Life
and
Times
of
Josh
and
Ally
 Issue
#6,
Vol.


1


The
Life
and
Times
of

Josh
and
Ally
Ko


Randomness
 2
 Hunters













3
 Adventure

 5


Halloween,
home
runs,
and
 You’ve
heard
about
 Starting
this
month,
get
a

harry
Potter?
Ally
describes
 crocodile
hunters,
but
 monthly
update
on
our

what’s
going
on
in
our
 lizards?
Micaiah
Fong
 upcoming
web
series,

world
with
the
usual
Ally
 investigates
in
our
cover
 Adventure
City.
This

humor
and
sarcasm.
 story.
 month,
we
discuss
faith.


 


Life
is
hard.
Life
is
tough.
But
life

is
good.

Note
from
the
editor:

By
Joshua
Ko



 So
November
means
 planning
to
have
special
pages
for
 know
when.



Thanksgiving,
which
means
it’s
a
 Ally’s
Column
of
Randomness,

Nathanael’s
upcoming
comic
strip,
our
 
 As
we
go
through
November,

time
to
reflect
on
what
we’re

newspapers,
and
eventually,
our
 Veteran’s
Day,
and
Thanksgiving,
let’s

thankful
for.


 remember
the
sacrifices
that
our

podcasts!




 It’s
been
a
busy
month
for
 countrymen
have
made
for
us.

Let’s

me.

If
you
don’t
know,
I
started
high
 
 As
for
our
online
store
at
 remember
and
honor
by
making
a

school
in
August,
and
it’s
been
pretty
 www.vendio.com/stores/kidskompan sacrifice
for
someone
else
this
month.


busy
for
me.

I’ve
been
trying
to
 y.

We
had
hoped
to
get
it
up
and
 Happy
Thanksgiving,
everyone!

running
by
October,
but
the
store
is
a

update
the
website
and
 
 

unfortunately,
I
didn’t
in
October.

But
 giant
task.

We
are
hoping
to
put
it
in

operation
ASAP,
and
we’ll
let
you
 
 

I
will
try
my
best
in
November.

I’m



Life
and
Times
of
Josh
and
Ally
 Issue
#6,
Vol.
1


Ally’s
Column
of

Randomness

In
our
former
newspaper,
Stuffed

Animal
Sports
eNews,
readers

enjoyed
opening
their
inboxes

every
week
to
see
what
Ally
had
to

say.

And
now
that
Ally
has
been

given
complete
freedom
to
write

about
anything,
who
knows
what

could
happen???


by
Allyson
Ko


as
you
can
see.
Aha…not
really.
But
it

Hello
everyone!
I
just
had
a
 Well
this
is
kind
of
related
to
 sounds
really
cool!
It
has
the
village

tiring
week
of
school.
Lots
of
things
 Halloween,
but
the
new
Harry
Potter
 Hogsmeade
and
the
castle
Hogwarts.

happened
over
the
past
weeks.
 movie
is
coming
soon!
You
know
why
I
 For
all
of
you
who
don’t
know
what

thought
of
Harry
Potter?
The
reason
is

 those
places
are,
I’ll
tell
you
right
now.

First:
Halloween.
I
spent
 because
the
new
movie
is
“Harry
 Hogsmeade
is
kind
of
like
a
village

Halloween
at
a
friend’s
house.
I
was
a
 Potter
and
the
Deathly
HALLOWS
part
 with
wand
stores,
a
pub,
measuring

Giants
fan.
We
mostly
passed
out
 1.”
Get
it?
 robes
place,
and
broomstick
stores.

candy
to
cute
little
kids
and…adults
in
 Hallows…Halloween…mwahaha?

 Hogwarts
is
a
school
where
you
learn

costumes
XD.
We
hung
out
in
her

magic.
I
don’t
believe
in
magic,
like

house,
and
watched
TV.

 
 Harry
Potter
is
one
of
my

telling
the
future,
stuff
like
that.
But
I

favorite
bookseries.
Why?
Well
it’s

Speaking
of
the
Giants,
I
 like
reading
the
series!

because
it’s
adventureous,
exciting,

couldn’t
believe
they
won
the
entire
 and
cool!
Have
you
ever
wondered
 Well,
that’s
it.
CONTACT
ME

World
Series!
It’s
the
first
time
in
my
 what
it
would
be
like
with
having
a
 FOR
IDEAS!
My
email
is
below.
Bye!

life
that
some
Bay
Area
team
has
won
 wand
doing
all
the
chores
and
jobs

a
World
Series.
I
was
so
proud
of
 you
hate?
I
think
that
would
be
fun!
 







See
my
arrow‐>look
down
now

them!
I’m
totally
a
fan,
like
a
big
fan.
 Also,
trying
the
magical
game,

Well
before
I
used
to
like
Giants
more
 Quidditch,
on
a
broom
stick?
I’ve

than
the
A’s,
but
I
wasn’t
really
in
to
 always
wanted
to
do
that,
but
I
have
a
 To
contact
Ally
or

baseball.
Now
I’ve
been
inspired
by
 bad
feeling
it’s
only
for
Brittish
 give
her
an
idea
for

baseball.
I
memorized
names
now!
 people.

That
totally
sucks.
 a
future
column,

Like
Tim
Lincecum,
Madison
 email
her
at

Bumgarner,
Cody
Ross,
Buster
Posey,

 BUT
there
is
a
HARRY
POTTER
 ask414@yahoo.co
Freddy
Sanchez,
Aubrey
Huff,
 THEME
PARK!
IN
UNIVERSAL
 m
or

jandakocompany@
Jonathon
Sanchez,

and
Juan
Uribe.
 STUDIOS!
IN
FLORIDA!
Wait…Florida?

yahoo.com.


Hey
not
all
of
them,
but
off
to
a
good
 Ahhh
really?
Yeah
really.
All
the
way

start,
right?

 near
China.
Wait,
no
I’m
exaggerating


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Life
and
Times
of
Josh
and
Ally
 Issue
#6,
Vol.
1


Micaiah
and
Nathanael
Fong:
Lizard

Hunters

By
Micaiah
Fong



 
 Two
brothers,
Micaiah
and
 Then
they
placed
the
lizard
in
it.

It
was
named
Blue

Nathanael
Fong,
have
had
a
fun‐filled
life
for
 for
its
blue
belly.





the
past
year
with
lots
of
blue‐bellied
lizards.

 
 The
next
day
some
friends
came
over
to
their

During
the
spring
of
2010,
they
and
their
mom
 house.

Those
friends
happened
to
be
Josh
and
Ally

were
taking
a
walk
in
a
park
called
Wild
Car
 Ko.

During
the
visit
they
decided
to
go
to
Wild
Cat

Canyon
with
their
dog.

As
they
walked,
they
 Canyon.

They
walked
to
the
same
place
where
Blue

came
across
a
sandy
hill
and
their
mom
saw
 was
caught
the
day
before.

As
they
walked
Micaiah

something
crawling
up
on
the
hills.

Micaiah
 gave
instructions
on
proper
lizard
hunting
technique

while
Nathanael
tied
nooses.

When
they
reached
the

checked
and
there
were
several
huge
Blue
 spot,
they
stopped
and
looked
around
and
sure

Belly
Lizards.
 enough,
on
the
big
sandy
hill
were
a
least
six
to
eight

lizards
running
around.

They
all
climbed
up
except
for


 Ascending
the
hill,
Micaiah
found
a
tall
weed

Ally
who
remained
at
the
bottom
with
Mrs.
Fong.

The

and
had
Nathanael
tie
it
into
a
noose.

Then
Micaiah

lizards
were
hiding
in
a
three
way
bush.

As
Josh
and

crept
up
the
hill
and
saw
a
lizard.

The
first
several

Nathanael
attempted
at
that,
Micaiah
found
one

times
he
tried
he
missed.

But
finally
Micaiah
slipped

which
ran
into
a
hole.

Slipping
his
noose
around
its

the
nose
around
the
lizard’s
head
and
pulled.

The

head,
he
yanked
and
it
was
caught.

Then
he
brought

noose
tightened
and
the
lizard
was
caught.

When

it
down
and
placed
it
into
a
bag
with
some
grass.


they
arrived
home,
Micaiah
and
Nathanael
used
their

Then
he
climbed
back
up
and
a
little
latter
came
back

little
reptile
cage
and
put
some
sticks
and
grass
in
it.


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Life
and
Times
of
Josh
and
Ally
 Issue
#6,
Vol.
1


Micaiah
&
Nathanael
Fong:
Lizard

Hunters
(cont.)


down
with
a
second.

After
about
 and
scooping
little
bits
of
#2.”
 How
to
Care
For
Lizards:


forty
five
minutes,
they
started
the
 
 

trip
home
with
two
more
lizards:
 ‐Joshua
Ko

Cage
large
enough
for
space

Burtier
and
Lastic,
named
after
 

football
players
from
Walt
Disney’s
 
 “To
me,
taking
care
of
the
 to
run
around

Remember
the
Titans.

The
same
 lizards
was
hard.
I’m
not
really
into
 

day,
a
ten
gallon
tank
was
bought
 caring
for
animals,
but
it
was
very
 Sand
or
soil
on
the
bottom

for
them.


 interesting.
My
friend,
Maddie
 with
something
for
the
lizards



 who
was
staying
over
from
Hip
 to
climb
on
(such
as
a
rock
or


 At
the
end
of
the
month
of
 Wah
and
she
totally
wanted
to

log)

June,
the
Fong
family
went
on
a
 help
out.
Me…I
was
for
it.
She

vacation.

What
about
the
lizards!?

 kinda
got
creeped
out
by
holding
 

Micaiah
asked
his
good
friends
 one
of
the
lizards.
Me
too.
I
like
 Warmth
and
sun
(but
not
too

Josh
and
Ally
to
watch
them.

From
 feeding
them
crickets.
It’s
totally
 much
of
either)

what
Josh
and
Ally
said
after
the
 fun.
Seeing
the
lizards
eat
them,
 

trip,
it
sounded
like
they
had
a
 totally
funny!
Feeding
the
lizards
 Crickets,
worms,
etc.
for
food


great
time
watching
them.

Here
is
 are
fun,
but
taking
care
of
them
is



what
Josh
and
Ally’s
experiences
 a
whole
other
story!”

were
like.
 
 A
water
dish


 ‐Allyson
Ko

 


 “Taking
care
of
the
lizards
 
 Regular
cage
cleanings

was
a
fulfilling
and
challenging
 During
the
months
ahead,
 

challenge.

I
would
feed
them
 around
eight
lizards
were
caught,
 >For
more
information
on
how
to

crickets
every
day
and
watch
them
 four
of
which
lived
in
the
Fong’s
 catch
your
own
lizards,
take
care,

eat
them‐alive.

I
thought
it
was
 front
yard.

Among
those
of
which
 and
breed
your
own
lizards,

funny
whenever
Ally
and
her
friend
 they
kept
were
a
female.

During
 contact
Micaiah
Fong,

Maddie
would
be
scared
of
the
 the
months
she
was
with
the
other
 writer/reporter
for
BCBC
News

lizards.

We
found
that
whenever
 six
lizards,
she
got
pregnant.

 and
The
Life
and
Times
of
Josh

we
tickled
their
bellies‐it
made
 During
the
summer,
she
laid
eleven
 and
Ally,
by
emailing

them
calm
down,
like
a
puppy
or
 eggs.

Unfortunately,
seven
of
 jandakocompany@yahoo.com.

something.

However,
after
moving
 them
dried
up,
two
of
them
died

the
logs
and
water
around,
one
 later,
two
hatched
and
one
died

night
some
of
the
lizards
got
out
of
 leaving
one
baby
which
is
doing

the
cage
by
climbing
up
the
log
and
 great.

What
happened
to
the

squeezing
through
the
opening.

 other
lizards?

Some
died
of
old

Sometimes
we’ll
see
them
in
the
 age
and
others
died
of
the
heat

front
yard.

I’m
hoping
to
catch
 waves.

A
funeral
was
performed

them
and
bring
‘em
back
to
the
 for
them
all
and
they
rest
with

Fong
hunters!
But
lizard
care
is
 honor
in
the
Fong’s
backyard.


pretty
fun,
if
you
don’t
mind
 With
next
spring
coming
around,

feeding
them
live
lizards
and
 the
Fongs
plan
to
catch
and
breed

occasionally
changing
the
water
 more
lizards.


4





Life
and
Times
of
Josh
and
Ally
 Issue
#6,
Vol.
1


Adventures
in
Adventure

By
Joshua
Ko

of
making
a
web
series.




 When
it
was
decided
that
I

would
start
writing
a
column,
I
was
 
 Adventure
City
began

skeptical,
although
it
was
my
idea.

 pretty
easily,
and
it
was
almost

Last
time
I
had
written
a
column,
it
 unanimously
approved
at
the
BCBC

was
a
prediction
column
guessing
 Youth
Council
meeting.

However,
I

how
teams
would
do
for
Stuffed
 soon
began
to
receive
criticism
for

Animal
Sports.

It
was
one
of
the
 the
project
from
lots
of
different

most
boring
columns
that
I
had
 sources,
telling
me
that
it
would

ever
read.

However,
for
this
one
 never
get
done,
that
it
was
a

I’m
hoping
to
keep
you
guys
 terrible
idea,
to
just
give
up.



interested
while
talking
about


 I
struggled
with
the
project

Adventure
City.

for
awhile.

I
wondered
if
God
had

The
message
will
only
shine
louder
 
 Quick
recap:
Adventure
 actually
called
me
to
do
this

the
better
the
story
is.
 project,
or
if
it
was
just
a
crazy

City
began
as
a
game
created
by

Joshua
Ko,
Allyson
Ko,
Micaiah
 idea.

I
wanted
to
do
this
web

Fong,
and
Nathanael
Fong.

Natalie
 series
to
spread
the
gospel,
as


 and
Naomi
Hamada
later
joined
in
 there
aren’t
that
many
mainstream

this
game
where
six
kids
worked
 things
in
media
that
are
Christian‐
for
the
police
and
solved
 related.

I
wanted
a
show
that
was

Be
sure
to
visit
us
online!
 mysteries,
looked
for
things,
and
 both
action‐packed
and
exciting,

saved
the
world.

Quite
the
cheesy
 but
also
packed
of
life
lessons
and

jandakocompany.blogspot.com
 character.



television
show,
I
might
add.

It

Check
out
our
blog
on
what’s
happening,
 was
all
in
our
imagination.




 As
I
thought
and
prayed

plus
listen
to
past
and
current
podcasts


 After
receiving
the
book
 about
it
more,
I
decided
that
God

while
learning
about
our
programs.

You

Filmmaking
for
Teens,
and
red‐ had
called
me
to
do
this
project,
to

can
also
buy
tickets
for
upcoming
shows

or
learn
about
the
next
exciting
event
 lighting
Adventure
City
the
Movie
 spread
the
word
for
Him.


that
we’re
putting
on!

Follow
us!
 (believe
me,
you
would
not
have
 Although
I
was
getting
criticized,
I


 wanted
to
see
that)
for
JoshAlly
 just
had
to
keep
going.

Jesus
was

Productions
(one
of
our
movie
 criticized
when
he
started
his

komedianews.blogspot.com
 companies),
I
got
the
idea
to
do
a
 ministry,
so
much
that
he
was

web
series
for
Adventure
City.

My
 killed
for
it.

I
can
stand
some

Check
out
articles
not
featured
in
the

new
idea
was
much
different
than
 criticism.



monthly
newspaper,
as
well
as
comic

strips,
more
columns
by
Ally,
a
blog
on
 the
original
storyline.

It
was
about


 So
the
project’s
on.

I
need

life
working
for
a
newspaper,
and
much
 five
kids
gathered
by
the
C.I.A.
to

your
help
and
your
prayers.

It’s

more!

Follow
us
today!
 take
on
cases
that
adults
either

gonna
be
a
fun
journey!


 couldn’t
crack
or
couldn’t
get
any

headway
in
the
case.

As
I
thought
 >To
learn
how
you
can
help
out

adventurecityproject.blogspot.com
 more
about
the
idea,
it
got
more
 with
Adventure
City,
visit
the

Do
you
want
to
join
in
and
help
us

and
more
elaborate,
adding
 official
website
at
adventure

with
our
web
series?

We’re
gonna

characters,
places,
storylines,
and
 cityproject.blogspot.com.

To

need
all
the
help
we
can
get
as
we

action
scenes.

Last
month,
I
wrote
 contact
Josh,

email
him
at

set
out
to
produce
a
Christian
action‐
about
the
writing
process,
which
is
 jandakocompany@yahoo.com.



adventure
web
series.

definitely
one
of
the
hardest
parts


5





Life
and
Times
of
Josh
and
Ally
 Issue
#6,
Vol.
1


Thoughts
of
the
Month
 opportunity
to
create
a
new
world
for
freedom
and

By
Joshua
Ko
 justice."


Patricia
‘Peppermint
Patty’
Reichardt:
Amen.




 LInus
Van
Pelt:
In
the
year
1621,
the
Pilgrims
held
 

their
first
Thanksgiving
feast.
They
invited
the
great
 Marcie:
But
Thanksgiving
is
more
than
eating,

Indian
chief
Massasoit…Governor
William
Bradford
 Chuck…Those
early
Pilgrims
were
thankful
for
what

and
Captain
Miles
Standish
were
honored
guests.
 had
happened
to
them,
and…we
should
just
be

Elder
William
Brewster…said
a
prayer…like
this:
'We
 thankful
for
being
together.
I
think
that's
what
they

thank
God
for
our
homes
and
our
food
and
our
 mean
by
'Thanksgiving,'
Charlie
Brown.


safety
in
a
new
land.
We
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God
for
the
 ‐quotes
from
“A
Charlie
Brown
Thanksgiving”


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