Tuesday, July 28, 2009

How to Get a Job in Canada



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Finding a job in this economically critical time is very difficult nowadays. First, think about your strengths and the available jobs. It is crucial that you choose and write all the jobs that you like on a piece of paper. After that, you are going to look for the area which has one of those. Otherwise, if there is no job to fit you, volunteering is the best way to get experience which is a good thing for your future. Second, consider if you have a social insurance number yet because you cannot be hired without it. For this card, you can apply at any Human Resources Centre of Canada. Third, write a good CV for yourself or ask someone to help your. For example, you can go to a public library to find a book or go to the university or community college, so they can help you out. You must remember to carry your documentation with you to every interview. The reason is that it are the most important thing to make people know you and your abilities. Fourth, search for the job you want and give your CV to them. To find a job you can read the local news to know where they are hiring, or business magazine to notice some company that might need employees in the future. Sometimes you can remind people about yourself or your resume politely in a personal meeting or communicate with the person who works in that part. It will help them know you better before hiring you. Fifth, prepare carefully for the interview. For instance, you must show them that you are the person who needs for their work. Moreover, you can do some research about that company such as what they are doing and who is their customer, so they might think you are very interested in that work and want to do it. Also, it is vital to wear formal dress and be on time. Finally, never give up and do your best. As many people want to get one job, don’t feel bad if the company rejects your application. You can give your resume to many businesses to give yourself more changes to get a job. In addiction, it is important to remember that the career market is a game, so keep yourself in a good attitude. A year from now, you will have gotten a good job for your future and will have been earning more and more money.

Sunday, July 26, 2009

ho chi minh is the president of vietnam.



When I told I was Vietnamese, the first city comes up to their mind is Hochiminh( as know as saigon). Today, I am glad to put you in on this city.

First, we will know where this name comes from.
Ho chi minh is the most historical person in my country. He was a person who led our country to become independent country, so we use his name to call the biggest city there.

Second, let know something about this city.
If you want to learn about Vietnamese history, never go to Hochiminh, but it is very good for business person who want to invest money in Vietnam. The economic is very good there, yet much unemployment exists because the people from every where in Vietnam come here to looking for a job, and the supply job can’t satisfy the demand. Therefore, the salary is very low for the worker, the people who work by hand, and student who don’t have experience.

The weather is so hot in hochiminh. The average temperature is around 30 to 35 celsius.
For the hochiminh citizens, they often stay at home and working in the daytime, and enjoy their life at mid night. However, when you visit there, you can go around or drink coffee and go to countryside to visit. It is what I did when I went there. You have better don’t go out at 7-9am, 11h30-1pm, and 4h30 -6h30pm. Otherwise, I can meet a lot of traffic jam and breathe the polluted air.

What do you feel now? Boring city, terrible city? No it has many thing for you to play. Let’s see some good place there.

Saturday, July 25, 2009

"Banh xeo" vietnamese crepes recipe



vietnamese crepes is called banh xeo, and the picture is here


This is one of the traditional foods in my country. When you see it, you might think that these will be some eggs in the batter because it has a yellow color. However, I am sure that no eggs are inside, so let’s see what it is made from.

First, go to the market. You will buy rice flour, dried yellow mung beans, coconut, prawn, pork, lemongrass, onion, fish sauce, and pepper. Go to the Vietnamese market and ask them about “banh xeo” flour bag because one bag makes enough for three or four people.

Second, put the flour together with the coconut milk and water. It is important that to read how much water you need in the bag . if you want your food more delicious, use all the coconut instand of half of the coconut and half of the water.

Third, mix dried yellow mung beans with the crepe batter and the green onion. You must remember to add some salt.

Fourth, prepare an omelet pan to make it. Heat the pan for a few minute. After that put a bit of oil to the pan. When you think the oil is hot, add pork, and prawns and fry them. When they aren't raw any more, put a cup of crepe batter and lemongrass s the last one. Waiting five to six minutes and take it out.

Fifth, make the fish sauce. You already bought it in the market, but you have to change it a little. You should mix with some sugar, red pepper, fish sauce, lemon juice, so it will be more delicious.

Sixth, eat now. You can try with lettuce leaves, mint leaves, cilantro leaves, basil leaves, cucumber, and some pickled vegetable.

Instead of the prawns and the pork, you can use mushrooms or just prawns or only pork.

This one is not as special as the restaurant, but Vietnamese people often use this recipe to make food for our family because it is easy and fast.

I hope you will make it for you, your friends, and your family one day.

Friday, July 24, 2009

Mức độ may mắn trong cuộc đời bạn ? on Facebook

this is vietnamese, so you dont need to read it. i just post it because i want my blog use not only for this class, but also for my friend and family in vietnam

Mức độ may mắn trong cuộc đời bạn ? on Facebook

75-99%Ôi!!! Bạn đuợc sinh ra một cách tuyệt vời, bạn giống như Ashley của Lindsay Lohan trong Just My Luck ấy. Bạn cực kỳ may mắn kể từ lúc bạn được sinh ra. Ví dụ nhé, một ngày nọ, tự dưng bạn cảm thấy khó chịu khi bị đau chân và không thể đi ra ngoài đuờng, nhưng nếu như ngày ấy mà chân bạn không đau thì bạn sẽ gặp phải một tai nạn khủng khiếp. Sự may mắn níu giữ rất nhiều thứ trong cuộc đời bạn, bảo vệ bạn khỏi những tai nạn, điềm xấu suốt từ lúc bạn sinh ra đến chết. Nhưng bạn đừng mừng vội, vì may mắn quá nhiều sẽ khiến bạn ỷ lại. Và một điều quan trọng nữa, đó là chỉ số may mắn cũng chính là chỉ số xui xẻo cụa bạn. Nghĩa là, khi bạn làm trái với tự nhiên, thì quyết định của bạn sẽ khiến 99% ấy trở thành cực kì xui xẻo. Tiếp theo ví dụ trên, nếu bạn bị đau chân màvẫn kiên quyết dùng mọi cách để ra ngoài thì dĩ nhiên tai nạn ấy sẽ thuộc về bạn. Song, chỉ cần cẩn thận là đuợc thôi. Điều tôi muốn chúc bạn không phải là may mắn nữa, vì bạn đã quá may mắn rồi, tôi chúc bạn sẽ có những quyết định đúng đắn!

Sunday, July 19, 2009

HARRY POTTER

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Did anyone watch the new harry Potter ‘Harry Potter and the half-blood prince”? What did you feel about it? If you are the fan of Harry Potter, I think you will feel a bit disappointed when you see this movie. It is different from the story on the book. I mean that they had cut many parts before it is a movie, so it is boring. For example, in the end of this version, they have a big fight between the Howards’s students and teachers with the people who belong to Voldermor. On the other hand, Snape just use his wonder and kill Dumblerbre. However, I feel funnier in the movie because they love each other and express their feeling on their face so good such as Ron and another girl. To end up my opinion about Harry Potter, I have a question that Snape is good or bad.

Friday, July 17, 2009

My hometown & Vancouver
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Before arriving to Vancouver, I was very worried about changing the living condition, and weather there, but I think I made a right decision because have seen many similarities between my hometown, Delta, and Vancouver, where I live now. First, the weather in Vancouver is wonderful for me since it is the same with my hometown except winter. Especially, both of them have a lot of rain, and a bit cold even though summer time. Second, not only Vancouver but also Delta is being complained so boring by young people, yet I like that. For instance, you can just go to coffee shop or walk around Delta at night. Moreover, if you are in Vancouver, you will eat out with your friends or come to a bar or club. I do not know why my friends often talk about how bore these cities are, but for me it is enough. Finally, I am very interested in the streets which trees are put alongside. Delta has almost pine tree instead of cherry, maple trees in Vancouver. In my opinion, Vancouver’s streets are more beautiful than Delta, but I miss the pine tree’s street in my hometown. In conclusion, everything which I had worried before was not necessary. Considerable similarities in Vancouver with my hometown help me so much on the way get used to living here.

Friday, July 10, 2009

The secret to long life: deprivation

the picture here is shown two monkey which is had a long lifespan in the research beginning from 1989.

The article is in this link

If you know how to limit the calorie in your meal, you will be able to live longer and have a better health than others. That is what I learn from this news. The scientists have been studying about monkeys, which are much similar with human. The research started in 1989 with 30 nature adult rhesus macaques, which usually die at the average 27 year olds, and 45 more after five years. They are fed enough vitamins, minerals, other nutrients but still have a diet. After a period of time, the researcher said that the monkeys who have a diet can live longer than the others thirty percent. Otherwise, it can also decrease tumours, heart disease, diabetes, and have a better IQ. However, the monkeys often have shorter lifespan than humans, so they think this study may not fix for people. Also, they are not sure that either human can cut off their food when they feel hungry or not because the animals can not ask for food as same as human. In conclusion, people still want to have long lifetime, so they continue to process, and also find some drugs to expand lifespan.

I choose this topic since I think I and everyone want to live longer and healthy, so you might interested in this one. In my opinion, having a good diet we can stay healthy, but to live longer we need to eat the right food, and exercise everyday. No chemicals can be better than that. In my case, I believe that I will die soon as I am so lazy to exercise.

Saturday, July 4, 2009

traditional clothes

As I promised in the last two days, today I'm glad to tell you about Vietnamese traditional clothes, and some more about my hometown.

Vietnamese tranditional clothes id a bit similar with one of Chinese tranditional because at first that clothing came from china. In my opinion, when you see a women wear "ao dai" with "non la", you will see the sharp of Viet nam which is "S". Therefore, it become our culture. "Ao dai" is not only beautiful, but also sexy.(smile). In vietnam, people wear it everyday, and everytime.

We use it to go to work, school, weeding, and some important days.

This picture show you what high school student wear in my country. It is both traditional clothes and uniform. I worn it four years in my high school, and it was very uncomformtable for me at that time, but now I want to wear it again. They wear it with many colors, but for student, we must wear white color.






I show you some more beautiful places in my hometown if you want to visit them. In my last entry, I forgot to tell you some information about Dalat, so I do it now.

Da lat is dicorveried by a French. It is located in Lamvien highland, and 1500 meter above the sea level, so eventhough Vietnam is a tropical country, Dalat has a moderate temperate around 18-22 celsius. I think it is a perfect climate to live.

If you have some question, just let me know. I will answer in my next post, and I am going to feel you on in Hochiminh city( Saigon) which is my second hometown. do you belive me that I have tow hometowns?

All of my pictures are aready in my computer, so I didn't know where they come from. Thus, I can not add the link.