Alki Beach

It was a beautiful sunny Sunday on 13 June, with wonderful warm weather, we got the idea to stroll along Alki Beach, which is located in West Seattle.

We spent the whole day sitting on the beach. Beautiful blue sky embraces the marvelous blue ocean, bright sun, Seattle famous Spaceneedle in the background, unknown sea birds flying over the tranquil surface of the ocean, cool sea wind hugs our face... with the gorgeous landscape, everyone was so enchanted by it. They lay on the beach, or sang, or talked, or laughed. Some families were doing BBQ, some young gays were playing beach volleyball. The sight of beach bears back the days when I had a good time in Beihai Silver Beach in my hometown China, except the sand there is more careful and white.

We were surprised with a lot of dogs, puppies and doggies in the seashore, in which prompt our thought of bringing our puppy Yong here next time. This is a wonderful place that allows the animals to roam nearby its beach, unlike most of other places.

On the way home at dusk, the changing vivid colors of the sunset fascinated our eye. It's been a simply lovely day!

Blood Type and Personality

My blood type is "B," which is high in Asiatic races.

In reading about the blood type and personality, I see that type B is goal oriented and strong minded. I have achieved my goal of coming to America. This is a goal that many have, but many do not succeed. My friends also say that I am strong minded, which means when I make up my mind, there are few things that will change my opinion.

The personality type states that I will start a task and contiue it until completed, and completed well. This is why I am studying English for so long. I want it to be perfect.

Type B's are also individualists of the blood group categories and find their own way in life. I am still an individual that continues to find my own way. This is why I go to my English classes!

All in all, my blood type really matches my personality.

Loving Eagles Is Loving Yourself!

The Eagles' three-hour performance on May 26 at KeyArena, Seattle. A great band from a great time in music history, which bringing back memories and touching the hearts of every generation, such as baby boomers, generation X, and so on.

What an amazing show! They are a truly fabulous band. I felt honored to be there with all of the crowd singing along. You can hear my voice! Although it's far less perfect, But I extremely love it. I sang with Tim Schmit "I Can't Tell You Why". Actually, I sang with them all night long: "Hotel California," "Peaceful Easy Feeling," " "Witchy Woman," "Lyin' Eyes""The Long Run," "Heartache Tonight," "Desperado" "take it easy"...

Speaking of Eagles, I recalled my American dream, which started from their song "Hotel California." when I was 18 listened to the record from my brother-in-law, who was dating my sister and gave that to me as a gift for my coming college. many years ago, when the time we still used gramophone to appreciate of music, I remembered the first time I listened to "Hotel California", I was totally shocked. I always wanted to go the place they sang "you can check out any time you like, but you can never leave". What was it metaphor for ? It's so mysterious, illusional, and romantic.

It was my dream to come to America and see for myself. I am so proud that I am living my dream. I am in America now and could actually see the band that impressed me so much. To me, they represent the freedom and individualism one can express in the new world.

That night I was crazy for these phenomenal guys. All I could say was WOW!

Reinvent Yourself!

Every few years there is something new to learn. A new computer program or new theories. Being open to new ideas is critical to success in this fast paced world.

I enjoy gaining new knowledge and exposure to new ideas all my life!

Writing a letter to MR.President Obama

Hello,MR.President Obama
I'm from China. I have lived in the US 5 years. I became American citizen at 2008. America has been my home for 5 years.
I'm an ESL student at Renton Technical College. I work at Davita Dialysis clinic. My daughter is 15 year old. I came to US because there're more opportunities and I love America because there's more freedom.
I'm writing to you today ask you to support immigration reform. Immigrants are what this country is made of. We need reform to allow the immigrants who are living in the US to be able to live here in peace, and to have a reasonable pathway to becoming citizens.
I'm glad that Seattle is a sanctuary city for immigrants. But the need for a better pathway to citizenship still remains. This is an issue that needs to be addressed immediately.
Please help to to support immigration reform in this country. I and over 12 million other immigrants will be very grateful to you for taking concrete steps towards immigration reform. After all, we are all immigrants in this country.

Sincerely,

Lily

Protect Our Earth

A severe drought, which has a serious impact on people's lives and economic development, has begun in Southwest China. It is estimated that water scarcities at the drought's peak affected more than 20 million people, 10 million farm animals and billions of dollars worth of crops. Yes, our planet gives us everything we need, but natural resources are not infinite.

Fossil fuel such as coal, oil and natural gas, which were formed beneath the earth millions of years ago, are unrenewable resources. Because we depend immensely upon them, to conserve supplies of fossil fuels, scientists are testing alternative energy sources that can never be exhausted and will cause no pollution. It's also up to governments to outlay money into research and make strategic decisions for the future. But, there are great many small changes we can convert in our lifestyle, at the office and at home that keep burning less fuel.

Minerals are one of the major kinds of unrenewable resources that are vital for the construction, manufacturing and energy industries. Some are found in such abundance that we need not worry about while others are in shorter supply. Since it is important that the natural environment is protected from damage that may be caused by mineral extraction. To the factory owner, the word conservation means the reusing, recycling, or waste materials to make new goods; To us, reduce, reuse and recycle are important. We'd better to reduce the amount of stuff we buy and reuse things we already have. The last but not the least, Recycling possible for many household items. We may not be able to solve the landfill and polluted problems, anyway, we can at least help keep them from getting worse.

Timber and water renew themselves naturally. Fresh water is an important renewable resource. But the global demand for water is increasing and the destruction of water-dependent ecosystems, such as deforestation, has accelerated. Maybe this nature disaster, for instance the severe drought in China and in many places all over the world, is just a beginning warning to us. As the governments are taking some effects like forestation,irrigations, and so on to measure these, everyone individual should realize water crisis and use water-saving techniques.

It's time to think more about our earth! People need to respect the earth and try to preserve it. If not, what kind of future will we have?

Why I like To Eat Dim Sum

Dim sum, such as meat, seafood, vegetables, desserts and fruit, are usually served in a small steamer basket or on a small plate in the mornings until noon time at Chinese restaurants.

I'm a big fan of dim sum. It’s quite easy to find reasons. First, Dim sum is a Cantonese regional speciality. I happened to grow up Cantonese area. So I have eaten dim sum freqently since I was a little girl. Actually, I’ve tried a variety of dim sum.

Furthermore, Dim sum is appetizing and tasty. Lotus wrapped sticky rice, shrimp dumplings, steamed chicken claws and so on, all these dishes are good in color, flavor and taste at the same time. And every time, I never miss the opportunity to sample my favorite food as much as possible.

In addition, Dim sum is a delicious culinary adventure. Most restaurants offer over 100 different kind of food, and these small dishes are often inexpensive, which gives people an incentive to try new things.

In conclusion, Dim sum is my favorite dish. Please sample a variety of intriguing tastes and flavors, because if you haven't tried, you haven't lived!