May Half Term 2012

I went home from college on Thursday with Mum and on the way home Mum told me about these special tablets which would help me with my flying.

I was a bit nervous to take them at first but I had to take them a day before I fly.

On Friday afternoon, Pops came along and Dad took us to the Airport. After we left to check in, Pops took the Dudey van home.

Whilst we were waiting at our gate, I felt very nervous but when we got on the plane and was up the sky, I was absolutely fine!

As I am aware, easyJet are one of the only Airlines that talk about the brace position. They now have pre-recorded safety announcements and the dude says "In your safety pocket, there is a safety card indicating the escape routes, oxygen masks and life jackets. This also shows the brace position which you must adopt if you hear the instruction, "Brace brace!" We even had a bit of turbulence!

There is even a video on YouTube of an emergency landing:

As we landed, we picked up or hire car from Zit Auto and then we drove to the mansion. The Euwings were there before us so we saw them when we got to the mansion. The Browns except Tom Brown came a little bit later as they flight got delayed and we had a nice week of chilling, nice meals except for Thursday when I went to the Italian and they had breaded chicken and chips, and during the day I had WIFI at the mansion so I was able to take my laptop on holiday. Whilst I was there, if Bop It said Dude, I had to jump in the pool. The mansion has a nice garden with it's own outdoor pool. I didn't jump in but I got in using the steps and I had a little swim around.

On Sunday, we went to a beach bar for lunch and they had a musican and he played his guitar and harmonica. Aaron felt like he was going to play Wonderwall by Oasis because that is a very popular song and he did  On Tuesday night we went to a pub in the Marina called the 19th Hole. They had a band playing called The Sun and they played several songs that I knew and one of they was "Three Little Birds" by Bob Marley and they also did Wonderwall too!

On Friday, I took my chill pill tablets again ready for the flight on Saturday. I had a nice smooth flight and I was pleased to land at Bristol again because my parcel arrived on Friday and I was able to play on my Bop It Smash and my new Brain Shift today!

Here is a video of me playing Bop It Smash!

Overall, I really enjoyed my week at Portugal and I would go again next year as I know that the flight would be fine as I have my nice relaxing tablets.

A nice week before May half term + Windows 8 Update

This week at Farleigh was a nice positive week and a nice way to end the week.

First, I went in well on Monday. Mum wanted me to go to College like a brave dude on Monday because it was her Birthday.

I went and I did my day at College. This week at College it was all about finishing off my last assessments and improving them.

On Monday evening, I went back to Four Winds and I had my snack. Then I went shopping with Babber and a few other students. I also bought my batteries for my new games that I'm expecting from America. They are Brain Shift and Bop It Smash!

http://i48.tinypic.com/vqjzvn.jpg

I should receive them through the post sometime next week whilst I'm on holiday.

After shopping, I put my Fish Cakes and Chips on a tray and Angela Babber put them in the oven.

After tea, I played some games with Angela Babber and then I went to sleep.

On Tuesday, I had to eat breakfast with Ben. I manage to survive it but I didn't really like it. He sometimes gets a bit hyper at the table.

After my day at college, I went to the Learning Centre and had some fun on the Audacity program with Will and then I had Maths with Martin.

After my 2 hour session, Hannah and I walked back to the house and I had my tea. After tea, Bop It wanted us to play Millionaire and we won £32,000! We played again, and we won absolutely nothing!

After playing games with Hannah, it was bedtime so I went to bed.

On Wednesday Morning, I had my  breakfast and then I went to college on the bus. The bus driver was Elvis lookalike. I went to college and then I went back to house. At Four Winds, I put my washing on and had OT with Emma. After OT, I was with Babber and we went bowling in the evening. After bowling, I was happy to go to bed because I knew I was going home on the next day!

Thursday morning wasn't the best part of the week because I was eating breakfast with Ben and I didn't really enjoy eating breakfast with him. However, I was pleased to see Mum at the Baseroom after my lesson with June and I was looking forward to going on holiday to Portugal today!

Windows 8 Update
Microsoft yesterday has released an updated build of Windows 8 called the Release Preview! It was compiled at 8400 and signed off as Release Candidate last Sunday and now Microsoft are compiling the final build of Windows 8. Once it's been compiled, it will be released to manufacturing and then general availability.

OK week at Farleigh

This week I had an OK week at Farleigh.

I went to Trowbridge College on Monday with Jacqui and everyone was talking about a tummy bug at North Parade whichi si the main Farleigh house. Sharron the baseroom leader was making sure that the baseroom was all clean and everyone was washing their hands. After college, I went back to Fourwinds and I went shopping at ASDA. When Babber and I were looking through the world food section, we found some Cheetos crisps! I was very excited and we bought some Cheetos along with other groceries that I needed for the week. For safety, they canceled my Learning Centre sessions because of the bug. I had my tea and then we continued our adventure on Metal Gear Solid 2. At the end of the evening, we were on a mission for Octacon. Octacon wants us to take pictures of a new Metal Gear that the Marines were making. He wants Snake to take some photos and send them to a computer which Octacon has made some software for. Snake only has 7 minutes to do it because they are having a speech. Once the speech is over, they are free to leave and hunt for enemies.

On Tuesday, I woke up, had shower and had breakfast with Ben. I went to College and I felt a bit worried about the bug again. I stuggled to eat my lunch but I managed to eatt it. The afternoon was tough again because we were doing a difficult assesment which Jacqui and I found tough.

After College, I went back to Fourwinds and I spent the rest of the day there. Later on, Hannah came and she made my tea. After tea, Bop It really wanted us to play Millionaire again so we went down and played my electronic Millionaire game again. This week we weren't that good. We also played on Metal Gear Solid as well and Hannah was good guding me on how to do the task, evening though she never played this game before, she was guessing on what to do.

On Wednesday, I woke up, had a shower, had breakfast was Ben again and catch the bus into Trowbridge and then we were at the baseroom ready for a 2 hour lesson at College with Peter. We did Web Development. After College, we went back to FourWinds and on our way home, a student liked the Wurzules so he put his Wurzules CD on! Ooh arr! Alright me babber?

I did my session with Emma and then Angela and I were playing on Metal Gear Solid and Abe. After tea which I ate very well, we went bowling. I didn't do that well this week but I did have a spare.

I was pleased to go home today and alll other Farleigh students went home this week a day early because of the bug. It looks like everything will be back to normal next week.

A short buggy week at Farleigh

This week. I manage to get on with my college days but I didn't fell very well during the weekend. I felt hot but I manage to go to College on Tuesday morning.

Tuesday afternoon was pretty tough. We were doing a new assessment on Unit 4 Business IT Skills and Jacqui and I were struggling with what we had to do. It did involve pesky spread sheets!

Tuesday after College, I went to North Parade and I had Speech and Language with Helen. After Helen, I had Numeracy lesson with Martin and we doing some probability stuff on MyMaths.

After my Numeracy lesson, I went back to Four Winds with Hannah. I had my tea and then Bop It really wanted us to play my electronic Millionaire game again so Hannah and I took it downstairs and played it with Ross. We were so close to winning £1 Million but the audience got it wrong. It was the second most popular answer that would have won us the jackpot prize! We played Brain Shift, Metal Gear Solid and the Snake '97 iOS game on my phone.

On Wednesday, I woke up, had a shower and went down to have my tablet and then I had breakfast with Ben. After breakfast, I got myself dressed and then I caught the usual 9:35 Fairsaver bus. Elvis look-alike was our driver.

After doing 2 hours of web development, I had my lunch and then I went back to Four Winds. I felt a bit hot when I went back and luckily Babber was there. I spoke to Mum and Dad and told them how I was feeling. I managed to do some OT with Emma and I made my bed and vacuumed my room. I went bowling and we had 1 game and I had 86. Babber and I was also playing on Metal Gear Solid 2 and Babber prefers this to Abe!

On Thursday, I got up, had a shower, had breakfast with Ben again and then I did my 2 hour lesson at college. After college, I waited for my lift to the station and then I got the train home. I didn't feel well over the afternoon but I had a hair cut and I'm starting to feel better now.

There has been new information on Windows 8 on forums that I go on and I have seen some new screenshots of a new build of Office version 15.

I have a challenge next week set by David which I couldn't do this week because I wasn't feeling very well. David from CAMHS wants me to just phone my Mum and Dad once a day before tea time. I am allowed to speak to my Nanny & Pops and I have to remember that when I'm at Farleigh, Four Winds is my home!

Another week at Farleigh

This week has been an OK week at Farleigh. On Monday I went to college and went back to four winds. Angela had already done my shopping list and I had my snack and we watied for some other students and then we went shopping. After shopping I went back and Anglea cooked my tea. I had jsut what I asked for. Angela wasn't forgetful. After tea, we made our packed lunch and then I played on my new Metal Gear Solid HD collection disc that had 3 different games, Metal Gear Solid 2, Metal Gear Solid 3 and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. I found that Metal Gear Solid 2 was the eaisest out of the 3 and when Snake dies, the game over screen appears and Octacon says either: "Snake what's wrong?" or "Snake respond!" or "Stop kidding arround!" or "Snake? are you OK?" or "What were you thinking?" and then he says "Snake? Snaaaake!"

On Tuesday,, I got up, had a shower, went downstairs to take a tablet for my spots and then I had breakfast and went to College. We are no longer doing spreadsheet lessons anymore. Instead, we are continuing on the Business IT Skilss unit. We will be able to finish our last spreadsheet assesment during Workshops on Tuesdays. After College, I went to the Learning Centre and I had a Literacy and Numerancy session. The Literacy session was more fun that the Numeracy because we were making our scripts for our radio show that our group will be making.

In our Numeracy lesson with Martin, we were looking at probability with numbers. After that, Hannah took me back to four winds and I had my tea. I didn't like my tea because the potato wasn't mashed properly so it become a bit lumpy. After when Hannah finished her tea and did some washing up, w made our packed lunch and then we went upstairs. Bop It wanted us to play my electronic Millionaire game again so we took it dowstairs and played Millionaire. We got up to the £64,000 question which we gussed and we got it wrong so we won £32,000. We also played Metal Ger Solid 2 and we were against a female boss.

On Wednesady, I got up, had a shower and went downstairs to take me tablet and then I had my breakfast. Unfornatley Ben was in the lounge and he was playing his guitar. Jacqui, Sue (Ben's personal tutor) and I all went to catch the 9:35 Fairsaver buss. The buss driver had the same hairstyle as Elvis! After doing 2 hours of Web devlopment at College, I had my lunch and then I went back to Four Winds. I striped off my bed and clothes and put it in the washing machine before Emma came. With Emma, I made my bed, transfrered my washing into the tumble dryer and we played some online puzzle games.

This afternoon was pretty exciting because Angela and I manage to beat the first boss in Metal Gear Solid 2! The day before, Octacon said to us that we can destroy the light and the tarpoling but we didn't realize that we had to shoot them before she uses them as it makes it more difficult. Angela Babber made my tea and after tea we sorted out my washing and then we went bowling. I had a couple of strikes and spares and out of the 2 games we played my highest score was 96.

I only have a short week next week and I'm looking forward to hopefully getting a new HP laptop. My Novatech Nspire Pro hasn't been that great as the mouse pad gets slower and soemtimes the keybaoard keys are less responsive. I have found a nice HP laptop at Staples which if Novatech decide to refund me, this is what I'll be getting.

A better and short week at Farleigh and another update to Windows 8!

This week, I had a better week at Farleigh.

On Monday Morning I went to college and had a great day. After college, I went back to Fourwinds and Jacqui drove me back with a few other students. I went shopping with Angela Babber and there was a Duracell battery offer at ASDA and it was a buy 1 get 1 free. After shopping, Angela cooked my tea. She made a mistake with my tea but I still enjoyed it. She put croquets on the tray instead of chiips. Other than that, I had a nice evening with Babber.

On Tuesday, I went to college and then I had Speech and Language Therapy with my Learning Centre group in the Therapy Room at North Perade. Angela told me she was going to be at North Perade on Tursday and Wednesday and I saw her whilst I was waiting. Will and I had to ask questions that were on a sheet and Will and Rob had to do the same. I would ask Will questions on one side of the paper and Will would aski me questions on the other side. After Speech & language, we had a short break and then we went to the Learning Centre and we had Maths with Martin. We were on MyMaths and we were also playing the MyMaths version of the game 'Play your Cards Right'l
You can play the game here:
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/samples/playyourcards.swf


After the Learning Centre, Hannah took me back to Four Winds. I had my tea and we were playing on a new, old PS1 game, Meteal Gear Solid. The game over screens are very funny as in the background you hear whoever is watching Snake, "Snake? What Happened? Snake!!!!!? Snaaaaaake!"

I am expecting the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection which will be at Four Winds next week.


Bop It forced us to play my electronic Millionaire game so we took it downstairs and play a game of Millionaire with Ross.


On Wednesday, I was allowed to go hoe as I had a parents meeting with my Tutor, Peter who likes to say "Alright ok!" a lot. He reminds me of my Brain Shift as when you turn it on sometimes he says "Alright!" and sometimes he says "Ok!". I also had my interview for my Level 3 Extended Diploma in IT which I was offered a condition place. I have to achieve an overall Merit grade in my Level 2 to do the Level 3 couse and Peter says that I should get the Merit grade.

Windows 8 Update

Microosft have announced that a release preview version of Windows 8 will be ready for download during the first week of June. I will be in Portugal when this happens and I will be downloading it on a Portugeese wireless connection!

Back after Easter Holidays and I was struggling (Windows 8 update too)

On Sunday evening, I wasn't really looking forward to going back to Farleigh. I had a nice sleep but then on Monday morning, I felt like I was going to struggle. On the way over I felt like I wanted mum to take me home but Bop It said "Sorry!" so I couldn't go home. I had about 7 dudes from the point we were in Trowbridge to the point we were at the base room. At the base room, Sharon was there. I knew that Jacqui was driving in to college as that's what she does on a Monday Morning. I felt comfortable throughout the day and during the evening because I had Angela looking after me. Mum forgot the rolls and ham. We went shopping after tea but I didn't realise I forgot a lot. I had to go to the little Tesco with Babber. Babber had a game on my Tetris game I bought for my 3DS. She wasn't that good but she enjoys playing it because it brings her back memories from the time she played it at the arcade when she was young. Angela and I also looked at our summer term targets that I have to achieve by the end of the term.

On Tuesday Morning, I felt a bit sad because I wasn't looking forward to eating breakfast with Ben again. I  sat at the table and he was there eating his breakfast. I had to eat breakfast with Ben but it was OK. I had a nice day at college and then I went to the Learning Centre. In our English sessions our group will be making a radio show on a freeware program called Audacity:
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

You can do all sorts of things on this program. I have used it before and I use it on my computer at home. I also have it on my Mac too.  It's great for creating and editing audio files.

In my numeracy lesson with Martin, we were working through some GCSE exam questions so that Martin can look through our papers and see which areas we struggle in.

In the evening, Hannah watched me play Snake on my phone as well as asking Bop It what game we should play next.
The following things mean yes:
"Dude!"
(Says nothing)
"Do It the same, but better!"

When it says "Sorry!" it could mean different things.
When it says "Oh boy!" and "Uh, no!" it means no.

On Wednesday, I went on the buss to college, come back and had a muma mia with my washing. I put a set on and didn't realise that I haven't stripped my bed so I had to put my bedding in another washing machine. I had Emma and I struggled to do my duvet. I managed to do it in the end and Emma and I checked my washing and then I was with Babber. We played on my games, we had tea and then we went bowling and Nath invited her girlfriend Sophie over. In the first game of bowling, I had a couple of spares and we were on 2 lanes. Angela (who was called Babber on the scoreboard) won the first game. On the second game, Sophie won.

I was pleased to get home again today and next Wednesday I will be going home because I got a parents evening and interview for my next year's course at Trowbridge College.

Windows 8 Update


This has been a busy week for Microsoft. When I looked on Tuesday morning, I was very excited because Microsoft announced the editions and said that Windows 8 will be the official name for the next version of Windows.

Windows 8 will be available in 2 different editions:
Windows 8
Windows 8 Pro

There will also be a new version of Windows added to the Windows Family which will be called Windows RT which will be pre-installed on ARM devices and there will be an edition for large companies called Windows 8 Enterprise which most schools and colleges use the Enterprise version of Windows 7.

Microsoft have also announced that the next server version will be called Windows Server 2012.

In the coming months Microsoft will release a Release Candidate build of Windows 8 which is a near-final version and they will be announcing pricing and promotions and off course when Windows 8 will be released to manufacturing (RTM).