Saturday, April 14, 2007

An interesting workload

Today we had an extra class about making the products of Chinese Medicine’s week. This time we will sale those products we make. It is interesting, but the process of producing is no funny thing. We form some lines like factories do, and we are unpaid labors- even worse than child labor in the 18th century. But there is nothing we could complain about, it is I decide that to offer helps. For fun. Sometimes you just need to convince that it is worth to have some fun in life, if it does not scarified too much!

Tuesday, April 10, 2007

story series2

The grandma want to prepare some special gifts for her lovely grandchildren. She hasn’t seen her family for years because the father of those grandchildren is always busy in working. This time they stop by is only because the parents will go abroad, and they need a person to take care of the two children for a month. But grandma doesn’t mind. She is never too happy to see her child though her son doesn’t think so.

Sunday, April 8, 2007

An upcoming book: The Buena Vista Sisters’ Club


"This is the extraordinary story of Anacaona, a glamorous all-girl orchestra which stormed to success in Thirties Cuba and became the toast of Old Havana. The 11 sisters took their exotic ‘son’ rhythms across the world before fading into obscurity after the Cuban Revolution. Here, in an extract from a new book, saxophonist Alicia Castro, now in her eighties and one of the surviving four, recounts how it all began."



whole story ------------->>>


I draw some outline about this report of a Cuba's girl orchestra. I can't wait for the publishing of this book, and hope you all could enjoy it!


outline ------------------>>>

Anacaona started out at a cafe. At the thirtys, girls were not regarded to earn their own livings but stayed at home surportting her family. Although the circumstances was harsh, the arthor told us that "there was nothing I enjoyed more than going every evening from humdrum Lawton to the vibrant nightlife of Old Havana; or that initially father was dead against us performing in the open-air cafés, saying there was no way his daughters were going to work at night near the sleazy bars and brothels."

They are talented girls. Elevent sisters composed this chorus. Though team members changed as time went by, the spirit of this orchetra will never change.

"Every now and then we’re invited to award ceremonies, because our Orquesta Anacaona, which played together for more than five decades, was declared part of the “cultural heritage of Cuba” in 1989."


reflections --------------->>>

I haven't seen this book yet, but I am interested of it. Years ago, I saw a movie talking the story about a family band from Mexico. I am impressed by the movie, so Iwill watch every movie or read autobiography concerning to this topic. However, the Chinese book salers don't seem to appreciate thiskind of book, I read not much.I am happy that my English is improving and then I have a choice to know more people about this group. ^^