The pictures

her's a little hand

I really like her ! ^@^

she is really cute.

a kind teacher, a good father, a happy family

I went to Don’s house on last Friday. Our plan was that we went to the park to see the Dusk Dances, but it was really big rain there. Therefore, we just came to his house and were chatting with each other. Don Smith is a very kind teacher; he always makes our class very funny. He tries to let us enhance our knowledge with fun. I still remember the purple monkey because it helped me to practice my pronunciation.

Also, that was the first time I see Don’s daughter whose name is Nathalie. I think she is the cutest kid in the world, and she is 15 mouths now. She has a pair big eyes and very cute hair. She always smiles when people take picture for her, she always focuses on camera. That was the first time she ate chocolate. She was very happy after she ate the chocolate. I saw that Don was holding her, and that was so sweet. I can see the love form his eyes. At that time, I was really missing my family and my father. When I was a kid, my father always holds me likes that way. I was almost crying. Fortunately, there was no person found that. (I am a little bit emotional ^@^). I can see that he is really a good father. We talked about lives, studies, experiences, cultures and religions.

I also see Don’s wife that day, and she also is a very interesting person. She laughed all the time, and she told her experiences when she was studying in Shulich business school. She also showed the work which she was done before. Also, she is a nice person. I can see that is really a very nice and happy family. Everything was seemed so nice, and everyone slimes all the time. I really glad to have a choice to visit his hose, and I had a great time with them.

Moving and eating

I moved from Finch to downtown today, because it is more convenience for me to visit the notochord in Toronto. I will show some picture of my new house. There are three live rooms, a bathroom and a kitchen in the first floor. I live in a room with a window which faces to the backyard. I will show some pictures of my home.

I also went a Thailand restaurant which is called Ivory Thailand. The dish in there is not very expensive, and the serving is very good. I really like that restaurant, and I think everyone should to try it. The funny thing is that one of my friends did not eat enough; in addition, she said that that restaurant gives us only little food. However, all of my friends think she has a big stomach.

The location: 81 Church St Toronto, ON M5C

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She is my best friend in Toronto; we take care of each other here. She just likes one of my family members. Actually, I will go back to China in August, but she will leave alone here. I really worry about her. It is not easy for one person alone in a foreign country; I think I will miss her.

The thinking of Don's suggestion

Don: It sounds like you met a truly honest business person. I always think that such a person will be successful after all, even if they spend a lot of time with a customer who doesn't buy something, because eventually everyone will know and come to trust them.It depends, I think, on why someone wants to be in business in the first place. If you want to be in business to make a lot of money, you will think of that first and you will have to be careful to make rules for yourself about how you treat customers. And then your customers will feel that. But if you want to be in business because, in the first place, it is a way to meet a lot of people and learn about their lives and kind of know everything about the neighborhood, then you will naturally do that, and people will not feel suspicious about how much money they give you for your services. I think that good business people are usually quite social people. What do you think?

Fiona: Yes, you are right. Trust is very important for someone who buys the product first time. I want to study business, because I am really interested in it. Also, I am influence by my presents. They send me to Canada not only for studying but also want me to see, hear, and learn this world. To see people who are around me, to meet people who I really appreciate, to learn what they really good at. Actually, I meet a lot people who want to immigrant to Canada. I understand that Canada is really a good country, but I really have different goals between these people. In my case, I am trying to look different kinds of people here, and I am learning how to be a person who knows people very well. I think this is why I want to study human researches. Actually, the reason why most Chinese students want to study business here is not because interesting. Some of them consider that for career which they will do in the future. Some of them study business because their parents. Actually, my parents did not push me to study, to go outside. They gave me a lot of speeches to consider what kind of live I want in the future. Therefore, I think I will do better than them because I really like it. Even though I did not speak a lot sometimes, I was watching people all the time and learning how to make myself confident and success. I think I will have more time touch the neighborhood to see what things around me are. Also, thanks for your suggestion, I will try it.

lecture2

I went to Curtis Lecture Hall to listen a lecture about skin cells and their factions last week. This was the first time that I can "learn" something as a university student in York University. When I came to the classroom, I really got surprised again. Because I had an experience that listen a lecture in George Brown College, I was surprised seeming that classroom which can take 200 students. When I saw this classroom which can take more than 500 students I was really exciting. We chose two seats which were in front of the professor. The professor showed the power point with some skin cells pictures, and told us how the melanin cells control skin’s color, protect nucleolus and fix the broken DNA chain. Basically, I understood 70% of that lecture. I found that some of that knowledge which I learned in biology class from high school. Some students asked questions during that lecture, and the professor answered them very patiently. That lecture was about 45mintes, and I enjoined it.

Lecture

Last week, I had an opportunity to go to George Brown College to listen to a lecture about marketing with my friend who is studying there. This is the first time that I can learn something as a university student.
When I came to the classroom, I saw that many students who were form different countries. At the beginning of the class, the professor taught them how to use the web site to seek for assignment and professor’s lectures. The most interesting thing is that he did not teach the method by himself, and he asked whether someone wanted to be a volunteer. Even though the professor did not teach them how to do that, someone also can do it. The professor told about the definition of marketing and the breach and depth of marketing. The students have many activities to discussion. The professor also gave them some multiple-choice test, and the students can use the remote device to choose the answer. Even though I couldn’t understand the lecture clearly, I found that the professor was really a funny guy. The students often heard jokes in his class. Most of the students worked hard on the class, but there are also a few of students sleeping during the class. I had a good time last Friday because I had a new experience, and I liked it. It makes me want to be a university student as soon as possible.

she is my friend who are studying in George Brown College.

Chinese summer outdoor festival

I went to down town to take part in the Chinese summer outdoor festival last weekend. That festival in more like a competition, and many people went to there for the competition. I just went to there as an audience. In that competition, everyone can show something which they are good at. Most of them were young people or children. There was a little girl who was dancing in that competition. I found that her English is much much better than my. Moreover, she can dance very well. She passed the first trail; I am very happy for her. When the competition was almost finish, there was a very old man appear on the stage. He said that he is 75 years old and he was happy to join this competition. Then she sang a very nice song, everyone surprised by his song. Also, he passed the first trail. The second trail is in 16 August, and I am going to take part in it.
This competition let me think about one of my favor singers. Her name is chris Lee, and she is a very cool singer. In 2005, she won the competition which is called the supper girl. There were over 150,000 people took part in that competition. Finally, she won it with prefect song and dancing. I really like her very much.

During that conversation: she is there with me when I upset

Beata Piechocinska, a very elegant woman, a normal ESL teacher with a warm heart. The first time I met her was on Nov 23rd, 2007 which was my last birthday. Because my teacher was sick, Beata was instead of her to teach our class. The first met was not so profound. However, when I was in leavel5a, she was my core class teacher. She helped me a lot during that class. I still can remember the way which she taught me to solve the subject verb agreement problem. Also, I still remember that she noticed me that I am an elegant grill after my presentation. She encourages me every time to help me built confidence. We had a great time when I was in level5a.
Actually, I feel very stressful when I in level6 class, even though my teacher is trying to make the class time funny. He is a very kind person and very funny. However, there are many people in my class, who are really excellent gays. When we discuss something whatever politics or business in class, they know everything. They are really excellent. Therefore, I am afraid about those kinds of situations, and I almost stop to talk. I always compare me to my classmate. I feel so stressful in our class. When I under the stress, I can not do any thing. Sometimes, I can not stop thinking the mistakes in my summary assessments. I just want to give up.
After the interview on Friday, I was very upset. I met Beata in the YUELI office, and we talked a lot. I said everything to her, and told her my feeling. She just likes my old sister; she told me a lot about her experiences to encourage me to find my confidence. She said that that it was bad for people compare themselves to others sometimes, and everyone had their own strongpoint and weakness. There was not a person who was perfect in this world. You could compare me to others. Even though you compared, it was a good opportunity to me to learn. However, I had to think about my strongpoint which was something people could not take away form me. I had to build the self-confidence. In addition, she said that I was just a 20 years old girl; it was not my fault for I did not know politics and business. I could not know everything. I was carrying at that time because I felt there was one of my family members who was taking to me. Maybe because I leave my family to longtime, it is very difficult to face this. She not only teaches me how to learn English but also what life is about.
I was thinking what did she say to me in the way I went to home, and I think she is right. I can not use my weaknesses to compare with other’s strongpoint. I know who I am, and I believe that I can not let my past and present to dictate I am, and let just be a part of who I will become. I can not just give up like this, I need hurry up.

A FANTASTIC PLACE: Bata Shoe Museum

I went to the Bata Shoes Museum yesterday, and that is fantastic place to look at variety of shoes. Everything there is about shoes. The objects in the Museum span thousands of years, six continents and many walks of life. Footwear is presented as a key to understanding cultures. I could see the change of couture through those shoes. The basement of the museum shows among of shoes which were made in the very beginning of each country’s culture.
The second floor shows the ballet shoe. Actually, I like ballet shoes very much; therefore, I took many pictures. The evolution of the ballet shoe is the focus of this exhibition which partner the Bata Shoe Museum with Canada’s National Ballet Scholl, Juxtaposing the brute athleticism of discipline with the illusion of effortless grace created through performance. One of Canada’s most famous ballerinas, Karen Kain began studying ballet at Canada’s National Ballet School at the age of eleven and by 1971 was the principal banker for the National Ballet of Canada. Today she is the company’s Artistic Director. I found there is one pair of shoes is forming her. There is much native North American footwear in the second. For centuries, the indigenous women of North America created footwear for their families. The extraordinary beauty and fascinating diversity of these functional works of art are a testament to the individual artistry of their makers. There artifacts testament reflect larger issues of regional and cultural identity as well as pride in their distinctive patterns of construction and symbolism.
There many countries’ shoes are showing in third floor, including Europe, India, China, Japan, Egypt and so on. In European culture, unlike in most other culture of the world, dress silhouettes and shoes changed frequently, documenting shifting tastes and changing lifestyles. Fashion in many ways was the privilege of the wealthy classes and was inspired by royal courts. Many of the Bata Shoes Museum’s European treasures include exquisite examples brought a great variety of design inspirations as well as actual materials to the courts of Europe. Such as Chinese embroidered skills and ottoman kilims, which also were used for footwear. From the 19th century on, European dress had a tremendous impact on global clothing and footwear traditions. There so many patty shoes in that museum. We spent almost 3hours. In addition, there are some programs which explain how people make shoes and the history of shoes on TV in each floor. It is a very good choice to know more about this world.
I think that is not only about shoes but also explain culture. When you visit there, you can feel that the world at your feet.

• ADDRESS: 327 Bloor Street West Toronto ON M5S 1W7
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From the St. George subway station, walk to the southwest corner of Bloor Street West and St. George

Confessions of a shopaholic

Confessions of a shopaholic is a book which my last teacher, Beata suggests me to read. This is a very interesting novel which is written by Sophie Kinsella in 2000. Sophie Kinsella is a writer and former financial journalist. She is very, very careful with her money and only occasionally finds herself queuing for a sale. She has written four books about shopaholic, which are Confession of a Shopaholic, Shopaholic Ties the knot, Shopaholic Takes Manhattan, and Shopaholic and sister. Becky is the main character in those books. Kinsella describes the change of her life through those books.

Confession of a shopaholic is her first book about shopaholic; furthermore, the story happened before Becky meets her boyfriend. The writer, Sophie Kinsella describes that a shopaholic, Becky Bloomwood’s mixed life, and how Becky tries to stop shopping. Actually, Kinsella is a very good writer, and she uses very facetious way to describe the whole story. I always laugh when I read this book. The main character in this book is Becky Bloomwood who is writing for a financial magazine which is called Successful Saving Magazine. She has what most twenty-five-olds only dream of: a flat in London’s trendiest neighborhood, a troupe of glamorous socialite friends, and a closet brimming with the season’s must-haves. The only trouble is that she can not actually afford it-not any of it. Even though she is working in financial magazine, she does not know how to manage money and is a shopaholic. She uses Visa spent a lot of money for shopping; therefore, she owes bank much money. When she is trying to solve this problem, she meets her boyfriend. Consequently, she wants to change her lifestyle; hoverer, she is never successful about stopping shopping because she is always telling herself that that is the last little thing buys for her.

Actually, I have not finished this book yet. However, that is very interesting book with a lot of fun. If you read this book, I will find that author is using the story let her readers to see the world. I like this book.

July 5th : A sinshiny day with two books and one lady

I went to downtown for buying books and skin care product yesterday. That was the first time for me to go to book store in Canada. My last teacher, Beata Piechocinska who suggested me to read for pleasure; she introduced two books for me, which were That Extra Half of Inch and Shopaholic. The book store in eaten center is not very big, but there are lots of interesting books. I went to there and found the two books she introduced. I opened the first book which was That Extra Half of Inch, and I saw a very beautiful high-heel shoe in the first page. At that moment, I decided to buy it because everyone who knew me knew that I addicted to shoes, verity of shoes. In addition, I fond that was really a very honest book to readers, the author, Victoria Beckham who taught people how to wear clothes and make-up properly. Which kind of clothes is suitable for you and which kind not is. I also bought the other book which was a 350 pages novel wrote by Sophie Kinsella. Sophie Kinsella is a writer and former financial journalist but she is not good at detail with her money. Her books are very popular, and some of them are filmed as movies. I am very excepting to read the book.

After buying those two books, I met my friends and went to a skin care store which was Kiehl in the queen street. The wheatear is a little bit hot outside. The sunshine was strong, and many people were waiting for the bus. I saw the people who around, they had different color, and some of them spoke different languages. When I saw the people who walk in the street, and they laughed and talked to each other, the beautiful church which was standing behind me, I realized that how amazing to live in a country which has multicultural at that moment.

The bus interrupted my thinking; we got in the bus and stood near window to see the people in the street. We got off in the Queen Street west and found that shore. When my friends and I was finding the products we need, a young lady came around us and asked us what we need. I asked her that whether there was a kind of product which could desalt the scar in my face or not. She sews my face for a few seconds, and said that they had it, but it did work for my skin because there were still many red spots on my face. It means my face was still injured. She said that I had to wait my skin become brown, and then I should use skin lightening lotion to help my skin resume. She is very patient explained a lot about how cosmetic works on different people. I could not understand all the time; therefore, I asked her several time for one question sometimes. However, she never showed that she is inpatient. She told me that my skin type was very easy to have scar and it was very difficult to resume, I had to take care myself very careful. She is a very nice lady and we talked a lot. Even though I did not buy anything, I still felt happy because I did waste my money at least. When I went back to home, I was thinking in the subway. She was not like other workers who were in the other stores; most of them suggested me to buy verity of product for my skin.

I am thinking about this until I write this scrap. Why are they different? I have to think about how much honest people have nowadays, how much honest my friends have, and how much honest I have.

The first diary in English bolg : The Changing

Most people said that everyone in our generation is computer baby. I have to say that maybe I am an exception because I am really not very good at it. In the past 10 yeas, I usually wrote my diary use notebook, for I was not that kind of person who likes to express herself in front of people all the time. However, my personality has been changed a little bite since I came to Canada. I find one thing which is most people here express their emotion very well form my experiences. When they treat nice to you, they really see you as a friend. As the time goes on, I did not hide my emotion all the time any more; moreover, I started to show my feeling about one thing or a person. I wanted to talk to people more and more, then I found that it was really helpful for my English learning. I spent the time from leve3 to level6, and this was the first time I felt leaning was a very happy thing in my life. I really enjoyed this process; furthermore, I changed the value of life and world I had before at the same time. I think using the time you disappoint at yourself to face and fright with the problem you have is more meaningful for someone’s life. I think life is a kind of process that people made them become perfect, even though there is no one can be perfect. However, at least that is one way to improve ourselves effectively. Some people become more bravely after experiencing problems, but some are not. However, I am not worry about what is going happen to me next because I know that the only thing I need to do is facing it. Maybe I can not do it very well; however I try it at least. Once I can do it, I will do it better next time. I think I am still changing now, but I am really glad to change.