Advisement Trip!

           On Friday the 27th, I went to an advisement trip to Pattaya. There are 3 separated places for 8th grade students to go, the daycare, the children's village, and the blind school. For me, I got to go to the daycare. The daycare is at Father Ray's Foundation where it is similar to an orphanage. At the daycare, we broke off into 3 groups to play with the kids, organized the stock, and clean the daycare and it will change every 40 minutes so everybody had the chance to do it. At first, I got to play with the kids. We separated into 2 groups to play with 3 years old kids and 5-6 years old kids. I chose to play with the 3 years old kids. We helped feed them and we also played with them at the playground. The other group learned writing alphabets with the older kids. Later, we had to go help arrange the stock for them and it was very tiring and hot. I think by doing this is a great example of caring citizen. We played with the kids so they are happy and cheerful because they came from the poor. I feel sad for them because they are separated from their parents and they need a lot of love. I think that we should do a lot of services so we can lend them a hand and make them feel delighted. When we first came, we were very awkward with the kids, but later we felt bonded and comfortable and I really enjoyed it!

Patriots VS Terrorists

Last class, we had a socratic seminar about the boston tea party. The colonists disguised as mohawk indians and went onto the ship to destroy the most valuable tea of the british. They wanted to protest although in the end, it didn't make the british change their mind. In my opinion, I think the suitable term to describe them would be "patriots" because the colonists were just fighting for their independence. They couldn't live with all the high tax anymore. They disliked that they needed to buy goods only from the mother country. This kind of protesting event is also similar to the news about the citizens complaining to Syria's President, Bashar al-Assad in 2011. Bashar al-Assad made cruel laws such as getting punishing/torture/kill if they go against the government. The Arabs couldn't agree with this harsh law and they wanted there independence so a huge amount of Arabs protested about this. Therefore, I think the colonists would be called patriots because they just wanted more rights and the boston tea party didn't effect a lot to the British. They love their country and they want to have freedom.

HI!~ :D

Hello guys! My name is Salisa and I'm learning in Ruamrudee International School (RIS) in Bangkok, Thailand and I'm in 8th grade. Art and music interests me. In school, I'm in band class playing the flute. I am very quiet in classes but I talk a lot with my friends. At this moment in Thailand, there's a huge flood going on and many places were destroyed and many people had to evacuate. This year's flood is the most crisis one in many years. The government made all the schools in Thailand close. My school closed for about a month! But now, our school has opened and we have to learn more from normally 7:10-2:40 now starting from 7:00-3:25. All of the traditional holidays are also school days. This is very shocking and tiring for us students. There are so much tests and quizes in a week! :( Because of the flood, all the plans and lessons made by the teachers are all mixed up. Field trips and other events in our school are also cancelled because WE HAVE TO LEARN! Anyway~ I am very excited to make new friends through quad blogging!! :) 

Thai Innovation - Floating Toilets

This year's flooding is the most shocking in such many years. People are not prepared to fight with this yet and many of them are getting stressed out. People who come to help created many ideas in helping the victims and made their ideas useful and helpful. One of the innovations I liked is the floating toilets. I think that it is very very useful for people who couldn't use the bathrooms. If some people couldn't use bathrooms, they'll just need to hold on or use a plastic bag. In conclusion, I think that the idea of making floating toilets are very important for the people who are suffering.

Flooding in Thailand

Flooding in Thailand have been causing problems for us. Many people have been evacuated from the dangerous zones but some people still need some help. Thailand is not yet prepared for this sudden flood.  I've seen the news and they said that 381 people died and 2 are missing. 63 cities in Thailand are affected and 37 cities are being helped. It also affects our economy because eggs, rice, etc are getting more expensive and companies cannot give out there products because of the flood. Due to flooding, all the schools are also closed and we've been getting a whole lot of online homework. Some of my friends and relatives are also affected by this. For me, I live in Perfect Place in Minburi and there is no flooding yet but for safety, my family moved up some furnitures upstairs and bought a lot of food just in case. I feel really bad for the people who are effected because some people are trapped in their house and some people don't have any food to eat.  Many people who are effected decided to go to Pattaya and Huahin causing a lot of traffic near that road. My sister also went to the Red Cross to help package the food to donate for the victims. I hope that the flood will disappear sooner or later and for the people who are already flooded, don't give up! We are always here to support you and help you. :)

Identity

Everyone is different and unique from others such as their views, feelings, characters, personality etc. I have a very strange personality. I am sometimes moody and not confident but sometimes I just go crazy and wild. People may not be so proud of their identity so they want to blend it with others by changing how they look, what they like, etc to fit in. But no matter how you change, your real behavior or actions would still be the same in the inside. For example, as you have read in the "My Name" writing I wrote, I had an uncommon name which makes me feel unconfident so I wanted to change to Salisa. Although I changed to use my first name, it doesn't mean that my character would change, it would still be the same. Identity is very important because it is who you are. You should always be proud of yourself and feel special for what you have. :)

Who are you

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This is a video I've made which contains family, peer and non-family relationships, school, media, spiritual life, and geographic location. All of these topics are things that inspires me and builds up my life. Family, friends and teachers are always here to support me and learning is also important for education. Media always makes me feel relaxed and comfortable and I'm very proud of my spiritual life and geographic location (Thailand).