The tenth of April, 2008: I woke up without any projects to worry about. It’s Sunday; I don’t have to hurry.

I walked down the stairs easily; I didn’t have to exert much force because, going down, I was not defied by gravity. Then my feet touched the tiled floor. It felt cold. The heat from my feet was transferred to, or absorbed by, the tiles. It was just like the second law of thermodynamics states: Heat flows from a hotter region to a colder region. The soles of my feet were hotter than the floor’s surface; thus, heat flowed from my feet to the floor, giving my feet the feeling of coldness due to the diminished temperature. (It’s a bad thing that I didn’t wear slippers.)

Next, I decided to take a bath. I observed how water was undeliberately displaced from the full bucket when I used the dipper. I also noticed that when the dipper was submerged in the water, it did not settle in the bottom part of the bucket; instead, it somehow floated. This showed buoyant force, the upward force that is exerted to objects immersed in water. This force also explains why we seem to have less weight when we’re plunged in a swimming pool (or any bodies of water).

When I was through, I chose light-coloured clothes because they are cooler to wear. They reflect light (and heat) unlike the dark-coloured ones that absorb light and, thus, absorb heat.

I rode a tricycle because I had to go to San Vicente for my haircut. I noticed the smoke that it emitted; It was caused by combustion. The energy from gasoline was converted to mechanical energy. But, although energy was converted, there were some wastes/by-products (that were released as smoke).

After my haircut, I went to an Internet café to apply for an admission test. The Web made applying faster and easier. It transmits data either through wires or through wireless connections where radiation is used. As time passed by, I had a headache, as too much exposure to radiation may harm the body.

And, at last, when I was through, I went straight back home and had some rest.

August 28, 2008: It was Thursday and I had to go to school. First, I heated water in a kettle. When the water was ready, the kettle “whistled” because of the pressure coming out from its opening. This was caused by the expanding of gas and the vaporizing of water molecules when heated.

I poured the hot water to the cold water in a bucket for my bath. Then, I took a bath and I noticed that, as I exhausted the bucket, the water became colder, which meant that the water at the bottom of the container was colder than that at the top. This proved that cold molecules go down while hotter molecules are forced up. The water didn’t have the time to meet thermal equilibrium because after I poured the hot water, I used it immediately (I was really in a hurry for school).

I arrived at our school just in time. I was to compete on a poem writing contest for the Filipino week. Epinephrine surged all over my body. I was very nervous, especially when I’ve already entered the room where the competition was to be held. When the proctor gave us the topic, I tried hard to finish. But nevertheless, I was able to pass a fair poem. I realized that the place where I was sitting became hot. The only explanation I could make up is that, while I sat, there was stationary friction between my bottom and the chair. And friction produces heat and that’s what happened.

Exhausted, I arrived at home- I needed to drink water. I went to our kitchen and opened the spigot of our nearly-exhausted water container. Water flowed out very slowly. When the container was still full, water flowed out fast. I opened the top seal of our jar. Water flowed out more speedily this time. Because of the opened seal, pressure enters the jar and pushes water out to the other opening.

When I was ready to sleep, I went up the stairs and entered my room. I turned off the switch, which connects the electric current to the light bulb. And, tacitly, darkness filled the room. I lied down on my bed. I was not yet sleepy so I didn’t close my eyes. Gradually, my eyes adapted to the surroundings and I was able to see my room again, thanks to the weak illumination from the moon (a reflection of the sun’s light). But as my clock ticked by, my lids closed slowly… Then I was asleep- storing energy for tomorrow’s new day!

I will never actually write something like this without my teacher’s command. But I did really enjoy writing it. I wish you did enjoy reading it too…