Lamborghini Aventador

    So if you read my blog about my trip to Las Vegas, you might know that my favorite car is the Lamborghini Aventador. This car is fascinating so sit back and allow me to make you an expert on this majestic car!

This is Lamborghini's car of 2014. They made a new car in 2015 but I don't like it too much. The most basic version of this model goes for a minimum of $400,000. But when I went to a dealership, they said $600,000. The Aventador has a top speed of 217 miles per hour. It has a horsepower of up to 720 HP. It's engine is a massive, 6.5 Liter V12. It takes up the whole back half of the car behind the seat. There are only 2 seats in this car and the "trunk" is in the front. One of my favorite features are the scissor doors. These doors open vertically, similar to Lamborghini's older car called the "Murcielago." This car is very short. It's about 3.725 feet in height and surprisingly fits taller people.

This car is very common in Dubai, which is one of the places which I would love to travel to. I've seen many of these cars around LA and they're not too hard to spot. Anyways, hope you've enjoyed my blog and let me know if I should do more car research blogs!

Getting My New MacBook

    So if you know me pretty well, you'd know that I'm very tech oriented. I have pretty much everything apple sells, but at this time I was missing one thing in my collection and it's the new MacBook Air 11". I got this so I can do my blogs (such as this one) on it and other school work. Also I may start a youtube channel and I prefer iMovie over the other video editing software on my current PC.

    Around this time I've been talking about getting a new laptop for school and everyone agreed with me. So we decided we would go to get it on Black Friday. The weekend before thanksgiving we decided that Black Friday would be too busy and I have other things planned out then so that wouldn't be a good time. Then we decided the Monday before Thanksgiving is the only day of the week that I have time to go pick it up. So that Monday we went to the mall and purchased the MacBook. I did all my research on it prior to me buying it so I knew what I was getting and I was ready. One major thing I noticed was that I've never seen an Apple Store so empty like it was at the time. The best part of the whole experience of buying this is that I got a student discount of $50 since I mentioned that I'm using it for school to the saleslady. But before we bought it they said they only do discounts to college students so that was odd. I hope you enjoyed my blog and stay tuned for next week's story!

Lacrosse

    Unlike many people, lacrosse is one of my favorite sports. Sadly, not many people like it or even know about it so it's not too popular. It's very hard to find a league near where I live. This sport involves these things called sticks that have a shaft and a head to throw, catch, and shoot the ball. The ball is about the size of a tennis ball and is rubber and kind of heavy.

(These are two lacrosse sticks.)

The official lacrosse league is called the MLL. My favorite team are the New York Lizards simply because they're so good and they have my favorite/best player on the team, Paul Rabil. Paul Rabil is a professional player that's 6'3 and the age of 29. He's sponsored by many companies and also won many lacrosse championships and tournaments. This most recent lacrosse season, he was newly drafted to the New York Lizards and that same season he won the championship and got MVP.

The game of lacrosse is rapidly growing and I believe more people should play the game. If you are interested in the game, checkout an awesome youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/TheLacrosseNetwork that shows the game at it's finest.

Getting My iPhone 6 Plus

    So one day my dad decided to go to Fry's to checkout some phone cases that he wanted. My mom offered for me to go with him but I didn't really want to go. She told me that my dad got a new car so I wanted to see it. I decided to just go with him and look around Fry's to see what's there. My mom tagged along with us too. She new that I've been wanting the new iPhone for a while. I went to see the size of it and compare it to my old phone but they said that someone stole the iPhones on display so I couldn't do that. Then we realized that the mall is just across the street and we can go to the Apple Store to see it. So we went and the store was packed to the brim.

    I went to see the phone and my first impressions were that this phone is AMAZING! I was looking at it and comparing it and my mom said that I've been a "good boy" and that I deserve to buy the phone on the spot there! So I bought the phone and I had extra cash on me so I decided to take my mom to Jamba Juice as a little thank you gift. After that we went back home and I unboxed the phone and transferred all my stuff. That's it the end of the blog, hope you enjoyed!

Shattered Apple Watch

    So as many of  you know, I have an Apple Watch. It's 42 millimeters and it's the gold sport edition. What many of you don't know is that it cracked one day.

Yes, it cracked. it was so bad to the point that you can see the little chip on the inside. Now in this blog I will tell you how it happened and what happened after. So one average day, I took my watch to P.E. and at the time I always took my watch to P.E. Sometimes I would let my friends play with it when I'm playing basketball but I wasn't playing basketball this day. Mr. A (my P.E. teacher) said we were beginning the tennis unit so I decided to go and practice my forehand and backhand hits. I was wearing my watch then and my and someone else with an apple watch were playing. These girls accidentally threw their handball over their court and onto mine and I wanted to practice my strong backhand hits so with the tennis racket, I hit the handball over to the other side and somehow my tennis racket hit the bottom right corner of my watch. I went to check the time just to see that my nearly $500 watch was shattered. I was very sad and many people came to help me and told me to go get it fixed at weird places that I've never heard of. My friend called the Apple Store and setup an appointment so I can go in and tell me my next step. So 2 days later, I go in, I show the people working there the watch, and they say ask my a few questions like "Is it still functional?" and I replied with "Yes" because everything still worked. The guy working there went and showed his manager to make his final decision and decided to just take the old one, give me a new one, all for free, which is actually worth $229. They shipped in a new watch face about a week later and just replaced it with the old band. I was very thankful for Apple doing everything for me free. The lesson I learned from this is that you should NEVER wear a watch to P.E. Especially when it's an expensive smart watch and you're playing tennis. Hope you enjoyed!

The Holy Land - Israel

    So in the Summer of 2009, my parents and sister planned a trip to Israel. I didn't know that we were going on the trip until a few days earlier. I heard my parents talking about a trip but every time I asked they would always make up a silly excuse on why they were talking about the trip and they said that we weren't going anywhere. I found that the funniest part of the trip. So we got on the plane and the flight was VERY long. We stopped in Switzerland for 6 hours and got back on the plane to our final destination, Tel Aviv. The beaches were very beautiful, the hotel was phenomenal, and their were positive vibes everywhere. My whole tour loved it. 2 days later we went to Jerusalem. The thing I remember most was that it was super holy. We went to the Western Wall and everyone was praying and putting notes in between the bricks on the wall.

This was the highlight of the trip. The next day we went to a mountain that Jesus walked on. I don't remember much but I do remember that my mom was fascinated by that fact. We also went to the dead sea but I wasn't allowed to swim in it. My sister did and said you can just float on it easily. I thought that was pretty cool. We also went to the factory that produces Ahava lotion. The last awesome part of the trip was going to a kosher Burger King as well as McDonalds. There I could actually eat the burgers there and they were delicious! Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this blog, see you next week!

British Columbia, Canada

    So in the summer of 2013, I was going to camp. One day, my mom was taking me to camp and she said that we're (by we I mean, my mom, my grandparents, and I) are going to British Columbia, Canada on a tour. I was very happy. So about a month passed and the time has come. We got onto the plane with the rest of the people on the tour, but I didn't see the other people in the tour at the time. The flight was about 3 hours and we landed in Vancouver. I saw my tourmates right after the flight, and they were not as I expected. They were old ladies that were really lazy and they got tired really quickly. That was kind of annoying. Anyways, we toured through vancouver in the tour bus for a long time and finally arrived at our hotel at 8:30 PM.

    Then a few days passed and we went to the highlight of the trip, the glacier. I was hesitant on going to the glacier field because I didn't know what it was. Then I saw it and decided that it's a must. "I MUST see it." I thought to myself.

    I took pictures when my mom and I were up there but I sadly do not have them now. It was really cold and I was just wearing shorts and a T-shirt. There was a water stream and fresh water was running down it. I got a cup of it and it tasted better than any other water I've ever drinken. So some more days passed and it was the last night of the whole trip. We stayed at the Marriott of Victoria which was at the heart of everything going on in the city.

We got home and everyone in my family was talking about the trip for the next month. We also met my aunt's best friend since high school during the trip. I hope you enjoyed my 5th blog!

                                                

Cruise to Ensenada

    Before I start this blog I wanted to say a few things. First, I want to wish my buddy David K a happy birthday. Best wishes. Also if you would like to check out his awesome blog, visit http://davidkra.blogspot.com/. Lastly, I'm typing this entire blog with a sprained thumb so sorry if I make mistakes. Other than that, ENJOY!

    So in the summer of 2014, my family and I decided to go on a cruise by Carnival, on the massive ship called the "Inspiration." To give you an idea of how big it is, it's 856 feet long, fits 2,056 guests and 920 crew. Anyways, the day of the cruise came and we decided to go early because they were offering lunch before the ship departs to Ensenada, Mexico. So we got arrive at the ship and got to our room. Our room was small but beautiful. We dropped off our luggage and took the elevator to the Lido Deck which was where all the food was. The trip was all-inclusive so everything there was pretty much free with no hassle. The first thing we got was a giant pizza that me and my sister split. I honestly have no clue how I ate that much pizza. Then we got some ice cream (chocolate and vanilla swirl in a cone) and headed out to the pool area. By the way, the pool had salt water that was really cold. Anyways, there was a party by the pool in which loud music was playing. Then they had to cut everything out to do a mandatory safety check which showed us what to do in the case of an emergency, where the vests are, etc. That was honestly super scary.

Then a few days passed and we arrived in Ensenada. When we got off the ship we looked around Ensenada and explored a little bit. I absolutely hated Ensenada but I loved the whole cruise ride, There were little girls probably around 5 or 6 years old selling things called chicklets. I was advised not to buy them but I know the money was not for a good cause. Anyways, there were a lot of people that begged for money and I was just overall very uncomfortable. But my sister bought a backpack to school which was pretty cool, and my mom bought a pancho for my grandfather and he loved it! Anyways, we got back on the ship and headed back towards LA. The next morning after Ensenada Day, my mom said she saw dolphins right outside of the ship that were jumping around and dancing. I wish I was there to see it but at the time, I wasn't awake. That night, my parents were at a party and they were there until midnight. When they came back, my sister and I decided to get pizza and fries at 4 AM. Later on in the morning, the cruise ended and we went back home. It was a very enjoyable cruise and I highly recommend anyone that wants to go on vacation to this one in particular. Hope you enjoyed my blog!

(My sister and I getting pizza when we first got to the ship. At this time, the ship hasn't departed yet. Also, I just turned 12 in this picture so that's why I look so different)

Las Vegas

    So about two months ago my uncle decided to go to Las Vegas for a convention. He also wanted to take with him his kids (my cousins that really look up to me). My cousins don't live here, they live in Canada. They hardly ever come here. I did know they were going but what I did  not know is that my uncle was going to book a ticket for me about 2 hours before the flight. So he did that without me knowing and took me with them to Vegas! I packed up my suitcase in about 5 minutes and walked to my grandma's house which is where they were staying before the trip. My grandma lives 3 minutes walking distance away from me, which is quite convenient. As soon as I got there, an Uber arrived and picked us up to go to LAX. We rushed to LAX 2 hours early because my grandpa likes going places very early. We got through security just to realize that our flight was delayed 3 hours until 1:45 AM. So we waited until then, and arrived in Las Vegas At around 2:45 AM. Luckily, Treasure Island (the hotel we were staying at) was fairly close to the airport. We got a taxi and the taxi drove us there. We checked in at around 3:00 AM. My uncle ordered 2 normal double-bed rooms for him, my two cousins, both my grandparents, and me. What we didn't know was that they gave the rooms to someone else by accident and switched us to presidential suites for the same price. At that moment, I knew the trip would be incredible.

    I fell asleep at about 4:00 AM and woke up at about 7:30 AM. We went down to the lobby, past all the casinos and to this Vietnamese breakfast restaurant that was delicious. After that, we stepped outside to the 117-degree weather and jumped in the pool. For the other 4 days of the trip, we went down the strip to most of the hotels and saw things like the snow tigers, the Blue Man Show, the Mystere Show, and this place that displays Ferrari's and Maserati's. Ironically, that night we saw my favorite car which is a Lamborghini Aventador and it was awesome! The day before, my uncle and cousins saw that I have a hoverboard (or segway, whatever you want to call it) and decided to buy 2 hoverboards for my cousin to share. My uncle got them from the business convention he attended. The next day, we went to the IO Hawk store which is where they sell $1,800 hoverboards.

   A few days later, we had to return back to LA with my cousins. I don't see them very often so it was nice for them to come with me. I hope you enjoyed my third blog!

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Yom Kippur 2015

    So as you know, Wednesday was an off day. And this is because it was Yom Kippur. Yom Kippur is the holiest Jewish holiday and during this holiday Jewish people ask God to forgive them for the sins that they have done in the past. 

On this holiday, we fast for 25 hours. We also cannot touch electricity but this is on most holidays. Personally, my family likes to observe this more than any other holiday. The fast starts at approximately 6:33 P.M (sundown) on Tuesday night. It lasts until sundown of Wednesday night. During the day, we spend most of our time at the temple praying. To break the fast, my family tradition is to eat this kind of food that my mom makes. It has shredded apples, rose water, and some sugar. For me, eating this is the best part! As of now, there is an 8 day holiday called Sukkot that's just beginning! I'll save that for next week's blog.

The City that Never Sleeps - Manhattan, NY

Welcome to my first blog. Hope you enjoy!

    In the Early July 2015 days, my mother and I decided to go to Manhattan, New York where my sister lives. Specifically, my sister lived in one of those rich doorman buildings in the Upper West Side. So I booked tickets to go from LAX to JFK and a few weeks later, I hopped on the plane with my mom and got to JFK. I stepped outside the airport and the first thing I noticed was the humidity. It was super hot and sticky. I didn't really care so I entered the Uber that my sister's husband ordered for us. We were on one of the bridges, (and I don't know which one but I think it was the Manhattan Bridge) and immediately, we were greeted by the enormous super skyscrapers. It was at that moment that I realized that I'm officially obsessed with this city. I looked at my mom and she looked at me and I told her "I'm moving here as soon as I can." She looked at me, then giggled.

    We both gasped just looking at the buildings. The Uber car reached uptown and my mom asked my driver "Is this downtown New York? This looks exactly like downtown LA." The driver laughed and said "No. Actually this is uptown. Downtown is further down the city." We reached my sister's house where she was waiting for us. The driver dropped us off across the street and the cross light was red so we didn't go. But later on, someone crossed the street so we did too. Then I realized that the crossing lights don't mean anything, just cross. We entered the beautiful in which my sister lives and we were greeted by a very nice doorman. The elevator door opened and I saw my sister and gave her the biggest hug while saying, "I'm officially in love with this city already." So we went up the elevator and to her house, and to be honest, I have never seen such a nice, well lit apartment in my life. There were windows everywhere with a view of the Hudson River and the rest of the city. She later on told us that this apartment is one of the biggest, best, and most expensive ones in the city. She baked me a brownie which I ate, and started to go sightseeing. That night, we just walked down broadway, checked out some cool stores and markets, and I got my first subway pass. Both my mom and I were shocked by how efficient the subways are. Later on in the trip, we saw the Empire State Building (we went to the top of it), the Freedom Tower, Time Square, and pretty much everything else in the city. So now, I know Manhattan, inside out. The end of the trip came, and I was very sad to say goodbye to what is now, my favorite city and future home.

I hope you enjoyed my first blog!