Today in cooking, we made cinnamon crisps. I didn't know for sure what they were until today. I finally found out that it was a kind of cookie. It was addicting and delicious but it was filled with unhealthy things such as: sugar, of course...salt, molasses (a byproduct of sugar), and butter, which is quite fatty but tasty.

Sorry, folks, if you were disappointed about my lack of post yesterday. I couldn't think of much to say and didn't have a lot of time to dedicate to a post, so I decided I would skip it yesterday. It's pretty hard to maintain posts every day sometimes, especially since I have some big projects coming up in school (A presentation and research on Japan, and a story about factoring...). They sound pretty tedious to me but I guess I will have to do them. At least I won't have to do it again. (But I will have other projects in the future, which isn't encouraging.)

I saw Haibao on TV. (If you read my bonus/special about him, you'll know, but just in case...He's a blue cartoony guy who is the mascot of the Shanghai world expo in 2010). It wasn't a statue or merchandise this time. There was a person wearing a suit, kind of like you might see someone dressed up as Dora the Explorer at one of the nearby amusement parks. I feel sorry for the poor guy who had to be in the suit.

I'm still having my "health problems" (It's a female thing, don't think too hard about it) but I hope it goes away soon. I don't feel hungry anymore and I can't tell the difference between digestion problems and the pains from my...extra organs. But I'm getting kind of used to the wet feeling nowadays but that doesn't keep it from being a bother.

Oh yeah, I am supposed to go to my friend Mars's house on Monday. It turns out her sister invited a bunch of friends...And we all have to go see a movie. Something about a hotel for dogs. I am okay with a movie but I really prefer to chill at someone's house, or take a walk. D: But I can't do anything about it because I can't be left at someone else's house. So I have to go if I don't want the meeting to be canceled. This is a dilemma.

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This is the first "bonus" label edition I've made. Hehe.

I'm going to give a bit of a lecture here, so bear with me.

Haibao is the mascot of the Shanghai World Expo. The world expo, or fair, is something that occurs every couple of years, kind of like the Olympics. (But the next one will be in 2010, unlike the Olympics.) In the world fair, countries can display their wares. This is a chance for countries to show off their best stuff and potentially get people to want to buy their stuff. (You'd probably be better off reading the Wikipedia article: Click)

Anyhow, apparently this is China's first time hosting the World Expo. (Odd, because recently we had the first Chinese Olympics. And they were really hyped up about it.) And they decided they wanted to have the first mascot. (Haibao is the first Expo mascot! This is kind of like the Beijing pandas for the Olympics.)

"Haibao," the mascot representing the Shanghi World Expo was unveiled on the Shanghai Grand Stage Tuesday evening.

Haibao is a blue "人," or "human-shaped" form. As a combination of tradition and modernity, the mascot represents "treasures of the seas."

Haibao is the first mascot of the world expo. As the participants of its birth, we feel lucky and proud," said Liu Jun, head of the mascot designing committee of the Shanghai Expo.

This past spring, a mascot for the World Shanghai Expo was publicly solicited worldwide. Within 135 days of solicitation, Liu Jun's office received 26,655 designs from 21 countries, 63% of which were designed by youth aging from ten to thirty.

Shao Longtu, the 62-year-old design team leader, explained that Haibao is a happy, naïve, confident and lovely child. Its blueness symbolizes many things: the earth, dreams, the oceans, life, future and technology.

December 18 is Haibao's birthday. This year, the date also commemorates the 5 year, 15 day mark of when China won the bid to host the international event. Only 865 more days to go until the World Shanghai Expo takes place. (From this article)

Here's a few picture of the little bugger. (He's all over Shanghai...My mom says it's one of the few things they can be proud of.)

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