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