Last post of the year, and for this blog......

Dear Journal,

Its nice to be back online! I love writing on here, though I think this is probably my wrap-up post forever. So lets make it a good post!

First, about the last blog entry thing, yeah. I don't think I'll be writing on here anymore because this was supposed to be all about China and my trips. But you guys will probably be happy to know that I am thinking, just thinking (it isn't definite), about doing another separate blog just about life and experiences in middle school. But don't get your hopes up; I haven't even asked my mom yet!

Second, my Bat Mitzvah is coming up! I have started studying the prayers with Sarah, the Rabbi's wife, and we have started planning the weekend, like the party! But I can't spill details, because a lot of them aren't confirmed yet. Want to know something weird? My friend in LA, Samantha Rabney, her Bat Mitzvah is the same weekend as mine, but the next year! Funny, huh? 

Third...I don't know if there is a third. Those are the 2 biggest things that are happening soon.

Well, I hope all of you have enjoyed reading this blog as much as I have enjoyed writing on this blog. Don't say goodbye forever! 

From,

Goldie Davoudgoleh

Suprise Party! Count down to Home...15 days!

Dear Journal,

Today, my friends, Emma and Noah Knoblcoh, were acting weird and on the bus home they said, "I need you from 3:30 to 5:30 today at my house. Ok?" And I went along with it and...

"SUPRISE!!!!!!" I heard as I walked in and everyone and some other people I knew were there except Caroline and Hannah! I was so SUPRISED. I didn't even know this was going to happen.

By then I knew that she had planned a suprise going away party! I am so thankful that I have good friends that would do that for me.

I am so thankful and jumpy but I have to slow down because we are going to someone's house for dinner tonight when my dad comes home.

My birthday is in 5 1/2 days!! And in 2 days I'm getting my birthday Nintedo DS!!

This entry is dedicated to Emma Knobloch, Noah Knobloch, and Montana Ray (all my SRC Shanghai friends). I'd really like to thank them for planning this suprise party for me and inviting all our friends.

This weekend I am having my birthday sleepover party. On Saturday at 4:00, all my friends are coming (Emma, Caroline, Hannah). Then I haven't planned what we are going to do that night but in the morning at 10:00, Montana and Noah are coming for Brunch. My mom had the brunch idea, but I wanted to have a birthday sleepover party.

I gotta go and get ready to go to our friends house for dinner.
LOL,
Goldie

I'm So Booked! Count down to Home...21 days! Also a count down to the end of Reading Olympics...7 days!

Dear Journal,

I'm so booked this weekend because this morning we are going to temple and then we are going to baseball (little league) for Jacob. Then we are going to Subway for lunch then we go home. And in the afternoon I'm going to play with my friends and then read for 2 hours to get cot up in Reading Olympics. OAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!

Well I'll check in with you guys and girls later!
Sincerely,
Goldie

Count Down...22 days left!

Dear Journal,

Here is an update of my life:

• CAN"T WAIT TILL MY BIRTHDAY ON JUNE 9TH!!!!!!

Thats all. And:

• Don't think I'll be able to do 150 blog posts in 22 days! Unless I do like 7 a day!

Anyways, today we are starting to organize what to come with us and what not to come with us. It felt really weird, first of all because some of this stuff I have never seen for 2 years and 2nd because today is a chinese holiday called the Dragon Boat Festival, and you should work on holidays, just like we don't work on Shabbat.

Sincerely,

Goldie D. :)

Almost there! Count down to home...30 Days left!

Dear Journal,

In about, I don't know, 30 days, I'll be home! On June 22, late at night, we arrive in Boston. I am soo excited but sad at the same time.

I wanted to worn you that I will be on my blog almost everyday, maybe more than 1 time a day to try to beat out my mom in how many blog posts she has. Don't tell her though! I will also be on because I am counting down to the last day in Shanghai.

Also on the agenda of the month of June, guess who's birthday it is? I don't even know! Is is Jacob? (...) No, he's in May. Is it my mom? (...) No, she's also in May. Is it my dad? (...) No, he's in November around Thanksgiving!! (...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,) Oh yeah! It's MY birthday June 9th! And guess what I'm getting for my birthday? A Nintendo DS! But I have to pay for some of it which is kinda sad.

Oh well! Anyways, I'm gonna go swimming now so I have to go! I'll catch up with you later!
Sincerely,
Goldie

2 months have gone by and I have totally forgot!

Dear Journal,

Hear are some minor things I have been doing in school and at home that have kept me busy while I didn't write on my blog:

1. I have made some new friends named Emma and Noah Knobloch. As you can see, they are brother and sister. Sometimes they don't get along, like me and Jacob, but they are still my friends. We usually rollerblade or got to there house and play Wii Rock Band 2. And yes, Noah is a boy, but he is nice and sometimes they come over to do homework and he needs my help. Noah's also in my class so we usually have the same amount of homework each night.
2. This week, since Saturday afternoon, I have gotten to see the cutest dog on Earth named Jake. He is a Golden Retriever and his fur is as gold-blonde as Golden Retriever is supposed to be. He is 2 months old and he belongs to My brothers friend named Cole. Cole is nice too, but I only go to Sunday basketball because Jake is there. Since I have had so much time with Jake, I really want a Golden Retriever puppy. Some of you may know this but my mom is not an animal, imperticularly dog, kinda person. She doesn't want to clean up there duty after they do it. But over all, she just doesn't want a dog. I beg and pleed with all my heart and she still won't budge. I may as well give up 'till I go to college and get a puppy of my own.
3. Today, March 3rd at 6:13 PM, I report that my cousin Bobby has arrived! Bobby arrived this morning and my mom went to get him from the airport around 8:30 AM. I saw him when I got off the bus. He brought us lots of food we can't get here and some HOT DOGS and SALAMI!!!! He also brought my mom a new phone that she can actually take pictures with and call people with (P.S. It's a touch screened phone. Cool huh?).
4. I had a play 2 weeks ago called RATS. I was actually the biggest part, the mayor (now everywhere I go I have to say," I'm Goldie, also known as the mayor.") and we had to do the play twice. My parents came both times and both times, I got a billion comments. After the first show, the high school drama teacher even came up to me and said, "You were great. I could hear you from the back of the theater. I will be so happy when you come into high school." And I was glad by the comment, but I had to break the news to her and say, "I would be glad to be in high school drama, but unfortunatly, I will be leaving after school ends."

Hope you understand! And there's more to come from 'us'!

Sincerely,

Goldie

P.S. Peace to your homey's!

Sick, sick, sick...why the 3 of us during this week?

Dear Journal,

This week, I found out about some people who are sick. Including:

• Emma - Ms. Keilgas' (assistant teacher in fifth grade) daughter
  
• Me - I have a cough, runny nose, and a 102 degree fever
  
• And my dads brother, Beruz - he has had cancer and lung problems for about 1 and 1/2 years maybe and now he got worse by getting pneumonia (prononced: nimonia)

Ms. Keilgas is friends with my mom. They were instant messaging on Facebook and Ms. Keilgas said Emma, her 2nd grade daughter, is sick with a fever and is staying home from school. At about the same time, I was suffering from a fever/cough kinda thing too. And a few hours before these happend, my dad was talking on the phone with my cousin, Pantea (pronounced Pantie), about my uncle, Beruz. He is suffering from a bad case of lung cancer and a bunch of other lung problems. I was fiddling with my moms bracelet and overheard him talking about pneumonia and hospitals and bad health things. As I was strolling through the hallway, I found my mom and told her about what I heard. She was talking to my dad later and told me that what I said was true. About 2 or 3 hours later my dad was purchasing a ticket to LA for Thursday afternoon. I suggested making a big card for my dad to bring with him for Beruz. Jacob and my mom said that would be nice.

I know it is very, very sad and I would love to stay and chat about sick people from this week, but my brother got off the bus right behind someone from my class named Jacob Sand and he brought home my homework (as you must have figured, he is in my 5th grade class, 5KC) from the past few days. I must be off to the table on the other side of the tiny room to do my homework but I wish everyone a happy (which I'm missarable) and healthy (which I'm the opposite of) rest of the week!

Sincerely,

Goldie Davoudgoleh in Shanghai, China

Who could go without Vacation?

Dear Journal,
This week was the best week of my life....we:

• Went to Hainan
• Went to the beach
• Went to the pool
• Went to breakfast buffets
• Went to Vietnamese dinner
• Went to Hong Kong
• Went site-seeing for first 2 days
• Went to a movie called The Day the Earth Stood Still on the 3rd day 
• Went to Shanghai/home
• Went to club house to get Hanukkah presents that were mailed by my Bubbie and Zaydie
• Got cool gifts from my family in Boston!!

Can you believe all 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11 things happened in 1,2,4,5,6,7 days! It was so exciting when in happened but it felt so short that I couldn't take it all in; especially in Hong Kong because we were only there 2 and a half days. 

But anyways, my vacation was good. Do any of you have vacation during December? Last year we had 3 and a half weeks off but this year we only have 2 weeks off! But in the middle of January we have Chinese New Year vacation for a week.....that's when we came to Boston last year but don't think we will be coming at that time this year. So it's not that bad. 

I know it's past Christmas and Hanukkah, but Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone!

Sincerely,

Goldie Davoudgoleh in Shanghai, China

Soccer Day, Fall 2008

Make a Smilebox photobook

wo shui jiao le :(

Dear Journal,

I snuck away from bed at 9:00pm so I could write; I was soo tempted.

3 Things that happened in the past 3 minutes:

• My dad came home from work (late, huh?)
• I ran to my computer to write to you
• My mom put me to bed (remember, theses aren't in order)

By the way, wo shui jiao le means I am sleeping in Chinese. Whoever guessed that, dingdingdingding!

So whats been happening in your side of town?

Email me at goldiejune2000@yahoo.com to send me info of your side of the world.

Love to stay and sleepily chat, but I've got to usher tomorrow at a winter concert for the Strings and Band and Choir, so let me sleep a little bit.

Oh, before I forget, my mother and I made a video and posted it on her facebook. We haven't posted our alternate ending though, so be on the look out!

Good night! Or evening! Or afternoon, I suppose.

ttyl= Talk To You Later

Goldie Davoudgoleh in Shanghai, CN

Hi fellow blog-checkers.......

Ni Hao!

I didn't enter with 'Dear Journal' this time because I have somethings really bad to tell you this time.

Bad things happening right now and during today:

1. I had to run the mile today (4 laps around our huge track) (P.S. It took me 14 minutes to run 1 mile at school).
2. I had nutella (chocolate spread) on a gramcracker and all I get is a bump on my lip maybe saying that I am alergic to one of them and a ice pack on my big old bump.

Good things that happened right now and during the day:

1. Everybody in both 5AH (other class), 5KC (my class), and Hannah, my best 5TM friend, were cheering me on while I run pass the finish line by myself because I am the last one to finish running (I was expecting teasing because I am soo unfit (unlike everybody else) and people yelling at me for making them wait 2 minutes so I could finish running).
2. It is time for dinner! And my mom made my favorite, Pasta and Tomato Sauce!

Well, now it is dinner and I thing they are starting without me!

Bye! Wish me luck with my lip and my report card!

Goldie Davoudgoleh in Shanghai

Stay my friend

Dear Journal,
Sorry I didn't write for along time but are you still my friend? I hope so!

5 Things that I did this weekend:

1. I went to Caroline's house for a play date.
2. I went out to lunch to a place called Wagas.
3. I went to a Halloween party with Jacob.
4. I got a new music video on iTunes.
5. I tried 5 new foods in 1 minute.

5 Things I did at Caroline's house:

1. We made a mattress slide on the stairs.
2. I watched Nickelodeon for the first time in 16 months.
3. I ate Kraft mac + cheese for lunch.
4. Hannah and Anna came over.
5. We video taped each other dancing.

What am I doing?

I am listening to High School Musical 3 music and writing on my blog.

Where am I?

In my room.

When?

4:55

Why am I here?

Because I wanted to right on my blog.

Something I am really happy about:

I got the part of the mayor in the play Rats!

( I wanted the part of Pennywinkle, but Caroline got that part. Hannah got the part of the Pied Piper!)

Have a happy Halloween and first week of November!

Sincerely,

Goldie Davoudgoleh in Shanghai

Hi Again! Quickly I want to say......

Dear Journal,

Hi again! I just got back 15 minutes ago from Italian Night (yumyum!) and I finished my Landforms homework (can you believe I have homework during IOWA week?), so I ran to the computer and logged on.

Something about my day (quickly).......

1. I had IOWA's
2. I had P.E.
3. I had a mexican lunch
4. I came home on the bus without my sweater accidentally
5. I went to Hebrew School with Jack and the gang
6. I came home listening to my iPod
7. I had an Italian dinner at Raquets
8. I came home talking to my mom about the old 'Streak' song (I had the 1970's for my Social Studies project).
9. I did my Landforms homework, making a birds-eye view sketch of my bedroom
10. I came to the computer to type on my blog
11. I heard my brother screaming about my dad not coming to help him with burning a disk on his computer.
12. I keep typping....and typping.....and STOP!

Well, that was basicly my day, and thats how my Wednesday's usually are when I have Hebrew School.

I have to read. It is almost 9:00. I have to get rest for the last day of IOWA's (not!).

Sincerely,

Goldie Davoudgoleh in Shanghai, CN

Quick Note before I go.....

Dear Journal,

Quick Note: Off to Italian Night at Raquets! Yummy!

Love,
Goldie Davoudgoleh in Shanghai, CN

P.S. 1 more day of IOWA's!! Haleluya!!!!

TEST!!!

Dear Journal,

This entry is dedicated to my teacher Ms Campbell because it is all about ME DISLIKING AND LIKING THE IOWA TESTING!!!

#1 Thing I don't like about the IOWA is.....

It is soo quite and I am a LOUD person! I can't take it!!

#2 Thing I don't like about the IOWA is.....

It is soo frustrating and you are soo nervous, even know that the results are not going on your report card, which I am getting on Halloween!!

#3 Thing I don't like about the IOWA is.....

Sooo long! And short! For spelling, capatilization, and punctuation, you only get 12 minutes for the test! Reading Comprehension is 2 parts and each for 25 minutes! Some tests feel like a century and some tests feel like 30 seconds!

#1 Thing I like about the IOWA is.....

It doesn't go on your report card!! YEAH!!

#2 Thing I like about the IOWA is.....

You can read when your done! I LOVE READING!!

#3 Thing I like about the IOWA is.....

NO HOMEWORK THE WHOLE WEEK!!!!

Well, only 2 more days of this disliking and liking thing about I..O..W..A..'s. Plus tomorrow I start LAnd forms with Ms. Kyle. She is a new SAS teacher.

ttyl,
Goldie Davoudgoleh in Shanghai, CN

How Can I Explain This....

Dear Journal,

How can I explain this....I have been sooo busy with school and everything that....I don't want to say I have no time for you but...I am not gonna right as much as I did the first day. I haven't writen in like a few months or something like that.

Something about my day....

1. I lost a tooth and it looks really weird.
2. I started the IOWA test, like ERB's.
3. I did my science presentation.
4. I almost finished a puzzle of mickey and minie at a wedding in China.
5. I did my math homework.
6. I played computer games.
7. I am writing on my blog.


Something about my annoying brother....

He is weird.
He is mean.
He is a trouble-maker.
He is a liar.
He is un-fashionable.
He is very bad at singing.
He is freaky.
He is baby-ish.
He is a wanter of everything.
He is a want-to-be-winner.
HE IS MY BROTHER!!!
(BOO!)


What else........

I barely see my dad because he is busy at work and having dinner with his visiting co-workers and his boss. My mom has been very busy prepairing for the International Fair, which was last Saturday and AWSOME!!! Good job mom!! My friends are great also. Caroline and Hannah are my best friends in Shanghai, but I also have alot of other friends. Here all of my friends (not in order):

• Sammy
• Caroline
• Hannah
• Jessie
• Victoria
• Madeline
• Deborah
• Elisheva
• and others I can't think of......!

Well, I think thats all that I have to say now. If you have questions, email me at goldiejune2000@yahoo.com/ or leave me a comment. Happy Sukkot! And Simchat Torah!

Love,

Goldie Davoudgoleh in Shanghai

First Day of School! First Day of School!

Dear Journal,

Last Thursday was my first day of school. I had a great first day leading up to my moms favorite part of the day, 'telling' her about school. But I've had a resonable amount of homework and lots of fun games!

My teachers name is Ms. Campbell, from Boston, Mass. She lived in Spain for a while and started teaching 5th grade in year 2000. She is a great teacher that has a funny personality and puts hard things in easy ways. As always, a teacher should be just like that but she puts in a 11 out of 10 when she does her teaching!

As well as all my other teachers I've had since I was 5, I would like to thank them all for helping me get to this point ( Miss. Farber, Ms. Chapple, Ms. Flannery, Ms. Solomon, Ms. Sealey).

See you next time when you'll here Goldie say...
"Oh, that herts!"

Over and Out!
Sincerely,
Goldie Davoudgoleh

Finally! I write!

Dear Journal,

Ihave had an AMAZING summer in Boston and LA. I am gonna miss my hometowns for a long time. But one thing that might get me going is school. I start one week from this Thursday! Isn't that crazy? I am really happy though because I am going into 5th grade and I'm finally gonna see my friends!

I will miss everybody the next few weeks. PLEASE, everybody who knows my email, keep in touch. Everybody who doesn't, here it is goldiejune2000@yahoo.com. Here is my address too: Goldie Davoudgoleh,(next line) 2R 2A Shanghai Racquet Club, 555 Jin Feng Road, Hua Cao Town, MInhang District, Shanghai P.R. China 201107

Have a great rest-of-the-summer and school year!
Love,
Goldie D. :)

No bike on a day like this just means good luck...

Dear Journal,

I am happy and sad at the same time today. Which part of the story would you like to hear first, the good part or bad? Well, I'll just tell you about the good part first to make everybody cheer up!

Tomorrow at about 2:00 pm, Shanghai time, my grandma and grandpa, AKA my bubbie and zaydie, are going to arrive in the Pudong Airport of Shanghai! They are coming to visit for the first time in the Davoudgolehs Shanghai History! Lets hope they have a huge smile on their way back to Boston in two and a half weeks! We have lots of fun and exciting things planned soon!

You see, sometimes there is a bad part of the story; and unfortunately there is one this time. Last week on my way back from across the street from swimming class with a friend of mine, I was coming in through the garage. I was looking around for my bike and I didn't see it. The next day I told my mom and she comes to look in the garage with me. We both did not see it. We finally figured out that my bike was...stolen. I was so angry and upset. And note that this was all happening while our guests from Xi'an where visiting. That day my mom and Aydens mom where going to the flower market to buy somethings; and during that time, I sat in my bathroom, crying. Eventually, I came out with a little bit of help from Gavi, Aydens sister, I tried to cheer up. Today, my dad was supposed to bring me to Decathlon to buy a new bike, but my mom told me that after he brings Jacob to baseball he had to go to work untill 6:00 pm. I have been sad ever since my mom told me that because it has been a week or more since I have seen my bike. Whenever somebody with a bike goes by, I always am sad because I remember my original bike from when we moved here.

Anyways, I have news from an email I got from a Rashi teacher who has moved on to Florida. Ms. Bergmann is engaged! She sent me a couple pic's by email and I sent them to a couple people. She said her boy friend proposed during Passover, after the 4 questions. Well this year there was 5 questions!

Congrats Ms. Bergmann! From all of us at the Rashi School!

Have a great weekend!
Love,
Goldie D.

No Bread and No TV!!

Dear Journal,
I am having a exception for TV Turn-off week in my school to write on my blog. And to check my email, but that's a different story.
This week is TV Turn-off week in my school. It is when you take your mind off video games and TV and do other things.
My counselor, Mr. Everett, talked about health the last couple of weeks. He talked about physical health (exercises, keep clean...) and mental health (handling stress, look on the positive side...). So he said if you sit around and watch TV all day, then you don't have time to do other activities during the day. Like play with friends or visit family.
So he got this idea from 2 places: one, he got it from the real day in the US. Second, he got the idea from a Bernstein Bears book about watching too much TV.
The book is about how brother and sister always watched TV when they got off the school bus and mama got really frustrated about it. So she made a week of not watching TV and video games. And by the time the week was over, the kids barely watched TV from then on.
What a good lesson for all of us! I have to get to bed and soon because I have school in the morning and I need to wake up at 6:30 to get ready!
Our guests left today and I am really upset with my mom for letting them take one of my books with them. :(
Happy Passover!
Goldie D.