Since today is in fact a half day I am going to be talking about everything that I did. So let's begin with the morning. When I woke up my mom was going on about how it was almost my sister's birthday and that she was going to have her birthday celebrated at school alongside tomorrow with the family. I thought that this was kind of cool but at the same time jealous just because it wasn't my birthday. Then, at the same time I wouldn't want everyone to tell me, "Happy Birthday Rinchen" because to me at least I'm really shy and that leads me to be embarrassed when things like this occur. 

However, my mother will probably insist that I celebrate my birthday at school but it is a really special time in my life and I should share it with my peers in class (this by the way is a total lie because of course I wouldn't tell my mother to buy so much food for my class since we do have almost 30 students. That sure is a lot of kids, and of course it's not just my regular homeroom because that would be wrong to the other kids who I take with in advanced. We take the more serious courses and that itself sure is a lot fo work so I will try to be fair if worse comes to worse. 

Anyways, why am I talking about my birthday when it's my sister? So eventually, my mom decided that she was going to go with my sister to the building and drop off the apple juice and cupcakes. I'm actually pretty happy that she didn't give my sister a dress to use on her birthday because that would have bene pretty cringe-worthy. Eventually, it was time for me to go to school and I had trouble trying to put on my jacket. It's really big and even though it's cold I feel like it looks kind of ridiculous, also why would I need to use it during the afternoon.

unless it's really that cold but if it was really that cold then I wouldn't need use this jacket in the first place because their would be no school. First period was Music and we were watching a bunch of videos on James Corden who is a really funny guy but also has a talent for singing, and Hamilton which is an extremely popular broadway play that everyone watches, I enjoy it whenever hearing it for the first couple of times and we were supposed to make an analysis on it. 

After Music I went to ELA and we watched a really graphic film about the Holocaust because it was supposed to support whether or not we though that war crimes should be prosecuted. This means that if a soldier killed a person or people should they be charged with murder? The reason I said no was because think about all the people who could be forced by their government to kill people or may be tricked by their surroundings and friends. Anyways, I know I said that I'd make an entire post on my whole day but this seems good enough to me, hope you enjoyed.

Today I had to do this really frustrating English Language Arts presentation and I thought I didn't do that well. I was also crying but I guess that was mostly from natural causes (yawning cause I was tired), not because I thought I did bad in the project. My teacher said that the people who present first will be graded less hard because technically the teacher won't have anything to compare it too. Meanwhile, the person last will probably be at a disadvantage since they will be compared to every else. Sometimes I don't believe the because the teacher has a rubric and their thoughts on other projects shouldn't affect their grading.

 However, I understand what she's saying because just cause you're not grading it based off the rubric doesn't mean that you will not think about anyone else's project. It's hard when the person who presented before you had just finished. Anyways, let me explain what the project was actually about. Basically, there is this conflict that is happening in Kosovo where the Serbs and the KLA (people protecting their civilians) are against each other and murdering people. The KLA is just a group of people who have taken a stand against the Serbian forces and eventually gained some control.

 Soon enough, the Serbian forces had to retreat because they were slowly losing battles in which the KLA were recapturing their land. Due to tense fighting many of the Kosovo residents had to retreat because they did not want to be caught in the crossfire. I completely am against the whole art of killing itself and in class we were supposed to decide whether or not this was Genocide or Ethnic cleansing. Basically, Genocide is ethnic cleansing, mass murder, and discrimination all in one (extermination) meanwhile ethnic cleansing is getting rid of a particular group of people due to reasons of hate. 

At least this is what my teacher had informed us. And using this I had conducted 5 slides that gave an introduction to my argument, 3 reasons, and a conclusion that would hopefully persuade others to consider this as a Genocide rather than an Ethnic Cleansing. And although this happened I just can't seem to consider myself getting a 100 because I had a weird pause at the beginning. Then again, we did go second. The reason I got kind of scared at first because my teacher asked whether anyone was born on February  and me and another kid raised our hands.

 A bunch of kids saw my reaction and it was kind of funny because I was scared I would have to go first. Then, she said who is closer to February 15th and we both raised our hands since I was born on February 11 I personally thought that was really close. But it turns out that the other guy was born on the 18th so he went first. His presentation was really good so I'm kind of nervous. 

Apparently I was so used to having Tech during Wednesday and Tuesday that I literally brought my gaming mouse for nothing. I thought that I was going to have the class but when it came time to look at the schedule I realized that it wasn't until tomorrow and that was a little bit frustrating. I still would've had a chance to use it during class and stuff but there was no reason except to flex on all my friends. After I got a gaming mouse everyone else started to get their own versions, although mine is probably still the best and most expensive. No offense though because price doesn't matter, just the quality and most of their mice are around 20 to 30 dollars. 

Even with the Black Friday discount mine was still 46 dollars so that says a lot. Originally it was around 80 to 100 dollars so thank god there was a sale. Otherwise my mom would not have gotten it for me. Like I had previously stated my aunt wants the one that she bought me before but I can't give it to her unless my dad unlocks the suitcase. She wants it for herself since her mouse doesn't work as good (I used it before also I can say she's not wrong). Anyways, I don't remember if I talked about this yet but my aunt just got herself a new laptop that my dad bought a while back.

 I guess she never decided to look at the table because it was there the whole time, but I guess she didn't notice. Either way, when she did I helped her set it up and the first thing she asked me was whether or not she could type. She was literally about to download something very suspiciously looking but thankfully, I helped her. All she needed to to wasn't type in the search bar, typing test. And there she could find a bunch of websites that didn't require downloading.

 But she isn't used to typing at all. I told her how your two index fingers are supposed to be pressing the f and j keys because those have a little mark on the bottom that indicate that is where you are supposed to rest your fingers. When I first heard that she couldn't type I was so shocked. I just couldn't believe that after all this time she didn't know how to use a keyboard. Then again, India is pretty poor no matter what anyone says and if they couldn't afford an electronic I understand. 

Eventually, she told me that she only wanted to use her laptop for work and after I explained to her that the MacBook Air would have been a better choice she got really mad because then she should've gotten the Air instead of the Pro. But because my mom insisted that she get the pro for saving pictures she got it. I guess my aunt didn't know the difference between the two. The pro is mainly for videos while the air is like typing and documents. 

I don't really have anything in mind to talk about today, I've really just ran out of ideas. I will probably have to resort to talking about my day at school. Wait a minute, no. nI'm gonna talk about a bunch of random stuff and then hopefully by the end of it get enough sentences to make 5 paragraphs. Let's begin, so umm... oh hair! So you know the k-pop group BTS that I've been talking about for quite a while. Well I really like their hair especially and I've been trying to get it for quite a while now. They have like a messy bull cuts and then their hair could also be straight, and only one of them has ever done a signature "pompadour" except it's only half of his hair and the other side is to the side like everyone else. 

Now, obviously I can't dye my hair like they do almost every music video but that doesn't change the fact that I can't still have the same hairstyle. Now I do need a hair straightener for this to work although without it is still fine. It's just that my hair is naturally curly and that will one day play a big part in my downfall. Their hair is usually straight and my hair always has this curl at the end. I don't even know what to call it, it's a mix of wavy and straight but that's just what I do. Now the guy whose hair I think looks the coolest is called, "Sugarbird" and for some reason he seems to be the one that looks closest to me.

 Believe me when I say that none of them look identical to me but his face shape is a little chubbier than the rest of members who have skinny faces or long ones. Plus, I already rock his hairstyle for quite a while. It would be really cool if I could dye my hair light blue but of course I already know my parents would not agree. If I was to dye my hair it would be a light brown or a dark orange because even though it stands out, it's not nearly as much as light blue. You're kind of basically asking people to look at you.

 Like, if I saw someone with blue hair walking down the street I'd definitely look at them for a couple of seconds just because it's really bright. There is this one family that walks to the public school that I used to go to and it's 2 sisters and this young boy. Each of them dyed their hair a different color. The girl actually does have blue hair although it's dark. The other girl has a light orange, and the boy has a dark green and each one of their hairstyles have black as well so it blends in really cool.

 Maybe in high school my parents will allow me but until them this is what I think of my hair. The next time I go to the barbershop I'm not going to cut the top. Just the sides because I know that if the sides of my hair get too long it will tangle ands tart to hurt. And of course I don't want that to happen, it just doesn't look at good too. My head will be super puffy and it will look super tall. I think my dad actually likes my hair because it covers my forehead and I know my dad doesn't like my acne. He doesn't have it anymore, just scars that you can faintly see, and my sister has none at all, which really doesn't make any sense because she never takes a shower. Maybe I just need to get rid of the dirt on my face because that's what's clogging up my skin and making my pores look huge. 

So I got my test score back for Social Studies and I'm pretty happy. I got a 100 on my EOT and my teacher really scared me because he said, "You need to study harder" before he gave me the test as a joke. Then, when I saw the 100 I started laughing and breathing really hard because I was so happy for myself. Unfortunately, I already know I didn't honor roll because I probably didn't get above an 80 on ELA and Math. All my other subjects I definitely did but that's because those were a little bit easier than the main subjects. That's why in term two I am ready to get Honor Roll and won't give up until I get my certificate. Last year I barely got honor roll since 2 of my grades were 80 and 81.

 That is right on the marking point and if I didn't do a single homework assignment or quiz I probably would've gone down. But for some reason I feel like my teachers purposely saw my grade and tried to help me. It just aggravates me, knowing that was a possibility. And I only reached above an 85 average because my Social Studies was a 98. This term I want to get at least 5 points above most of my subjects. Spanish is not my concern even though it was in the past. This is because I know that I got a 100 in Spanish this year since I did all of the work. My teacher is pretty laid back and as long as you do the work she won't fail you.

 Believe me, I don't understand half of the things she says but I can at least get past the classwork with my trusty google translator (she doesn't mind the translator because otherwise we'd have no chance in completing the work). This really makes me happy because my chances in passing without google fall way down below 80, believe me. Well, umm I totally have other things to talk about. During Math we are starting a new lesson and I am really paying attention. 

The reason I was doing bad in the first term was because my seating arrangement. I was always in the back so my teacher didn't see me at all. I barely ever participated and he still doesn't even know how to correctly say my name. However, I can't blame him because there are a ton of kids in this school. I used to be confused with 2 other asian boys during P.E class. My teacher just couldn't tell the difference from far apart. I had the same haircut as the both of them and we all had glasses. But now it's changed because the first kid still has the same hairstyle but different glasses. 

And the second person has the same hairstyle as me (as of right now). but his glasses are green and smaller than mine. Because I have a pretty above average size head we can be told apart easier. This is more because of just how many kids there are in this school. Now my teacher had a serious talk with us about how if we want to leave this class we can leave because everyone has their own strengths, my only problem is that if I leave this class I also leave the advanced ELA class and although that will make things much easier for me I won't be able to talk to any of my friends as much as I wanted to and it will look bad on my portfolio if I "drop out". It's a hard decision and I'm still thinking.

After finishing my writing that I did yesterday my mother came home and scolded me for not saying end to getting a haircut. I told her my reason later on in the day but in the meantime she was just saying stuff like, all you want to do is play game and "you never listen to me". And she was saying this right next to my father because she wanted him to yell at me. I could tell this because she was literally looking at him while talking to me. I hate whenever this happens but then again I do the same thing to my sister so I'm pretty hypocritical. Afterwards, she went upstairs because she needed to go to sleep and my dad was making dumplings. When I actually told him I finished the post he demanded I get off the computer and just relax. 

Then I went on my phone and tried to lower the volume but he can tell whenever I'm on my electronic device because it's so quiet. So he told me to place it down on the sofa and sit in the kitchen while he was making food. He said I could go back to playing after eating so I just sat down and did exactly as he said. My dad and mom think that I talk to just random strangers whenever I play my games but most of the time it's just my friends. Either that or I just play by myself trying to get as many wins as possible. And let me tell you, that isn't easy. The only times I actually do talk to other random people is whenever I play Duos or Squads ( a two player game mode and then a 4 player game mode).

 And the only reason I would ever play those modes are when I do it with my friends or need to complete a couple of challenges. In addition, in Fortnite (the only game I play on my computer), there is an option where you need to press a button on your keyboard in order to talk. This is so that people who you are talking to don't have to listen to other random noises that are happening around you and can focus on yourself. Some people just put it because they might be talking to another person in real life rather than in the game and they don't want the person who is their teammate to hear. I use the button touching feature because of the first reason since my sister is always playing music in the background (behind me) and I don't want my friends to hear. 

Also, my friends complain that they can hear me trying because my keyboard is super loud. The only actual reason some gaming industries make their keyboards loud is so that the player who is using them knows that they pressed the button. It sounds kind of stupid but can definitely happen, if you actually hear the button being pressed rather than not hearing anything at all it's a more definite measure to knowing you pressed the button. 

And in some games pressing a certain key while playing is matter of life and death so that's really useful. I shouldn't even be able to talk in the first place because I don't have a mic but the IMAC that we bought has an in built microphone on the bottom both for gaming and just if your doing office work and talking to someone else. I think that this post was pretty good because I talked a lot about one subject, mostly gaming and a little bit about gaming. In my opinion it had lots of details. 

I woke up today a little bit tired because it was Saturday and usually when you sleep too long it can take a toll on your body. You might think I'm crazy but if you search it up the internet clearly says that if you sleep too long or too short then it will make you more tired. That's why people usually try to make a schedule for themselves and wake up at that time. However for teenagers most almost always they are sleep deprived because of school, so on weekdays it really messes up their system as well. We kids are just filled with stress and barely have enough time to do free stuff. Then, our natural cycle of sleeping also gets in the way, our bodies are sometimes just made to be against us. You might find that to be completely incorrect because of reasons like, "then how come we have hands that coincidently help us pick objects such as cups and books" and "how come we have legs that let us run and walk so we can get from one place to another". 

And to be honest, you're right. But what I mean is the mental part of our bodies, the brain is more like it. When we want to do something during the night it starts to get tired and even though we want to eat more of our favorite foods it tells our stomach that it's full. You guys do know that if our brain didn't do that we would be able to eat as much as we wanted, although we'd still get fat? It just wouldn't tell us to stop. Anyways, enough about taking about the body. A few minutes later my sister woke up and came downstairs to meet me. She was wondering why there was some music in the kitchen room. Then she realized that it was her phone, I remembered hearing that alarm but I always suspected that it had something to do with the laundry cause it makes a similar noise or it was from the neighbors, although that doesn't explain how loud is sounds. 

Now I know that whenever I hear that noise it's my sister's alarm. She puts one every morning but I guess this is the first time I actually heard it. During the weekdays I wouldn't be able to hear this because my dad locks everything in the suitcase and that causes the noise to be shut off. So far I think I've been writing a pretty detailed description of my day, starting from when I woke up to how teenagers don't get enough sleep to body parts, and finally my sister's alarm clock. And to think that all of this happened in a matter of minutes is crazy. But I still need to write a little bit more so let me talk about this keyboard.

 I don't know if I wrote about this yesterday but if I did I'm sorry. Basically, while I was taking my ELA test on the chrome books with the rest of my class I was typing super fast and since it was a test everyone was quiet. S basically I was the only one that was making the noise and everyone started looking at me and I got a little bit scared for a second. A bunch of kids started saying, "Rinchen shhh..", but I just whispered, "blame the Chromebook for being so loud". I just thought it was funny to mention, but anyways this is what I actually wanted to talk about. 

Apparently, I just read this article and the keyboard that I have right now is probably the loudest keyboard known to man in the whole gaming industry. I Rea this article about how this is the loudest keyboard that Razor has ever made and about the experience of one guy that uses it to type and to play games. He says that while he's typing at his office the people who are on the other side of him hate the fact that they can hear him. To him, it sounds like someone is stabbing a bunch of bubble wrap. I thought that was pretty funny but let me know what you think.