ஐ A New Leaf ஐ

      This summer, I traveled to  Australia  with my friends. We visited major cities along the east coast of  Australia ---  Brisbane , Gold Coast,  Melbourne  and  Sydney . Memories for each city are precious to me because each has its own attractions. However, among the four cities, I would like to mention  Melbourne  because it was not on our list initially. The first week we arrived in  Brisbane , it rained all day long so we could just hang around in the downtown. Then someone in the hostel suggested that we pay a visit to  Melbourne . He said it was a worth visiting and great city, remarkable for its British-like buildings and culture. We thought ensued , " Why not take the chance, since we have flown a long way from the north to the south hemisphere? "     We decided to book a flight to Melbourne immediately but here came the problem---- we did not book our accommodation for one more night bef...

     This summer, I traveled to Australia with my friends. We visited major cities along the east coast of Australia --- Brisbane , Gold Coast, Melbourne and Sydney . Memories for each city are precious to me because each has its own attractions. However, among the four cities, I would like to mention  Melbourne because it was not on our list initially. The first week we arrived in Brisbane , it rained all day long so we could just hang around in the downtown. Then someone in the hostel suggested that we pay a visit to Melbourne . He said it was a worth visiting and great city, remarkable for its British-like buildings and culture. We thought ensued: Why not take the chance, since we flew a long way from the north to the south hemisphere.     We decided to book a flight to Melbourne immediately but here came the problem---- we did not book our accommodation for one more night when we waited to transfer our flight beforehand, which meant we had no place ...

Part 1: Summary        This is a confession of a girl who grows up from the experience of being a gang.     The reason why the narrator was involved in the gang is because of her lover, Martin. Martin came from a broken family lacking of love. Thus, he quit school and joined the gang. On the contrary, the girl was from a good family in which provided her with care. It might be the bad-boy image that attracted the girl. The girl, in some way, wanted to get out of the "good" student's life; therefore, she kind of envied the carefree way Martin led. They started to go out together and the girl was totally influenced by Martin. She did not behave well as she used to be any longer. Her life changed drastically: She left her home and her friends. She was obsessed with the relationship with Martin. Even when she lost her loveable family, she did not care because she still had a "new" family .     Nevertheless, the narrator gra...

1.       Barbecue means more than just having a delicious feast. 2.       Night life in Taipei is extremely lively, compared to that in the western cities. 3.       Learning tools such as dictionary and map provide us with not only the basic idea from the surface but the knowledge of the entire universe. 4.       Snack food and junk food are two different things. 5.       It is a pity and waste of time to be frenzied about the fad. 6.       There are different opinions towards dressing codes like uniform.