Drawn

Last night, in light of tourism promo programming on TV, i asked my Dad where South Sand was. (I would later learn it was the coastal region of Canton.)

My Dad, an ex-high-school-teacher, started a lengthy tale of South China Sea all the way up and out to the Pacific, and numerous islands that are in these waters. Within 30 seconds i had stopped listening, as i let him go off on a tangent for another minute or two, as he does a lot, usually leaving me regretful of having asked a question.

I would've said, "South Sand is the part of Canton that faces the sea, and the islands of the same name."

Sigh. Being concise is not my Dad's strong suit indeed.