Be careful of Over-the-phone fraud

If someone calls you up and tells you that you have won a great prize. At the same time, you should keep your mind to calm down. Due to no one wants to leak his personal or financial information to the wrong person.

Last year, a man named Jonny called and told me that I had won an overseas trip. I felt excited for a brief moment. I suspected it to be a lie. But since this is the first time someone has tried to defraud me I was curious to know what he said. He told me that I won a VIP discount card which was valid for life and vouchers for shopping with a total value of NT$100,000. But I had to pay for NT$5,000 to claim my prize. Everyone knows you don’t have to pay to claim a prize. I thank this was a catch, so I told him that I really want to pay this money and took them to their company in person. He didn’t say anything and hung up.

I think never give your credit card details out over the phone or online. We should record the whole conversation when the fraudster calling. And then hand it in to the police to track them down.

Convenience stores in Taiwan

There are many convenience stores in Taiwan. They spread every corner and let your life feel very convenient. In other countries, their 7-Eleven is only open from seven a.m. to eleven p.m., not twenty-four hours, and it is inconveniently located the town.

When you walk into the store, clerks will greet to you with loud “huan ying guand lin”(歡迎光臨) sound. You can find many kinds of food in convenience stores. For instance, sushi, tea eggs, hamburgers, lunch box and so forth. Any time, if you feel hungry you can take them from convenience stores. The food items in convenience stores are always changing- but the prices are always reasonable. You also can make copies, fax information, pay your bills, at any time of the day or night.

There are always new promotions in convenience store and it is one of the best and most parts with our life. New products and new services are constantly being introduced in convenience stores. It is convenience twenty-four hours a day.

Keeping our roads safe

It is very important to feel safe driving or walking on the streets. But sometimes a few drivers break these rules if the police aren’t watching.

There are many traffic accidents in Taiwanese streets. Some people don’t follow the speed limit. With so much traffic it’s impossible to watch all the streets, but I think that using speed traps to watch for speeders is ineffective. I had ever seen the group of mothers angry about drunk driving. I think they have to crack down on drunk driving. Some drivers who drive crazy and they are too dangerous.

Now we have our own bike lane in most cities. They even close roads in downtown areas for a day to show nice it would be better without cars. You also can exercise and strengthen your body.

GM food

The continued advance of technology, people can change plants and animals. They also can make vegetables become bigger and taste better.

Many researcher try to find GM (genetically modifies) food might cause health and environmental problems. For instance, GM plants and animals could reproduce and spread, affecting other ones. Some countries have banned GM food, because some farmers want to increase their harvest, use pesticide on their crops. They think that there are big risks and may contain new allergens. But there are some people to support GM food, they think it also can be good for the environment. For example, insects will not eat GM food so that pesticides will be used less. In addition, we will use less land to grow plants, thereby protecting our forests.

Many people say that GM food should be labeled so that consumer can choose. In summary, GM food is whether or not changed the demand, consumer’s attitude are very important.

Women’s Responsibilities

The traditional family structure has been changed. In the past, most of men have
to work all day at their job, and women stay home for take care of their children. Nowadays, many women must abandon their original life in order to support the family.

Many families want to maintain a certain lifestyle or economic necessary, women usually go to work. At the same time, they also have to take care of children and household maintenance when they go home. Women undertake more responsibilities than they did in the past. Balancing a career and family can be difficult if their husbands are reluctant to share the housework and childrearing tasks.
If women want to improve their knowledge and go back to school to study, I think it would be too difficult to balance study and a family. Due to most of men have not enough patience to take care of children. In our class, many women have to give up their study to choice their family. It is very poor to them.

Penghu: A Wonderland

Penghu is the name of a group of island in Taiwan Strait. Although Penghu’s islands have a famous for being flat, dry, windy, they are actually fill with exciting things to see and do.

Many visitors go there to enjoy seafood and they want to eat fresh fish straight from the sea. Another of specialties is peanut candy, and most tourists purchase plenty of it before they return home. They also take back fried fish and squid as gifts for family members or friends. Many temples of Penghu are old, but most are still in good condition. For some visitors, dolphin watching and glass-bottomed boat rides are available.

Without a doubt, Penghu is more than just a group of islands. With delicious seafood, traditional temples and outdoor activities, it offers some fun for many people.

One of my favorite movies

One of my favorite movies is Shrek, it delighted audiences around the world. It is an animated cartoon of a traditional fairy tale. I got the contemporary humor from this animated movies.

The main characters are selfish and rude Shrek, Princess Fiona, the talking donkey, and Puss-in Boots cat. Some people expect that Fiona can marry a Prince Charming, who is not an ogre Shrek. They are unhappy and think Shrek who isn’t Fiona’s truelove. But the two must return to Fiona’s home in the Kingdom of Far Far Away and happened many things when they travelling. In this movie, there are some of Hollywood’s top actors adding to the comedy and make it more fun to audiences.

I think this movie is a modern classic fairy tale and an example of good filmmaking. I enjoy this classical movie because it helps me relax and laughed aloud. I expect to see where Shrek’s travels lead me next.

New Year Resolutions

For my lovely year, I want to make to a project of manage time, lose weight and improve English communication skill. This year I found something looks was difficult, though not as difficult as I thought it would be.

I want to manage my time, never put off for tomorrow what I can do today. I have to map out a schedule for the next week. I think everything can be done efficiently and correctly, including my work and homework, there is no excuse for wasting time. After all, time is money. Second, my health is not good, so I try to get enough exercise and eat right. I avoid eating too much fat or drinking too much drink with sugar. Sometime this is not easy because I am busy. Finally, I definitely want to improve my English, I didn’t study very hard when I was in college. But my favorite subject was English, so now I go back to school to improve my English ability. It’s time for get down to new year resolutions. Let me concentrate on the task at hand first.

A cross culture experience

Learning to live in another culture can be just as difficult as learning the language. To some, it is important to go to another country and learn about the way other people live.

It is hard to live in another country. Living overseas is a cross-cultural experience. I stayed in Mainland for half a year. I have to learn a whole new way of life and understand the way of others live. Maybe we think they talk too loud, their environment is too dirty. Some Mainlander eat cats, dogs, and snakes even you can see they kill cats in the market. It is their custom and it doesn’t sound like something we’d eat at our country. But we can’t be prejudiced about a country and its people just because of stereotypes and what others say.

We have to keep an open mind if you’re going to live in another culture. When living in another culture you have to respect their traditions. Perhaps it’ll give us a new perspective and help us understand things better.