CHINESE NEW YEAR

25th OF JANUARY

Today was the day before Chinese New Year and just as I woke up I could already hear the thunderous noise of the vacuum cleaner. That meant only one thing; my parents were busy at work cleaning the untidy house in preparation for tonight’s reunion dinner. Time flew by and my relatives were at the door at six o’clock. Briskly, my family and I did some last minute cleaning before opening the door.


On the long dining table, were two huge steam boats and various raw foods like, fish ball, squid, scallop, and my favorite, abalone, all ready to be boiled and eaten. In the middle of the table was a fat and juicy suckling pig with a cold dish beside it. We got started right away and began dumping all sorts of food in the steam boat with steaming soup. While we waited for the food to cook, we had entertaining and amusing conversations; talking about funny things that happened to us and what school was like. On one end of the table sat the teenagers, we had dumped nearly all the raw food at the beginning and were working together to finish it. On the other hand, the older folks finished dinner early as the food was too much for them. We had a traditional steam boat dinner.



Before our stomachs could digest the dinner, there in the center of the dining table stood a fountain oozing with temping, delicious, warm chocolate. Beside the chocolate fondue were freshly cut cold bananas and strawberries along with pump marshmallows. Within seconds we found ourselves at the feasting table again, each arm with a wooden skewer attacking the chocolate fountain. Now, I couldn’t take it anymore and neither could the rest, we stopped forcing ourselves to eat the irresistible chocolate fondue.

Here are some embarrasing pictures of me eating. I look really tired... hehe

My grandparents had been waiting for this moment the entire night; they were sitting beside the mahjong table waiting for the rest eagerly. As the game started, I watched in amazement as my grandmother showed off her mahjong skills. They played to the wee hours of the morning and by then I was asleep.

IP MAN!!!

Friday 30th of January          Today, I saw the action packed martial arts movie Ip man for the second time.  In the movie, Ip man is portrayed as an accomplished Wing Chun martial artist, and one of the best as all the other masters respect him. However, in 1937 the Japanese invasion in China takes place and affects everybody in China, even Ip man. His house and belongings are confiscated and he has to live in a feeble house. The Japanese set up a arena where the Chinese and Japanese can spar together and the winner will get a free sack of rice. Ip man decides to spar with them after his friend dies in one of the spars and then, the Japanese realize his true talent.             Ip man has easily become one of my favourite movies this year because the martial art skills he displays in the movie are just too fascinating, spectacular and breathtaking. A good example of his skills showed in the movie is when he is fighting against ten Japanese black belts. The picture of taking on ten black belts is scary enough but not for Ip man as he defeats them with ease. Throughout the movie it is proved that nobody can stand a chance against him, even if it’s the Japanese General or the henchmen of Jin Shan Zhao, a northerner.            After the movie was released sometime in December the rate of people learning his Wing Chun martial art increased by a lot. I can’t wait for the DVD to be released as I can see myself replaying his but-whopping fights again and again. Here is a link to youtube when Ip man defeats the 10 black belts... www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qhPDEOYbx4 Here is another link to youtube of the final fight against the General... Enjoy :Dhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqSWIcDghjk&feature=related

Why are women bad drivers?

Why are women bad drivers? 

Ever since women drivers hit the roads, there have been countless complaints about how reckless, ruthless, careless and bad female drivers are. We chose to investigate with the following points to support our claims.


There are some old female drivers that try to be extra cautious when driving. Thus, they tend to drive extremely slowly, below the speed limit on the highway. This leads to road hogging, when the vehicle takes up the whole lane with a lot of space in front of the car. Furthermore, they can also cause traffic congestions.


On the other hand, there are young female drivers as well. Some of them drive recklessly at extreme speeds, going way above the speed limit while imposing threats to other road users. Usually, these young women are hard pressed for time, impatient and forget about road safety. 

When in a hurry, most women tend to multi-task while driving. They put on their make-up, talk on the phone, or attend to their children. When they multi-task their attention is shifted from the road to their own things, losing concentration. This can lead to car accidents that can be easily prevented.

Parking is women’s biggest problem in driving. They spend a lot of time parallel parking because they have poor judgment and can’t estimate the turn.


There are more female drivers that are negligent. They only focus on what’s ahead of them, but are oblivious of their surroundings. For example, when changing lanes they fail to keep a lookout for the oncoming traffic.



If you think that our POV(point of view) is insignificant, take it from an England Driving Intructor; who talks about this issue through her years behind the wheel.

In conclusion, it is evident that some women are poor drivers and do pose a risk to other road users, while other women are safer from accidents because of their driving. However, we can in fact educate the drivers to be caution of this small-yet-vastly-growing-bunch of women drivers.


Here are some pictures of HORRIBLE female drivers... enjoy:)

CCA Transfer

I have sacrificed and dedicated my time, endured the pain, and suffered the punishments. Yet, hard work has not paid off. This has become too much of my life. Enough is enough! I am quitting concert band! The thought of quitting suddenly gave me hope that I still could get out with a chance to do better in my studies.   

Benjamin and I both agreed to quit together, but now there was a big problem. After talking to the teacher in charge of band, he told us that only one of us could leave because too many people were quitting. That gave us shock of our lives! We had no idea it would come down to this? Today was the day. It was either my good friend Benjamin or I that would have to suffer in the most time-consuming, hectic CCA, concert band.   

One of us had to give in while the other would enjoy life in another CCA, but whom? All I could think of at that moment was,’ I HAVE TO GET OUT OF BAND! What am I to do if I were to continue playing after not having practiced for three months?’   

We wrote down the endless list of reasons why we wanted to quit, and it seemed pretty reasonable. However, we still were not convinced weather or not we could leave together. After he read our reasons for quitting he took a while to ponder while we prayed frightened and at the same time excited for the answer.   Finally, he signed our CCA transfer forms unhappily. However, when we received the papers back we were confused as he allowed both of us to transfer to FREEDOM! 

Pollution -Antarctica's ice shelf

Once again, due to global warming we have yet another worldwide problem. Antarctica’s ice shelf is on the edge of giving way. This is a major issue because when the shelf collapses the map of this continent will be altered. It used to cover 16 000 square kilometers but will now lose one third of it. Once it breaks apart, the sea might sweep away most of the ice that’s left.    This is not the first time this is happening as nine other shelves in Antarctica have collapsed in the past fifty years. When this shelf has collapsed, the ice sheets will move a lot faster and therefore, raise the water level, adding water to seas. This is what global warming has done to us.           Yet, everyone couldn’t care less about the earth and how he or she pollutes it everyday. Sometimes we take a taxi instead of cycling or walking. Furthermore, we litter and pollute the place when we can simply recycle, reuse, and reduce.            Although, 190 nations are working together to try and fix global warming and the emissions from burning fossil fuels it has been getting worse from the start and has not got any better. Well? What are you going to do to stop polluting the environment, littering, and global warming? Everyone plays a role, so start now and help save earth by doing your part.