Things That Make Me Smile

 Today the students displayed their speaking skills in class through a power point presentation. The group of 4 each selected a corner of the world to tell of their reading. I was glad they took the effort to talk about their favourite spots.

 Syaza spoke about the Burj Al Arab tower of UAB and the beauty created in the shape of a boat. The interior was majestic and reflected astounding colours and architectural designs. A night there is only RM54000.00; we were told. I wonder if it is a misquote. Zao Yong whetted our appetite with his description of the Jeju Province of Korea. An island built from volcanic basalt, it is supposed to be the haven for honeymooners. Then the imaginative Sheng Nie talks about the Northern Lights that thrilled the class as legend has it that a fox runs across the Arctic and sparks flying out from its tail whirls up snow and in the process created prolific hues across the North pole. They were a good change from the ordinary.

 Sheanis is an avid story teller. She reminds me again the thrill of listening to a story before bed time. Her eyes lit up as she related the legend behind the Three Sisters rock formation in Sydney, Australia. Her diction and enunciation was clear, precise and smooth. She caught our attention with her vivid description of how an old king having to save his 3 daughters from Bunyip, a fierce monster, used his magic bone to turn them into rocks but later failed to turn them into their human selves when he himself being transformed into a bird, lost his magic bone.So, apparently the bird that calls around the rock is a possible call of the king for his 3 girls. Imagination ran wild with her enthusiastic narration. She has the gift of story telling and would be a gem in the media industry. I was thrilled by her.

I have actually forgotten the thrill of story telling until she narrated.

Simple thrills.

But I was further thrilled when I saw someone wearing a pair of pants with gutters.

It has been a long while since children allow parents to persuade them to wear such a look. I am thrilled that there are still parents who can have the cooperation of their teenage children obeying them.

Doesn't this give us the hope of obedience?

I am thrilled too.Please don't call me old fashioned.

I am just enthralled by simple thrills.

Don't laugh at innocence.

May we continue to be thrilled by simple gestures, speeches and manners.