ஐ A New Leaf ஐ

    When we see the pictures of Jessica Alba, the woman with a golden ratio profile; Angelina Jolie, one of the most sexiest women in the world; David Beckham, the handsome British soccer player, and Brad Pitt, the renowned actor in the movie industry, the first idea that will bump into our mind must be: “They are so perfect and I want to be like one of them!” Indeed, it is without a doubt that we all like beautiful things and beautiful people innately and we try to make us as gorgeous as them. In order to be pretty or handsome, we try as best as we can to train our body, for instance, do exercises regularly to keep our body fit and slender or put on makeup to make ourselves rosy and energetic. Nevertheless, some people choose to undergo plastic surgeries rather than do exercises. On one hand, going through a surgery is much faster and effective than exercising. On the other hand, plastic surgery can change the inborn appearances; that is, it can change what we look li...

  Jessica Alba, the woman with a "golden ratio" face :D     When the word “beauty” pops into our mind, what impression does it give us at the very first moment or perhaps we should ask, “What does beauty stand for?” Every person has a different perspective upon beautiful things; however, there is always a general value , that is, a common idea of beauty that dominates the society and this trend has a great impact on people, either in a good or bad way. It infuses us with the preconceptions about beauty. In fact, the evaluation standard of beauty has aroused numerous controversies since a long time ago and people in different era s have different evaluation criteria. Aesthetic Conceptions vary as the time and generation vary and that is why there are always gaps between different generations. Sometimes, the evaluation standard in the past would be thought of as an awkward or even pathetic trend when we look back nowadays. Take Chinese cult...

    When the word “beauty” pops into our mind, what will we think of it or perhaps we should ask, “What does beauty stand for?” Every person has a different definition of beautiful things; however, there is always a public consciousness, that is, a common idea of beauty in the society and this trend has a great impact on all people, either in a good or bad way. In fact, the evaluation standard of beauty has aroused numerous controversies since a long time ago. People in different era have different evaluation criteria. Aesthetic Conceptions vary as the time and generation vary and that is why there are always gaps between different generations. Sometimes, the evaluation standard in the past would be thought of as an awkward or even pathetic trend when we look back nowadays. Take Chinese culture for example, Chinese women in the past used to bind their feet in order to be “pretty” and hence appealed to men. Although binding feet was to cater to the standard of beauty at t...

00121321 藍嘉君   If you have the experience to travel or study abroad, then you must realize the most important thing you have to take into consideration is the accommodation. You can plan nothing on traveling spots, transportation or food beforehand because you can pay a visit to somewhere sometime without a fixed schedule, ask locals about the transportation, cook or eat out when you arrive, but you cannot sleep on the bench of the park! As a result, accommodation is crucial to those who go abroad for sightseeing or studying. For students who study abroad, they would often choose either the boarding house or the dormitory at school. You might be curious about the difference between a dorm and a host family. Actually, they are alike at most of the time but we could still make comparison and contracts between them if we analyze them from the aspects of safety, living habits and culture exchange.     Firstly, when it co...

    Do you want to experience something different in your life when you are young? Do you want to travel to other countries by spending a little money? Do you want to earn the money for traveling by yourself? Ask yourself these questions and if your final answer is yes, then you must be curious about the possibility to realize your ideal dream. Indeed, it seems like a “mission impossible” if combining all these criteria together. Nonetheless, when taking money, age, and traveling into consideration, actually, there is a fabulous way that you can make your dream come true and that is --- the prevailing Working Holiday trend over this decade!         Working Holiday has been popular among the western countries. In Europe , there is even a so-called “Gap Year” for graduates. Most of the time, after graduating from senior high school, graduates will work or travel before receiving an advanced education. What for? By grand-touring or being interns in thi...

     If you have the experience to travel or study abroad, then you must realize the most important thing you have to take into consideration is the accommodation. You can plan nothing on traveling spots, transportation or food beforehand because you can pay a visit to somewhere sometime without fixed schedule, ask locals about the transportation, cook or eat out when you arrive, but you can not sleep on the bench of the park! As a result, accommodation is crucial to those who go abroad for sightseeing or studying. For students who study abroad, they would often choose either the boarding house or the dormitory at school. You might be curious about the difference between a dorm and a host family. Actually, they are alike at most of the time but we could still tell the difference if we analyze them from the aspects of safety, living habits and culture exchange.     Firstly, when it comes to safety issue, leaving home for thousands of miles, we must kno...