Monthly Archives: September 2012

Windy and Maruko

Hi, my name is Yingyi Yao. And you can call me Windy.It is much easier to remember.

The anime Sakura Maruko gave me a  happy childhood and I am going to love her for my whole life.

I came to U.S. half an year ago. I was so confused and sad to give up many things… But the new life is compensating me as I try hard to fit in the context. It was not going well all alone. Life is so real that it has up and downs. I feel I am more grown up as I went through so many things. My dad is a doctor and my mom is a nurse. I am supposed to be in a medical school but I choose to be an actuary in the future. The biggest love they gave me is their understanding and support.

I am not sure whether I am a funny person. But I do have a variety of interest and many many friends. I am good at playing badminton and tabletennis.I can play Chinese Zheng (a traditional string instrument).I like singing and playing logic games. I like travelling a lot! I had been many places and I sometimes traveled by myself.

I expect to prepare my career and develop friendships in Baruch. So far I enjoy my time here.

http://www.kizoa.com/slideshow/d3234622k2160857o1/slideshow

The first thing you should know about me is that I’m a huge Drake fan. Drake, who used to be part of the show ‘Degrassi’, is now a famous rapper and singer. In my opinion, Drake is the first person to successfully rap and sing, which is exactly why I am such a big fan of his music. I’ve been listening to Drake before he became a mainstream rapper and I’m always up-to-date with all the songs he releases. I enjoy listening to his life story that he articulates through his music and the life lessons he conveys in his songs. The second picture represents a collaboration group between Drake and R&B singer The Weeknd. The eyes and beak of the owl form the acronym for October’s Very Own. Drake and The Weekend make great music together and they both have songs that fit a person’s every mood. The third picture represents the Brooklyn Nets, a basketball team who recently moved from New Jersey to Brooklyn. I’ve been an ardent fan of the Nets for 11 years and I’m happy to see them finally becoming a playoff caliber team. Besides for watching the Nets, basketball is also my favorite sport to play. Every Saturday, my friends and I organize games and play until it gets dark outside. I also play a lot of soccer, and as you can see in the fifth picture, I was on the soccer team in high school. The sixth picture is a picture of the Israeli flag. I am very proud of my Jewish and Israeli roots and I enjoy visiting Israel to see my family and friends who live there. Besides for rap music, I also enjoy listening to house music at raves and parties. Last but not least, my friends are obviously a big part of my life. My life wouldn’t be half as exciting or funny if I wasn’t surrounded by my friends every single day. Basically, if you ask any of my friends about me, they’ll tell you I’m that kid who’s obsessed with Drake, a sports fanatic, and always looking to go out and have a crazy time with his friends.

1. Atomic by She

2. Sound of my dreams by east rockerz

3. Ven conmigo by Daddy Yankee

4.Viva La Vida by Coldplay

5. Good Feeling by Flo Rida

6. A Song of Storm and Fire by Yuki Kajiura

7. Paridichlorobenzene by Len and Rin

8. Now or Never by Outasight

9. Hasta Que Salga El Sol by Don Omar

10. Waves

Ok so my name is Monica and my parents are from Latin America. So I have quite a bit of variety in my music. The first song is one of my top favorites! I always feel like dancing when I listen to this! This song describes me because I knew if I had a chance I could dance well! I wish I had the chance to dance at clubs with some friends. Unfortunately, I am always busy with school and I am also a bit scared of the idea. But I will go one day for sure! The 2nd song is a song I’ve known for a long time. It is very precious to me and represents my desire to escape into another world or just travel with no worries. The third song is basically VERY hispanic from my part! As you can probably tell by now I like upbeat music. I mostly chose this song because Daddy Yankee has been one of my favorite singers since I was a child. For anyone that know, I basically like reggaeton. The fourth song shows my love for orchestras in songs!!! I used to play the flute but that was years ago and now i forgot to how to play it 🙁 still I love how there was so much history in the song about revolution! For me this song is very uplifting and even though the ending is sad, what I take from it is that you should always strive to make positive “revolutionary” changes in your life 🙂 The fifth song represents my optimism. Or me assuring my friends that everything is going to be alright. umm ok so my sixth song is odd. I like anime and this song was featured in the series. I can sing opera (weird talent Dx). I usually sing this when I am frustrated and no one is in the house. It calms me and reminds me there are greater tragedies in the world and allows me to realize how foolish it is for being angry at such a pointless thing. and the 7th song…well it just gets weirder! and more depressing. this song regards the action of humans to be pointless. No matter what we do nothing will change and the world revolves around hypocrisy. A world where an individual does not know what is good or evil, a place where everything is blurred and full of pain. Yet the song manages to give a tropical melody that further highlights the hypocrisy of this world’s twisted values…ok then…moving on!  The 8th song demonstrates the ideal attitude I want to have. I am indecisive sometimes because I fear what others would think    of my choice. Also because it makes me feel happy and energetic! The 9th is another spanish song! This also makes me feel super excited and full of glee! It represents the times my family and I watch soccer. The last song is one of the first upbeat songs i heard in my life. It reminds me of my childhood and my love for romance.

List of songs:

1. Can’t stop me now by Afrojack

2. This is love by will by will.i.am

3. Finally found you by Enrique Iglesias

4. Is anybody there by knaan ft Nelly Furtado

5. Some nights by Fun

6. I’m all yours by Jay Sean

7. Barcelona by Yano

8. For you by Timeflies Tuesday

9. Deja Que Mueva by Sonia and Selena

10. I don’t want to miss a thing by Aerosmith

My name is Michelle, and hopefully these songs will be able to give you a sense of who I am as an individual. On my phone I have over 1000 songs, so these 10 are just a small glimpse of them. I tried to stay away from choosing all of them from the same genre, so I picked them in mind with a little diversity. They are a bit scattered, so let me start with song number 7 and 9. Ever since I was 5, I took ballroom/latin dancing lessons. I competed in nationwide competitions against people all over the world. Dancing has always been and will be a passion of mine. The reason why I chose these 2 songs is because they are very popular selections to hear on a competition. Song number 2,3,6 I guess I would categorize them under love songs, but I tend to like songs that have a beat to them and not just these slow and depressing songs. As people say, what girl doesn’t have at least one love song on their ipod. In my opinion, I find them to be very catchy and even though the lyrics can get depressing at one moment or another, I can’t help myself but to start tapping my foot when I sit on a train and listen to them. The 8th song, i will never forget that night when i went to their live concert and out of the thousands of people i was the lucky one that got called up on stage. The 4^th song that I picked is about that everybody in this world needs a shoulder to lean on, and that it’s ok to be vulnerable once in a while even those very independent and strong people. It just reminds that it’s ok to ask for help, when help is need of, and not everything can get done alone. The first song, my friends and I always listen to before going to some social event. It always does the job to put us in a good mood no matter how bad of a day you had. Following that, the 5^th song I would call that the aftermath of going out with friends. Basically some nights you want to forget and others last for a lifetime. Saving the best for last, my 10^th song is and always will be a classic. I can listen to it all day and never get tired of it. When I was younger, I always used to say that this is the song that will be played on my wedding and I am still sticking with that choice. Hopefully, one day that wish of mine will be able to come true.

These images on my slideshow shows everything that I value and things in my daily routine. In the first slide, it shows that during my free time I do enjoy reading books because they are good friends and teaches so much. In the second slide, this picture of a church shows that I value Christianity a lot. It’s not just Church but it also shows a community of God. In the third picture, the image of Starbucks coffee express my love for it. I need coffee every morning to survive the day. I’m very picky with coffee but I do like Starbucks. In the fourth and fifth slide, my phone and my laptop shapes my everyday life because I use it so much, not just as a social network but I use it for school. In the sixth slide, this image is a abstract picture of music. I love music that makes me want to dance. Being alone is so much better with music. The next slide is an image of Queens, Ny where I grew up. And the last slide, the image of swimming shows my passion for swimming. I swim competitively and for fun.

I’m really into music. Before I went to NewZealand at the age of 13, I listened to mostly Korean pop songs. But I learned a lot of rock and metal at NewZealand, and thought it was really my thing. Since then, I opened my mind to rock and metal musics. I started to play electric guitar there, and when I came to America 3 years ago, I made a rock band with my friends, because my school didnt have a band that required electric guitar. My band, ‘One and Only’ performed many times in many places. We performed about 30 times in total, and performed in places from High School talent show to Korean Street in Manhattan. Some musics I post here are musics we performed. Others are really inspiring music that opened my mind to the rock and metal world. I wish people who listen to these music will be interested in it.

Songs we performed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzpGk44UXKQ Time is Running out, Muse

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QT92uOKRZPY&feature=fvst Hysteria, Muse

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTDwIN9oLvY Uprising, Muse

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjm3NyQ6DYw Hyper Music, Muse

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vk-yR9bMy3Q Starlight, Muse

Enough with Muse,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vk-yR9bMy3Q Rewrite, Asian Kung-Fu Generation

Rock and Metal Songs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y9UFlkwH30 In the Raw, Crashdiet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f8qItRY_OA Weapons they Fear, Heaven Shall Burn

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqgJc7DaDU4 Laid to Rest, Lamb of God

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqds0B_meys Animal I have Become

Last song I want to post.. MUST LISTEN!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzCKrwOme2U Butterflies and Hurricanes, Muse

my favorite songs:  miss the rain    sorrow or smile    raise of the death monga-memoir  the mountains of pomeroy   the morning mist   appreciation of the nature     believe me   in a dream

Hi, my name is Minting, I came to China when i was 12. I’m a typical Asian, i love light and classical music, those songs can make you feel relax and suddenly nothing left in your mine except enjoy. The music i posted, each of them have a different meaning for me, but most of them shows believing myself, i have a dream, and one day i will be success.  I’m the one who like to force myself a lot, because when i first came to America I learned the difficulty of living in a new environment and always like an outsider, but I never give up and believe I will have a successful future.  Like all the girls, I love cute and pretty things, especially small doggie. I like to shopping, but different from other girls, I shop for foods, for examples I shop for candy, cookies, chips, and juices. My parents keep telling me “try to grow up”, but it’s okay, I will keep my immature personality and I would like to marry to FOODS.

Hi, everyone. My name is Yaohua Huang. I spent 13 years living in my hometown, Heshan, China, before migrating to the U.S.. I believe that I have dual personality. As you see in the second image, I am usually unconvinced and self-abased about my abilities. However, I can be overconfident at some cases. I am a creative person because I can think of new ideas to solve problems, as well as to play tricks on my friends. I enjoy thinking, studying and discoveries. Although I have friends, I like to stay alone. Staying alone provides a quiet environment for me to study and think. However, some times I may feel perplexed about what should I do when I am alone. Watching anime is one of my hobbies. There’s one my favorite anime, One Piece. It has enormous amount of fans around the world. I also love different fantasies and legends, especially the lost city of Atlantis, one of the mysterious area that was claimed to exist several thousand years ago. Plato, one of the greatest Greek philosopher, also believed that Atlantis  did really existed. Atlantis was said to be one of the most prosperous civilization which even mastered in nuclear power. I am fascinated that scientist can prove its existence in the future.

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My name is Ziqing Yu. You can call me Ashley if you don’t know how to pronounce my legal name. I was born in China. Three years ago I moved to the United States for education. In the beginning it was a hard time for me but I am glad I here in Baruch today.

I do not have lots of interests. I spend most of my spare time on reading and watching movies. Two my favorite movies are Lord of The Rings and Hard Candy. Lord of The Rings came out when I was a little kid;  although I was attracted to the fancy scene and costume at first, I totally fell in love with those amazing characters as the age developed. Now I still believe it is one of the most amazing film in the human history. By the way, my favorite character in this movie is Aragorn. Another movie that I quite interested with is the Hard Candy. There is nothing fancy about this movie. I love it simply because of the female main character’s wonderful performance. I can not even describe her performance with my poor English. Anyway, you will understand what I am talking about when you watch the film.

I also love to listen to music. I am not limited to any special kind of songs or singers. I love Lily Allen, Lenka, Linkin Park, Hou Xian, and T-ara. These singers or bands are very different from each other, so I would not easily get bored by just listening to one kind of music.

the lazy song

Aerosmith – Cryin

Adele – Rolling In The Deep

Psy – Gangnam Style

olivia ong – let it rain

2 ne1 – go away

john lennon- Imagine

stevie hoang – better man

Avril Lavigne – Smile

Avril lavigne – Tomorrow

My name is zhihao huang. I come from china, and i moved to The United States about one year and half ago. I am very afraid of hot, so i like it when it’s raining, because it decrease the temperature (olivia ong – let it rain). I’m a very lazy person, i will try to avoid any work that is not necessary, if it’s possible, i will even leave the work to next day (the lazy song, Avril lavigne – Tomorrow). I am  like to be quiet, i don’t like to be disturbed (2 ne1 – go away). And when i was alone, i am always imagine something that is meaning, and forgot it in a few minutes (john lennon- Imagine). I like to listen to music, music could be very old or new or very funny, it doesn’t matter as long as i like to listen it (Aerosmith – Cryin, Adele – Rolling In The Deep, Psy – Gangnam Style). in addition, i like to see people smile, i think people are very beautiful when they are smile (Avril Lavigne – Smile). Now, i am in college, i am trying to be a better student than i was in high school (stevie hoang – better man).