Finally, I am beginning on a dream that was lost
Tonight was the 1st lesson.
Finally, I am able to start on something that I have always wanted to do, but never know how. Yep, I have begun my translation class. Yippee-ai-eh!! It's all so exciting!
Gosh, there is so many formats for sentence structures in chinese. Those formalised ones lah... Like adjectives, grammer, verbs, nouns in English... Just that they are not in English.. Haha!
In general, I think my classmates are "high-hands". Their spoken Mandarin is fantastic. When the lecturer was doing some exercises, they reacted very fast. For me, I was still like "Err...." and they already shout out their answers. I guess I need a little getting used to. While doing introduction, one of them said that she wish to get out of the country by learning translation. I think and think even when I get home. I think if you leave the country, your language ability will not be as good, cos you don't have the environment to practice. Well, it used to be my purpose to learn this skill, now I am having second thoughts...
Haiz, what to do, I am a late bloomer...
Tonight already got homework. Tomorrow gotta do 4 minute oral presentation of a topic, do a check for mistake on a local newspaper article (Done that... Gosh, I am really embarrassed to read that our local newspaper writes really bad Chinese articles!) and to write (ANOTHER) essay. I guess essay writings are essential, cos I know it will harness and hone our Chinese language usage.
Anyhow, I am going back to my essay writing. Sorry Miss Joss Stone and Mr Nat King Cole, I guess I will spend time with you folks another day.
*Poof!*
Finally, I am able to start on something that I have always wanted to do, but never know how. Yep, I have begun my translation class. Yippee-ai-eh!! It's all so exciting!
Gosh, there is so many formats for sentence structures in chinese. Those formalised ones lah... Like adjectives, grammer, verbs, nouns in English... Just that they are not in English.. Haha!
In general, I think my classmates are "high-hands". Their spoken Mandarin is fantastic. When the lecturer was doing some exercises, they reacted very fast. For me, I was still like "Err...." and they already shout out their answers. I guess I need a little getting used to. While doing introduction, one of them said that she wish to get out of the country by learning translation. I think and think even when I get home. I think if you leave the country, your language ability will not be as good, cos you don't have the environment to practice. Well, it used to be my purpose to learn this skill, now I am having second thoughts...
Haiz, what to do, I am a late bloomer...
Tonight already got homework. Tomorrow gotta do 4 minute oral presentation of a topic, do a check for mistake on a local newspaper article (Done that... Gosh, I am really embarrassed to read that our local newspaper writes really bad Chinese articles!) and to write (ANOTHER) essay. I guess essay writings are essential, cos I know it will harness and hone our Chinese language usage.
Anyhow, I am going back to my essay writing. Sorry Miss Joss Stone and Mr Nat King Cole, I guess I will spend time with you folks another day.
*Poof!*
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