Sunday, May 31, 2009

Summer.

I am comming!
I am comming!
I am comming!



A Look at Where I Live.

Everyone has a place that they call home, and I am no exception.

My home is very dear to me.

In fact, I think it is a special place, one that I would like to tell you about.



There are many reasons why I love my home.

For one thing, it's in a very convenient neighborhood.

It's just a five-minute walk to the nearest bus station.

In addition, there are lots of shops around, including a supermarket, vedio store and convenience store.

There is a traditional market where I can find all kinds of delicious food, even late at night.

Moreover, there is a nice park in which I can relax.

In short, the neighborhood offors everythings I need.

But perhaps the best thing about my home is the neighbors.

They not only friendly, but also helpful, and many of them have become good friends.



People say that there is no place like home.

That is certainly true for me.

My home is the place where I grew up and where I rest every night.

It is also the place where my most important memories have been born.

Part-Time Job

Most people would agree that money is important.

If we have it, we can buy the things we want.

However, it can be difficult to earn money while in school.

One option is to take a part-time job.




There are many benefits to having a part-time job while studying.

For one thing, we can learn new skills.

There many include both practical skills such ascooking or cleaning and such things as how to deal with customers.

Another advantage of a job is that we can learn the value of money through direct experience.

We will soon realize that it is not easy to come by and should therefore be spent carefully.

In addition, we can learn time management.

Having to balance work and study will force us to become more organized.

Lastly, we can learn about responsibility.

We will have to grt to work on time and complete the tasks that are assigned to us.

In short, having a part-time job is a great idea, but we have to be careful.

We must not neglect our studies, for school is still priority number one.

However, if we can find a balance between work and school, it could really pay off.

Saturday, May 30, 2009

Bad habits.

There is a lot of truth to many of the well-known maxims about human nature.

I myself can vouch for the accuracy of the one that says that everyone has bad habits.

While knowing full well that saying up late is a bad habit, it's not one been able to break.





I've been in the custom of staying up late since junior high school, when my studying usually continued late into night.

In the following years, my inability to effectively manage my ime led to more late nights.

Countless times, I have sacrificed my sleep in order to fit in some urgent last-minute studying.

Only on rate occasions did I manage to get to sleep before one in the morning.

This has certainly been no great benefit to my studies because after midnight I am much too tired to focus properly.

As I'm well aware that staying up late is not a particularly constructive practice, and because I'd like to prevent suffering for it down the road, I will change this pattern soon.

Friday, May 29, 2009

Rice Dumpling

Rice Dumpling is also known as Zongzi is a traditional Chinese food, made of glutinous rice stuffed with different fillings and wrapped in or leaves.

They are cooked by steaming or boiling.




Origins

Zongzi (also known as rice dumpling) is traditionally eaten during the (Mandarin: Duanwu; Cantonese: Tuen Ng) which falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of the (approximately early to mid-June), commemorating the death of from the kingdom of Chu who lived during the expansionism of their neighbors.

When the Qin Dynasty general took Yingdu, the Chu capital, in 278 BC, Qu Yuan's grief was so intense that he drowned himself in the Miluo river after penning the Lament for Ying.


According to legend, packets of rice were thrown into the river to prevent dragon that lived in the river to prevent fish from eating the poet's body.