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     My beautiful Teacher Tara gave us a challenge: talk about our Father. As for me, I love him more than my mom (hihihi…please keep it in secret). I can say so many actions that he did,  I will tell you 2 lessons which I was learned

     I’m a woman and because of it…..hahaha…I have some weakness. However, I’m sure that most of women always fears “Ghost” and “Snake”, is it right? When I was a kid, I also scared both. And my Dad helped me to overcome it. Maybe you will be curious what his job is...ya, he is not a doctor or teacher or...he is just a farmer but I'm so proud of him. Now,  I’m using these lessons for teach my kids. Unfortunately, my babies doesn’t like me. They still fear it ^_^

     Ghost, I (you) never see in real life. I heard (or watched on film) and really scared it. I remember, that time, in my village, there was some houses and from this house to that house had a long distance. We didn’t have light-street in the night. So when the Sun comes to his bed…whatever happens, I was not go out. Till one day he needed noodle. He asked me to go there. I said: “no Dad. I feel sleepy. Let’s ask my sisters”. Hahaha…I don’t know why but he knew my fear. He told me: “come there and buy noodle else you will stay outside all night”. I felt very angry, I took money and shut a door in the wind. I started go. After a few second, I recognized my situation and my fear come. I run quickly. In the store, I bought some noodle and asked the manager to take me back. She refused (maybe she had the same my fear lol..). I looked her with help-entreating eyes. She turned her back. I knew that no one helps me in this case. So I decided to run back my house. On the way,  I met my dad, he come and picked me up. We walked together. He told me: “sweet heart, you see nothing happens. You need to be strong. One day, you will be a mom and that time, if you still fear it (the thing is not real) how can you teach your children”

     A first lesson is: don’t let your mind weak, don’t think and it will never come….   

     Snake, as I told above, he is a farmer. We had a big place where he planed rice. In the harvest, I always met snakes. That time, I just shouted and run away. I thought it was normal then I forgot. One day, he came back home too late. He didn’t say anything but as I saw…he did something in the kitchen. The next morning, he woke me up and asked me to go with him. We come to the garden and there was a small table with so many snakes on there. I shouted and was intent to run away, but he kept me again. He said all snakes were safe. I mean: he kept them on the box. "Look, these are poisonous snakes, when you meet them you should stop and look at its eyes. After that, very careful you back out but don’t forget to look into their eyes, try to find something which can use as a weapon. If they don’t do anything, you should too…if they bite you, jump for out and hit them back. Make sure that you have a long distance with it. You can kill them easy. And there are “lovely snake” lol … you don’t need to worry but I think, the best way is: stay a way from them".

     A  second lesson: in any cases, don’t forget to protect yourself. Don’t let’s them know about your fear. Already face to face…and you will be a winner.

     Now, he gets old. He retired…. sometimes, I take my kids to come back my hometown. I wanna teach them like my dad did before. But God, how can I put myself in dangerous situation (like him) lol…. So I took them to the zoo and kekeke….there are so many snakes. See, this photo is one of my lessons. Are you scared?