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(2005-07-25 12:50:49)
Ihavebeenthinkingtowritesomethingaboutmyfatherafterhissuddenpassingawayearlythisyear,butitwasveryhardtostart.Writingabouthimmademethinkdeeplyabouthimasafatherwho,likemanyparentsofchildrenofmyageborninthe50’s,60’sand70’sinChina,sufferedsomuchandstruggledsohardtoraisehisfamily.ItalsomademeregretformanythingsthatIwishedIwouldhavedonedifferentlywhilehewasstillalive.Losingaparentseemedtooremotetohap...[阅读全文]
(2005-07-23 16:13:42)
Asthecookofyourfamily,youmightagreethatthinkingofwhattocookisatoughtask.Iusedtoaskmyfamilywhattheywantedfordinner.Ninety-ninepercentofthetimetheanswercameas“anything”.Iwouldemphasize,“Ican’tcookanything.Icanonlycooksomething.”EventuallyIgaveuponaskingfornevergettingtheusefulanswers.NowIcookwhatIchoose.AmazinglyIhaveheardmoreappreciationsthancomplaintssince.[阅读全文]
(2005-07-22 13:32:22)
Ihaven'twrittenforawhile.Ihavebeenthinkingtowrite,butsomethingelsepulledmeaway.[阅读全文]
(2005-07-18 16:47:29)
Ihadamedicalexamthatrequiredarestrictdiet,starvingdietbymyownwords.Therefore,forthelastmealbeforethedietandthefirstmealallowedafterthetest,Istuffedmyselflikenotomorrow.Starvationisaphysicaltorture.Overeatingisnofun,either.[阅读全文]
(2005-07-08 13:46:45)
Ithasbeenrainingalldaylong,pouringfromtimetotime.Hopeitwillbeniceonweekend.[阅读全文]
(2005-07-06 13:30:55)
ThepondnearmyworkplaceisapopularhomeofquitenumbersofCanadiangoosefamilies,especiallyinspringseason.ItisnotuncommoninNorthAmericatoseeafamilyofCanadiangoosecrossingalocalroadnowandthen.Twomonthsago,twogoosefamiliescaughtalotofattentionnearthepond.Iwasonmywaytowork.Offthemainroad,turningontothestreetwheremyofficebuildingresides,beforepassingthepondIpressedonthebreakpedalwhenthecarinfrontofminehalted...[阅读全文]
(2005-07-05 13:44:16)
IregisteredmyselfintoanESLclassnotlongaftersettlingdowninthiscountry.Atthebeginningofthefirstclass,theteacheraskedeachofustointroduceourselvestothegroup,andthenencouragedustoanswerthequestionofwhathadbeenthemostimpressivethingthatwehadexperienced,seenorfelt,consideringfromourownculturalbackground.IrememberedthatImentionedthesmilesfromtotalstrangersthatImetonandoffcampus,onstreetandinshoppingmalls....[阅读全文]
(2005-07-04 11:14:18)
MyoldersisterandIspentourpre-schoolyearsinachildcarefacilityofboardingschoolkind.WewouldbepickedupeverySaturdayeveninganddroppedoffthenextdayafternoon.SixmorningsaweekI,withmajorityofthechildren,wouldbelyingonthestomachwithchincuppedinhands,watchingafewlong-hairedgirls,includingmysister,gettingupearlierandlininguptohavetheirhairdonebyoneofthenight-shiftteachers.Theirhairwouldbepartedinthemiddle,an...[阅读全文]
(2005-07-04 10:45:06)
ItjustoccurredtomefornoparticularreasonthattherearequitesomestoresaroundtheneighborhoodthatIliterallygobyeveryday,butneversetfootinside.[阅读全文]
(2005-07-01 10:24:06)
“Readingyourstoriesislikedrinkingaglassofplainwater.Noanytaste.”TheverdictcamefrommyteacherinChineseliteratureclass,shortandfirmly.Itwashurt,butwasverytrue,thatIhadtoadmit.Iwas14yearsoldthenandhadalwayswishedtobeasgoodatwritingassomeofmyclassmateswere.MoretimeandefforthadbeendevotedtoChinesethantosciences.Theoutcomewasstillnotshowingpromise,whiletwolanguage-talentedclassmates,onehasbecomeaprofes...[阅读全文]
