2/18/10

So yesterday was the last game of the season. We beat Half Moon Bay 3-0, but they only had like 9 players including the goalie. I found it kinda hard to take seriously, so I didn't score. That was kinda disappointing. On Friday, I scored two goals and on Monday I scored one, but I missed a possible game-tying penalty. Also, it was Chinese New Year this past weekend and I spent time with my family and friends. I went to the mall and saw Legion which was pretty good. The grandma in the movie is really funny.

If you don't want to see the movie, you can read about it here.

FC HOLLYWOOD VS. THE RED DEVILS!

SOOOO, it's finally time. AC Milan will be playing Manchester United next week. This is an absolutely HUGE 2-game series because David Beckham will be playing his old club, and these two teams are VERY popular world wide. As you can probably tell, I'm SUPER excited and I can't wait to watch some great football. I expect a lot from Ronaldinho, Pato, Wayne Rooney, and many others. I'm hoping this game doesn't disappoint, because there is so much hype behind these fixtures.
Former Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo and AC Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso.

Read more about the upcoming matches here.

Jin tian shi xing qi wu

Today, there was a rally, and it was better than some of the recent ones. There was a special performance by "Chillen like a Villain", which I thought was pretty legit. One of the guys did a one-handed handstand, which I find incredibly difficult to do. Also the teachers had a pretty cool group dance as well. In chem this week, we did a lab with magnesium oxide, and it was really cool because we got to play with fire and watch a chemical reaction take place. The magnesium would burn up very quickly if exposed to oxygen, so we had to keep the lid closed but slightly open to make sure there would be a reaction. The magnesium would occasionally become very bright as well.

Here is a link to the blog for the Supreme Soul Second Gen.

CA HS EE TESTING

So this week on Tuesday and Wednesday, while everyone is at home relaxing until 10 something in the morning, I'll be at school taking the highschool exit exam. Yay sophmores right? Anyway, I think my grades are pretty good right now, but they could still use some improvement. I'm beginning to think that the homework piles are starting to flood my room. Honestly, somedays I feel like I have wayyyyyy too much homework. Oh we'll, hopefully I'll be able to raise my grade for this semester and the many years to come.

For anyone who wants to take practice questions from the CAHSEE website, knock yourself out...

1/14/10

So this is Thursday, and this week seemed to breeze by very quickly. I had a math quiz on Monday; hopefully I did well on it. Then, on Wednesday, yesterday, we played Cap. for soccer. We won 3-0. It was kind of disappointing for me, because I was trying really hard to get a goal, and I missed some very good chances. I had a header bounce wide, which I think was my best chance of the game. It's good that we won though. Anyway, we're learning about Molarity in chem and its pretty easy once you get used to the formulas. We'll also be starting pH soon, so hopefully I'll do well. Tomorrow, we play South City at Mills, and they are a pretty good team. I think if we play hard we can win though.

Winter Break

During winter break, I went to LA, which is always fun. I really like going there because it's my hometown and I have what I would call city-nationalism towards it. I really needed this break because I felt like the schoolwork was overwhelming. I look forward to the second half of the soccer season. Also, I look forward to watching the Champions League on tv soon to come in February. Anyway, that's all I have for now, and hopefully I do well in school.

Like Dissolves Like

Dissolving is to make a solution by the means of breaking up and mixing different particles or elements.
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LIKE DISSOLVES LIKE
"The Like Dissolves Like" rule explains which kinds of solutes will dissolve in which kind of solvent. Basically, polar solvents will dissolves polar solutes and nonpolar solvents will dissolve nonpolar solutes. ;)
So what exactly does "like dissolves like" mean?