Book Review

In my free time I recently read a book called Confession of a Non Barbie. I really enjoyed this book and feel that every girl should to read it, at any certain point of their life. This book wasn’t in a story format where it had an end, beginning, or middle. It was book which gave advice to girls through rough times. Throughout the whole story there was one conflict, relationships. The book was written by Kinda Wilson a female author who is in her mid-30’s. Kinda wrote this book because she felt as if she had struggled through high school with being single, dating someone, Etc. Therefore; she decided she would write a book that would reach out girls who were in her same situation. So she shares her experiences and gives a daily lesson on how to deal with various types of situations. The book was a nonfiction romantic comedy. I truly enjoyed it and wouldn’t mind turning to it for help.

CANB reminded me very much of one of my favorite middle school books Dork Dairies. Even though Dork Dairies was a fiction book that portrayed the life of typical girl in middle school. That has to deal with crushes and first time relationships and kisses. CANB was the same but the only difference was that the situations were non fictional and happened in high school. Which is much more different than middle school and much easier to relate to. But overall I enjoyed both books and would put them in my list of favorite things category.

The X Factor

Lately I have been hooked on the best talent show of the year, The X Factor (US). I think this show is amazing because it gives undiscovered artists a chance to shine. Giving them and their families a happier and better life no matter how far they make it. One of the other great things about X factor is that it shows real people with different stories that truly touch the viewers hears and make them want to reach out and help in any way possible. Even so, everybody always has their favorites and supports them till the end. This good because it encourages the contestants to push through the show. In my case I fully support Chris Rene! From the very first moment he told his story I felt a strong connection with him that made me fall in love with him. * I love him more than I loved JB!* I would say that Chris is person who has a true life story that makes him grateful for being alive today. Not only do the audience, his fans, and the judges see this but so does his family. Chris has a very peculiar voice which is so addicting and smooth. He not only sings hip hop but also raps which makes me love him even more. His fashion style suits him very well, it is a mix between a break dancer and a rapper. Chris has 7 tattoos; even though I am not a huge fan of most tattoos I like his. Mostly because they are extremely inspiration and remind him far he has come with his life, which means a lot to him. His first two tattoos are on the knuckle of hands. Which spell out Love Life. The third tattoo is on the back of his hand where it is the Ying and Yang , good and evil figure. This tattoo proves that all good can surpass evil, as long as you try. On his arm he has the fourth tattoo that says believe. This tattoo is very important to him just like the fifth one on his stomach which says love life. The last two are a microphones with notes and roses around it, which says how much joy music brings to his life. The final tattoo is on back which is a bible verse, which had to do with his rough teenhood. To see someone change into such a good person truly makes me happy; therefore, I am proud to say Chris Rene is my new favorite signer!!!

Goodbye Bieber Fever!!!

Ok so I know in my first blog I stated that Justin Bieber was my favorite artists, maybe I should have been clearer. JB was my favorite teen artist. He was for an extremely long time but now I feel that I no longer have Bieber fever. Which for many of my friends is a great thing and I could honestly say that it is a good thing for me too. When I first heard JB I wasn’t very fond of him, but I knew that I didn’t hate him like the rest of the world. As time went on a certain obsession manifested in heart, making everything about him perfect!! But now I see that isn’t necessarily true.


Don’t get me wrong I still love him and his music, but I no longer have a mad obsession. Though I will admit that I love the way he dresses and looks! His look is a mix between a skater boy and a rapper. But it mostly a hip hop and rap style, which suits him extraordinary well and makes him look good at all times. Even though many girls would say sagging pants is disgusting and "vulgar". It truly isn’t, unless the guys pants are all the way down to his knees. Though if they are not and are slightly sagged with a belt on, I think it cool. Mostly because it nearly always shows who the guy is, and what type of either music, or style he is into. It is just like the guys who always wear either soccer shoes or basketball shoes. You have a clear idea of what type interests they have.That is why fashion is a great part of today’s world because there are so many different types and each of them help you understand the person for who they are. Because fashion is the one thing which people choose depending on who they really are.

I bet you dont know who they are!!

As I previously stated in my last blog I love music especially rap. I don't just listen to English rap but I also listen to Zulu, Sotho, and Xhosa rap. But most of the South African Rap I listen to is mostly in English mixed with a little Zulu ( for those who didn't know, South Africa has 13 official languages but the language most spoken is English). Voted the best Rap squad in 2007 and maintained that title till 2008. One of my all time favorite bilingual rap crew is Skwatta Kamp. I first learned about them at the age of 7 when they came to visit my boarding school. The only reason they came was because the middle and high school students decided to persuade the teachers to use the money for their school trip, to pay Skwatta Kamp to come give a personal concert. In which they did, sadly us younger kids were not allowed to go the concert, but we were aloud to meet them if we had older siblings. Lucky me I did, so I got to meet the main singer which made me fall in love with them instantly. Later on when I was older I started listening to their music. My favorite song even up to today is Umoya. Which means air and their band name is a place where unfortunate people stay. So these to concepts were both meant to say to everybody that no matter how hard the wind or harsh the air always hold on to your dreams, no matter where you are and you will be sure to make it. That is why I love them , for finding a way to put their inspirational words out there even in rap. To all those people especially in need out there.

(I know... they look really cheesy, but never the less their awesome)!!

Btw: I really wanted to post the video, but I would probably get in trouble for using/showing showing a video with bad words in it,so if you want to watch it their best song is called Umoya. You probably wont understand half of it but Enjoy!

I've made up my mind Rap is Officially my all time favorite music genre!

Music is an essential part of every bodies life, some more than others but music is always there to play an important part. If you don't believe me , you can go to the poorest nations/ tribes anywhere in the world and see that music is one of those things that keeps them going. And I think that is absolutely fantastic, because music is one of things that just gives your body a certain feeling ( a little nicer than shopping) weather that soothing sensation comes from rap, hip-hop, RnB(rhythm and blues), soul, rock, heavy-metal, jazz, classical,techno or whatever there's always a connection. For most people if you ask them what their favorite music is they would have a quick and strong answer. Though for me its a different situation. If someone were to ask me, I would not be able to answer, and unlike allot of people I know, I don't like "all types of music". I ABSOLUTELY ADORE RAP, love techno, and like really few calm rock songs, RnB/pop and hip hop songs. I think rap is a legendary genre of music. The thought that is being put behind what is being said is AMAZING, it shows talent and intelligence. But I have to admit there are extremely stupid rap artists that disgrace the name of rap which push away fans rather than pulling them closer. Like two friends of mine who are really into heavy metal, consider rap a utterly useless, talent less, and stupid form of music. That's probably because when they heard their first rap songs they heard Yung Joc's "very special style of rapping", which explains everything. Though if you listen GOOD QUALITY to rap and follow it from its roots; A Tribe Called Quest all the way up to Eminem and Lil Wayne and many more you will eventually see the magnificence of it.

Peices of Well Thought Out Rap by the worlds 2nd best rapper of the 21st century , Lil Wayne.
What you want, watch me stand on the world as I sit in a throne
And if I jump I'm going to fly and look into the eagles eye and see I am lookin like you, why?
***** see, it gets me how nothing gets me or get to me,
And if your shootin for the stars then just shoot me,
But your bullets don't reach mars, pause , claws because I'm a beast, I'm a dawg ill get cha,
My picture should be in the dictionary next to the definition of definition,
Because repetition is the father of learning. and son i know your barrel burning but..

Peices of Well Thought out Rap by the worlds number 1 rapper of the 21st century, Eminem
Look, if you had one shot, or one opportunity
To seize everything you ever wanted in one moment
Would you capture it or just let it slip?
Yo
His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy
There's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti
He's nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready to drop bombs,
but he keeps on forgetting what he wrote down,
the whole crowd goes so loud
He opens his mouth, but the words won't come out
He's choking how, everybody's joking now
The clock's run out, time's up over, bloah!
Snap back to reality, Oh there goes gravity
Oh, there goes Rabbit, he choked
He's so mad, but he won't give up that
Easy, no
He won't have it , he knows his whole back's to these ropes
It don't matter, he's dope
He knows that, but he's broke
He's so stagnant that he knows
When he goes back to his mobile home, that's when it's
Back to the lab again, yo
This whole rhapsody
He better go capture this moment and hope it don't pass him

Shopping!

Recently at school we had a week long holiday in celebration of the start of fall. Even though in Venezuela the weather is mostly mutual all year round, we still get the chance, to a week of freedom. During this week I spent most of my days shopping with mother in New York. I absolutely adored it! But then again mostly because I am a shopaholic (don't tell anyone)! Shopping is one of those things that just set your mind free, reliefs you from all stress, lets you enjoy the power of the results of all your hard work, and just brightens your day! I don't know about you guys but I enjoy that feeling so I do it allot! Even though my parents think it’s an extremely unhealthy obsession, routine, and habit I enjoy every moment of it. 

OK, So I confession to make, this might seem a little absurd to you guys but it’s just what I like to do! So just this past week I bought 15 pairs of shoes, from the best shoe shack in the world DSW! I know what you're probably thinking 15 is a large number, and I know it is. But to me that 15 is just the number of times I will be strutting down the emotionally attached runway of life. 

Intro

Just so you know, I am a high school freshman who goes to school in South America. I measure exactly 5,1ft / 157in and I am invoulentry creating a blog for english class!
Just to break the ice i am gonna state facts about myself. My first instrument that I ever played was a recorder, then i changed to a flute, after sometime I decided to quit and move on to piano, after dropping out I was fascinated by the clarinet, but not for long though because I then moved up to the Tenor Saxophone. I have played the tenor for about 3 years now, and I love it. Even though it has its challenging moments , it still manages to keep me entertained for more than 2 hours. So therefore it is a good instrument.

 Another thing you should know about me is that I am obsessed with the color pink, and totally stinks that there aren't any pink saxophones. Because if there were I would most probably have a collection. Anyways, besides playing the saxophone I do ballet and hip hop dancing. I love combining the two styles because it is sometimes impossible,  seeing that they are the  COMPLETE opposite.
My favorite singer is Justin Bieber but I love listening to different types of musics except opera and extreme heavy metal, because it hurts my ears and gives me headache from all the screaming.

Surprisingly I dont watch as much t.v as I used to but I know all about every program, there is to know about. My friends and I like watching shows such as glee, One tree hill, The glee project, and many more. I find it delightful to watch reality shows because they are much more realistic than t.v. shows like  ghost whisperer.

Here are two things that  I really want:
1.I would really like a dog, mostly because I adore them and think they are absolutely presious.  The only reason I am not allowed to have a dog is because I already have 4 turtles and a lot of fish so my parents say its enough animals.
2. I would appreciate a new ipod that came with Justbeats earphones. After maintaining my ipod for over 1 year without a case , I carelessly dropped it this weekend. Now the whole screen is cracked in every way possible . I don't really need the Justbeats but I just think they are cool and they are extremely useful, so I want them!