Love Story

Title: Lover Story

Author: Erich Segal

Publisher: Oxford Bookworms

Date of Publication: Third impression 1992

Pages: 58 pages

Major Characters:

Oliver Barrett- He is a Harvard sportsman and he plays hokey very well. His father is a banker and very rich. He has a bad relationship with his father.

Jennifer Cavilleri is music student, and she loves classic music and she is a smart and beautiful girl. She has a good relationship with her father.

Plot Summary:

Oliver Barrett the Fourth is a big Harvard sportsman. He's rich, he's clever, he's good with girls. Jennifer Cavilleri is a music student. She's beautiful, she's clever and she thinks big Harvard sportsmen are stupid. When they meet, they fall in love. But is any love story without problem? Oliver's father is a rich banker in Boston, and Jenny's father is a poor baker is Rhode Island. This is a story about different kinds of loving. Oiver finds it easy to love Jenny, but he can't learn to love his father. Jenny teaches Oliver about loving, about dying, about being strong. And Oliver learns that "Love means you never have to say you're sorry".

Comments:

My first contact with this book was when I was 18 and I bought it because it's an assignment from my English teacher. I never actually read the book, but I still remembered that I had seen the film when I was young. I found it on my book shelf last week; it filled with dust on the cover. When re-read this book, it recalls my old memories at that time. I tried to read it again, and it still touching my heart.

The catch phrase of the book, “Love means you never have to say you're sorry." That's right! I totally agree with Jennifer's concept. When you love someone with your true heart, then you will admire his/her virtue and accept his/her fault. I think that the greatest love in the world is parent's love. They love their children with their whole life. They always do their best to protect us. We should be treasure our families.

In this book, it has taught me a lot about how to build relationships and also how it can be the differences between two people that make them so close. It states so many points which are relevant to life. And I do know that it is the most touching book that I have ever read, and the one which has left the biggest impression on me.

Money Management

Money is a huge part of our life. It can determine what you can do and where you can go. Learning how to manage your money the right way is an important step toward taking control of your life. Understand where your money is coming from, where it going to, and how to make sure that the way you manage your money falls in line with the values that matter most to you.
There are three ways to help you manage money. First, make sure you know where your money is going - keep a note of all your incomings and spending. This will help you decide where you can cut back if you're living beyond your means. Second, the most important thing is avoiding unmanageable or crippling debts. That means high-interest debts such as credit cards, store cards, or loans that you don't really need. Before you want to save money, you should pay off those debts. Thirdly, once your debts are paid off, get yourself some money saved up for a rainy day. You really never know when you're going to have an emergency, or need that cash cushion.
In conclusion, manage your money will help you know what you want to do with money, where your money goes, and know how to save money for your goals.

Dumpling Party

I felt so happy and excited because all my best colleagues came to my house to join the dumpling party for lunch today. I got up early then went to the traditional market in the morning; I have to prepare all foods for over 15 persons. It's really a big challenge for me to prepare it for lunch . Time was short; I have to speed up my purchase action. When I came home, I felt so nervours and didn't know why. Things became messy. What should I do first? God helps me! Suddenly, the door bell was ringing..., Oh! My helpers were coming here. They came here to rescue me. Yeah! I loved them!

We have to prepare the material one by one. First of all, the most important part of dumpling was meat; you have to put it with some soy, peppers, spring onions, ginger, sugar, and sesame oil, then I put it altogether and mixed it up. After that, we washed one big cabbage and cut it up as thin as we can, and then we put it into the big bowl and put two spoons of salt then mixed it up until it has became soft and juicy. At last, we have to dry it, then put all cabbages into meat. Finally, mixed it up again and then it ready for the dumplings.

All guests were coming, it's been a while we didn't talk each other face to face since four months ago. The reason was we have been laid off at that time. That's why we so treasure our friendship. After all, we had worked together over 8 to 10 years. When we worked together, we have same common, and helped each other. But now, we all left. I think it's a good way for us to connect each other and keep the long good relationship. Today, we were happy. I hope we can continue the friendship forever and ever. Keep in touch, my friends! No matter where you go, or facing any difficult problems, just call me! I will do my best to support you just like you do it for me. And I hope you all enjoyed my dumpling party. Welcome you all come to my home again.

I wanted to thank my good helpers-Miffy, Rain, and Snow, especially for Miffy, you are experter. You helped me a lot. May I know who's the lucky guy can marry you?

Training Course

I have entered into an AutoCAD training course for three days. It's held by government's institute, and it's free for persons who were thrown into unemployment and we can get 60% of living allowance. It's a good chance for me to gain more other skills to improve my capability. I felt so tired because I was too lazy to read for the past three months. In the whole summer vacation, except for house keeping, taking care of my children, and cooking, I almost stayed at home and watched TV all day, then being a couch potato. I do have plan for study in the first begin summer day, i.e. I set a goal to read three English novels, memorized 100 words at lease in summer vacation. Unfortunately, I was too lazy to do it. It’s really not a good example for my kids. That’s why I decided to applied for the training course. I never learn about mechanical drawing, I was so excited, because it's a brand new experience. I have never to join this kind of course. When I came to the class on 7/21, I felt the place was too small, but I think it's not a big deal, after all, it's a free course and you can overcome it. After the first day, I realized that I need doing more effort to learn this training course. it's not easy for me to understand what teacher's saying. I think that maybe I am too old to learn. I told myself-"Don't give up! Just do it! You can make it." I hope I can learn it well and join the TQC testing after the 50 days. That's my goal, and I belive that "when there is a will, there is a way."

"Two Weeks"

What's meaning for the birth and death? Birth means living and joyful; death means ending and sad. Most of people are afraid of talking about the death issue. Including me, I never thought that if I am going to die, what’s the most important thing I want to do? But now, when I saw a movie from Star Movie channel on TV last week, I realized that we didn’t have to afraid of death, death means to continue your love. I think that how to express your love to your family is more important than anything.
The movie was called-"Two Weeks" which talked about a mother who got a cancer and will die after two weeks. Therefore, her four adult children return home to take care of her. The mother knew that the death will come and knock at her door, but she didn’t afraid of it. On the other hand, she accept it bravely, and only one thing she want to do was she hope her children must get together and love each other forever and ever. When she hung on, her four children found them trapped together and didn’t know how to handle it for two weeks, and they struggled to deal with their mother’s illness.
Finally, they realized why their mother wants to record the video tape before she got sick. I love this movie. It was so touching my heart, and my eyes brimming with tear. I am a mother, too. I knew why she wanted to show her thinking and feeling on the video tape. She wants her children become strong and she loves them forever and ever, even though she will die after two weeks. Recommend you watch it.

Refer website:http://www.twoweeksmovie.com/movie/trailer.html

The Simpsons Movie

In the first place, there was a performing on the Springfield Lake, everybody enjoyed listening to music. When the rock band would like to say something about the environment, audiences were silent at that moment, then things became out of control, everyone throw their garbage at the lake, then one guy said that “Pollution in your lake, it is dissolving our barge.” Then, all members of band were killed because of the toxic lake. Although it overstated the plot, but I think that the author wants to convey the serious problem to people who do not care about our environmental pollution.

I was impressed on the another scene, when the EPA captured the squirrel which has thousand eyes, and then the head of EPA proposes five unthinkable options to President, but the President just random choice one and said “I was elected to lead, not to read.” The author wants to convey that the politicians always only care about the power and benefits, but don’t care about citizens are dead or live.

I had never seen the Simpson before, but when I watched it I was surprised at how much funny it is but I think when Bart is riding his skateboard naked, it was really too exaggerated, but it made me laugh. I like this movie because it use humor, irony, overstating and funny methods to highlight and express the serious problem of the environment and use irony to mock politicians. Also, it shows about family love and the relationship between parents and children.

Humor is a Way for People to Connect

As no doubt, humor is the best way to socialize and connect with people easily. In my opinion, making friends is not always easy. It depends on how outgoing you are. The person who has humor is always popular in the group, and easy to socialize with other people.


First, humor is the way for people to socialize- when I was in senior high school, I joined the party where have many people. I was not good at to socialize with big group because I didn’t know how to make jokes or say something funny. But now, I love use humor to socialize with people, it is best way to make friends when you are go into the strange environment.

Second, humor is also the way for people to connect and bond each other- why the TV show which have humor and funny are so popular with audience? That is because they use humor and irony methods to express the today’s phenomenon. Most of audiences love this kind of methods because people are very busy in the daily life; we need some funny things to release the pressure. When I am angry at my kids’ behavior, my husband will say some humor words to reconcile conflict. I feel we are more bonding each other.

Finally, having a sense of humor is important, but don't get too carried away, there are some things you have to be serious about. If you joke about your friend in a rude way it could damage your relationship with them.