Two Useful SKills You Need To Know-DO YOU KNOW THEM? By: Michelle

I. How to get out of Quicksand basics- a bed of soft or loose sand saturated with water and having considerable depth, yielding under weight and therefore tending to suck down any object resting on its surface. (definition courtesy of dictionary.com):
1. First of all, just look out for it in places where land and water are together, or else you will be up to your thighs in muddy sand.
2. DO NOT PANIC!!! ... or you will sink faster.
3. Distribute your weight and try to crawl out SLOWLY!
P.S. Take deep breaths, save your energy, and take your time.

More quicksand tips are here: http://www.dellamente.com/quicksand/doc/qshelp.htm

II. How to find north without a compass:

• If you have an analog watch, don't check the time, check your direction. Hold your watch parallel to the floor and face the 12 to the sun. The invisible North/South line will go somewhere between the hour hand and the 12. You have to look at the direction of the sun to figure out which one is the real North.
• Look at the sun to find North. It rises in the East and sets in the West. Be patient and look at the direction of the sun. You'll soon find North.

For more tips on finding North: http://senselist.com/2006/10/02/13-ways-to-find-north-if-youre-lost-in-the-woods/

As for surviving homework, you're on your own.

Free Swim! by *Desiree*

Today Ms. paulinos class and Mr. Brandon's class are going to go swimming at the Temple City High School!!! First, we all change in the locker rooms and then we go to our numbers outside where we usually wait for Ms. Paulino. After that, we walk out into the parking lot while staying inside the white line. then we walk across the street into the high school that is right across the street from oak! then we set our stuff to the side on the bleachers and wait 'til the teacher says its okay to go into the pool! then, WE GET TO GO SWIMMING!!!!!!!!! yay! its gonna B so cool since its been so hot lately!!!

Mr. Loomis's project By:Ryan Sayphraraj

We had a project in Mr. Loomis’s class that involved making a club with a partner. My partner was Keane Cheng and we made up a club called the Water Givers and our club had to write a letter to Mr. Gray, write about the club, make up an event we could do to raise money for a kid, and make a poster. We will raise money by doing fundraiser, and parties. For the fundraisers we will sell special shirts and bracelets with our special emblem that looks like a water drop. For the movie and popcorn party we will charge two dollars for pre sale and three dollars on the movie night. We’ll give the money to the Invisible Children’s Foundation. That money will go towards water wells and food for Uganda. Keane and I are already done and it’s due on Friday.

"Jellyfish" by Dong Ma

Jellyfish are marine invertebrates belonging to the class Scyphozoa of the phylum Cnidaria. The term "jellyfish" is also applied to some close relatives of true scyphozoans, such as the Hydrozoa and the Cubozoa. They can be found in every ocean in the world and even in some fresh water. The term "jellyfish" is a common name, and therefore does not imply any systematic relationship to vertebrate fish -- jellyfish are cnidarians.
Jellyfish lack basic sensory organs and a brain, but their nervous systems and rhopalia allow them to perceive stimuli, such as light and odor, and respond quickly. They feed on small fish and zooplankton that become caught in their tentacles. Most jellyfish are passive drifters and slow swimmers. Their body parts are made up of 92%-98% water and consists of bell, stomach pouch, lappet, oral arms, tentacles, and rhopalium.
Jellyfishes are an important food source for many Asian countries. When stung by a jellyfish, first aid may be needed immediately. The stings of true Scyphozoan jellyfish are not generally deadly, though species of the completely separate phylum Cubozoa (box jellyfish) such as the famous and especially toxic Irukandji can be fatal. Jellyfish sting are often very painful and less dangerous. first aid for the uncomplicated jellyfish stings is to rinse the tentacles off with salt water. Do not use fresh water, it will worsen the stinging pain. Remove any remaining tentacles with a gloved hand or tweezers. And watch for allergic reactions. Urine will not work on a jellyfish sting. Some victims have reported pain relief, but urine does not always have enough acid to neutralize the venom. Use vinegar.

For more information go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jellyfish :o

Help Needed In Dodge Ball by Gene

I am a 7th grader that needs tips on dodge ball. I am playing dodge ball and I am not so well at it. If you can help me, please comment. :] Any tips, strategies, or maybe some tactics? Help please. I'm on the Balls of Fury and out team has lost our first game and we don't want to lose again. Help! I am good at running and evading the balls but I'm not good at chucking the ball or catching. How do you throw the ball hard, what is the easiest way to catch a ball, and is it possible to save your team when you're the only person alive?

Ouch! by Jeffrey Tran the Great and Thomas Rivers the Not So Great

The Pink Pandas have been destroying every team they have been facing. At their last game, they won 4-2. Unfortunately, the opposing team has injured one of their players Thomas Rivers. Apparently, he has a sprained finger and a bruised nose. Keep cheering for the Pink Pandas because they kick the other team’s botonckadoncks.

Helping Children in Uganda By Jennifer Pegg

Schools for schools supports children in Uganda. You can help support the children in Uganda by participating in the Invisible Children Bracelet Campaign. The bracelet costs twenty dollars and it includes a free DVD about the child you helped. Each bracelet is a different color and each color represents a child who gives a name and a face to one of the many effect of this 20-year-long war. By buying these bracelets you are putting kids through school, and creating jobs in an unenployable war area.
Go to www.invisiblechildren.com/theMission/Bracelet_Campaign to find out more information about the campaign.

memories of oak (:<

By: Justine Quach & Brandon Leee <3

LOL. GAHH IMMSOOO BORED :\
I cant believe the years almost over :[

DINNERDANCE !
And the only 7th grader thats gonna be there is Brandon Lee !!!
Ohh yeahh hes myy date :]]

SORRRY LISA <3>: I still love you !

We’ll pick you up afterwards and gooo to the movies in a whatt ?!?!?!!?!?

Oh yeahh LIMO ! :]

Hmm I don’t think I can wait that long though o.O
The night before the last day of school !! D:

Yeah I hope you can go brandonlee :\
Hahahahahah :D

Im gonna miss all the 8th graders :[
Its cool I will rule the school
Heheheheh
>>>brandonlee :D

**Sigh. Dang this year went by so fast :\
I guess it was kind of a of good thing, and a bad thing.

There was soo much drama, but then again when isn’t there ?
Our clique has been through so much this year.
From loosing a friend, to getting into stupid things from stupid choices.

Then again we did have LOTS of good times, like our parties, trips to the mall, staying out till 12 even later and a whole lot of other things. Then having friends like Brandon & Corey Lee sneaking out of the house at 3 in the morning to come visit me. We also had dinner parties like the one in the other blog;
DINNER WITH THE STREET FAM ?!
http://oakavejournalism.blogspot.com/2008/04/dinner-with-street-fam.html

kinda sucks cause our clique kinda split up, but I hope things will get better when we all promote. Though half our groups in 7th grade ><” hahahahah.
Its okay you guys, we’ll wait for you next year :DDDDD

Hahaha. By then brandons probably gonna be in basketball, and me and Karen might be in drill ?!?!?!??!?!?!?

HOPEFULLY :]


Hahah well imam go join Brandon lee in messing with Mr. Yu's basketball (:<

Newspaper Class by █████ ███

Newspaper Class by:
Jerry Qin
I am currently typing this blog entry in my Newspaper class. If you don’t know already, this class and Computer Applications is taught by Mr. Yu. He teaches us many things such as learning how to blog or writing a news article. We are learning so many important things that will eventually help us in life such as, writing, typing, and doing stuff on the computer. We also learn about changing our font size to really super tiny or using multiple different fonts. If you want to learn more about this school go to

http://www.templecity.k12.ca.us/schools/oakaveint/index.cfm.

Oak Avenue Softball by: Breanna Rodrigo

I am on the softball for oak. Our first game is on FRIDAY can believe it this Friday on May 2! There are 15 girls on my team. We are playing Santa Fe at Santa Fe Springs. I am so excited but we can’t have practice before the game because of the Sierra Madre fire. Our coach is Bobby Hudak and has chosen a great all-star team. I am the smallest girl on the team. I have no idea what the Santa Fe team is like and I don’t know what to expect except that they are probably going to be a lot bigger than me. We only have two away games and the rest is here, well its not here because the softball field is covered with grass! So the home games will be at Temple
City High School. I think we are going to have a great first game. Wish us luck.

Star Testing by Ariel Tiet and Dzit Tam

Oak's Star testing is next month! From the records of Oak's Star testing grades, our school has been doing very well, as said on the school website. It will be from May 6-10, Tuesday to Friday. There will be no block days next week due to Star testing. Star testing should be between 8:35 AM-12:00 PM in silent reading and you need to come to school at 8:35 AM on Friday. Do your best, get a good night sleep and eat breakfast. Go on http://www.templecity.k12.ca.us/schools/oakaveint/ to learn more about the Star testing.

Fishes PEE! By: Maggie Liu

Believe it or not, fishes actually do pee. Fresh water fishes are constantly producing rich urine because they are always taking up the water. Salt water fishes produce small amounts of urine because they face enviromenmental stress! They are always losing water due to osmosis. So they use their pee. Sharks and rays have another way of peeing. But all in all, fishes actually do PEE! Finally, this long time question has been answered. Fishes actually do pee! They eat and drink their own pee because they have to. How cool is that! Here’s one thing I suggest for your curious boys and girls. Don’t try to stare at your fish until it starts peeing, because you’ll be staring for quite a while!


Here is a link telling you how fishes pee!

http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/hydroponic_gardening/29024

Cue by Danielle Martinez<3

I was so excited. I finally got to go to this place my friend told me about. It was this place called Cue. It's this place where you go in a booth and take pictures, after that you get to decorate them. The whole thing was a little hard though, EVERY SINGLE BOOTH WAS IN JAPANESE. All the booths were so interesting there was one with a couch, monkey bars,and some you just stand up and pose. Yeah, we messed up a lot, but we got some really cute pics. Cue was so FUN!!! You can fimd your local Cue in Arcadia.

Fudge by David Liu

Nothing's better than fudge
But it makes me a pudge
There's nothing I indulge,
More than this sweet black treat
Barely fit in my seat.
I love this think dark cake,
Eat it all day if I could.
Give me some for Heaven's Sake,
It is all just so good.
Sprinkle it with sprinkles
Spray it with some whipped cream.
Fudge is part of my soul.
To my best gratitude,
If you don't want to live,
The fudge will change your mood.
It'll make you want to give,
What others cannot taste.
You'll share what changed your life,
You'll change their ways of paste
Cut the fudge with your knife
Now go to a fudge shop.
Run as fast as you can
Now we ear 'til we pop.
I'm its number one fan,
I love this kind of stuff
Eating just one is never enough.

ITS SUPERR DUPERRR HOT BY: lynnnchuu

It has been like extremely hot. I have been in shorts the whole week and weekend. The fire in the mountains also made it hot. My friend and I went to the mall at 6:30 and we can see little orange lights. It was really intresting, but her mom got kinda scared. The sun got me really tired and my energy was all gone. I was so surprised when i saw people wearing jackets. It was 90 degrees and someone was wearing a fur jacket. I thought she was crazy ! When I got home i took a cold shower and I felt much better. http://www.shockwave.com/gamelanding/burgershop.jsp#NONE

"Bears" by Dong Ma

Bears are mammals of the kingdom Animalia, phylum Chordata, class Mammalia, order Carnivora, suboder Caniformia, Superfamily Ursoidea, family Ursidae. The common characteristics of bears include large body with stocky legs, long snout, and long hair. Bears are aided with an excellent sense of smell. There are different types of bears: black bears, grizzly bears, polar bears, giant pandas, and brown bears. They have heraldry and other symbol use. The bear at North America are North American Black Bears and North American brown bears, including Kodiak and Grizzlies. Bears are intelligent and potentially dangerous animals. Most people that get killed by bears are people that are afraid of bears. Bears don't like noises and want a lot of space. You can never outrun a bears because they run 35 miles an hour and like dogs they will chase fleeing animals. Standing bears are sometimes threatening and mostly curious. A shotgun would not kill a bear because of its thick hide. Learning where their territory is can help you avoid serious injury. In summary: Avoid surprising bears at close distance, look for signs of bears and make plenty of noise. Avoid crowding bears; respect their "personal space." Avoid attracting bears through improper handling of food or garbage. Plan ahead, stay calm, identify yourself, don't run.

For more information go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear

Okay, class, this is your new topic, by: Mr. Yu

I really enjoy reading your topics, and some of them are quite funny, interesting, actually worth reading! j/k But now we're going to tighten up the expectations for writing a blog entry. First, the topic must have some relevance to academics. Next, it must have some sort of link or hyperlink. Additionally, I want you to include some font changes and typestyle changes (bold or italic). The post doesn't have to be super long, just 1-2 paragraphs.

You can choose to add photos or images, but you must give credit (where you found the image).

Remember, if I have to delete your post due to inappropriate content, you will be receiving detention!!!

Image courtesy of: google images.

weird dreams By desiree fierro

last night i had the weirdest dream!!! i dreamed that i was in my dad's garage and i stole his car!!! and then when i tried to reverse the car, i backed up all the way out of the garage and out into the street! then, when i tried to drive foward it drove all by itself without me even touching the pedal or the steering wheel !!!!!!!!!! and then all of a sudden i was back in the garage standing outside the car !! i was laying on the floor of the garage but i realized it was a dream when i woke up 20 minutes later. i wasn't sure if i was relieved or disappointed!! lol.....

Be Green by Gene

Did you know that just planting only one plant can make a big difference? Visit http://green.yahoo.com/earth-day and learn about what pollution can do and how forests are being cut down, decreasing the resources. If you'd like to help, go to the website or just start helping the environment by planting a tree or maybe even a flower. Global warming is also taking place, making a hot future. Plants = Life.

How to Post Comments - By Kevin Yeh

To post comments on the blog, click the "Comments" link. Write your comment, and then type in the security code. Click 'Open ID', and from the drop down list, choose AIM. Enter your AIM screen name (if you don't have one, make one here) into the box and click 'Publish Your Comment' Then type your password to confirm.

This Blog by █████ ███

This blog is becoming more weird by the post. Soon I wonder if we will all be typing about how aliens invaded Earth and are coming for us. I hope the blog doesn't get reduced to that, but it would be interesting. I am starting to wonder if we are typing these kinds of posts because we are all insane... You can pratically tell we are insane by reading some of our posts like the one called "Milk and Cereal" or "Hungry Monster" at http://www.oakavejournalism.blogspot.com/ this cleary proves that some if not all of us are insane. But that's alright, as long as we are happy. Right?... right?!?!?!?!??!

Milk and Cereal by David Liu

i had milk and cereal in the morning. i had honey nut cheeeerrioss.. they were taaaasty. It has so much honey on it. i drank white milk. did u know that milk has alot of sugar? i cant even taste the sugar. i like chocolate milk. i sometimes add cereal in it. it is very good. milk and cereal. http://images.jupiterimages.com/common/detail/26/58/23045826.jpg

milk and cereal by: carlos

One of the many wonders of this world…where does it so many come from? Who makes it? How does it get its flavor? Why are there different kinds of cereals? Is the little leprechaun from the Lucky Charms commercial real? These are the questions that roam my mind. Maybe these questions will never be answered. The reason why is still a mystery. And until I find out, I will continue my adventure on finding out by eating...milk...and...CEREAL! But another thing that i enjoy is the "MILK and CEREAL SONG!!!"
http://www.seeklyrics.com/lyrics/G-Love-And-Special-Sauce/Milk-And-Cereal.html

Hungry Monster by LYNN CHUUU

I am hungry I want to eat lunch but i have one dollar i want to eat some chips and a teriyaki bowl. i also want a bottle of water because i will be thirsty all that will cost about three dollars fifty cents and i only have 1 dollar. i was late to mr yu's class today he was really angry, he looked like el diablo.http://www.gadgetvenue.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/usb-hamburger-flash-drive.JPG. david helped me on this post. i think you should comment this blog.

Day at the Mall?! - By Maggie Liu.

Okay, so around last week or so me and my friends Veronica, Truc, and Chen went to AMC to watch Prom Night. I was literally freaking out, because it's just not me to watch a scary movie. I'm usually into chick flicks or comedy etc. Seriously, me + scary = not going to work out. But, I went anyways, whether it was my pride or whatever I have NO idea... Throughout the whole movie, I was constantly hiding behind my jacket. My friends were just sitting there calmly watching the movie while I'm freaking out next to them. I was constantly whispering to my friend on my right side, to get my mind off of the movie. You could say, I was kinda annoying. When I went back home, I couldn't exactly sleep. I was what you could say paranoid. I will NEVER watch scary movies EVER again. If my friends try to get me to watch another scary movie, I will run before they manage to persuade me to go.

The ending was kind of disappointing, but for a very weak horror movie viewer like me, it was scary. For you professional horror movie watchers, well it's actually rather bad and disappointing. Here's a link to a bunch of reviews.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/prom_night/

"fishes" by Dong Ma

Hi, have you ever wondered what a fish is? Fishes are aquatic vertebrates that live, and move in the sea. Fishes has internal organs that help it stabalize in ocean depths nad many fins to help swim. Scales protect the fish with mucus. I know that the fish doesn't stop swimming or it will drown. Fishes use gills to filter water and obtain oxygen.
Fishes have a heart, gill, anus, intestines, stomach, and a swim bladder. Fishes live longer in the ocean that in an aquarium or a fish tank. Fishes are interesting to study because if you would approach a fish behind it, it would sense you without turning its head because its eyes are separated. Fishes are great symbols in acts or movies. They are warm-blooded and cold-blooded fish. Thje term fish is most precisely used to describe any non-triapod chordate. Most fishes travel in groups and unlike sharks fishes live longer becasue the bones of charks are made of soft-bone called cartilage except its teeth. Fishes, such as blue tuna should be protected because thousand of different kinds of fish species are going extinct because of overfishing and ocean pollution.

The Day I Figured Out What LOL Meant

I didn't know what LOL meant until last year. Lots of ppl alwats said it but I never knew what it meant. then one day i asked my friend and he didn't know either. Then we started asking around and got alot of different answers but a lot of ppl said laugh out loud and lots of love so figure it meant that. LOL means lots of love and laugh out loud.

DINNER WITH THE STREET FAM !?

By : justineeequach & brandonleee<3


ROFL what a funny night on April 11, 2007 everyone had lots of fun at dinner. We took a trip to La Puente Hills with our “Street Fam” to celebrate our little sister Stephanie Chau’s birthday. We arrived at the Macaroni Grill at about 5:30 P.M and it started off really boring, but after we took our seats we all started drawing on the tables while our food was arriving. After that Brandon Lee & Kenny An tried to eat a meat ball the size of a golf ball all at once. We both choked out because it was so hot, and later on tried again. Steph’s dad had ordered food for everone already, but we were kinda being pigs so we ordered more food. Steph & Lisa Liang shared some lasagna while Kenny and Victor Lo had their own plate. Then Charlene Hoang started pouring salt into Brandon’s crème soda so we also orded more drinks. After, we asked the waitress for some shot glasses and she stared at us funny and responded ,” Shot glasses?”. She looked at us if we were crazy until Justine Quach responded, “I think they mean empty ones.” Then she was like …. “OHHHHH.” Ahahha then she came back with two, and Justine & Stephanie started pouring lemonade into the cup and then Lisa started to dump pepper and salt into the drink and both Kenny and Brandon were going to chug it. Brandon did it, but Kenny chickened out, so Justine chugged it like nothing. We kept doing that after a while, and then stopped when Brandon decided to be stupid and poured virgin olive oil into it, and chugged that and started running around in the restraunt looking for the bathroom so he could puke -_- (:
LOL. Man that was a fun night. We were acting so immature that night .. (well not as immature as Stephanie’s cousin Laura’s friends), we got all the workers and customers really annoyed. After that we started taking more pictures, went outside for a little, and then went in for cake. While they were doing that Justine and Brandon went outside for some air and walked to the AMC, well at least half way and ran back just in time. Then in the car ride home, almost everyone was dead, except Vincent Hsiao and his girlfriend Orenda Doung who were “fighting” in the car. When we got back to Steph’s house, her dad took Justine, Vincent Hsiao, & Orenda Doung back to Justine’s house where Vincent was building a fort -_-.




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNsbUVxGPgM

iPod Addiction by: Catherine Tsai

Are you like, seriously bored of all the songs on your iPod? Well, I just checked up on the MTV & Billboard's Music top 20, and found some totally cool new songs to put on my iPod.
Check it out:http://www.mtv.com/music/charts/
Starring at number one was obviously Mariah Carey and her new single "Touch My Body". (http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?vid=212381) The music video for this song is hilarious, definitely something to watch. OK, just in case you ever get tired of Mariah Carey you can always check out my friends all time favorite "Sexy Can I" by Ray J ft. Yung burg. (http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?vid=208408) Seriously, this song will keep you pressing the replay button for at least a month!!!
But if you seriously and utterly hate R & B hip- hop, don't think MTV doesn't have something for you (seriously, MTV does'nt revolve around angry rappers and wannabe pop stars). I suggest you listen to Sara Bareilles "Love Song" which is, totally awesome. But if you're more into rock or something, it's cool, check out FOB's (Fall Out Boy) new song "Beat It" ft. John Mayer!!! This song can only be described in one word: addicting.

The Boredom by: Jerry Qin

The boredom sets in, as I sit in a classroom before this computer comtemplating the rest of my day. I visualize myself in English class writing my benchmark in abject despair. I really don't like being bored. Sometimes I wish that I could just go home and sleep. Have you ever felt like that? Writing a blog is hard because I can't think of anything to type! Maybe if I keep typing random things on this keyboard I will gain some inspiration and think of something interesting to write about.

I am still writing but nothing is coming out... Maybe this blog could actually be interesting, if someone actually bothered to write a good entry. Everyone around me is typing out their thoughts about random things like South Park or some hockey team. Why am I typing about boredom? Oh well... Have fun reading random blog entries submitted by random people.

Man-bear-pigs are real By David Liu

MAN-BEAR-PIGS are real. I'm super cereal. You have to believe me. If you don't believe me, the man-bear pig chief will come to your house and make you choke on celery. Man- bear- pigs are like Santa Claus. They're real but not real. They are also fat like him.

For sure, right? By: Maggie Liu

Oh my god, my friend was talking to me on aim. When, I said "For sure". She said, "What?! No way! It's actually FER SURE. I'm like, "Psh, there is no specific way to say "for sure" you doofus. It's just the way you speak. So she said, "YES THERE IS GEEZ!" "Haven't you ever heard of MEDIC DROID?!" I was thinking what a dumb name it was when she sent me a youtube link. I double clicked on it and listened to the song, "Fer sure by Medic Droid". They had extremely colorful vocabulary. But it had a totally tight beat, I loved it. I'm still obsessed with this song today! From now on, I don't say FOR sure. I say FER sure. I correct people now. Just because of this one song, I'm totally in love with techno.

OMG! Lakers!!! by Mr. Yu

The Lakers are Western Conference champions! With a record of 57-25, the Lakers will have homecourt advantage throughout the Western conference playoffs. If you are a Laker fan like I am, you will want to check out the Lakers blog at the LA Times website, http://lakersblog.latimes.com/.

It's all the more amazing because the started out the season 9-8, and there was talk about trading Kobe Bryant. Then they traded for Pau Gasol, and their luck changed! Now they are on a roll going into the palyoffs and experts are saying that they are peaking at just the right time.

Go Lakers!!!