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WallyGallery Archives Volume 3: Posts 2/1/Intro
It's the final countdown...
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Post 2: Is June a Polyglot??? 04 08 2023
Dear Someone Reading this (Who might not speak more than 3 languages):
Hello hello hello! Today, I feel jolly and accomplished, as I started, or experienced something new. Or is it new? I, I mean my mom decided to start Latin. However, I was deeply concerned for two reasons. The first and most obvious reason is because I learned too many languages before. A small bit of Spanish, modest Chinese, and obviously Korean and English. This would make me sort of a polygot, a person who knows 5 languages! Another concern was that I had less motivation to learn Latin, ultimately because it was a dead language. To begin with, I learned all the languages I 'speak' because they are and would be useful in real-life, as in reading texts and making important conversations. However, no one uses Latin and therefore had no merit. I also felt concerned because I had to learn through Zoom, not the best way to learn anything but Zoom. Nonetheless, my concerns disappeared, only after a cup of suspicion and a class learning random Latin words. I bravely (or foolishly) asked the teahcer, "Why should I learn Latin?", and he was thankfully waiting for that question. For ten minutes, I heard the teacher saying about English words with Latin roots, and many questions related to it. To my surprise, he wasn't a liar! As I read through the vocabs, I saw many familiar words: fugit for fugitive, portat for prepare, via for via, and in for in! I also learned that these Latin words influenced other languages, such as Spanish. The word mortem (Death) sounds like the Spanish word muerte (Death), and its pronunciation was overall similar. But the best part was fun. Reading classical Roman text with obscure words truly made it a fresh and unique experience, and made me feel like a kid reading a picture book. However, don't be fooled! The dead langauge offers only old literature for practice, and that had some historical information and philosophical ideas, all of them which I liked. Overall, my first Latin lecture felt a bit overwhelming. Despite me thinking that Latin would be boring and useless, I realized its links to other languages (as an Indo-European and former-dominant language) and its use in classical text. As the Romans were the most powerful people for a not-so-brief period of time, it is genuinely worth it to be able to learn all these old text by learning its language. I now wonder: would English be dead? Would the future consider English just like Latin today? What if Latin and English were to co-exist or not exist? Despite my endless questioning, I think it's best for me to stop asking questions, and do my weekly homework. Now I have two: This diary, and my Latin homework!
From. A person who isn't an expert in Latin but knows better than 99.9875 percent of the world, since only 1 million in 8 billion of us even remotely knows Latin.
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Post 1: Python Test Day! 04 03 2023
"Another test day?", I might ask myself. However, this test was far more important and exciting than most others, a test where I had to show my full pontentials and creativity. I was totally wrong on both claims. After a tough 10 weeks of practice, I may have assumed the title 'Best Pythoner', but I needed to take on a real challenge, So I can truly become a coding master. And here I was (or were), right now (or a few hours ago), I sat on the same rusty desk and opened the digital test. First glance, the test was odd. Instead of me writing a program that would show my inner beast, the test was composed of 30 MCQs, and were very dull. I might have to add, that my friend's frightened face showed how learning 2000 SAT words a week didn't help this. But I was kind of ready, and solved most of the questions. However, I was obviously uncertain of a few (30 percent of the questions), especially because this was a one-time-only exam. By the time I was finished, I was still thinking. The time limit was over, and the 30 percent of uncertain questions were gone. I had two things on my mind: I would get at least 70 percent, and what if I get under 70 and fail this test? Thankfully, or shockingly, the results came seconds later. I got a very low score, but I could barely pass. I got 70 out of 100, with a passing score of 70! I doubted the test, and thought I would get disqualified becuase the score was probably a rounded number. Despite my cynical expectations, I got my certificate, and people congratulated me. I got my official certificate, and it was because my score was rounded. And I realized one thing: People like to be lazy (e.g. oversimplify numbers), and they all benefit me. Nonetheless, I happily took the digital certificate and remembered that my coding teacher (who managed to see this whole thing) REQUIRED a score of at least 80 percent would get me to take the higher class. That was his (little early) April Fool's day joke thing. Overall though, I felt never this overwhlmed, surprised, and grateful to my life than this moment.
Simple Version: Another test? Really? Yes. This time, it was for my python (coding) certificate. I have seen the previous "doomed expressions" of my friends, and now it was time for me. I took my laptop, and ready, set, sit down! 30 questions, 70 out of 100 to pass, the test seemed simple. However, the questions were the complete opposite of the ones I've expected. Instead of creativity and wit, it was about MCQ and guessing. I took the enitre 30 minutes and I couldn't finish my test. I had two things on my mind now: "70's a piece of cake, like listening to ABBA music", and "I'm not gonna get 70, just like how Billie Jean's not my lover". To my surprise, (I think) I got a 69.6666.... However, the test gratefully rounded my grade, and I got a 70! I was so shocked, overwhemled, and glad at the same time, and the same was to my new certificate, digitally. I could now stand up and relax at the same time!
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Introduction: Who is June? (By Peter McGuire, definitely not the pen name of June, I mean it is...)
Unless you were living under a pineapple house (or not from BCC), you'd probably be familiar with June. He seems to show everything he has, wants, and hates, but he might be more mysterious than that. In fact, I have finally managed to collect 10 facts about June that get HARDER to collect and know gradually.
1. June has 2 siblings, both are twins. And by the way,
2. June seems to like everything, and that results in shorter passion-spans.
3. June has a seemingly endless passion for old music, games, and socializing, a nicer way of saying talking endlessly.
4. June takes some words seriously, too seriously sometimes! He subscribed to a newspaper just because of a recommendation, without even thinking about it!
5. June has an expertise in various places, but CODING? He made this website using it!!!
6. June actually is grateful and happy about a lot of stuff: family, money, health, and that golden yacht he owns in his game.
7. June is loyal to all (excluding close friends at times) but is pretty ambitious. Like, he goes to all of these competitions for fun!
8. Contrary to popular belief, June surprisingly has a thick resume, including multiple certificates, volunteering, and I might have to cross this one out.
9. Contrary to popular belief, June is not a Communist, Socialist, Robber (okay it only counts if you rob and don't return it after 10 seconds), nor is a crook.
10. Although June never touched Non-Asian soil, he is still interested too much in American stuff, such as Politics, Music, TV, and everything. Except for guns. He needs more than that.
11. Despite his younger age, June regularly listens to: ABBA, The Beatles, The Bangles, The Monkees, Bonnie Tyler, Culture Club, Rick Astley, Bon Jovi, Cyndie Lauper, Tears for Fears, Toto, Laura Branigan, Berlin, F.R. Davids, Phil Collins, Louis Armstrong, Madonna, Gloria Gaynor, Whitney Houston, Dolly Parton, Air Supply, Lionel Richie, Tina Turner, Chicago, Aqua, Juice Newton, Olivia Newton-John, John Denvers, Neil Diamond, Blondie, Frank Sinatra, Bee Gees, George Michael, Wham!, Roxette, The Carpenters, Elton John, Sandra, A-Ha, Stevie Wonder, and Michael Jackson. Sorry Elvis Prestley, I'm not that old!
The End.
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WallyGallery Archives Volume 2: Posts 04 25/4/3
Making archives of WallyGallery posts for this TEMPORARY new tumblr blog.
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Extra Topic: "In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart." (04 25 2023)
Dear diary, after finishing the play the ‘Diary of Anne Frank’, I found a quote that completely sums up the diary. The quote “In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart” best shows the meaning of the play for multiple reasons. The play as a whole follows the struggles Anne and the annex had to face, such as the fear of getting caught by the Nazis, starving, and less resources. However, the kind acts in the play and Anne’s optimistic personality helped me both restore faith in humanity and believe in the aforementioned quote. Take the helpers for example. Miep, Mr. Kraler and many other ‘annex helpers’ compromised so much of their lives just to save eight other lives. They used their money, feared getting caught, and arguably had more downsides than living in the annex. The helpers had to hide this fact while working right under where their secret annex was, yet still helped the annex for around 2 years! Their sacrifice makes me support this quote because it shows that people can do the most extreme things to help others, despite there being no reward. Individuals in the annex also supported the quote. Mr. Van Daan is the best example of this. Mr. Van Daan used to be a very selfish man who stole food from the starving annex for himself, even when he received special treatment and complained about the lack of food. Early on, he showed no apologies or acknowledgement of these crimes. He also had a mean attitude (likely from his smoking habits), being a grumpy man who criticized everything for seemingly anything. However, his change is what made me support the quote. Shortly after Mr. Van Daan was caught stealing food by the Franks, he was just as angry as the victims of his crimes. However, soon after the D-Day announcement from Miep, he quickly realized his wrongdoings and apologized. He admitted his faults and attempted to change from it, and the others in the annex did just that. Shortly after the wild pandemonium, the annex found an agreement on things and realized their flaws and apologized while being hopeful and optimistic, which shows that everyone is good at heart. It is because even if they did bad things, they can learn from their mistakes and show that they have changed this. However, Anne’s tragic future contradicts her quote. While Anne was known for her optimism and had written the book seemingly to fit the quote, her death from the Holocaust from the Nazis was immoral and unjustified no matter what and never apologized. Their actions fully oppose Anne’s quote, especially since their actions were done to the person who supported the quote the most. Nonetheless, I still strongly that the quote "In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart” is an enchanting quote that summarizes the whole play, and, this world!
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Post 4: Sports Day Extravaganza (04 24 2023)
My second sports day in eigth grade was particualy... fresh and unsatisfactory for some reasons. The most obvious reason would be the repetitiveness of sports day. In contrast to previous sports days (in lower campus) that were often new and overwhelming at times, this sports day felt more underwhelming and expected. The people were the same, the activities were the same, and nothing seemed to make this sports day special so far. I did far less sports than other sports days and watched others do it for most of the part. This whole INDOOR theme made sports day limited in a sense that movement was restricted and that outdoor feeling was gone, which meant less fun. Even worse, my team was last place from second grade till today for crying out loud! However, the new things I was desperate of happened soon boosted by otherwise depressed mood. The sandwiches, the food truck and movies were all excellent things this sports day had. Overall, sports day was still a fun event for me and everyone because of its nature of playing for hours and foodies, despite its repetitiveness and lack of new activities. However, I realized that someone took my hoodie for no reason. Although I had my name in it and although I clearly knew where it was, I guess someone had to steal it to remind how unorganized this sports day was. With these things in mind, I can safely say that sports day was tough this week.
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Post 3: Who is June's Favorite President? 04 16 2023
Who is June's favorite South Korean president? The answer is simple: NO ONE! However, my favorite US president would be Theodore Roosevelt for a few reasons. To begin with, he was a person who fought for the common people. A president from the early 1900s, Teddy helped laborers in multiple ways. He helped get workers paid for their injuries. He helped get weaken companies with high influence, and was known for his trustbusting to help make bussinesses more competitive and less abusive. He helped bring peace, putting the Russo-Japanese war to an end and getting a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts. He was an environmentalist, creating many national parks and natural sites that are still popular to this day. His aid in constructing the still important Panama Canal and efforts to create the FDA to inspect food and other accomplishments proves that Teddy Roosevelt truly wanted to help the people, not bussinesses. Unlike corrupt politicians, he tried best to listen to people in a time of industrialization, and that actually helped decrease inflation! However, his successful attempt at splintering the Republican Party in half because of his political opponents show his flaws. Nonetheless, Teddy Roosevelt will always be my one of the, if not the most respectable president.
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WallyGallery Archives Volume 1: Post 6/5/05 04
The following is an archive from my previous diary entries. This website is temporary, though I'm making an archive of previous posts.
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Post 6: Children's Day/Cinco de Mayo 2023 (May 06th 2023)
Dear Diary, may the force be with you. Oh, that's another one. This one's about 2 more celebrations I experienced and had the most fun out of on May 5th. Children's Day and Cinco de Mayo. A famous Korean holiday and a famous Mexican holiday in which both countries rest and have fun, for their respect towards children and victory over the French in 1862 respectively Let me tell you about my experience in terms of Cinco de Mayo; none! Becuase I live in Korea and because no one celebrates other festivals in Korea, the only way I could celebrate this big holiday was 'googling' some stuff about history and taking a quiz about Mexican culture. After that, I watched the news only to find out that today was Children's Day 100 times, without a single mention about the very famous time of the year, which is sad to see for me. Nonetheless, my Children's Day experience was much better than learning about some Mexican history. I did something that is obviously the most suitable thing to do in Children's Day; playing with friends! To keep this as private as possible as this whole thing is public (I just broke the fourth wall!), I will just share some anecdotes that are mostly about myself. The main thing I did with my friends was probably chat and playing some games. The firsst thing was at McDonalds however, and I for the 100th time, ordered the cheapest menu and an ice cream. After that, I went shopping at Daiso, only to get lost because of the Korean and size of the shop. I did manage to get some props for a play of the "The Diary of Anne Frank" play. However, my card was declined in front of the employee who helped me scan the barcodes which embarrased me twice. Nonetheless, I bought my items again, and then I could take the items safely. But then, I lost my umbrella and came back to the store for a third embarrasment. And by the way, I lost the items, I don't know where it is. Be gone, 5 dollars! The next thing I can remember was walking. After minutes (if not seconds) of getting lost and seing a doppelganger of my friend, I returned to the gaming spot. I played almost 5 hours of games with my friends and believe it or not, I spent 10 dollars in games there. And yeah, that's pretty much it about the games part, aside from the fact that I learnt that Shrek is a 'green beauty', according to friends. And finally at 7, I was exhausted. It was a Friday after all, and Children's Day felt less meaningful as a day to celebrate children. I still don't know the name of the guy who made the day, nor do I know the exact purpose. But still, as a (semi-)child, I think I made the best out of it by doing my part; playing like a kid and appreciating what the adults did for us, such as making a holiday for us! At home, I did my homework (haha) due Sunday and waited for my favorite comedy shows to open... Until I learnt that Hollywood is having a writer's strike. Despite this, I still believe that overall, this Children's Day was extra meaningful and fun because of the time I got to play, and the fact that I earned 150 dollars (from family and family)!
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Special Post: May the Fourth be With You (May 04th 2023)
Dear Diary, may the fourth be with you. Why? Because I am of course celebrating 2 of the most celebrated occasions for Thatcher fans and Star Wars fans. You may be wondering this: "Why isn't today a holiday?" or "Shouldn't we celebrate Cinco De Mayo or Korean Children's Day tomorrow, May 05th? (Update: I had lots of fun with my friends for a few hours, so I appreciate May 5th more than May 4th haha)" But don't underestimate the day before a national holiday, I want to make you think twice about this very 'normal' Thursday, as well as sharing my experience. Now let's start with the origin of this day. May 4th 1979, Margaret Thatcher was sworn in as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The Conservative Party leader had a unique characteristic from the start. She was the first FEMALE Prime Minister of the UK. I obviously admire her for this, because many didn't think that women can do these things (some people still do). As PM, Thatcher famously became the 'Iron Lady' by making an ambitious plan of improving the UK economy. During her 11-year reign, the longest in UK history, the UK economy went from poor to fantastic by drastically decreasing unemployment. I also love how she was a skilled diplomat by visiting Gorbachev, the future USSR leader. However, she remains controversial due to her horrific 15 percent interest rates from citizens and destroying some cities' infrastructures as part of her economy plan. Nonetheless, I still admire Thatcher for her actions and symbolizing the phrase 'May the Fourth be With You' after she assumed office. However, there is another reason why I am writing this special entry ahead of time.
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Post 5: Goodbye April (April 30 2023)
Dear diary, today is the last day of April, so I'm writing this in case no one remembers what happened this month.
Before we begin, I'd like to mention the lack of 'Diary-ness' and weird format of this week's entry. I just wanted to try something new, and I also got the inspiration from news. Literally.
I finished a lot of meaningful things this month. The play "The Diary of Anne Frank", finising the STUCO election, and finishing this month, obviously. They were all especially meaningful because as much effort I spent, the outcomes were good and helped me a lot.
I've seen multiple people face some major consequences because of their actions, to say the very least. Trump got indicted, which was kind of shocking to me. Tucker Carlson got fired, and Don Lemon was also fired. I'm happy that both were 'punished', but also feel weird, because they were all major media figures in our lives that just were gone. Aside from this, it's still sad to hear that companies are continuing layoffs.
Some Pentagon files were leaked including some Korean stuff, which frankly freaked me out for a bit. However, I quickly realized that I didn't need to be worried, or should I be worried?
Ryuichi Sakamoto, whom I can tell was a famous composer, died this month. Although I'm not a fan of Japaense music in general, it is sad to see a great composer pass away, especially because I heard some of his great scores.
Back to some personal stuff, BCC sports day was a mixed bag, but overall success! Although I didn't get any updates on that missing jacket (I can confirm that humanity is lazy), I can reflect on it now and I admit it was a fantastic event, espcially with the food.
April 18th was US Tax Day, and you can already tell how sad I am, not because I hate the idea of taxes, but because of how many people cannot afford to pay their taxes suffer, yet how many people are struggling; how not to pay taxes.
After my first month of subscribing to 'The Economist', I am safe to say these 3 things: It did not change my media bias, I got much better global news and social news than other news websites like Reuters, and that I think it's worth paying the $20 a month!
According to the UN, India is now the most populated country in the world, millions ahead of China. Does this impact (or bother) me? No, because I think it doesn't change South Korea's low birth rate problems. I have other concerns! But I think it's interesting to see another global power rise in current politics.
Today was April Fool's Day!... If it was April 1st. Personally, I was very low key since it was a Saturday, but enjoyed a bunch of TV Commercials and comedy shows!
Despite the money and tension being spent, 2 global issues are still spiraling out of control: The Russia-Ukraine war is still heating the world globally, and gun violence has killed over 11,500 people, according to ABC News. How is this related to me? Well, both are matters that not only divide the world, but political sides, and I don't want the world to fight this much, obviously!
Congratulations to Israel who turned 75. Although a country recently met with more civil unrest, Palestine, and resentment from many (if not most) Arab countries around it, I still have to respect such country for surviving this long. It also has a special place in my heart this month because Israel is a country mostly made up of Jews, the main victim of WWII. It's unfortunate to see that they have to go through another crisis after one.
Did anyone realize it was Earth Day? 22th of the month no one cares. I didn't even know it existed, only to know that the microdust still sucks. I was probably depressed that day.
Believe it or not, South Korean President Yoon successfuly sang an 'icebreaker' song 'American Pie', one of my favorite country songs (obviously) to Joe Biden, and it's a top headline! I hope things go well between the two countries, obviously
Last but not least, I have to say that 2 things are coming very soon: The end of the SCHOOL YEAR!!! and my 14th (13th) Birthday. Both will be very monumental and truly important to me, and I cannot wait to meet both! 9th grade, being able to sign up for services that were locked behind a "You must be 14 or older" message and blocked me from using my own money, WOW! I would be truly flabbergasted when it actually happens to me.
And that's the end of the story, Diary. And P.S. today's the 30th of April, and that's when Adolf Hitler died! Although it's quite ironic, I'm a bit happier now.
Bye, bye Miss American Pie, Drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry, And them good ol' boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye, singing "This will be the day that I'll die" (The End.)
Wait for the next archive 3 minutes later! (If you are staring at me working at this...)
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Post 7: R.I.P Computer (2023 05-15)
Dear Digital Diary #2, you better watch out too. Just this Thursday when I was having fun with my friends, I realized that my computer had an irresovable blue screen error. Although it seems like an open-and-shut case, literally, you'd be wrong. Every 10 seconds or 10 minutes I use my computer, it would shut down because of an error, and the error is different every single time. At first, I thought this was caused by a random virus, and I tried scanning every single file on my computer. However, I had no luck. I tried and tried and gave up, and gave my computer to the AS center. Now, all I have is a reciept and a past notebook I used to use. Ironically, this computer was also a broken one, because I kept dropping over and over again back in elementary school, and that became my thing. And then I thought, WOW! My new computer also broke because I dropped it! Actually, I this is the second time a drop broke my computer for my NEW computer, so I wasn't surprised after I figured this out. But I sadly cannot use my old laptop until Tuesday, which gave me a lot of handicaps.
Handicaps: First of all, I lost access to most of my stuff. My games, my coding files, and my DIARY were all inaccessible after my computer broke. Not only this, my 'new' laptop that I originally had was horrible, with 1/8th of the ram of the computer I just broke. Back to the classroom stuff, my coding softwares and files that were essential for me to continue learning data science and robotics were all gone, meaning I had to reinstall the basics such as python, which took me 30 minutes to install due to some hassle. However, things did get a little better after I got the hang of my original laptop.
And it is because I found workarounds to my major problems with my laptop. In the case of coding, I realized that my 'rubbish' laptop could in fact code well, and had much better battery than my now broken laptop, which had well over 300 programs installed... The reason why my old computer is working so well is probably because my dad wiped out everything on my computer after I broke the old computer, and not the computer that I just broke... Wow this is getting confusing! Anyways, I also found a quick solution to the lack of games; cloud gaming! With it and a wifi connection, I could comfortably resume playing my favorite games for the weekend.
And then I started wondering this; "Maybe my old computer is just as good as my old one!" Sure, my old computer cannot play most games I have and physically cannot be superior to my just broken computer, but it could emulate and even outperform it in several ways, like the battery and ability to do basic computer stuff, which is what I do with computers most of the times anyway. However, I still love my new computer because it can play games. And when I get back to my old diary website, I'll make sure to give it more care than this weird tumblr blog thingy!
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