Childlike Name (final draft)

       "おにたま" (onitama) is a phrase that my mother always called me whenever she needs help with something or to just get my attention. This is a weird phrase to use because its very similar to the word, "おにさん" (oniisan), which means older brother. But how my mom uses it is a more cuter, childlike way. "Onii" comes from older brother, but the "tan" part is cute part. What "tan" means, is that its not an actual word, but its a word that enhances a word. Meaning if I added "tan" to "onii", it makes it into a cuter term. The reason why my mother calls me this is because of my kind and caring personality, and I agree, I like to help others and be kind to many people as possible.

       I remember that my mother started calling me "Oniitama" around 7th or 8th grade, and she used it frequently back then, compared to now. I'm looking back to this word now, I kind of find it silly, but  I didn't mind being called that one bit, because it reminds me so much of my childhood and my relationship between my mother. Whenever I came home from school or I want something to eat, my mother is always there for me and my siblings, whenever my father isn't home, and I loved this fact. I never had to feel alone, I never had to go home knowing that no one will be home waiting for me, because there is someone waiting for me. I get to see my parents everyday, and enjoy delicious dinner with them everyday, and thinking back to that is one of my many great childhood memories.

     My mother started getting cancer around my 7th grade year, it was scary. The thought of possibly losing my mother was a terrifying thought for me, but I helped her whenever she needed help, and whenever she had a hard time with something, I tried my hardest to help her with her troubles. Maybe that's why she started calling me "oniitama" because how much help I was and always is to her. I'm glad she is still fine, but of course I would still be worried about her, she is the very person who helped shape my childhood in a proper shape that is now who you call Kael. That's why I always try to help her even today with any troubles she runs into, that she would have difficulty because of her medical problem.


    As I started getting into high school, the term "oniitama" started to die down, and to be honest, I miss it. My mother was the only person in the entire family to say it, and it was special. I knew that deep down, this term was specially made for the relationship between me and my mother. It makes me feel unique from my entire family, knowing that i'm pretty much the only one who has a nickname, and its used for a special purpose. I'm not sure she intentionally or unintentionally started to call me this, but i'm glad she called me "oniitama" either way.


    Overall It's nostalgic for me, and I love anything that's nostalgic, because I mostly have good memories. It's a great feeling that this one word can bring back so many good feelings of my great and well spent childhood. And the more I think of the meaning behind "oniitama", the more I realized the true definition between my relationships between not only my mother, but my father, my siblings, even my dog, they're all family to me. "Oniitama" is probably a word I wont use to my children because I not a fan of using child like names, but I will cherish this phrase forever.

CNN Paragragh

        A massacre on a high speed train has been prevented on Friday, August 21st. Early in the article, three men are responsible for the prevention of an massacre, "The three men -- a member of the Air Force, an inactive National Guard member and a civilian -- responded quickly, possibly preventing a deadly attack on the high-speed Thalys train." (Direct quote of paragraph 2) I think that was a share of great bravery and the want to protect their people was an honorable thing of the guys, and they should be rewarded of their bravery. Also if it were't for them, there would be so many civilian causalities in the train, and each life is precious to one another. A man emerged from the bathroom of an speeding train, equipped with probably an AK47 slung over his shoulder (Paraphrase of paragraph 1)  I truly don't understand the motives of most terrorists in this world, but i'm sure they're not good ones. What do you get by taking innocent peoples lives? I don't like how we have the ability to choose differently sometimes, because it leads to terrible outcomes to happen sometimes. Overall I'm glad the these three men were able to stop the terrorist attack before there were any casualties getting out of hand.

Childish names

         "Onitama". It's a very childish way to call me for how old I am. It's a phrase used only by my mom, and she uses the phrase whenever she needs help with something, or just calling me to go to her in general. According to her, the phrase "onitama" to her means the oldest son of the family, or older brother. That is something I could agree with. The part that sounds childish is the "tama" part. How she explains why she says it in a childish way is because of my kind, caring, and sunao (honest) personality. It makes sense, I have a gentle attitude.

         

         Though to be honest, I'm not very fond of the use of the childish word, or even be called childish in general. My dad doesn't call me anything like that, he just calls me by my name. I guess I like that better because of my laid back attitude, but even then, being pretty much the only family member to be called something childish, more childish than my younger brother thats like two years old! I guess my mother kind of has a tendency to do that with me, I don't remember any other phrases she used, but I know that "onitama" is the most used one she uses around me.

       No matter how childish, I guess I can't deny it. I first thought it was weird, calling me "onitama" when I was around 13-years-old. I started to accept it around 8th grade. I guess that when I think it over, I think about my childhood, and how touching it is to myself. It's vague, but I remember going to many places as a child while my dad was still in the navy. According to my parents, we went to places like Guam, Maui, Florida, Japan, Illinois, and many other places too. I remember the amount of attention I constantly got as a child, from my parents, my grandparents, even my various friends that I had back then. What's touching to me is the fact that I got that much attention, even when there were times when my parents struggled though life. I guess I can say that the word is very nostalgic for me.

     When I was around five years old, we moved to Oahu. My Japanese mother wanted to move here, since it's always a Japanese dream to come and at least visit these pacific islands. My dad struggled, but made it though college and got his doctoral degree in pharmacy. Years as I grower up, my dad was a mere pharmacist at a local longs drugs, as my mother always watched the apartment, and made sure i get to school safely. As the year came by, and my father's role as a pharmacist grew, he got a job at kaiser hospital, and became a pharmacist there. We moved to a much bigger home at Ewa beach, where I spent my 2nd grade year, all the way to now in high school. My dad is always at work, so he isn't always home during the weekdays, so during that time, I always came home into the arms of my mother. She always watched the house, always made sure me and my sister got to school, and even made us appetizing dinner every night. I guess I made a closer relationship with my mother, even if I enjoy my father's company more.

     I truly do enjoy my family's company, we work together to make this entire family stand on it's feet. Due to my parents hard work and patience, is what allowed me, my younger sister, and my younger brother to have a great life we have now. I truly thank them. At first, I wasn't really a fan of being called "onitama", but when I really look at the details, It makes me eternal thankful for my family. The love gave, the time and effort we made to make what we have today. I can't imagine what would happen if my parents gave up. 

Hello, my name is Kael Houghtby, and this very blog shall be known as, "If you can't erase the past, write out your future". The reason I chose this saying is because I believe I want people to know that no matter how hard it may have been before, you must keep moving on to a brighter future. I also chose the overall design of the blog is because I want to make it simple, but appealing to people. That's why I made the background animated so that it looks cool, and that people wont get bored easily by the simplicity of the blogsite. I know where everything is, while I can see pretty lights moving around on my blog page every time I open it up.

The world I come from, is a world where I can never be satisfied on the constant look for hobbies. I like to play video games, but even then I can get bored of that, so on my free time I go swimming practices, or even volunteer at humane society every now and then when I'm available. I like to explore, see whats new for me. I like to explore what I can see around me, within nature or the vast ocean, I constantly want to see something new in my life. Maybe that's why I am so attached to the ocean or the vast galaxy, because there is always so much out there that I have yet to see. And because I love to constantly see or feel something new, I hate to see repetitiveness, ever. That's why most games I finish until completion, then I lose interest, same goes for anything really. I can lose my appetite eating food after a while, I tend to get really tired of following the same procedure of waking up to school, even sitting still wont cut it. That's why I love to explore, to see whats new, to see what I can discover in this very, small world.