Saturday, August 22, 2009
Hi, Qianru is reporting.It was creepy .. I looked down at my keyboard and I thought I saw red stuff x_x .. Sheesh, I shouldn't have done that on oral day . Blood seeping =="
Oh yeah .. MY GUILD LEADER CHEAT WO !! He say lv 56 and above then can JrPro, I level 56 le wor .. Bully wo huh .. ):
And I'm going broke in Maple :D As usual, 'cos I was spending more than I earned. For the sake of leveling fast, I will soon be left with 0 mesos . Now 28million left. Ahh crap. Anyway, my junior's junior earn me a lot of REP ;D So now my REP is 8k over . Woo. I love Honey by Kara !
I topped up my pre-paid account (library) . And paid my fines . Hence now ez-link no money :D My fines is $4.80/- ): I topped pre-paid with $10 . Wawas .. Anyway, $10 means I can use for 5 hours . :D Now I'm at home ya. Just now saw Cyril in library, creepy .. And Xinsen ate my lollipop. I shouldn't had gave it to her ..
So, I'm pretty broke now. Won't be stepping out of house le . Except for Saturdays , need go library . But next week, I go library , glue my eyes ... (sth sth) .
Jieru (or rather, JIE YOU ;D) honoured her promise ! She downloaded Vampire Knight for me, but .. Only 30% (means season 1, but I've finished, now on season 2 ..) . 70% more . Means I can chiong Maple. She's downloading into a CD, can watch when 100% :D
Eh-eh (Xuanya ~) is very cute today. She smiled at me like hell.
You're right, I should stop mixing with them. They spoil my English, sigh ..
Answering Ashley's Questions ! :
question : qianru how's psle?
answer : Okay, I guess. Only completed orals ! The results you saw was just periodic test. And, my English's improving ! My secret : Doing the paper , slower and slower each time :X
I doubt you'll die . We've completed the syllabus , which I think some you haven't learnt(algebra you covered, I know). Mathematics, we covered : Algebra ; Ratio ; Percentage ; Speed ; Circles ; Graphs ; Volume ; Triangles & 4-Sided Figure. Lols.
Since I'm bored, I'LL GIVE ALL OF YOU A LESSON ON RICE (Japan!) :
Short grain rice is grown in most parts of Japan. Short grain rice is round and sticky when cooked. The history of rice growing in Japan dates back to 2000 years ago, during the Yayoi Period. In the old days, rice was not only the staple rice of Japanese people, but was also an important commodity that signified wealth. Rice had also influenced culture and polities in Japan. In Japan, rice is cultivated during the hotter months of Spring and Summer, when there is a lot of sun and rain. In most parts of Japan , one crop is cultivated every year, except in most southern parts of Japan. There are different method of cultivating rice . Otatue-sai (rice-planting festival) occurs in Spring, during the rice planting season. Women would dress in traditional farmer's costumes and sing rice-planting songs. Omochi (rice cake) is Japanese Glutinous rice cake made from rice.Rice is soaked, steamed and pounded to produce a sticky, chewy dough. Omochi can be eaten in various ways, with many types of condiment.
Folktale :
Omusubi Kororin (Thumbling Rice Balls)
Long ago, there lived an old farmer and his wife . His wife made him obento (Japanese lunch box) every day. One day, he was at the mountain. As he was about to eat his rice ball, it tumbled away into a hole. From the hole, he heard a cheerful song,"A rice ball tumbling, sut ton ton.." The old man was thrilled and let another rice ball into the hole. Once again, he heard the song," A rice ball tumbling, sut ton ton.."
Curious, the old man peeked into the hole, but opps! He accidentally fell inside. "An old man tumbling, sut ton ton.." Behold, for inside the hole,was a mouse kingdom. He saw the mice singing happily, making rice cake when they said,"Thank you for your rice balls, kind sir. Please let us treat you to a feast to repay your kindness." Soon, the old man was singing, dancing and eating rice cakes with the man.
"Thank you very much. It's getting late. I must go home now," said the old man. Before he left, the mice gave him a gift. When he reached home, he and his wife were surprised to find gold and money in it.
His greedy neighbour, on seeing his good fortune, also went to the mountain where the mice lived, and threw in rice balls to befriend the mice. After he had reached the mice kingdom, he scared the mice away by pretending to be a cat. "Meow, meow!" the old man cried. The frightened mice soon scampered away.
Suddenly, everything became dark. The mice kingdom had collapsed! They had disappeared and so had all the money and gold.
Country File Fact
- Method of Cultivation : Wet Rice Cultivation, Direct seedling, Transplanting .
- Process of Harvesting : Machinery
- Folktales : Tumbling Rice Balls
- Types of Grains : Short grain rice , Japonica
- New Farming Technology : Direct Sowing of Paddy Rice into Puddled and levelled soil (DIPPS)
- Pests Found : Rice Weevils , Planthoppers , Leafhoppers , Stem Borers
- Diseases : Blast, Tungro , Sheath Blight
- Culture and Festivals : Otaue-Sai , Oshogatsu
- Special Dish made with Rice : Omochi, Osushi , Onigiri
Omochi is Mochi , Osushi is Sushi . And Onigiri is rice balls :D
Thank you thank you. The end of Japan Rice Study :D
Credits : lead.com.sg [Social Studies ; Rice]
Next Study shall be on China :D
Hope you've learnt sth !
Qianru
