Avengers is a Hit for Parents and Older Kids
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Raising Well-Bread Children
Let’s face it: there is nothing nicer than biting into a warm piece of bread slathered with butter or fruit jam. Many people are intimidated about making bread, but it is incredibly hard to mess up. Not only that, but it’s a fantastic way to teach your kids about science and nutrition. Yeast is a fungus that responds to warm water. It starts by eating the sugars in the dough and then (excuse the expression) “farts” – filling the dough with little air bubbles that cause the bread to rise. Yeast would be nothing without gluten, the glue-like protein that captures those bubbles and lets the bread rise. To drive this science lesson home, tie it in with the movie Up!, since bread rising is similar to a hot-air balloon; yeast is like the hot air and gluten is the balloon part.
Midweek Giveaway: Win "Imperial Treat" Massage from Hummingbird
What can be better than being a modern imperial? This week we are giving away an "Imperial Treat" Massage from Hummingbird Spa valued at RMB 468.
To win, simply comment below with the answer to the question: if you could become an imperial today, what would be the first thing you do after you wake up tomorrow morning?
Contest ends on Monday, May 14 at 11am.
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Shunyi Happenings: Music and More!
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Come enjoy a free music concert at Euro Plaza this Saturday from 3-6pm. Claire’s Music Studio will hold its 2012 Student Recital, allowing students to sing or play their chosen instrument in this public setting. A collective CD will be available for purchase shortly after the concert date. Claire’s Music Studio often presents recitals and concerts benefitting various charities in and around our area. The professionalism and popularity of this particular studio draws beginning and accomplished music students from all over. Stop by and enjoy the recital on the first floor this weekend!
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Crêpanini
In the heart of Sanlitun is Crêpanini, a quaint eatery reminiscent of cafes that line the streets of Paris. Providing simple and healthy treats, the cafe has an array of imaginative combinations of sweet and savory crepes, paninis and waffles. Light lunch options include the Atlantic Panini with tuna and mozzarella cheese (RMB 32) and the Mediterranean Panini (RMB 45). For dessert, dig in to a sweet crepe or a Tutti Frutti waffle (RMB 38) with mango, banana, strawberry and chocolate sauce to top it all off. Diners also have breakfast options until 11.30am. For only RMB 38, the set includes a French croissant or sweet crepe, fresh juice and a tea or espresso. While there is little room for kids to run around inside with the side-to-side booths, there is seating in the large outdoor sidewalk patio in the warmer months – the perfect setting to enjoy a relaxing morning or afternoon in the sun. Also worth noting: Crêpanini delivers via K. K. Rabbit and can organize childrens’ birthday parties. In addition to food and drinks, birthday packages include entertainment, such as a magician or clown and face painting.
Stick it To Me, Doc
As I sat in Dr. Wu Jiaqi’s office, he felt my pulses in both my wrists and declared that my pulse was weak. I thought about explaining my intent to take up jogging, but it was clear that was not what he meant. Further examination of my abdomen led him to pronounce that my intestines were cold and that he was going to make them warmer – as they should be. This was not my first foray into Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), but this was my first time seeing Dr. Wu who is working out of the new Oasis Hospital near the 798 Art District. In TCM circles, I’ve heard phrases like hot, cold, strong, weak, wet, and dry used too describe symptoms before. I always feel like something must be getting lost in translation with these explanations and it was clear that Dr. Wu could sense my lack of understanding, so he added that I have stress in my abdomen and he was going to help my nervous system to relax so that the symptoms would diminish. Specifically, he was looking for at least an 80% reduction in my abdominal discomfort and, hopefully, I’d gain a bit of weight too as he clearly thinks I’m also too skinny. He’s in good company there.
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In Full Bloom
Liu Wei
Where are you from?
Beijing
What do you do?
I’m a housewife.
How many kids do you have?
One; he is 4 years old and attends Yuxiang Blue Sky Kindergarten.
Best place to get hot weather treats: Haagen-Dazs
When the weather’s gloomy, where is the best place to play indoors?
Beyou World
What about outdoors?
Chaoyang Park
What’s the most interesting shop you’ve come across?
The small stall shops in Solana Lifestyle and Shopping Park
Where is your son’s outfit from?
Solana and Sanlitun Village
What’s the best and worst thing about spring in Beijing?
The best thing is the lovely but unpredictable weather; the worst thing is never knowing what to wear because of the weather.
A Gift; A Mystery
Being such a busy day for my family on Saturday made it all the more remarkable that I saw the flowers on the front stoop during a short time we were home. I stopped the car as we were leaving to retrieve them, reading the unsigned note that read, “Happy Mother’s Day…to a great mother!” Who were these beautiful flowers from?
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Say Hello to Beijing’s Smallest
Arjen Stefan Ortmann
German. Born on Feb 8 to Andra Mielecke and Stefan Ortmann at Beijing United Family Hospital.
Tag! You're "Dead"
If you’ve never played laser tag before, it’s a game in which two teams wearing vests with different-colored sensors try to score points by “shooting” their opponents with laser guns. Every time someone gets hit, the equipment flashes, vibrates, and deactivates for a few seconds.
When my friends and I first entered StarTrooper, we were excited to see the themed arena made up of two large rooms with different objects to hide behind. There are effects like fog and green lighting that make the game even more challenging. We were around 12, but you can easily bring more people since the place was huge. Besides, the more, the merrier (4-24 players allowed simultaneously). One piece of advice: Don’t wear white clothes. I did, and everyone saw me too well in the half-dark.
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