Ten words belong to me

11.   Affable – easy and pleasant to speak to; approachable, gentle and gracious. I think I’m a nice and easy-going person. When people ask me for favour, I’m willing to help them or answer their question.

22.   Ecstasy – intense joy or delight. I’m an optimistic person. When I meet trouble, I will think it in a good and face it. Try to overcome it and solve the problems.

33.       Hijinks – noisy and mischievous merrymaking. I like to go to parties and enjoy the time with my friends. However, sometimes we forget to lower our voice. My neighbour doesn’t like it, he complains about our noise.

44.      Toats – it means totally. It thinks this word belongs to me because I’m a very moody. I can either do very good on a project or bad depends on my mood. I’m a totally extreme person.

55.       Exasperated – to be tired and stressed or frustrated and just plain exhausted. This word can fully describe how I feel in the morning of school day. I feel tired and don’t want to go to school.

66.      Awesomesauce – something extremely awesome. This word belongs to me because I like things that awesome. I hate boring life and love adventure.

77.      Magnanimous – generous, princely, unselfish. I like sharing. I like share the good news, restaurants and movies with my friends.

88.       Lacuna – a blank space or missing part. As I’m still young, I think my life is like a blanket that waiting for me to fill in. I should do whatever I want and dream big. Run to my goal bravely and don’t be afraid.

99.      Childish – like a child. Although I’ already a teenager, I’m still like a child in my parents’ eyes. They will forget and help me whenever I make mistakes because they love me and want to take care of me.

110.   Faith – confidence or trust in a person or thing. This word is very important to me as a Christian and teenager. I have faith in my life, I believe here’s always a way out. It helps me to go through the troubles and become strong.

You reap what you soil

     When I was young, my parents told me to treasure what I have, because their effort doesn’t come easily. My grandparents came at a poor family. Before my grandfather came to Hong Kong, he lived with his eight brothers and sisters in a filthy room. As he was the eldest brother, he took care his brothers and sisters and did the chores every day. Moreover, he helped his parents to take care the stalls that they had. He was tired and felt exhausting.

     Growing up, my grandfather learned to create his own business. He worked in a clothes shop for three years and learned how to manage a store. It provided a lot of experience for him and prepared for his own business. Three year later, my grandfather opened a clothing store with his friend and stated his retail business. As they were still fresh to the market, they had a hard time. They went to different countries to visit garment factories and made sure their qualities are satisfied. It is tough for them, however, they faced the challenges and didn’t complaint to their works. After several years, they had a good reputation for their store and got success in their business. One day, my grandfather met my grandma and they fell in love. After my father was born, they decided to move to Hong Kong. They gave up everything in China and brought a store and a house in Hong Kong. Nevertheless, they had to start over their business. Because of the experience and struggles through years, they finally got success.

     The story changes my value. It makes me understand that everything comes with a price. There's no free lunch in the world. If you want to get success, you have to spend your time on it and work hard.