Thursday, September 10, 2009

3rd Anecdote

A few years ago, back in the old house where my whole family lived in one house, my grandmother, my aunt, and I encountered a snake in the kitchen. Apparently it was all my fault that the snake was there, because whistling attracts snakes for some strange reason, and I was sure a whistler. That's what my superstitious grandmother told me. My aunt and I were extremely frightened, and we speed off right back to our room. My grandmother on the other hand, handled it like a man. My aunt and I could hear my grandmother attacking the snake with a broomstick. She was never scared like the rest of us. She could handle anything that gets in the way.

Monday, August 31, 2009

Controlling Impression



Thanh Thuy would probably sacrifice everything for her six kids, her grand children,
and the poor. Her face seems very kind, and her gray color curls make her seem even friendlier.
Back in the day we all use to live in a tiny stuff house, and she was always the only one in the
kitchen, cooking alone. Thanh Thuy was the type of mother that would cook a perfect chicken
for her kids, and she would just eat the bones, and only save the best part for her kids. She
always put her family before her no matter what. She walks to church everyday. She spends an
hour sacrificing her time for god each and everyday. Thanh Thuy is my grandma, and she inspires me.

Anecdote #1

Back then, my grandma doesn't believe in cars. She walks instead of taking a car. One time, my mother didn't want her to walk to the grocery store, so she asked my grandma
if she wanted a ride. They spent an hour arguing about cars, and nothing got done. My grandma will
never get into a car. The only vehicle she trust is the visa bus.

Anecdote #2
She always collect donations for the poor. My grandma loves helping charity. She can't past a homeless person without
donating. A couple of days ago, we were walking and we pass by a bunch of healthy looking homeless people,
and my grandma gave such a generous donation. She's always begging her kids to spare some money for the poor.