My Grandpa.

My grandpa is very kind, and he loves me. When I was young, my grandpa bought a lot of candies and cookies for me. He also bought a box of coke every month. That way I had coke to drink every day. Later, when people said sugar was not good for health, he stopped buying coke. Sometimes I would go out to drink coke but not too much. I remember when I was in middle school, grandpa rode a bike to my school to pick me up. He went very early and waited under a tree’s shade until the school dismissed. For my safety, he rarely let me go out too late. If I went out with my friends, I had to return home as early as 7 pm. He knows I like to read funny magazines, so everyday he buys one for me. He encourages me whatever I do. I love him so much. With me, he’s the best grandpa in the world, and I’m very proud of him.

Valentine's Day.

February 14 is Valentine’s Day. On that day, all the stores near my house were crowded. The store had a lot of gift items: flowers, stuffed bears… Many people bought gifts. This is the best time in the year for people to show their love to lovers, friends, even families. As my sister told me, a group of girls in her class gave gifts and cards to each other. My sister also got one candy and a small cute Valentine’s card. In Japanese comics, Valentine’s Day is the funniest, the most interesting day of the year. Teenagers buy and give gifts to their lovers. Usually the girls make chocolates for the boys they like. One boy probably has more than one girl give him chocolate. The boy is supported to take all the chocolates. If he didn’t like the girl, he would give back her chocolate the day after. That’s an interesting fact about Japanese’s culture. I don’t know what Americans do on Valentine’s Day. But I really like to have gift on such a special occasion.

Study Space.

There are various reasons why my personal study space is both good and bad. One reason is I don’t really have enough equipment, but I have a perfect place for thinking. I usually do my homework on my bed. From my bed, I can look out a window picture. Whenever I’m stressed out, I look up and watch the blue sky and branches of the tree. The scene outside makes me relaxed. I can lie down on the bed if I’m too tired, or while I’m thinking hard. It really helps, but it has a disadvantage is it is too messed up. I put all my stuff on the bed: books, papers, pens… all over. So when I need a paper or a pen, I waste my time looking for things. After studying, I must clean up and arrange my study space. It’s a little messy, but the important thing is I’m done with my homework.

Sweet Love

I’ve read an article about this story, true story:
At the National University, Vietnam, that day during break time, a group of students stood in a corridor of the biggest building looking down the school yard. They were surprised because of a big heart shape made by a thousand of red roses in the center of a school yard. Inside the big heart was a sentence written by roses:” TR, I love you!” There, a young man stood beside that heart. The crowded discussed, whispered, and wondered who that man was and who the roses were for. Some students realized the man was a brilliant student in their class. Suddenly a lovely girl stepped out of the crowd and walked forward to the school yard. She came up to the man. He took her hand and held her tight. The crowd was excited. They laughed out loud and clapped. When the couple was asked, they said they were best friends, and gradually they’re in love. The man said he appreciated what she had done for him, so he wanted to show his love to her in a special way. Of course the girl was thrilled, and she smiled happily. They said they didn’t plan to marry. They want to study until they earn their college diplomas, and they’ll help and encourage each other in any situations. What’s a sweet love! I hope they’ll happy forever.

My Badness

Today is Thursday. I got up late this morning, so I didn’t have breakfast. After dressing up, I went to the bus stop at 8:30 am. I stood there waiting for the bus for about 15 minutes. Because of the cold weather, I shivered. I found no more seats on the bus. It was so crowded! I stood near the back door all the way from my house to school. It was 9:10 when I got to school. That meant I was late for my speaking class which started at 9am. I didn’t want to be late, I felt guilty about that. I promised I’ll never be late again. After the speaking class, I went to the grammar class. The grammar teacher is a gentle lady. She reviewed the Present Tense and Past Tense. Because she went slowly through the lessions, I felt sleepy. I didn’t concentrate because my stomach was upset. I was hungry! I almost slept in that class. So bad! I didn’t focus on studying at all. I know that’s not good, and I’ll never improve my English if I didn’t study seriously. I’m really angry myself. My future’s in my hand and I won’t have it if I don’t work for it. So I have decided to study harder and catch all the opportunities to build my future.

Boorin.

Among the cartoons I’ve seen, I love “Boorin” best. “Boorin” is an anime, Japanese cartoon. The film is about a middle school girl named Lin. She was outgoing, friendly, and good-hearted. One day, she saw a small pig lying in the middle of the street when she was on her way to school. She thought it was injured, so she picked it up. It was not a normal pig. It came from another planet. In order to receive it throne, it would choose one Earth’s girl and persuade her to become a pig knight. Lin was chosen because of her good personality. It gave her a magic mirror. Whenever people need help, the mirror would alert. The chosen person would hold the mirror up and read an incantation to transform to a pig knight with a special power, like superman, to rescue people. Each time she’d done a good thing, she would receive one pearl. After collecting 108 pearls, she would have one of her dreams comes true, and she would finish her duty, and the small pig would pass its test to become a king of his planet. At first, Lin didn’t accept its offer because she thought transforming to a pig was so ugly. On the other hand, she realized that too many people needed help, and she really wanted to save them. At last, she agreed to become a pig knight. From that time, she had 2 lives. One was a great hero, and one was a normal and lazy student. I like this film because it’s funny, and its message is don’t be afraid of difficulties and don’t hesitate to give a hand to whoever needs help.

My Grandma's Garden.

My grandma has a beautiful small garden. The garden is in the front of the house. She puts several flower pots there. At the right hand side there are five pots of roses. She has different kind of roses. One pot is red roses with small buds; one is also red, but the flowers are bigger; and the three ones left are roses with a light orange color. They’re all odorous. Besides those pots are some herb pots. These herbs are short and lushly green. My grandma uses them to treat some small injuries like bruises, pains, and bleeding. At the left hand side, there are pomegranate, jasmine, and dahlia. Pomegranate is the tallest and the oldest tree in the garden. It rarely blooms, but its flowers are beautiful. Jasmine has flowers all the time. Its flowers are white and odorous. I like jasmine best. My grandma loves flowers. Everyday she goes out the garden to see and water them. She goes around the pots to examine the roots and the earth. She fertilizes the earth and exterminates insects frequently. Under my grandma’s hands, the flowers grow more and more beautiful. They bring fresh air and comfortable feelings to our house. That’s why I love my grandma’s garden.