Tran Thai Hung
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- Jul 14, 2016
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- Interested in Language
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- Vietnamese
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- Vietnam
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- Singapore
English is not my mother tongue but I have strong interest in writing. I just took my initiation in writing. Here is a part in my writing.
I would like to receive advice on my writing skills, my plot and my style. I am welcome all the recommendation.
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I was now sitting in front of the girl inside the changing room for the interview. She was a bit skinny but pretty and friendly. After the introduction part and few general questions to build the rapport, I asked her: “What have brought you to the two gold medals in this tournament?”. She took a few seconds to think then opened her bag to take out an old fashioned book and handed it to me. Not waiting for me to ask, she explained “My father gave this book to me before he passed away. He told me that this book is a magic book. If I write things I want in this book and work on them, they will become real in the future. I have written many things and it worked. Interestingly the more specific I wrote the earlier they became real. It does not limit to anything. I could write down the car I desired for when I was in primary, a best friend whom I could share everything with or an A-level exam result with straight A. I have all of them now.” She paused a bit and continued – “And you guess what. Last year I did write down in that book boxing champion title which I have dreamed about long ago. Now, it is beside me. I am not dreaming. It’s real.” She glanced at the giant belt on her thigh....
I would like to receive advice on my writing skills, my plot and my style. I am welcome all the recommendation.
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- I used to believe that there is no need to make a specific goal on anything and let hard working does the job, things will be fine. That is not true. Hardworking alone without a set goal is similar to running around without a predetermined destination. At the beginning of the journey, you might be enthusiastic about exploring the new areas which urge you to move on at your highest speed. Without you noticing it, your energy and motivation drains so rapidly that leave you hopelessly standing somewhere far away from your destination at the dawn of day. “Wait. I still live my whole life very well until now without consciously setting any goal”, you might argue. You are right. However, let me show you some benefits of predetermined goals.
First benefit of setting goals is affirmation of achieving them. I do not talking about psychokinesis, an ability that help someone to do everything just by mental power, or any similar kinds of miracle powers. To explain this seemly magic phenomenon, I would like to share an experience from one of my college friend.
I was now sitting in front of the girl inside the changing room for the interview. She was a bit skinny but pretty and friendly. After the introduction part and few general questions to build the rapport, I asked her: “What have brought you to the two gold medals in this tournament?”. She took a few seconds to think then opened her bag to take out an old fashioned book and handed it to me. Not waiting for me to ask, she explained “My father gave this book to me before he passed away. He told me that this book is a magic book. If I write things I want in this book and work on them, they will become real in the future. I have written many things and it worked. Interestingly the more specific I wrote the earlier they became real. It does not limit to anything. I could write down the car I desired for when I was in primary, a best friend whom I could share everything with or an A-level exam result with straight A. I have all of them now.” She paused a bit and continued – “And you guess what. Last year I did write down in that book boxing champion title which I have dreamed about long ago. Now, it is beside me. I am not dreaming. It’s real.” She glanced at the giant belt on her thigh....