Summer Vacation Is coming Soon

     I can't believe that summer vacation is coming!!!! It seems was yesterday that I started the new semester and began to write blogs. Time flies, I have to prepare three exams next week. Two of the three subjects take me a lot of time to study. They are accounting and economics. Both of the books are written in English. As a result, I not only have to translate those English knowledge into Chinese in my mind but also remember all the detail, definition and different calculation methods. However, I don't see those subjects as nightmare. On the contrary, I like them a lot because I think they are much easier than other subjects since half of the test is multiple choice. Luckily, I have already finished all my final reports. Now I have to go back to study accounting. I hope I can get high score in all my tests.

Desserts

     These days, I made two different dessert all by my own. The one is panna cotta, the other one is banana chocolate cake. Last Thursday, I went to a Italian restaurant which its cuisine is perfect but I wasn't satisfied with its dessert, panna cotta. I thought it didn't have enough taste of milk and the texture wasn't the one I prefer. As a result, I made my version of panna cotta. The steps of making panna cotta are easy. Hence, I just left the pot on the stove and went to use my computer in my room. I though I was able to go back to kitchen before the combination of milk and cream wouldn't boil that quick. However, when I stepped into the kitchen, I was shocked by what I saw. The milk and cream was not only boiled, but also spread all over the stove. I was so nervous about the texture of panna cotta. Thankfully, when I ate eat on the next day. It was still my favorite flavor of panna cotta.
     Since I was free, I made banana chocolate cake after I ate my breakfast today. I really like the combination of chocolate and banana. In order not to let the cake become too sweet, I change the recipe I searched on the Internet. I put more dark chocolate and skip the part of sugar. I think it was one of the easiest cake. All I need was put all the ingredients into a large bowl and stirred them until they were well combined. After the cake was baked, I cut a piece of it immediately and ate it. It was so tasty. The top of the cake was crispy, the texture was moist because of the banana and the flavor of chocolate was rich.
     The happiest thing isn't that I eat those delicious desserts. It is that I made them all by myself unlike before that my mom made the desserts with me. I am going to what to make next!

My Brother

     I went to see my brother's classical guitar performance yesterday. It was a great night and I enjoyed his performance. On the stage, my little brother was sitting on a chair with his classical guitar. As usual, his hair is messy and his shoes are old and dirty even though he has three new pairs of shoes in the shoes cabinet. His performance was so great and he was enamored of the music of his playing. It was quite a shocking moment that my little brother who likes to tease me became mature in one night. Although he is kind of immature during the time except for his performance yesterday, he is a brilliant student and the leader of classical guitar club. He gives me a lot of pressure because he is always more outstanding than me in any aspect. Of course, I am jealous of his talents such as music, painting and even good at dealing with 3C products. However, I am still proud of him because he is my only brother and part of my family. All I want to say is that though my little brother is not as cute as he was when he was a child, I still love you and I will support him forever.

Happy Day

     Due to the celebration of the university's 60th anniversary, I have two days off. I am so happy that I don't need to spend more than an hour going to school. In order to celebrate these two days off, I plunged myself in movies and TV series. As usual I watched the latest episode of Grey's Anatomy. It is such a pity that one of my favorite actress who acts a talented cardiac surgeon won't act in the play in the next season. I can't imagine Meredith Grey lives a life without Christina Yang!!!! Additionally, after finishing my French class, I watched the movie, Cold War, a Hong Kong movie which starred by numerous famous Hong Kong actors. It is a exciting and breathtaking movie. I was so nervous at the beginning because the plot was suspenseful. However, I think the end is way too simple which is opposite to my expectation of a complicated ending. And now, I an watching another Kong Kong movie, Blind Detective. I hope it will be interesting, too. 

Happy Mother's Day

     The second week of May is Mother's Day. The day we can treat our mom as a queen and thank her for all she has done for the family. Mom has always been the busiest one in our family. She not only has to do a lot of house work but also wakes my brother and me up every day. Even though she spare no effort to let us live the most comfortable life, she never treats her well. For example, my brother and I can buy lots of new clothes when Chinese New Year is coming. However, she hasn't buy any new clothes for many years. Moreover, she really want to own a smartphone, nevertheless, she thinks smartphones are too expensive hence she never put her wish into action. Yesterday, my dad finally bought a smartphone for my mom. It was really funny to see my mom struggling between "do not waste too much money" and "I have always want to have a smartphone".

Akeelah and the Bee(2)

1.  Summarize the movie starting at Javier's birthday party until the end. 
     Javier is a sweet and kind child. He somehow gives Akeelah courage during the competition. In his birthday party, Akeelah almost beat her rival, Dylan, which makes Dylan's dad very angry. After she won third place of distrct bee, it seems that her world has totally changed.She became popular in her school, reporters interviewed her. Sadly, behind those people who suddenly like her, Akeelah gradually became alienated with her best friend. Moreover, Dr. Larabee stop coaching her. Those upset things make her feel stressful and even want to quit the competition. Fortunately, after her mom told Akeelah her own experience, she stood up in the setback. During the period before the national bee, all the 50,000 resident became her coach. Since then, Akeelah become more cheerful because all her neighbors not only help her but also encourage her. Of course, eventually, Akeelah win first place in national bee. 

2.  Consider your own opinions or ideas about the movie in the second half.  This part is more of a reflection on the ideas presented in the movie rather than a summary.
     The film's outcome is in my expectation that Akeelah will win first place in national bee eventually. The plot in the movie I like the most is the period she prepare for the national bee. At that time, everyone in the area she lives support her and help her remember those 5,000 vocabularies. It is very touching that a little girl in the area be qualified in a competition that no one have ever had before. The glory makes the area have social cohesion and all be proud of Akeelah.  
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Akeelah and the Bee

1.  Summarize the movie so far in your own words. 

     Akeelah is a girl who seldom go to school because she feels isolated in the class. However, she gets 100 points in the vocabulary test. It is because that she likes to play spelling games when she in her leisure time.  As a result, her teacher suggests she participate in the spelling bee. At first, she refused because she think her classmate will laugh at her. Nevertheless, she participated and won first place. After that, she has to find the professor to be her coach to help her win the region's spelling bee. However, they had a fight. Luckily, she still get the qualification to go to Washington,DC. In order to win the championship in Washington, DC, she go to ask the professor for help again. 
2.  What are some observations that you notice in the movie so far?  

  - about Akeelah or another character in the movie
  - about Akeelah's family
  - about Akeelah's school and community
  - about English and spelling

      Akeelah is a smart girl who can remember lots of words which I think is quite difficult for me. However, due to the region she lives and the interaction between classmates, she is afraid of standing on the stage and be a competitor of the spelling bee. Nevertheless, she has a nice brother who encourages her to do that. As a result, she participated in the spelling bee. Moreover, I think she will be the champion in Washington, DC.

Buffet

     Yesterday, my family and I want to eat buffet at Regent Taipei. As usual, I always search on line to see the article that talk about the restaurant by the bloggers. When I saw the articles, I thought that our afternoon tea buffet might be perfect because we have a lot of choice of food and a beautiful view outside the restaurant. However, I was not impressed by the restaurant at all. First, there were so many people. The restaurant didn't have enough food. Moreover, the restaurant want to earn money so they received many guests reservation. As a result, I have to wait in line whenever I want to take some food. Second, the food was not as good as those bloggers' photo show. It doesn't mean the food in the buffet were bad. It was just my own preference. After this awful experience, I think I would rather go to the restaurants that offer delicacy than buffet recently. After all, a good atmosphere during the meal is the most important thing.

Banana Chocolate Tart

     The dessert I made this week was banana chocolate tart. Banana and chocolate are the best combination for a dessert. We can see many restaurants use chocolate and banana to make various desserts and of course, it attract customers interest. Without exception, I am a big fan of the desserts combined with banana and chocolate. However, those desserts sold at the restaurants are tend to be too expensive plus I have tried to save money recently. As a result, I decided to make a banana chocolate tart by myself. 
     The procedure of making a banana chocolate tart was so simple because I bought a tart at the baking materials shop. I think it is a smart way because as the one who seldom make dessert, the tart I made might not be as delicious as those sold outside. Hence, after baked the tart, I just have to cover it with banana and pour the chocolate mixture into it and put it into the refrigerator. I was so excited to eat the tart in the next morning. The tart is crispy and little salty to balance the sweetness of chocolate and banana. The stuffing is milk chocolate, which is my favorite favor. Moreover, the flavor of banana mix with the chocolate so well, even bring these to sweetness to a different level.  I even ate three pieces in a day. I think I might gain weight by doing these desserts. However, it doesn't beat my interest in making desserts. 

Cook at Home

      My favorite thing in my leisure time is to watch famous chefs' cooking video on their YouTube channels, search recipes on the Internet. As a result, I always want to cook by myself. Of course, I can cook my own lunch and even cook for my dad. However, I want to cook some cuisine that is plated beautifully and can be served in the restaurants. Moreover, I want to bake some dessert. Indeed, I am the person only talk and no to act.
     Surprisingly, this spring break, my mom took me to buy all the materials that I need. At the time I walked into the store that sells all the baking materials, I felt I was in the heaven. My mom was pretty generous that day that she let me buy all the stuffs I want. 
      As soon as I got home, I started to make pannacotta, which I wanted to make for a long time. As a pannacotta lover, I always try to find the one is not to sweet and its texture has to be my favorite condition. After several simple steps, I put my pannacotta into the frig. I was quite nervous when I was going to eat it. Whereas, my worry turned out to be unnecessary. The pannacotta was so delicious that I ate two of them as my breakfast.
      The  third day of my spring break, I made Portuguese egg tart with my mom. Again, I was worried about the taste because I was afraid it didn't taste like those sold at the bakeries. Nonetheless, the Portuguese egg tarts we made were so tasty. The tart was crispy and the stuffing was moisture. I ate to tarts as my dinner.
       It was quite a good spring break that I studied and did something that I wanted to do for a long time. 

Paragragh

     Surprisingly, the innovation of technology sometimes is not a good phenomenon. Nowadays, people tend to overwork due to the mobile network. That is, the employer can ask us to do more work because he knows that we can get his messages anytime, anywhere. As a result, we have to work even when we are off duty or on a vacation. Hence, people feel more stressful and less happier. Moreover, the convenience of the Internet makes people more isolated. Press '' Like '' on a statement or a picture in our friends' Facebook seems to be a way to show our concern recently, but research show those who post in Facebook frequently in face are empty inside. It is a such a pathetic phenomenon that we are satisfied with the unreal attention of having a heart-to-heart chat.

My Weird Friend

   I have a friend who is very very weird. Let me tell you how wired she is.

1. She likes to say HI to everyone at anytime.
    For example, our classmates walked through her because he or she wanted to go to restroom, my weird friend would say hi with enthusiasm to them. Everyone might think say hi to a person once is enough; however, she won't stop no matter she had already say hi to you many times. As long as she sees you, she will always greet you happily.

2. As a girl, she doesn't like sweet dessert AT ALL.
    Instead of those sweet food, she like to eat sour fruit such as lemon, orange,and kiwi. Every time I send a picture of delicious dessert, she always answers me " It looks so~~~~~sweet!!! ". As a sweet lover, it is frustrated to me hearing the answer.

3. She likes to name things.
    At the first time she told me that she named her cell phone, I felt strange. So far, she named her cell phone Golden because her IPhone is gold. And she named her laptop Edwin (but this one has no reason to be named as Edwin). Recently, she named my cell phone Minna Minna Minna, abbreviation as Triple Minna.

   Although I listed those weird thing of my friend, it doesn't mean that I don't like her. The truth is that she is my best friend in my class. She also suggested me write this topic. Other than those weird thing, she is a very very good friend. I can tell her what' on my mind, which always makes me relieve. In addition, we love to enjoy delicious food together; after all, there are various choices in the restaurants. Thanks to my best friend, she makes my life colorful and filled with joy every day.

Juicy Bun

     I went to Juicy Bun for dinner with my friend this Thursday. That was a really fun night. Of course, the meal there were delicious and I really enjoyed it. I ordered '' Johnny's sandwich'', which is a sandwich composed of New Orleans chicken and cheese. It was an amazing combination.  Moreover, we talked a lot of joyful things. Actually, I seldom go to Juicy Bun because I think it is a little bit expensive for me. However, this time, our teacher assistant treated us. It might sounds weird, why did he want to buy the bill for us? The reason is also strange and complicated, too. In short, my classmates and I call our teacher assistant as our idol for fun. Nevertheless, he view our call for him quite serious. As a result, he said that he want to held a meeting for his fans before he start to prepare the exam for being a diplomat.  Whereas, it is not good to have a free meal from others by no reason. Hence, my classmates and I planned to give him a cup off Starbucks coffee and a cake. We hope he will like it.

Test

     It has been three weeks since we started this semester. However, I have already had an accounting midterm, which was horrible to me. Because of the test, I have to give up the chance to hang out with my friend on Sunday. Unfortunately, Sunday was the only day that didn't rain in this week. All I can do was study hard on my test and occasionally stared at the outside of the window. What a miserable, pathetic circumstance. Moreover, the basketball team that I am fond of in HBL didn't win the champion. Nevertheless, the players' sportsmanship was still admirable. Actually, the team I want them to win mostly is from Song Shan senior high school. I hope that next year the basketball team from my alma mater can win the champion. I really miss the time I was full of joy and excitement when they won the three champions successively.

Sunday

     Today is my birthday in lunar calendar. My family celebrated my birthday by enjoying brunch and dessert buffet at Regent Taipei. As I had seen on the Internet, the main course and dessert there were all delicious and didn't let me down. Especially, I love the dessert canele the most. Moreover, I got a present which was a gold necklace from my parents. The necklace meant a lot to me because I barely receive gift from them. Although the necklace is a little bit out of fashion because it is entirely made by gold, I will wear the necklace all the time. I love my mom who gave me an unforgettable birthday and gave birth to me twenty years ago.

Grey's Anatomy

     Since the winter vacation, I have been obsessed with an American TV series called Grey's Anatomy. The first time I noticed its interesting plot was in my grandmother's home during the Chinese New Year because I was so bored staying there. As soon as I saw one episode, I decided to watch all of the series when I back home. So far, I have already seen six season. I think the reason that I can sit in front of the computer and watch the series all day long is because its amazing stories, gorgeous actors, and medical knowledge even though I still don't understand the technical terms. Right now, I am going to continue to  watch the Grey's Anatomy!