Thursday, May 13, 2010

The most difficult thing for reading in English




I like reading newspaper and some information on internet, but sometimes I don’t understand or misunderstand when writer use special words such as slang, idiom, phrases verbs, and so on. I always like reading something in English for story, history, and news sports. When I lived in my country, I definitely hated studying English. In middle school, English is the worst subject of me. That was why I hated English. Since I came here, I have taken many classes that are math, English, and others. I have to change my mind for prejudicing English because I have no choice; I live in another country where people speak English. Sometimes in some books, there are many proverbs that are the best parts. Occasionally I don’t know what the word means when people use it in sentences because every word often has many meanings. I don’t like any writer who loves using old English when they write. Sometimes I feel frustration myself because I have bad memory. I don’t know why I am really bad when I study English. I don’t like English because many words that they have many syllables. Although I don’t like it too much, I have to study it for my goal. I only attempt to achieve something what I want for my job. If I have a chance to go back my previous life, I will spend more time to studying English in middle or high school.

What do you think of when you look at some pictures above? Do you understand some Idioms when you encounter them in books? for example:
Call it a day
Jump the gun
Pay the piper
Lend someone a hand
When a pig flies

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

The Tallest Skyscrapers in the world






You can see many the tallest skyscrapers in rich countries. Especially, in rich cities: Dubai, Taipei, shanghai, Kowloon, Kuala plumper, Chicago, New York, and so on. There are many skyscrapers. People build those skyscrapers for many reasons. Maybe they want to show other people in the world is they are rich or for business. Currently, the tallest skyscraper in the world is Burj KHalifa in the United Arab Emirates. It has 160 floors, and it is 2,717 feet height. It was built in 2010. The second tallest skyscraper is Taipei 101 in Taipei, Taiwan. It has 101 floors, and it is 1,671 feet height. It was built in 2004. The eighth tallest skyscraper is Willis Tower in Chicago, USA. Is has 108 floors, and it is 1,451 feet height. It was built in 1973. It is shorter than Taipei although it has more floor than Taipei. Another tallest skyscraper in the US is Empire State Building in New York City. It has 102 floors, and it is 1,250 feet height. It was built in 1931. It was the tallest skyscraper in the world for a long time ago. Most Americans have known something about this skyscraper. Most people in the world have seen or heard twin towers in New York City. It is The World Trade Center. The World Trade Center was a complex of seven buildings in Lower Manhattan which was destroyed in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack. The site is currently being rebuilt with six new skyscrapers and a memorial to the casualties of the attacks.

Monday, May 10, 2010

4 Most Dangerous Animals on Our Planet





1. The Mosquito: it is quite small animal, but it is extremely dangerous parasites. They can spread out the malaria, dengue, and yellow fever. It causes approximately two million deaths worldwide each year. In Vietnam, there are a lot of mosquitoes in countryside during whole year. Worse, people cannot stand outside for a while when the crops are harvested. Scientists have discovered many different mosquitoes. Some of them are not harmful, but aedes aegypts are extremely dangerous. They spread out diseases above.

2. Cobras in Asian: Particularly, in India each year, they cause 50,000 deaths due to snake bite by expansive cobras, although cobra’s venom is not the strongest species. They often live in really hot places. People are really easy to die by one biting. In Vietnam, there are some kinds of cobra, but they are seldom harmful for people.


3. Giant white sharks - Each year, from 30 to 200 people died from shark attack. Giant white sharks often attack swimmers who swim too far the coast. People can die just by one biting, but sometimes people can escape from them by attacking back them. They are really extremely dangerous, but many people like hunting them for business. If you want to see how dangerous they are, you should watch some movie about shark.

4. Release poisonous frogs: they frequently live in the tropical forests of South America. They have more of the venom on their skins that are enough to kill 10 strong people. The colors of that frog are blue, dark blue, black, and slight yellow.

I have an advice for you: if you see some animals that they have homely, weird shapes, you have to stay away from them.

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

The Traditional Dishes of Vietnam







Vietnamese people have many traditional dishes that were made for a long, long time ago. That depends on each region and each domain to made traditional dishes. For example, in the south of Vietnam, people usually make glutinous rice cake (bánh tét) for New Year, ceremony, and some other special events. In the north and central part of Vietnam, people often make square glutinous rice cake (Bánh chưng). Glutinous rice cake and square glutinous rice cake are almost the same. Both are often made for special days. They are the oldest conditional dishes, which people still make them. People have their own ways to make it. Although people have many differences to make it, the main materials: rice well, green beans, meat fat, dry coconut, Salt, sugar, banana leaf rope columns, green onion oil. People have to spend more time for making, and they often boil them or steam about 7 to 10 hours, maybe more. They are better if you eat them with pickled vegetables such as cucumber, carrot, white radish, garlic, and so on. People habitually use sugar, vinegar, and many kinds of vegetable to make pickled things. Now, if people want to keep it long time, they have to put it in refrigerator. Most Vietnamese doesn’t have it that is why they give it to their relative and neighbors when they make it a lot. If you want to try it, you can buy it in Vietnamese supermarket anywhere. I can quarantine it is quite delicious.

My Favorite Dish





When I lived in Vietnam, I ate the dish which called the snake sweet and sour sauce. It was really delicious. After I have eaten that dish, I tried to cook it few times on the weekend. My friends and I often ate it when we drank beer or wine. It is quite good when it is eaten with rice. Since I came to the US, I have cooked it sometimes. I cannot cook snakes in the US. That is why I use chicken or quail eggs when I cook it instead snakes. I name for it that is “Quail Egg (Crispy Fried Chicken Wings) Sweet and Sour Sauce”. I can guide you cook it. If you don’t like quail eggs or chicken, you can use pork or others whatever you like.

The main material: quail Eggs, minced ginger, the chopped onions, chopped green onions, chili powder peach, vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, peanut, salt and pepper. It is better if you use the fresh quail eggs.

First: you put quail eggs in a pot for boiling and then peeled them. And then you should fry the peeling quail eggs until slightly golden eggs hatch skin is being inflated.

Next: You put the pan on the stove to make sauce ,and then you pour a half a bowl of water to boil, add minced ginger, the chopped onions, chopped green onions, chili powder peach, vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, peanut, salt and pepper . You can intersperse a little red pepper chopped into the sauce, depending on the amount of hot peppers that you want. You pour the eggs into the pan sauce. You ought to heat over medium heat to infuse spices eggs.

Finally, it is already to eat. I can guarantee you will like it.
You should invite some friend joining with you. It is better if you eat it with rice or bread including some kinds of vegetable.

Monday, April 26, 2010

The World's Biggest Festivals






Have you ever been or participated any festival? I have watched them on TV many times. They are all exciting and stimulating, so I have a dream is I want to participate at least one time when I have a chance. Nothing is exciting and lively air in the festivals and carnivals. If you want to enjoy yourself in the exciting people lines or learn the unique culture of the countries through the festivals, you should make a plan for the festival from today.
Here are a few well-known festivals in the world.
1. Festival Rio Carnival in Brazil: the time is in February or March; it depends on the year and takes place within five days of the week from Friday until Carnival Confession on Tuesday. Rio Carnival is the festival on the sprawling, crazy dance, hot girls, and fancy costume. Rio seems more heat for the most exciting festival this planet. People like drumming, dancing, singing and dressed in fancy clothes that are impressive and colorful. The best advice for travelers is to load full of energy in the food at stalls and bars to the sea at Copacabana before you are discharged into the sea of people dancing in the Carnival.
2. Mardi Gras Festival in USA: the time is in February or March each year, and it happens during 6 weeks long. Mardi Gras Festival originated from France with huge parades. The dancers wear a mask that it is many kinds of fancy mask. And it likes Rio Carnival festival; they dance wildly in their colorful wings. The festival lasts until the first day of the week vegetarian tradition.
Around the world, there are many other famous festivals such as Festivals of Trinidad and Tobago Carnival, Queen's Day Festival in Netherlands, Las Fallas Festival in Spain, and Fiesta de San Fermine Festival in Spain. If you like it and have an opportunity, you should participate one.

Sunday, April 25, 2010

Do You Believe We Have an Afterlife (Reincarnation)?






In different religions, many people believe after we die, we will go heaven or hell. Most people of Buddhism fall into two categories accepted. Generally accepts: people believe that after death the soul still exists, go to the hell to be eternal punishment or go to heaven blessed forever. In this case, they are accidentally accepted the afterlife. Segment accepts: people believe that after death is the end, everything means nothing.
On the contrary, that Christianity is the concept that there is no past life and the afterlife. People live in this life and after death. One is going to heaven if you live well; otherwise, your only road is going to go the hell alone. Christianity is not "early pregnancy “. For some reasons, if you do not agree, you please to ignore it. Scientists and experts have fought psychological research is a system of life rebirth for a long time to analyze the light of the nature of scientific problems. But they still cannot prove some weird phenomena that happened or will happen surrounding us. Sometimes they believe it or not. Some people said that they saw the past and future. How do the prophets predict something that will happen in the future? Do you believe something that you see in your life?
I have my own opinion is do not believe something that we think it does not exist, look at the fact that we live in the current world. You must believe in your heart. The time will tell us that a past life or no life beyond.