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Queen of Pop
Monday, 18 Aug, 2008 – 14:26 | One Comment
Queen of Pop

The spokeswoman of Madonna has just confirmed that this queen of pop was in the UK at the moment.
Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie, born on August 16, 1958, has reached her half century. According to Guinness …

Trip to Oxford
Friday, 15 Aug, 2008 – 21:26 | No Comment
Trip to Oxford

I travelled to Oxford today and stayed there for around six hours. It’s my second time to travel to Oxford.
The view on the top of the Oxford Town is so wonderful and I even didn’t …

Gay Friendly Business
Friday, 15 Aug, 2008 – 21:19 | One Comment
Gay Friendly Business

Comparatively speaking, people in the modern society tend to be much more open towards different things around them.
However, the debate on homosexuality has never been more heated. Even along with the development of the modern …

Byôsoku 5 Centimeter (秒速5厘米)
Friday, 15 Aug, 2008 – 20:06 | No Comment
Byôsoku 5 Centimeter (秒速5厘米)

Byôsoku 5 Centimeter (5 Centimeters Per Second), is a Japanese animation about distance love between young people. It is filmed by Makoto Shinkai and first put on show in 2007.
The title of the film comes …

Roast Chicken
Friday, 15 Aug, 2008 – 7:18 | No Comment
Roast Chicken

According to the recipe in making roast chicken, two basic steps should be followed. First of all, higher temperature must be used to brown the skin and lock in juices and taste of the chicken. …

My Blueberry Nights (蓝莓之夜)
Thursday, 14 Aug, 2008 – 21:49 | No Comment
My Blueberry Nights (蓝莓之夜)

“How do you say goodbye to someone you can’t imagine living without? Somebody just don’t, and just walk away.” It’s one of the lines in the movie of My Blueberry Nights.
I just watched it. It’s …

Trip to Perth
Thursday, 14 Aug, 2008 – 21:18 | No Comment
Trip to Perth

The small city of Perth in the central Scotland, the gateway to the Scottish highlands, is a very nice and quiet place.
With many historic heritages and various annual festivals, it’s one of the popular tourist …

Scorpion King
Thursday, 14 Aug, 2008 – 8:16 | 2 Comments
Scorpion King

I just watched the movie of Scorpion King when I couldn’t sleep last night.
The movie is directed by Chuck Russell with Dwayne Johnson, Steven Brand, Michael Clarke Duncan. It’s released by Universal Pictures in 2002. …

Kung Pao Chicken (宫保鸡丁)
Wednesday, 13 Aug, 2008 – 12:03 | One Comment
Kung Pao Chicken (宫保鸡丁)

One of my American friends, who just began his study in China now knows few Chinese word beside “ni hao”, which means “hello”. However, he is really proud in telling me that he can even …

Credit Crunch and Family Holidays
Wednesday, 13 Aug, 2008 – 11:22 | No Comment
Credit Crunch and Family Holidays

According to the news on Times, over the past ten-plus years of easy credit in the UK, cheaper manufactured goods and rising living standards.
It has become a controversy on whether the credit crunch has great …

Palace of Holyroodhouse
Wednesday, 13 Aug, 2008 – 10:34 | No Comment
Palace of Holyroodhouse

The Palace, which is situated at the end of the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, is called as the the Palace of Holyroodhouse. It is founded as a monastery in 1128.
We went there today in the …

Hayao Miyazaki’s Animation World
Wednesday, 13 Aug, 2008 – 8:32 | No Comment
Hayao Miyazaki’s Animation World

I just watched the film of Gake no ue no Ponyo, which is made by one of my favorite animation directors—Hayao Miyazaki, a prominent Japanese cartoonist of many popular animated feature films. He is also …

Best Summer Vacation
Wednesday, 13 Aug, 2008 – 8:21 | No Comment
Best Summer Vacation

Have you ever seen the movie of Chicago–the famous musical film directed by Rob Marshall and released by Miramax Films in 2002?
The movie arouses my interest in the city. The city of Chicago is attracting …

Contraceptive Drugs
Tuesday, 12 Aug, 2008 – 14:15 | No Comment
Contraceptive Drugs

I’ve heard about a lot of discussion about the moral grounds of contraception and abortion lately.
Actually, when considering seriously, you’ll find out that there are a lot of complicated but funny things concerning this topic. …

Smoking Kills
Tuesday, 12 Aug, 2008 – 10:58 | No Comment
Smoking Kills

Smoking kills…I’m quite aware of that, but it’s still something hard to quit.
Every time when I’m really exhausted, or got bad temper without other outlets, I light up a cigarette and calm myself down for …

Pasta
Monday, 11 Aug, 2008 – 23:34 | One Comment
Pasta

Pasta means “Dough” in Italian. It is a generic term for Italian variants of noodles, food made from a dough of flour, water and/or eggs.
It’s amazing that there are approximately 350 different shapes of pasta …