Hama beads Sonic

As you know I like doing Hama beads, so a few weeks ago I made a new Sonic. 

Now I need more beads, because I ran out of many colors and I can't make any new interesting designs. Anyone wants to give me some Hama beads?

Sonic

The Sonic I made before.

My wardrobe door.

Hama beads on my door.

Zozo's door (I made the ice-skating one
as a birthday present for her).

Scratch games

For the past few weeks I've been going for a computer programming class. We've been learning how to program with Scratch.
It's a lot of fun! You can also try it.

Yesterday I made a game called Easter Egg Hunt. To play it CLICK HERE.

If you want to see fireworks, go to the FIREWORKS  I've created.

Another game I've created is a game called GHOST. It's really silly, but I like it the most!

Soon we will start using Mindstorm and other fun stuff. So come back later to read more about my computer class.

A cooking scientist from Mars

I had a crazy day yesterday.
I had to get up very early to get to my science class at the other side of the city. It's a small science class for just a few homeschoolers. We always make some cool stuff there. Yesterday we learned about missiles and made one that could fly!

Doing something with wires

The plane that teacher made.

Making the missile launchpad.

Our teacher can make really cool drawings!

After science we made spaghetti for lunch.

Cutting onions and crying.

Boiling water.

How many boys do you need
to open a jar of sauce? ;-)

Look at all the mess we made!

Let's dig in!
Yummy! 

That's not all!
After lunch I had another class - computer class. We were using Scratch to make a simple game.
You can see it and play! it HERE.

My Mom picked me up after the classes and we drove to pick up Zosia (she had a modelling job).Later she drove me for my audition for a commercial. Dad and Perry joined us at the audition and we had dinner together.

That's not the end of the day yet! Now it's the time for MUSIC!

BRUNO MARS CONCERT!!!!!!!

Yeah!!!!!

This was the first live pop music concert that I went to.
It was really cool!
I had a great time!

Skiing with my sister in Japan

Three weeks have passed since I got back from Japan. I've spent there for 21 days with Zozo and other ski instructors.

It's not all ours!

First Japanese drink - strawberry milk tea! Yummy!

Banner welcoming Taiwanese tourists

Zozo was teaching skiing to the Taiwanese kids who were coming there with their parents. Each camp was 5 days long, the first day of the camp was the last day of the previous one.
Most of the days we skied from 9 am to 3pm, with a break for lunch.
The weather was constantly changing - there were sunny, snowy and rainy days.
My sister has a ski instructors license and I don't, so I could only help her a bit, most of the time I was helping kids to get up after they fell and making sure they put back the skis well.

Salomon skis

Me

On top of the mountain

We stayed in Shizukuishi Prince Hotel and Resort in the very north of Honshu island (Iwate Prefecture). In summer the mountain we skied on is a golf course. Unfortunately after a few days of eating the same food every day, we had enough of it. The hotel didn't have a washing machine so we had to wash everything by hand, it was not fun at all. But there was an outdoor onsen, which I liked a lot!

Our hotel

It was fun to be back on snow! In two weeks I will be going skiing again, but this time with the whole family.We will even go heli-skiing!

The snowman other kids made.

Jas the scientist

Yesterday I went to the Centre for Innovative Bioscience Education in Warsaw. I joined a group of  Polish homeschoolers for a class about DNA.

There were 20 kids from 3rd to 6th grade. We had the lesson in a real lab and had to wear lab coats.
First we learned a bit of theory about DNA and later we were doing an experiment.
You can also try to make it yourself, here is how:

• Put half of a kiwi into a cup.

• Add salty water (the kiwi cells will get weaker).
• Add detergent (it helps to break down the fat in the kiwi cells).
• Stir everything well, but try not to make too many bubbles.

• Put the cup with kiwi, water and detergent into a bowl of boiling water (it will speed up the process).

• After few minutes blend everything up.
• Pour the mixture slowly through a coffee filter and funnel into a larger cup.

• The solution that drips through will have kiwi DNA in it. Pour this solution  into a small tube.

• Carefully add very strong colored alcohol to it. DO NOT MIX IT!

• You will see a white stripe (like a cloud) in the alcohol - this is the kiwi DNA!

It was a really fun class. Much better than the ones in Taiwan.

Jas the carpenter!

After a week of sleeping on a very squeaky bed in our house in Poland we decided to buy a new bed from IKEA.  (The old sofa bed came with the house a few years ago and we've never changed it.)
On Wednesday my Mom and I drove to a huge IKEA and bought two beds and a sofa bed. On Thursday they delivered everything to our house and we started the construction.

Opening the boxes.

Adding wheels to the roll out bed.

Building the bottom of the sofa bed.

Using an electric screwdriver.

The sofa bed I build - really comfy!

The bed (with another roll-out bed underneath)
in the small room.

Now we are ready for Zozo to come! She is coming tomorrow!!!!

I am in Poland !

Last Sunday I arrived in Poland. It was a VERY long flight - it took us over 24 hours door to door!
We first flew Hong Kong where we waited for 3h for our flight to Zurich. And then in Zurich we had less than one hour to change.
In Warsaw Babcia, Dziadek and Ciocia Basia waited for us at the airport.

In less than two weeks Zozo will also come to Poland and later my Dad will join us too. This year we will spend Christmas Eve in Poland (on the X'mas Day we have to fly back to Taiwan). I wish it would be a white Christmas! Right now it's only cold and a bit wet, no sign of snow :-(

Babcia and Dziadzia have a new dog, his name is Lutek - just like my guinea pig (R.I.P.). They got the dog from a shelter. I take him for long walks. He likes to play with a stick and his reward is bread - strange dog - likes bread and carrots :-)
I will write more in the next few days.