my plans for winter break

I am so excited for Friday to come. By that time, I will have my math test over with and only my history and Spanish test left. The best moment will be when that bell rings at 2:55. After school, I plan to go to Michelle's place like I do every single week to hang out. I think that Ryan and Amanda will be coming also. Michelle and I were thinking about watching a movie at her place since we can't go watch the Princess and the Frog. We can't go because Michelle's mom won't let her go anywhere this week.

After I go home from Michelle's, I plan to play Rumblefighter all night. Rumblefighter is a fighting game where you have your own character and you level as you gain experience. I usually play this game with Ryan, who is a pro at level forty-four. Since it will be winter break and I do not have to worry about school, I can stay up playing every single night. When I can, I usually play til four or five in the morning and only sleep a few hours.

My other plans are volunteering for Red Cross. Yesterday, at the club meeting, I signed up for four events. I signed up for setting up for Toys For Tots, cleaning up for Toys For Tots, packing meals on wheels,and passing out cards.I am not sure what else I will do. My brother will probably be coming back from Davis for the holidays, so we might do something together. Also, I might go after Christmas shopping. My favorite time of break is counting down to the new year. I hope that during the break I will get plenty of rest. I look forward to 2010 and all that it has in store for me.

Seven Wonders of the World

Currently the Seven Wonders of the World are the Great Wall of China, the Colosseum, Petra, the Taj Mahal, Machu Picchu, statue of Christ the Redeemer, and Chichen Itza. The Giza pyramid complex in Egypt stands as the last wonder of the ancient world.

• The Great Wall of China, which can be seen from space, stretches 10,000 li. Its construction was ordered by the first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, between 220 and 206BC. Little of that wall remains; almost all of the wall today was built during the Ming Dynasty.
• The Taj Mahal, in Agra, India, was built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahn in memory of his favorite wife,Mumtaz Mahal. Its construction spanned over 21 years from 1632 to 1653. It welcomes two to four million visitors annually.
• The Colosseum is one of the greatest Roman works of art. It was built in the first century AD by Emperor Vespasian. Through the centuries it has served many purposes; it was used for gladiatorial games as well as a workshop, Christian shrine, and a fortress. In the games that took place there, over 500,000 people and a million animals died.
• Christ the Redeemer, a statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, is located at the top of Corcovado Mountain. It is 130ft tall 98ft wide with a 31ft pedestal.
• Petra is an archaeological site that lies on the slope of Mount Hor in Arabah, Ma'an Governorate, Jordan. It was built by the Nabataeans around 100BC.
• Machu Picchu was built by the Incas in 1462. It is located above Urubamba Valley 80 kilometers northwest of Cusco. It was abandoned when the Spanish conquistadors took over the empire.
• Chichen Itza is a archaeological site built by the Mayans. It consists of many complexes such as Great North Platform, Ossario Group, Central Group. Each of these complexes have many monuments in them.
  

MY THANKSGIVING

This past Thanksgiving break was very relaxing. I got to sleep as much as I want and go online all night without having to worry about having school the following day. I was also able to do some community service for Red Cross. On Wednesday, I slept in til twelve and then walked to Bayview nursing home. I helped pass out Thanksgiving cards to the elderly in several convalescent homes. Afterward, I went to Washington park to practice tennis against a wall. I saw Nathan, so I ended up playing with him for a couple of hours.

Thursday was THANKSGIVING. I started my day by going to the Emmanuel Church on Santa Clara Ave at 8AM. I helped pack meals on wheels for those who are unable to purchase Thanksgiving meals. I helped out by putting cranberry sauce into little containers and putting them in separate bags. Later, I went to Safeway with my sister to go grocery shopping. We bought twenty cans of vegetables, ramen, and cereal to donate to the holiday food drives. For ourselves, we bought a pumpkin pie and a roasted chicken for dinner. I took a nap for a few hours til dinner and during dinner I watched a Chinese movie about gangs.

On Friday, I went shopping at Westfield Mall in San Francisco. Unlike many people that woke up in the middle of the night to go bargain hunting, I slept in and went during the late morning. It was so crowded at the mall; there were so many people that the lines for fitting rooms took forever. There was even a line to walk inside Old Navy which I thought was ridiculous. I was sad that I did not get that many things.

The weekend went by in a flash. On Saturday, I went to Meisze's house to sell lemonade and oatmeal cookies for the Hunger Awareness Club. Then I went to South Shore with Michelle to eat at Chipotle. The beauty store there had a sale, so Michelle had to go in there. She took forever looking at nail polish; she looked at the same section over and over again. On Sunday I stayed at home all day. I dreaded that there was going to be school the next day.