Friday, July 18, 2008

Mah-jong

Mah-jong, a Chinese traditional game, is a very common game in Taiwan. The game needs four players, and it plays inside. If you want to play it, you would need to prepare a square table and four chairs for each person. Mah-jong is formed with blocks. Every block has pattern or number. If you want to win the game, you should be a most fast person to bank it. Actually, the doctor think Mah-jong can help you to use your brain agilely. They think the old people ought to learn how to play Mah-jong. There are many people who are not Chinese, they know how to play this game. Even there are many international Mah-jongin’s contests in many countries, especially in Asia. It may be a little complicated, but if you know how to play, you will love it so much.

How to Get a Driver’s License in the U.S.

It’s a very important thing to get a driver license in the U.S. If you don’t have driver’s license, there is a difficult thing to live in the U.S. When you want to go anywhere, you need a car because it is more convenient. For international students, before you go to take a test, you should go to social security office to request form SSAL676, and bring form, I-20, I-94, bank statement and passport to the Department of Driver Services. You must be aware that Georgia law allows each person to have only one valid driver’s license. If you pass the computer test, you should make the appointment which is about the road test. If you pass the road test, you will get your driver’s license. When you have a driver’s license, you can go to anywhere by yourself.

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Independence Day

The Independence Day, July 4th, is a great holiday memory in the U.S. for me. I went to Olympic park to watch the beautiful firework with my friends. When I arrived there, there already had a lot of people waited the firework in the park. Many children played water in the fountain. Many families picnicked on the grass and talked to each other. There was much food’s smell in the air. We brought coke, cake, BBQ chicken, and some fruit. We played card when we waited the firework. Actually, this situation is not common in my country. Taiwanese don’t like to picnic because the air is not good in Taiwan. I was so excited to have this kind of experience. Around 9:30pm on July 4th, the firework started. You could see people smiled when the beautiful fireworks shoot off in the sky. Everyone enjoyed at that time and won’t forget the meaning of holiday. I may not in the U.S. next year, so I special treasured this memory.