Son told me he has reserved the ticket for the train heading for Harbin on July 20th.

Mother took a risk walking a long way alone to second elder sister's without my knowledge.

Two heavy showers fell today, one in the afternoon, the other in the evening when I was on my way back to the apartment delivering son supper. I took shelter from the rain for some time in a restaurant I first passed by. The waitress there was friendly bidding me to sit down.

It is taken for granted that the French soccer team won the championship in this World Cup. And it's beyond expectation that the Croatians reached the final.