I am a student at Tawa Intermediate, Wellington, NZ. I am in Room 13 and a member of the amazing Pouakai syndicate. My teacher is Ms Tito

Wednesday 28 March 2012

Quote

The only people who deserve your tears are the people who don't make them fall.

This quote is another quote written by the fabulous me, Shannon O'Carroll.

What I meant it to mean;
That no one deserves your tears if they make you cry, only the people who don't make you cry deserve them. As soon as someone makes you cry they don't deserve your tears.

-Shannon =D

Thursday 22 March 2012

Quote

Every man dies. Not every man really lives.

A quote by William Wallace.

What I think it means;

Everyone will die eventually, but not everyone ever really lived their life to it's fullest.

-Shannon

Wednesday 21 March 2012

Quote

Be the change you wish to see in the world.

A quote from Mahatma Gandhi.

What I think it means;
Be what you want to happen don't make someone else be it. For example, if you want to make a change then you make the change, not someone else.

-Shannon =D

Ngati Toa Domain


Hey all, This is my recount of my syndicates trip to Ngati Toa Domain. =D



On the 16 of February, Pouakai syndicate at Tawa Intermediate went on a trip to Ngati Toa Domain for a day.When I got to school every one was in crowds admiring each others  mufti. You could feel the excited vibes coming off everyone.

We gathered outside for a talk on rules and behavior, I don’t know how many people were listening because you could hear whispering coming from a few people.

We then marched off to the train station chattering, gossiping and giggling with excitement about the coming trip. I was looking behind me chattering with some friends when I looked back in front of me.... SMACK!!!. I walked straight into a road works sign, giggles erupted from my friends that were around me, I learnt my lesson then.

We continued walking to the train station and once we got there we sat down and counted off. “1,2,4,6,7,3” numbers were being said every where. It was hard to focus on what we were meant to be saying, and when. We all were advised/told to put on sunblock so we wouldn’t end up as red as a tomato.

The train finally arrived and we all piled onto the train like cattle being loaded onto a cattle truck.  Once we were on the train we all sat in seats of three. I was squashed in the middle, yay. The white noise that was muffles and shrieks of excitement were making hard to hear the person next to me. Once the train came to a stop I let out a sigh of relief. I made sure I’d left nothing behind and got up and off the stuffy train.

Once we got there we were told all about boundaries and where to put our bags, oh and how the toilets weren’t working. Yay life. Melissa, Callista, Bex, Zandrea, Nikki and I went and sat on a small rubber mat part. We had a mini shared lunch that was really only some chips and hummus Bex had brought with her. Everyone was either sitting down talking, playing on the playground or on the field playing sports. Laughter and shrieks of joy were all around us as we were just sitting down gossiping and chattering.

Finally the beach was open, most of Pouakai was now going to get changed. A range of colours was coming out of the girls bathroom. As they all had colourful togs. I walked down to the beach with my towel in hand. I laid my towel down with all of my friends stuff. I saw my dad (Mr. O’C) sitting on a log with some of his students. I walked over to them and started to talk to them.

After quite a few hours the whistle blew and it was time for us all to tidy up. Picking up rubbish and gathering bags, the boring part of the trip. Once we were all done tidying up we walked back to the train station, and waited. Once the train came we all piled in again. It wasn’t as noisy now because everyone was tired from the long day. The train finally stopped and we all hopped off the train. Most of us went back to school, but some of us left on other stations I left for home from linden train station, and that was the end of pouakai syndicate trip.




-Shannon

Tuesday 20 March 2012

Sad, sad, sad, sad video.

This made me cry.
So sad. It is a little girl saying what she misses about her dad who died in 9/11.

DJ Sammy- Heaven 9/11, I miss you daddy.

-Shannon

This girl is AMAZING Must watch.

You must watch this video. It is Severn Suzuki. (click link to watch video.)
I have posted this because she has written this speech and I believe all she has said is true it was said in 1992.
She is saying about her thoughts on global warming and war. It is quite shocking how much of it is true and how much it makes you think. And how little the world has changed since then. Please watch, this video amazed me.

-Shannon

Another Quote

For every shadow there must be a light.

An awesome quote, thought up by the AMAZING mwa, (Shannon O'Carroll)

What it is meant to mean;

For every bad thing, there must be a good.
Because for a shadow to be, there has to be a light to create the shadow.

-Shannon

Wednesday 14 March 2012

Quote

Only rainbows after rain
the sun will always come again
and it's a circle, circling
around again
it comes around again.

This is a part of a song 'Keep your head up' by Andy Grammer. =D

What I think it means;
That After something bad (rain), something good will happen (rainbows), and good will always happen (sun), It will always come around eventually (it's a circle, circling, around again, it comes around again.)

-Shannon


Introduction on my blog...

Heay, this is my very first post =D
On this blog I am going to be doing things like reviews and just posts on things that have been going on in my life and the world =) also my view on the world, random or serious. I will also being posting quotes possibly daily =P

-Shannon