A meeting with the writer

Recently we had a meeting with a writer who had actually contributed on of the plays that we are dealing with in this semester, Mr.Kee Thuan Chye.I should tell that it was a great moment to see a well known writer from that distance because normally writers are the persons who would socialise less with ordinary people especially undergraduate students like us. Thanks for our lecturer who made an effort to give such opportunity for us. The way I imagined him to be was totally different from the way he was that day. He looks simple; with a broad smile always in his face. It was something different from other writers. I have seen writers who are very serious when they meet public but this man is an exception for all of them. The best part that I liked about him is his openness. It is very hard to see people who accept critics in a positive way. For an established writers like Kee Thuan Chye, I had never thought he would ask for our opinion about his play, The Swordfish, Then the Concubine. I mean, we are very young and immature to evaluate his piece of writing. His experience in writing is much longer than our age. I respect him for his way of thinking. He accepted our suggestions and critics and said he would consider about it next time. Isn’t that wonderful to have a writer who actually takes into account the need of the audience? At this time, many people write to satisfy themselves but not the readers. It is rare to find someone like him. He has instilled the interest to write among us. Writers are not born as writers. They had actually worked for it. Everyone has a talent. It’s just that no one cares to polish their talent to make something out it.Kee Thuan Chye had actually been an inspiration for many of us to start writing. The meeting with him was actually a starting point for many of us as young writers.