Description of People/ Place
Old People
1.
The wealthy old man was always in earth tones
casual wear complimented by hip aviator sunglasses that perched coolly on his
nose.
2.
The aged chairman strode purposefully into the
boardroom. The clacking of his walking stick thundered along the hallway and
everyone bowed to acknowledge his presence.
3.
The senior citizen had a throaty voice that was
very intimidating.
4.
Although the old dancer was not as agile as
before, he could still do a decent tap-dance that sounded like a band of
percussions jamming away.
5.
Grandmother spoke in an antiquated manner with
her feminine voice.
6.
Grandmother lovingly fingered the photographs
that had turned yellow with age and reminisced with Grandfather their fond
memories.
7.
Her gnarled fingers clutched desperately at her
time-worn purse, unwilling to surrender its meagre contents to the robber.
8.
The senior citizen was in the pink of health and
she could do brisk walking without breaking into a pant.
9.
Unable to withstand the long hours, the old
lady’s fragile body finally caved in and surrendered.
10.
Time was extremely kind to Grandfather as he
aged graciously like a barrel of fragrant red wine that was kept in a cellar.
11.
The old lady was exceedingly quarrelsome and
when her tirade starts, her saliva shoots out of her mouth like bullets.
12.
The retired policeman had the nose of a guard
dog. With his experience, he could easily sniff out all the shady characters
loitering around the neighbourhood.
13.
My old neighbour never left her house without
her signature scent which was a heady mix of medicated ointment and flora
perfume.
14.
The obnoxious old man was not public conscious
as he blew his noise into the sleeve of his shirt and spat on the floor.
15.
Grandmother pursed her lips and gave me silent
disapproving looks when she saw me in my mini-skirt.
Child
1. The starry-eyed teenager went after her idol
fanatically even dressing like a man to look like her idol.
2. The boy’s cherubic cheeks chilled to a pasty
green and his round eyes lost their radiance when he fell sick.
3. The stout boy wore oversized clothes which
emphasised his short legs and accentuated his lack of height.
4. Casting all consciousness to the wind, the
children shrieked and yelled freely as they were merry-making at the beach.
5. There was an agitated vociferation from the
children when the teacher piled up their holiday homework.
6. The child behaved frivolously at a formal dinner
and all the guests were aghast.
7. The young child swallowed hard to suppress the
overwhelming sadness and tears that were threatening to gush out from his eyes.
8. The children felt the crunch when their father
lost his job and could no longer afford the toys they want.
9. The cautious boy was very jittery as he went
through his exam papers with a fine-tooth comb to ensure that there were no
careless mistakes.
10. The arrogant boy thought very highly of himself.
He quaffed the compliments that were paid to him and hung his nose high up in
the air.
School
1.
Everything was covered in dusty grey as the school
was undergoing a facelift.
2.
The stentorian voice of the principal boomed out
across the public announcement system, stopping everyone in their tracks.
3.
Test papers rustled as they were passed down the
rows in the tense silence of the examination hall. The clickety-clack of the
teacher’s heeled shoes echoed down the aisle.
4.
During recess, the canteen was in a chaotic din,
with all the students running around and playing.
5.
The whole class roared a live with mischievous
jokes and jovial laughter the second the teacher turned her back and sauntered
out of the classroom.
6.
A sense of nostalgia overwhelmed him when he
took a walk down the memory lane in his alma mater.
7.
The PSLE students felt their hearts palpitating
nervously as they waited for their results in the very same school hall that
they took their exams.
8.
Apprehension swirled like winter chill amongst
all the students as they waited for the arrival of the class’s new teacher.
9.
When the notorious boy challenged the teacher’s
answer, awkwardness hung in the classroom like an invisible cloak stifling
everyone.
10.
She felt her throat go dry with her escalated
anxiety when she stared at the list of exam questions that seemed so foreign to
her.
