Shengliver Studio

The ache persisted. It was on throughout the exam, most times slight, occasionally severe. As a result, I found myself distracted from the questions. I simply could not help it.

Looking back on my discovery on the road, I admire the young mother for her way with the daughter.

Thanks to Caroline’s outstanding performance, all the betters lost their deposits to Donald. None of them had predicted there would be such a huge difference. Donald the Class Clown got rich overnight.

Since the light kept burning beyond midnight, she reckoned that it must be the boy who was studying into the wee small hours of the early morning.

According to her, they take advantage of our sympathy by feigning poverty and misery, but I did not believe it.

We were more than satisfied with his attitude to his customers. Very few food vendors we had met before paid attention to such details.

This accident, which suddenly shook me awake, brought home to me the feasibility of walking the sports path.

Working on the first day of the Chinese New Year is taboo traditionally, yet this elderly gentleman did not mind it.

Almost every evening after dinner, all the families would come out with chairs and hand-held fans. There was relaxed chitchat in the cooler air at the hangout at the bamboo grove.

His wearing so little became a laughing stock among his mates, who said Ming wanted to show off his figure to the girls. Their jokes pissed Ming off.

Upset, Freda and I were at a loss where to turn next to get our homework done.

Stuck in the rut, I am sometimes cast under the illusion that life is meaningless, for every day is a replica of every other day.

Carpentry was backbreaking labour. The most gruelling part was to saw a log into planks.

I had a special time this year because of the atmosphere created by the new house.

One of their players, a boy wearing the No 2 jersey, never failed to pre-empt our players when the ball came along. I could not help but curse him a lot when that was happening. I was so loud that I thought he even heard my obscenities.

Seated by the crackling fire, stoking it with twigs and grass, I was basking both in the warmth of the blaze and in the glory of queenhood.

I found that once work started, Jim sat there like a tree stump.

As I was chalking on the board, the whole class burst into roars of laughter. Mr Wang was laughing so hard that he was holding his sides. In plain sight, my monstrous finger made an exhibition of itself.

If you want to achieve, buddy, do not let a precious fleeting opportunity slip by because of your hesitancy. Seize it.

I tried to open my eyes, but it did not work. I wanted to stir, but my legs rebelled. Then I blacked out.

“Santa came during the night, Dad!” she yelled.

Her little umbrella seemed to have dispelled the bad weather and the doom and gloom from my heart.

That night has been the darkest in my entire life, Shengliver.

Quarrels eventually erupted between man and wife. Their squabbles became more and more frequent. The relationship got to a point where they would not tolerate each other under the same roof.

With each fresh gust of wind, the fallen leaves which I had managed to round up into a pile were dispersed here and there.

I got into such a fit of rage that I trashed the card then and there.

Where there is something pleasing to your eye or to your ear, there might lie a hidden danger.

To my surprise, she declined it. With a smile, she explained in a tender voice that her home was just a couple of stops away.

Sometimes, following the herd is the default option. Other times, we should listen to our own heart and go off the beaten track.

Eavesdropping on the tête-à-tête between mother and daughter, I stayed put and waited with bated breath in the dark.

Now, on the threshold of adulthood, I have come to see that life is not always what you want it to be.

He smokes like a chimney every day.

Windy was more than windy; she was tempestuous.

Song’s pain getting severer, his face twisted into a grimace.

The sky was azure and the clouds white.

“Don’t cry, son,” Mother said comfortingly. “You are no longer a child, are you?”

Miss Tee was a woman, yet there was not a single vestige of shame on her face throughout.

The poor creature, trapped in the constant traffic flow, seemed to be shocked and shaking.

Jack is the apple of my aunt’s eye, but she has spoiled her son.

Only if someone is honest with us can we trust them.

Arriving at the doorstep, I saw someone right there filling my glass. It was Miss Song Xuemei. What a kind girl! She has not only good looks but also a beautiful heart.

The price I paid helps me to see what quality he has.

Hunger was not an issue that evening. Loneliness was.

Psychologists believe that many people spend their entire lives trying to recover from their childhood trauma.

It is popularly believed that once a man gets rich, his heart will rot. This stereotype does not fit Cousin John.

It was so awkward to say bad words about others. Every second seemed to be dragging forever. The process of condemning each other was the longest ten minutes I had ever had.

I thought Grandad would never find out about our crime, well, until Mid-Autumn Day last year.

Life feels boringly slow when it is nice and peaceful. It can, however, change in a flash, when the peace is gone.

I have mercy on my sis. As far as I am concerned, she is no more than a child. Happiness is the most important thing to a child.

Mr Zhang stood up and started for the exit. He slammed the poor door as he was going out. It was thunderous, man. Bang!