Sorry that I haven't been on in a while! It's just been busy for me. Summer camp, school, fun.. etc... lots of things to do and little time to blog! I'll try to be on more often! Sorry!
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Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Rating: OOTW Play
Sorry that I haven't posted for a while, but I'm back!
So this friday, I saw the OOTW play at my school, Concordia International School of Shanghai, as OOTW is short for out of this world. There were 2 parts of the play, Darcy's Cinematic life and Space Base. Personally I liked Space Base better but Darcy's Cinematic Life was good too! Darcy's Cinematic Life was about a middle school girl named Darcy. In the play, you would see what was going on inside Darcy's head. Basically, Darcy makes movies in her head about a lot of things, such as her crush, fashion shows, her archenemy Liza being a barbie and lots more. In the play, it starts by showing a flashback of kindergarten then the time to the Art Institute that the class is going too. Space Base is more interesting I think. It's about humans stuck on a comet in a space base and they are trying to go back to earth. All of a sudden, they get a distress call from a bunch of flower aliens from another planet and they are requesting for water. They say they can help the humans get back by upgrading the technology. The flower people are actually the bad guys and they end up messing up the system and taking all the water. Then another signal comes in and they're from the dung beetles, the good guys. The dung beetles cut the wire on the outside and fix everything, get water and such. Right when you think the humans are going back, they get stuck back on the space base. So yea, the plays were pretty good. Overall I give the play 4 out of 5!
So this friday, I saw the OOTW play at my school, Concordia International School of Shanghai, as OOTW is short for out of this world. There were 2 parts of the play, Darcy's Cinematic life and Space Base. Personally I liked Space Base better but Darcy's Cinematic Life was good too! Darcy's Cinematic Life was about a middle school girl named Darcy. In the play, you would see what was going on inside Darcy's head. Basically, Darcy makes movies in her head about a lot of things, such as her crush, fashion shows, her archenemy Liza being a barbie and lots more. In the play, it starts by showing a flashback of kindergarten then the time to the Art Institute that the class is going too. Space Base is more interesting I think. It's about humans stuck on a comet in a space base and they are trying to go back to earth. All of a sudden, they get a distress call from a bunch of flower aliens from another planet and they are requesting for water. They say they can help the humans get back by upgrading the technology. The flower people are actually the bad guys and they end up messing up the system and taking all the water. Then another signal comes in and they're from the dung beetles, the good guys. The dung beetles cut the wire on the outside and fix everything, get water and such. Right when you think the humans are going back, they get stuck back on the space base. So yea, the plays were pretty good. Overall I give the play 4 out of 5!
Thursday, January 3, 2013
rating: Nino
Nino is a classic Italian restaurant that has been open since 1934, phew! It dates way back there! Anyways, it is located sorted of around the Spanish Steps area on a sort of back alley. Near to it, there is a SportMax store. Its a pretty popular restaurant with many, as the restaurant is fully booked a lot of times. The dress code is casual and it is open for patrons that want to stop by for lunch and dinner. Nino is a family owned restaurant. The waiter there don't rush you and they're pretty friendly and polite. No worries about the service! The only downfall is number 1, theres always someone in the kitchen chopping a HUGE piece of meat with one of those huge knives, so you can hear the knife banging down on the meat constantly and number 2, it may be hard to find the restaurant if you don't really have a map and if you don't know the streets. On the food, they give you traditional delicious food that makes your mouth water, such as their well known bean soup and their vegetable soup. Now if you're one of those people who is trying to go for the 15 Euro budget, you'll go over the budget with this place. This place basically serves appetizers for 15 Euro. Main are around 15 Euro as well, but the 2 pasta dishes with truffles were a whopping 80 Euro and 24 Euro, so get ready to dish out some cash. Other than that, the food is wonderful, and it makes your stomach smile. I give Nino 4 out of 5 rater forks.
So get booking if you want! Here is their website:http://www.ristorantenino.it/
Rating:San Carlo Suite
Today's rating is on San Carlos Suite, located around the Spanish Steps area in Rome.
So far, I have been staying in the San Carlos Suite for around 4 days. At first when you see it, you'd be shocked. The door is pretty tall but the building and inside look deserted. Ends up you have to check in at another hotel 5 minutes away. Anyways, the hotel isn't until the 2nd floor. When you climb up the stairs or take an elevator, the hotel is on the right hand side. It is equipped with a card scan and a passcode area for safety measures. Inside the hotel is pretty small. About the average size of an apartment. Its really cozy though. You have a virtual screen to see the Receptionist at the other hotel whenever you need to.
Inside the little hotel, there are 3 rooms to stay in plus a kitchen and a little dining area.
The 3 rooms are Margutta, Condotti, and Corso. Condotti is supposedly the largest of them all, but personally, I think Corso is the largest and Margutta is the smallest. Oh well.
The rooms all have a view of the Spanish Steps area. The area is bustling at night, and weirdly, the cleaning truck comes around at midnight and it makes a bit of noise. Plus, there are many young people coming back from parties or heading to nearby parties and sometimes they forget that there are people sleeping in the building and they... make a bit of noise. During the daytime and a bit in the evening and night, there are street performers and artists eager to earn money. Usually, there are no beggars but there are some people selling things by the streets and some people selling food on the street. Plus, there are a lot of people and designer stores by the area. Downstairs, to the left is a lingerie store and across and a little bit to the right is a "iShop" which is basically and apple store. I don't know if it is a retailed seller though. Anyways, inside the room, there are hotels faced towards the streets and the usual hotel stuff.
The trademark for this hotel seems to be its decorative fireplaces. It is electronic and it does not give off heat, but it psychologically makes you think it is hotter in the room. :) With the TV, there are many channels but the set back is the language. All the channels are Italian channels, barely with any english. No CNN, BBC, Bloomberg, Fox, etc. Just none. There is internet connection in the hotel though, and it is pretty fast. The receptionist will give you a password to log in and such. The hotel doesn't provide slippers though. Plus, the San Carlos Suite is part of Jeune Boutique Hotels which is part of Giglid'oro suite. Then in the morning for breakfast, it is at pretty early times, from 7:45 am to 9:45 am. The breakfast is a mini buffet and the food is up to standard. To the left, there is a little kitchen where one staff from the The Giglid'oro suite comes to make food. After 9:45am the person then stops and starts cleaning the room. After breakfast, there is also some food out on the little buffet bar and there is water and Prosecco wine and best of all, Its completely free of charge!
Overall this hotel is wonderful but the language barrier can still kick in. After all, this is a 5 star hotel!
So far, I have been staying in the San Carlos Suite for around 4 days. At first when you see it, you'd be shocked. The door is pretty tall but the building and inside look deserted. Ends up you have to check in at another hotel 5 minutes away. Anyways, the hotel isn't until the 2nd floor. When you climb up the stairs or take an elevator, the hotel is on the right hand side. It is equipped with a card scan and a passcode area for safety measures. Inside the hotel is pretty small. About the average size of an apartment. Its really cozy though. You have a virtual screen to see the Receptionist at the other hotel whenever you need to.
the receptionist on the virtual screen
The trademark for this hotel seems to be its decorative fireplaces. It is electronic and it does not give off heat, but it psychologically makes you think it is hotter in the room. :) With the TV, there are many channels but the set back is the language. All the channels are Italian channels, barely with any english. No CNN, BBC, Bloomberg, Fox, etc. Just none. There is internet connection in the hotel though, and it is pretty fast. The receptionist will give you a password to log in and such. The hotel doesn't provide slippers though. Plus, the San Carlos Suite is part of Jeune Boutique Hotels which is part of Giglid'oro suite. Then in the morning for breakfast, it is at pretty early times, from 7:45 am to 9:45 am. The breakfast is a mini buffet and the food is up to standard. To the left, there is a little kitchen where one staff from the The Giglid'oro suite comes to make food. After 9:45am the person then stops and starts cleaning the room. After breakfast, there is also some food out on the little buffet bar and there is water and Prosecco wine and best of all, Its completely free of charge!
From, Tanya
Happy New Year!
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Wishing you a prosperous 2013! Wish you the best of studies and work in the upcoming year! HAPPY NEW YEAR!
(all photos courtesy of Google Images)
From, Tanya
(BTW, this was originally posted on the other blog on the right date, but since the blog is back up, hooray!)
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