Things I Learned from a Classmate

  I am a student who changed my major from Ethnology into Diplomacy, and I have met someone who changed her major from Law onto Diplomacy. She is a special person because she has not only good score but also a strong personality.
  She got 3 place on our class last semester, but she was not proud of herself at all. Instead, she still work hard and was not satisfied. I thought then that if the person got 3 place had been me, I would go to have a really big meal, and relax in the next semester.
  That was not the thing that I admire her the most. In a morning on last month, I got her phone call from her, and she said that I might have to tell the teacher that she was going to be absent, because her father is critically ill. At noon, she phoned me again and told me that her father just passed away. I thought she might be extremely sad, but she actually told me that she was ok. On the next day,  I thought she might be too sad to come to school, however, she showed up in class, and payed even more attention then me. That was just the start. She still always hung in her homework on time, and was very positive in every project.
  You might think that she does not care about her father much, but when I told her that she was very strong, she said that she cried every time when seeing her father while he was still alive, and she once cried in class because she miss her father. Something I learned from her is that, nothing is excuse to studying.

Stomach Flu

  Last week, I got stomach flu by my mother and sister. On Monday, I had a headache in the morning, and had fever in the afternoon. I was so weak that I did not want to move at all. The illness lasted for about two weeks, and during those days, I was very weak and got very full by eating just a little food.
  I typed on my Facebook then "It is such a nice kind of virus! It not only makes me save lots of money(I only spend $50 a day), but also make me lose 3 kilometers!" However, due to the sickness, I missed a meal of barbecue with friend, and also feel very tired of eating toasts everyday.
  Although I was glad that my friends told me I become thinner, I still prefer to have a healthy body.

Les Miserable

  Last week, I went to Vieshow to watch the movie Les Miserable. I have been looking forward to watch the movie because one of my favorite actress-Anne Hathaway-was a supporting role, and also there are Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and many other super stars that worth a movie ticket.

  The story of Les Miserable was written by Victor Hugo, and has been adopted to numerous movies and opera. This new movie version is very classic, because all of the actor and actress sing songs and acts simultaneously instead of dubbing after filming. The performing skills of them are incredible, and is so touching that brings everybody into tears. 

  When I was in elementary school, I watched the 10th anniversary opera version. However, I did not know how to appreciate it then and fell asleep. The singing skills in the movie is surely not as good as those in the opera, however, through the acting skills, we are more likely to enjoy the deep meaning of the story. 

car crash

  I am going to have a test of driving license on 3/4 and 3/5, so I have been practicing driving since the beginning of the winter vacation. I was full of confidence because I seldom fail in any part of the practicing, therefore I drive faster and faster at the last few classes of my course.
  Soon, my retribution came. On last Friday, there was no much cars practicing in the field  so I did not really concentrate and did not pay a lot of attention. When I was passing trough a corner, I was supposed to step on the brake and slowdown; however,  I mistaked, and step on the gas pedal, and therefore the tragedy came. I crashed into the fence, and was extremely stunned. The coaches heard the loud sound, and I was so embarrassed that I want to disappear right then.
  The result was that I have to pay $2400 for repairing the car, and learned a lesson that I will NEVER drive too fast and always concentrate when driving.