How to become a goalkeeper

      

    What's up everyone, today I will be giving some advice on how to be a beginning goalkeeper in soccer or football. This blog is actually requested by one of my friends named Maile Ward. I used to be the goalkeeper for my team and until today I'm still playing in that position(even though sometimes I like to play other position too!). There are many techniques for being a goalkeeper but the thing is that I never have a chance go to football academy to learn something like that. The techniques I learn to be goalkeeper is from YouTube and there are hundreds of video that will make you become a better goalkeeper. So let's get into it, there is a couple of things that is needed a lot when you are the GK (goalkeeper) for example the catching form, the goalkeeper ready position, the diving techniques, and the breakaway.

  The Catching form: There two main catching form which I used (and a lot of goalkeepers will use) which are the W form and the basket form. The W form is done by putting your hand into the letter W, this catching form will use when the ball coming toward your chest up and higher. The basket form is used when the ball coming low from your chest down and you have to curl your arm and make it into a basket shape. 

 The goalkeeper ready position: To have a strong position, you have to stand firm on your feet, your knees slightly bend, and your chest point toward the ball. So that you can save both low and high ball in all situations.

The diving techniques: I have to honestly say that I know how diving look like but I don't really know how to do it. What several people teach me in YouTube is that from your GK-ready position, you have to take one step forward to where the ball coming and push through will the step you take.

The break away: This is use when you are one on one with the striker. What you should do to is to quickly run forward to close the angle the shooter have. And from that, you should get low to the ground, be in your ready position, and prepare to save. 

     This is not all of my techniques I use in game but it good for you to cover this four things. I have other great goalkeepers YouTube channel called ARS Goalkeeping and ProgressiveSoccer, they have great tips and techniques you can learn. Thank you all for reading and for all Keepers who read this blogs and I hope that you will have a great game!!!

The Sad Song part 2

The Sad Song part 2

by: Maile Ward

                                               

 Hello everyone. Welcome to part 2 of my story. For those who

read part 1, thank you for reading it. I hope you enjoyed it. Ok lets begin.

Elizabeth slept the rest of the way there. It was pretty peaceful. Then woken up by her brother. “Wake up Sleepy head, we are at school” said Nathan. When they got off the bus, Elizabeth swung her hand over and held Nathan’s hand and laid her head on his shoulder.  In return he squeezed her hand for a second and smiled. Nathan didn’t care when his sister held his hand because she always did this when she was nervous and new to things. “First class is Math” said Elizabeth looking at the school schedule given to her by the principal. Time passed by very quickly, so fast it felt like 5 minutes when the lunch bell rang. Everyone got fried chicken, pizza, hamburgers, french fries etc. But Elizabeth and Nathan brought got fried chicken with less oil and some nut cheese with crackers. “Mom is a really good cook” said Elizabeth. “Yes she is” said Nathan. 

Well this is definitely going really well. Sorry this is really short. See you in part 3. Now I must leave. CYA!!

The life on Earth

     The life on earth

       Life is not too difficult but life is not so easy either. Today I just want to talk a little bit about life, how life is like, the responsibility in life, and so on. Most of the things I will say is mainly from my own opinion and perspective of life I see.

      For I have experienced many things in my life, happy, sad, glad, bad, good, laugh, cry, good food, bad food, sweet, sour, bitter, spicy, and etc., Sometimes in life everything go smoothly, easily, but it also go harshly and confusingly. The happy situations in my life for example are when my beloved sister is born, when I have good grades in my exam, and when mom brought me the food that I like, etc., 

        The sad or bad situations are when someone that I met have to go far away from me, when I failed my exam, and when I injured myself from playing soccer.  Like I said life is kind of confusing, but not matter what, at last we are the person who have to walk past it. 

        
        Sometime I feel great for my life, for who am I, for all my friends and family around me, for my knowledge and education, and for many good things that come in my life. And I feel like life is really peaceful and happy, but everything have two sides like black and white, left and right, hot and cold, on the other sides of good is bad which make everything the opposite. Life will get really depressed, dark, bitter, cold, lonely, sad, hard, and sometimes it goes from bad to worse. 

            I want to encourage everyone who read this blog that you shouldn't give up even when life get bad for example like when you fail your exam, or even when your dog died and many other things that can happen.  So keep this in mind; life is short so follow your heart and set up goals for your own life and follow it because nobody will set up goals for your life except yourself. I like my daily life schedule, sometimes it get very good and exciting, but sometimes it get pretty boring and exhausted. When we people are getting older we will have more responsibility in our life, let take an example of my life. 

       I am a boy (more like men now) who have several responsibility like for instance: studying for my future that will come and graduate, get to an army or military when the time is come (most of the time is when you are in the twenty). I want to thank God for who I am because He made me know more about this life on earth that will be finish one day.

School in Thailand

                                        

                                            School in Thailand

        Hey everyone! it been awhile since my last post. Today I want to talk about something different than the other post the I had posted. It is about the school system in Thailand, the uniform, and the food. 

         Thailand have several school system, there are two different systems that I have seen which are the walking system and not very walking system. The walking system is the system that all the student will walk for the class that they are in and the room they having class. The not very walking system is pretty much the opposite of the walking system, the classroom will run and find it student Ha!! Just kidding the teacher actually will walk to the class that he have to be in or the student he have to teach, but I think this system is not really in use anymore.

                    When I was young we use not very walking system in my school. 

Now the UNICORN! I mean the uniform some school will have their own different types of uniform, different colors, and different styles. But one uniform that most (or every school) will wear are the white T-shirt with short for boys, it will be black and brown short, and for girls will be blue skirt.

          Every school will have their own PE uniform and other uniform. Now about food, every school will have different kinds of food or similar (who know!) They also have two systems to get food too (as I've seen) which are food that you have buy and food that you don't have to because they will prepare for the student. I think the food that is good is the one you have to buy ( for real because you can choose whatever you like!) but the food they prepare for might not be the best but it is very healthy!

The Sad Song

The Sad Song part 1

by: Maile Ward 

 Hello everyone. I am going to do a new story fresh from Imagination Inc (this story isn’t a historical event so you don’t have to look in a history book to see if it is true or not). Okay let’s begin.

 Elizabeth Nina Jefferson was a normal girl who lived in Paris, France. Her mother Lily Jefferson was American and her father Cole Jefferson was French. She had brown hair, very light brown skin with freckles on her cheeks and nose, and blue eyes. She was not the only child though. Nathan Denis Jefferson was a year older than Elizabeth. BEEP BEEP, BEEP BEEP, BEEP BEEP, BEEP BEEP!!! “Is it time to get up already?” complained Elizabeth. “Yes it is” said Nathan “We have to go to school today, remember”. “Yeah right” complained Elizabeth covering her face with the pillow. “I’m serious Elizabeth, if we don’t go to school today Mom and Dad will kill us” Nathan said with a stern voice. “Ok ok, I’m up I’m up” Elizabeth said lazily. Nathan went to his room and got dressed and ready for the day. Elizabeth did the same a few minutes after. “Bye Mom, Bye Dad” said the two teens. “Have a nice day at school” said their mom. They got on the school bus and drove away. The school was about 2 hours away from their home. So Elizabeth and Nathan took a morning nap. Halfway into the travel a movie about the school was put on. 1 hour and 30 minutes later, the bus stopped at a 5 star restaurant and everyone on the bus got out and bought the best breakfast ever. After eating, Elizabeth laid on the seat’s head rest and dozed off.

 Sounds like they are enjoying  themselves. But they don’t know what’s coming they’re way. I hope you enjoyed the part 1 of my story. I will see you in part 2. Bye.

Nightmare Time

My Sad Dream/Nightmare

by Maile Ward

Hello fellow bloggers and readers. Today’s blog is about a dream I had on vacation once. I would say that this is more of a nightmare than a good dream. Why? Because when I woke up that morning, I was crying. So I hope you enjoy this blog.

It was a warm night in Crymsville, the year was 1980. It was Sunday at 10:30pm. The moon was full with usual line through it. A woman was pacing in her room, thinking about Operation Moon Breakdown. That was when the moon would break in half. Surprisingly, the moon was still holding together pretty well.

 She was very worried about it. Many people asked why she seemed so nervous. It was true. A lot of people did not know about the upcoming disaster. But the she was in luck because she knew how, when, and what was happening. She was also pregnant with 5 girls and 2 boys.

The next day, it happened. The babies were born on Monday at 3:30pm. They were born at the Crymsville Hospital. The babies names were Raina, Alexa, Lily, Emily, Mara, Jane, Erik, and Johnny. The same day, the moon gave in to the force.

 The moon broke in a complete half line. Many people tried not say their goodbyes early. Sadly, the mother was trying not to look at the moon. But she could not make it. She looked at the new half moon and was dead in seconds. 

 Ever since then, every 2 years the full moon would have the line in it. The line would be there for 1 week. This is when it gets even more creepy. The souls of the people who were killed by the moon would began to roam the city in their own bodies. But when the moon becomes half again, the souls go back to their graves.

Then, 20 years later in the year 2000, Raina, Alexa, Lily, Emily, Mara, Erik, and Johnny realised what happened to their mom that died and wanted to know more about how and why she died. Soon they found out that the moon would have the line in it again 2 months from then. So they had to find out more before the moon was out in 2 months. They searched and searched. Finally they found info about the past of the moon

 Two months later, the day before the moon would have the line, the siblings prepared. They packed their clothes, personal belongings, etc. They were planning to run away till the moon was back to normal again. It was a perfect plan. But Alexa knew that she could not go. So she looked at the moon and died. That is when I woke up.

Who am I?

...Who am I...
am I an actor or a clown am I an athlete or an artist am I an astronaut or an architect am I a barber or a butcher am I a bookseller or a babysitter am I a baker or a banker am I a boxer or a businessman am I a carpenter or a navigator am I a comedian or a magician am I a dancer or a designer am I a detective or a doctor am I a farmer or a lawyer am I a merchant or a mechanic am I a photographer or a painter am I a politician or a pilot am I a policeman or a criminal am I a postman or a fireman am I a singer or a musician am I a soldier or a gangster am I a student or a teacher am I a secretary or a security guard am I a salesman or a shopkeeper am I a scientist or a sailor am I a writer or an author Oh! I know who am I now! I am Daniel fish, I am seventeen, and by the I am a boy!! I am a mix of Thai, Lisu, Burmese, but I born in Thailand. I am Asian, I am tan, and I am handsome! (ha!!) I am an athlete, a baker, a boxer, a farmer, a magician, a musician, and a student. The most important thing I am is that I am a follower, servant, and ambassador of Jesus Christ.

My History with the Piano

Piano History

by: Maile Ward

  Hello again. Today I will do a blog about my history with the piano. Yay. By the way, I have decided that I am going to discontinue the Learn More About Me blogs. Sorry to those who liked it. But the good news is that I will do other blogs with parts too. So lets begin.

  The first piano classes I took were overall pretty boring and I didn’t really learn anything from them. Also I only did them for about a year and then the teacher stopped her classes. But on the good side, I happened to live in a house that had a Grand Piano in it. So I had a piano to practice on when classes were over. When I was a kid I watched a show called Little Einsteins. In every episode there was a song that was mostly written by a very famous composer. In one episode the song Ode to Joy by Ludwig van Beethoven. I learned the song in my piano classes, but not the whole song. So I played the part I learned on the piano then I listened to the song on the show, and by using my voice as a note finder, I taught myself how to play Ode To Joy on the piano. After that I started using my voice more and more to teach myself how to play songs on the piano. Years later I taught myself how to play Let It Go by Idina Menzel from the movie Frozen. Now I’m starting to make up my own songs on the piano. Like I said earlier today “If Disney hired me to play the piano for their movies, I would be really happy.”. This is my history with the piano. I hope you enjoyed this blog and I will see you guys in the next one. Goodbye.

Time

                                                 ...Time...

   Time is important and everybody has equal time.  The thing is, time never waits for anyone like a marathon or running a race. When the race starts time will run like runner running forward. Many time people try to run a race with time, try to win, try to run ahead of time, but no one can ever win. If you are racing with time you will get tired and feel like you losing all your hope, but if you jog slowly and calmly, one day you will realize that you are running along side with time. 

         So don't try to do everything the same time very quickly. There is a Thai poem that says it better to catch a fish with two hand because you will get that fish. But if you try to get two fish with two hands the same time, then you won't get any fish. So slow down and run your life a calm and peaceful race and do whatever you have ability to do...

Learn more about Me part 2

Learn more about Me part 2

by: Maile Ward

 Hello readers. Welcome to part 2 of Learn more about Me. I hope you enjoyed part 1. So lets get started. :D

 Johnny followed me, calling my name. I know this sounds very dramatic but it’s what really happened. After that, I started hanging out with Johnny a lot. Then Ms. Christie (a teacher that I enjoyed being with) told me that every Tuesday at lunchtime I would get my lunch and come to her office to talk about the day and other things. So I started doing that. It was pretty fun. I have a question for you readers. Have you ever had a “boyfriend” (a friend that’s a boy) that you had a serious crush on? Well I had a crush on Johnny. That crush definitely affected me in the best possible way. One Tuesday when I was walking to Ms. Christie’s office, I met up with Johnny. Mostly he would be at least 2 feet away from me but this time he was so close that if I took one small step to the left I would bump into him. He followed me to Ms. Christie’s office. When we got there Ms. Christie asked if we liked to build things with Legos. When we said yes she got out a Lego Star Wars Millennium Falcon set. She told us that we would have to come every Tuesday and work together to complete it. We never did finish it though.

 I hope you like this part. I decided that this blog will be split into 3 or even 4 parts. So I will see you in part 3. Bye.

Learn More about Me

Learn more about Me part 1

by: Maile Ward

  

  Hello again. Today I will tell you about me and my life so far. So hold on tight because this is true facts about me. So if you enjoy something else like reading a blog series or reading blogs about random things I suggest that you read another blog. Those who are interested in my blogs can read on. So let’s get started. (By the way my real name is Maile Ward not Autumn Colmen)

  I was born on May 7, 2002 (5/7/2002). When I was a baby, instead of learning to crawl first, I didn’t crawl at all. I just skipped the stage of crawling and went to the stage of walking. When I was about 4 years old, me and my family moved to Thailand. We moved because my dad got called to come to Thailand by God (Yesuah,Messiah,Jesus). We first lived in Chiang Rai then we moved to Chiang Mai and then to Mae Sot. When I was about 9 or 10 years old, I went to a school called Chiang Mai International School (CMIS). Here I met two of my friends, Amanda and Arielle. Arielle introduced me to Amanda. As I remember when I met Amanda, I was very talkative and she was really shy and quiet, but it didn’t really matter to me. Then my life got a little darker (mean/heart break levels rise). After knowing Amanda for some time, Lucy and Hong (2 bullies in our grade, 4-5 grade) started bullying me. One time I was enjoying a normal lunch break walking around the school. Then I saw my friends (Amanda, Arielle, and Kim) running toward me. They told me that Lucy made an I Hate Maile Club and asked them to join. Of course they said no and ran to tell me. I felt very angered when I heard that. One side of me wanted to punch Lucy in the face but the other side knew that it was wrong to hurt someone. Then Arielle left to Australia. I met a boy one day during lunch. His name was Johnny. He was a great friend. But then things got weird. Me and Amanda drift apart (not close friends) and at lunch one day I sat with Johnny. While I was eating I looked up and saw Amanda looking at me and making heart shapes with her hands. I sat there very surprised. Then after lunch I ran away from Johnny feeling very embarrassed and sad.

 This blog for my life is split into 2 parts because this blog would be long and boring if it didn’t. So see you in part 2. :D

Clouds

              Clouds

 

 
Clouds are beautiful things, they have several different shapes, they provide shade, and they also provide rain. What is interesting about clouds is that they never have the same shape as I noticed at first. 



Sometimes they have many different colours like orange, pink, red, blue, dark blue, and purple. I like to look at clouds in the early morning and late evening because the cloud will cover the sun like it is eating the sun. It causes very cool looking colours to appear.

Sometimes the sky doesn't have any clouds which makes the sky look really clear and empty like a blank piece of paper. In some places the sky is full of clouds and becomes very dark.

When I was young I always thought that clouds do not move because they seem to just sit in place like couch potatoes, but I was wrong. Now I know that clouds do move but they just move very slowly. When I look at the cloud I just feel very peaceful, soft, and smooth. 

I don't really know how the clouds are like or feel like, but I have learned that clouds are water vapor in the sky forming a huge group to become clouds.

For me it's just really interesting how God designs all the clouds in the sky, for me clouds look huge and heavy but if they really are heavy, how can it float in the sky?