Individual Blog [jocelyn]

In my family, many of our members tend to adulate my grandfather. When he lived, he was well respected and well-known for the deeds he did. My grandfather was one of those men whom you don’t tend mess with and/or provoke. Throughout his life he encountered many things, had many adventures to tell his children and to the grandchildren he lived to see. Although I never got to meet him, I was still able to capture/hear stories of the experiences he encountered. When I first heard of some of the stories of the life of my grandpa, I was amazed by the ways he was able to escape from the tight holes he got himself into and the unwanted occurrences.
To find a beginning to my grandfather’s “adventures” is a bit difficult to find. But I will begin, by telling you of how he grew up and the conditions he grew up in, just to give you a head start on how things ended up a certain way. My grandfather was born in 1935 in Mexico. As a child, his family was very wealthy. But as he began to grow older, certain family members became bias. Due to the fact that my grandfather got married. His relatives no longer thought it was a good idea for him to raise his family along with them. So then one day, when my grandpa was out with some friends, some of his relatives kicked my grandma out of the house with only her toddler, a soon to be born baby and some clothing. My grandpa always went to hang out at the same place, so my grandmother knew where to find him. As he came upon him and told him what had occurred, my grandfather was furious. He was on the verge of seeking revenge on his relatives for what they had done, but my grandmother thought it was wiser for them to simply prove to them that they didn’t need their money or support to survive.
From then on, my grandparents had to move to another village/town, without any money to buy food or anything that’ll help them survive or raise their children. Eventually, they found a home in which they could own and live in. It was a small place, but what they had was better than having nothing at all. My grandparents had their own store, but my grandpa was an alcoholic, so it was pretty had to see any of their earnings. My grandfather wasn’t always an alcoholic. When his first born son, whom was a private detective, was assassinated, is when the addiction began. He was so traumatized/marked with the happening, that he began to drink and drink , to try and console his broken heart.
My grandfather was very talented in everything he did. If he wasn’t it good at it at first, he worked his buttocks off, until he reached perfection of whatever he attempted. At this point in his life, he was a fishermen. He used to fish with his fishing buddies in the ocean. But this time he went fishing on his own, and in broad daylight, he saw a mermaid.
Far on a distant rock, near a cave, was the subtle mermaid. The eerie noise coming from the distance gave my grandfather chills down his back. But as he came closer, the eerie noise became a beautiful symphony that attracted him, like in the movies. He soon began to feel tumultuous with the song and was on the verge of drowning/dying, when he remembered his family. His love for his wife and family was so much greater than the temptation, that he even asked the mermaid if he could leave him alone. My grandfather said, “I have a lovely wife and children that are waiting for me to return home with dinner for them to eat. Please, just leave me alone and let me return safely to them…” Surprisingly, the mermaid angrily let him alone, but very furious. And only then, when the song broke, is when my grandpa was able to truly see what a mermaid looked like and how horrifying they looked without their song.
After the encounterment with the mermaid, my grandpa also encountered various things that may seem fictional, but really occurred. After being an alcoholic for almost 10 years, my grandfather converted to Christians. When he converted, his family and friends were very biased on his decision. But even though the times seemed to worsen, he became well-founded in what he believed was correct. As he became older of age, he began to get really sick. My grandfather knew it was his time to depart from life itself, and yet he was very brave. Then came the day in 1991, where he departed from his family and all of his loved ones. But even though he was no longer found amongst us, the memory of his triumphs and adventures gave us enough reasons as to why adulate him, even for those whom never got the chance to meet him.

Acrostic Poem

Jubilant


Outstanding


Creative


Earnest


Little


Youthful



Neat

PLANS AFTER RMMS {jocelyn}

After I leave Richard Merkin Middle School, I am planning to go to high school. I’m not quite sure yet which high school though, Gertz Ressler or Culver City. But before I head on to a new school, I am going to be taking part of this business program, ABL ( Academy of Business Leadership). This program teaches students from 7-12 grade, how to form a business plan and the stock market. Many of you may say , “Oh how boring!”, or “What a waste of time!”, but in reality it’s not. It is actually a head start to the rest of your life, after you’ve finished with school of course. In the summer, I’m also going to go camping or go and visit my family in Mexico for a while. I am also excited for the summer, because I will also be celebrating a special occasion, that of which many already know of and/or are surprised to know of. After I’ve gone through the program and everything else, I’m not quite sure of what I’ll do next. I might get a job or something, to maintain myself busy, or just simply relax, until I begin school again. But one thing’s for sure, after RMMS, I’m going to have a blast!:)

I am NOT poem {jocelyn}

i am NOT a boy.
i am NOT old.
i am NOT obeise.

i am NOT perfect.
i am NOT conceited.
i am NOT a hypocrite.


i am NOT a stuck-up.
i am NOT a capitalist.
i am NOT a lunatic.

i am NOT racist.
i am NOT an idiot.
i am NOT ignorant.

I AM poem {jocelyn}

i AM jocelyn.
i AM confused.
i AM myself.

i AM crazy.
i AM patient.
i AM well fed.
i AM awesome.

i AM nice.
i AM open-minded.
i AM funny.

i AM intelligent.
i AM random.
i AM sincere.
i AM proud of who i am.

what kelvin means

Kind

Energetic

Loser

Valiant

Iconoclasm

Nonchalant

what i am not about kevin

i am not gay 

i am not retarded 

i am not kelvin

i am not small 

i am not old 

i am not a hypocrite

i am not ignerent  

i am not serious 

i am not neat 

i am not a rapper 

i am not a geek 

i am not a open minded