A Tribute - The First of May
"I was having the hardest time finding something to talk about last night. Then it dawned upon me, I will talk about something that I had a special relationship with. They usually come in pairs. They demand a great deal of respect; if you treat them well, they will certainly reciprocate the gesture and treat you well too. I've had them since I was born but lost them as I grew older.
Before I go on, how many people still have their grandparents? And how many people thought I was going to talk about something dirty?
I never knew my grandfather; he died before I was born. I will talk about my grandma. Grandparents; they are a wealth of knowledge and wisdom. My grandma taught me my dialect - Cantonese. It was special between us because she was the only one I spoke the language to. She was also the one whom taught me how to play Mahjong. I would pester her ever now and then to play one-on-one Mahjong with me; she would occasionally oblige my silly request.
Grandmothers are the sweetest people. Grandma would be out shopping with my aunt and call me to check if I wanted anything from the supermarket. She would buy things that she thought I would like back for me. Grandparents were the ones that give you that extra pocket money for the toys that your parents won't buy for you. She would, however, make me learn by imposing a little fine on me every time I forgot to switch the toilet lights off.
My grandma suffered from diabetes. She was close to amputating one of her legs because of a wound that did not heal. She went through multiple operations to fix it and being the resilient woman that she was, she managed to save her leg. She passed away just before the turn of the century because of liver cancer. On her death bed, she told me to study hard, and that's why I'm here; hoping not to fail her.
All I'm trying to say is grandparents won't be here forever. If you have a grandparent whom you're close to, perhaps just give them a call just to say hi. I'm sure they'll be delighted. If you haven't been close to them, perhaps it's not too late to start. Thank you."
We were supposed to give an oral presentation in class on any topic that we wanted a couple of weeks ago and this was what I talked about. I decided to include it in this entry because of a film I accidentally caught a while ago.
A Film by Paul Sirmons and Gary Rogers (rated G)
A SHO ENTERTAINMENT Production
Starring
JULIE HARRIS - DAN BYRD
CHARLES NELSON REILLY - MICKEY ROONEY
ROBIN O'DELL - TOM NOWICKI
GERARD CHRISTOPHER - MIKKI SCANLON
and the late JOE DIMAGGIO as himself
First of May - A circus lingo referring to a novice performer in his first season on a circus show.
It is a feel good film but I was truly touched by the story and performance. It reminded me of the oral presentation so I decided to post this instead of another entry I had in mind. If there's any chance of catching the film, give it a go.
Before I go on, how many people still have their grandparents? And how many people thought I was going to talk about something dirty?
I never knew my grandfather; he died before I was born. I will talk about my grandma. Grandparents; they are a wealth of knowledge and wisdom. My grandma taught me my dialect - Cantonese. It was special between us because she was the only one I spoke the language to. She was also the one whom taught me how to play Mahjong. I would pester her ever now and then to play one-on-one Mahjong with me; she would occasionally oblige my silly request.
Grandmothers are the sweetest people. Grandma would be out shopping with my aunt and call me to check if I wanted anything from the supermarket. She would buy things that she thought I would like back for me. Grandparents were the ones that give you that extra pocket money for the toys that your parents won't buy for you. She would, however, make me learn by imposing a little fine on me every time I forgot to switch the toilet lights off.
My grandma suffered from diabetes. She was close to amputating one of her legs because of a wound that did not heal. She went through multiple operations to fix it and being the resilient woman that she was, she managed to save her leg. She passed away just before the turn of the century because of liver cancer. On her death bed, she told me to study hard, and that's why I'm here; hoping not to fail her.
All I'm trying to say is grandparents won't be here forever. If you have a grandparent whom you're close to, perhaps just give them a call just to say hi. I'm sure they'll be delighted. If you haven't been close to them, perhaps it's not too late to start. Thank you."
We were supposed to give an oral presentation in class on any topic that we wanted a couple of weeks ago and this was what I talked about. I decided to include it in this entry because of a film I accidentally caught a while ago.
A Film by Paul Sirmons and Gary Rogers (rated G)A SHO ENTERTAINMENT Production
Starring
JULIE HARRIS - DAN BYRD
CHARLES NELSON REILLY - MICKEY ROONEY
ROBIN O'DELL - TOM NOWICKI
GERARD CHRISTOPHER - MIKKI SCANLON
and the late JOE DIMAGGIO as himself
First of May - A circus lingo referring to a novice performer in his first season on a circus show.
It is a feel good film but I was truly touched by the story and performance. It reminded me of the oral presentation so I decided to post this instead of another entry I had in mind. If there's any chance of catching the film, give it a go.
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