Reflection: Food, Inc.

Food, Inc. is a 2008 American documentary film directed by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Robert Kenner. The film examines corporate farming in the United States, concluding that agribusiness produces food that is unhealthy, in a way that is environmentally harmful and abusive of both animals and employees.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food,_Inc

Last Saturday, our class watched a documentary film about food in the United States. The documentary was called "Food, Inc". After I watched Food Inc, I was disgusted and shocked. From the film, I known that it only takes 48 days for a chicken to go to market. It is not natural! How could it be possible? 

The one statistic that shocked me was the factory workers, not farmer, give chickens hormones and make them grow bigger and faster. The chickens can only walk for a few seconds because they are so big that their bones can’t keep up with the rapid growth of the fat.

The other one statistic that shocked me was the cows. The factory workers made holes in the cows because the cows can’t digest the skin of the corn. They stuck plastic tubes into the cows’ stomachs to pull out all the non-digestible food. It is so cruel! 

Knowing about history may help us understand the facts. We eat everyday so we need to change our thinking. We need to make decisions based on facts, instead of based on perception.

Pugs

I like cats, but I can’t keep one because of my mom’s refutation. She thinks the pets will make our house dirty. I can’t keep any dogs or cats, but fish. In September last year, my boy friend and I joined a party for pugs adoption. Before the party, I didn’t think the pugs are very cute pets and I didn’t like them. That was my first time to see so many pugs be together in the same time and same place. At first, I was not quite adapted. Then, I began to feel the pugs although ugly, but very mild. We played with many pugs and had a very good time. We also took many photos for the pugs. If I can keep any pets in the future, in addition to cats, I would also like to keep pugs!

Digital Camera

Photography is one of the most important forms of the memories; it appears on our every day life. For thousands of years, people all over the world have tried to capture special moments with cameras. Nowadays, we can see that many people use digital camera for their photography because it is very useful to record their sweet memories. The advantages of owning a digital camera are convenience, functions and editing. 

        First of all, the size of digital camera is smaller and thinner than a film camera. It is easy to carry. Digital cameras can be made smaller than film cameras because the CCD (Charge-Coupled Device) is smaller than a roll of film. Because its small size, people are willing to take a camera out. 

Second, digital camera has many useful functions. You can check your photos right after you take them and try again. It is also easier to store, organize, and search for photos immediately. It uses the memory card, so you don’t need to buy films any more. The memory card can be reused and you can retake pictures a lot of times per card.

Third, we can save photos from digital camera’s memory card to a computer and the pictures can be edited with photo-editing software easily. We can larger the photos or smaller the size depends how the photos that we want. After we edit the photos, we can make them a desktop wallpaper, share our photos through e-mail or on the Internet easily. 

    In conclusion, digital cameras make our life more colorful. You don’t need to be a professional photographer. What you have to do is just taking photos by using digital cameras.

Something regrettable in 2011

I had somethings that made me upset last year. Among them, the most regrettable one was that I lost a friend. Whiskey, my ex-boyfriend, had been in love with me for three years. We even got married in 2009. In fact, I know he is bisexual. After we got married, he didn’t change his sexual orientation. I felt very sad and I know his disloyal behavior. I asked him for divorce in 2010. We were still friends. Last year, he talked to me on MSN for getting back together. I didn’t want to be his lover or wife anymore. My boyfriend knew our story, and felt angry. He wrote an article for Whiskey in my blog. After Whiskey read this article, he knew that he had no chance any more. He cut off all contact with me. Although he and I had no fate to be lovers (husband and wife), he was a good friend of mine. It is regrettable that I lost a friend.

A coworker of mine

I am a teacher of a Day-care school. I work here for nine years. I have many good coworkers. My boss, Peter, is also one of my good coworkers. Although he is the boss, he is just like our father. He took care about everyone in our Day-care school, whether business or personal life. He taught me to ride a motorcycle seven years ago. I remembered that we practiced every morning for two week. He always gives us some critical suggestions. He is always kind and well-tempered. When I moved out, he helped me to rent an apartment. If I have any questios, he is the best audience. He is my boss, and he is my best new Papa, too.

A Driving Tour Around the Island - Day 1

My friend and I planed a driving tour around the island during the last three days of my Chinese New Year holidays. We decided to visit easternmost, westernmost, southernmost, and northernmost tips in Taiwan.

On The Fifth Day of Chinese New Year ( January 27^th ) early morning, we drove to the northernmost tip and stopped to wait the sunrise. Fuguei Cape Lighthouse(富貴角燈塔) is the northernmost tip in Taiwan. The lighthouse is black and white, just like a zebra. I called it “ Zebra Lighthouse”. Then, we went to the easternmost tip -- Sandiego Lighthouse(三貂角燈塔). The visits can go into the Sandiego Lighthouse. It is the only one that can be visited in the four tips.

After a long driving, we arrived at Hualian. The sun was ready to back down, but our hotel was at Taitung! The most exciting thing was we parked in the dark mountain road, walked across the road to the “Man can conquer nature” stele and took some pictures. About 11:30, we finally arrived at the hotel. The first day we drove from Sanchong to Taitung! We felt very tired and happy!

How did I spend my Chinese New Year holidays? (1) - Family Day

There were nine holidays during this Chinese New Year. My parents planed to Nantou(南投) on Chinese New Year’s Eve, so we had the family reunion dinner on January 20^th. It was very cold and wet in Taipei during Chinese New Year holidays. First three days, I almost stayed at home. I only went to Mackay Memorial Hospital(馬偕紀念醫院) in Tamsui to see my aunt and take her some fruit or chicken soup. My parents came back on The First Day of Chinese New Year. On The Second Day of Chinese New Year ( January 24^th ), we went to my grandmother’s home. My aunts, uncles, and cousins also came back to my grandmother’s home. I got red envelopes from my aunts and grandmother. My cousins and I played poker. It was a very happy thing that I can get together with family members in the Chinese New Year holidays.