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A sad Wednesday

I got a sad message today on Facebook. One of my classmates from high school suddenly passed away a month ago. He was only 51, and there were no signs of his death. I know we are not young anymore, as 35 years have passed since graduation, but isn't it a bit too early to kick the bucket? 

Rest in peace Gyuri. ✝

I finished the sixth unit today. It was simple; however, I needed some explanations in causatives. I had some controversy with the following sentence: "I heard that Susie had her motorbike stolen.", in which the causative indicates that "they did something to Susie's motorbike without her intention or control". However, it shouldn't necessarily mean it since some fraudulent intentions could be involved, e.g., Susie wanted someone to steal her motorbike because she deliberately wanted to commit insurance fraud. So, once again, the context is essential to understand how and what to use and why this structure means what it means. Then I completed some multiple-choice tests with controversial results. I was heedless a couple of times, which was extremely vexing. Anyway, I'm on correcting these mistakes and perform much better...

We had to wake up early today because the roof guys started at 7 a.m., which meant a 5:30 a.m. wake-up call. We weren't happy. I hurried to the shops to buy some food, and I was utterly astonished by the impatience of my fellow shoppers who were knocking about in the store like rabid hamsters. Easter is coming, and people want to die from lacking food. I arrived at 6:10 a.m., and they were already running about with their trolleys. What plonkers they were.

The weather was nice today, sunny but cold. However, this is the ideal weather for the roof guys to work, as the shingles won't break nor stick together. They will insulate the inner side of the roof, so we'll be well protected against the odds of the weather.

Well, this is it for today I'm afraid...
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