Looking Back

I went through some of my past stuff today and I found a few things I wrote so here I am, typing it all out. 

Here we go:

Time: 10:51 AM

Location: University in Mayaguez 

I already finished my test hours ago. Well, maybe not hours ago, but a long period of time ago. Now, I'm just waiting for 11:00 AM to come. That's when I'm free to go. The test wasn't hard. There was just one question I'm doubting, but it's not my fault they didn't explain the question carefully enough. Anyhow, logic helped me out, although it might be wrong. But, according to my past experiences, ALL the answers they put in should've been correct. So, I'm betting on this one. People say I have a gambling problem, but I bet that's not true. Okay, with all the time it took me to write this, there are only 2 minutes left till freedom. By the way, I already triple checked my answers. 

LOL, I'm pretty sure that was an OMPR test. Probably phase 2 or something. OK then, onto the next one. 

Puerto Rico, 2017. Maria

    We were at Costco when I first heard about what was coming. It all started when I took notice that about a hundred people were in line, but for what? Water. There's only one reason for that. Another hurricane. We just recovered electricity from Hurricane Irma, the category five hurricane that passed over our heads. I proceeded to ask a woman about it. She was of average height, brown hair, looked around 45, and slightly overweight. But that's not the point. She told me that this incoming hurricane was called Maria, it was a category 4 hurricane and Puerto Rico is directly in its collision course. We were going to have a direct hit with it. By the way, I just translated all that from Spanish. Due to my investigation, Mom won't buy me ice cream. 

    While we drove home, I couldn't help but think about this novel I read in fourth grade. It's about this girl that lives in New Orleans and what she went through when facing Hurricane Katrina. The scenes they described in the book were absolutely devastating, like water rising all the way up to the roofs of their houses. That's the only comparison I have to estimate the amount of damage Martia is going to bring to our island. 

    Just so you know, we live in an apartment next to a lagoon that's right next to the airport. We have the penthouse in our three-story apartment so we have a terrace which will probably be a problem when Maria comes and blesses us with our own little swimming pool along with some leaves, dirt, and maybe even some glass. Broken glass, that is. 

    So, fast-forwarding to the night just before Maria is expected to hit. We've done some grocery shopping and some preparations like taping up all the windows and the glass doors that lead to the balcony. We've also tied up all the chairs together just in case the glass doors shatter. And just so you know, we don't have any shutters,. My bed is going to be used for housing all electronic equipment like our TV and computers. I'm going to sleep on a sofa that can be a bed. 

Yup, that's it for that one. Next, I have one that I wrote AFTER the hurricane but this one is a lot shorter. 

Hurricane Season 2017

Chapter 1: News

    It's 2:30 in the afternoon and I was in science class. The teacher was explaining to us how dangerous a hurricane can be and how to prepare for everything. Then, she showed us a video of how powerful a hurricane could be. We were also notified that there might be no school tomorrow because of Hurricane Irma which is going to affect most of our island. 

Chapter 2: Not so bad

    So after we knew what was coming, my family went to the supermarket and bought some water, food, and a few basic tools for cooking and all that stuff. Before night, it came, Irma the category 5 beast. Although it just scraped us, it still left us without electricity. The damage wasn't too much, just a few fallen trees. Little did we know, the next one means business. This was the first hurricane I had ever experienced. 

Chapter 3: Experience

Today, everybody is talking about how another hurricane is on its way and that it's going to be a direct hit, straight through the middle of Puerto Rico. When I got home, we started preparing right away. We prepared for a potential massive flood to happen right in our home, so we made sure we covered up everything that was vulnerable to water. Now, we wait. 

Chapter 4: Maria

    I remember hearing the voices of my parents as I just woke up. Big winds outside, I think Maria is here. My parents tell me to go into the bathroom to hide as it was the safest room in the house, without any windows. 

    Even within that tiny enclosed space, I could hear the deafening winds outside which gave me the feeling that I was trapped with no way out. We hid in the bathroom for around half an hour until our neighbors downstairs asked us to go down to their house since they had shutters installed. We had our breakfast there too and we stayed put. 

    A couple hours passed by and suddenly we heard water dripping from above at the stairway. Our home! We were extremely worried that one of the windows had shattered, but as we rushed inside we were relieved to find that that wasn't the case. Our balcony, however, was flooded, and the water drainage pipe outside was blocked by the leaves and dirt that Maria has swept up from below. 

    From there, the water started coming in from the bottom of our door and eventually made its way downstairs. So, we started sweeping the water outside and almost everyone started coming out to help. By that time, the main part of the hurricane had already passed. 

    This hurricane brought us great fear and damage, as well as an experience. We now had no electricity and no signal at all. When we went out of our community in our car, we could really see all the damage Maria had inflicted upon our island. Electricity wires, glass, even concrete, were broken and laying on the ground. We really shouldn't underestimate its power. 

Chapter 5: See you later

    After sweeping out all that water and a good night's sleep, we were still stunned by all the destruction Maria had left behind. Trees, fences, wires, road signs, and glass were everywhere on the ground. We shall forever remember this in our hearts. Bye-bye!!

And that's the end to my book comprised of 5 miniature chapters LOL. Ah, I believe I still have two more to show. 

April 27, 2018

One day at home, I was without parents or any kind of connection with society. All I had was my to-do list - and myself. Now, this may not sound like a lot, but before all the advanced technology, everything was handmade. I mean, the tech we have today was invented by someone, and that someone didn't have YouTube to teach him/her how to invent it. See what I mean? I have the materials I need to think up a new idea, even though I have to start from scratch, from the very beginning. Today, however, my main goal was to complete my to-do list before today, or April 27, 2018, ends eternally, never to come back again.  Now, when you finish everything on your list, which can be difficult depending on your tasks, you're done for the day. However, tasks can come in large varieties. Some you may like or maybe even love, while some you may not like or perhaps even hate. But, no matter what kind of task you have, sooner or later, you'll have to do it, so it's better to just get it over with. 

Okay, the final one. 

May 11, 2018

    Today, I'm forced to stay at home without any screens or the Internet because I woke up late on a not-school day. However, I feel like there are lots to be learned from this experience, as it allows me to keep away from all links of the world outside my apartment. 

    Although this may or may not sound boring to some people, it actually enables people to do what they're supposed to do instead of busting all of their free time on games and sometimes spending money on them too. This way, people finally get work done due to the fact that there's nothing to distract them from properly doing it. 

    As an example, today, I played an hour & ten minutes of piano, read an entire chapter book, and also developed a formula that targets a whole type of math problem. 

    However, some work does require the Internet, like researching a certain topic so that you can gain the most needed information for your presentation. 

    Therefore, I've decided that besides the fact that sometimes technology can indeed create diversions from our work, self-control is indispensable, and cannot be lost. Otherwise, nothing can restrain you from doing things you aren't supposed to do. 

    Of course, the solution I've discussed here today does indeed work. At least, according to the very person it's being used on. 

    Looking at the bigger picture, self-control over yourself is still the most important component in any plan. 

Wow, that's a massive amount of words I just typed in. But, you know me, I type at light speed so it really doesn't bother me LOL. Okie then, I'll see you in tonight's blog entry then. BYE!