Physical Activity

Holiday is a wonderful time. We can relax. We can sleep for a long time, watch TV all day or play computer games without having meals. Just stay at home. However I think that is not very good for our health. So I think doing sports is good for our health. It is better than staying at home all day. This holiday I did sports instead of watching TV, playing computer games.

I like playing basketball. It is a good sport. When I was young, my father taught me how to play basketball. My father can play basketball very well. When he was young he was a member of his high school's basketball team. When I was in Grade 7, I became a member of my middle school's basketball team. I love basketball. It is a part of my life.

This winter I also played basketball. I often played with my father and his high school's teammates. They played well. My dad told their team was the No.3 in Nanjing. I like playing with them. Playing with them is different from playing with classmates. I can improve myself by playing basketball with them. I can learn a lot of things by playing with them. They often use tactics, I can learn more about it. Basketball takes five. They had much experience in playing basketball. I am very young. Sometimes I can not deal with the ball very well. But they are experienced, they are seldom in a flurry. Although I am a child, I am younger than them, I am not very weak. Also they can not look down on me. I can block, three-point shot, rebound, assist etc.

This winter I also played basketball with my friends. We did not use much tactics. We had a lot of fun in playing basketball. Sometimes we played and chat with each other at the same time. I often make many new friends by playing basketball. Sometimes we can create some new actions while we playing basketball. Some look very cool. My friends and I had a match this holiday. The friends who played with me were my teammates in my middle school's basketball team. They played very well. We were divided by two teams. Each team had five people. We played forty minutes. At last, my team won the match. Everyone was very tired, but we were very happy. Although the other team lost, they were happy too. Now we are in different schools, we do not have many chances to play basketball with each other. Basketball makes us to be brothers.

I play basketball not just for fun. It also can make me healthier. Winter does not like summer, it is cold. So I do not want to move. I often become fatter during winter holiday. This holiday I do not want to be fatter. Playing basketball is a good way to reduce weight. I also learn what team spirit is by playing basketball, because it takes five. I love basketball, I love sport.

American Food

On Dec 28th, our group (Alex, Abby, Kevin, Gerry, Maria, Evelyn, Lawrence, Penny and me Oliver) had a big dinner with 2 Grade 12 students Peggy and Laura in an American Food restaurant LUCKY STAR. We chose this restaurant because of the MAP MAGANIZE. We saw the photos, price, food on it. We thought that was a good restaurant. It is in Xin Jiekou. We arrived there at six o'clock. Then we would have the dinner.

It was an American style restaurant. It was different from the . In China tables are often circles or square. And the table wares were different. There was a fork, common restaurants in China. First thing I had noticed was the table. It was very long but not broada knife and two dishes on the table. In China we usually use chopsticks. Different countries have different cultural and habits.




There were a lot of food for you to order. They all looked very delicious. They were different from the food that I usually eat in China. I usually eat rice and a fried dish. But the there did not like this. At last I ordered a steak, a bowl of soup, two pieces of bread and a bowl of salad. The food looked nice. The salad was good, I liked it. The soup was so so. The bread was delicious. I liked it best. I did not like the steak very much. It was very peppery. It was not totally ripe. After eating. When I was on my way home, I felt uncomfortable. Maybe that did not fit me.




Although the food I did not very like the service was good. The waiters were kind and polite. They were better in some Chinese restaurant. The environment was beautiful. It was not very noisy. The light music sounded beautiful. There were some foreigners eating there. If you like eating American Food. I will recommend you. Its environment is quite good. Though I did not like the food very much it was a chance for me to learn different countries' cultural.

Exhibition

On Dec 4th, Our class went to Nanjing University to visit an exhibition. Most of the artworks were made by the famous artist Wu Weishan. They were almost sculptures. Wu Weishan, a very famous sculptor. He is one of the best artists in China. He has won many awards. Such as:

1995 Award of the Third "Xu Beihong Scholarship for Scientific Research and Creation".

2000 The Honorary Title of "Y.K. Pao Dinstinguished Artist". Of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. 2003 "pangolin Prize" of the Royal Society of British Sculptor. etc.

He is also a member of FRBS. He is the only member in Asian.

When we arrived, we saw a lot of sculptures near the exhibition hall. They looked very beautiful. I remember there was a very tall sculpture. That was a famous artist. Everyone would know him. He is Xu Beihong. There was a big cow in front of the exhibition hall. Of cause that was a sculpture. When we were waiting for the teachers and students, we took many photos there. Before going into the exhibition hall, we were attracted by the artworks. I thought we would have a fantastic experience.

Few minutes later we went into the exhibition hall with a guide who was a student of Wu Weishan. When we went into the exhibition hall, we saw many sculptures. Many people said "WOW". Because they had not seen such many nice sculptures. Me too. I was surprise. The guide told us a lot of information of each artwork. We listened carefully. Also we took notes.

The artwork called Lao-tzu I found most interesting. The artwork was special. The middle is empty. I had not seen a person sculpture with empty bingy.That was air. But Wu Weishan did that with his idea. Lao-tzu was a famous thinker in China. He had many good thoughts. Air is the biggest thing. It can contain everything. When Wu Weishan made this artwork, his hands moved with the clay. His heart also moved, he had no other things to think. That was a beautiful frame of mind. It was also an idea that Lao-tzu supported. Also I agreed, I think it can cultivate one's morality. We only saw the reducer. The real one is 18 metres high. I think Lao-tzu is a high statue in Wu Weishan's heart.

During the visit the famous artist Wu Weishan came. Then everyone went where Wu Weishan appeared. At that time, Wu Weishan just like a super star. Everyone wanted his signature. Luckily I got it. It looked cool. Many people around Wu Weishan, and they wanted make photos with him. I also wanted. I tried to be closer to him. Unluckily I failed. Too many people there. However Wu Weishan stayed there for a short time. Some minutes later he said he had classes, then went away. Someone had not got his signature desponded.

God times go by quickly. It was time to go back. I did not want to leave. From this experience I learnt a lot about art, sculpture also and Wu Weishan. I start loving art.

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