The Lesson

March 28, 2009 11:35 PM, Petone, Wellington, New Zealand

"Never let anyone tell you what to do or you'll be following somebody elses life,

Never give up on yourself, or you will end up a quiter,

Put everyone else close to you before yourself,

God say's "Be not afraid," and never let fear take your life,

For your Lord your GOD wil be with you forever,

His unfailing love will always endure in your heart,

Whatever God gives you, be appreciative, and happy,

I'm not commanding you to do everything written in this note of encouragement,

But surley, do verything right for your family and friends,

And especially to Jesus Christ, the human form of our Father in Heaven,

Do not be discouraged, but be the best you can be, and everywhere God will be with you forever."

-Ty Knowlden

The Streets of the Shire

Right now I'm listening to an amzing rock band named "FM Static," performing "Tonight," and now listening to another great band called "Kutless," from Portland, Oregon, performing "Sea of Faces." The more living in a different country, I believe that I start to feel like a Hobbit. Haha. But the image on the left is a small building to building alley called "Grafitti Alley," along with some of my friends from school. "Wellington Institute Of Technology," and every day, day by day, I read the bible 24/7. Ever since my somewhat epiphany I had, I now can speak clearly, think clearly, and work fluently.

This week I read the book of Genisis. Learning more about the begining of man kind, and noticing how much many of God's creation was separated from him, because before Jesus died for our sins, every follower Of God only had the power to come for God for direction in their life. From Adam and Eve, to Noah, to Abraham, to Isaacc, Jacob who became Isreal, to Judah and his other ten brothers, to his younger brother Joseph who became a ruler of Egypt. To Joseph to his descendents all the way to Moses. One thing i do notice about the book of Genisis is most alot of the most noticable names in this book had family separations. The worst I've read was about Judah after he sold Joseph to slavery, as he gets married and causes his sons to become killers and God killed them. Then The one girl he was going to offer to his youngest son was a prostitute and made love to Judah and it really caused Judah to feel bad for all the evil he's done. Then going to Egypt and finding his brother the ruler of all Egypt and found redemption.

Througout the entire book of Genisis, I really enjoyed reading what God had to say about himself. I do believe, that he's taking me somewhere. I don't know where my final destination is, but my final destination will be like Canaan filled with milk and honey. God promised his people of Isreal that he will give them their final and wonderful destination into Canaan, and he did 40 years later after their freedom of Slavery under Moses's half-brother Remisis. I do think, that he freed me from my giant known as autism. Reading the bible, I now can understand what it means to be connected with God. Is to give my heart to him and ask for forgiveness to him. He will take my sin and put it on the cross that Jesus died on. As Easter comes near, I hope to come closer to God, and hope to understand why Jesus died for me.

But since my first day of living in New Zealand, everything felt strange, but made a happy smile on my face. Saying "I can't believe I'm here!" and I am. Today, I'm now getting a bit home sick, as it's been more than 6 weeks, I'm now settling in loving everything that's happening to me. The roads are opposite of the American roads, everything is more high tech technology over here than Seattle. Windy, sunny, and amazing weather. This has been the best 6 weeks of my life.

Comparison between the last 10 years of game graphics

About ten years ago, there was a video game program called Super Nintendo and N64. These days, there are programs called X-Box, X-Box 360, PS2, & PS3. If you compare when computers really didn't have great qualities because since Bill Gates invented the computer and they wer only meant for business. Not much into gaming. I think the old fashion Nintendo games were the best of Gaming history. Because all youever needed to do when the program doesn't work, all you have to do is fix it yourself and it will work just fine.

"Ten years ago, blow into the slot, it will be working, today, we are going to the mechanics to fix our stations. What a big hassal!" -Ty Knowlden

Look at the difference between the first Gran Trismo Game and the new Gran Trismo 5.

Quote Of The Day

"We all leave our footprints in the concrete, but the question is, will we all be a great heal or a great soul." -Ty Knowlden


Well, this quote really askes you, what are you going to be known for. Is it because your creative, observant, talented or other things your related to. I wrote this quote more than 2 years ago. So far others like it. Will you?


I'm gonna ask you. What are you famous for. Are you going to be a great heal. Or a great soul. You see, anytime we step on concrete, or sand you know immediantly your leaving behind a foot print which assembles you. People would say, hey that's ______, because you did something incredible. I'm using that expression just for a example to give you an idea of what I mean.


Right now, I include another quote by the Usher colonge company and they have a great quote that I totaly like.


"It's not how famous you are, it's what your famous for." -Usher


So the question remains, are you going to be a great figure to the world? Are you going out of your box and to a good comfort zone to show yourself to the world. If your artistic, just keep on drawing, and painting. If your really good at music, compose music, sing, and play play. Anything your good at, go out there and see if you can make a difference.

For example, like a man like me. I'm artistic, creative, and naturaly talented. So I'm going to college and majoring in design and art. I'm autisic, but I was much worse when I was young. Using visual things I can understand, not with words that much. But this year I've really improved and I'm now looking around to find other people who are autistic and hoping to let their parents know that there is always hope for their kids to make a bigger difference.


That's what I mean. So will you be a great heal, and a great soul?
-Tyler Shelton Knowlden

Autism Topic

After doing some research for this topic. I find out the most recent reviews estimate a prevalence of one to two cases per 1,000 people for autism, and about six per 1,000 for ASD, with ASD averaging a 4.3:1 male-to-female ratio. The number of people known to have autism has increased dramatically since the 1980s, at least partly due to changes in diagnostic practice.

Autism affects many parts of the brain; how this occurs is poorly understood. Parents usually notice signs in the first two years of their child's life. Early behavioral or cognitive intervention can help children gain self-care, social, and communication skills. There is no cure. Even within the first several years autism was discovered, parents of the autistic child never knew, and harmed their children by the cause of no responds, lack of the kids actions and the way the kids move. Few children with autism live independently after reaching adulthood, but some become successful.

This disability is distinguished by a pattern of symptoms rather than one single symptom. The main characteristics are impairments in social interaction, impairments in communication, restricted interests and repetitive behavior. Other aspects, such as atypical eating, are also common but are not essential for diagnosis.

Here are some characteristics from autism:

• The first characteristic is Stereotypy which is involved with purposeless movement, such as hand flapping, head rolling, or body rocking.
• Second is Compulsive behavior which is intended and appears to follow rules, such as arranging objects in a certain way.
• Another is Sameness which is resistance to change; for example, insisting that the furniture not be moved or refusing to be interrupted.
• Last is Ritualistic behavior which involves the performance of daily activities the same way each time, such as an unvarying menu or dressing ritual. This is closely associated with sameness and an independent validation has suggested combining the two factors.

In this case, for me, the part of autism I have is based on communication. To tell you the truth it's not easy to understand but its possible. About a third to a half of individuals with autism do not develop enough natural speech to meet their daily communication needs. The differences in communication may be present from the first year of life, and may include delayed onset of babbling, unusual gestures, diminished responsiveness, and the desynchronization of vocal patterns with the caregiver. In the second and third years, autistic children have less frequent and less diverse babbling, consonants, words, and word combinations; their gestures are less often integrated with words. Autistic children are less likely to make requests or share experiences, and are more likely to simply repeat others' words. So its really serious for lots of kids just like me.

Joshua 1:8-9

Joshua 1:8-9

Bible Verse: Joshua 1:8-9

"This book of the law shall not depart out of your mouth; you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to act in accordance with all that is written in it. For then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall be successful. I hereby command you: Be strong and courageous, do not be frightened or dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go."
-Joshua 1:8-9

These two verses, I learned from someone most of you people might have heard of. Mike Sweeney First Baseman of the Kansas City Royals and All-Star Game MVP. About 2.5 years ago he temporary moved to Gig Harbor and met my grandparents and they mentioned me because they knew I was a baseball fanatic and Mike wrote a note that had Joshua 1:8-9 verse written and his Herbie Hancock. Just kidding, but this verse gives a great message to anybody who should never be scared and dismayed. Always keep the LORD with you and you guys will always be like peas and carrots together for life, everywhere you go.

Anyways, this verse is in my top 5 favorites in the Holy Bible. So, be prosperous, strong, and successful.

Wellington, New Zealand

As soon as I think about leaving for New Zealand for college, the more I feel to be more than prepared to begin something brand new and something I've never done before. I know, it costs a fortune. I will be attending "Wellington Institute Of Technology," in Wellington. I do know for a fact I would absolutely like to take a huge tour around the areas where Lord Of The Rings were filmed at.

New Zealand is best known for its landscape beauty. It is.

I also learned Wellington City has relatively more people aged from 20 to 34 than in other areas, and has relatively fewer elderly people and fewer children. Wow, more young people. Then after doing some research about Wellingtons I learned that the most people from other areas from the world is more Europeans.

Lastly, it's also called "The Creative Capital," because ever since The first installment of "Lord Of The Rings Trilogy," there has been more Americans and other international students who wanted to attend school and experiance New Zealand. Lastly, Wellingtonians are creative and innovative people, many of whom are having an impact on the world stage. There are some of the most iconic and well-loved Wellingtonians such as Peter Jackson known as the Director of "LOTR," and "King Kong," along with Richard Taylor whom worked aside with Peter in all films, and many more people in creative design.

Thats the reason why I decided to give this a try. See where it takes me.