[First Day of Classes and some...]
Today I started my Putonghua class at HKU. I actually don't feel that intimidated after seeing that most of my classmates were visiting students from overseas. I met this one really friendly Japanese girl in class who's in Hong Kong visiting her husband. OMG she was only 22! =S Among the rest of my classmates were some causians, some CBCs/ABCs and only very few Hong Kong kids trying to show off their skills. For the first class we learnt some very basics phrases like "good morning", "how are you?", "my name is..." etc. Once you get the hang of the 4 tones, Putonghua isn't actually that hard to learn. I clearly still have a ways to go though.
In the afternoon I went back to work to drop off a completed interview. Man I miss my girls!! =\ We had some good times. It was nice getting to chat with them again. Perhaps I'll go back in the next few weeks and work once in a while.
The Synovate crew: Clockwise from left: Me, Ellie, Abby and Heidi
*Surprise of the month*
In an effort to continue being able to squeeze into all my pants, I've decided to take up swimming. These days I've been trying to get my bum to the club at least twice a week. With no more late afternoons at work, it's been so far so good. I'm actually quite bad at swimming because my level of endurance is practically zero but my goal is to improve which each time. I'm sure the kids around me are laughing at me since it takes so many more strokes for me compared with them to get from one end of the pool to the other. How embarassing. =S
Today I started my Putonghua class at HKU. I actually don't feel that intimidated after seeing that most of my classmates were visiting students from overseas. I met this one really friendly Japanese girl in class who's in Hong Kong visiting her husband. OMG she was only 22! =S Among the rest of my classmates were some causians, some CBCs/ABCs and only very few Hong Kong kids trying to show off their skills. For the first class we learnt some very basics phrases like "good morning", "how are you?", "my name is..." etc. Once you get the hang of the 4 tones, Putonghua isn't actually that hard to learn. I clearly still have a ways to go though.
In the afternoon I went back to work to drop off a completed interview. Man I miss my girls!! =\ We had some good times. It was nice getting to chat with them again. Perhaps I'll go back in the next few weeks and work once in a while.
The Synovate crew: Clockwise from left: Me, Ellie, Abby and Heidi
*Surprise of the month*
In an effort to continue being able to squeeze into all my pants, I've decided to take up swimming. These days I've been trying to get my bum to the club at least twice a week. With no more late afternoons at work, it's been so far so good. I'm actually quite bad at swimming because my level of endurance is practically zero but my goal is to improve which each time. I'm sure the kids around me are laughing at me since it takes so many more strokes for me compared with them to get from one end of the pool to the other. How embarassing. =S
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Phong, at 10:59 PM
xian zai ni de putonghua shi bu hao. keneng ni yao wo bang ni?
现在你的普通话是不好。可能你要我帮你？
hmm is that right? can you read that yet sweety?
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Phong, at 11:02 PM
I want to learn "Putonghua" too!! So far all I'm doing is Karaoke and singing songs.. no real/formal teaching, but I remember you were so good in Chinese school, I'm sure you had no problem.
Amazingly, I can read what Phong wrote.. hehe, funny thing is, I probably would have had more trouble reading it if it was in cantonese...
Wow, married at 22.. it always seems so weird.. do you remember a Dilhara from St.A? She got married this summer supposedly! omg...
What a coincidence, I decided to take up swimming a few weeks ago too!! But I think this was a week after this post or something.. so you win =)
You'd probably feel better if I was there because today was the first time I ever even swam from end to end! And that's with a floating belt thingey to help me out.. hahaha
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Anonymous, at 1:21 AM
Btw, eating pizza in HK?? I wonder what was so special about it =)
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