Let beauty blossom
By Enid Chen
Photo by Yao Fan



爱美是人的天性, 无论年纪大小, 所有女性都梦想完美的体形、优雅的气质. 厦门快乐女子修养学堂, 是一个专为提升女性生活品位、保持体型、有品位地穿戴、有气质地行动、找回生活乐趣、做灿烂女人而设立的修养场所. 快乐女子修养学堂运用灵活互动的教学方式, 阐述女人优雅气质、雕塑女人空间、张扬女人浪漫、铸造女人尊严, 为女性提供广阔的交流平台. 一个月28小时"讲授为主、自动演练为辅"的密集训练, 给你塑造完好的体形、优雅的气质, 做一个自信、智慧的女性.

Every woman has an innate desire to look beautiful regardless of age, as well as to possess a perfect figure and elegant temperament. Happy Women's Training School, the first school of its kind in Xiamen, is to open on July 19 and will provide a series of training programs designed to perfect body shapes, upgrade women's tastes, enhance their inner and outer beauty, and build their confidence. The intensive training program consists of three steps, employing interactive teaching and learning. You are welcome to join the program, and it won't break your bank. You are certain to embark on a journey to becoming a graceful and confident woman through the following three steps.

First step: Beauty and elegance blossoms
第 1 部曲: 美丽瞬间绽放



"A good figure is the best decoration for a true lady; jewelry cannot bring the same effect," said Susan Meng, the coach of Happy Women's Training School. Thus, the school offers a set of figure training programs, by which you can not only keep a good figure, but also reduce pressure from work and life by doing Yoga exercises. The program also includes etiquette training, and professional color and image consultants at the training school will custom design skin care, make-up, and fashion advice for each student. This will help you to find your ideal personal color and style, and teach you to dress in a pleasant way. Soon thereafter, your life will be filled with delightful colors. You are sure to blossom into a beauty after the intensive training program.

Second step: Graceful temperament
第 2 部曲: 气质无限展露



As the saying goes: "Within every woman lies a queen waiting to claim her glory and graceful temperament." Career women in modern society need to act like a noble queen on various occasions. At the Happy Women's Training School, senior etiquette consultants will give lectures to the students on table manners and etiquette for all occasions.

Also, professional make-up consultants will assist you with the proper use of different cosmetics and teach skills of cosmetic color co-ordination. When you wake up in the morning, you will never have to worry about how to match your clothes again, as they will also give you advice on sorting out your wardrobe and how to make harmonious choices of different styles of clothes. Moreover, lectures on ikebana (flower arranging) and music appreciation will be given.

Third step: Knowledge adds to your charm
第 3 部曲: 智慧等于魅力



With the rising social status of women, successful female leaders and business women are emerging in great numbers. At the same time, women are facing more pressures and challenges in their jobs and life. In this step, women education experts will share with you their knowledge about stress relief, communication skills, leadership, personal relationships, personal financing, and child education. The training sessions will help the modern career woman to find true happiness, along with charm.

A professional color consultant helps a client find her ideal color and style.
A senior consultant gives etiquette lectures.

If you are interested in the training program, try one of the classes free at 2:40 pm this coming Sunday at Oriental Beauty located on Hexiangxi Road.

● 免费体验课: 7月17日下午2: 40, 禾祥西东方美会馆内(需电话预约)
● 报名热线Hotline: 0592-3998555 13950123808
● 地址: 厦禾路1128号富兴大厦B栋7楼
禾祥西路48-52号东方美会馆(嘉禾饭店站)
● Address:
7th Floor, Fuxing Building B, No. 1128, Xiahe Road
Oriental Beauty, No. 48-52, Hexiangxi Road

Thai culinary adventure
By Maikel Liem
Photos by Yao Fan

七月的厦门海景皇冠假日酒店美食节期间, 两位泰国特邀厨师现场制作各式泰国佳肴, 还倾情放送泰国的传统音乐和舞蹈欣赏、水果雕刻表演等泰国民俗文化. 同时, 每周将进行幸运抽奖, 到此就餐的客人还有机会赢得厦门至曼谷的往返机票, 亲身体验魅力泰国.

Like many Asian cuisines, Thai cooking is a "throw-together" style of cookery that allows a lot of room for creativity. However, whether chili-hot or comparatively bland, harmony is the guiding principle behind each dish.

Thai cuisine is essentially a marriage of centuries-old Eastern and Western influences combined into something uniquely Thai. Culturally, Thai cooking reflects the influence of a waterborne lifestyle. Aquatic animals, plants and herbs are major ingredients. Having a Buddhist background, Thais shun the use of large animals in big chunks. Big cuts of meat are shredded and laced with herbs and spices. Traditional Thai cooking methods include stewing and baking, or grilling. The influence of Chinese culture saw the introduction of frying, stir frying, and deep-frying. Culinary influences from the 17th century onwards included the Portuguese, Dutch, French and Japanese. Chili peppers were introduced to Thai cookery during the late 1600s by Portuguese missionaries who had acquired a taste for them while serving in South America.



The ideal Thai meal is a harmonious blend of the spicy, the subtle, the sweet and sour, and is meant to be equally satisfying to the eye, nose, and palate. A typical meal might include a clear soup (perhaps bitter melon stuffed with minced pork), a steamed dish (mussels in curry sauce), a fried dish (fish with ginger), a hot salad (beef slices on a bed of lettuce, onions, chili pepper, mint and lemon juice) and a variety of sauces into which the food is dipped. This is typically followed by sweet desserts and/or fresh fruits such as mangoes, durian, jackfruit, papaya, grapes, or melon. At the Crowne Plaza Harbourview Xiamen you can try all these wonderful dishes and more. So drop by and let your taste buds be the judge.

Vocabulary
aquatic 水生的
comparatively 相对地
chunk 大块
bland 淡而无味的
herb 草药
ingredient 配料