We are becoming chefs soon

When we talked about what can we learn in abroad first time,almost everyone mentioned some living skills.We have a sentence,quoted from Mr.Unknown,studying abroad maybe can not make you become an excellent student,but it absolutely can make you become a first-rate barber,or a chef,even a second-hand seller.I know my friends whose hair need to be cut frequently always do cutting work by themselves,in other words, we all become independent here,learn to do many things that we have never done before,not because we can't,just because we have relied on family or others too much at home.

What I really want to mention is the cooking ability,friends around me,such as Miranda,Yong,Sofia,even Witty,which we all think the most impossible one,she can cook beef and different kinds of soups well.That's also in here,the first time I found I can knead the dough,make dumplings all by myself.We started to pay more attention to our daily life,because I think although studying abroad is a little tough, but we need to adapt to a new environment,which actually make us jump out of gossip society,more secluded,less complicated.It's also because of studying abroad,men seem not so dominant,different from the native people,we are just concerned more on how to build our elementary life conditions well,we haven't extra time to think how to predominate others,to use some techniques, to join some parties,besides,we don't have enough people who may listen to us and we were just like idiots at the beginning.Similarly,to our surprise,the male students here do better housework and cooking than we thought them before in such an environment,at least the men we know here.

It's also the first time I can gain so much knowledge about Chinese dishes,maybe it's better to jump out of the environment if you want to know more about it.I just stay at a stage where I can see the whole scene of Chinese dishes when I am in abroad now.As an old Chinese saying goes,Lookers-on see most of the fans.Living abroad,I have known more about myself,about life,about human.Just include the change in one aspect,we are becoming chefs soon.

The Apprentice

I'm not a person who like watching TV programme,but these days,I really enjoy a BBC programme,named THE APPRENTICE.That's a programme where the famous tycoon Lord Sugar invests £250,000 in the idea the last winner has.The victor, the only one,must suffer from 12 tough tasks and have excellent commercial insight and business sense.This programme has taught  me a lot, although I knew it in class and started to watch it from task 8 of series 8 in this year.

In the whole series,you almost can't find the closely tasks,completely different,but all are extremely difficult,which observe everyone in deep and find their strength and weakness,even their potential.I must say, people who have courage to join this must be very confident and outstanding in this area.I admire them.Every task is a challenging,you can not ensure that you are always in comfort zone,everyone is trying his best to win the competition.People who have experienced this can acquire a lot not only in business,but also in life,since the apprentice require such a high personal quality in business.Equally,Lord Sugar will also get the man he wants and have a truly partner.To be honest,I think Lord Sugar is very means but brilliant,he took a high risk to give money to the apprentice,but he is also dominant and cautious,sometimes arrogant,especially when I hear he says,"This is my boardroom, by the way,this is my money"and"If I want  a friend ,I‘ll have a dog.I'm looking for a partner".

I'm so happy to know many things about business world in the UK through the programme.In China, we also have so many programmes worth watching,but it seems no programme like this.I know THE APPRENTICE is learning a same kind of programme in America,and it works well so far.We have learned lots of knowledge related to this these days,and I have a deep impression of this.I have learned a lot from every candidate and I'll keep following on the process to see the result,I really want to know which candidate can get this life-changing opportunity.Actually,I also have my own evaluation about them, and I really want to know what I think is suitable or not in the truly cases.

Every candidate is a normal one like us,but they must have more experience than us in business world,even through,they still make mistakes,if I were one of them, how far can I go ahead.Many things in life can only come once,I haven't time to miss them,especially if I were a business man,the past time can't represent anything,the same as the future,only now,the same mistake can't be made again.Everyday is new to do my best,but keep mind calm,because I'm easy to be influenced and still can't work well in a high pressure,I'm also afraid to do some wrong in the field I'm good at.

All in all,I have a good attitude to learn new things,to correct my mistakes,nothing can be achieved without effort.I also have confidence in my learning ability,although I'm such a normal one,but I can do something excellent just compared with myself.If possible,I'd like to do be a candidate like them,it must be  an unforgettable experience.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0071b63

Being an international student for ASRA

During my life in London,I have experienced a lot and the most challenging one is being part of a panel of experts on accommodation and attend  the ASRA(Association for Student Residential Accommodation) conference on April 2nd 2012 at Warwick University,as well as the other three international students.It was the first time they invited students to join and help accommodation officers better understand the actual experience of finding accommodation and living in the UK for an international student.It seemed that I was a lucky dog.Actually,my friends and I had an Easter Holiday Travel all around the North of Britain from April   1st to 7th and our first station is Liverpool,so I left our travel group to Coventry on the next day.Thanks to the google map,I had a smooth trip by myself.It was such a formal meeting and I was just a freshman,which made me a little excited.Fortunately,everything went well with a good preparation.I modified my talk details for four times and practiced speaking to my friends for several times,which made a good performance like a native speaker.I talked what I want to express with a medium speed.Officers there were also very kind and helpful.Totally,I really appreciated that I could have this opportunity,particularly I had only stayed here for two months at that time.I also want to give my thanks to Andrew,who told me this information and gave me advice.

My presentation about China

http://www.screenr.com/TLX8
It's the first time I use the online screencast,which Andrew told me,to record my presentation,but it's really wonderful if I have more time,because there is a time limit,only 5 minutes.I got so many things to talk and share.
China is a mysterious country for many foreigners.It's historical,vast and populous,but if you try to know her,it's not so difficult to do.I put the most important ones about China here,which may be helpful.
Do you like China?Do you want to know more about China?Let's start together.

****BERRY

I found an interesting thing when I went to Morrison to buy some stuff.My friend wanted to buy a bottle of jam and she was confused because of all kinds of different flavours,that was also the first time I  had seen such many flavours just about berry,like blueberry,raspberry,blackberry,mulberry.The most common one is the strawberry,which we often eat,but I was still surprised to know there are a large amount kinds in the family of berry.Actually,my friend study botany courses in university and she told me many amazing knowledge of plants that day,which drove me to know more about plants in my life.I feel also intrigued when I hear that some vegetables are not allowed to sell because of their ugly shape.Maybe people eat food not only because the nutrition,but also the beauty,and sometimes names also matter as well.