Saturday 24 January 2015

First Day of Grade 9 Camp

                                                                              Tired.
This was to be the word for early morning of the 21st of January.This was the morning of the Grade 9 Camp at Mountain Sanctuary Park. There was a light air of excitement but when I say light I mean drowsy. The heavy bags and uncontrollable sleeping bags didn't exactly help with anyone's mood. We loaded our bags into the bus and then ourselves into the seats of the buses. Then as the wheels on the buses began their circular motion. There was a sudden burst of energy from every person and this made the entire road trip amazing. And the scenery once away from the urban area was enthralling.
Soon as we got to camp the most prevalent feature was the heat and I mean it was scorching. We got off and we were met by several facilitators. After they introduced themselves we played a number of enjoyable icebreakers. Everyone really knew how to laugh at themselves. We were then taught how to pitch a tent and after we had lunch at a beautifully blue pool. And 30 minutes later we went on a hike and it found me tripping over a myriad of rocks as I was staring at the astounding view of the Hartbeespoort Dam and the looming ancient Magaliesburg Mountain. After this we were taught how to cook in a storm cooker. And when it was time to sleep it was time to sleep the view of the stars was intoxicating. So this was the first day of the Grade 9 Camp. Awesome.

Sunday 18 January 2015

Big Hero 6


On the 17th of January I watched what was probably the best animation I have ever seen-and I've watched Monster's University and Inc. The movie follows Hiro Hamada teenaged robotics genius who graduated high school at 13- that's boosts a teenaged guy's self-esteem. Tadashi Hamada-who is also gifted in robotics and Hiro's brother-convinces his brother to apply to the university he works at.
After a series of technological advanced, high resolution animated, excessively coloured events. Such as illegal robot battles, killer microbot swarms, arrogant billionaires, villains in kabuki mask and everything else crazy. You'll find yourself caught up in the animation's comedy, story and astounding technology. I fell in love with this cartoon, maybe a little too easily but I'm glad I did because as I stated before BEST ANIMATION EVER.