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.

The Tale of Desperaux

The Tale of Despereax is a tale of a rat and a mouse. The rat lived on the ship and travelled to different places. He enjoys the presence of humans. This is unnatural for a rat because rats hate sunlight and humans. Rats established their own underground city.


The tale really started on soup day. On Soup day, the chef would make a surprise soup for the whole city. Then the King would say the name of the soup to the whole kingdom. The Chef was fixing the soup with his good imaginary friend. They would make the actual soup better. His friend was made of food and had better taste then him. The problem occurred when Rocuro(the sea rat) escaped his human. He went to see the soup up close. When the royal family was drinking the soup, he fell into the Queen's soup. With fright of the dirty rat, she fainted. Later that day, the Queen died.The king was horrified and pronounced to the kingdom that making soup, drinking soup and smelling soup is illegal. The housing of rats and mice is illegal. Anyone found housing a rat or mice would have a severe punishment. This was devasting for the kingdom. For a very long time, the kingdom has no rain and the people are sad. The sadest person was princess pea. She missed the rain, the soup and the rats.
The tale goes on when Despereaux was born. He was a large eared mouse. He was tiny for his age. In his mind, he is the biggest of them all. He befriended the princess and swore to bring back the soup and the rain. He showed the mice population the light. The Chef started making soup, even though it was illegal. When people smelled his soup, they had a jolt of happiness. Roscuao , Despereaux and the Chef helped bring light to the kingdom. The soup brought happiness to the royal family,the people, the rats , and the mice. The people and animals lived happily ever after.


The Mouse named Despereaux was never born normal. Despereaux did not run away from danger. He was a gentlemen, he was brave, and he was fearless. His characteristics was not a mouse. His parents would fret over his fearlessness. He had the strength to talk to a human. He talked to the princess. This was an illegal act. Despereaux could expose the mice population to the humans. The council banished him to the rats. While he was in the rat city, he was almost fed to the big cat. The sea rat saved his life. ( The sea rat was the rat that lived on a ship his whole life until the crew left without him.) He dropped into the sewers and landed among the other rats. He never got used to their way of life. He was an outsider. Despereaux was an outsider as well because he did not fear. The sea rat liked humans and sunlight. Their outstanding qualities helped saved the princess and the city.

Should Different Countries limit the number of muslims going to Mecca?

A pandemic strike the world this year. It is the Swine flu. Hajj is the world's largest pilgrimage. Millions of Muslims gather in Mecca for a submission to God. Since Muslims all around the world are gathering in one city, the swine flu might spread faster in Mecca. Should countries limit the number of people going to hajj? I believe that different countries should limit the number of people going to Mecca because a disease moves from person to person faster when you are in a crowded area. I also believe that the number of Muslims going to Mecca should always be limited because many people die in Mecca every year during the pilgrimage. I think that the people with weak bodies and unhealthy conditions should not go. Senior Citizens should not go because they are getting old and their bodies are not meant for an intense walk from one place to another. Younger children should not go either because they are too young to understand and the walk is too long for them.

The Muslim community may not like it , but I believe different countries should take action for the safety of the Muslim people. Just for 8 days during Ramadan, Saudi Arabia could spend up to millions of dollars. They have to hire more and more police to patrol the tented area. Saudi Arabia has to provide the white bath robe for every Muslim. ( tradition of Hajj) Saudi Arabia is also responsible for hydrating the Muslim people because of the peninsula's hot climate. They have to provide sanitation to prevent the spread of disease. They have to provide sanitary food and water. The country has to provide alternative foods for people for food allergies.

If the Muslim people disagree with my thoughts. Just think about your safety. Religion is a faith and faiths are good for the soul, but they should not be taken too seriously.

Hajj Pilgrammage to Mecca

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

Romance is the third element in the new Harry Potter movie. Filmmakers decided it was time to show teenage romance. At the very beginning of the movie, Harry did not stay at 4 Privet Drive. Instead , Harry Potter waited for Dumbledore in a cafe. We saw Harry reading a newspaper and talking to a waitress. The waitress invited him to talk with her after her shift. After the waitress left, Harry blushed a little. After Harry's prophecy was revealed to the media, everybody called him the chosen one. (The person that can vanquish the Dark Lord.)Remilda Vane decided to slip him a love potion because she thinks Harry is the Chosen one. Harry's Best Friend, Ronald Weasley has Lavender Brown crushing on him. This made Herminone Granger upset and jealous. After seeing Ginny with other wizards, Ginny finally revealed her true crush. It turned out that Ginny always loved Harry.

Filmmakers made the romance fit in with the action and the adventure. Shortly After Ron had consumed Harry's love potion from Ramilda Vane, Ron also took a sip of the poison mead . (A stranger (malfoy) gave the mead to Professor Slughorn to be delivered to Professor Dumbledore.)Once again Harry saved the life of another wealsey with the beazor. He stuffed it into Ron's mouth, so that the poison can go away. Harry saved Ginny's life, Mr. Weasley's life and Ron's life. I guess it was good thing Ron decided to sit next to Harry in his first year.

Draco Malfoy has a task to complete. If he does not complete it, then the Dark Lord will kill him. Severous Snape has vowed to protect Draco because of the Unbreakable vow. He was forced to do it because Narcissa and Bellatrix persuaded him. Malfoy has sent Dumbledore a cursed necklace and a poison mead, but the delivery was never made. First , Angelina opened the package and got cursed herself. Then Horace Slughorn served the mead to Ron. Malfoy was devasted because if he failed he would be killed. If Malfoy got killed , then Snape would die with him. (If the unbreakable vow was broken, the person that vowed would die.)When Angelina returned from St. Mungo's hospital, Malfoy ran to the bathroom crying. Harry chased him and used the curse he learned from the half blood prince.

This movie is no longer all about spells, wands, and fighting evil, the movie has transformed itself. Must watch movie of the year.
My grade: A-.

Uigurs protest (contiued)

The Police did not stop them. The Muslims chose to fight and kill. They chose to kill bystanders and ordinary citizens. The Police did the right thing at the right time. When a person is killing another person, the police has to step in. This was never a peaceful demonstration. Murdering someone is a state and federal crime. Protests and demonstrations are legal in the United States, but murder is illegal. In the United States , protests and demonstrations need permits.

Protests in front of the Chinese Embassy in London

I have recently heard on the news that the British have protested in the Uigurs defence. They have been stupid enough to believe that the Chinese government is hurting the Uigurs. The Uigurs chose to attack the Han Chinese. They killed Han Chinese. They destroyed public property. (buses and other public property) The Chinese government arrested the people who were responsible for murdering 139 Chinese citizens.

Murder is a one way ticket to execution. Killing people is not the right way to carry out a point. Killing people makes the situation worse. The Uighur people chose to fight and kill. When 139 people have been killed in a protest, the government should step in. There were more than 1000 people injured and 139 people killed. This is the government's responsibility to step in. The British protesters spoke too soon. They didn't even get the whole picture.

The British needs to learn more and speak less because they are idiots. Great Britain is terrible.Shame on you.
Not all news are truthful. Some news may make up stories. CNN, Fox, BBC, CCTV, etc, have all made up news before. The truth can only be found if you look for it.

Xinjiang Protests and demonstrations

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIn-Qi7zvxU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIn-Qi7zvxU


A peaceful demonstration in China's Western providence turns bloody. Xinjiang is China's largest providence in the China's Western region. It has a low population density per square mile. Xinjiang is filled with oil and gas reserves. On the Morning of July 6,2009, a group of High School and college students started attacking the Han Chinese. Three Thousand ethnic Uighurs attacked the Han Chinese living peacefully in Xinjiang. Sources say that at least 156 Han Chinese were killed in the riot. More than 1000 Han Chinese were injured.The true story may be different because the world is unable to know the whole story because of China's information firewall.
The protest got really bloody because protesters started killing innocent civilians. They set cars and buses on fire. They ripped the windshield off of the vehicles.
I completely understand that the Chinese Communist Party can give the Muslims more freedom, however destroying public property does not help their case.

Imagine if protesters came through Time Square in New York City and people destroyed the square. What if the American people killed police men and civilians? What would the US Government do?
In the 1992 Los Angeles riot, the LA Police was shown in a videotape beating African Americans. The riot became worse and the National Guard was sent. In addition to the National guards,the US Army and marines were sent to LA.
The US Government always say that the Chinese government's method of dealing with these riots is wrong, but it's the way the Chinese people protest. It is always obvious to sent the military when a riot turned bad.
Burning buses and cars is not a peaceful protest. That is violence. This is not a peaceful protest.
If you think this is using freedom of Speech, then you're wrong. I want to see somebody protest in the US by burning buses and cars. Try that and see what's going to happen.