Write on!

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Letter of the week

Write on!

I have just seen that we will soon have to spend an extra baht to send a letter. However, I think people mostly send messages to others by email or SMS these days. This made me think that we are missing something important in our lives. We love our comforts and we�re too busy to do things like sending letters to friends.

I don�t mean that email or SMS aren�t good, but when I get letters from my friends, I think they are better than a hundred emails because I can touch the letter and get a feel for what they are thinking about. I think we should spend a little more time in our busy lives to do important things for others such as sending postcards or letters.

Nuttanun Soisup, Chanthaburi

I agree, Nuttanun. In fact, I am a little lazy myself and rely heavily on emails. When it comes to filling in forms or writing letters, my hands are definitely out of practise. However, I cheat a little � if I am writing a letter to my grandmother, I usually type it and print it rather than write. Well, it�s halfway there! � Editor

ON THE JOB

Hey there Student Weekly, I�m your biggest fan. My name�s Suluck Lamubol. I�m 16 and I�m studying at Triam Udom Suksa School. Your comments in the March 22 issue are true and I absolutely agree that teenagers these days take money for granted. They love to spend, but they don�t know how hard it is to earn. I think that if they took part-time jobs, they would be more responsible, considerate and thoughtful.

You also mentioned about the interns at Student Weekly. I didn�t know until now that students could be interns on the magazine. I would love to get work experience on the magazine that I�ve been reading for about three years. I�ve witnessed all the changes in your magazine and I�d like to be a part of it! Is there still room or is it too late too join in?

Suluck Lamubol , Bangkok

Hello Suluck. Thanks for the compliments and thanks for actually reading what I write. I sometimes think people skip that boring bit at the front by the editor and head straight for the horoscope or whatever. As to being an intern, we normally take one or two university students over the term breaks � normally English or journalism majors. If you want to join in, send an application letter to me and I�ll see what I can do for the next term break. � Editor

FRISKY FRIEND

Hi there. I�m studying in M4 at Phayaopitayakom School in Phayao. I have a new friend � his name is Jack. Jack is an exchange student from Australia, and he is very tall and likes soccer. He speaks English and he has green eyes and short hair. In fact, he looks like Frodo from The Lord of the Rings. I would describe Jack as frisky, funny and talkative.

Phapawadee Sae-lim, Phayao

That�s good to hear, Phapawadee. Make the best of having Jack around while you can � practising English with a native speaker is one of the best ways you can perfect your spoken and listening skills. You can also pick up slang words, idioms and other informal uses of language. Oh, and make sure Jack learns some Thai while he�s here! � Editor

MY EVERYTHING

There are lots of people in my life
But everyone comes and goes
I feel lonely and always cry
Very long time till you come
You�re coming can change my life
Now you are my sunshine
Everywhere you�re bright and kind
Now you�re my moonlight
Every time I cry you�re beside me
Now you�re my sky
To be with me all the time
With love and understanding
That I have never met before
Everything in my life
You are everything in my life.

Miruntee Penroj, Chai Nat

That�s a nice poem Miruntee; who is it intended for? I like your weather metaphors, by the way. � Editor

Vocabulary

witness (v): to see something happen
rely (v): to need or be dependent on somebody/something
frisky (adj): (of people or animals) full of energy; wanting to play
perfect (v): to make something as good as you can
metaphor (n): a word or phrase used in an imaginative way to describe somebody/something else

Idiom

take (something/ somebody) for granted: to not see the real value in that person or thing

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