Tuesday 13 May 2008

7.8-magnitude quake rocks China

Oh my god! How a terrible news! When I look this news, I am almost heartbreaking.

The following is news summary:
A massive earthquake in central China yesterday killed at least 7,000 people in Sichuan
Province, with the overall death toll expected to increase sharply. Xinhua news agency said 80
percent of the buildings had collapsed in Beichuan County and that another 10,000 people were
believed hurt there.
The epicenter was in Sichuan, striking 92km northwest of the provincial capital of Chengdu.
The 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit in the middle of the afternoon — when classes and offices
were full.

It’s hard to believe that such terrible thing will happen. Making me feel that

human’s life is very fragile. We are hardly to fight against the power of nature,

and it usually can’t be predicted. We can’t know what will happen next

second. It’s all depends on the will of god. What we could do is to reduce the

harm that we cause.

I always feel that the technology now day will solve many things, like predict the

occurrence of earthquake. This event makes me feel that technology is limited

to the nature.

The whole city destroyed by the earthquake. It’s really hard to image! I hardly

believe that it is true. And it’s so close to us. This event makes me bring 921

earthquake’s image to mind. So many people dead and so many people hurt.

The situation in China is worsening than us several times. I am scared to seen

these scenes, and I hope it’s better not happen again.

Bike smiling!!

The news is from the blog : David on formosa--4 May is Bike Day

The following is my summary and some opinions of mine.

The bike month is May each year, and the bike day is on May fifth. In this day, every

city and county will attend this activity with great enthusiasm. Now day, People pay

more and more attention to become health, earn more leisure time and do good

thing to environment. This activity fit the life attitude of most modern people. It’s

held in order to make citizens enjoy riding bicycle.

“Bike smiling” is a slogan in the activity. I think it means that people should feel


happy in this activity and be healthier. Besides, I think smile is a very good attitude

toward life. It’s a behavior easy to do and will make things easier.

The person who wants to be environment-friendly will interest in this news. I think that

people like riding bike or willing to do benefit to the environment will attend this

activity together.

It’s a well exercise outside. Riding bike on road is more leisure and ease than a

scooter. In my childhood, I like to ride bike beside the farmland and enjoy the gentle

touches of breeze and sunshine. This activity is a good opportunity to call on people

doing healthy and right thing. I am happy to see this good thing happened. It means

that there are many people trying to protect the earth. If I have a bicycle next year,

I will invite some friends to attend this activity.

Sunday 4 May 2008

World Vision Taiwan hopes to make prayers heard

163 children came to Taiwan to perform in a prayer concert organized by World Vision
Taiwan today. The children — from Mongolia, the Philippines, Swaziland, Romania,
El Salvador, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, India, Ecuador and Taiwan
— are recipients of World Vision Taiwan’s humanitarian aid programs.Some of the
prayers will be accompanied by music and sung by the children at the concert.

The post is from :http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2008/05/03/2003410937

Every time I saw the news about World Vision, I will pay much attention. It’s really

a well organization that dedicated to help children in whole world. My classmates in

senior high school and I have sponsored a child in Ecuador. We just need to pay 700

hundred a month to help him, but for him that it’s a really great support. We had

written a letter to him and he had written back to us with his photo. He is so cute. I feel

so touched.

I feel that this activity is positive and meaningful. I believe that our sponsorship not

only offer children support but also offer them the food for mind. The theme is “Pray

for Chang”. I think every child has their own heartfelt wishes. In their prayer, I saw

that there are many children suffer in pain and live in bad status. The sponsor and

kindhearted behavior will bring them support and huge hope about future.

In nowadays society, some guy would use people’s kindness to cheat them of
their

money or even body. That makes some people have fears to help people. I hope

these events will reduce that will make our society more positive.

I trust that world vision is a great group to help children. I wholehearted support
this

activity. Because there are so many children on the earth cannot go school, eat

food, and even wear a cloth. You can help someone else until you have ability.

That will be better and will not become another burden. We have such great bliss

to own so many things, so we should not be close to someone really need help.