Hacking

The Internet is the whole world. The entire world is on the internet.That is why the internet is a dangerous jungle. Like all jungles, the internet has predators and preys. The predators are staulkers, hackers, and thiefs. They steal imformation from your email addresses. They sent false emails and impersonating you. They sent out lies.
Disguising your emails and blogs is a great idea to protect your identity and your imformation. Many people think that they won't get hurt, but eventually everyone will fall prey to the hackers.

US Open 2009

Day 3 of the 2009 US Open Tennis begins with the second round in women's single matches.

As I stepped into the tennis stadium, the seats were only half full. The match began with Amelie Mauresmo and Aleksandra Wozniack. They warmed up the crowd with their professional moves. Both players were equally matched,but Aleksandra Wozniack won the game.

As Venus Williams came out , more and more people filled the stands. Venus williams and Bethanie Mattek-Sands were playing. Williams and Mattek-Sands experiences were not far apart. They played a very close sets,but Venus dominated over Bethanie. The two women were very close. Venus and Mattek-Sands' experiences are very close and not too far apart. 

Then Rafael Nadal of Spain came out. He was playing in the first round Mens' single match. He was facing Richard Gasquet of France. He is a 24 year old tennis player that resides in Switzerland He is six foot one inch. This match is a righted player against a left handed player. When I saw Nadal serve, I knew he was left handed. Last year, Nadal defeated Federer in the Australian Open. Now he is the number tennis player in the world. Did you know that Nadal has never won the US Open? That is true. In the first round, it was evident that Nadal was the stronger player because I saw Nadal crush Gasquet.

The first round is always the easiest for the best players because they are playing against weak players, but when they get to the quarterfinals, the game gets difficult.

Game 13
For example, Nadal only beat Gonzalez by one game in the first and second set. He showed Gonzalez that he's the stronger player by beating him 6 games to nothing in the third set. The best players always play in the higher rounds.

Heros

The Terrorists thought that 9/11 would make the United States weak. Instead 9/11 brought the people of america closer togeather. It made us stronger and more consicious. At the 8th anniversary of 9/11, people joined togeather at the WTC site to read the names of the people who perished. Some of those people sacrificed their life to save thousands of others. A man from Morgan Stanley, helped evacuate his employees. After the people were all evacuated, he went up to search for more people. five minutes later, the tower collapsed. He was in the South Tower and the south tower collapsed first. He told his friend that he's going to do one more sweep of the floor. His friend and wife told him to get out of the tower. He refused to get out and insisted that he check the floor for more people. This act of selflessness is the mark of a true hero. He put the lives of others before himself.

This tragic event showed the world that in a life threatening situation, most people will help others. Heros do not need super powers to be heros. Ordinary heros are among ordinary people.

The Non Violence Gun

The Non Violence Gun was a gift from the government of Luxembourg to the United Nations. This knotted Gun was designed by Carl Fredrik Reutersward. This gun is knotted because it’s supposed to show nonviolence.




Carl got the idea when he found out that his friend got shot. His friend was John Lennon. He was extremely troubled by the news. He went into his studio and started sketching his nonviolence project. Carl’s first three dimensional sketches were rough and simple, but the important thing was that he got the idea of the knotted barrel. (United Nations International Luxembourg) Much later Carl wrote that his humor was the finest instrument to bring people together. When Carl was working on his peace symbol, he wanted to make it symbolically humorous, ridiculous, and completely out of order.

This piece of artwork was made in 1988.



I believe that this gun shows the purpose of the United Nations. The United Nations was created to prevent a third War World. It was created to bring peace and prosperity to the world. The UN brought nations together to discuss global issues. It allowed countries from different parts of the globe to communicate. This is the success of the UN. The non violence gun shows peace to the world.

Looking back

I remember going up the Twin Towers when I was 6 years old. I travelled to New York and saw the World's tallest towers. I went up on the North Tower. Looking back at my memories, I see the ubiqitious towers that will always stay in my memories. I remember going to the roof top and seeing nothing , but a thick fog. As I looked down, I can see the city like a lego set. Looking down from the twin towers was different from the empire state building. From the rooftop, I can see the Queens, Staten island, Brooklyn and New Jersey from the WTC. I remember seeing the New York skyline to be beautiful. On the roof of the North Tower, there was a huge 20 foot pole that stood at the center. I could only walk around the center because it was fenced off. The top of the WTC had a lot of technical and electrical equiment. I was so excited to be on the world's tallest tower. It was a world trade site that allowed free trade and commerence.Currently, they are rebuilding the entire site, but nothing beats the original. Next time the Terrorists want to attack, fight naked. Don't use weapons. The true test of strength is not be using weapons, but by using your strong mind and body. The terrorists are cowards because they hide in caves and underground cities. Be brave Bin Ladin and come out!

No matter where you hide
No matter where you seek
We will find you
Because Justice is Justice
Because America is America
And because I am a citizen of this great nation
Killer we will find you

Remember 9/11

9/11 was a tragedy that struck the world. The Terrorists thought they won the battle between the United States. They are wrong. Bin Ladin will never win. As long as the world stays united, the world can vanquish the evil. 9/11 made the world realize that the world needs to fight against terrorists. This battle cannot be won, if the world doesn't unite togeather. If every nation in the world teamed up against the Terrorists, there would not be any terrorists left. The Terrorists are idiots for fighting against the number one nation.

From Darkness they come
To the light they will go
The terrorists will be vanquished
As long as we stay strong
Nothing can overcome us

Journey Behind the Falls

This attraction can only be seen from the Canadian side. The Journey Behind the Falls bring people behind the falls from a series of Tunnels. There is an observation deck and a tunnel that show the might of Niagara Falls.

When viewing Niagara Falls from behind, notice how the water bounces back. The water's speed is so great that the water can actually come back up. The water splashes in your face and the water feels refreshing. In the observation deck is a wonderful view. If you have a SLR camera, you should bring it.

Did you know that Niagara Falls has 20% of the world's freshwater. Did you know that a boy fell off the Horse falls and survived. He was rescued by the Maid of the mist.

Niagara's Fury

Niagara's fury is a 4D adventure at Table Top. Niagara's Fury show a animated cartoon about how the falls were created and then they bring you into the 4D movie. The 4D movie is a 360 degree film with water splashing everywhere. ( They give out raincoats for Niagara's fury.

Niagara Falls were created 1000 years ago when the water melted from the last Ice Age. It gushed out and found the weaker rock formations. The water eroded the shale and carved out a falls. The water was so powerful that it eroded 3 feet a year.

Niagara Falls is also the connector of two Great Lakes. ( Lake Erie and Lake Ontario)Niagara's Fury showed the mighty waters of Niagara Falls. It showed how much power it can produce. I was amazed at the splashing water that splashed on my raincoat. When I looked at the roaring waters, I feel like whitewater rafting.

This 4D adventure shows the past, present and future of Niagara Falls. I got a bird's eye view of the Falls. (American Falls and The Canadian Horseshoe falls)

District 9 contiued

District 9 has alien weapons. These weapons can blast an entire human in one shot. There were blood gushing onto the movie screen. All the audiences could see people exploding. Their are fighting between the aliens and the humans. the Humans use high tech military technology to destroy any aliens that hurt humans. These killings are not like in cartoons, there are blood and gore spilling everywhere. The surgery scene is really scary. The way they operated the patient was by force. There was screaming and shrieking everywhere.
In one scene the patient took the axe and almost cut off his alien hand. This movie has massive killings with lots of blood. The audience can expect to see dozens of humans exploding and blood going everywhere.

This movie is not for kids.

District 9

Aliens have landed on Earth. They did not land in the United States, but they landed in Johannesburg, South Africa. The Mother Ship was huge. It covered an entire area in Johannesburg. That area was called District 9 for 20 years. These aliens live light years away on a planet that has 7 moons. For 20 years, the aliens failed to leave earth because they had to collect enough fuel. Their fuel is a tar like substance that makes the mother ship go. Their command pod is underground. This pod has been underneath a shed for 20 years. A alien and his son has been fixing it for 20 years.A secret government organization was created to house these aliens. The houses and the community turned into a slum. Nigerian militants have taken over the area. They were sent to South Africa because of the powerful Alien weapons. They have been providing the aliens with food. The Aliens have given them their powerful weapons in return.
Twenty Years after their landing, the government agency sent a man to negotiate with them. They want that man to have the aliens sign and eviction. They will be relocated to a concentration camp with better housing.The concentration camp is later called District 10. So far , he failed to get the aliens to sign. He has been traveling with a video recorder recording District 9.

Then he got the fuel. He breathed it and it took one day for the transformation to start. His left arm turned alien. The bio lab tried to experiment with him. Then he escaped and the media started making up rumors on how he got it. They said he made out with a prostitute.

He thought that the aliens were filthy creatures and called them prawns. Until he made a new friend. His new friend was the brains behind the construction of the mother ship. Things are not what they appeared to be. That is a lesson that the movie , District 9, was trying to teach us.

Ponyo

Today, August 29, 2009, I went to see the famous Ponyo. Ponyo is a little fish born in the sea. Her father is a human , but hates humans. He married the Sea goddess and obtained magical powers.He lives in the sea with his children. I watched this movie in AMC 24 Hamilton because it was the only known theatre in the area to show ponyo. Ponyo is a great movie with excellent reviews, but it doesn't have enough viewers. AMC showed Ponyo in High Definition and surround sound stereos. There was crashing waves of the Tsunami and I could hear the sea rumbling. The visual effects created by Hayo Mizaki were excellent. His drawings are a genius. He created his own style of drawing animation. (Hayo Miazaki draws almost all his animated movies by hand.)

Ponyo is a fish and daughter of the Sea goddesses and the magician. Ponyo has hundreds of Siblings. Her father has magical potions that could make her human. Sosuke found her in a jar. He opened the jar and got a cut. Ponyo licked it and it became better. Since Ponyo tasted blood, it can make her human. She has magical abilities inherited from her mother. Her mother rules the sea.

This is the Japanese version of Walt Disney's Little Mermaid. Ponyo's the fish and Sosuske saved her. Sosuske cared for Ponyo and fed her ham. When Ponyo was taken back to the sea, she said that she loved Sosuke and wanted to eat ham. Then she started to grow human legs and arms.

Her father went to the sea to find Ponyo's mother for help and advise. While he was gone. Ponyo secretly escaped and flooded her father's labratory. Fish started to get in and her father's secret vault was opened. Now Ponyo and her siblings has the magic potion of her mother. Ponyo grew real hands and feet. Her siblings turned to giant fish. Together, their magic flooded the entire city.

The downpour of rain flooded all the roads in 6ft of water. It covered the entire city except a resort at the top of the mountain.

Ponyo disobeyed his father and went to Sosuske with her siblings. Her siblings turned to giant fish and she was a human walking on the fish. The fishes caused a tsunami and overturned ships. In the end , there were a a whole pile of large cargo ships.

At the very end of the storm, Ponyo's mother saved the ships and the lives of the people. ( The name ponyo was given to the little goldfish by Sosuke. She had a different name at birth , but her mother and father liked the name Ponyo better.)
Ponyo slept with Sosuske during the storm.
Then she woke up and was calling Sosuke. Then their heads bumped.

It is a classic childhood love.

Stuck on the Tarmac or at the Terminal

It was July 2006, I've arrived at Beijing. I was going to the airport to return to JFK. I've arrived at the airport at Noon. Then the airplane got delayed for three hours. I got a bite to eat and checked into the Gate. I took my carry on to the plane. I sat down and the plane started moving on the tarmac.
Two hours later, I am on the plane. The plane is stuck on the tarmac.Babies are crying like a coyote and the airplane was as dry as the desert. Iwould stop drinking water. That plane was a nightmare.
The pilot came on the PA and announced that the passengers will be getting off the plane and relocated to another gate. (It was rumored that the wings of the plane were in need of maintenance or repair.)
Air China had prepared a meal, but they spoke in English and then Chinese. It was difficult to hear them and the result was that some people didn't eat.
Air China, the state owned airlines industry, made a second mistake. They were giving out refunds for the tickets. They spoke in Chinese. The Americans didn't understand. The result was that they didn't get their refunds. Now we are changing gates to board the plane.

Thirty minutes later, I am on the plane. The plane is at the gate. The plane didn't move an inch. The pilot said that the radar was broken and needed to be fixed. (Everybody got off the plane and into the gate.)The plane was fixed five hours later. The plane was boarding passengers at 1:00 AM. From Noon to Midnight is 12 hours. I have waited in the plane and airport for 12 hours.

Lesson # 1 : Never ride Air China because its planes are always delayed. I had a three hour delay going to china from JFK.

Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls was formed 1000 years ago from the melting polar ice caps. The water was rushing so fast that it found weaker rock formations like shale and limestone. The water carved the Niagara Falls.The water from Niagara Falls supply 20% of the World's water. Niagara Falls produces 4 million kilowatts of electricity. This electricity is shared by the United States and Canada. The US Congress named Niagara Falls State Park a national heritage site. Niagara Falls is the oldest National Park. It was established as a National Park in 1885.

The water crashing down from Niagara Falls creates a sound comparable to thunder. Niagara Falls connects two Great Lakes. It connects Lake Ontario and Lake Erie.The water from Niagara Falls came from the melted polar ice caps from the last ice age.

Did you know that four of the five Great Lakes drain into Niagara Falls before emptying into Lake Ontario. These five great lakes makes up one fifth of the world's fresh water.

Twelve Thousands year ago extended 7 miles down the river. Niagara Falls erodes the soft shale formation at 6 feet a year , but the recent hydroelectricity project reduces the erosion to only 10 centimeters a year.

Visitors must see Niagara Falls from the Canadian side because it has more activities. You can only go behind the falls on the Canadian side. Journey behind the falls goes behind the falls with extended tunnels. You can experience the mist and the thundering sound. From behind the falls, you can see the water bouncing back. There's so much energy that the water falls and bounces back up again.

It is exhilarating standing behind the falls, you can hear the sound and feel the water. This is an experience of a lifetime and cannot be experienced from the United States.

Roaring waters

The sound of the mighty Niagara Falls is scary. Niagara falls has a thundering boom with roaring waters. Niagara Falls has the best view from Ontario, Canada. On the Canadian side, you can view the American falls and the Canadian horseshoe fall. On the Canadian side, one photo can capture the American Falls and the Canadian Horseshoe fall. You get the whole picture of Niagara Falls. There are food vendors on the streets of Niagara falls. One hot dog vendor said, " We are running low on hot dogs.We don't have any more sausages."
I was thinking , " what's a hot dag without a sausage? It's bread."
This situation only happens in Canada.
Niagara Falls has a natural beauty that attracts millions of visitors a year. Many international visitors from around the world would come to Canada and the United States to see Niagara falls. In pictures, Niagara is amazing. In memories, Niagara Falls is extraordinary.