Wednesday, April 12, 2006

The Car was Messy

I got irritated when my car is clutterred and dirty. Since I am on the road most of the time, I decided to bring 25 burned CDs to have music to listen to while driving. Also my old blue gymbag, so I could workout before or after class. Before I know, books!gymbags! pen! CDs! receipts! IPOD! Napkins! Straws! and among other things that I had no clue how did it get there, all were stacked on top each other on the passenger seat. It very frustrating to look for a pen and could not find one right away. But having a dirty car annoys me the most. Mud! dirt! grass! dried leaves were all over the floor on driver's side. I tried to be organize and keep my car clean even though I have a busy schedule.

Monday, April 10, 2006

Childhood Escapes

The abandoned vacant lot next to our backyard was my favorite place to play when I was a child. A carpet of yellow, purple and white wild flowers along with the tall and short dark green grasses covered the entire lot. I would always pick several flowers and take them home with me. Hundreds of small, yellow butterflies were flying freely from one flower to another. Whenever I would catch one, I would place it in the bottle and I watch it with fascination. But, my greatest enjoyment came from chasing high-hopping, fast-flying grasshoppers. No matter how fast I ran, my short legs never could catch them. This is made catching them a great challenge. The abandoned lot was full of excitement and wonder. This is where I spent most of my time when I was a child.

Saturday, April 08, 2006

Little Red

As a wood cutter there so frightening things happening in the woods. But there is only one that everyone always talking about. It is the story of Grandmother and her granddaughter eaten by the wolf. The wolf is one of the wood cutter’s best friend and confessed to him what exactly happen and begged not to tell to anyone and promised that he will not do it again.

Ok, well I have to tell the story again for those people who have not heard it yet. Don’t asked me who told me. It is a secret! Here is the story. It is about this young beautiful girl, little girl that everyone named her Little Red Riding Hood. She lived with her mom in the village and her grandmother lived in the next village. Little Red Riding Hood’s grandmother was sick one day so, her mother asked her to bring bread and butter. There is no other way to get to her grandmother’s house except through the woods. On her way, to her surprised, she met a friendly wolf and asked her where she is going. Little Red Riding Hood told the wolf that she is on the way to next village where her grandmother live to bring her bread and butter. The wolf listened to her patiently and almost cannot focus on the conversation because something in his mind. Food! It is all about food on his mind. He was very, very hungry and not eaten for days. Rats, rabbits and any little animals do not satisfy his hunger. He is hungry for a big one! He was drooling and ready to eat her but when he saw a wood cutter close by, he decided not too eat her. Not yet! He got a big plan! The disappointed and hungry wolf left. He decided to visit grandmother and wait for her over there. He run as fast he could to grandmother’s house. And when got there he nervously knocked on the door not knowing who would open the door. No one came. Then, he knocked again this time it was a loud. Finally, the sick grandmother forced herself to get up from the bed and open the door. Immediately, as soon as the door opened and the wolf saw the weak, defenseless grandmother, he took advantage of it. He no longer ignore his hunger. Without hesitation swallowed grandma alive. To the his surprised, after he already ate grandmother, he still hungry. This time he got a bigger plan in mind! So he put on grandmother’s clothes, laid on bed and patiently waiting for Little Red Riding Hood. The wolf became impatient while waiting for her. What taking her so long? Did she get lost in the woods? Did he frightened her and decided to go back home? He fell asleep while all this questions in his mind. Hours passed a knocked on the door woke him up. The wolf is about to get up when he saw Little Red Riding Hood walking closer to him. She stop and stand next to the bed and about to ask why the door was unlocked. When she noticed that her grandmother seems look like someone but cannot remember right at that moment. The wolf look at her see if she could figure it out. Finally, she did! This time she was so scared. Her eyes open wide. It is not her grandmother on the bed. It the wolf she met in the woods! Frightened, she started screaming and running toward the door but it was too late. The wolf is faster than her. The poor Little Red Ridding Hood did not get away from him. The wolf ate the beautiful young Little Red Ridding Hood too.

So that is the story. Well, I better get busy. I have a lots of woods to chop. Along with my three young girls, we are going to visit a best friend named Sharp-Fangs today. I buried him to woods since it is his home. He is a good companion and I really miss him.