the journey of writing
soul log is the writing playground of thirteen year old Brandon Wang, a student and self-crowned web designer, living in the Houston, Texas area. He has been writing soul log for over four years. This is his journey.
Monthly Archives: June 2009
The Lone Rider
It has not rained in Houston for 66 days. That is almost one fifth of the year. The last two days are record temperatures: it’s supposed to be 99 degrees Fahrenheit.
Today it is 105 degrees. 105 degrees is six to eight degrees warmer than the average body temperature. It is like breathing air off of [...]
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To Snuggle As One Family, Together
It was hot. It was so hot that if I accidentally spilled water outside, it would disappear when I counted to five. It was so hot that the weatherman made the entire population of Houston whimper when he explained that there was a pressure system over us that prevented any rain.
Therefore, it wasn’t surprising that [...]
Please Hold for a Customer Representative
“Okay, mom, I’m coming down,” I told my mom, getting ready for my orthodontist appointment. I went through a checklist mentally. Clothing? Check. Glasses? Check. Cell phone? Check. Watch? Hold on a sec.
I grabbed my watch and was about to strap it on when I noticed that the strap had broken. Where there should have [...]
Stability (or the lack thereof)
A human’s natural instinct is to be somewhere safe; it is this reason that people constantly search for security systems, banks that protect money however securely, and some people go as far as to carry weapons and pepper spray with them, all for what: protection.
Sometimes, the safety and stability does not come in forms of [...]
Just HOW Spicy Is It?
My mom has an unnerving love for spicy things. Spicy tofu, spicy soup, spicy carrots; as long as it is spicy, she will eat it, guaranteed, because she grew up with peppers and spicy foods.
Furthermore, only the spiciest spicy sauce will do. She goes to exotic places, to the back of supermarkets, for a bit [...]
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An Inspiring Movie, a True Tale
School has let out, and I find myself with more time than previously available. In the evenings recently, I have taken to watching bits of Home, twenty or so minutes at a time, for several evenings. The movie is released on the Internet.
Home is a film by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, an amazing director. The movie tells [...]
The Blue Wall
Summer has arrived again, and with every morning I wake, dwindling in the absence of my alarm clock’s normal sound, I realize that school is over for the first half of 2009.
I realize that my days as a sixth grader were over when the final bell for the year of 2008-2009 rang its final [...]
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Home [the inspired poem]
Once, where there was hope, there was happiness. There was peace, elegance, and beauty. All around us, there were stunning clouds and exotic views. Once, there was.
Where birds eagerly twittered, we were optimistic. [...]
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An Analysis of Swine Flu
It is summertime again in Houston. Each day goes by, and every hour brings me closer to summer vacation: a time of bliss, of no school, and of no annoying alarm clocks. It is the period when we get to relax and have fun.
This year, I would be visiting China. I would be experiencing what [...]
The Drop of Rain