Monday, April 26, 2010

ANZAC DAY


ANZAC Day is celebrated on 25th April every year. The ward ANZAC stands for Australia and New Zeland Army Corps. On this day we show our thanks to the people who fought for our country during the times of war.



Most of the countries have Defence Forces. 'Defend' means to keep safe. Defence force works to protect the country. Australian soldiers who works in the Defence force are called 'Diggers'. The person who shows bravery is called hero. Simpson and his donkey are famous heroes from World War-1 . Simpson called his donkey Duffy'.


On ANZAC Day we lay flowers and wreaths at the bottom of the war memorial as a way of saying that we have remembered the brave soldiers who were killed or hurt during the wars. During the ANZAC Day service we say Ode which is a part of poem. In the reply of the Ode we say,"We will remember them".

Monday, April 12, 2010

HARMONY DAY CELEBRATION AT TAFE

Harmony day is a day to celebrate a commitment to harmony and mutual respect in a cultural diverse nation. Every year this event held across Australia on 21 March. This year St. George TAFE celebrated harmony day on 24 March. This was my first Harmony day celebration. It was really a very pleasant experience.

On that day we had our regular class. In the class our teacher Marion gave us some stickers and badges to wear. The sticker was the symbol of harmony day. After that Marion taught us some songs which we were to sing in the Harmony Day seminar. Around 10.30 am we went to a hall room in Building-A. When we entered the hall room we saw that there are many students from different courses of TAFE. Some teachers and staff of TAFE were also there. The hall was crowded with so many people and they were from different countries. At that time I was felling so much excited because we all were from different background but we were here with harmony and peace. In front of the hall room there was sound system and in the back there were some tables full of different types of foods made by TAFE students and staffs. We also made some food for this occasion but there were no room in the tables to serve our food so we kept our food for launch time. The room was full of people and we did not get chance to sit there so we stand in the back of the hall room. Our teacher Marion was also with us. There was some arrangement of tea and coffee at the back as well. We had have some coffee. After that we took some photos of each other.

Around 11.00 am the program started. An employee of TAFE gave an introductory speech. After that some of the TAFE students gave speech on their experiences about being in Australia. After these speeches we sang three songs. They were-a) Australia's National Anthem, b) I still call Australia home, and c) I am Australian. The lyrics of the songs were shown by a projector in the front of the room. After finishing these songs some of the students sang some songs in their own language. There were songs in Russian and Chinese. One of our classmate Olga who is from Russia joined some Russian students singing a song in their language. A Russian woman danced on this song. All of us enjoyed that very much. After this the seminar was finished and the employees of TAFE invited us to have some snacks. There were many items of food. We tasted some of them and they were delicious.

When we finished our eating here, another harmony day celebration party was waiting for us in the classroom. Around 12.00 pm we went back to our class. Here we served our foods that we made for this occasion. We all tested each others foods and all of them were very testy. This time we were asking each other the recipes of the dishes. The party finished at 12.30 pm.

We all enjoyed this Harmony Day celebration very much. It was really a great experience for us especially for the students who were celebrating it for the first time. To me it will be one of the memorable days of my life.

Saturday, April 10, 2010

THE MIGRANTS SETTLING INTO A NEW COUNTRY

To day I am writing an article about the migrants who are settling into a country. Migrants are those people who move from one place to another and settle there. In a new country one might have some new experiences and faces new challenges.

When a person moves to a new country the first challenge he might face with the language of that country. Because most of the time the language of two countries are different from each other. If a person wants another person to understand his idea, he needs to know the language of that person. So it's so important to learn the language of the new country. Otherwise it will be difficult for a person to survive in that country.

The second thing a person might find difficult is to get a job in a new country. I think Luka Kara was a very lucky man because he got his hairdressing license without knowing English properly and in a very short time he started his own business. But every situation not similar like this. Many people find it difficult to get a job in a new country. Because they might not have proper training on a specific field or their qualification from their own country might not work in a new country. But above all its true that a man can do anything if he wants to do. There is a well known say "If there is a will there is a way". So if a person works hard to achieve his goal he will be successful in the long run.

Food habit might be another problem for a migrant settling into a new country. Every country has its unique food habit. In some culture one food might be prohibited but in another country that food might be most desirable to eat. When a migrant goes to a restaurant he might face big problem because it might be difficult for him to understand the name of the dishes in the menu card. He might order a dish but when the dish comes he might find it totally different from what he has thought he has ordered.

In a new country it is a problem for a migrant to get an information about anything. A migrant might not know where to go to get that information. Many migrants come to a new country where they do not have any friends and relatives. Some times its very difficult for a migrant to make friend in a new country.

Accommodation is another problem for a migrant in a new country. To lease an unit a person has to submit references,bank statement and some other documents which is very difficult for a new migrant in a country.

There may be many other problems a migrant face in a new country. Despite of these above problems there are so many opportunities for a migrant in a new country. A migrant only has to find out and set a right goal for himself and try hard to achieve it. He might face problems in the beginning but once he finds the right way to do things then it will be better day by day.

Sunday, April 4, 2010

Caramel Custard/Caramel Pudding



Some of my friends of AMEP-A told me to post the recipe of Caramel Pudding which I made on Harmony Day Celebration Party. Here I've posted a link of making of Caramel Pudding with Video.

Have a Happy Easter.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVNcs_lEC74&feature=fvw