Blackout in San Francisco I traveled with my sister in San Francisco on April 7-10. On that first night, we arrived to hotel around midnight and it was drizzling outside. We felt a bit chilly and wanted hotty food, so visited a raman restaurant which was close to our hotel. While we were eating the meal, suddenly there was in total darkness.The restaurant owner rushed out to figure out what happen, then he backed and told us that the power has gone out in those areas. Many customers were going to pay by credit card but the payment terminal wasn’t working and the cash dispensers either. My sister and I came to twenty six dollars but we just had a twenty dollar bill in my pocket. Finally the owner asked all the us just paid the meals in cash as much as we can and if we didn’t have any cash with us, it’s ok. The next morning 4:30 a.m. all power had been restored.

Enjoy Cooking When I stayed in the US with my older sister this spring, she often made fabulous dishes for me and taught me how to enjoy cooking. I think she’s not only a good cook but also a great cooking coach. We discussed our meals for the week and made a shopping list before we went to supermarkets. Meanwhile, we checked the grocery ads and added some sale foods into our meal planning. There are many supermarkets near us, we assessed what kinds of food that we need then picked a suitable supermarket. She also showed me how to cook meals and reminded the importance of food safety (e.g., Different knives and cutting boards for different uses.) I have gotten better at cooking and learnt to make beef noodles, fried rice, pan-fried dumplings and green curry. I hope i can roast a chicken and pork ribs next time.

Something Sweet I like to eat sweets because it makes me feel happy and relaxed. One of my favorite sweets is chocolate croissant. I often visit Porto’s Bakery & Cafe in Buena Park that just two blocks away from my sister’s company. Porto’s is a popular Southern California Cuban chain. I always arrive there early in the morning in order to avoid the long lines.

A Filipino Restaurant Ｗhile i went to the US with my older sister this spring, we were into visiting some unique international cuisines. One day, my older sister took me to a filipino restaurant because she wanted to try the food. It is an award winning restaurant and having a good online reputation. We had Seared Albacore Tostada as an snack, Soft egg raviolo and Pork cheek adobo as small plates. Besides, we shared 14 oz Ribeye steak as a main dish and Tropical verrine for dessert. It was yummy!

How to Prepare Stir-Fry Udon Udon noodles is one of my favorite food because they have a great chewy texture. It’s quite easy to prepare stir-fry udon noodles. The main ingredients are onions, frozen udon noodles, bok choy and shiitakes. I usually buy them at PX Mart and Taisuco. I also need a few seasonings: salt, soy sauce and pepper. How to cook it? First off, I slice onions, bok choys and shiitakes, heat the oil in the frying pan, add the greens, two tablespoons of soy sauce and water. Secondly, I cook udon noodles according to package directions. Finally, I season the noodles with salt and pepper. That’s it.

My previous job I had worked in a teacher union for 7 years but resigned 8 months ago.In my last job,I was responsible for environmental education training program. I had planned some projects, organised excellent presenters, then invited teacher union members to join these activities. Ｗe had held night observation courses to watch owls, land crabs, fireflies...and so on. I also attended meetings with environmentalists to advocate environmental protection on behalf of my organization, including preserved a nature trail, discussed disposal of nuclear waste and the issue of air pollution.

My favorite movie My favorite movie is “Kingsman:The Secret Service.”It smashed the box office in 2015. It’s a spy action-comedy film. The main character is an young adult who is intelligent and capable but always gets into trouble and lives an aimless life.One day, a secret agent told him about his ancestry and offered him a chance into the agency’s training program.The young man has overcome many challenges and participated a mission to stop a crazy genius from killing billions people.Later he becomes a field agent. The most impressive scene was the secret agent described the young adult, he said” I see a young man with potential.” It’s very encouraging.I watched the sequel “Kingsman:The Golden Cycle” this year and I was also into the storyline in the sequel.

Watching MLB I watched the baseball game with my older sister at Angel Stadium of Anaheim,California on April 28.It’s the first time that I have watched MLB at the field.My older sister purchased 2 tickets for the Angels vs the Yankees online. Angels fans was catching Ohtani fever in April, we expected to see him face to countryman Masahiro Tanaka, but Ohtani finally wasn’t in the Angels lineup because he suffered a mild left-ankle sprain the night before. we arrived at the stadium one and a half hours before game time. We bought a hot dog, nachos, beer and enjoyed the baseball game.This game New York Yankees beat Los Angeles Angels (11-1).