Wednesday, April 15, 2009

A Picture's Worth


This photo was taken during our family trip. In the photo was my father, mother, two elder sisters and myself. We went to an amusement park in Kaohsiung, and we asked a relative to help take a picture of us. At that time, I was seven years-old, but I can’t memorize the scenes in there. I just remembered some parts of the memories. My family was very happy back then which I didn’t know was that it was the last photo I took with my dad. In the end of this year, my dad had passed away. I couldn’t understand what it meant when I was little. After I was growing up, I had begun to realize this is a valuable picture to preserve since it was the only thing he left me. This was the only photo that I could cherish all my life because there is no second chance to take a picture with my dad again. When I was looking at the photo, I still felt a little bit sad. I didn’t know it had happened to me. If there is something I can do, I wish I can be with my dad. There were so many things that I wanted to say to my dad, unfortunately, it was too late. I knew that think of the past wasn’t a good way to move on. Watching this photo makes me think of the happy time in the past. Things I did with him always gave me the greatest pleasure. Although it had been one of the memories, I won’t forget what we had done together. I think this photo will be priceless for our family.

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

A Picture's Worth

When was this photo taken?
May 22, 1978

Who took the photo?
It wasn't mention above.

Where was this photo taken?
In Phillipines.

Why was this photo taken?
It was his mom's birthday.

Why is this photo meaningful for the writer?
It was the last photograph of the clildhood that he has. The others were burned up.

What is the story behind this photo?
It was the family that he knew, however, there were still two siblings not in the photo.

Who are the character in the story?
Narrator, narrator's parents and his sister.

Where is the setting?
In Phillipines.

What are the series of Events?
On his mother's birthday they took this photo, but there were still two siblings not there.
After they all moved out from Phillipines to North America, they still couldn't be together.
It became hard for them to get together as a complete family.

What is the 'tension' generated in the story?
A fire accident happened and the photos full of memories had been destroyed.

What is the climax in the story?
When their home in Phillipines burned down, and this was the last photo that only left.

What is the resolution?
He and his family all moved to Canada. He is closer to his sister, Mercy, who lived in New York.

What is the message behind the story?
Getting together with your family can't use time to replace.