Letter of the week

DRIFTING APART

My nickname is Jurn. Last Friday, my mid-term exams were finished, so I decided to have a meeting with my old friends from school. Although we sometimes chat through MSN or Facebook, we didn't have a chance to meet each other and talk face to face for at least two years.

We decided to call a meeting in July. I felt a bit excited because I knew through several conversations that my friends had changed.

The last time we've met, there were eight people in my group, including me. After a year, my group broke into two groups. I don't really know why - everybody had different reasons. But now I think I understand.

The real reason that we grew apart is that everybody's habits and thinking had changed. One group liked to buy beautiful clothes and hang around with friends, while the other group focused more on studying. I met the first group last Friday and they have some more members.

Nicharee Mekavuthikul,
Bangkok

You've discovered one of the truths of life, Jurn. People change and drift apart. It's quite natural, and over time you'll probably find it happening again and again. It's actually a good thing. After a while you'll discover that the people that you stay in touch with are the ones you have the most in common with and can depend on through thick and thin. - Editor

SUPER DANCER

Many people might use different ways to make friends. Believe it or not, my method is dancing!

I find dancing a very effective way to get to know others. Songs from Super Junior work best because everyone recognises the beats and can all dance to them together. Everybody has fun dancing with one another!

Super Junior's songs, especially the new funky single "Bonamana," give my friends and I great times dancing together. To me, Super Junior is not only a Korean boy band, but also a kind of common interest that has helped me get to know many friends.

That is why I believe I deserve to win the album "Bonamana," so I can continue to use their upbeat music to make more friends!

Suthinee Theappunkulngam,
Bangkok

Seems to me that you're quite a slave to the rhythm, Suthinee. Thanks for telling us about your love for dancing. You're just the kind of person we were looking for when we announced in the August 2 issue that we had a copy of Bonamana to give away. Congratulations. We hope you enjoy the CD. Also, keep an eye out in this issue for your chance to win tickets to the 15th Hot Music Awards for you and three friends. It will be lots of fun and another great chance for you and your pals to dance. Details are on page 5. - Editor

PARK CITY

Hi, my nickname is Aut, and I am 11 years old.

Every time I walk on the streets I see unlucky dogs looking for food. Every time I go to exercise in the park, I see poor cute cats looking for food. Even fish and birds are looking for food, too.

I want Bangkok to have a park that assists poor animals. When I grow up, I might be able to rescue these unlucky animals.

I think that Bangkok has very few parks these days because people used the space for buildings and concrete! I want nature to be restored!

Autthawut Siribunsuk,
Bangkok  

I agree that Bangkok could use more green space, Aut. Unfortunately, real estate is at a premium, and condos and shopping malls make a lot more money than parks do. It is important to remember that parks and other open spaces add to quality of life and can go a long way to making life in a big city a lot more bearable. - Editor

	habit (n): usual behaviour drift apart (phrasal v): to become less friendly or close to somebody funky (adj): with a strong rhythm that is easy to dance to common (adj): shared by or belonging to two or more people or by the people in a group slave (n): in this usage, a person who is so strongly influenced by something that they cannot live without it real estate (n): property in the form of land or buildings bearable (adj): that can be accepted or dealt with

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