Sunday, January 25, 2009

My review of Fridges

This is a short animation movie. In this movie, a refrigerator is personified. One night, a refrigerator is thrown away. But he believes that he still can work, and try to show it. But he realizes that the real society is harder than he thinks. The refrigerator represents the people who are dismissed from their company. At first, they try to find other job, but when they see it’s difficult, some of them try to kill themselves with despair. Even if they could find a new job and become happy, there appears other person who is dismissed. It seems continue eternally. Through this movie, we are confronted with the problem which is happening in this society.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnxhMtnc6t0

time 6:55
from You Tube

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

The important thing I learned from Dance club (revision)

After I joined my high school dance club, I learned many important things that I needed to make my life better. I watched some amazing dancing at the welcome party for freshman when I entered high school. Until that time, I hadn’t ever seen such a performance. I was very impressed with them, and I felt like they were stars. But on the other hand, it seemed to be impossible for me to dance like them, even if I could learn the dances. I thought about it for a week, and then I decided to become a member of the dance club. The reason I made the decision was I imagined myself dancing like them; I thought that if I could become like one of those people, I would have a lot of confidence in myself.

It was harder to practice the dance than I imagined before I start it. But it was more exciting than I expected at first. The things I needed to do were not only dancing but also making the dance. Making the dance was more difficult than practicing the dance. We needed to discuss about what kind of dance we will do, which music we will use, and how we will dance. It took very long time before we start to practice the dance. On the other hand, it was very exciting to think about how to match the dance to the music. We usually gathered and practiced the dance 3 times a week, but before a welcome party, a school festival and a competition, we practiced every day, in the early morning before the class begin, in a break time after a lunch, after school and even on the weekend. Though it was very hard, I could learn cooperative and perseverance through those experiences. Then finally, after 2 years, I was dancing on the stage with confidence and got much clapping from the audience.

Sometimes I lose my confidence before I act something although I don’t know whether I can do it or not. But through those experiences, I learned that the most important thing is to make a goal and try one’s best even if it looks very difficult. Now I think even if I couldn’t achieve my goal at that time, I wouldn’t regret for trying that, because there were also many things I could learn through the processes. Now these experiences and the member of dance club are my treasures in my life.

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

The important things I learned from Dance club

It was when I belonged to a Dance club of my high school I learned many important things which were needed to make my life better.
I watched an amazing dance at the welcome party for freshman when I entered the high school. Until that time, I haven’t watched such a performance before my eyes. Then I noticed that I was very impressed with them and feeling like to being the stars like them. But on the other hand, it seemed to be impossible for me to dance like them even if I could learn the dance. I was considering it for a week after that and then have decided to become a member of the dance club. The reason I made the decision was that I imagined myself to be a dancer like them, then thought if I could become like those people, I will be able to have a lot of confidence in myself.
After 2 years, I was dancing on the stage with confidence and got much clapping from the audience. It wasn’t easy to learn how to dance. I practiced many times, in the early morning before the class begin, in a break time after a lunch, after school and even on the weekend. Through the experience, I learned also cooperation and perseverance.
Sometimes I lose my confidence before I act something although I don’t know whether I can do it or not. But I learned that even if I couldn’t achieve the goal, I will not regret for trying it, provided that I do my best. So now I think doing my best make me have confidence and also having confidence make me move to forward.

Monday, January 12, 2009

How to bake a Banana cake

Banana cake is a easy and tasty cake.

Ingredients

70g unsalted butter
70g caster sugar
2 eggs
1 banana
1 teaspoon squeeze of lemon
120g flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
50g walnut
2 tablespoon milk
a little of fresh cream

Before you get started, sift the flour and baking powder, keep the butter in room temperature, roast walnut and chop crudely, mash the banana with fork and mix the squeeze of lemon and heat the oven to 338F.

1. In a bowl, using a whisk, beat the butter until creamy, then add the caster and stir until white.
2. Add the eggs little by little and banana.
3. Add the flour and baking powder and walnut, mixing after each addition with wooden spatula.
4. Add milk and mix them. At fourth, run the paste into the model(19cm x 10cm x 7.5cm). Bake 40 minutes.
5. Invert and tap the model on a cake cooler.
6. Cut it and serve with whip cream.