With the start of November the USA gained its first Hawaiian President. Yes, we've come this far. OK queue the hushed laughter to this bad joke. So anyway America will have its first African-American President. I knew I would see this moment but I never imagined how unique his story would be like. The Audacity of Hope was held up by one of my classmates two years ago during the boy's book report. It was by Barack Obama, the man who inspires people with his story of perseverance. I can't wait until 2009 to see how he will help the economy, reach out to other countries, and to control the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He brings not only change but also hope.
Now recently I just turned 17 (my last birthday that I will spend with my family because next year I'm going to college). Yuck I mean this not as a disgusting thing but it's my gut reaction to being here a little bit longer on Earth. It signals that I'm one step away from being an adult. As someone anonymous has said "growing old is inevitable but growing up is optional". So I am a bit childish wi
th my friends and family. I add my classic crazy humor. But I do show a contrast I am very mature when dealing with conflicts and arguments. I'm like a pilot when it comes to talking, I sometimes talk about something straight on or ramble and swerve about it trying to find a direction in that topic. All the while still being calm and courteous to passengers or in my case teachers and strangers. So I've rambled on too much but my birthday was hectic, I felt like I ran a business!So I was calling people to watch a movie at the mall, two people could come but five people couldn't, my best friend initially couldn't but upon realizing that it was my birthday she came. There was a slight hectic funny moment. I was at the mall with my family for dinner and during this time I called my friend to tell her the time and location of the movie. She was about to answer when suddenly my mom's phone was ringing I precipitately answered it. So two phones on and a big problem. Not wanting to make each person wait I tried telling one friend that I would call her back later but the other friend heard me, so both hung up. I straightened things out at the end but it was comical to see me talk with a phone on each side of my head.
Oh and really bad transition here but on a dreadful note my parent's native city and the place that I've been going to for the past couple of summers, was attacked b
y terrorists. The Taj Mahal hotel, The Oberoi Hotel, the Nairman or Chabad (Jewish) House, a gas station in Colaba (I was just there this summer with my cousins!), Cafe Leopold, and the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminal (CST) Railway Station in MUMBAI were all attacked. It's so surreal that these places in South (downtown) Mumbai were attacked, places that I went to. It's devastating these gunmen killed about 190 people with around 300 injured, but soon there might be even more of a decrease in injured, their numbers transferring to those killed. I can no more say what others have said about this terrorism attack. Violence isn't the answer, for the terrorists it was, but it never prevails. The world doesn't deserve this. The Earth has had too many atrocities on its back. People and Countries can rebound but can the Earth rebound when grenades and guns tear its skin?Listening to Full Moon by The Black Ghosts
