Our reactions to Tom's responses
After reading Tom's replies to each of us (Many thanks!),
is there anything else you'd like to say to Tom?
Leave your message here.
posted by 馬自美 Mei @ 3:56 PM
19 comments
After reading Tom's replies to each of us (Many thanks!),
is there anything else you'd like to say to Tom?
Leave your message here.
posted by 馬自美 Mei @ 3:56 PM
19 comments
19 Comments:
Tom,
Thank you for your reponses.I am very surprise that i have the chance to talk with the writer of the story. I am very happy.Thank you.
Joelle
Dear Tom,
Thank you for your responses. I am so surprised and embarrassed that I misunderstood the meaning of your title! I am very happy that you told me! Thank you very much!
Lauria
Dear Tom,
It's very nice of you to write back to us individually. Thanks for enriching our lessons. Thanks for all the detailed resposes.Maybe it's just peice of cake to you, but we gain a lot by asking you all these questions.
Best wishes to you &
Thank you very much!
By Hui-Chun Hsu
Dear Tom,
Thank you for your reply,
I am amazed that you know so much about radios, and it's really kind of you to tell me in detail.
Rico
Dear Tom,
Thank you for your reponses.I will follow your suggestion,that's great,ha ha!!
Ben Dai
Tom,
Thank you for the responses. It's very thoughtful of you to reply our comments individually, and I bet it must take you a lot of time to do it. From the little story you shared with me, I am kind of surprised that you actually did the same thing again; however, it is one good way to treat a date and make great impressions on girls. Maybe I should tell all my guy friends to learn the tip as well. :)
Claire
Dear Tom,
I’m stunned to see your answers to all my questions. How nice of you! You said that being a writer can receive feedbacks from readers is the happiest thing. We all are, too. Thank you. It’s really a special and interesting experience that we can ask questions of the writer and exchange different thoughts. You made me to think of something important which I hadn’t have thought about before, especially the part of social welfare, you pointed out a core concept. The part gives me some lessons but now I can’t shape what being in my mind into an actually question. I’ll think it more clearly and send it to you. By the way, your answer is a good reminder of empathy. In the final part, you revealed the fear between communications with handicapped people and “normal” people. Yes, we all admit the truth. However, the start of reading your short story opens up the window between “different” people to communicate. I feel happy and get a lot of ideas. Thank you for responding to my ungrammatical feedbacks and it’s really amazing to see what you did. Thank you very much.
Regards,
Annie Chan
Dear Tom:
Thank you for your kindly response that make me want to sing a tango song “Scent of Women” and dance with it.
Regards,
Vivid
Dear Tom,
Thank you for your responses. Your words are really thoughtful and humorous.
Julie
Dear Tom,
I was shocked when Ms. Chung told the class that you actually had replied all of our questions. I really appreciate your response, and I am deeply touched by your kindness.
Regards, Leila.
Dear Tom:
Thank you for your response. I'm so happy that you share your experience with me. It's my first time that I receive the author's reply. I'm very surprised and if I knew that you will respond to me earlier, I might have written even better and more careful.
Jenny
Dear Mr. Brennan,
Though it's a bit too late, I thank you for your warm reply. With regard to the moon rover you mentioned, I was so surprised that you were allowed to climb around on it. I think the people in our space center would never be so thoughtful. However,I hope the TV programs make some adjustments and ask blind folks for advice. Therefore, you guys would probably get a better understanding for three-dimensional structures through TV.
Grace Yen
Dear Tom,
"I think sometimes we all tend to worry too much about those we see as inferior or handicapped in some way when all they usually want is to be like everyone else." You said. I understand this thought and can't agree with you any more. Treating handicapped in the naturest way needs preactice. And I will try my best.
If you come to Taiwan, don't forget to visit us. I want to taste the dished you make!
Dear Tom,
You said: "I think sometimes we all tend to worry too much about those we see as inferior or handicapped in some way when all they usually want is to be like everyone else." I understand this, and couldn’t agree with you more. Treating the handicapped in the most natural way takes practice. And I will try my best.
If you come to Taiwan, don't forget to visit us. I want to taste the dished you make.
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(Corrected one)Dear Mr. Brennan,
Though it's a bit late, I thank you for your warm reply. With regard to the moon rover you mentioned, I was so surprised that you were allowed to climb around on it. I don't think people who worked in our space center would be so thoughtful. However,I hope the TV stations make some adjustments in their programs and ask blind folks for advice. In that way blind people could probably get a better understanding of three-dimensional structures through TV.
Grace Yen
Dear Tom,
I’m stunned to see your answers to all my questions. How nice of you! You said that as a writer, receiving feedback from readers is the happiest thing. We all feel that way, too, when we get your responses. Thank you. It’s really a special and interesting experience that we can ask questions of the writer and exchange different thoughts. You made me think of some important things which I hadn’t thought about before, especially in your comments about social welfare in which you pointed out a core concept. This gave me food for thought but I can’t yet shape what is in my mind into an actual question. I’ll think it through more clearly then send it to you. By the way, your answer is a good reminder regarding empathy. In the final part, you discussed the fear associated with communicating with handicapped people. Yes, we all admit the truth. However, reading your short story has opened up a window for “different” people to communicate. I feel happy and get a lot of ideas. Thank you for responding to my ungrammatical feedback and it’s really amazing to read about your life. Thank you very much.
Regards,
Annie Chan
Dear Tom,
I am Mei from Taiwan who is a student in Karen Chung’s class. Sorry for my late response. As you said, Most of us have commented on how you do things as a blind person. And having always been blind, so you have no idea what it is like to be sighted. It is ironic that I said your story brought me a whole new way of “seeing” the world. Aha…Yes…I am still thinking as a sighted person. So there were many things that surprised me in the story which are ordinary to you.
Besides, it’s my pleasure to build the blog for classmates to discuss with you. I was also happy to build the blog for our classmates to discuss the story with you. I have enjoyed reading and pasting your responses into the blog. Though I think I am not a very responsible webmaster since I rarely change the site and Have replied to you quite late. So…what am I busy with? (It seems there are all excuses.) This semester I am taking a class in Art design, and the exhibition of each of our works will soon be held. It reveals the feelings I cannot describe in words.
May I send you the photo of my work and ask your friend to describe it to you? Ha…although it is not a “masterpiece”, it reveals the feeling I cannot describe by words. And I am curious what the words will be as your friend sees it. Each one has his or her own interpretation. And for you, if you can touch my work, you might have a totally different interpretation which will surprise me, a sighted person who always thinks in a sighted way. (ha…as I am writing to you, it reminds me that I can pretend to be blind and to feel it with my hands. I will do it this afternoon! )
Anyway, I would like to let you know that I am very glad to know you. Please keep in touch~~ ^^
Mr. Brennan:
My name is Rico, and I live in Taiwan. I am one of the students in Prof. Chung’s class at Taiwan University. We’ve read your story “You Might Be A Nerd If…” I think it’s quite interesting.
In addition this one, I also read several other of your stories about your dogs and friends on your website. I am happy you are an animal lover, too. I also like dogs. Although they are naughty sometimes, they are the best companions. You might have heard of the story about a guide dog in Japan named “Quill”. I wonder if there are lots of guide dogs in the US now? Have you ever considered of having a guide dog with you? I ask this because in Taiwan there are few of them, and facilities helping blind people are inadequate, too.
Despite all this, Taiwan is still a nice country worth visiting. Foreigners are always welcomed here, and you can taste all kind of Taiwanese snacks. Being an oceanic island, there is a variety of seafood in Taiwan. I can say this might be the best reason to live here. The climate here is fair; the average temperature is 73 degrees Fahrenheit. Maybe you can start to think about my suggestions and make a travel plan; my classmates and me are willing to be your tour guide.
I know you are an amateur radio operator, so I am glad to tell you that I also have a transceiver. It is a small one that has only a frequency range of 144-148/430-450 MHz in TX mode and 30-1300 MHz in RX mode. I never use it to communicate with others, but I only do listen to “Air Traffic Control” communications. I often bring it with me when I go to the airport and watching aircrafts taking off and landing. This is fun for me, because I can know when and where the aircrafts will show up. I don’t know whether it is legal to do such a thing in the US, for me it is okay in Taiwan as long as I don’t try to interfere in the pilots’ operations. If this won’t be a problem for you, then you should try it sometimes; you can do it as a pastime. (I learned this word from one of your articles).
Rico
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