Essay On Literacy Narrative History: Treasure Box Makes Princess

Jacklyn F. Tan
Literacy Narrative History: Treasure Box Makes Princess! Predominantly, reading can be very exasperating, especially on a long, difficult and humdrum writing. Obviously, I am not an exceptional case. However, outrageously my subconscious is always telling me that reading is very amusing. I come from a unique family; my father is a typical Asian-Chinese from Malaysia while my mother’s origin of Chinese and Portuguese ancestry. Apparently, my parents have the extremely different living habits because of their cultures. Example: My mother is preferred to say a prayer before dinner. While my father and his family will just tuck in on the dinner table. Despite the difference of their cultures, I am glad that they have the same goal on nurturing me. This is a rare case, my parents taught me about their beliefs at my age of three. “Nothing is impossible; you just have to do your best instead of trying! You are little giant of yourself! And you have to work-hard in order to succeed!” These are

I thought I am good at it.” I was very embarrassed but astonished at the same time because my parents were not upset with me at all.
“Nothing is impossible; you just have to do your best instead. Did you do your best for the test?” My mother said these to me.
Obviously, I did not do my best, so I shake my head and with an answer “No”. Followed by my father, he asked me did I work hard for it. Again, my answer was another “NO”.
“Jackie, you are a big girl now. However, don’t you remember that is nothing comes easy? Remember we told you when you were little, “Nothing is impossible, but you just have to do your best and work-hard. That is the only way you can be successful”.
These words banged into my head so hard and I realized I was wrong. I apologized, decided to do my best and work harder in school and tests. I thought my parents were awesome; they could have yelled me, instead encouraging