the Friends Chapter 15

ฺBefore reading: It seems to me that my parent's expectation haven't change so much because they just want me to think about my life in the future such as thinking about what I want to study, when I go to university and also about what university I want to attend, what I want to be in the future. My mother and father also care about my credit of studying because now I am in high school already ,so I need to get a good credits for graduation. She also remind me to get good grade in every subject because when I go to attend the popular university, they might want to look at my high school grade and if it good everything will be more easy to apply myself to that university. Moreover, my parent always teach me that I need to make my own goal for my own future. And I need to make its successful.

Summary:

Kiyama and his friends are graduate from the school and they grew up. Kiyama family is become closer than before because his mother go to hospital to stop being an alcoholic so they have a perfect life together. At last, all the boys had their own way for their future.

The Friends Chapter 14

Before reading:

If I have not seen my friend for ten days, in the first day that I will meet them I will tell them everything that had happen to me during that ten days gone. For instance all the experiences, and thought. I also want to listen what had happen to me too. It is good to tell the situations that happen to my friends and I believe that they will feel good to hear it from me too.

The boys wanted to meet the old man but they found out that the old man was die in his own house so they began to cry and get upset. Kiyama thought about the old man he promise to do his best for his life too for the old man.

In my opinion, I believe that a person after die only the really good person will go to heaven and live with the gods with a wonderful life forever. However, for a bad person need to go to get punish in hell. They will be suffer until all the sin they have compensate then they will reborn. For the normal person who did bad and good or good more than bad will reborn. What you will reborn to be depend on your well doing during your last life. I believe same as Buddhism.

the Friends Chapter 13

Before reading: When rainy season change to winter, the weather is cold and there is a lot of rain. I can remember it because I don't like raining so every year when this season start to change I will really appreciate that time and waiting for winter to begin. The weather is cool all they in winter that why I love it^^

Summary: )

Students were formed two soccer teams, The three boys, Kiyama, Yamashita, and Kawabe, were in the same team. After they finish playing soccer, the coach's grandmother told the kids a ghost story, and that made the boys felt more scary.

To Kiyama

Please listen to my suggestion. If I were you I will not joined with a person who annoy me all the time, for example Suchita and Matsuchita. I think it is because of you still pay attention or angry to them, they will never stop annoying you and they also think it's fun thing to do. And it will make them felt more happy to annoy you. Therefore you don't need to talk or do anything that relate to them, you just leave them alone

Reflection on My Identity Chart

1. Words were I born to

Male, Thai/Chinese, and Buddhist.

For the words that came when I'm older , athletic , smart, and honest, soccer player, student, friendly, soft-spoken , mannerly, considerate, and joyful. I think some word that I was get it when I was born is just a thing that my parent gave to me or it's the status in my own country, but the words that came when I'm older is described me the way that people think of my acting and personality.

2. Friendly is the word that gives me power because it make people want to talk with me so I have a lot of friends and I never lived alone.

Careless: the word careless denies my power because it make me look bad and it's show that I always forget thing easily. Therefore, don't be leave or put your stuffs with me, its might be lost because of my careless.

3. Family because I respect and love my family so I can sacrificing-myself and try to fight to protect them form dangerous.

4. No, this chart isn't tell a stranger who I am because this chart is never complete for me. I can add for more information in this chart. It's important that other people know my identity so they can know that it's not hard to become my friend and know my personality.

5. I think there're some personalities of the main characters in this story like the old man and the boys(Kiyama, Kawabe, and Yamashita) had the same as me. I can compared my own because I also a boy. Each of the characters have their own personality. For example, Yamashita was chubby like me when I was young 3-4 years ago. Therefore, I could understand easily about they thought and action.

My Recommendation

My independent reading story is "The Dragon Rider" its fantasy and adventure story. Therefore I think everybody can read this story too because the author use simple words and not too hard to understand. However, I think this kind of story is for boys, not for girls because it contain lots of fighting scene.

To Beam: I think you should not read The Dragon Rider. I think you won't like this fantasy story for sure because it's not cute and love story for a girl. That's why I'm not recommend this independent reading to you.

Are you afraid of ghosts?

I'm not afraid of ghosts because I never seen any ghost before. However, I have heard and watched stories about ghosts and mysterious things for example monsters and alien, but I never feel interesting in those topic. In the Buddhism, we know that this strange thing is holy and we believe that ghost is spirit. Therefore I will not defy about ghosts or spirits. Finally, I would say that I respect spirit as same as my religion and I can make merit for them so that they can go to the heaven.

DRAGON RIDER (Continuing)

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Professor Greenbloom told the truth that he needed to leave the silver dragon and his companions because he had to travel with his family. However, he gave them the golden compass to the boy, Ben, the professor said that it's helped them to find all the treasure in the world. Lastly, professor Greenbloom celebrated to his companions by cooking the special menus for them.

Text to text ^^

According to the summary, professor Greenbloom gave the compass to his companions before he leave. It remind me when I watched Discovery Channel in UBC. In the Tv describe that every traveler who walk in the adventure place need to have at least one compass. It help a lot when you need to find the correct way to your place. For instance camping, house, or mountain. I think that it's same as professor Greenbloom purpose, he needed to help his companions to find the correct place for them to take a rest. That's great and clever. Compass is very useful.