Tuesday, February 17, 2009Y
TRADITIONAL NEW YEAR FOOD...
-- Lotus seed - signify having many male offspring
-- Ginkgo nut - represents silver ingots
-- Black moss seaweed - is a homonym for exceeding in wealth
-- Dried bean curd is another homonym for fulfillment of wealth and happiness
-- Bamboo shoots - is a term which sounds like "wishing that everything would be well"
-- Fresh bean curd or tofu is not included as it is white and unlucky for New Year as the color signifies death and misfortune. -- Other foods include a whole fish, to represent togetherness and abundance, and a chicken for prosperity. The chicken must be presented with a head, tail and feet to symbolize completeness. Noodles should be uncut, as they represent long life.
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WHAT IS CHINESE NEW YEAR ABOUT?
Chinese New Year starts with the New Moon on the first day of the new year and ends on the full moon 15 days later. New Year's Eve and New Year's Day are celebrated as a family affair, a time of reunion and thanksgiving. The celebration was traditionally highlighted with a religious ceremony given in honor of Heaven and Earth, the gods of the household and the family ancestors. The sacrifice to the ancestors, the most vital of all the rituals, united the living members with those who had passed away. Departed relatives are remembered with great respect because they were responsible for laying the foundations for the fortune and glory of the family.
The presence of the ancestors is acknowledged on New Year's Eve with a dinner arranged for them at the family banquet table. The spirits of the ancestors, together with the living, celebrate the onset of the New Year as one great community. The communal feast called "surrounding the stove" or weilu. It symbolizes family unity and honors the past and present generations.
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Sunday, January 25, 2009Y
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Friday, January 16, 2009Y
Q1. What did DR K.K Seet think of students using the SMS language in their schoolwork and teacher -pupil relationship ? Ans: He think that students should not using SMS language in their schoolwork . As he had hauled students up for their lack of etiquette. He believe there should be a certain degree of social decorum and such SMS language takes the student-teacher relationship to a level of casualness which he do not like it. Those abbreviations destroyed the visual qualities of the words . It annoys him. Q2. What feedback did Mrs Adrienne Pereira give on SMS language being shown over national TV ? Ans: She thinks that such messages should not be broadcast on national TV as an English language station should promote good English.Q3. Why do you think Nicholas spelt '' rocks " as " rawks "?
Ans: I think that Nicholas spelt wrongly because maybe it was his partly bad habit. Q4. How did Nicholas's mother react to her son's using SMS language? [Give her contrasting views.] Ans: It is the in thing for teenagers who are used to these short forms, and however,when they start writing, they have to use good English.
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Q1.What is the message of the video?
Ans: I think the message of the video tells me that today
there are people in every corner of the world,are not that lucky,
someone are poor that have no money to buy food to eat, and
there have no shelter for them, we hope we can spread love to
them and also help them...
Q2. Mention 3 things you see that touched your heart? Why?
Ans: I think it is only let me to pity as it is about some other people, who doesn't have food and shelter for them and maybe will thirst to death because they have no water for them to drink.
Q3. What 2 things you can do to make a difference?
Ans: I can donate some books and clothes to the less fortunate.
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