Mama and papa

the patriarch of the family, mother, four older brothers, and five older sisters in addition to the wives of her two older brothers. Great efforts were made when it was concluded that those of Japanese descent would be relocated to various camps. “Mama and my older brothers had succeeded in keeping most of us together, on the same bus, headed for the same camp. I didn’t realize until much later what a job that was. The strategy had been, first, to have everyone living in the same district when…

“Why, Mizz Mouse, you fainted. Didn’t know what else to do with you, what with your baby all tied to you and all your totes.” “Mrs. Mouse? The name is Mrs. Henri LeSouris. My son is named Henry. Do you always stare, Mr. Sykes?” “Jasper,” he raised a hand to his bare head as though to tip his hat, then lowered it, looking even more embarrassed. “Do when someone talks to me and I want to know what they says?” She looked puzzled and he continued to talk, “Can kind of tell from how they move their…

Piyali and I spent our whole Saturday window shopping. We still didn 't know much about the city, neither did we have a ton of money to waste. New York was damn expensive. I was so done by the time came back at the hotel. Piya sprawled over my bed, staring at the ceiling. Rolling my eyes, I took a seat next to her. "What 's the plan for tomorrow?" she asked. I looked at her and just shook my head. "Nothing, I am way too tired," I groaned. To be honest, I just wanted to sit and relax, away…

When i read i use various types of reading strategies. One of those strategies is re-reading. There are times while i am reading where i dose off and miss whatever i was suppose to read. Rereading allows me to get a juste of a part of my book that i have missed and prevents confusion. It's important to reread incase you have missed an important part of you book. Another strategy that i use while reading is visualizing. Visualizing allows me to be more engaged in my book. To me visualizing is…

- Why, Leeto? - Well, I thought maybe I... should have breakfast with Mangaliso on Friday before we leave. - You know, just to clear the air. - No. Give him time to cool off. I can't leave this hanging between us any longer. I was wondering if I could take the day off on Friday. Thing is, Magongwa and I are getting married on Friday at Home Affairs. Congratulations to both of you. Just come and fill in a form later. T-O-P-O-A. Onomatopoeia. I'm afraid, that is incorrect. I... A.…