'MANGO MOODS'
by REETA MANI
This story is about Chitra who is a patient and strong woman. Her mother-in-law, who is Narayani Amma, had tortured her all these years with cruel for her barren womb. Suddenly, Chitra has discovered that she was pregnant after eight years of her marriage. But, Narayani Amma has treat her daughter-in-law badly before she know that child was pregnant. Narayani Amma actually want a boy grandson who can become a family heir because she want her own blood to be a family heir. Then, Chitra felt sad as she recalled the wonderful childhood years spent in their comfortable village. Their house was placed in mango orchard. So, in this story, Chitra tell how her mother treat her with mango, how her mother prepare mango to her and she really misses that time. Since childhood, mangoes were away of life for Chitra. Although, she had suffered a lot from her mother-in-law, she still dedicated her life towards her mother-in-law. Her husband, who is name Prasad was not really support her and understand her very well. He just seems to agree all of with his mother saying. As a mature man, Prasad should protect his wife and defend her when she was abuse internally. But, Chitra's husband just defend on her friend and ran away from the problem and sending time at the office. Lastly when Chitra has pregnant, she had all the attention from the world. After suffering so many times, her mother-in-low trying to make friend with her. She only cared about her baby. Everyone seems happy when Chitra has delivered a baby boy.
(240 words)
QUESTION 1
Did grandma have a premonition of the bitterness she was to face in her marital life?
-Yes, because after she got married, her parents had only seen her sufferings and tell her pain as long as they were alive. When Chitra's mother has make a meek suggestion to Prasad about adopting a child, Narayani Amma had exploded with rage.
QUESTION 2
Provide an alternate ending to this short story.
-In my opinions, I think the best ending of this story is Chitra and Prasad build a happy family without her mother-in-law, Narayani Amma. Then, Chitra and Prasad will raised their baby boy with full of love and enough attention. They also have to move from her mother-in-law because Narayani Amma can treat her with badly again. They have to avoid this problem with right way and path to take care of her mother-in-law feeling. Therefore, Chitra and Prasad can raised build a happy mini family and raise their baby boy together until he is grow up.
QUESTION 3
Prasad is portrayed as a filial soon. Support this claim.
-We can prove that Prasad is a filial and a good son because he is always asking for his mother opinion on how to build a family. Prasad also believe on what her mother saying. He is never believe on what Chitra has said. We also can proved that statements with Prasad arrived from work early and spent all his time chatting with Chitra, until Narayani Amma called out for dinner. Prasad always listen to his mother until Chitra feel very sad and had never doubted her husband's love and devotion for her.
Thursday, 18 September 2014
MY FRIEND LUKE FERNANDO SORRENTINO TRANSLATED
by GUSTAVO ARTILES and ALEX PATTERSON
SYNOPSIS
The story is a one of million that have tell to us about friend. In this story, Fernando has a friend who is brittle and ancient (Luke). Luke is sweetest, shyest person in the world. He is 40 years old. Luke is a short and skinny. He also has a thin moustache and even thinner hair on his head. Luke wear a small, round, and frame-less glasses because his vision is not perfect. Besides, Luke has many properties such as he always walks sideways. The way he talks is very thin, subtle voice, so inaudible and he has never interpreted anybody. He also has the deficiency that can not be obtained by other people when he can never manage more than two words without somebody interrupting him. But he actually appears happy to have been able to other those two words. Then, Luke also married for years. His wife is a very thin, choleric, nervous woman, having an unbearably shrill voice, strong lungs. She also have a finely drawn nose and a viperous tongue suffers from an uncontrolled temper and the personality of a lion tamer. With their marriage, they have a child named by his mother, Juan Manuel. He is tall, blond, intelligent, distrustful, sarcastic and has a fringe. He also obeys to his mother. Back to our story, Luke will goes to work dressed all in black, wearing a very old suit that shines from age. Luke salary is ludicrously low, but he still stay behind in the office everyday and work for another three or four hours. His tasks are so huge but he never complained and make his work perfectly. Luke love to travels with the windows wide open. Because of this, he has develop a chronic cough that often forces him to stay awake entire nights. Therefore, Luke is a tiny, sedentary, squalid person and has never been interested in sports. Luke also have a good nature and willingness to help people. He prefers those who are always older than him and also to children.
(304 words)
QUESTION 1
Why do you think Luke's personality with people who are close to him (Luke wife, Juan Manuel and don Aquerontido) differ from the passengers on the bus?
-Luke personality with people are he is very kind and low self-esteem. But he is have a bad attitude. Refers to the he be a passengers on the bus, he pays with the largest number of small coins. This situation is disturbs the driver who apart from having to pay attention to other cars, the traffic lights or anything else. Luke also aggravates the problem by including in his payment and hold coin that keeps for the purpose and which is invariably returned to him.
QUESTION 2
Based on your experience, describe anyone in your life that shares similar characteristic with Luke.
-I have a friend who is Syira of her name. Her characteristic is similar with Luke. Syira have two attitudes in her life. She can be a very kindness person and she also can be a bad person. But Syira is not wearing a glasses. Syira also short and skinny and has a chronic cough that force him to stay awake entire nights. Her kindness towards people are she is very helpful with older and she always wants to give a donate to older. But compare with her bad attitudes, she always want to sit in a first rom in the bus. Because of this, many people who is older, children must have to stand up. Therefore, this is my friend who is similar characteristic with Luke.
QUESTION 3
Write a letter to Luke advising him on how to be a better husband, father, employee and bus passenger.
-Dear Luke, I have read your full life story. For me you are very good people but sometimes you also behaving badly. So, I suggest that you should be a better husband for wife. For example, you have to listen what your wife talks about something and when she have a problem, you have to solve that problem. Secondly, you have to be a better father for your child. For example, you have to show that you are very love his and you want he always happy. Then, for employee, you have to be a responsible employee because with this action, your salary may be increase and you can bear your family with perfectly. Lastly, you have to be a better bus passenger. For example, you have to learn about how to respect other who is surrounding with us and make an action in the right situation.
by GUSTAVO ARTILES and ALEX PATTERSON
SYNOPSIS
The story is a one of million that have tell to us about friend. In this story, Fernando has a friend who is brittle and ancient (Luke). Luke is sweetest, shyest person in the world. He is 40 years old. Luke is a short and skinny. He also has a thin moustache and even thinner hair on his head. Luke wear a small, round, and frame-less glasses because his vision is not perfect. Besides, Luke has many properties such as he always walks sideways. The way he talks is very thin, subtle voice, so inaudible and he has never interpreted anybody. He also has the deficiency that can not be obtained by other people when he can never manage more than two words without somebody interrupting him. But he actually appears happy to have been able to other those two words. Then, Luke also married for years. His wife is a very thin, choleric, nervous woman, having an unbearably shrill voice, strong lungs. She also have a finely drawn nose and a viperous tongue suffers from an uncontrolled temper and the personality of a lion tamer. With their marriage, they have a child named by his mother, Juan Manuel. He is tall, blond, intelligent, distrustful, sarcastic and has a fringe. He also obeys to his mother. Back to our story, Luke will goes to work dressed all in black, wearing a very old suit that shines from age. Luke salary is ludicrously low, but he still stay behind in the office everyday and work for another three or four hours. His tasks are so huge but he never complained and make his work perfectly. Luke love to travels with the windows wide open. Because of this, he has develop a chronic cough that often forces him to stay awake entire nights. Therefore, Luke is a tiny, sedentary, squalid person and has never been interested in sports. Luke also have a good nature and willingness to help people. He prefers those who are always older than him and also to children.
(304 words)
QUESTION 1
Why do you think Luke's personality with people who are close to him (Luke wife, Juan Manuel and don Aquerontido) differ from the passengers on the bus?
-Luke personality with people are he is very kind and low self-esteem. But he is have a bad attitude. Refers to the he be a passengers on the bus, he pays with the largest number of small coins. This situation is disturbs the driver who apart from having to pay attention to other cars, the traffic lights or anything else. Luke also aggravates the problem by including in his payment and hold coin that keeps for the purpose and which is invariably returned to him.
QUESTION 2
Based on your experience, describe anyone in your life that shares similar characteristic with Luke.
-I have a friend who is Syira of her name. Her characteristic is similar with Luke. Syira have two attitudes in her life. She can be a very kindness person and she also can be a bad person. But Syira is not wearing a glasses. Syira also short and skinny and has a chronic cough that force him to stay awake entire nights. Her kindness towards people are she is very helpful with older and she always wants to give a donate to older. But compare with her bad attitudes, she always want to sit in a first rom in the bus. Because of this, many people who is older, children must have to stand up. Therefore, this is my friend who is similar characteristic with Luke.
QUESTION 3
Write a letter to Luke advising him on how to be a better husband, father, employee and bus passenger.
-Dear Luke, I have read your full life story. For me you are very good people but sometimes you also behaving badly. So, I suggest that you should be a better husband for wife. For example, you have to listen what your wife talks about something and when she have a problem, you have to solve that problem. Secondly, you have to be a better father for your child. For example, you have to show that you are very love his and you want he always happy. Then, for employee, you have to be a responsible employee because with this action, your salary may be increase and you can bear your family with perfectly. Lastly, you have to be a better bus passenger. For example, you have to learn about how to respect other who is surrounding with us and make an action in the right situation.
ALL'S FAIR IN VIETNAM (ASEAN)
by NOAH KLINGER
SYNOPSIS
This story tells about a girl first arrived in Vietnam and took a small room in the backpacker quarter with the aim of becoming an English teacher. She realized that she needed some more formal attire with which to maintain her respectability. So she trotted over to Ben Thanh Market in search of some cheap clothes. They also ask the tourist what kind of special diet they was on to maintain such a complexion. Sunscreen is expensive,so proper Vietnamese girls solve the problem of protecting themselves from UV rays by wearing an assortment of covering, including hats, gloves and face-mask that makes them look like motorbike-driving,cellphone-chatting ninjas. In addition, Vietnamese girls go to spas for whitening. Actually, what are the points of using so many products to look beautiful but actually the harder you try to change your look, you can look like deathly ill person. For me, you need to accept what you really look like because the real beauty comes from the inside. Once the insides are beauty, you will look naturally beauty physically. I would not say it is wrong but we need a self confidence and a little adoration about our look. This is very interesting story. People always desire what is expensive and difficult to maintain.
(210 words)
QUESTION 1
What is your opinion about the topic that has been discussed in this short story?
-My opinion about this short story topic is very interesting because the story have talks about skin. I see enough that every people in Vietnam love the writer's beautiful skin and really praise her. They also want to have a sparkling skin like her. We can use this information to make a practice in our daily for have a beautiful skin like writer's skin.
QUESTION 2
Do you think the writer enjoys having white complexion?
-Yes, because the author has received many of praise from many people while she was in Vietnam. The author is also very take care of her skin. For example, she use a sunblock and lotion before going out from the hotel while she is in Vietnam to protect her skin from sunlight. She also advice to those girl who was live in Vietnam to wear a masks, gloves, hat and glasses.
QUESTION 3
What do you understand from the phrase 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder'?
-Beauty is in the eye of the beholder is the beauty that we should take it is a positive thing, especially for woman who have a skin problems and face problems. A woman have to take care of their skin with carefully and properly because to be a woman who always seemed pretty and white, we should follow the right guideline. We also should use a suitable product with our skin. Do not use too much product because this is can be harmful to our health. Besides, we must always make exercises at our face and body to have a beautiful body. Lastly, we must also prefer the traditional ways as a part of our skin care. If we can practice all of this, our skin will look more beautiful and white and this is can make everyone will be impressed when they see us.
by NOAH KLINGER
SYNOPSIS
This story tells about a girl first arrived in Vietnam and took a small room in the backpacker quarter with the aim of becoming an English teacher. She realized that she needed some more formal attire with which to maintain her respectability. So she trotted over to Ben Thanh Market in search of some cheap clothes. They also ask the tourist what kind of special diet they was on to maintain such a complexion. Sunscreen is expensive,so proper Vietnamese girls solve the problem of protecting themselves from UV rays by wearing an assortment of covering, including hats, gloves and face-mask that makes them look like motorbike-driving,cellphone-chatting ninjas. In addition, Vietnamese girls go to spas for whitening. Actually, what are the points of using so many products to look beautiful but actually the harder you try to change your look, you can look like deathly ill person. For me, you need to accept what you really look like because the real beauty comes from the inside. Once the insides are beauty, you will look naturally beauty physically. I would not say it is wrong but we need a self confidence and a little adoration about our look. This is very interesting story. People always desire what is expensive and difficult to maintain.
(210 words)
QUESTION 1
What is your opinion about the topic that has been discussed in this short story?
-My opinion about this short story topic is very interesting because the story have talks about skin. I see enough that every people in Vietnam love the writer's beautiful skin and really praise her. They also want to have a sparkling skin like her. We can use this information to make a practice in our daily for have a beautiful skin like writer's skin.
QUESTION 2
Do you think the writer enjoys having white complexion?
-Yes, because the author has received many of praise from many people while she was in Vietnam. The author is also very take care of her skin. For example, she use a sunblock and lotion before going out from the hotel while she is in Vietnam to protect her skin from sunlight. She also advice to those girl who was live in Vietnam to wear a masks, gloves, hat and glasses.
QUESTION 3
What do you understand from the phrase 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder'?
-Beauty is in the eye of the beholder is the beauty that we should take it is a positive thing, especially for woman who have a skin problems and face problems. A woman have to take care of their skin with carefully and properly because to be a woman who always seemed pretty and white, we should follow the right guideline. We also should use a suitable product with our skin. Do not use too much product because this is can be harmful to our health. Besides, we must always make exercises at our face and body to have a beautiful body. Lastly, we must also prefer the traditional ways as a part of our skin care. If we can practice all of this, our skin will look more beautiful and white and this is can make everyone will be impressed when they see us.
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