The Jakarta Earthquake

On Wednesday 2 of September 2009 a massive earthquake hit the Java islands. I was in Singapore at the time so I never heard of it. At least twenty-three people have been killed. Most of them were trapped under their houses. Then 10 people were killed in Cianjur, eight in Tasikmalaya, three in Garut, one in Sukabumi and one in West Bandung. Another 5,000 people fled their homes fearing aftershocks in Cianjur. The houses of some of those who died in Cianjur were buried under a landslide. The quake struck less than 200 kilometres south of Jakarta at a depth of 49 kilometres, the US Geological Survey said. The people had to flee out of every building in Java and near south Jakarta. I think. the news about the quake is really bad. I couldn't believe it when I did some research on it.

Homework for yesterday. 6 sentences.

1) My friends and I are going to a movie.
2) My friends and I all do akido on saturdays.
3)My friend Keegan and I love dogs.
4) My parents and I all love dogs.
5)My mom and I know the poem called 'Me, Myself and I'.
6) My parents and I have a dachshund and her name is Gypsy.

The Phantom of the Opera
*****
By: Gaston Leroux

I think that Gaston Leroux did a really good job in 'The Phantom of the Opera'. He really described the felling the emotion in the story. He described the love that Mousier le Raul Victome de Changy Felt for Madmoisell Christine Daae. You can feel the pain that everybody in the book goes threw.

In the story the Phantom is aperratley monster. But things aren't what they seem. Christine said that when her father died he would send the angel of music to aid here in singing. But alass he never showed. Until one day when she heard marvelous music a man singing. She later learned his name 'Erik'.

When Raul heard of the ghost he was at the opera when Christine fainted. Raul later ran to her side in her dressing room. Along with the doctor and Sorelli. Sorelli is also a singer but also helps with the dancing. Christine does not reconize Raul but later on she begins to remeber. And tells him about Erik.

I think that it was very good and I am still reading it. I totally recomened it to kids. It's a really good read.

The Count of Monte Cristo ***

The book is very small but good. It basically tells the story of a man named Edmond Dontes. And how he was betrayed by his best friend. The vicount Fermone Mondego his best friend. ends up betraying Edmond to marry his fiance Mercedes. But before Mondego's plan can work he has to have Edmond arrested. But it's not that simple. Mondego convinces the Moiser Villefort. The judge. Mondego succeeds and Edmond is sent of to Chateau d'lf. The worst prison. When Edmond gets to Chateau d'lf he later on meets a man that he later calls 'Priest'. Priest teaches Edmond how to read, write and fight. Priest has been working on an escape tunnel. The only way how priest offers to teach is to have Edmond help him with the tunnel. Edmond agrees to the terms but priest during thier diging priest ends up dead when the rocks caved in.

And Edmond carried out his revenge. by seeking out the endless fourtune of Monte Cristo.