JOURNAL #24

MY PASSION:

To learn more about Broadcast Journalism.

RESOURCES:

Interviews;

Rep Wakai? Visit the KHON 2, if possible.Online research and library

QUESTIONS I WANT ANSWERED?

What's the key to making an eye catching story/video with simple camera techniques and editing skills? How do you create a good sequence with not that much footage? How do you make the footage look more high

quality?

RESOURCE PLAN:

Asking my english teacher if it's okay with her, if she could contact Rep Wakai?(: Call KHON 2. Going to the bookstore or library. Internet researching.

POSSIBLE PRODUCT OR PERFORMANCE:

To share what I have learned, I would like to create a video/documentary or a book.

this I believe

I've never really understood the meaning of the word, "PATIENCE." To me it just seemed as if it

it only meant something holy like. I just felt weird and confused not knowing what a simple word meant.

But one evening after school, my whole entire definition of PATIENCE was erased then engraved back into

my head again.

I love to sing. I love to act. I just love to express myself without feeling embarrassed because I go what

I love to do and just have fun doing it, and this I believe: That PATIENCE may hold the key to living out

your dreams. I am one of those people who don't follow their dreams, but instead they chase them. I've

always had big dreams of my own.

And yes I have accomplished one. Wanting to expose my talents in a wider view. My day was practically

normal. Not knowing what was in store for me in the future that dealt with my talents. A phone call made

to my mom about, "wanting to meet with me to set up a time and date to begin my training" really made the

rest of my day full of excitement. It turned out that my mom sent an audition tape of me singing and just

fooling around, which surprisingly the company of "World Talent" enjoyed watching.

I couldn't believe my ears! I had been singing for 8 years then and so i've waited that long for something

good to happen in my life. I arrived at World Talent dressed in my school uniform around 5 in the evening

with both my parents. The company's manager sat us down to discuss with us about my audition tape.

She had told my parents, "I would like to work with you daughter and help her progress in both her singing

and acting skills by taking it further, in having her audition for TV commercial and TV shows." I just couldn't

stop smiling that my cheek muscles were sore for about a good 2 hours.

My parents were both happy for me. But as the discussion came to "money", i'm talking about 12 grand

for a year of training. My heart raced as I knew that my parents aren't big-money spenders. They asked me one

question, "Is this what you really want to do?" I nodded and so they decided to pay for my training that night.

I felt so thankful that I didn't want the money to go to waste. I worked and pushed myself every time that I had

class. I didn't want to take any rest. After the one-year contract ended, my first audition was booked for

Nickelodeon. I went through the audition as calm as possible. Waiting for weeks, it turned out that being

PATIENT gave me my first call-back.

interview

"As the time grows near for me to leave home, what is the most important message or belief that you hope I will take with me and remember throughout my entire life?"

MOM: "Don't let anyone bring you down. As long as you know that you believe in yourself you can do good. In order for you to succeed you must fail. You must learn from your mistakes."

DAD: "Always follower your heart. Even though procrastination is bad, it can help you in the long run. Never give up on something you love. It will only bring you down. "

BOTH: "We love you no matter what decisions you chose to make in your life. We love you with all our hearts. We know we have raised you well enough to make the right decisions. You and your sisters are our true blessings in our lives."

allusion poem revision

I am a listener and a helper

A friend and a protector

I do no harm as I believe

That peace is a magical treasure

I walk on those who do betray

And let others free and walk away

I don't let burdens keep me from hurting

As I know I must keep working

Just like Ares, people judge me cause of my reputation

But I know that they are mistaken

My heart is not like a rotten core

Because I refuse to seek for war

I take the chance to show them proof

That nothings a lie but the truth

They've opened their eyes and finally realized

That they were all just fools

But I am still doubted by some

And trusted by many

ALLUSION POEM

I am defined by my reputation
I am no stranger, but a friend
I seek for peace and not war
Although others say i'm like a rotten core
Dealing with this burden

Makes me we want to feel respected
I take that chance to break open
To show them the truth
To have them realize
They are all just fools

I am now doubted by some,
But trusted by many.

"I Want My Food!"

Dear (Mililani Zippy's Manager),

My family and I enjoy eating at your restaurant during the weekends and taking-out food on the weekdays since my dad works at night. We have been doing this routine for about 2 months now. My mom and I never seemed to have any problems with your customer service until not too long ago. It was about 4 weeks ago when my mom, my sister, and myself were coming home from Manoa. It was around 7:30 p.m. and my mom wanted to buy dinner instead of cook, mainly because she was exhausted and grouchy. Obviously my sister and I insisted in eating Zippy's, so we got their around 8:15 p.m.

I wanted to take-out our dinner since my sister and I had homework that needed to be done. We ordered our usuals, popcorn chicken, mini spaghetti, and mini pork  if my mom felt like eating it. The mini chicken is what makes my tummy and my sisters tummy go yummy most of the time, very golden brown, crunchy, and tasty. Although, we don't like eating it all the time. Our order number was in the 620's I believe. I'm not too sure of our exact number. 

My mom was already grouchy, but waiting for our food made her even more grouchy. We were waiting for our order for almost a half an hour. What made the situation more intense and my mom and myself more impatient was that, people who ordered before us got their food before us or 5 minutes after they ordered. For a moment, we thought,"Okay our food is still not done cooking". But, after 4 people got their order before us, my mom got mad, stood up and confronted the workers who were at the front desk.

They didn't seem to care about making us wait. Sure the workers said, "Sorry", but honestly, it wasn't too believable. I thought, "What the heck is their problem!" Really, facial expressions do affect the customers. I felt as if they didn't want to help us. Like they were working for the hell of it. It wasn't the first time that happened. In fact it was the thirds time. After we went through it multiple times, we haven't gone to Zippy's in Mililani, instead we chose to buy dinner from Tasty's or Locol Moco.

I hope my letter does make a change in making your customer service a better one, where people will enjoy not only eating their but taking food, "TO GO". I may not be the only customer with the same problem, their are others as well.

-Ariel Alexis Redoble

Risky Business TEEN PEER PRESSURE

Peer pressure is something teens deal with all the time. Teens are influenced by peer pressure. Not only do teens high-school lifestyles change, but also their home (family) lifestyles change. Some parents experience their child living an ordinary life of laughter, smile, and going to the mall with their friends, then one day everything changes to hell for both the child and the parent. The cause of that may be because the teen must have done something he/she did not want to do, but were persuaded by their "friends" in doing it; like ditching school, smoking, drinking, ect. Sometimes it is the parent who pushes their child much more into peer pressure rather than their peers. At times, parents don't really have a good feel on what their child is up to on daily basis. They can pay closer attention to their child's outside circle of friends and steer them toward more low-risk male and female peers. If the parents do not have a trusted communication with their child because they could be a single parent and they work 24/7;just don't really mind wondering about their child because they know he/she would never get into serious trouble, it would be much harder to understand them. It also leads to lack of patients and trust in the relationship which causes the child to loose affection for their parent. No communication, no trustful relationship, is no parental guidance. Teens fear discovery by their parents and other authorities. They also experience frustration because they sometimes cannot control themselves and their surroundings. Teens have a clear idea in their head that, "everyone else is doing it" which influences them and to blackout of their common sense and better judgement. Parents should know that peer pressure is something that children and other parents including themselves, experience one time or another. Parents should always encourage their child to develop a friendship with other teens with positive qualities.