Monday, August 16, 2010

Dream career (social scientist)

Geographers have a specific place in the world. They study climates and topography, the environment,plants and animals, to solve problems like global warming, predicting weather patterns (tsunami warning, hail storms, flash floods and many other natural disasters). Physical and cultural geographers have many different aspects.  Being a psychical geographer you conduct research about animals,soil and vegetation of a geographic area. Cultural geographers conduct the relationship of how human activities affect the earth's physical environment and habitat. I am interested in the prevention of the world's destructive courses. As a cultural geographer I would enjoy studying environmental management. Maybe if we can find why flash floods, tsunamis and all those disasters happen the world might suffer less. To learn the specific reasons of how humans have damaged mother earth would be a joy but I would still have some questions in mind. Loving to travel to many places, I would like a green earth so people can enjoy the fresh air so they can go fishing as a hobby and so they can sit under trees for shade. Can you imagine a world without the trees, seas and animals? Another reason I would be good as a geographer is because i convince people really easily which gives me an advantage. Maybe I would be able to convince the government of a country to manage and improve the environment better. I could teach them to reuse, recycle and reduce properly. This reminds me of a song "You may say that I'm a dreamer, But I'm not the only one , I hope someday you'll join us , And the world will be as one".


In conclusion this job would be an interest to me when I am older but it wont be my top priority because I wouldn't want to be a scientist, though i like the idea of traveling to new places and saving some green for my grandchildren ( if I will have any). Why I wouldn't want to be a geographer is because ever since i was 4 i wanted to be a engineer, specifically I want to be a Mechanical Engineer. As a mechanical engineer i would get to create and design new machines. The reason I really want to become a mechanical engineer is because after we create we get to try....




Who says Beetle's aren't fast?  



















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Monday, August 9, 2010

One second can be precious.



Julian  is a strange name but throughout the world many people have Julian as an interesting name.... Here I prevail on earth with the name Julian. My Mum, Doris is Malaysian/ Chinese and my Dad, Manfred  is German. I was born in Kuching, the home of Ibans, Proboscis monkeys and


(my favorite) Kolo mee (even though with a lot of MSG). Most people don't know who Ibans are :0.... (I had the same picture in mind).  The head hunters of Borneo as people call it, the strongest clan ever to walk Sarawak. they did have many tribal wars ( cutting off many heads), they say whenever an Iban cuts off a head they get a tattoo on their neck then slowly on their knuckles. Further more I heard someone ask what is "a" Kolo mee and I let my jaw drop down....... After I Recovered I explained to them what "a" Kolo mee is. A soft, sumptous, hot, Mouth watering, meaty, interesting noodle.

The last few months I have read, "Voyage of the dawn treader", by C.S. Lewis which is mostly about Edmund and Lucy with their cousin Eustace journeying through a picture ( Narnian). but they had been delivered there for their test to see if they were worthy of taking the throne again.
Another book I have read is "Greek Mythology" by Edith Hamilton mainly about Greek gods, The Trojan war, Titans and the great Odysseus who journeyed throughout the WHOLE world
                       And finally I have been reading "The Giver" which is about another type of country with no war or pain. Before he has the ceremony of the twelves he see's the world in black and white.... During the ceremony of twelve's you get assigned a job in the community. Jonas gets assigned as the giver. This is the most important job which holds remembering the memories of people from heart broken misery to gleeful happy memories! After the assignment he sees the world in color.



"The Last Air bender" I believe was the last great movie I viewed. Primarily it was about 2 water tribe citizens, a brother and sister curious to find what is in a mysterious ice sphere. When they finally crack the globe open they find the Last Air Bender who had been stuck in there for a 1000 years. The sphere gives off a warning when the war rulers ( fire benders) were on a hunt. So the War lords came over to inspect what happened and they find what they have been looking for....... The Avatar.  During the middle of the journey they lose the Avatar (Last Air Bender) and Aang (the Avatar) went to most earth tribes to free them from fear of the enemy. At the end there is a big war which takes place in the northern water tribe and the Avatar gets praise after he scares away the fire nation. ( even from the fire warriors).

My academic goals are aiming for straight A's and I would enjoy learning physics because I am interested in the law of motion and gravity.


One of my social goals is getting to know the teachers and befriending some.


A favorite vacation memory is Koh Samui where I recently celebrated my birthday and where I got to ride an ATV (I rarely ride one) 


 5 aspects to describe myself are:
Very shy
Fast learner
Adventurous
Inquisitive
Doubtful