Why yes, I DO like cinnabons.

But no thank you, I have a few of my own at home. Yay for trips to the mall ending in cinnamon-sugary goodness!

So as I was scouring through my fridge for some food (I was planning on eating just kimchee radish with rice but there was no rice. Why the heck is there no rice in there!?!?!), my mom yelled at me from the backyard to get her some very cold water. Without thinking, I put lots of ice and filled it with water before giving it to her. Then I realized that that was kind of useless.


(You can't tell, but I'm using a Pinocchio cup. It's kind of creepy that the paint wore off at the same place all around the cup, but oh well.) When ice is put into water, it begins to melt, keeping the system at a cool 0 degrees Celsius until everything melts, and the heat from a hand makes it increase its temperature again. The only difference between my cup and her cup is that my ice would melt completely faster, causing me to chug the water before it's too late. Seeing as my mom was parched, it would have been a better idea to have lots of water and only a couple of ice cubes, adding more as needed. I always aim the water flow onto the ice, so the water would cool down faster. Emphasizing the uselessness of my adding a huge chunk of ice to her water.

My weekend has not been productive at all. Saturday I had to go shopping with friends which ended in us not getting what we needed. I just started on homework at around noon today, which makes it kind of bad seeing as I have lots of it. *sigh* By the way, anyone taking the SAT in March? And those who took it already, any tips?

Yay for water! and Cinnabons! Now to look for food again...

So I have news...

I got my braces off! CHEE! Now I don't have to worry about things getting stuck in them! No longer will the torque of the wires force me to wince in pain, the volume of my mouth increases since there's no longer that evil contraption, and people will gravitate towards my newfound beauty! MWAHAHAHA. (Kidding about the last part). Anyway...



Shouldn't I totally be a product model? Haha. So when I was taking a pic of myself, my Pepsi fell to the ground (unopened, of course). I got freaked out and pissed cuz I'd have to wait a while before opening it and enjoying it's non-cancerous sugary goodness. Then Chemistry and Physics came to mind.

I remember when my chem teacher (G. TUTS!) shook a can for a while, then she pushed it a few times against a table and everything was fine. No strawberry soda exploded throughout the room, and someone got a free drink with most of the gas still keeping the drink fizzy. So how was that possible? No, she did not do the patented Dorian three tap method. Though that would have been hilarious to see the explosion. It all has to do with pressure and volume. By decreasing the volume and squishing the can against a desk, the pressure increased within the can. The gas that had formed into threatening bubbles waiting to explode in my face dissolved back into the liquid because of that pressure. When the volume is brought back to normal, the pressure lessens, but since there's no interference from shaking, the bubbles that did dissolve stayed within the pepsi. Repeat a few times, and the soda is alright. No problem.


PV=nRT will stay with us forever, guys. We just gotta accept it. *sigh* Before I wrap this up, bonus photo for whoever stayed awake 'til the end!


I haven't seen my teeth that straight ever! It's been a long three years, but it's totally worth it (believe me, if you saw my smile beforehand, your face would have melted like those guys from Raiders of the Lost Ark). Not sure if I'm kidding...

Yay for no braces! Yay for Pepsi (Pepsi >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Coke)! YAY FOR NO BRACES!

NO MORE EXAMS (for now)!!!

I'm extremely glad they're over. I thought I did decently on all of them (until I saw my PCH grade). Ah well, it's the year average that counts. Hopefully.


So my family got a solar water heater installed (I know this is sideways. My computer doesn't like to rotate stuff). Now I can be warm in the shower without having to worry about electricity costs. Now if only we got it for home electricity...Anyway...

I'm sure you guys remember the chem and physics side of this. The chemicals in the panels are semi-conductive, the sun hits them, knocking electrons off, generating a flow, which becomes electricity. In this case, the electricity generated heats up our water. The electromagnetic radiation from the sun makes all this possible. Although everything emits radiant energy, the sun emits large amounts which can be utilized for power much like the wind and water generators.

Why is there a little grey box attached to my water heater? It programs the heater so that hot water can only be used at certain times, conserving the energy that is absorbed throughout the day. Because my family only uses hot water at nighttime, the timer makes it so that it only starts operating in the evening, and shuts off at around 10. That means if I were to come home extremely late, I'll have to say hello to shivers and hypothermia instead of warmth and too-hot-water burns.

If we wanted to, we could add more cells to power up the house, but it would require the majority of the roof to be covered with the things, and as much as it would save money, I don't think it would save enough for the cost of things until my siblings and I finally finish school. Which brings me back to why I need good grades: scholarships. Apps fun next year!

Yay for no exams for another 3-4 months! Yay college apps! Wait a minute...

Back to school...

Next week won't be fun. I hate exams with a passion, especially since I'll have to write 5 essays in the course of those two days (unless PCH takes an ugly turn O_o). Any tips on how to survive?

My eldest brother left for college yesterday. It was kind of depressing since he kept on saying goodbye to the good things of Hawaii, such as the warmth, the food, and the beach. I'm glad I'm shooting for a west coast school so the only things I'd have to say goodbye to is clean tap water, clean beaches, and my family. And my 2nd oldest brother is graduating this week. Once again depressing because both my bros are gonna graduate before I even enter college. *sigh* At least I won't have to worry about full time jobs for another 5.5 years? actually, maybe 9.5...yay med school...



So the cover to the light in the bathroom fell. See the little screws? That's where the globe-like cover used to attach to. Dead bugs and all. We had to replace the light since it went out, and I guess the cover wasn't screwed on correctly or tightly enough. So when my neighbors decided to pop more illegals (as Waipahu's fireworks don't stop for days), the sound waves emanating from the explosion caused the glass to dislodge from the screws keeping it up, and it fell to the ground. Seeing as it hit tile, there was no way to salvage it. But even if it hit carpet, it might break anyway because of its initial height from the ground. The force from the impact was too much for the little bug-catcher to take. I think it was good that no one was in the bathroom at the time, since the glass shattered in tiny pieces and they flew up high. Not so good that I hadn't taken a bath before then and the shards fell into the tub...At least now when bugs fly towards the light, they'll fall to the ground instead? Which will make washing feet useless? Great.

yay for continuous fireworks! and years of dying from homework before decades of dying from actual work!