Fiction: Group 3
Amber's World
West Island School, Rizvi, Haana - 11, Fiction: Group 3
y name is Amber. I live in Hong Kong. I am 11 years old, living in a family of four. Those
people are my Mom, Dad, and 8 year old sister. We also have a dog, so it’s technically 5
members in the family. Her name is Softie, and she’s really cute. My sister’s name is Opal. We
fight sometimes, like all sisters, but at the end of the day, we love each other. I go to West Island School; it’s
my first year there. I am British, by the way. My best friend is an Indian girl called Samira, and she is loads
of fun. Anyway, back to the point. As I said before, I live in Hong Kong. And I have decided, to write, a
journal entry, about a day in Hong Kong, and how I live. It’s going to be about a Saturday. So here we go.
I woke up nice and early, at 8:00, on a bright Saturday morning, in my cosy bedroom, in South
Horizons. I decided to chill in bed for a bit, and read my new Jacqueline Wilson book. At about 8:15, I got
out of bed, and got ready for the day. At 8:30, I was ready, and so were my parents, but not Opal. So I
finished my breakfast, and went to her room. Opal is very keen on sleeping, so you have to use a special
method of waking her up. So I shook her gently, opened the window, so she could hear the birds chirping
And then I whispered, “Oh, Opal”, in a gentle and drifting voice. She blinked her eyes open, and I crept
out of the room. At about 9:15, when everyone was ready, I asked Mom, if I could go to Samira’s. She said
ok, but she told me to be home by 11:00, as we were going to Ocean Park. Samira lives in the building next
to me, so I raced off.
At Samira’s, it wasn’t so fun as usual. She was quite excited to see me, because she got a Wii, so
that kept us busy for about 30 minutes. But then, in the middle of when she was playing archery, she
checked her watch and squealed. In the process, she dropped her controller. She grabbed my wrist, and took
me to her bedroom window, and said that this was the time that the birds came. They arrived, fed the little
ones, and flew off to get more food. Samira was using her binoculars, and camera at the same time, snapping
pictures crazily. But the birds, I found quite boring, so eventually I said I had to go home, which was really
true, because it was 10:55. So I ran back home. Mom hugged me, and told me to pack a bag for Ocean
Park. So I packed my secret stash of snacks, my favourite pair of shorts, and a t-shirt, and a camera. I don’t
like birds, but I love sea animals. I took my bag out of my room, jumped into my Converse sneakers, and
ran downstairs to the carpark. Dad started the car, and we were off to Ocean Park!
The problem with Ocean Park is even if you come on Monday morning, you will still have trouble
with finding a parking space. So we spent 10 minutes circling the carpark, looking for a space, until Opal
finally found one in the corner. By now, it was 11:20. This because, South Horizons is a quick 5-10 minute
drive from Ocean Park. So once we parked, we hopped out of the car, and flew to the escalators. Mum and
I got our bags checked, and then finally, we were in Ocean Park! Opal and I raced around. Aquarium,
dolphin show, pictures-flash, snap. Rollercoaster, toy shop, pictures- flash, snap. And then, we got to go to
the other side. There are two sides in Ocean Park. One, is the Waterfront, and the one we were going to
now, was called the Summit. There are two different ways to get to the Summit, as you can’t get there by
walking. The first, is the Ocean Express. It’s a cute train, it looks like a submarine. And it always has a show
about sea animals, so you don’t get bored. It takes about 3 minutes. We usually go by the Ocean Express,
because it’s quick and efficient. And the second, is the cable cars. The cable cars take 17 minutes, but it’s
worth it because of the beautiful view. It shows the division between the Pearl River Delta, and the sea. I
wanted to particularly go by the cable cars today, because I had my camera. So instead of going to the
Ocean Express station, we went to the cable cars port. We waited for ages, and then FINALLY it was our
turn. I hopped inside, followed by Opal, and then our parents. Opal immediately fell asleep, which I
thought was just typical. But then I got my camera ready. As soon as we approached the halfway mark, I
started snapping photos. I became very focused, and got beautiful photos. It was a boiling spring day, and the
sea was a deep green colour. But as soon as we reached the Summit, it started pouring with rain. As I had
already got my photos, we this time decided to go by Ocean Express, because it looked like there was going
to be a bad storm. But it seemed like everybody had the same idea. We anyway managed to squish up, and
when we reached the Waterfront, we ran back to the carpark. In we went, into our cosy, chocolate chip
cookie scented car. As we were driving out, we saw many tourist buses ready to leave, so we moved quickly
towards the exit. So the Ocean Park trip was a bit of a bummer, but to make up for it, our parents said we
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