American Life
It's a small world?
Cindy has some pictures of her friends in Taiwan. Once when another girl was looking at those picture on her cell phone.
The girl suddenly said, “Wow, this person really looks like one of my classmates in Taiwan. They look exactly the same.”
Cindy said “It’s my co-working in Taiwan. She’s half German half Taiwanese. But she only speaks Chinese and very good Taiwanese.”
“My friend is half German half Taiwanese also.” Said the girl.
Then they found out they’re talking about the same person. And they kept saying this is a really small world.
The next day, as I said before, I have some new Taiwanese friends here. One of the girls who did her internship in Switzerland when I was studying last semester. And she got back to school this semester. I saw her once last semester when she came back to school to visit her friend. That time I saw her I thought she looked really familiar. And after I saw her this semester, I thought she’s one of the girls I knew when I was in high school. I always forgot to ask her about that. And since she never told me I look like one of her friends. I thought maybe she just looks like the girl I knew before. On that day, I got a chance to ask which high school she went to. YES! She’s that girl. And I said “We went to Texas together right?”
“Yes! I thought you just look like the girl, not the same one.” She said.
“But I remember you had a different name.” I said.
“Yes, I changed my name.” She said.
I’ve been to Texas once 8 years ago with some of my classmates from high school. It’s in the summer I entered senior high school while other junior high school students in Taiwan was having the “exams to enter senior high school”. I decided to go to the senior school of my high school. Because the school provided better teachers for students who studied in their junior high school and wanted to go to their senior school. Anyway, it’s not the point. The school also arranged a trip to Texas for us to study and travel in Texas for one month. The girl who I met here is one year older than me. Kind of like my ‘bigger sister’ at school. She wanted to go with us, so she was the only one who’s not our classmates. And she didn’t study at our junior high school. She told me that day that she hated people like us (students who’s from the junior high at our school and went to its senior high school) because the school always paid more attention to us and treated us better than other classes. I haven’t seen her after senior school. The day we talked about this, Cindy, Jessica and other friends were really surprised that…. this is really a small world.
This morning I got a call of my cell phone. Now I always leave my Taiwanese cell phone on since my grandma is in the hospital and my mom asked me to do it in case of any emergency. I heard the phone rang after I came back to my room from the toilet. I was not fast enough to pick it up. And I was worried that it’s something emergency happened to my grandmother. So I dialed back right away.
“Wei, wei, wei!” I said but no body answer. About after 10 seconds, I heard.
“Wwwwweeei?”
It’s my grandmother! I was surprised that she picked my mom’s cell phone. I talked with her for a few minutes, she also gave the phone to my cousin and asked me to talk to him. Finally, I got to talk to my mom. I said “ I guess this call may cost thousands of NTD. Because I used the Taiwanese phone number.”
“I think you’re using the phone card.” Mom said
“Hmm, I think it’s an emergency, so I just called back right away by my cell phone.” I said.
Then I told my mom I’ll call here back during her mid night. (my afternoon)
And when I called her again, I asked her why she called my cell phone this morning. She said, “Your grandma didn’t want to take any medicine or eat food, just like a child. So I lied to her that you call her. And actually, I dialed the number before giving her the phone”
When people call my cell phone, they could hear a Taiwanese actor talking instead of the waiting ringing. I think grandma was confused with my voice and the actor’s voice. Anyway, I forgot to ask my mom grandma took the medicine after talking to me or not.
The girl suddenly said, “Wow, this person really looks like one of my classmates in Taiwan. They look exactly the same.”
Cindy said “It’s my co-working in Taiwan. She’s half German half Taiwanese. But she only speaks Chinese and very good Taiwanese.”
“My friend is half German half Taiwanese also.” Said the girl.
Then they found out they’re talking about the same person. And they kept saying this is a really small world.
The next day, as I said before, I have some new Taiwanese friends here. One of the girls who did her internship in Switzerland when I was studying last semester. And she got back to school this semester. I saw her once last semester when she came back to school to visit her friend. That time I saw her I thought she looked really familiar. And after I saw her this semester, I thought she’s one of the girls I knew when I was in high school. I always forgot to ask her about that. And since she never told me I look like one of her friends. I thought maybe she just looks like the girl I knew before. On that day, I got a chance to ask which high school she went to. YES! She’s that girl. And I said “We went to Texas together right?”
“Yes! I thought you just look like the girl, not the same one.” She said.
“But I remember you had a different name.” I said.
“Yes, I changed my name.” She said.
I’ve been to Texas once 8 years ago with some of my classmates from high school. It’s in the summer I entered senior high school while other junior high school students in Taiwan was having the “exams to enter senior high school”. I decided to go to the senior school of my high school. Because the school provided better teachers for students who studied in their junior high school and wanted to go to their senior school. Anyway, it’s not the point. The school also arranged a trip to Texas for us to study and travel in Texas for one month. The girl who I met here is one year older than me. Kind of like my ‘bigger sister’ at school. She wanted to go with us, so she was the only one who’s not our classmates. And she didn’t study at our junior high school. She told me that day that she hated people like us (students who’s from the junior high at our school and went to its senior high school) because the school always paid more attention to us and treated us better than other classes. I haven’t seen her after senior school. The day we talked about this, Cindy, Jessica and other friends were really surprised that…. this is really a small world.
This morning I got a call of my cell phone. Now I always leave my Taiwanese cell phone on since my grandma is in the hospital and my mom asked me to do it in case of any emergency. I heard the phone rang after I came back to my room from the toilet. I was not fast enough to pick it up. And I was worried that it’s something emergency happened to my grandmother. So I dialed back right away.
“Wei, wei, wei!” I said but no body answer. About after 10 seconds, I heard.
“Wwwwweeei?”
It’s my grandmother! I was surprised that she picked my mom’s cell phone. I talked with her for a few minutes, she also gave the phone to my cousin and asked me to talk to him. Finally, I got to talk to my mom. I said “ I guess this call may cost thousands of NTD. Because I used the Taiwanese phone number.”
“I think you’re using the phone card.” Mom said
“Hmm, I think it’s an emergency, so I just called back right away by my cell phone.” I said.
Then I told my mom I’ll call here back during her mid night. (my afternoon)
And when I called her again, I asked her why she called my cell phone this morning. She said, “Your grandma didn’t want to take any medicine or eat food, just like a child. So I lied to her that you call her. And actually, I dialed the number before giving her the phone”
When people call my cell phone, they could hear a Taiwanese actor talking instead of the waiting ringing. I think grandma was confused with my voice and the actor’s voice. Anyway, I forgot to ask my mom grandma took the medicine after talking to me or not.
posted by Jackie at 2/27/2005 09:36:00 PM
3 Comments:
Texas ROCKS!!! Yes it is a small world and I'll break your face you sing that song. Only in Texas is the world not small because everything is bigger in Texas; Bigger yards, bigger trees, bigger shoes, bigger hats, even bigger cats. I had a cat in Texas that was bigger than a neighbor's dog. He would always pick on the poor sissy dog. We called the cat Pumpkin because he was fat and orange.
Also, TEXAS ROCKS!!!
I was once with some friends, and they were drinking --a lot. As they were talking, they found out they were both from Canada. Later, they found out they were both from Ontario. Then they found out they had both lived in Naperville. Then they found out they had both gone to the same high school and graduated in the same year. Then they found out they both had the last name Rae. They were too drunk to realize they were twins.
I'm worried for your grandmother --not because she's in the hospital, but because she has to deal with you, your mother, and any other tricky family members. It's no wonder she's in the hospital. She probably won't eat or take medicine until you guys leave her alone. She probably just needs to get out, get some fresh air, and be free of sneaky her family.
I have never been to Texas. I know some people who live down there, I've been invited to visit. I don't think I'll make it down there this year. Next year doesn't look good either.
I think I might not go Texas again in my life. The people from Texas I know they moved to Taiwan one year after we visited Texas. ( I wonder why they chose Taiwan.) And another girl who took us to go around some cities in Texas, she moved to China last year. So, now, I don't have any friend who's living in Texas now.
Post a Comment
<< Home