Be Thankful

There was an usual things that happened in the world this week. The exceedingly scary incident shocked not only me but also the people worldwide.

After both the school and cram school classes on Monday, I jumped in my father's car. With happy and excitement, I hoped to get right back home, turn on the TV, and enjoy a short period of relex for the hardwork I had just been through. When I finally got home, I sat in my soft couch that had never been so soft before. It was a quiet night. Soft breeze slided into the living room with not a single track, unaware of the thing that was going to happen the next second.

As I turned the channel to the news, an astonishing sight reflexed into my eyes. Sichuan province(四川省) in China, so-called "the Country of Heaven," had raided by a giant earthquake which was the eighth degree of the Richter magnitude scale(芮氏規模). Schools and public buildings collapsed, streets were filled with ruins and scared residents, seriously injured people were so many that the local hospitals were not able to afford any space to stand. Worst of all, due to the trasportation was damaged, it was extremely hard for goods to be sent in.

There was a sad and touched story being reported today. After difficult efforts for several days, the rescue teams had arrived and saved lots of people out of the rubble. In one of the rescue, the team had found a dead mother with a sleeping baby girl in her arms. Beside them was a cellphone revealing the last message,"I love you." Seeing the news, tears with a deep sorrow rolled down my face.

In such an young age, no matter how wealthy we are, we shouldn't take our life for granted. There is not a single thing that we can get for no reason. Compareing to not only the victims in Sichuan but also the poor worldwide, we surely have a much better life. We should be thankful for the thing we get and use them wisely, making the life more meaningful.

Not Just a Number

Today was a very special day. The expectedly chorus competition would be held in the afternoon! In the morning, I dressed up in jeans and the "class clothes," which our class had decided to wear during the competition. After finishing the breakfast with an extreme high speed, I grabbed my bag, happily rushing into my dad's car. It was a sunny day with a little bit rain, but it didn't stop my heart from being excited about the contest.

Due to the approach of the competition, the conductor ask us to practice by singing in the soft way that would not hurt our singing voices. As usual, we didn't stop practicing until the competition started.

Just before the performance, we helped each other draw the whisker which made us just like cats that related to one of our songs. The conductor was even drew his nose in black that made him like a mouse! When it came to our turn. We walked on to the stage, facing the audiance nervously, hoping to let them see our brilliant performance.

Seeming to be too nervous, we lose our pace of singing during the first song. However, because of our proficiency of the songs that we had sang agian and again, we quickly calmed our anxiety, finding back our pace and finished it perfectly.

After the competition, the final result came out. Although we were not the champion, we won the second place! I think the most important thing about this place is not its number, but the meaning of trying the best during the process. In fact, I think it is better for us to be the second than to be the first because it tells us that we still have the space to promote.

Have Fun With Friends

Hi everyone, first I have to apologize that due to the busy exam, it has been a long time since my last article was posted. Sorry for making this blog bored for you to see.

Today is Saturday. Since I didn't have any classes today, I went to school to practice singing with my classmates for the upcoming chorus competition in the morning. Although the number of people coming was little at first, every classmate was trying his or her best during the practice. Finallly, because of classmates' efforts, we had a great improvement on our indiness of singing.

After practing, I went out for a brief lunch with some of my friends. Then we took bus to downtown area. It was a sunny afternoon. Warm sunlight shone on my happy face, seeming to celebrate the finish of the exam with me.

After go shopping for two hours, I took my friends to my favorite place of relaxing. The game center "Tom's World." There, I showed my "Abundant Experience" in playing video games in front of my friends, including "太鼓の達人(The Professional of Japanese Drum)" and "Drum Mania." They really appreciated my playing skill. I was also thankful for their watching.

Today I experienced lots of things that couldn't be experienced alone. The feeling of having good friends let me walk into an entire new world where I can find happiness and satisfaction.

The Power of Teamwork

Today morning, we had an experiment class in chemistry. While in class, teacher told us to do the experiment on "Measuring the speed of the reaction." Although the steps were simple, we had to take a lot of time to finish it as the reasult that the reaction had to be done for twenty times!!

As the leader of the team, I divided the members into several groups. Each group had its own part of job to do, such as preparing the reactants, measuring the time, taking down the results, etc. The whole team worked well like a factory of a successful company as the teammates were doing their job seriously.

Finally, Due to the great cooperation between the teammates, we finished the experiment before the class ended! I am so proud of my classmates as well as myself that I almost shouted with joy when the last time of the experiment had been done.

Now I had deeply realized and trusted the strong power of a good teamwork.

My First Blog

Hello, my name is Hao-Wei Yeh. I am a eleventh grade student in Taiwan. You can call me George if you don't mind.
My hobbies are watching TV and playing computer games. I also like to listen to Japanese pop music.

I am really fond of Japanese culture and things. If you have any experiences or new information about Japan, please let me know.
By the way, I also like to know things about robots.If you have any new information about robots, please tell me also.

Hearing that our English teacher, Lichun Chen, is gonig to have this trasational activity between Taiwan and the U.S., I was so excited.
I think this is the perfect opportunity for me to not only improve my skill of writing but also make friends from a different nation. If you don't mind, We can exchange our interesting experiences in daily life here.

This is my first time to connect foreigners in this way and also, is my first time to establish my own blog. If there are some tips that can make the blog more attractive, please tell me.

As I said, I want to improve my writing in English. If there are some mistakes in my sentences or you think there is a better way to say it, just type them to me. I am glad to discorver my problems.

I am looking forward to making friends with you.