Goal Charts - A Passion, or just an Obsession?

A portion of my “Goal Chart”. This is like, half a page. I’m staring at this LCD screen late into the night of summer vacation, tired and emotionally distraught, and one topic comes into mind. GOALS. The thing that makes every person work hard and keep them occupied and motivated so that one day that certain achievement would become a reality. As I connect this into athletics, goals are the one thing that makes a sport interesting. Every aspect of it, a weakness or strength to an athlete is something to work on, so that they’ll be able to achieve great success in the near future. Now the only question to ask from this topic is, “What is a goal chart”? ...

June 28, 2009 · 3 min · Ben Cao

The Summer that isn't Summer and Picnik Champs

My first creation which started my spur of unknown talents. Alright, so school ended for all those underclassmen yesterday and we’re all happy cheery and all that nonsense. People are swimming, tanning, drinking smoothies, and burning all their school materials in that awesome fire pit. Or so we thought… We teenagers expect the end of school and the beginning of summer vacation to be hot, with the sun beaming down on us at every moment of the day. Right now, it’s currently nonstop rain hindering us from going out doing the summer-like things we know and love. I mean the rain washes out the pollen and help our grass grow, so that must be something we love, right!? Although that might be true, we actually like to enjoy swimming in our own pools when that solar object shines upon our very faces. So basically, all we have to say is, “Rain, rain, go away. Come again another day”. Seriously, preferably come back in autumn. ...

June 18, 2009 · 2 min · Ben Cao