Wednesday, May 19, 2010

What a bad investment!

With the development of the Chinese society,  many  houses are being  built these days. Although the price of Chinese housing is getting higher, a majority of people still choose to buy a house for better living or as an investment.

In China, nobody thinks the price of housing will go down. It seems that buying a house should be a good investment. You can rent your house or sell your house when the price of housing is increasing. At the end of last year, my husband and  I decided to invest in the housing market. After we have investigated and researched, we bought a condo near GuChun Park, which is located in the north of Shanghai. There are newly developed sites and the environment is very pleasuring. In fact, the price of new condo is not inexpensive, nearly 14000 Yuan per square foot, on the 24 floors. We bought the last one left because all others have been sold out that day and we had no chance to choose the floor of the condo.

The price of housing has gone up till last month when the government of China made some efforts to make control the price of housing. During this period, few people are willing to buy a house and the price of housing dropped. We cannot sell out right now. And we cannot rent it out because the condo is not completely built. At this time we still have a mortgage loan for the condo. What a bad investment!

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Field Trip to the Art Gallery of Ontario

Yesterday, our LINC School arranged for us to visit the Art Gallery of Ontario. Although it was a chilly morning, my classmates and teacher met on the Southbound Platform of Sheppard Yonge Subway Station by 9:15 a.m.


The A.G.O is near the China Town of downtown. I took a lot of photos of the architecture of downtown as soon as I got off the subway. I think the building style of Toronto is similar to that of Shanghai, China.

There was a big art sculpture standing in the front of the A.G.O, we took group photo there. Then we entered into the A.G.O. It was a very spacious building.

We spent the two hours appreciating these collections of the A.G.O. There are too many masterpieces of artwork, such as photocopy, drawings, videos and sculptures and so on. My favorite collections are European galleries on 17th century. That reflects the history of European. When you enjoy those galleries, you have deep understanding the life on that time.

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Monday, May 10, 2010

Answering the situation interview questions


How would you deal with a colleague at work with whom you seem to be unable to build a successful working relationship?


The situation happened in my last job. One day our boss assigned an important program for me and colleagues. We had to work overtime to assure the job would be completed within the deadline. My two colleagues were lazy and inefficient workers. They were reluctant to work overtime. I don't think we could finish the program on time.

I was not the team leader, but I tried to let them know we were one team. If we didn't complete the program on time, our boss would not be satisfied with us. Meanwhile, it's hurting  all the departments. Because we could not get the bonus for that month. After I communicated with them, they came to understood what I meant. So, they worked harder than before, and we worked overtime together. Eventually, we finished the job and our boss was proud of us.

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Going To The Library

Yesterday afternoon, I went to the library. It's close to Fairview Shopping Centre. Firstly, I applied for a library card. I provided my maple leaf card and my address to librarian before I got the library card. Then I signed my name at the back of the card. Finally, the librarian, a pretty young girl, told me how to borrow and return books and DVDs.

There are so many books and DVDs in the library. Many students sit and read the books. Some of them look through the book on computers. As I am interested in fashion magazines, I borrowed about five books on the subject. Next week, I will return these magazines if I don’t want to renew those.

The library is not only a good place to gain knowledge but also a good place for entertainment. At the same time, you can get a lot of fun from it. In addition, you don't need to spend a lot of money on books.

Monday, May 3, 2010

Go To IKEA

Last weekend I felt better than before, my husband drove me to IKEA. It was my first time to go to outside by our own car in Toronto. We were exciting and a little of nervous. As a matter of fact, we lived near the IKEA. It takes only 15minutes to get there by car. Ridiculous, we forgot to take a map and got lost. Fortunately, we found the right way to IKEA quickly and then we found the scene of the street so beautiful such as the blue sky, the white cloud, the green trees and the neat path. The springs of Toronto is so pretty and I love it very much. After that, we went shopping in IKEA and bought a lot of daily necessities. That's a good day.

Friday, April 30, 2010

Email to interviewer(Thank you letters)

Dear Mr. Jackson,


Thank you for meeting me today for the position of administrative assistant at TTD. I would like to express my interest in the position in your organization.

After meeting with you, I believe I am a suitable person for this position, and can deliver the skills and experience you are expecting from TTD. Besides the skills and experience, I have dilligence and energy require to excel in this position.

I am looking forward to hearing from you. Please feel free to contact me, if you require further information.

Sincerely,
Vivian