Rest of the Year Planned Out; Stressed Out With School

A quick note before I fight off to Kung Fu! School has been very stressful lately, reading's derivative is still positive, unfortunately. I will also be returning to the Los Angeles Area twice this summer; once to attend the CSU Long Beach Freshmen SOAR Orientation and to visit the Disneyland Resort and the all-new Pixar Pier, and 2nd to officially move me down for the school year.
Being a possibly dyslexic child, sophisticated school has never came easy to me. Although I love seeing my friends and love attending my digital art and math classes, school overall has been a big burden. My reading problems are more on the reading comprehension side, but those problems I notice are caused by the tiny texts, the large amount of words I have to read, and my lack of understanding of many of those words. Having a developmental delay and not talking until I was 3 has had its benefits and challenges all life long. From using Common Core standards to get all students to perform around the same, to a lot of classes you don't want to take, to a lot of worksheets and reading, school can get pretty scary.

At least school will be over in less than 20 days

I will also be returning to the Los Angeles Area (Home) twice this summer; once in late-June to attend the CSU Long Beach Freshmen SOAR Orientation and to visit the Disneyland Resort and the all-new Pixar Pier, and the 2nd time, to officially move me down for the school year. Although I do not like high school, I am very excited for college since the freedom ball bursts out and that most of the classes all 4 years will be focused on your major. Of course, I am always following what my heart tells me to do, and that is creating wonderful, inspiring cartoon characters and directing magical movies with the animation major, and eventually starting my own animation studio, which a business minor also helps.

Speaking of L.A., my parents and I got into a heated discussion about where we should stay. I really want to stay in a house rental for the first trip back home this year because you feel like more at home, plus you may save some money and have more space to roam around. My parents are strongly against housing rentals and would rather stay at a hotel; they think L.A. is vacation and not their home. They worry about the disadvantages, yes there are quite a bit., what if the house/apartment is not very clean, there are owner fees, and also might have strict cleaning rules prior to departure,

The Los Angeles Area, ever since 8th grade, to me, has never been considered a vacation. It's the place where I belong, it's the place where many creative, enthusiastic people like me go to follow their dreams, it's the area I call home. Every time I return to Southern California, I don't take time to relax; I am always focused on my art, animation, singing, and acting. Guess why I attended the Disney Animation Academy 5-6 consecutive times last trip.

As a result of all this excitement and hassle for my parents, we are scrapping our plans to go to Hawaii this year. We went last year in August and had a fun time. My parents are not happy that they had to make this decision. They have been stressed and Hawaii is their yearly paradise.

We will also not be taking any vacations for the rest of this year until Thanksgiving at the very earliest. Most likely, we will vacation somewhere during the Christmas vacation.

I will post more as I cruise through May! So long fellas!

Part 2: An Exciting Rest of the Year To Look Forward To! Freedom!

Welcome back everyone! Let's continue with Part 2.

Loving both movies and music to the point where my heart wants to meet all my favorite characters and create my own, being fascinated with freeways and maps for my whole life, I felt like my heart belonged in the Los Angeles Area. From many famous movie producers and animators, to famous actors and singers, the entertainment industry attracts people worldwide who love the arts. Los Angeles is where many people go to chase their dreams and is where almost all the entertainment industry connections are. Los Angeles also has a lot of nice, sunny beaches with my favorite trees, the palm trees, and perfect 70 degree weather yearlong.

The San Francisco Bay Area, on the other hand, although it had the famous Golden Gate Bridge, the Pixar Animation Studios, and the tech industry, was too cold and some of the people there even broke my heart, criticizing Hollywood and L.A. Winters in the Bay Area are the worst that I have to wear 2 thick jackets every day to school and bed. The high temperatures rarely reach 70 degrees F, rain is too much at times. Even the summer weather is too cold for my ideal summer weather, with lows dipping below 60 degrees almost every day and highs barely reaching 80 degrees by the coast. But, at least, just like L.A., the best parts are no snow all year and no rain in the summer!

Speaking of weather, I have never liked cold weather! Unlike my parents and my 2 younger brothers, I have always been a warm weather fan! I prefer to have a warm and sunny climate all year with the warmest time occurring around August. Here is my ideal climate:

My parents have been chatting with everyone in the house about their worries about sending me off to college. Although I feel like they are worrying a little too much, I understand why they are worrying. It can be lonely when your oldest child, especially one with special needs, is not around. All these past 18.75 years, your child spent their life living at your home under your care and supervision. Now, your child is about to move 6 hours away from you and get the chance to be free from you and live independently. You are worried about how your child will feed and sustain himself, and how he will receive support if he needs it. It's normal for a parent to worry when the first child gets sent off to college.


Back to life in the past week, in terms of art and music, I of course have been spending most of my available time on those. I have been playing the piano; I can play some songs through by ear. Others, I am still trying to figure out the tune. I have been working on my Summer Prayer Animated Short and drawing a lot of Disney characters and animals lately! If you would like to see more of my artwork, follow my art/movie Instagram account @jontyipimaginationartist55 . There, you will find a good chunk of my artwork, colored or not. Stay tuned for more art and movies.

In terms of my math, I plan to make a BC Calculus final exam, and maybe an Algebra final exam. We'll see as time passes. The AP test is coming up for Calculus BC! I am excited to take the exam! I have been preparing for the exam through class and Khan Academy, as well as doing more math for fun on Khan Academy! Need help with math? Just leave a comment and I will respond back at my next earliest convenience.

Anyway, that's it for now. Thank you all for taking the time out of your busy days to read my blog. Should I do a Part 3? Should I????? I'll think about it. Best wishes until next time!

An Exciting Rest of the Year To Look Forward To! Freedom!

It's been around 18.75 years in the makings! Life has gotten back to normal after a 1-year uncertainty of my future education. After several heated discussions with my folks, I will officially be attending ....

CSU Long Beach!

Although I have not liked grade school and high school, I am really excited for college for the most part. I'm now really excited to leave my parent's home and live close to my favorite city in the world and the city I call home, Los Angeles. I have always wanted to move to Los Angeles to be closer to the entertainment industry and the amusement parks. I have always felt like bursting into tears every time I leave the Southern California Area because the movie stars and the cartoon characters created there really touched my happy heart so deeply that my eternal dream was created. In my opinion, no city in this world can even compare to the enthusiastic, sunny Southern California.

Going away from my parent's home also has its drawbacks. Life will not be the same without my parents. I am very grateful for all they have done to move me forward through my childhood. That being said, I honestly feel like I will have a better life away from my parent's home since there also have been alot of restrictions and hard times in their house. I'll explain a little more.

I have had disputes with my parents regarding vacations. I understand that my parents have been stressed out the past few years and Hawaii is their paradise. As a result, we traveled to Hawaii once per year for the last 7 years, excluding 2014. We went to Oahu in all those trips,went  to the Big Island on our 2011 trip, went to Kauai on our 2013 trip, and went to Maui on our 2015 trip. They wanted to return to Hawaii again. I  do not want to go back to Hawaii again this year because I have been to Hawaii so many times in a short time span and that I wanted to visit New York again, and other cities I have never been to, such as London, Paris, and Chicago. As a result of me attending CSU Long Beach, we will not be going to Hawaii this year.

We will instead make 2 trips to the L.A. Area this year instead of 1. The 1st trip will be in late-June-early July to check out the CSU Long Beach Campus and to enjoy more fun at some of my favorite amusement parks/resorts in the world, including The SeaWorld San Diego, The LEGOLAND California Resort, and most of all, the Disneyland Resort. I also really hope to cruise along Mission Beach. I've heard that beach is really popular among Californians and out-of-state tourists.


Travel
Here are all the places in the world I have been to with at least 1 of my parents (excluding airport transfers):

1. The Los Angeles Metropolitan Area (Home)
2. The San Francisco Bay Area (My Birthplace and Parent's Home)
3. The San Diego Area
4. Honolulu/Oahu, HI
5. The California State Capital, Sacramento
6. Las Vegas, NV
7. Lake Tahoe, CA/NV/Reno, NV
8. Yosemite Nat'l Park, CA/Mono Lake, CA
9. New York, NY
10. Portland, OR
11. Seattle/Tacoma, WA
12. Vancouver, BC
13. Hong Kong, Hong Kong
14 Kahului/Maui, HI
15. Lihue/Kauai, HI
16. Kona/Big Island, HI
17. Taipei, Taiwan
18. Singapore
19. Orlando, FL
20. Toronto, ON
21. Austin, TX





Everywhere else will feel like a new place when I travel. Overall, I am very excited for the rest of the year! This is only Part 1 of this Blogisode! Part 2 will be cruising your way real soon!

The Start of a New Month Back in California

I returned from my aspiring adventure to Florida, where I had a lot of fun at the magical Walt Disney World Resort and the spectacular Kennedy Space Center. My favorite part about this vacation was performing in the Indiana Jones Spectacular and sketching some of my favorite animals I saw at Disney's Animal Kingdom.

Here are some of the top memories from this vivid vacation:

Well, I am glad to be back in California, my favorite state in the United States! Finally got to have some real, authentic Chinese food after a week in Florida with Americanized-Chinese food. Pretty much, if you live outside California and Hawaii, if you live outside any of the big cities on the West Coast, and if you live outside the big East Coast cities of New York, Washington, D.C., and Boston, it will be pretty difficult to find good-tasting, authentic Chinese food, as your area probably does not have enough Chinese people to meet the demand requirement. Florida's Chinese buffet food was nowhere compared to L.A.'s Hong Kong BBQ at the Sam Woo Restaurant! Here are the big North American cities I feel has the best Chinese food:

1. The Greater Los Angeles Area

2. New York City, NY

3. The San Francisco Bay Area

4. Vancouver, BC

5. Honolulu, HI

We ate at the Cooking Papa Restaurant, one of my favorite Chinese restaurants back in the Bay Area, my temporary home. I had my favorite meal, Beef with Rice Noodles! It was also in a soup, which made the meal even more convenient and fulfilling! Yummm!!!!!

A new month in California has started for me! Had no problem adjusting 3 hours back to the Pacific Time Zone. Anyway, stay tuned as I cruise through this marvelous month!