* * * “Dad, when is the first most important time in our life, in our history?” “Oh, you mean the history of humankind?” “Yes.” “It’s when we were able to discover fire. The history of humankind started to change when our ancestors were able to discover fire.” “Oh.” “Hmm.” “But now modern humans are … Continue reading »
* * * Sentot welcomed the students who had just entered the room with a smile. He then held a Kopiko package and offered them the candies. “Thank you,” said Namh Vuong who took two Kopikos from the package. “No worries”, Sentot replied while offering Kopiko to the student sitting next to Namh, Abdullah. “Thanks, … Continue reading »
* * Sentot had been studying English at university for three years, but he hadn’t been able to speak the language fluently yet. Every time he wanted to utter a full grammatical sentence, he went speechless for no reason. Often he was engulfed in deep frustration, but he knew that he had to do something. When … Continue reading »
“OK. For your degree, the admission fee is three hundred thousand pesos and the tuition fee for the whole year is fifteen million pesos; so that’d be fifteen million and three hundred thousand pesos for the first year,” the compliance officer said almost without a pause, hovering on the brink of greed. Ivan knew that … Continue reading »
“So now you have a farm, two houses, and four cars, correct?” asked Marcelo. Ivan nodded. “Well done!” Marcelo smiled amicably to his old friend. “And what else have you got? A master’s degree from Universidad de Chile, a good and stable job, and what else? Money, ah, how much money have you got? More … Continue reading »
