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Hurmm, just came home (not the real home, only for these few years residency) from Giant after buying some kitchen stuffs, and there are still rain pouring outside the room, making the silent night lost its warmth. Tonight is the night for the Chinese New Year that fall on Monday, and the Chinese are enjoying their "Big Meal" at this time, if I am not mistaken.
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Go to kitchen, preparing meal.
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Enjoying meal.
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Done, ready to continue writing.
(Completed in about half an hour)
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Well, as I expected, the students now are having a good holiday this week as there is the Chinese New Year event today and tomorrow (Monday and Tuesday). The one week holiday really becomes a relief for them as they can have a holiday in the beginning of the year. In my case, I just got a normal weekend holiday because last Saturday and this becoming Tuesday are my classes days.
Furthermore, the final exam is jut around the bend, and the small signs of the closing exam can be 'seen' clearly from day to day. I am tied to some preparation for presentations, including the Robocon project, some assignments and more and more daily tasks. Besides, will also having achievement test for Nihonggo, and quizes for Science subjects. Need to prepare for all these stuffs.
Wanna show some pictures here but got no camera to snap for them.
I want to share a news from Palestine here, about Israel violation;
[Israel has been accused of using white phosphorus in civilian areas in violation of international law...]"The commanders and soldiers sent to Gaza need to know that they are completely safe from different tribunals and Israel will help and protect them," he said on Sunday. Olmert said he had appointed Daniel Friedman, the justice minister, to chair an inter-ministerial committee "to co-ordinate Israel's efforts to offer legal defence for anyone who took part in the operation.
"He will formulate questions and answers relating to the army's operations, which self-righteous people ... might use to sue officers and soldiers," he said. Israel's military censor has already banned the publication of the identity of the unit leaders who fought Hamas in the Gaza Strip for fear they may face war crimes charges. 'War crimes' Amnesty International has said it is "undeniable" that Israel used white phosphorus in crowded civilian areas, contrary to international law, charging that this amounted to a war crime.
Accusing Israel of using excessive force, Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary-general, has demanded that those responsible for bombing UN buildings in the Palestinian territory be made accountable.
UN schools and the main aid headquarters where tonnes of food was stocked were bombed.
Eight Israeli human rights groups have called on the Israeli government to investigate the scale of the casualties, describing the number of dead women and children as "terrifying".
Israel insists troops did their best to limit civilian casualties in a heavily-populated area and blamed Hamas for hiding behind civilians to fire rockets at southern Israel.
Gaza doctors put the Palestinian death toll at 1,330 with at least another 5,450 people wounded. About 65 per cent of the dead were civilians, including 437 children.
Ten Israeli soldiers and three civilians died during Operation Cast Lead, which ended last Sunday with a ceasefire.Source: Al Jazeera - Middle East
