Sunday, April 26, 2009

Thanks for my uncle

My major is landscape design. At beginning, I want to become an engineer, because my father's families' business is real estate. However, when I went to the college to choose the major, my uncle suggested me change the major.Becoming an engineer is very difficult for the females. It requires the person must good at theory's both physics and mathematics, geography of landscape, and drawing. The terrible theory for me is physics. I always make mistakes in it; on the other hand, the engineer can't make this mistake. But I love geography of landscape and drawing very much.
I lost the goal and didn't know what major is benefit for me. Then, my uncle told me the landscape design is similar as engineer. Of course, it is the best major for girl to study. I was feared to remember the theory, because I don't have good memories to remember. In my family, all numbers in my father's family listen to my uncle. He is like a boss, all people are waiting for his choice. So, I followed his choice to go to the college study landscape design. After I studied it, I found it different what I thought. Drawing is more than other theory. China has long landscape history, but people can't care about the gardens anything more. They don't have money to buy a house with garden. I can't find job in my major. My uncle paid the money for to come from American to continue studying. Then, it helps me to return to my country own my small business. Thank you for my uncle do all things for me.

Sunday, April 19, 2009

4

My uncle always said, " if you like some food, you must learn how to cook it." I know he want me do everything must from the beginning. However, i like trying to taste everything that I have never eaten before. I love travelling, because I am interested in the special local food. I always look for the special restaurant in the goals before I travel. Also, I can try the new style food maybe I never eat. But, when I first time eat fried bitter cucumber with plain and duck blood in chili sauce (Chinese call it "Mao Xue Wang"). I do not want to try again. Sichuan cuisine enjoys a time-honored history and is well-reputed home and abroad. Represented by the local dishes of Chengdu and Chongqing. Sichuan cuisine is particular about ingredients, unified in standard, distinctive in arrangement, and vivid in coordination. Sichuan cuisine features spicy, tongue-numbing, savory, delicious, oily and heavily seasoned flavor, using a lot of capsicum, prickly ash, pepper as well as fresh ginger. From high-class banquet to ordinary meal, from street snack to home-made dishes. Sichuan cuisines is diversified in variety, novel in style, and elaborate in cooking. The duck blood in chili sauce is very famous food in Chongqing. Some people believe it is very delicious. When I saw this question, I want to tell you if you do not like lots of oil on the top, refuse this food is smart choice.Because, I don't like spicy, tongue-numbing, oily and heavily seasoned flavor food. One time my friend tell me she found a good restaurant is good at Sichuan food, I was so glad to try. After I tried the first, I knew I wouldn't to eat forever. It is trouble food that I hate them.

Sunday, April 12, 2009

Jouray # 3

When I saw the Journal question, I was thinking about myself. I am normal person have normal life in the world. I cannot become a famous person like Qin Shihuang, who unified China 2200 years ago, was first emperor of China in the history. Maybe you had already watched the movie, which was named: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, was very famous. So, you will know the emperor. When he was 13 years old, he was asked people began to work for his mausoleum. It took 11 years to finish. It is speculated that many buried treasures and sacrificial objects had accompanied the emperor in his after life. Every figure differs from these around in facial features and expression, clothing , hairstyle, and gestures. However, the horsemen, the longbow bearers, the archers and the senior officers and generals were positioned in strict accordance with the ancient directives on the war. Many of the figures originally held real weapons of the time, such as bronze swords, longbows, arrows, spears, dagger axes and other long shafted weapons. The Terracotta Army has lain underground for more than 2000 years. But they are still sharp, because surface treatment of the weapons made them resistant to rust and corrosion. The farmers digging a well uncovered one of the greatest archaeological sites in 1974 in the world. Timber vaults revealed thousands of life - size terracotta warriors in battle formation. A whole army which would accompany its emperor into immortality. The state council authorized to build a museum on the site in 1975. I think the discovery was a real eye-opener to the whole world, as the vaults are so big. The figures are so vivid and the number of the figures is so incredibly large.When there are completed, people visit there from all over the world. Xian and the museum become landmarks are welcoming for all travelers. Standing in the vaults, you would be amazed by such a grand ancient army formation, which would transport you back to the ancient warring states period. Unesco selected the Tomb of the First Emperor as a World Cultural Heritage Site. It is an regarded as one of the greatest discoveries of the 20th century.

Sunday, April 5, 2009


In my country, most people like taking photos of themselves in my country. All of them are teenagers. After teenagers take pictures, they will you photos shop to fix. It makes them more pretty which considered not to be seen like others. They wear colorful clothes differs others. However, the parents are even cannot accept their child to wear. They always change their hair's style and color. Even though it is very harmful for their hair. Some of them use the wig on the head to take picture. Both girls and boys usually make up, they use eyes line, eyes shadow and so on. More and more boys learn how to use the colorful contact. It makes their eyes special. Bighter and bigger eyes makes photos look particular. No matter girls or boys, using photo shop change something can more beautiful. We call this "Fei Zhu Liu (maybe Americans call it "Non-mainstream")". It kind like person, who played Punk which is not very popular music, made themselves strange with peculiar close, hair, and shoes. Parents, teachers, and schools managements are very worried about this situation. Some students want to become different from "ordinary" students. All of the students must wear the correct uniform to school everyday. The schools officers believe that wearing a uniform helps unite children; develop a self – concept, and build a sense of pride in their school. The parents are responsible for ensuring that their children are wearing the proper uniform and that they are well groomed for the day. There is a range of uniform clothing designed for summer, autumn, winter and sports wear. The students want to change their school uniforms to more fashionable Korean/Japanese styles. The students definitely agreed to the change but parents objected saying that the uniforms looked too good and would encourage early romances among the students. Considering how ugly the current Chinese school uniforms are. Knowing how Chinese students already dislike the styles. It wouldn't be a bad idea to try something new for a change. It would definitely make the girls look cuter.Anyway, I remember back in high school when school uniforms were a topic of discussion. Honestly, I was somewhat leaning towards for school uniforms as I spent too much of my morning minutes deciding what clothes to wear. Also, it would relieve financial stress on parents to frequently purchase new clothes.
(PS: now I always ask my friends to use the photo shop to fix my picture after I take it. Looking this picture, can you believe she is me? )