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.