Porridge

Hearing the alarm clock waking me up on a pleasant Thursday morning. Half-asleep, I walked to the bathroom doing my morning routine. As I draped my phone and bag pack, I walked downstairs to meet my dad. My dad had made me my favorite green banana porridge for breakfast.…

Folktales and legends have been told to families for centuries. So when thinking of the classic, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, you imagine to think about the same story you were told as a child. But the recent comic version of this tale,Silver Hair and the Three Xairs, changes the perspective of how you see this classic. So, by analyzing both stories by seeing how the characters, setting, and plots are similar and different, we will still see the abnormal yet fun story we all know. The…

The Downfall of the French Revolution The country’s debt, excessive taxation, food shortages, and people’s frustration with the king in his inability to deal with declining living conditions were a catalyst that led to the French Revolution. France was the most powerful and populous nation in Europe. In the early 1700s, France had a population around 19 million, about three times that of England, approximately six times that of the United Netherlands, and six times the number of Finns and…

Chocolate, cakes and brownies. From fat to fit (To lose the weight): Then after, to lose the weight, he stuck to fruit, Indian food upma (a semolina-style porridge), and protein shakes after his intense gym workouts. Physical transformation is not an alien concept for Aamir Khan : This Physical transformation of Aamir takes us back to the time when he worked out for a muscular physique in Ghajini (2008)…

Christmas, one of the most wonderful words in December has given so many children and adults happiness with all the gifts and cookies. Now let us take a look at some different kinds of Christmas in Norway and China. In Norway, the traditional Christmas activities are not quite different with those in other countries in Europe. Every year, Norwegians decorate Christmas trees with small paper baskets called 'Julekurver'. “A traditional Norwegian Christmas Tree decoration are small paper…

minimum daily fluid requirements while burning calories. Green tea contains critical EGCG antioxidant that is capable of burning calories all day. Oat meal is one of the most popular fat burning foods that are easily accessible. You can prepare an porridge oats to get rid of undesired belly fat every morning at…

“ I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being.” (Oscar Wilde) Many people, much like Oscar Wilde, share the love of theatre. Theatre, or other play like performances, have been around since the beginning of time. They first evolved from simple storytelling, to huge productions, much like the Broadway Theatre. This form of entertainment first gain traction in popularity, in…

Daylight savings: How to avoid 'jet lag' when the clocks go forward Love it or hate it, Daylight Savings Time is right around the corner in the UK. With the clocks set to go forward on Sunday, March 25, people will lose one hour of sleep, often feeling ‘jet lag’ and sometimes leading to health issues and increased accidents as a result. However, there are several steps to take in order to reduce this feeling and stay alert and healthy. According to Maryanne Taylor of The Sleep Works, a few…

Grandmother My maternal grandmother was born in a rural city in China known as Toishan in the Guangdong province. She was from a family of farmers and in order to eat, they had to procure most of their food from their own farm. They would grow their own vegetables and, sometimes, they would eat their livestock. However, it was more common that they sold their livestock for income or use them to assist with manual labor in the farm. The money would then go into buying meat and vegetables, when…

He apologized for the role of the government in the residential schools. In the apology, Harper recognized that the residential schools were wrong, harmful and damaging to the students. Liberal leader, Stéphane Dion, NDP leader, Jack Layton and Bloc Québecois leader, Gilles Duceppe also made statements apologizing for the residential schools. The aboriginal community accepted the apology through speeches from former students. The government will fund a Commemoration initiative with a total of…