Canada, (:

Its not fair that Jona’s community had everything decided for them. They should have thier own rights, and get to decide thier own desions.
I would not like it at all if somebody else made desions for me. If somebody choose my job I did not enjoy I would not like it at all! I would be miserable and not want to do what I was told too.
If somebody had to pick my mate I wouldn’t like ti one bit. Becuase they wouldn’t know what kind of guy I like, as well as if I would want a boyfriend or not. It’s not their desion, it’s mine! I dont like when people tell me what to do if I dont feel like doing it.
I have a personal connection to that… My family and I are going back to Canada for a visit in the summer. My parents are only staying for 3 weeks and my brother and I really want to stay for 2 months. Because it’s not fair that we have to be in Qatar for 10 months of the year and not been able to go HOME for two months. I think that my parents should take my brother and I’s wants into consideration. They dont trust us enough to let us stay in Canada for 1 month by ourselves. I am really angry that they might only let us stay for 6 weeks. Like I’ve lived there for my whole entire life and I dont even get to spend two months there! It’s crazy!!
So, I know how Jonas feels. Angry, and annoyed that nobody will take your idea’s into consideration! We should have our own rights and make our own desions. But sometimes its okay if somebody decides for you. Because they might make a wiser desion then you would have.
I hope I will always be able ot make my own desions most of the time.

In english class we are reading a book called The Giver. Today we were asked to complete a blog post on what our plans are for our future and what people expect of my future. This is what I would like to do in my future.

I would like to be eaither a teacher or a designer. Reason’s why I would like to be a teacher are because I like to be with kids and teach them new things that would be useful in thier life. But to have a job like that I would have to go to university. Which I would like to do. I would like to go to university in Canada though.

Aswell being a designer intrest’s me to. I  like to do art and be crafty with things. I think it ‘s fun to try new things and think of new idea’s and activites to try and exparament with.

My parents expectations for me is to go to university and get a good job. They always say that I have to do well in school in order to get into a good university and get a good job. I always say when im shopping with my parents, ‘Oh! Can I get this?! Wait no! That!’ Then they give me a ‘lecture’ on how I have to do well in school, go to a good university and get a good job.

My goal is to do well in school, get into a good university and get a good job that I enjoy doing.

I like that Jona’s community treats everybody fairly and nobody is starving or getting treated badley. On the other hand, there are some pretty rediculous rules. Rules that shouldn’t apply to a community.

It’s good that Jona’s community gets fed well, and treating well. That’s one of the good things about living in his commuinty and not somewhere else where theres no food. He’s luckey he has all of this. He should be thankful. Aswell as having a family close to him, that cares for him.

The rules that apply to this community are very strict and unfair. People should have thier own rights, and make desisons for themselves. Like the rule of only having one girl and one boy in a family. And their not even your own kids! I dont think that’s very fair. People should be able to do what they want, and not have other people decide wha they do. Also the rule that your not aloud to ride a bike before the age of 9! That’s absolutley pathetic! You should be able to ride a bike at whatever age you want. It’s absoultly NO fun, eaither fair!

Well right now I am sitting in my family room watching TV with my brother. It is 12:55a.m. right now. My parents are asleep, and my brother and I are still up! Haha. My brother and I are planning to wake up at 9:00a.m in the morning, but I think I will be waking up at about 11:30a.m! Since i’m going to bed late tonight.
It is gunna be a VERY wired Christmas for me because im used to having about 2 feet of snow! But here, instead of snow I will have sand! Haha! Well I should get to bed now, or I will be seeing Santa! Lol.
Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year! See you all in 2010! WooHoo!

Well right now I am with my friend Steph. She lives just down the street from me in my compound. We met three weeks ago. She is 13, and in Year 9. She is VERY nice and fun to hang out with. 
Right now we are sitting on her bed listening to music and playing the guitar. It is very fun! She is kind of sick though, and she looks like rudolph the RED NOSE RAINDEER! Hahaahahaha! I just wrote this, and she ran to the bathroom to see if it was true. Haha, thats  funny. I am sleeping over at her house tonight,  and she is coming out for dinner with my family and I. (:

Well this week was Eid Holiday. I had a really good time! I did tuns of things with my family and frineds. I had sleepovers with Izzy and Candida alot. The night Izzy slpet over, we went to the Villagio mall to go to the movies/ cinema. We saw New Moon, it was a really good movie! I was a bit scary though, because sometimes things would be really loud, so now Izzy has marks on her arms from me squeezing her to hard. Haha.

Well, I slept over at Candida’s house one night, and then the next night she slept over at my house! When I slept over at her house, we went to the movies/ cinema at City Centre, but it was too busy. So we decied to go to Applebees for dinner. And that was really good. Then once we got back to her house we went on the computer and talked to people and went on facebook. Then we heard Candida’s mom yell up… ” ITS RAINING GIRLS! ” So Candida and I book it down stairs, and we run to the pool area and start jumping around in he pool with our clothes on shouting “ITS RAINING IN DOHA! IT’S RAINING IN DOHA! ” Haha, that was quite fun! Then when we I was sleeping, and Candida was talking on the phone, she poured water on my head to wake me up. I swear if I wasn’t as tired as I was, I would have took the whole bottle and poured it on her head! Haha. But it was a funny and fun night!
When Candida slept over at my house, we went to the Villagio mall to get something to eat, and check out the new arcade/ amusment park in Villagio.
Went went to Maccoronie’s to eat. Then once Candida and I were done eating we went to the arcade/ amusment park and we went on two rides, aswell as my brother. We went on the log ride, where you go down, in a log and water splashes at you. Well when we went down, I ducked, Candida got soaked, and I laughed soo hard! It was soo funny! It looked like she has just come out of the shower! Haha!
Then we went on the drop-zone. That was quite scary and very fun! Haha, we kept screaming and everything.
When we came back to my house, we watched a movie and talked to people on facebook, MSN and the phone.

But all together my Eid Holiday was fantastic and ALOT OF FUN!!!

King Charles II lived from 1630-1685. He was born in London, and his father was executed by the English in 1649. Charles II was only claimed as King in Scotland only, no where else. The reception of Charles by the Scots annoyed Cromwell’s parliament government in England and it triggered an invasion on Scotland.

Charles married the Portuguese Princess, Catherine of Braganza in 1662.

Following his restoration, Charles had to work very hard, particularly in terms of mending religious division which his father had created.

Well on November, 10, 2009, my class and I went outside and worked. We swept up sand and rocks, and washed clothes and made tortias. We got assigned to awnser some questions. Here are the questions and awnsers…

1) Question: How did you feel about this kind of work before you started? How have your feelings changed?    

Awnser: Well I felt like it would be fun before I started working. I felt like it would be fun because like we didn’t have to do it for our lives. Like in ‘ Esperanzo Rising ‘ Esperanzo had to work to get food. But we didn’t have to work to get food. When I started working my feelings changed from being fun to being tired and embaressed. My feelings changed to that because when I started working I noticed that these three guys were laughing at me, and my classmates. It was tireing because you had to keep moving your hands and arms, and it was really hot outside.

2) Question: What did you learn about yourself while doing this kind of work? Was it easy? Was it difficult?

Awnser: What I learned about myself doing this work would be that, I have a privlage that I dont have to do this kind of work everyday. Because Esperanzo has to work like this for about 6 hours each day to have fod, as I said in the first paragraph. I thought it was easy. It was easy because we didn’t really have to WORK. We just had to have fun, and experiance what Esparanzo’s is going through.

3) Question: How did you feel while doing this work? Did you enjoy it? Were you proud? Were you embarrassed? Why?

Awnser: I felt kind of silly and embarressed doing this work. I felt silly because I dont usally do this kind of work and I felt embaressed because some people were watching me doing the work. I enjoyed doing the work alot because it helps me understand what Esperanzo’s going through, and what she does each day. And now I understand how she feels when she is doing this work.

What would you feel like if you did this work for a living?
I know I would would feel VERY wired and uncomfortable.

Well today in class we were talking about the book, ‘ Esperanzo Rising ‘ . And we got asked to write a paragraph or so about what ancors your life. This is what ancors my life…

The thing that ancors my life would be my family and frineds. If they weren’t here I wouldn’t be able to live my life. Because If I didn’t have my family, I wouldn’t be here and If I didn’t have my frineds, I wouldn’ t be able to live.

My frineds and family complete my life. And I am VERY thankful that they are here! Because if they wern’t here, I would’ve been able to have all of my amazing memoires and experiances in my life. Becuse they made them happen.

What ancors your life?

Well today in class we were talking about the book ‘ Esperanzo Rising’ . And we were talking about quotes in the book. We were asked to pick a quote and write about it. This is my Quote…

” The rich take care of the rich, and the poor take care of the poor”

When I read that sentance I think its kind of selfish for the rich and happy for the poor. The reason why I think two different opions for each of them is because, by the rich taking care of the rich, that means, they dont bother with the poor, and pretend like they arn’t there. Witch I think is very selfish because they only care about the people that are as wealthy as they are.

The reason why I think the poor take care or the poor is happy is because, when I hear this, it makes me feel like there happy with thier lifes. Because they are taking care of each other, and they are looking out for each other, and of course, helping each other. Witch I think, is amazing, considering, that there not as wealthy as others, but they are deffintaly richer then others!