gamemes

I don't have a favorite game because I don't feel any connection toward many. I like Fire Emblem, Animal Crossing, the Tales of series... but they're not a "favorite" at all. However, the Pokemon franchise has been with me ever since I was three years old and it's childhood nostalgia and fondness toward the series that makes me continue to like it. I already made a presentation on the series... but I'll reiterate for those who are still confused. Pokemon is a game where you have multiple objectives which is all up to you. You capture Pokemon and travel all over the designated region of the game (depending on what game you get). You can fill up the Pokedex, battle in tournaments, casually play with friends, and more. You play these games on mostly handheld consoles like the DS or 3DS but there are side games available for the Wii and WiiU.

I like the series because like I said before... it was my entire childhood. The Pokemon are extremely memorable and I don't really know tbh lol It's fun to mess around in the game with people and go through the story although it could be a little better.

I learned that there's a massive community for the franchise and it's easy to make friends based on the subjects you enjoy. The internet provides communication over huge distances. Collaboration and strategy is important to win Pokemon and many other games. Pokemon has also taught me that there are douchebags who like to hack and ruin the fun for everyone. Is there a benefit? No, not really. It's just fun and takes up your time but in a good way.

Aside from video games, I guess I should talk about other medias. I like the card game Killer but it's not that common in America. I learned how to play in Vietnam. The rounds are quick and I win many, many times. I know the game by another name but I don't know how to spell it. You start out with 13 cards and your goal is to get rid of all of the cards through sets of doubles, or triples, consecutive chains, singles, etc. Each card has a power level and each card of the same number is broken into power levels of suites. You can't place cards weaker than the last card thrown down and it goes up until the number is too high. Then the last person who set a card down starts the round over and work their way up again. It's better verbally explained. I like it a lot but unfortunately I can't play it with anyone in America besides my family because none of you know it.

hidden figures!

This is my review for the movie Hidden Figures!! Enjoy. It's really educational and profound.

yellow

I am fifteen, Asian, born in Rochester, New York.
Born in a household with three siblings and a single parent.
I wonder if it's that simple?

In a home with holes in the walls and cracks in the tiles,
all one witnessed was myself and my Irish twin brother
jumping off beds, stairs, and our two story home.

Mother finished high school but never went to college.
The sister who went to college dropped out,
and the other dropped out of high school.
My father, to make it better, dropped out in fourth grade.
I wonder if it's that simple?
Growing up in a household, being Asian.

Awards, report cards, and expectations fall on me
as my brother sits on his homework
while playing games on his PlayStation3.
Drained from my hobbies,
there's less time in the day to relax.

My world is in my phone,
much like my family whose eyes
look at screens more than each other.
It's the only way to burn time,
exhausted from work and school
in order to go back and repeat the process again.

The tiles are still cracked.
My three dogs make new holes in the walls.
The life that ever breathes from my home
is that of the characters on the screen,
both ones with voices and letters on keyboards.