Work Ethic

If there is one thing I’ve learned as a teenager working at KFC/Taco Bell, it’s that not screwing around and getting things done, or work ethic, really pays off. I’ve seen numerous kids my age get fired because they just didn’t want to work. Why do they even get a job? I for instance, don’t freak out, yell at the managers (they can fire you) or leave when I’m supposed to work. Here’s some helpful tips.

1. Don’t want to work? To bad, ask for it off beforehand or just don’t work, you’re getting paid!

2. If you don’t show up for work, at least call in and feign illness.

3. Managers are always right, with that attitue you can usually get them to deal with angry customers.

4. If there’s nothing to do, at least act like you’re on your way to do something.

Now do I follow these? No I just do my job, BUT some people who just aren’t going to work no matter what could at least follow these. My managers enjoy my working there (or that’s what they tell me) and I usually can just scrape by without losing it.

Saving Money the College Way

Heading over to Western Washington University, I can’t help but wonder how I’m going to pay for college. With about 17K being funneled for the year, I’ll definitely need to start saving money. What’s the easiest way to do this? Limit spending. Now as an avid video game player, I’ll need to stop buying so many new games. Thankfully I don’t have an Xbox 360 or PS3, otherwise I’d be shelling out $60 a game, unlike the Wii’s much more affordable $50. Seriously, why do console games have to be so expensive? For $10 less I bought a game and an expansion pack. Not only that, it’s new, has better graphics, and has many more hours of gameplay.

With gas, what can one do? I for one will start riding a bike, as Bellingham is very Bicycle friendly. Also, isn’t it the time to show how we Americans aren’t lazy? Why not try walking to places?

Unlike many kids my age, I’ve been saving up ever since I got a job. As a teenager, I don’t have much time to work, and am spending about half my pay checks. Still I’ve managed to save up $900, unlike my brother who doesn’t save up at all. Start early, it saves a heap of time.

Kung Fu Hustle

I have a new favorite movie, at least in my top 10, called Kung Fu Hustle. It’s a Chinese movie by Stephen Chow. It’s actually made in Hong Kong, I’m not sure but I think people from Hong kong prefer to say they’re from there than China. Anyways, it’s sort of a parody/tribute to those old Kung Fu movies from Bruce Lee’s time. 

The plot set-up is about a gang that rules the town, (unnamed) and a young scrounger who wants to be join them. His target is pig-sty alley, a tenement complex that made him look foolish. Several battles take place as the gang and residents of Pig-sty alley fight for control, each one gaining and losing fighters in the process. Finally, the movie ends a final climatic ending between the scrounger on the side of the tenement, and “The Beast,” the worlds top assassin, who helps the gang in the hopes of finding an equal.

The movies fight scenes are awesome, and plenty of fighters are introduced. This clip is between two of the heroes of the alley, and “the harpists,” top notch assassins who use the harp as their primary weapon

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Oq84WO_zubQ

The two heroes use the Iron Fist technique, specializing in using the fists and wrists, and the Hexagon Staff, specializing in the staff and spears.

Introductory Post

Welcome  to my blog! I am making this page for a class in my High School (Omak High School). Here I will discuss whatever is on my mind in the news. Whether it be Politics, Sports, Religion, Tech or Medical. Please not that this blog is not ment to be used as an informative site, rather a place to read up on whats on the mind of a 17 year old in Washington State. Enjoy!