F2F Class Notes (Celeste) [W]

Write a diary entry about a memory you have of your grandfather. Focus on longer sentences.

Today, I was awakened by my dog’s non-stop barking. My aunt visited us to see my grandfather.

My grandfather had a heart surgery in the previous several months. He temporary lived in my home so that my mom can take care of him. Grandfather is quite old and no one is allowed to mention how old he is in our family. In the old Chinese traditions, it’s unlucky to remember the specific age for an old person.

In my memories, he always looked very kind and silence. Previous years ago, when he was around 80 old, he could walk for an hour to the park nearby his home everyday, rain or shine, until he fell in some day. After that day, he lost a lot of things, he couldn’t walk to anywhere he want, he couldn’t stay alone. He just sat in his wheelchair and looked away.

I know he feels sad now, and I feel the same. I hope he can continue his life as before but something never turns back again, and the only thing we can do is to accept.

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Today, I was awakened by my dog’s non-stop barking because my aunt came to visit us to see my grandfather.

A few months ago, / Two or 3 months ago, my grandfather had heart surgery. He is temporarily living in my home so that my mom can take care of him.

Grandfather is quite old and no one is allowed to mention how old he is especially our family.
Grandfather is quite old and no one especially our family is allowed to mention how old he is.

In (the) old Chinese traditions, / Traditionally, it’s almost forbidden to say/vocalize the specific age of an old person.

When I think about my grandfather, he is always very kind and silent.
The words that I would use to describe him are kind and silent.
He is a very kind and silent man.

More than ten years ago, when he was around 80 years old, he could walk for an hour to the park nearby his home everyday, rain or shine, until he fell down one day. After that day, he lost a lot. He couldn’t walk anywhere, he couldn’t be alone so he just sat in his wheelchair on the balcony and gazed down at the world below.

I know he feels sad now, and I feel the same. I hope he can continue his life as before but some things never go back to the way they were and the only thing we can do is to accept.