Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Photo essay-about food

Hello, everyone! Today, I am going to write a photo essay which is about food. I will introduce seven different food that I ate for a week and took pictures by myself. It you have any questions, please ask me with comments and I will be answering them with my pictures. I hope you will get hungry and tempted by the cold noodles, ice flakes, salad, pizzas, steak set, bibimbap, and brunch.

1) Yukhoe Bibimbap with my family

It was after the exam when I ate Yukheo Bibimbap with my family. I like meat, so I ate Yukhoe Bibimbap(Yukheo is a Korean word meaning raw meat). Because there were so many vegetables, I could feel healthy. It tastes spicy and sweet when we eat all the ingredients together. Also, Bibimbap is good to look because it is beautiful with the sauce and some meat on it.

2) Brunch in Paris Croissant
I went to Paris Croissant right before I came to GLPS to eat some brunch. The sandwich panini sounded crispy when I ate it because of the roasted bread and a lot of fresh vegetables. Also, the French Fires were kind of salty but it was very delicious. And because I like to drink coffee a lot, I drank Cappuccino which looks like a cloud. I felt satisfied with the meal and I was full.

3) Steak set in Ewha street

When I went to Ewha university street with my friends, I ate this steak set for a low price. Inside the steak, it's super soft and red because I ordered it as rare. Before steak, we ate some bread for appetizer and it tasted good and soft. The vegetables served with steak were fresh and delicious. Especially, I liked the beans because it smelled like beef but it tasted like rocks. Those were such crispy.

4) Ice flakes in Paris Croissant

I went to Paris Croissant bakery to eat some colorful ice flakes. Its original name is 'Royal Milk-tea Ice Flakes' and I love the taste which is sweet. The ice is so soft and creamy because they made the ice with milk. When two people go get it, it will be enough for them. It looks like a beautiful flower because it has many pretty decorations on it, such as cereals, a leaf, and some fruits.

5) Salad in La Callas

When I went to a classic concert in the hall of art in Korea, I ate dinner in an Italian restaurant called 'La Callas'. There, I ate this salad and pizza which I am going to talk about later on. The taste of Mozzarella cheese is a little greasy, but if I enjoy it with Balsamic sauce, it tastes great. The most attractive and pretty part of the salad was the decorations on it. It sounded fresh when I chew it.


6) Naengmyeon with my family

This food is a Korean traditional cold noodle, Naengmyeon. Many people enjoy it summer because it's cold and chilling, enough to forget about the hot weather. It tastes sweet and fresh because there are some vegetables we eat with Naengmyeon. It smells a bit sour because of vinegar but it's my favorite food in summer. It looks like worms but it's lovely.

7) Pizzas in La Callas; Calzone and Margeritta
It's a same place that I mentioned previously, the Italian restaurant where I ate salad. There are pizzas, and one of them is Calzone. It's folded in half, and inside, it has many vegetables and meats. It smells like tacos when someone serves you the pizza. The next one is Margeritta. On it, there are some Basil leaves which tate bead and bitter but smell like herbs. Margeritta is covered with melted cheese, which is very soft and creamy.

Today, I introduced seven different food; naengmyeon, ice flakes, salad, pizza steak, and brunch and described them. Because I like food and I love eating. I always take pictures of food I ate and most of the time, I post them in my Facebook or blogs. I hope you enjoyed my photo essay about my "food week". Bye!



Thursday, August 7, 2014

Movie review-Mao's Last Dancer

I watched a movie called 'Mao's Last Dancer' which was made in 2009. It's a true story which is about Li's whole life as a dancer.
There are Li Cunxin who is the main character, his ex-wife Elizabeth (or Liz), Mary, Lori, Ben Stevenson, the house owner providing places and education, and teacher Chan.
Li Cunxin was born in a small countryside of China. One day, when he was in school, he was selected with his teacher's recommendation to take a test for exceptional students who will go to Beijing, be trained, and be the Mao's dancer. He is trained for many years and during the training period, Li gets a girlfriend, too. A few years later, he is selected by Ben Stevenson, the chief of Houston Ballet, and gets into Houston Ballet. In the United States of America, he meets Elizabeth and he starts to date her. Also, Li performs on many stages and becomes a great dancer. The movie ends with Li going back again to his hometown, dance, and meet his first ballet teacher Chan.
In the movie, it talks about a story of a frog. It was about how we should experience a lot of things in life. For me, I though it's related to Li Cunxin a lot because Li Cunxin moved many times and experienced new things. When he lived in China and trained in China, he had to know about Communism and was forced to perform a ballet representing wars, guns, and China. However, when he moved to Houston, he could do whatever he wanted to do and become a true ballet dancer with many people cheering.
In the movie, Li had to decide to stay in the USA or return to China. I think he made the right choice to stay in USA. Even though he married Elizabeth to stay in USA, I believe Li was great because he was in USA. If he continued his career in China, he might be killed because he is not a communist.
Now, I want to talk about the teacher Chan. He was a good teacher who inspired Li Cunxin and give a lot of influence to him. During the movie, I also thought about my teacher or people inspire me. The answer was 'parents', especially my mother. My mom is a great teacher, life guidance, and listener. When I am with her, she makes me feel comfortable and also she teaches me a lot of things.
Overall, I totally enjoyed the movie <Mao's Last Dancer> and I think it was a great, touching movie. I want to recommend this movie to the teenagers who are finding their dreams. I hope you watch the movie, and this is the trailer of <Mao's last dancer>. Hope you enjoyed my post and video. Bye!

Friday, August 1, 2014

The three things I know to be true

Hello, everyone. My name is Clara and today, I'm going to post an article about myself. I am really excited to show you my very first posting on my blog. I want to be friendly and get closer with my online friends here. In order to get to know each other better, we should know our basic information about ourselves. So today, I'm going to write a fun post which introduces myself, "The Three Things I know to be True". I will give you three different topic words. I hope you guys guess what the tree words mean and how they are related to me. Then, go into my links of three words and check out the answers.

1) KMLA

2) Hiphop

3) Perci


Did you enjoy my posts? I wish you knew about me further. Also, I want to know about you guys, too. If you have any questions about me or something to tell me, please write comments for me. Thanks!