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smyfirsttime.Canyougivemesomelessons?
Sure.Justfollowme.
Bytheway,mynameisTed.
AndI'
mAna.Nicetomeetyou.
Hey,hey!
thatwasfun
thatwasfun.Thankyouforthelesson!
Noproblem.So,tellmealittleaboutyourself.Whatdoyoudo?
Iworkinatravelagency.
Really!
Whatdoyoudothere?
minchargeoftheircomputers.
Oh,soyou'
reacomputerspecialist.
Well,sortof.Yeah,Iguessso.
That'
sgreat.ThenmaybeyoucangivemesomehelpwithacomputercourseI'
mtaking.
Oh,sure...Butonlyifyoupromisetogivemesomemorerollarbladinglessons.
It'
sadeal!
Interviewer:
Whereareyoufromoriginally,YuHong?
YuHong:
mfromChina...fromnearShanghai.
Andwhendidyoumovehere?
IcamehereafterIgraduatedfromcollege.Thatwasin1992.
Andwhatdoyoudonow?
matransportationengineer.
Isee.Soyou'
reanimmigranttotheUnitedStates.
Yes,that'
sright.
WhataresomeofdifficultiesofbeinganimmigrantintheU.S.?
Oh,that'
snotaneasyquestiontoanswer.Therearesomanythings,really.IguessoneofthebiggestdifficultiesisthatIdon'
thaveanyrelativeshere.Imean,Ihavealotoffriends,butthat'
snotthesamething.InChina,ontheholidaysortheweekend,wevisitrelatives.Itisn'
tthesamehere.
Andwhatdoyoumissthemostfromhome?
Oh,that'
seasy:
mymom'
ssoup!
Shemakesgreatsoup.Ireallymissmymother'
scooking.
Whereareyoufrom,Ajay?
Ajay:
mfromIndia.
AndwhendidyoumovetotheU.S.?
Itwasin1991
Areyoustudyinghereatthemoment?
Notnow.Icamehereasastudentandgraduatedtwoyeasago.I’mwokingasacomputertechnician.
Uh-huh.Andwhatwasitlikewhenyoufirstcamehere?
Wasitdifficult?
Yeah,itwasattimes.ThemaindifficultyIhadwaswiththeeducationalsystem.Thingsareverydifferenthere.Teachingmethods,everythingisverydifferentfromwhatIwasusedtoinIndia.
AndwhatdoyoumissthemostfromIndia?
Totellyouthetruth,afteryou’rehereforawhile,youdon’tmissanythingverymuch.ButIguesstheweatherandmyfamilyarethethingsImiss.Andthequalityoflife.Thequalityoflifeismuchnicerbackhome,franklyspeaking.
A:
Hey!
Arethesepicturesofyouwhenyouwereakid?
B:
Yeah!
That’smeinfrontofmyuncle’sbeachhouse.WhenIwasakid,weusedtospendtwoweekseverysummer.
Wow,Ibetthatwasfun!
Yeah.Wealwayshadagreattime.Everydayweusedtogetupearlyandwalkalongthebeach.Ihaveagreatshellcollection.Infact,Ithinkit’sstillupintheattic!
Hey,Iusedtocollectshells,too,whenIwasakid.Butmyparentsthrewthemout!
YouknowwhatIremembermostaboutgrowingup?
What?
Visitingmygrandparent’shouse…youknow,onholidaysandstuff.Theylivedwayoutinthecountry,andmygranddadhadahorsenamedBlackie.Hetaughtmehowtoride.Ijustlovethathorse-andshelovedme,too!
Iusedtoreallyenjoyspendingtimeatmygrandparent’shouse.AndeverytimeIcameback,Blackierememberedme.
Ah,memories!
Whyisthereneverabuswhenyouwantone?
Goodquestion.Therearen’tenoughbusesonthisroute.
SometimesIfeellikewritingalettertothepaper.
Goodidea.Youshouldsaythatweneedmoresubwaylines,too.
Yeah.Thereshouldbemorepublictransportationingenral.
Andfewercars!
There’stoomuchtraffic.
Say,isthatourbuscoming?
Yes,itis.Butlook.It’sfull!
Oh,no!
Let’sgoandgetacupofcoffee.WecantalkaboutthisletterI’mgoingtowrite.
Soyouarereallygoingtowritealettertothepaper?
Sure.I’mgoingtosaysomethingaboutthebuses.They’retooold.Weneedmoremodernbuses…niceair-conditionedones.
Andtheyneedtoputmorebusesontheroad.
Right.Andtherearetoomanycarsdowntown,andthereisn’tenoughparking.
That’sforsure.It’simpossibletofindaparkingspacedowntownthesedays.
Ithinktheyshouldbanprivatecarsdowntownbetweennineandfive.
Oh,youmeantheyshouldn’tallowanycarsexcepttaxisandbusesduringtheregularworkday.Hmm…thatsoundslikeareallygoodidea.
QuiteanumberofthingshavebeendonetohelpsolvetrafficproblemsinSingapore.Forexample,motoristsmustbuyaspecialpassiftheywanttodriveintothedowntownbusinessdistrict.Theycangointothebusinessdistrictonlyiftheyhavethepassdisplayedontheirwindshield.
AnotherthingSingaporehasdoneistomakeitmoredifficulttobuycars.Peoplehavetoapplyforacertificateiftheywanttobuyacar.Andthenumberofcertificatesislimited.Noteveryonecangetone.
Thereisalsoahightaxoncars,soitcoststhreeorfourtimesasmuchtobuyacarinSingaporeasitdoesin,say,theUnitedStatesorCanada.
TheotherthingSingaporehasdoneistobuildanexcellentpubictransportationsystem.Theirsubwaysystemisoneofthebestintheworld.Andthereisalsoaverygoodtaxiandbussystem.
Excuseme.Couldyoutellmewherethebankis?
There’soneupstairs,acrossfromtheduty-freeshop.
Oh,thanks.Doyouknowwhattimeitopens?
Itshouldbeopennow.Itopensat8:
00A.M.
Good.Andcanyoutellmehowoftenthebusesleaveforthecity?
Youneedtocheckatthetransportationcounter.It’srightdownthehall.
OK.Andjustonemorething.Doyouknowwherethenearestrestroomis?
Rightbehindyou,ma’am.Seethatsign?
Oh.Thanksalot.
Excuseme.It’smeagain.I’msorry.Ineedsomemoreinformation-ifyoudon’tmind.
Notatall.
Thanks.Doyouknowhowmuchataxicoststothecity?
Well,itdependsonthetraffic,ofcourse.Butitusuallycostsaboutfortydollars.
Fortydollars?
IguessI’lltakethebus.ThatmeansIhavealmostanhourtillthenextone.WherecouldIfindaninexpensiverestaurantintheairport?
Maybeafast-foodplace?
Goupstairsandturnright.You’llseethesnackbaronyourleft.
Thanksverymuch.Haveaniceday.
You,too.
Whatdoyouthink?
Well,ithasjustasmanybedroomasthelastapartment.Andthelivingroomishuge.
C:
Butthebedroomaretoosmall.Andthereisn’tenoughclosetspaceformyclothes.
Andit’snotascheapasthelastapartmentwesaw.
Butthatapartmentwasdarkanddingy.Anditwasinadangerousneighborhood.
Let’sseeiftherealestateagenthassomethingelsetoshowus.
Well,howdoyoulikethisspace,then?
Oh,it’smuchbetterthanthatotherone.ThethingIlikebestisthebedrooms.Theyaretoohuge!
Yes,theyareniceandbig.
Andtherearetwobathrooms!
Icouldhavemyownbathroom!
Yes,Iguessyoucould.
Theonlyproblemisthecolorofthelivingroom.Ireallydon’tlikethosedarkgreenwalls.
Oh,I’msurewecanchangethecolorifwewantto.
CreativeRentals.Goodmorning.
Hello.I’mcallingabouttheapartmentyouhaveforrent.
Yes.WhatcanItellyouaboutit?
Whereisit,exactly?
It’sonKingStreet,justoffthefreeway.
Oh,nearthefreeway.Canyouhearthetraffic?
Yes,I’mafraidyoudohearsome.Buttheapartmenthaslotsofspace.Ithasthreebedroomsandaverylargelivingroom
Isee.Andisitinanewbuilding?
Well,thebuildingisaboutfiftyyearsold.
Uh-huh.Well,I’llthinkaboutit.
OK.Thanksforcalling.
Thankyou.Bye
Hello?
Hello.Istheapartmentyou’readvertisingstillavailable?
Yes,itis.
Canyoutellmealittleaboutit?
Well,it’saperfectapartmentforoneperson.It’soneroomwithakitchenatoneend.
Isee.Andisitfarawayfromthesubway?
There’sasubwaystationjustdownthestreet.Actually,theapartmentislocatedrightdowntown,soyoustepoutofthebuildingandtherearestoresandrestaurantseverywhere.Butit’sonahighfloor,soyoudon’thearanystreetortrafficnoise.
ItsoundslikejustthekindofplaceI’mlookingfor.I’dliketocomeseeit,please.
Sure.Letmegiveyoutheaddress.
TownandCityRentals.HowcanIhelpyou?
Hi,Umm…isthatapartmentyouadvertisedstillavailable?
Oh,good.Umm…listen.I,can’tpaytoomuch,sothelowpriceyou’reaskingis,isreallygoodforme.
Great.
Howbigisit?
It’stworooms,plusthekitchenandbathroom.
Well,isitasafeplacetolive?
Well,IcantellyouI’velivedhereforfiveyearsandIneverheardaboutanybodyhavingaproblem.
Oh,that’sgood.Uh…let’ssee.Oh,yeah.Doestheapartmenthavealotofwindows?
Windows?
Yes,thereareplentyofwindows.Butunfortunately,thereisn’tmuchlight,really.See,there’sanotherbuildingrightnexttoours.
Oh,that’sOk.I’mneveraroundinthedayanyway.Doyouthinkit’sallrightifIcomeandlookatit?
Anytime.Whendoyouwanttoseeit?
Sowhereareyouworkingnow,Terry?
Oh,I’mstillatthebank.Idon’tlikeit,though.
That’stoobad.Whynot?
Well,it’sboring,anditdoesn’tpayverywell.
Iknowwhatyoumean.Idon’tlikemyjobeither.IwishIcouldfindabetterjob.
Actually,Idon’twanttowork