How I lost my Youth. I did not know how my last second decision to join the Navy would haunt me for the rest of my life. Where I went from being an innocent kid that was invincible to the world‚ to bleeding for my country and losing lives of friends. There were moments that led up to this unforgettable situation. It started with General Quarters‚ which means to man your pre-assigned battle stations‚ once at your battle station; you must look for all targets while preparing your weapon. Then after
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a day which is still tickling in my mind when I remember it. I was waiting for the phone call from my family physician. Those moments of waiting were seemed like years. Finally the phone rang and I received that with trembling heart. Then my doctor said that the report was positive which made me so excited and at the same time so proud with a little bit fear. It was the report of my first time conception which is really
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always like this though‚ I was embarassed of my naturality. I dreamt of waking up with straight waves and hair that didn’t frizz up at the slightest percentage of humidity. I was that girl that would stay awake until 2AM to straighten my hair for school the next day‚ only to come face first with 8 hours of discomfort from having to avoid any sort of water. You speak to me with a little spit in your mouth and I’ll run away faster than you can imagine just to avoid having my hair disobey me more than
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When people hear how I quit my job as a lawyer after six years of corporate work‚ they assume I burned out and fled the nine-to-five (or‚ more accurately‚ the nine-to-midnight)‚ leaving contracts‚ negotiations and lawsuits behind. In reality‚ I long had aspired to travel the world for a year‚ inspired by a documentary I saw in high school about trans-Siberian trains. Staring at the screen‚ watching birch trees and snow and a railroad track running for thousands of kilometres‚ I resolved to take the
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is one of the reasons you have received this letter. I work on and off. However a year ago I working then something changed‚ drastically. A stack of shevels fell and broke my left hand in several places. Despite long therapy sessions and several follow-up operations‚ I can honestly say that the worst result of breaking my hand was that I broke my leg. The incident has allowed me the opportunity come to the realization that I’m not immortal and I could easier be replace in a second. This revelation
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Ken was my voice teacher. I never admired anyone more than him. He meant the world to me. It would be safe to say that we did not have a typical teacher/student relationship. I was infatuated with him. He was tall dark and had the voice of an angel. But he was eleven years older than I was‚ and he was my teacher. I learned from him‚ I confided in him‚ and I trusted him. I never pictured myself being with him. I never dreamt he would think of me as a ’woman’ and not just a love-stricken seventeen
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story of my life is very different in many different ways; it goes a little something like this: Once upon a time there was a 15 year old teenage girl‚ just a plain ordinary teenager with my own set of problems‚ my own way of life‚ my own ways of dealing with things‚ and a teenage girl searching for that romantic thing called love. Since the very first day of learning about this unique and amazing thing called love I had searched and searched for it‚ but it never seemed to find me. I always
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As I walked down the hallway‚ it seemed endless. I could not feel my feet hitting the ground‚ nor notice anyone around me. I just walked. The smell of the place was intoxicating. It reminded me of insulin or disinfectant spray. I entered her room; it was dark. The sound of beeping machines echoed in my ears. I walked to her bed. She was sleeping soundly. Her body was frail and looked as if she was bone covered with skin. She was weak and tired. The cancer had been eating away at her‚ slowly
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qualities I look for in friends Friends are an indispensable factor in our live‚ just as a main dish in a meal. Frankly‚ I have a lot of friends. Yet‚ I don’t know whether they are sincere or just hypocritical. Sometimes‚ I can’t really figure out. But still‚ I or should I say everyone‚ wishes to have friends with good qualities. According to what William Penn says:" A true friend freely‚ advises justly‚ assists readily‚ adventures boldly‚ takes all patiently‚ defends courageously‚ and continues
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The Day I broke my ankle Several years ago‚ I fell down the stairs and broke my ankle. I had never broken a bone before or been to the emergency room. It was a very scary and painful experience. I will never forget it and hope I never have another experience like it. This is how it happened. I went out the door of my house and was on my way to work. There is a walkway and a short stairway with four or five steps between my door and the sidewalk. I remember that I was wearing a new pair
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