my stuff

Gates Of Fire

Well I am a little late on this post but I just finished reading the book. It was a very complicated book to read with tons of new vocabulary. The book is about the battle of Thermopylae and how three hundred Spartans held off a Persian army that numbered over two-million men. The Spartans were called “The Greatest Warriors” of their time because of there unique battle formations and how dominant they were. The book starts off pretty slow for the first 50 pages , but after that it gets real intense and action packed. Even though it explains gruesome scenes that can’t be shown on film you can really picture the events inside of your head. The book is divided into three chapters which describe the three main points of views of the three main King characters within the book. You also become really familiarized with these characters and see the story through their eyes. One reason I got real interested in picking this book was to read about one of the greatest stands by such a little army. I would recommend to read this book only if you are interested in learning about this particular war, but if you are just looking for something to read for fun I wouldn’t really recommend this because it can get boring real fast if you have no particular interestin the subject to begin with. Also I found myself checking out the vocabulary I completely didn’t understand. Overall this book was pretty good, but some parts were a bit draggy. It was also very detailed throughout the whole book whether it was describing a open field of grass or detailed battle scenes of someones death.

A Big Transition

Well I know most of the people in college can relate to this topic which I am currently going through. This trasisition is making that one step from high school to college. I still have a high school state of mind but I am trying to do my best and make changes that best benefit me. When I first entered college I was amazed to have so much freedom because it was something that I have never experienced before. I started off my first semester doing real well, but I underestimated some things and slacked off. I would find myself not going to class to go hang out at the mall or go watch a movie. As soon as the semester ended and I looked at my grade I was surprised to see how much my grades dropped and it didnt seem like I did so bad. From that point on I have dedicated myself to do well in school, not only because its the good thing to do but because I am paving a way to better myself. I also came to realize that I am not hurting anyone but myself. I don’t really want to admit it but I always regret not listening to what my parents tell me to do. I am very stubbourn when it comes to things like this because I think I can do things myself without their help. Also one big factor that I believe pulled me down was my friends. I mean they are my friends but they often go out when I have class and they want me there. Sometimes it seems real tempting and I go along but I really regret it at the end of the day. I just need to figure out a way to become more focused and get rid of some of the distractions that have caused me to slack in school.

Well any advice would help and everything left here will be appreciated. thanks

my weekend

Well lets see my weekend went by very fast like any other weekend. Every weekend I always question why are weekends so short? They need to be longer so we can enjoy ourselves more before we go back to a miserable week of work.

On Friday I had to go shopping for my friends birthday present. Not knowing what she likes I just grabbed a random outfit at a store hoping she would like it. I had some time to kill so we just hung out and had a good time. I hung out at the mall and had lunch and just kicked back there with some friends. After that I had to drop off some people back home then go play basketball.Basketball was pretty cool but I get tired of it sometimes when my team mates slack off. I find it funny how iam looked up to on my team and they are all almost 30 years old. I just hope we do good this season. After practice I went to Blockbuster and rented this game I have been wanting to play. Got home at around 11 and just played games until I passed out.

Saturday i woke up at around 1 and just layed in bed until I wanted to get up. When I got up my friends wanted me to play ball with them at the rec center so I ended up going there. We played for about 4 hours and then everyone went back to my house. We all had to get ready for a birthday dinner for my friend Jen. So at about 6 I picked up my friends. We went to the birthday dinner at Chevys and had to wait. I should have came late so I didnt have to wait that long. I didnt know that many people were going to go either. The only thing I had in mind was “I better not have to pay for someone elses meal”. It was cool but there was just so many people that I felt like I didnt even get to talk to my friend even though it was her birthday. After the dinner we went to watch a movie. We saw DEAD SILENCE. When we first got to the theater we had to wait an hour in line before the movie started. My first impressions of the movie was that it was going to be another horror movie that wouldnt be worth my money. After it was over my thoughts slightly changed.It wasnt as bad as I thought it would be. The story was good but there could have been more parts to it. After the movie had to drive my friends home then got home at about 2. When I got home I played games til 7 in the morning.

I woke up at around 5 in the afternoon today, and havent really dont much. I watched my favorite basketball team (Lakers) on TV. Ate dinner with my parents and just layed on my bed until now. I feel very lazy but whatever its Sunday AKA my day to relax. I was also getting my friends to goto my birthday dinner next week.

Me and Time Management

Hi class! This is Jerome here and I am writing about my personal issues with time management. I have always had a problem with this and seem to get distracted by the littlest of things. Time management has not been one of the things I have been good at but I am wiling to make that change and become a more organized person. The only thing I can do is write about my problem and to come up with a solution after all of it is complete.

When I try to do my homework or study I tend to get distracted if i hear things or see certain things that I catch with the corner of my eye. One example is if i hear the television on I will actually go and watch it since its on, and totally avoid what I really have to do. If I hear people outside of my house I won’t hesitate to check and see who it is. Its always been this way and I have tried to be more focused but I just gave up after a while. This affects me because I use to not get thins done but recently I have changed that bad habit and I get things done. Sometimes it would take me hours to complete a simple assignment just because I would get carried away and go online instead of typing a paper. I wish I didn’t have this habit and would be a more focused person. Another distraction that is pretty much the main one is my friends. They always want to go out and do things whenever I am trying to get my work done. Just to be a good friend I never tell them NO I just say give me a bit. They text me when I need the silence.

A big part of my time management is effected when I have my car and I want to go shopping. I always want to goto the malls and see the new stuff they get but I don’t do it after my priorities. This has always been a bad habit because I always put off my work until the last minute. I also play basketball at the nearby recreational center. Recently I have been playing a lot because it is the only exercise I get, but I play for hours each day. The main reason I get distracted is because of my laptop and the entertainment  I have around my house. It seems like there is always something to do and I never get bored of doing it. I talk online, play video games, watch tv and movies. And when I am doing any of these my priorities never come to mind and get avoided.

The only advice I can offer is to just get your head straight and do what you have to do first to get it out of the way. If you do your work right away you will have so much free time after and you can do just about anything you want.

my 2nd post

hello class this is Jerome here and this is my second post. I really didn’t know what to write about so the first thing that comes to mind that I enjoy doing is collecting shoes. When first hearing about it, it might seem like a weird thing to collect but then you’ll be surprised to see how many people actually collect shoes. I first got started in high school and havent slowed down my buying habit ever since. Shoes to me are nice in every way possible. sometimes when immad or not having a good day I can go out and buy a pair to help cheer up. Mostly im interestedin Air Jordans, Nike dunks, and Nike Air Max 95s. I never hear the end of it with my parents and some family members. Theynever seem to understand that this is what I like to do and I dont think they really respect it. I dont know how I really got into liking shoes but all of a sudden they started to catch my eye and I started to like them the more I saw them. I must have spent hours looking online for shoes on countless sites or camping out in front of malls or stores for some releases. People call me crazy but to get what I want I have to do some things that might seem crazy to get what I want, and it makes me feel better that alot of people have gone through the same thing I still go through. I think its funny considering how much shoes I have yet my wanted list is still pretty long. Well I dont know how to get other students in our classs interested in shoes because its not the best of hobbies to have. I kind of regret buying so many shoes because I probably could have invested my money in something else. They are nice to have because of the interesteing designs and the history behind them and the cool colorways. I like shoes because the way they look or the history behind them to make me think back of when they released along time ago. The only bad thing now a days is that the quality of shoes is getting crappier as the years pass on and dont really have the “feel” like they use to.Plus they are coming out and ruining old models of shoes that were hard to get, butim a collector and I just get what I like.

Hello world!

Hello World, let me introduce myself.  My name is Jerome Bulosan and i guess iam going to introduce myself to all of you out there about myself as a reader, a writer, and as a student.

Well lets see where i should get started, when it comes to reading I lack the initiative to actually pick up a book and get interested from there on. Iam the type of person that wont read for fun but I will only if its required throughout the year and wont read anything more or less. I have never been really enthused to read anything probably because I heavily rely on getting my information through a television like most teenagers now a days. I dont really remember the last time I actually picked out a book for my own interest and sat down to read it, but all I know that it’s been a while.

As a writer i’ve had many experiences doing just about whatever and whenever. I enjoy writing more than I do reading and its pretty much been that way my whole life. I like to write because I can clearly express myself and im comfortable doing so in the form of writing. When it comes to writing I like to write about anything too.

Well to describe myself as a student I have been told I have the potential to be really smart but Im very lazy. I feel like I need to be challenged everyday throughout the year or else I will put off the work until the last minute and it wont bring out my potential.