suhneigh

Memoirs of a Geisha, etc.

I'm still reading the first few chapters of the novel and it's hard to put down.  I always recall the scenes in the movie as I read through the pages.
I like the way the author puts into words the experiences of the protagonist. It's as if you're part of the story.

I wish I could write as good as well-renowned writers in the world, if not better. But everytime I let the ink of my pen drift through the pages, I always get frustrated and disappointed by myself.

Maybe, it's better for me to read and criticize than to write something myself!

I've just finished reading "The Joyluck Club" by Amy Tan a few days ago and I can very much relate to it. With my grandmother around, I can compare her to the Chinese mothers in the novel. My grandmother is very conservative and is somehow apprehended by her traditional beliefs. It's not easy for me putting up with her. She always nags and she can NEVER ever find anything good about people.

Maybe, her experience in the past molded her into what she is right now. The war took the best of her; it had caused her to be paranoid even though the war had ended more than 50 years ago. She nearly died during the Japanese occupation. Good thing she had escaped from Amoy, China to the Philippines. The sad thing is, my great grand parents left my grand mother's sister in China. Years later, they found out that her sister whom she would often call "Pong" (because of her petite and chubby physique) had died due to sickness and malnutrition.

If I could bring her sister back to life, I guess it would make her happy.

~suhneigh

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