The Last Friday Night

Last Friday my sister and I went to an Italian restaurant,which name was Pulcinella, located in Kensington. In this restaurant, there were many different flavour Pizza that we could choose. I did not know which one was good,so the waiter recommended one for me. I forgot the pizza's name, but the taste was really delicious. I could see a chef how to made the pizza because the kitchen was open designed for guests in the middle of the restaurant. It was so interesting. Also,I liked this restaurant's atmosphere. Black and white photographs of Italy adorn the walls, making us believed that we were really in Italy. Each weekend my sister,my niece and I had dinner together. We liked to be together,but sometimes my sister was so busy. I am proud of my sister. She was a professional singer when she was in China. In 1995, she published her first album in China. I think her music talent is better than me. Right now my niece is studying at Rundle College Academy,which is a private school. She is only Grade 7,but she is the tallest than my sister and me. She joined school's volleyball team. Last Friday,after dinner we went her school to see her volleyball competition. Although her team was lost, she was still so happy. I love my sister and my niece.

Midterm Exam

Yesterday I finished midterm exam. I am not satisfy about my exam. First,I think that I still have many problems about my writing. For example,when I write my essay,I do not know how to use new vocabulary which I had learned in this semester. Grammar is my big problem too. When I do grammar exercise or quiz, I know which answer is correct. But when I write my essay, sometimes I confused about verb tenses and word form. However, my writing speed is faster than before because we have five or ten mintues free writing each class. It is a great way to practise my writing speed and my brain. Second, I feel happy that my reading speed is faster than last term. During my reading exam,I used these strategies, which were skimming for main ideas and asking five W questions. But I am not sure if I will get good mark or not. In addition, listening and speaking is not bad. I just felt difficult in last part in listening exam because I could not get details in that lecture. In short, through this exam, I found I still have many problems about my English. Therefore, I need to work hard in the rest of this semester.

Avril Lavigne's New Song

Last week I bought a Avril lavigne's new album. In this new album, there are many of songs I liked it. However, one of the my favourite song is When You're Gone. I have heard this song on the radio before I bought this album. I really loved to listen to this song's melody, and the lyrics was so beautiful. It was easy for me understanding. After I had this album , I listened to this song many times until I could sing it. This was my first time to sing Avril's song because her songs were not my music style I liked. In this song, her sang "When you're gone, the pieces of my heart are missing you. When you're gone, the face I came to know is missing you. When you're gone, the words I need to hear to always get me through the day. And make it ok. I miss you". Also, I did research about Avril, who was born in Ontario, Canada, is an canadian singer. She has musical talent when she was two years old, her mother found that Avril could sing along with her on church song. When she was sixteen years old, she was discovered by Clitt Fabi, who invited her sing with him and wrote new song for her, was her first professional manager. Then she finished her first album. Right now her songs are very popular all over the world. I hope that one day I have chance to sing this song for you guys.

Long Weekend

This weekend was long weekend. I had one more day for relaxing, and this weekend I did not need to work. It was good for me. On Friday, my sister gave me a call asked me what we were going to do on weekend. I told her that I just wanted to sleep because my sleeping was not encough. Everyday I go to bed on 11 or 12, I wanted to give myself time to get more sleeping. She asked me how about Banff where there were beautiful mountains, lakes and gardons, and there was a great Korean restaurant in Banff town. I told her that was a good idea. Also, in Banff town, there were many stores that we could shopping. Then we went to Banff on Sunday. The weather was so nice. After we got there, we ate lunch,took some pictures and bought a few souvenirs. Both my sister and I felt so happy because we had a great time together. We hoped that we could visit Lake Louis next long weekend.

Working On Weekend

People like weekend, but for me is not. Because I have to work on every Saturday and Sunday. Saturday I need to go to Alberta Chinese Academy to teach students who from Grade 1 to Grade 3 sing Chinese songs and school choir. On Sunday, I teach piano at home. After ten hours teaching, I have to finish my homework. So, last night when I went to bed, it was already 11:30pm. I am very busy on weekend, but when I was teaching piano to my students, I felt very happy. I have been teaching piano since 1999 after I graduated from university in China. I really love my job. I feel that I am a lucky person because before I moved in Calgary, my sister has been living here for 3 years. she has many friends. My first piano student is her friend's daughter. Right now I almost have 20 piano students. My students like me, and their parents trust me, so I have more passion to do my job although sometimes I feel so tired.