Author: Gabriel Yin

On the twenty sixth all the grade six’s in our school went to Camp Timberline (some other people didn’t go for other reasons but most people went). We left around 9:30 – 10:00 and I rode in Jacobs dad’s car (they had a tesla). when we arrived we ate our packed lunches and went on a hike that was very muddy. Then, we did some activities such as challenge course and disc golf. At least that was what our group did. Other groups did the same things just in a different order. We then settled into our cabins. I took the bunk next to the washroom and was on the bottom bunk. The meals there were really good and all the activities were fun except for the challenge course and wall because the wall was to hard and the challenge course was just really hard parkour (kind of). We were to come home on my birthday and it was really fun. I enjoyed all the activities even if I sucked at them and loved all of the food. Overall I loved the experience.

You know how I talked about a giant castle I’m building in Minecraft? I kind of lost interest in it but I did end up finishing all the towers except for the primary tower and added passageways it the walls. Now I’m working on a long term project. It includes my sister. Later on probably in the summer we will have a Minecraft server to build a table tennis arena. Why we aren’t using the current server is because a lot of the progress wasn’t saved. the reason for my sister to join is because she knows the arena and because she can make the server I think. Also I get to go to camp in April so that’s something I will tell you about. We come back from the camp on my birthday and we leave like two or three days before my birthday.

I have a really good plan for something I would like to build in Minecraft. I am going to build a castle! Now, I have seen a lot of people build castles on YouTube and I have taken inspiration from them. I think it won’t be too big but also not really small. What I want is a tower in the middle and a weird shape for the land inside of the castle. I’ll make the villagers roam free around the inside and include stalls, a horse pen, a palace, a village and a few more things. Some of the stalls would probably include, gear, food and other necessities. The horse pen has got to be big if we’re gonna have many people living here. I’m thinking all the houses are very decorated and have people living in them. The palace must be grand. I don’t want just stone and wood for this part of the castle so I think I might build it in more rich blocks. I also might include some automatic farms! Right now I’m thinking of an iron farm but I might include a bee farm or crop farm. I think that I’ll also be asking for ideas from my family when I build this thing. I have a big plan for this so I hope it turns out like I want it to!

These days Grace and Dad are in San Francisco visiting my Grandpa. My Dad and Grace left on January 31st.  Grace is there for a week while my dad is there for two weeks. That means that it’s going to be Gloria, my Mom and I for this week. When Grace comes home it will be one of the days that my class goes skating. I’m not excited for that at all. But once Grace comes back she can go back to the classes that need her help for teaching art. She has to help my last year teacher class on Friday morning and comes to my class after lunch on Friday.

Hi! I’m here to tell you all about what I’ve been doing ever since New Years. At school Grace is teaching us again but she also has a really big plan that I can’t really share (mainly because I didn’t make it and I don’t know what ALL the details are). We also had a big New Years dinner with my moms friend and my grandpas friend. My mother’s friend brought a guy with her who isn’t worth my brain energy to talk about. We also folded and ate dumplings with our neighbors and I played some games with one of them.

Happy New Year to you. Even though its like January second now. I had  three New Years resolutions this year. The first one was to write more in my diary, find a hobby and like I like to say, “New Year! New teeth!” I have to lose the rest of my baby teeth soon because if I don’t I’ll have them pulled out by the dentist. I’m also in a big need of a hobby because sometimes if I get bored I have nothing to do AND I don’t want to do work. It does allow me to do something I like besides gaming. Speaking of gaming I got second place in a three versus three Diamond Rocket League Tournament.

Merry Christmas! Today is Christmas and I got the thing I wanted: Veggie Straws! Anyway when we opened our presents I got a Minecraft Lego set, a Geronimo Stilton Kingdom of Fantasy book, a sweater, a Minecraft shirt, a new pair of shoes, and a drone (that says 14plus on it). We also went to midnight mass yesterday and when we came home I went straight to the shower. I managed to stay up to see what my sisters and I got in out stockings. I got googly eyes and some panda stickers. I really like googly eyes and putting them on random things. It’s quite funny. My sisters and I got Just Dance 2023 from our parents and I want to play it soon. We have a lot of those games and they are really fun with my sisters.

Do YOU need anything in your life? or perhaps want? I mean like an item or thing that you need to survive. For example, essentials, like life essentials. Some life essentials are water, food, shelter and people. Then there are wants. Maybe you want things for entertainment or something that looks cool. With nothing to do you may be bored out of your mind. That’s why in my opinion we also need our wants in life. Not all of them but some to keep life interesting and to keep yourself from doing something you might regret in the future. I hope you all knew this before you read this.

“WEEEEeeeee…” cried JORGE.