Thursday, July 16, 2009

Bride Wars

The new semester will start one week later. Today I found BRIDE WARS unpremeditatedly when I was browsing the internet.

BRIDE WARS is an American Movie which told me a story about two best friends and their dream weddings. Liv and Emma grew up together. They are the best friends who know other better. When they were young, their mothers brought them to a plaza for a cup of tea. The two little girls saw a wedding party which was just celebrating at that plaza. The beautiful bride and handsome groom and the happy atmosphere made the two girls’ dream wedding.

Ten years later, Liv became a lawyer. She was an emulous lady that everything she did should be the No.1. Emma became a good teacher and always paid attention to details. They began to realize their dream wedding after got proposal from their boyfriends. They’d like to be each other’s bridesmaid so they couldn’t choose the same day for wedding party. Unfortunately, their wedding Hatcher made a mistake with the booking of wedding date in plaza. If the two best friends wanted to celebrate their dream wedding at same place, one of them had to choose another day for wedding. In fact, they didn’t only uncompromise but also stymied to each other until the day of wedding. At last they both said sorry to each other. Liv got a happy dream wedding and Emma found her really partner in life.

I like the words that their wedding Hatcher said at the end of Liv’s wedding party:
“It was quite a wedding as I stood there watching, I realize something I’d forgotten not long time ago.
Sometimes in life, there are really a bonds forms can never be broken. Sometimes you really can find that one person who will stand by you no matter what. Maybe you will find this pal(伙伴) and celebrate with your dream wedding.
But there is also the chance that the one person you can count on for a life time. The one person who knows you sometimes better than you know yourself is the same person who is been standing beside you all along.”

Who is your pal that you like to marriage with? Who is the another YOU that always stand beside you and know you better than yourself? Open your eyes and have a look. I think sometimes the best and most beautiful things in the world can not be seen or even touched, they must be felt with heart. What’s your opinion?

Sunday, June 21, 2009

About myself

G'day everyone and welcome to my blog!
My name is Rachel. I come from China. My hometown is Fujian, which is located in the south of China. It is the nearest Chinese province to Taiwan. We are famous for narcissus, lacquer and Wuyi Mountain. Narcissus is a fragrant flower which is in bloom during the Chinese new year season.

Wuyi Mountain is a beautiful place to visit as the pictures show. It has very wonderful scenery and a peaceful river flows around it. You will find more exciting views when you drop in on that place yourself! It's better than just looking at pictures on internet! If you have time, you are welcome to visit my hometown!

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Sunday, May 24, 2009

Bundeena and the Royal national Park

Bundeena and Maianbar are villages which located on the Cronulla Coast in Southern Sydney, offer visitors a quick and easy escape from the fast pace of the city to a setting of secluded bays, beaches, and bushland. They border the south shore of Port Hacking and are otherwise surrounded by the beautiful and historic Royal National Park.

Bundeena takes its name from an Aboriginal word meaning "noise like thunder" and has a distinct history. In addition to its famous artists and tranquil setting, Bundeena is known as the gateway to the 26 km Coast Walk through the Royal National Park to Otford.



Bundeena and Maianbar offer a wealth of beautiful scenery and plenty of fun to entice the whole family. Visitors will find plenty of outdoor activities, shops and cafes, and overnight accommodations, only an hour south of Central Sydney.


Bundeena's beaches provide the ideal location for a day in, on or near the water. Whether you enjoy swimming, snorkelling, fishing, kayaking, boating, fitness classes, or just plain relaxing you'll find what you're looking for in this hidden paradise. There are four beaches within easy walking distance of the centre of Bundeena: Bonnie Vale Beach, Horderns Beach, Gunyah Beach, Jibbon Beach. Jibbon Beach is a favourite among the locals, with its secluded crescent-shaped sandy strand that fronts the bush.

In the winter and spring months, you can catch a glimpse of the whale migration from the Coast Track, along the cliff tops just east of Bundeena. To get an even closer look at these graceful creatures of the deep, a family-run charter boat offers seasonal whale watching trips from the Bundeena Wharf on weekends.

Enjoy a drive into the Royal National Park off of the Prince's Highway just sixty minutes south of the Sydney CBD. Park passes are not required unless you're driving into Bonnie Vale or stopping elsewhere in the Park. Passes are available at the park entrance or at the Bundeena Service Station.



For a relaxed trip on a vintage ferry boat, visitors will enjoy a scenic 20 minute ride across Port Hacking between Cronulla and Bundeena. Ferries depart on the half hour from the public wharf at Gunnamatta Bay, located a short five minute walk from the Cronulla Train Station. The Ferry Timetable is available here.












Sunday, May 10, 2009

About Mother's Day

Yesterday, my brother bought an ice-cream cake and we shared it with my parents, sister-in-law and niece after dinner to celebrate Mother’s Day. In China, there isn't a local Mother’s Day, but we have Women’s Day on 8 March. On Women’s Day, some schools and companies give their female workers one day’s break or organize a Day Trip for the celebration. At home, we often prepare flowers and cards to show appreciation for our mothers. And now, boyfriends always give their girlfriends special gift for the occasion (just like Valentine day). Over the past 20 years, China has accepted some western celebrations like Christmas, Valentine, Mother’s Day and so on. I think sometimes people just need some more reasons for making life exciting.

After I searched “Mother’s Day” on Google, I found different countries celebrate Mother’s Day on various days of the year because the day has a number of different origins. It said the modern Mother’s Day holiday (which is celebrated on the second Sunday of May) was created by Anna Jarvis as a day for each family to honor its mother and it’s now celebrated on various days in many places around the world. According to the history, in 1907, Anna M. Jarvis (1864-1948), a Philadelphia schoolteacher, began a movement to set up a national Mother’s Day in honor of her mother, Ann Maria Reeves Jarvis. She asked many important people and businesses men to help create a special day to honour mothers.