How the year has flown! Before our bloggers take a well earned rest over the Christmas and New Year period, we will hear about what their plans are and what they're looking forward to this coming 2025 year.


Enjoy our last entry for 2024!


Hey friends, today’s topic is what I am looking forward to next year in 2025?
For me my birthday is something I look forward to, for those who don’t know, my birthday is the month after Christmas and it’s the 20th January. It will be my biggest birthday celebration because I will be turning twenty years old. I am still planning on where I will have my birthday. It is very overwhelming for me because I don’t know where to have it or who to invite. I have a few ideas on where to have it, like bowling or karaoke or just having it at home or maybe hire a room, too many decisions.

I am looking forward to doing my usual activities like handmade, cooking, bowling, blogging , Hellow Media, hopefully horse riding. I'm finding out if i can start getting my hours in with my driving instructor, and especially catching up with friends at the zoom parties. A special thing I am looking forward to is rejoining a choir as it’s lots of fun.

Looking at my list I think it’s going to be a good year for me.
Do you have plans for next year?
Do you make a New Year’s resolution? I don’t know if I do but lots of people do. 

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year my readers. I am looking forward to having a break and spending time with my friends and family. Thank you for reading my blog my dear readers, have a wonderfull Christmas.

This is your bubbly friend Bethany signing off for the last time this year, see you next year friends.

Bethany


What I am looking forward to in 2025
I am looking forward to hanging out with my supports and my friends. There are many things I love, I love my family and my support staff. 
I love myself and I love to hang out with my mates. 

I think next year is going to be a good year for me. I hope to go to England with my brother Chris. 

If I am overwhelmed I have learned that I can turn my back and feel better, it is good to talk about my feelings.

Thomas


Hi readers, welcome to our last blog for this year. It has been fun for me to get to know everybody
and spending time with my mate Ben at Justwrite. I have all these crazy ideas that head and
I would like to share some with you.
what I am looking forward to next year is also our last blogging topic for the year.

I have a list of things that I want to do for example, I want to go paintballing, and I want to work on my
crazy cart to get it up and running.  
I want to take it to my dads house and replace the battery, and give it a good clean.  
I need to find out how to get power to it, so it works for me. Have you heard of a crazy cart?  

I want to get stronger so I can go for runs. I love the Navy Seals and I am a bit obsessed with a movie about them.
They are hero's, they rescue and save people. Navy Seals need to be super focussed and disciplined and they work closely together in their group.
this is Nick signing off for the last time in 2024.  See you all next year
Nick


What I’m looking forward to next year in 2025. I will go on a holiday soon and have fun with my family. Every year we go to Lakes Entrance it's where I can go to ride the boat with my family and have fun. I’m happy for GTA 5 on ps4 maybe need wifi, and I can play with Daz and have fun. 

I will paint my house a better colour inside and outside. My house will look good if I make it a different colour and I need a new table and I will make my own table and make it look good. From your crazy friend TJ and Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year.
TJ


Dear readers, this week’s topic is what are you looking forward to next year.
Readers I have a question, what are you looking forward to next year?
Let me start by telling you what i'm looking forward to next year.
 A new year of challenges and to learn and try new things and seeing what will 2025 bring to me. I hope more travelling with my family and also by myself. I'm excited to see all the movies coming out in 2025. I would also like to achieve my goals. One of my goals is finding a new job and another one of my goals is get my drivers licence. I would like to do a bit more exploring of my new neighborhood with my family and try new foods. 
I'm feeling excited, calm, happy, anxious and ready for next year and new adventures. 

Are you ready for next year or not?

Merry Christmas and happy New Year to all my readers

Written by Charlotte


What I am looking forward to in 2025

I will be happy with my family
I am looking forward to my holidays in HongKong Disneyland.
I will miss my Umbrella friends and supports who are Cindy and Krystle.
I will looking forward to the movies next year with Krystle, we have a list to go through.


Every day of the week I have fun, I do handmade on Mondays and creative workshop of Tuesdays.  
I love my bowling, and my dancing and it makes me look forward to fun.
Thursdays is fun for blogging and media and Fridays is my family day. I relax and eat mums food as she is an amazing cook.

My birthday is in March and I’m happy for that, and I will have another holiday.

I have enjoyed blogging this year and I will be doing it again next year with my friends.  

Thank you, your friend, Claire.


What are you looking forward to in 2025?
2025 brings a fresh new year with many possibilities and new beginnings. It’s an opportunity to start with a fresh perspective because a new year is a blank page. You get to celebrate the ending of one year (2024) while being excited for the new year (2025) and all it can bring. It’s also a chance to be grateful for everything that the last year has taught you, the good, the bad and the crazy. Shout out to the crazy for making the year fun and exciting, even if it made me want to rip my hair out sometimes.
I have many things to look forward to in 2025, the fact as I've mentioned that it's a fresh new year is something I get excited for. So many new opportunities, new things to learn, 
things to try and give a go. Getting back into a routine is exciting, getting back into the 
rhythm of things and doing all the things I do in my day to day. Spending another year with 
my sisters beautifully handsome dog Chopper and with my beautiful but temperamental bird Katut is always something I look forward too. I'll be making new animal friends. I'm pretty much the Disney princess Aurora, I'm always attracting all the animal friends wherever I go.
My best friend is having a baby in the new year and this is a big event for her, I’m excited to meet her beautiful new baby and get to know my new little best friend. It's been very 
exciting being a part of the journey with her and I'm so happy for her! I'm very excited to find out her name also because I don’t know what it is! I hope to also see all of my good friends, their children and/or their fur babies! It’s always exciting to see friends and their families, whether that's children, fur babies, plants or whatever family is to them.
Honestly, I'm just looking forward to everything! I can't possibly put it all in one blog and my memory probably wouldn't allow it, as I wouldn't remember everything and that's okay. I hope that everyone has something to look forward to in the new year and please be responsible and safe but also have the time of your life.
From your optimistic friend,

Shan

​We couldn’t choose…
 
The indecision between Christmas and AI was a very hot topic this morning as our bloggers threw around suggestions for this week’s blog topic. So, we decided to write about both. Please enjoy this very varied edition of “JUST WRITE”
 
 

Hello beautiful readers today, we are writing about two interesting topics: Christmas or Artificial Intelligence (AI). Can you guess which one I chose? I picked Christmas because I love everything about it.
 
I love Christmas decorations, lights, carols, and movies. I also enjoy eating Christmas food. Christmas is a special time to spend with family. My mum and dad give me nice gifts.
 
Christmas makes me happy, and I have a great time with my family and friends. This Christmas will be extra special because we're going to Hong Kong. I'm excited to visit Disneyland. 
 
Thank you for reading my blog, Claire
 
 
AI planning Christmas.
 
Could AI really plan Christmas? Well in one case it already has. A woman in the UK has used Chat GPT to plan everything from the food to the gifts. My concern with AI taking over Christmas is that it will lose the authenticity and people will become lazy and allow AI to dictate what people eat and what they buy for presents. I wonder how long it would take to prepare Christmas with AI compared to how long it takes now? 
 
Will a family Christmas ever be the same again once it takes over? Will they have to rename the Mariah Carey hit “All I want for Christmas is you” to “All I want for Christmas is AI”? What does Christmas look like for you? How will AI affect your Christmas in the future? Will it be as dysfunctional as what’s coming up? Head over to Hellow Media to find out.
 
Merry Christmas and keep being awesome!
Ben
 
P.S. I promise I wrote this. LOL.
 
 
Dear readers this week’s topic is Xmas or A.I
I have a question for you readers: Do you call it Christmas or Xmas and why?
Are you feeling the Christmas hype this year or like some of us there's a touch of mixed emotions.
 
Have you decorated your home inside or outside or even both or simply done nothing. Do you have a tree and if so is it real or a plastic one and is it decorated with presents underneath. At my home we have two trees, one in the living room and the other one is in my bedroom. Only the living room tree has presents under it.
 
Another thing we do at our place is we have a chalkboard that counts down the days till Christmas day, starting from the 1st of December. Do you count the days and if so, do you have a chalkboard like mine?
 
I would like to end my blog with an original poem.
 
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Christmas is just around the corner
Are you excited too?
 
Written by Charlotte
 

Hi readers, welcome to my blog! Today, I want to talk about Artificial Intelligence (AI), a technology that's accessible to everyone. To be honest, I'm not sure if I like or trust AI.
 
In my opinion, AI can be a challenge for government organisations, such as the CIA. I feel that AI has the capability to hack into important data, like classified documents, and might cause problems in the future. It's like something out of a science fiction movie, but we're living in a digital age where technology is everywhere.
 
As AI continues to advance, I think it's essential to consider the potential risks and benefits. While AI can bring many advantages to us human being. We also need to be aware of the potential challenges and taking steps to address them will be crucial to protect consumers.
 
 Thanks for reading my blog, Nick.
 
 
The A.I. Rabbit hole... 
 
Since we are quickly approaching Christmas, you would expect that I would be writing about Christmas and all its festivities. Sorry Santa but I have to keep everyone on their toes and make a complete left turn and write about A.I.  
 
According to google.com artificial intelligence is a set of technologies that enables computers to perform a variety of advanced functions, including the ability to see, understand and translate spoken and written language, analyze data, make recommendations, and more.  
 
So now that the definition is out of the way let’s get into it, I’m quietly waiting for A.I. to take over the world as we know it and I’m sending out a warning to read up about and educate yourself about things like A.I. because the more you know the less you can be caught off guard. Yes, it’s got it’s uses, it can be extremely helpful and I obviously can’t help but use it as it will be the norm now and in the future. However, it should like with most Australian animals, be approached with caution.  
 
With the way the world is today, and how technologically advanced we are quickly becoming, all our data and sensitive information ends up being shared with different sites, government agencies and hospitals just as some examples. It’s also used with A.I. which can be a bit scary. While I understand that personal information does need to be shared and can be shared with or without my knowledge. Anything about me can be found eventually and quite quickly at any point in time what I worry about is how it can be used and where it can be sold. I think we will find that cyber-crime and A.I. will go hand in hand.   
 
I have also read many conspiracy theories around A.I. and it just drives home how important it is to be educated and find reliable sources of information otherwise you might find yourself not leaving to house and becoming somewhat of a recluse. I too am still learning how far A.I. actually goes into our society as it’s become somewhat of an obsession to learn as much as I can. I have so many questions in regards to how we can use it to help our world and what safe guards will be put into place so that we can enjoy and use A.I. safely. Also, I'm curious about how the military use and will use it.  
 
I will leave you with this; how do you think Christmas and A.I. will be intertwined now and in the future? Go right on ahead and get your thinking caps on people! Maybe do some research on it if you like. YAY HOMEWORK! 
 
Your friend, 
Shan.  
 
 

Hey friends, it’s Thursday again which means back to blogging and today’s topic is Christmas.  A fun fact for you my readers is Mrs Clause’s real name is actually Gertrude and she was a school teacher and she is often described as a kind hearted grandmother.
 
A fun fact is the world’s tallest Christmas tree was 67.361 meters high and was displayed in a Seattle shopping mall in 1950.
 
another fun fact is tinsel was invented in 1610 in Germany and was originally spun from real silver.
 
Did you know is that Coca-Cola helped create the image of Santa Claus we know today, but previous images of Santa showed him wearing red robes.
I hope you have enjoyed reading my blog and learnt something new
 
This is Bethany signing off until next week.

​It's that time of the month again where our bloggers get to freely blog about whatever
they like. We have a mixed bag today from perspective, historical events and that cheeky little elf who makes an appearance this time of year. Enjoy!
 
 
Hello my lovely readers, welcome back to our blog. Today I would like to share my passion for Disney. If you have ever met with me you'll know straight away how much I love Disney. The first thing that you will notice is me wearing my Disney shirt or hoodie if it's winter. I have so many of them and I have one for every occasion. I had the opportunity to experience many trips and adventure with Disney like the Disney cruise I went this year with my family for my birthday celebration, and it was amazing. What I love the most was the Beauty and the Beast show they had on board and all the yummy food. I love making beautiful memories with my lovely family. One that I will never forget is Disneyland in America and I went there on Christmas Eve it was so beautiful, I went on the big rides. I loved it all and I wasn’t scared.
 
I got to see the stunning Christmas lights it was like I was in a dream this experience
made me so happy. I am looking forward to this year and guess what, I am going to Disneyland Hong Kong which I am sure is going to be amazingly wonderful and I can't wait.
 
Thank you for reading my blog. I have something special that I would like to share with you is that I am sitting near by boyfriend Thomas and I am very happy - Claire
 
 
 
This is my first blog today, and I am happy to be here.
My brother Chris is one of my best brothers. We do a lot of fun things together.
We will go on a big plane together, on a big trip to England because I really want to see
H.R.Puf'nStuf World. I love all the things about H.R.Puff'n'Stuf like Jimmy, Cling and Clang. I watch new episodes on YouTube every week and it makes me smile.
It is a good place for me.
 
I have the t-shirt from H.R Puf'n'Stuf and a bag and a hat and I like to watch the DVD’s. Thomas
 
 
Hi readers, today's topic is a choose your own adventure and my adventure is about the elf on the shelf. the elf on the shelf first started in 2005 by an American author named Carol Aebersold as a story for her daughters. The idea is to explain how Santa knows
which children are good and who are naughty. There are 3 simple rules.
 
1st one is the elf on the shelf cannot be touched by children or family members. Adults may use tongs or potholders or use a magic glove to hold them and move them if needed.
2nd, he does not speak or move while children are awake.
3rd the biggest rule is to have fun.
The elf can appear for any aged children.
They can appear in any homes from the 24th of November to the 1st of December and
leave on Christmas Eve.
A while ago we had an elf but it didn't have a name, it was a naughty elf. Once he went into mum’s bathroom and he had a spa in her bathroom sink. Another time he got into her makeup and put it on himself. Once he got inside the candle but lucky it was not going. Lots of people have elf on the shelf and they can do lots of things. Tik tok or Facebook have lots of photos and stories of what the elf has been doing.
 
Do you have an elf and if so is it a good or naughty elf?. Does it have a name?
If you don't have an elf and would like one, you can buy the book from Coles or some
bookstores but it's not cheap. They come in a hard cover book and tell the story about the elf or you can buy a cheaper one from lots of stores and they still have the magic. enjoy your elf on the shelf.
 
Thank you for reading my blog
this is your friend Bethany signing off until next week.
 
 
Choose your own adventure. The Tenerife
airport disaster happened in 1977 and it is classed as the world's worst accidental aircraft disaster. I like to research these types of things as it is interesting to me.
Firstly, the disaster could have been avoided if the radios were used properly and if the pilots weren't diverted in the first place. Old technology meant the communication wasn't effective as when one person tried to talk on
the radio, another was unable too.
 
Many flights were diverted to Las Rodeos
where this accident happened, and there was a lot of fog. So visibility was incredibly low. The planes involved were given different instructions to deal with the much smaller
airport and runways, but, the communication wasn't very clear and two aircraft, full of passengers collided whilst taxiing on the runway. here is a story of a lady who decided not to board her plane, and therefore avoided the flight. She decided to stay longer in her city, her friends however, did board, and they passed away.
I like to research plane disasters
 
Thank you for reading my blog Nick.
 
 
 
Today's blog is all about me. As people who know me would know I love my sport. I have been on a couple sporting holidays to the UK. I went to Manchester to watch Manchester United play when I was 18 and last year I went to the Ashes. I would love to go to America but unfortunately that's not possible for me due to medical reasons and costs. I also love going to concerts as I can be myself and not have my disability interfere. I love Mexican food and my favourite food is tacos or burritos. Do you have a favourite cuisine? I used to love Slinkys as a kid and love Tie Dye as an adult. What Wacky things do you have? Keep being awesome – Ben
 
 
Lost in space..
Do you ever lose yourself in the space of your own mind? I have moments where I get lost in my own head, physically I am in reality but my mind is not present and it's like I'm off in space, completely zoned out. Even as a child I would completely zone out.
 
I can’t tell you where my mind actually goes because I go blank in my mind, no thoughts and no feelings just blank. Completely unaware of my current surroundings. I like to think that my mind is off on an adventure in space, it takes me a bit to come back to earth and then I have to catch up on whatever I missed because as I said my mind is gone. It gives new meaning to the saying my mind wanders.
 
For a person that would usually be filled with restless energy, with many thoughts and feelings it's almost like respite from my own mind, I mean this in the kindest way towards myself but my mind can be hard work. (as can anyone's) I wouldn’t call it daydreaming because I do that too and its very vivid and my mind is still in overdrive and thinking nonstop. I have zoned out in the middle of conversations and not because it's
a boring conversation or anything it just happens and I have no say in it at all. Slightly frustrating but there isn't much I can do about it, just shake it off and continue with life.
 
It's almost like someone has hit the skip button in my mind or handed my brain the skip card from Uno or maybe I just lose reception. I don't have a fancy medical word for it so I quess that's the best way I can explain it. My blogs seem to mostly be brain dumps and I love it and hopefully everyone else enjoys it too. Though I do wonder if anyone else has the same thing happen, it would be really interesting to hear about this zoning out from other people's perspectives/ point of views and it's nice to share
experiences sometimes too.
 
At the very least I have given you something to think about.
With all the kindness, Your friend,
Shan.
 
 
Dear readers, this week's topic is a choose your own adventure.
Let me start by telling you about my taste in music!
 
My current playlist on Spotify is music from the movie Hannah Montana, Zayn and Sia. Eminem is my favourite rapper of all time. My Christmas playlist music helps me with my anxiety. I listen to Ed Sheeran songs sometimes and last year I was fortunate to see him at his concert and I went with my parents. It was the first concert I've ever been to and Iwas a bit anxious because I do not like big crowds. But after warming up my seat I was singing along so much that I lost my voice and couldn't talk for a few days, but my mum got me on video enjoying the concert.
What kind of music do you like to listen to?
Written by Charlotte

Technology…
 
It’s a mixed bag this topic as we love it so much but some of us in the room have also lived without mobile phones, Google, and social media. We had to use phones that were attached to a wall in our homes back in the day!
 
How do you feel about the world we live in now and as you read this blog today, do you find yourself looking down at your phone?
 
 
I am happy for technology and glad we have it. 
I have my phone with music to my hearing-aid helps to make me calm down. I love playing games on my laptop, especially Fortnite and GTA. Sometimes I win the game and get more level and some cool math games too. 

I love to hangout with my friends on Fortnite and technology makes all this possible. TJ
 
 
Hi readers, today's blog is about technology and how it's impacting our everyday life.
I think we can all agree that technology does make our life easier but is it a good thing or is it making us dumb?

If you ask me I will never put my trust or rely completely on technology simply because behind it there are people. A good example is of the Titan submersible, the people building it made so many mistakes that it ended up badly for all the people who went in to the submarine.

There were communication issues, they used the incorrect materials and it wasn't executed well.  The poor people.

The Titanic is another very famous incident and a lot of research has pointed to the fact that the ship itself snapped in half but may have also exploded because there were fires in the coal bunker. The weight of the engine versus the weight of the water in the front after hitting the iceberg may have caused it to snap in half...and then sink.   There is a story about the chef on the Titanic who thought about the passengers by throwing chairs out in the water so they had something to hang on too. 

Technology of different times suits those times, but old technology doesn't really help us anymore. – Nick
 
 
Welcome to another tech savvy blog. Technology dates back to the early 17th century in Greece. Technology was created in ancient Greece. It is predated with the word tekhne used to mean “used to make things”. In the 19th century It started to be used by the Europeans and the French. The Germans used the words Technik and the French use word technology to refer to way of doing. Technology has changed over the years which has changed the way we do things and how we interact with people. I often wonder what will happen over the next 10 years and if the younger generation will know how to communicate without technology?  Even kids as young as 3 are using iPad’s and that’s leading to developmental delays.
 
This leads to crime and youth ending up in jail which puts a strain on our justice system. Scammers have also taken advantage of the rise of technology and they use it to use it to their advantage. Technology has also helped in the way we work and connect with others. This can be dangerous as we don’t know who’s on the other end of the online chat.  
 
Are telcos doing enough to protect us? What can we do to protect ourselves? Well, it’s late so I’m going to sign off before the scammers get to me.
 
Keep being awesome! – Ben
 
 
I use technology every day. I am lucky for a hearing aid that connects to my phone. I can talk on the phone, and no one will hear it ring, just me.  

I use my iPad to play games, bowling is my favourite. And I am typing on my iPad today for blogging. I watch movies on my iPad, Disney is my favourite. I use my phone to watch YouTube about fairies and to open my gate at home. .  

I love technology because I love my games and I like my movies, they are very good.  I get to call my friends and to message them too.  I can listen to music on my phone and it plays in my hearing aid which I love.

I don't like technology sometimes because I have to remember to charge my things and if I forget, oops, I won't get to use them. So it's important to keep my hearing aid in green, not orange or red. 
 
If it's red it's flat and that's not good.  I am a smart woman and I love Cindy, I have the best time in bowling and blogging and media cameras too. 

From your friend, Claire 
 
 
Hi friends, how are you? It’s Thursday again which means back to blogging and today’s topic is technology. For those who don’t know, technology was invented and became more important to us in the 18th century, and it all began with Stone Age humans inventing tools made out of stones. That was technology for their time. 

Google tells us that nowadays technology is everywhere and it is helping people with special needs with reading and writing documents, communicating with others and searching for information online.  It can help people who are upset or have anxiety by using technology such as a phone or tablet or headphones. They can use it to play games online or listen to music wherever they are. For me, technology has helped me when I am dealing with my anxiety.  By listening to music, playing a game or taking a few deep breaths even just talking to someone you trust online, technology is helpful. 

Have a great rest of your day my dear readers this is Bethany signing off, until next week.  Beth
 
 
Technology... Friend or foe? 
We are fast becoming a world that heavily relies on all things technology, it seems that we are trying to all have the most advanced and futuristic technology to make our lives easier. Is it really making our lives easier though or is it just another thing that has a hold on us and will eventually control us. If you don’t think technology can be a problem, here’s a fun fact there are rehab programs for phone addiction.
 
There isn't a part of our lives that doesn't have some form of technological aspect. To an extent this is scary to me because we are slowly handing over control of our lives to technology. 
 
 I’m wary of AI (Artificial intelligence) while it masks itself as fun and super helpful to me it seems like a dance with the devil, it can and will cause problems for us and I'm just waiting to see what rules and regulations (if any) will be put into place for AI. Who would have thought it could take our whole identity and be us. If another human took my likeness and identity, it would be called identity theft.  
 
 I love learning all about technology, how it works, the brand, where it came from and the different ways it can be used in different areas in people's lives. When it comes to all things technological, I dive into the good, the bad and the sinister. Because it’s good to be educated and stay one step ahead. I don’t for a second think there will be anything in the technological world that won’t be used against us in one way or another.

I try to learn as much as I can about the how’s and why’s so that if needed, I can thwart any plans of a tech uprising! (look at me being dramatic). I'm not going into what I have learnt so far because I don’t want to scare anyone, though I want to point out that I would never use my knowledge for evil. 
 
Just randomly to finish off I do have a soft spot for robots I like to think we can be friends.  Be careful out in the world my friends, 
Your friend,  
 Shan.  
 
 
Dear readers this week’s topic is Technology.

Readers I have a question: what do you use your technology devices for?

Let me start by telling you about how we use technology in everyday life for things in buildings, farming , cars , roads, airports, airplanes and  even I used my laptop which is a piece of technology to write this blog.

However I use my Iphone  everyday because I need my phone with me all the time. Let me give you an example of how tech impacts my everyday life. I will wake up by my alarm. The first thing is checking the weather. I will also use my phone for booking a taxi for where I need to go on that day, I use it for listening to music, and chatting with my friends.

One thing that scares me about technology is AI because I don't like it.
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I am worried that maybe it will take over the world one day. – Charlotte