ear test stuff. im gonna start practising for grade 10 practical exam next week. i love the songs in there!! tho i didnt expect them to look so easy. well, i guess, as i practice more, the sheet music at my level starts to look easier.
my dad's birthday was yesterday. i couldnt think of what to get him, so i didnt get him anything at all. he didnt say anything. now i feel guilty.