Chicago is the city where I grew up. Although I am of Chinese ancestry, I was born and raised here. It is special to me but I would always advise people to take extra care when walking alone in the streets.

I have always enjoyed mountain biking and seen to it that I indulge in this sport at least twice a month with a group that shares the same passion. We would bike anywhere it would take us out of town.

An ex-girlfriend located new digs for me in Colorado Blvd. since I was to begin work at Old Town in a cinema. She reminded me, though, that the Rose Bowl swarm could get tricky. It escaped neither of us that December was just around the corner.

She was going home one night after her review classes and was walking in a darkened alley. While somewhat afraid, she knew what to do and that gave her confidence.

We would nod to each other every so often in the hallway of the apartment complex. I was the new resident and being nice. Days later, he was apprehended for burgling one of my neighbors. Only then did I discover that he did not even live there.

Our boss was happy when we landed the contract. He had been working on this for two months and the other party agreed recently. The contract, though, has certain stipulations we must fulfill.

The day was so bright and we were happy walking at the beach when somebody from behind me snatched my digital camera and ran away. We tried to catch him but he was so quick.

My friend said that he never thought of using any self defense device until he had a dangerous personal experience. He is a mild mannered individual, never thinking of hurting anybody.

The setting sun is really a beautiful sight at the breakwater. He did not notice the two men that sat beside him as he was lost in the bliss. When one of the men asked him to get up and go with them, he was shocked.

Self defense was not on her mind before her assignment to the graveyard shift. I had tried to persuade her to give this attention because of our changing shift schedule every 3 weeks in our car factory.