After a long and boring summer break, I started school under this difficult and tense situation. I am still taking online class, and Hawaii began second close down. This is my first post about addiction in this semester. I think many people have some good or bad additive troubles. On the bad side, people who likes to drug, gamble, play games, lie and steal are not good for people. For instance, my friend who likes to play games all the day, and he does not want to go outside and community with other people. When he had dating with his girlfriend, he did not wan to talk with her. He kept to play game. Then, his girlfriend broke up with him.On the other hand, people who likes to study, to eat health, and to be early bird are good for them. For example, Amy likes eating health food and walking at night that are good addictions for her. As for me, my addiction is keep home clean and do not want my family throw things away or put things mess. Sometimes, I let my family is not happy with my an addiction, but I can not control my mind. Fortunately, I started to take online class that I do not need to pay attention to whether my family has left things indiscriminately. I think one day I will overcome my addiction because I do not want my family to be unhappy and nervous. To sum up, there are have some good addictive and bad addictive. I hope people can control their own hobbies in life and do not hurt others.

I signed up for ESL 13 and 14 class during the spring semester of 2020. I have many classmates who were my former classmates, and we have been from the Hello class to the ESL 13 and 14. I liked to study with them and they made me feel not alone in ESL class. In this semester, I met some new classmates. some of them from Vietnam, Thailand, and China. They are very kind and smart. I am so happy can study with them. Especially, I had some of classmates drop off our class because of the infectious disease virus, we changed to inline classes at home. I think taking online classes at home affects some of us because some people who has child need to take care of, and some of them need to take care of their family. I felt sorry for them when they decided to drop off class. After this semester, I hope that I can continue study with them. On the other hand, I knew everyone is facing this difficult time. We need positive energy to face what is happening now, and we need to keep study and do not give up. In addition, when I was in Mrs.Kym class, I was so excited because I waited a long time to take her class. She is a good teacher with a good heart. While I was in ESL 3 and 4 classes, I hear her class discussing and accompanied by laughter. At that time, I told myself to work hard to get to her class, but it turned out to be counterproductive, and we changed to an online class. Our teacher tries her best to teacher us and find many video to show us. For me, I felt very sad when I took an online class. I sent message to Akiko, and she taught me do not give up and kept study. She is always full of energy when I am lost. Borrow this article, I want to say thank you to Mrs.Kym, Akiko, and Jessica because they always gave me good examples and explain how to do my homework. They helped me a lot that made my writing and reading skills were improved. Also, thank you all of my classmates. I am very happy to study with you and nice to meet all of you. I hope everything can go back normal, and I hope to see all of you in our classroom.

A Hawaii story, Healing Water, is talking about a  Hawaiian boy who is 13 years old and life changed by leprosy. Also, the author describes a boy who is forced to separate from his family to go live on Molokai because he is one of many native Hawaiians who has contracted a deadly disease “leprosy”.  When I was reading “ Healing Water ” in the beginning,I did not understand the story, and I felt very bored reading the leprosy novel. Because I was especially taking the book club and reading a novel about leprosy patients. I think the author has the ability to make me care and curious about the characters. In addition, the author is very good at taking the reader to feel and fantasize of each chapter. In fact, after the second, I was very curious to know what happened to each character, and how Pia survived without Kamaka. Also, I really wanted to know if Pia and Kamaka would be friends again. Moreover, Kamaka was a family friend, but he was afraid about leprosy. When Pia got leprosy, he was hiding and disappeared. Their friendship was broken. Pia lived a very hard life on Molokai that made Pia hate Kamaka very much,did not like to live on Molokai, and did not want ro make other friends. I can imagine how hard every episode and Pia’s feelings. On the other hand, Boki was very bad to Pia, and he let Pia become a thief. He treated Pia very badly, and he did not want Pia to have his own opinion because he just wanted Pia to follow his order. Fortunately, Keona and Maka Nui became pia’s friends, and they also became Pia’s spiritual pillar on Molokai. When Father Damien arrived there, he changed Pia’s belief. Father Damien also showed Pia how to forgive people, believe God, help people, and make friends. Pia started to think about his life and relationship with Kamaka. When Boki died, Pia should be happy, but he did not feel joy. I think with the increase of age and experience, Pia’s thinking is different from before. Finally, he forgave Boki and went to his funeral. Pia used very especially the way “Swim” to forgive Kamaka. Kamaka was very happy to be friends with Pia again, and their friendship went back to normal. I think this is one of the best story books I have ever read, and I will keep this story book. When my daughter grows up, I will let her read this story. Also I will introduce this story book to others because this story is very good to tell the people how the leprosy patient survived on Molokai and teach people if you want to be treated that you must treat others the same ways.

Many inventors created super-intelligence such as robots, smart phones, computers, and satellites. They want to bring everyone different experiences and feelings to enrich life experience, but I do not think super-intelligence will happen in most of people’s lifetime. For example, computers and smart phones are tools, and people use them to communicate with others or to research online. I think computers and smart phones have become parts of our lives, but not necessarily others. They can be helpful or dangerous, depending on we use them. Also, computer programs have similar problems, and computers have limitations. Not everything can be done by computers.

When I read this article, it shows the app of an artificial intelligence has big problems, and it can only be as intelligent as the data that goes into it. For me, I absolutely agree with the author because computer do not communicate with others with real feelings or thoughts. I use a computer and a smart phone everyday because they are becoming very important parts of my life, but this does not mean that I am doing the right things. Because I spend too much time on these things to research and watch movies that I discover this to be bad for the eyes and study. On the other hand, computer programs are made by humans, so I think humans are smarter than computers because humans have ideas and expressions, but computers are tools and have feelings. Computers also cannot understand human love and actions. However, the author also said many apps provide good opportunities for someone who just wants to find someone to talk to or pass extra time.

My husband likes to use apps to talk to his friends during his free time. His friends from everywhere such as classmates, coworkers, friends, and relatives. Unfortunately, he sometimes complains that his account has been stolen by others, and he needs to use very long time to get the account back. I think he will continue to do the same things because there are too many hackers out there. In my opinion, computers are being used worldwide, but they cannot replace humans.

If I could invent or create something to address that problem, what would it be? I think I would invent a machine that ends hunger. First of all, it will give families and animals food. You will just need to put your tongue on the scanner, it will know what food you want. Also, the machine will match you with food according to your body and age. Secondly, it will work with animals too. For example, many people who has a dog or cat, but they do not have enough time to feed them. The machine will set up the time to feed a dog or cat on time. In addition, this will help the world by stopping people from killing animals and eating them. As like COVID-19, people who eat bats or animals that make the virus started to spread around the world. Many people died, lost job, and lost families in this COVID-19. Unfortunately, until now no solution has been found, and we do not know when we can end this catastrophe caused by this virus. Maybe the hunger machine will stop extinction and hunger. Finally, the hunger machine will help the humans save money because this invention will bring any kind of food you want, and no more cooking in the kitchen.Also, you do not need to buy an ingredients and seasonings that will help you save some money and time. Then, you can do other things with extra time such as find better opportunities to make money, stay with your family and take relax. I think this machine will end extinction and hunger for animals and families who do not have enough money to pay for it, and it will help families all over the world.

This my second blog post, and I like to apologize for not following the teacher’s instructions. So this week’s blog post is very difficult, we need to find someone’s blog to read, and write a summary. Fortunately, Carolyn Wells, who is great blogger, has 50859962 followers. Her blog’s name is “When Time Costs Too Much” and it attracts me. This article talks about a great mother who loves her kids, and needs to bear the stress of life and work. In the U.S, many mothers need to work until two weeks before giving birth. After that, they take a rest for a very short time, and they return to work soon after. For example, many families choose to send their children to early education or day care because some of them need to work. Also many families choose to take care of their own children by themselves because the money they earned is almost the same as the cost for daycare. Also, she talked about her friend’s story and shared it with every one of her followers. She has a friend who is a single mother with a four year old son and she makes $50000 a year. After spending on her rent and living expenses, she has no money left and that makes her to apply for government subsidies. Her friend is having a very difficult time, but she never gave up. She tried to find a second job and used her free time to accompany her son. I think she is a great and positive mother. When I read this article, I felt very helpless, and society is cruel. In this diverse society, everyone has their own story and we have to learn from this single mother about how she faces her difficult life who gives her best to her child.

Today I want to share my feelings about Coronavirus. The virus spread throughout the world. Many people died, lost job, or lost family. Also, many people feel sad about these dead people, but some people still do not know how to protect themselves and others. They still keep going to other countries or cities. I think they did not realize how harmful the virus disease is. Eventually, Hawaii began to have this disease, and everyone started to snap up daily necessities, such as canned food, toilet paper, noodle, and rice. Jokingly, I do not know why many people snap up toilet paper and make them sold out at all of the supermarkets. For other people, such as the retired, the elderly, or those in need, they do not know where to buy these necessities. For students, when we entered spring break, the government released news that all the students would stay home and study online. A few days later, all the news outlets and websites all posted news about the virus. Everyone started to worry about their health, jobs, and food. As for me, I am very worried about how I can study at home with my little daughter. Will the virus spread, and how long will it take to control the disease? However, today is our first day of class online, I felt a little strange. My daughter kept asking me questions, and I could not concentrate on listening to the teacher. Fortunately, my ESL teacher and Math teacher were very kind, they kept sending me emails and tried their best to teach me. Also, my husband who needs work from home is the best teacher assistant, too. He tried to teach me how to type, send email, and helped me answer all the questions if I did not understand. I thank them for their patience and for giving me their support. I will try my best to do well in class. Moreover, Ala Moana closed today because of the government’s order to shelter-in-place, and all people must stay home unless necessary. In my opinion, my classmates, please stay home, wash your hands, keep clean, and do not travel. I know it is a very difficult time to face the disaster brought on by this virus, so we need do our best to stop it from spreading. I hope somebody will find a solution to this pandemic quickly and people can return to their normal lives.

Take good care everyone

Today I want to talk about online dating. there many people feel that they can not meet some one in their everyday lives so they turn to the internet to find a prospective partners. As my sister in-law, she has an experience from dating other people to real life, but she was very unlucky. She was deceived by a man into feeling and money. After that, she was very unhappy and did not date others for a long time. One day her friend told her about online dating, and she was curious and wanted to try.Next, a man who is trying to talk with her and care about her. They keep in touch within two months, and she decide to marry him.Then their wedding will be April 9th, and she is so excited about her wedding. So I will bless her and hope her get real love. But for me, I don’t believed online dating, and I prefer the old traditional way of meeting such as like friend introduction or getting to know each other slowly in real lives or family introduction. However, I never use it to dating other or to talk with other strangers because it sounds oddly and dangerous. so I can’t imagine what it would be like to date a stranger in my life. Also, I think online dating is unsafe, and scammers will steal your heart and your money because they have many ways and plans to lie to you and humbug you. To sum up, online dating has many advantages and disadvantages, but for me is not good way to date others. In my opinion, if you want to online dating that you must be careful and keep a head clear. Also you have to protect your private property and do not fall in love with other easily.

For me, after 10 years I will be 43 years old, and I will become older woman. Maybe I will find a job and move to other city. My daughter will became 15 years, and she will in high school. So I don’t want to imagine my daughter grow up so fast, and I want her stay with me until she married. Than my husband is getting older and almost retired. I will walking and doing exercise with him everyday because I want him to be healthy, and I want him to live a long time with our only daughter and I. Moreover, we don’t want to leave my daughter alone. So I will cooking and making Chinese soup for our family everyday and keep them eating fruit every night. I hope that in 10 years, I will have a job, and my family will happy, healthy, and stay together. I also hope that we will have a nice house with good view with my own backyard. I will plant different kinds of flower to connection with my mother. I hope everything can come be true.

My husband and I did not like Hawaii at the beginning when we moved in. At first year, we felt bored, hot , too many tourists, and the homeless is everywhere. We did not want to go Chinatown to buy Chineses food, and We did not take a walk outside at night because we heard and watched news about homeless rob money. I remember my first connection to this Aina is the ocean. where i lived in Shanghai, there is no the ocean when I want to go to the beach I need to take 5 hours car from Shanghai, and it spend much time on the road that make me feel i wasted my time to go there. However, the sea and sky are gray. We Can not swim in there because the sea is very dirty and cold. In Hawaii, the ocean is very clean and deep blue. We like walking on the beach, playing sand and watching people who is surfing. Everyday i drive across Ala Moana Beach Park and see the sky and the ocean in a line with almost same colors that make me very relax and happy. At that time, I feel i am living in the paradise. My second connection is the Hula dance. Hula is the storytelling dance of the Hawaiian Islands. As with all of the Hawaiian culture. The dancer who connect more deeply through their Hula traditions, and bring happiness to others and they use their bodies to express feelings. In Waikiki, I first time saw the Hula dance that make me feel comfortable and want to lie on the grass. The hula can express Hawaiian culture and characteristic.Right now, i enjoy living in Aina, and Aina is a wonderful place to live. Aina also is a paradise.