a trip to thailand

During the recess week, I took a visit to Thailand with my friends. 11 of us started our journey from 24 Sep. and went back on 28 Sep. It was an amazing trip full of laughter and adventures. We got our visa on arrival, but the condition was that every one of us should have at least 10000 bts with us. How ridicules! We had never heard any other countries make such rules to permit the tourists’ visas. All together we only had about 40000 bts. Therefore, we decided that we gathered all the money and some people showed the money when they applied for the visa. After the one finished, another person took the same money to apply for the visa. However, our ‘cheat’ did not succeed. We could not get our visa, and were ‘trapped’ in Thailand airport for 5 hours, waiting for the local guide to save us. At last, the guide bribed the officer, and we got out of the airport finally. When breathing the fresh air of Bangkok, we were so excited and thanked the guide very much. Since then, our nightmare finished.
When we arrived as Bangkok at 9 o’clock, we took a small explorer around our hotel. The price in Bangkok was relatively low to that of Singapore, for example, a corn was only 10 bts.( equals to S$0.5 and was very delicious!!! :P). There were many small temples along the road, and we could see many people pray sincerely on their knees. When we got back hotel, everyone was very energetic. Therefore, we played mah-jong and card until 2.
During the following days, we took a boat and enjoyed the scenery along the river of the king, watched the show of transsexuals, played very high on the beach of Pattaya and flied over the sea with parachute on. What was more; we watched the show of elephants and crocodiles. The elephants were very cute and smart. They could draw pictures, rode the bicycles and even became a massager. I received a special massage made by the elephant. It hit me very gently with its nose and foot.
It was really an amazing trip. I will remember it forever, the excitement, the laughter and the beautiful scenery of Thailand.

Movie review of ‘Ratatouille’

Everyone can cook, even a rat. It happens in Disney’s new carton movie’ Ratatouille’. Remy is a rat who dreams of being a great chef. He learns how to cook by watching French famous chef Auguste Gustean’s TV cooking program. After getting lost with his family, he goes to Paris alone, and forms an unlikely partnership with Linguini, a garbage boy working in Gusteau’s restaurant. Remy stays on Linguini’s head and controlled his actions by pulling his hair. Since then, Linguini cooks amazing meals and rebuilds Gusteau’s rehabitation.
In this movie, Remy is a very unusual rat. He only wants to eat good stuff, and walk on his two feet rather than on four. Moreover, he has a highly developed sense of taste and smell. Therefore, he becomes the poison checker of the whole family. Unlike the other rats, he admires humans, for they can create and cook delicious food. Accidentally, he makes friends with Linguini, a human, and fulfills his own dream by controlling Linguini to cook what he wants. But when he finds his lost family, he has to make a very difficult choice. He wonders whether to follow his dreams of being a fine chef or return to his previous existence as a rat and stay away with humans. Similarly, such kind of question also confuses our human; whether we should believe our fate to live a common life, or try another way of living, change our fate and explore the adventures. The former way of life is very safe, for people do not need to adapt to the unexpected changes; while the latter is full of dangers but excitements. During the process to explore a new life, one can get totally different life experiences and discovers more about the unknown world. However, making such choice, one should have a great courage to following his/her passions even if the entire world was against him/her and overcome the unexpected obstacles or failures, and the perseverance to stick to his/ her dreams. And that is one of the messages the movie conveys to the public.
Even a rat can be a chef, then what else cannot happen? Just as Remy says in the movie: ‘change is nature. And we can make influence. It starts when we decide.’ Follow our own heart, make efforts, and we can achieve our goals.

campare and contrast

Intellectual intelligence and emotional intelligence contribute to the development of an undergraduate in different ways. Intellectual intelligence enables an undergraduate to have a good memory and problem-solving abilities. Hence, undergraduates can analyze problems logically, absorb knowledge efficiently, and pursue high academic achievements. In comparison, emotional intelligence has an impact on academic development as well, by affecting intellectual capabilities. Psychological tests show feeling of rejection can dramatically reduce IQ by about 25%. Inversely, it is the quality of self-control that is regarded as necessary to perform well in intellectual performance. However, this competitive society does not need a “studiholic”; it asks for more—an undergraduate with confidence, self-motivation, and capability to communicate and cooperate with others. Emotional intelligence plays a crucial role to meet these standards. With high emotional intelligence, firstly, an undergraduate can study in a good state of mind. When he or she is stuck solving complicated problems, he/she will probably keep calm, be encouraged to go through the previous work, find and correct mistakes and finish the work successfully. Secondly, this student will probably interact well with class and professors, and probably be more likely to remain in education and have more opportunities to learn from others and build up solid friendships. In conclusion, intellectual and emotional intelligence make different contributions to the development of an undergraduate.

problem and solution

Many people find interpersonal relationships the most challenging aspect of their lives. If the interpersonal relationships are unsuitably handled, it will lead to misunderstandings or worse, quarrels and conflicts between people. How can we enhance our interpersonal communication skills? Develop one’s emotional intelligence! Mainly there are two causes of the problem and solutions respectively. One reason is because some people are too shy to interact with people, or they are afraid to be mocked. Therefore, they prefer to stay in their own world, sit in the corner quietly, and listen to others. If one does not communicate with others, how can others know him/her, let alone build up interpersonal relationships and then enhance it? What the person should do is to be more open-minded, step out of their world, and motivate themselves to interact with others in the activities. Another cause of interpersonal misunderstanding is that some people are not good at expressing themselves. Sometimes they cannot make people understand themselves, or they express their ideas in a wrong way or at the wrong time. In this case, a person should develop his/her self-awareness and demonstrating skills, by understanding what the topic they are discussing and what they should or should not say ,and watch and listen to articulate speakers and simulate them. Step by step, one will succeed. In conclusion, developing one’s emotional intelligence will enhance his/her interpersonal relationship.

cause and effect

Optimism is an important trait for a fulfilling life. Firstly, optimism makes people stay positive. Every coin has two sides; people who are optimistic will probably focus more on the bright sight of the things. For instance, when having half a cup of wine, they will rejoice at enjoying the left half cup of wine, rather than regret about the left half a cup of wine. Secondly, optimistic people are more confident and brave. Instead of being scared by challenges and allowing themselves to escape, they are more likely to grasp opportunities, and try their best to fulfill their curiosities and ambitions. On one hand, they can accumulate experience during the process, which may make them specialized on certain fields. On the other hand, during this period, they may exploit their potential and live a different life. Thirdly, optimism makes people resilient. Facing a loss, they are not likely to stand still and cry over the spilt milk for a long time. Just as Tagore said,’ if you shed tears when you miss the sun, you will also miss the stars’. Optimistic people are more likely to recover from the sorrow or depression soon, and continue their life. Being stuck by obstacles, they will probably apply self-motivation to explore another way, instead of giving up. Staying positive, being confident and resilient to the changes, optimistic people live a fulfilling life in this way.