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Didyougrowupthere?

Yes,Idid.Butmyfamilymovedhere8yearsagowhenIwasinhighschool.

Andwheredidyoulearntherollerblade?

Hereinthepark.Thisisonlymysecondtime.

Wellit'

smyfirsttime.Canyougivemesomelessons?

SureJustfollowme.

Bytheway,mynameisTed・

AndPmAnna,nicetomeetyou・

Hehhey,thatwasfun.Thanksforthelesson.

Noproblem,so,tellmealittleaboutyourself.Whatdoyoudo?

Iworkinatravelagency.

Really?

Whatdoyoudothere?

Pminchargeoftheircomputers.

Oh,soyouheacomputerspecialist!

Well,sortof.Yeah.Iguessso.

Tliafsgieat・ThenmaybeyoucangivemesomehelpwiththecomputercourseFmtaking・

Oh,sure,butonlyifyoupromisetogivemesomemorerollerbladinglessons.

It'

sadeal.

2

Whereareyoufromoriginally,YuHong?

PmfromChina,fromnearShanghai.

Andwhendidyoumovehere?

IcamehereafterIgraduatedfromcollege・Thatwasin1992.

Andwhatdoyoudonow?

Pmatransportationengineer.

Isee,soyouheanimmigranttotheUnitedStates.

Yes,thafsright・

WhataresomeofthedifficultiesofbeinganimmigrantintheUS?

Oh,thafsnotaneasyquestiontoanswer.Tlierearesomanythingsreally.Iguessoneofthebiggestdifficultiesisthat,Idon'

thaveanyrelativeshere.Imean,Ihavealotoffriends,butthat'

snotthesamething・InChina,onholidaysortheweekend,theyvisitrelatives・Itisn'

tthesamehere.

Andwhatdoyoumissthemostfromhome?

Oh,thafseasy,mymoniessoup!

Shemakesgreatsoup.Ireallymissmymother'

scooking・

3

Hey,arethesepicturesofyouwhenyouwereakid?

B:

Yeah,tliafsmeinfrontofmyuncle'

sbeachhouse.WhenIwasakid,weusedtospendtwoweeksthereeverysummer.

Wow,Ibetthatwasfun.

Yeah,wealwayshadagreattime・Everydayweusedtogetupearlyandwalkalongthebeach・Ihadagreatshellcollection・Infact,Ithinkitstillupintheattic.

Hey,Iusedtocollectshells,too,whenIwasakid.Butmyparentsthrewthemout.

YouknowwhatIremembermostaboutgrowingup?

What?

VisitingmyGiandparents,house・Youknow,onholidaysandstuff,theylivedwayoutinthecountryandmyGrandadhadahorsenamedBlackie・Hetaughtmehowtoride・Ijustlovethathorse,andshelovesme,too.IusedtoreallyenjoyspendingtimeatmyGi-andparents,liouse.Andeverytimeicameback,Blackierememberedme.

Err,memories.

4

Whyisthereneverabuswhenyouwantone?

Goodquestion,therearen5tenoughbusesonthisroute.

SometimesIfeellikewritingalettertothepaper.

Goodidea,youshouldsaythatweneedmoresubwaylines,too.

Yeah,thereshouldbemorepublictransportationingeneral.

Andfewercars,therestoomuchtraffic・

Say,isthatourbuscoming?

Yes,itis.Butlook,it'

sfull.

Oh,no.Let'

sgoandgetacupofcoffee・WecantalkaboutthisletterFmgoingtowrite.

So,areyoureallygoingtowritealettertothepaper?

Sure,Fmgoingtosaysomethingaboutthebuses.They*retooold.Weneedmoremodernbuses,nice,airconditionones・

And,theyneedtoputmorebusesontheroad・

Right,therearetoomanycarsdowntown,andthereisn'

tenoughparking・

That'

sforsure・It'

simpossibletofindapaikingspacedowntownthesedays・

Ithinktheyshouldbanprivatecarsdowntownbetween9and5・

Oh,youmeantheyshouldn'

tallowanycarsexcepttaxisandbusesduringregularworkdays?

Em,thatsoundslikeareallygoodidea・

5

QuiteanumberofthingshavebeendonetohelpsolvetrafficproblemsinSingapore・

Forexample,motoristsmustbuyaspecialpassiftheywanttodriveintothedowntownbusinessdistrict.Theycangointothedowntownbusinessdistrictonlyiftheyhavethepassdisplayedontheirwindshield・

AnotherthingSingaporehasdoneistomakeitmoredifficulttobuycars・Peoplehavetoapplyforacertificateiftheywanttobuyacar.Andthenumberofcertificateislimited・Noteveryonecangetone・Theresalsoahightaxoncars.Soitcostsabout3or4timesasmuchtobuyacarinSingaporeasitdoesin,say,theUnitedStatesorCanada・

TheotherthingSingaporehasdoneistobuildanexcellentpublictransportationsystem・Theirsubwaysystemisoneofthebestintheworld・Andthere*salsoaverygoodtaxiandbussystem.

6

Excuseme,couldyoutellmewherethebankis?

Tliere^soneupstairs,acrossfromthedutyfreeshop.A:

Oh,thanks・Doyouknowwhattimeitopens?

Itshouldbeopennow,itopensateighta.m.

Good,andcanyoutellmehowoftenthebusesleaveforthecit