The following is an interview between my mother and me in dialogue format.
Me: Have read any book that you still remember today?
Mother: Books? Err.. I can't remember any right now
Me: Never mind, just take a few minutes to remember.
Mother: Okay, let me think for a while
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Mother: Ah! Remember already!
Me: Really? Okay, what's the name of the book
Mother: The Call Of The Wild
Me: Can I know who's the author?
Mother: Err... I think it is Mark Twain or was it Jack London? I forgot already
Me: Okay, never mind. Who was the main character of the story?
Mother: I can only remember Buck, the dog
Me: Can you summarise the the plot of the story in a few sentences?
Mother: Yes. The story is this dog named Buck. He was stolen and sold to some dog dealer. He stayed with the dealer a few days then got sold again to another person. Buck was the taken to a very cold place and trained as a sled dog. He then joined the team and obeyed his masters obediently. His two masters then left the team and the team was transferred to a mailing company where they deliver mails. They were then sold to a few inexperienced travellers. The travellers forced the team to travel on the dangerous ice. The team and the travellers then fell into the ice but Buck got rescued by a nice guy. Then Buck met some red indians and that's all I can remember.
Me: Okay. What was the factor that made you like the book so much and remember for so many
years?
Mother: The story plot is very exciting and it grips the reader to the end. The life of Buck is also
illustrated in the book realistically.
Me: Okay, that's enough, thank you
Mother: Okay
Friday, April 17, 2009
Friday, April 3, 2009
Nothing But The Truth(Coach Jamison's POV)
The following post is written as Coach Jamison.
March 26th
This boy, Phillip Malloy, is indeed one of the rare few talents here at Harrison School. He runs with a dexterity matched by few. Initially, I thought that he would become the newest star in the school track team, however a series of recent events changed my thoughts about him.
Looking at his previous grades, I thought that he would have no problems whatsoever getting into the school track team since his results seem pretty decent. However, his D in English for the latest exams is not good enough to qualify for the track team, which is really such a pity since all of us here at the track team were looking forward to him being part of us. But a rule is a rule, and that is the most important regulation that we as trackers hold by. Hence, I suggested that he do some extra credit work for his English teacher, Ms Narwin, such that he can at least get a C so that he can qualify for the team. Now, I know Ms Narwin personally and she really is very reasonable. I'm sure that she will agree to give him some extra work for extra credits if he were polite enough when you ask about it. I expect to see him in the team a few weeks later.
March 30th
I've just heard from Peg that Phillip Malloy made a fool of himself disrupting her class several times. He didn't seem like the sort of boy to do such a thing though... Really wonder what's gotten to him lately. The few times that he's come to see me, he seemed like a pretty decent boy. He did mention to me though that he doesn't really like Peg. Youngsters these days, can't even recognise a good teacher when they see one! So now I am kind of glad that he's not in the track team. I mean, I really need my trackers to follow rules, and that is especially important since track is a team effort and we need rules to make sure that the team sticks together. The boy has come to seek my understanding again regarding this while tract issue.. However, there is really nothing much that I can do. His grades are not up to standard, and this means that he will not be accepted in the track team, no matter how much the track teams loves him. Seems like this whole matter is going a bit out of hand now... Heard from several young ones that his parents are getting worked up over this whole thing too. Hopefully, it'll solve itself soon, with the budget proposal and everything that's coming up, the track team will do with a bit more funding.
April 4th
That's it. I am officially disappointed in Phillip Malloy. Looking back at my previous entries, I though that he was an angel. In fact, he always seemed like an obedient boy. However, this recent turn of events has totally made me lose confidence in him. First, what he did to Peg was simply atrocious. How does humming along with the national anthem classify as patriotism? It is outright disrespect for the nation. It is simply unfair for that Ted Griffen to blow this whole matter totally out of proportions. Taking matters into my own hands, I have encouraged Allison and Todd to start a petition. There is no way for Peg to deserve such treatment! All the hate mails are breaking her, and the school is doing little to help.
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March 26th
This boy, Phillip Malloy, is indeed one of the rare few talents here at Harrison School. He runs with a dexterity matched by few. Initially, I thought that he would become the newest star in the school track team, however a series of recent events changed my thoughts about him.
Looking at his previous grades, I thought that he would have no problems whatsoever getting into the school track team since his results seem pretty decent. However, his D in English for the latest exams is not good enough to qualify for the track team, which is really such a pity since all of us here at the track team were looking forward to him being part of us. But a rule is a rule, and that is the most important regulation that we as trackers hold by. Hence, I suggested that he do some extra credit work for his English teacher, Ms Narwin, such that he can at least get a C so that he can qualify for the team. Now, I know Ms Narwin personally and she really is very reasonable. I'm sure that she will agree to give him some extra work for extra credits if he were polite enough when you ask about it. I expect to see him in the team a few weeks later.
March 30th
I've just heard from Peg that Phillip Malloy made a fool of himself disrupting her class several times. He didn't seem like the sort of boy to do such a thing though... Really wonder what's gotten to him lately. The few times that he's come to see me, he seemed like a pretty decent boy. He did mention to me though that he doesn't really like Peg. Youngsters these days, can't even recognise a good teacher when they see one! So now I am kind of glad that he's not in the track team. I mean, I really need my trackers to follow rules, and that is especially important since track is a team effort and we need rules to make sure that the team sticks together. The boy has come to seek my understanding again regarding this while tract issue.. However, there is really nothing much that I can do. His grades are not up to standard, and this means that he will not be accepted in the track team, no matter how much the track teams loves him. Seems like this whole matter is going a bit out of hand now... Heard from several young ones that his parents are getting worked up over this whole thing too. Hopefully, it'll solve itself soon, with the budget proposal and everything that's coming up, the track team will do with a bit more funding.
April 4th
That's it. I am officially disappointed in Phillip Malloy. Looking back at my previous entries, I though that he was an angel. In fact, he always seemed like an obedient boy. However, this recent turn of events has totally made me lose confidence in him. First, what he did to Peg was simply atrocious. How does humming along with the national anthem classify as patriotism? It is outright disrespect for the nation. It is simply unfair for that Ted Griffen to blow this whole matter totally out of proportions. Taking matters into my own hands, I have encouraged Allison and Todd to start a petition. There is no way for Peg to deserve such treatment! All the hate mails are breaking her, and the school is doing little to help.
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