Yeah, i guess your could say im pretty stupid. i mean.. i do (i mean flunk) my chinese A levels, then go celebrate. Then i go sign up for the Yunnan trip. Where i'll be surrounded by nothing but chinamen for a full seven days. You go Elliott! >.<
Well, better make the best of it, huh. Haha maybe if we wind the clock back, we can see what went wrong in young elliott's education. Well, yeah.. thats me. Doodling in chinese class. oh look.. its me again, standing outside of class for fogetting to do my zuo ye again. Thats me flunking Ting Xie. yeah... not a very interested kid.
Haha, as usual i must revert to the excuse that us ACS boys are known to be quite bad at chinese. hmm.. in AC, if you spoke cheena, you'd be regarded as really really weird. and NSK. Yet, most of us still managed to pass O level chinese.. go figure.
But on a more serious note. The background of the family also plays a large part in it, if they speak chinese at home or not. The daily conversation aspect of chinese probably is the most important aspect of language. As much as one studies it, without interest and continued, frequent use of the language, proficiency will eventually decline.
holy cow. im chinese okay. no really. o.O im really scared the Yunnan people are gonna think im from brazil or mexico or something. i literally get feedback like. " oh look at that guy, he must be malay." "No no, i heard him speak chinese.." "Wait, i thought that was an Ang Moh."
I'm Not Surprised Not Everything Lasts I've Broken My Heart So Many Times, I Stop Keeping Track. Talk Myself In I Talk Myself Out I Get All Worked Up And Then I Let Myself Down.
I Tried So Very Hard Not To Loose It I Came Up With A Million Excuses I Thought I Thought Of Every Possibility
And I Know Someday That It'll All Turn Out You'll Make Me Work So We Can Work To Work It Out And I Promise You Kid That I'll Give So Much More Than I Get I Just Haven't Met You Yet
Mmmmm ....
I Might Have To Wait I'll Never Give Up I Guess It's Half Timing And The Other Half's Luck Wherever You Are Whenever It's Right You Come Out Of Nowhere And Into My Life
And I Know That We Can Be So Amazing And Baby Your Love Is Gonna Change Me And Now I Can See Every Possibility
Mmmmm ......
And Somehow I Know That It Will All Turn Out And You'll Make Me Work So We Can Work To Work It Out And I Promise You Kid I'll Give So Much More Than I Get I Just Haven't Met You Yet
They Say All's Fair And In Love And War But I Won't Need To Fight It We'll Get It Right And We'll Be United
And I Know That We Can Be So Amazing And Being In Your Life Is Gonna Change Me And Now I Can See Every Single Possibility
Mmmm .....
And Someday I Know It'll All Turn Out And I'll Work To Work It Out Promise You Kid I'll Give More Than I Get Than I Get Than I Get Than I Get
Oh You Know It'll All Turn Out And You'll Make Me Work So We Can Work To Work It Out And I Promise You Kid To Give So Much More Than I Get Yeah I Just Haven't Met You Yet
I Just Haven't Met You Yet Oh Promise You Kid To Give So Much More Than I Get
I Said Love Love Love Love Love Love Love ..... I Just Haven't Met You Yet Love Love Love ..... I Just Haven't Met You Yet
Yeah, that pretty much sums it up. i definitely talk myself in and out.. call me crazy. haha someday, it'll all turn out.
Sometimes, i tend to talk too fast. andeverythingjustcomesoutreallyreallyfast. and in the end, it sounds mostly like.. haha abuju. Haha its a terrible habit. But when i get excited, words just cant come fast enough. its very queer.. very queer indeed. note to self: must conciously relegate speed of speech, or be soberly serious in communication.
Then again, another bad speech habit is to mumble out words. I know how irritating it gets, especially on the recieving side. :P Its like, when i make a remark off-hand (or aside.. just like Ex- Queen Magaret) *changes ipod song from YMCA (gayness)* im sorry. where was i? oh yeah. I murmur under my breath sometimes, and then for some reason every word that comes out of my mouth comes out.. *murmurs*
Of course, this is in lieu of Oral Presentation (which can suck it..) I have nightmares of mumbling and talking wayy to fast during the actual presentation, since they are really bad habits. Nevermind! i'll take drugs and alchohol on the day itself, drugs will slow everything down thus curing the first problem, and booze will make me loud and obnoxious. :D
isnt my logic so twisted?
I also find it rather strange, im really really bad at presentations. recently. i suspect its a confidence issue? i lost alot of confidence in who i was around the middle of the year, since i heard people were talking bad bout me. :P im over it now, but i find i cannot really present properly without getting really nervous..
maybe if i reverted to a cocky persona just for the presentation.. maybe.
Was watching a clip from Home of The Brave (2007) The protagonist is in a meeting with the principal.. his son being detained for wearing anti iraq war clothing. Whereupon, he turns the tables..
A - The garment is offensive.. B - of course it is.. thats the point. A - if you wanna raise your children to oppose public institutions thats entirely your right, but this is a public school, and we have rules. B - So why dont you have him take it off right now.. we call and assembly and you can burn it. along with some books from the library and today's newspaper. B - and while we're at it, lets get a bunch of students opposed to it.. make em come to school on saturday and take patriotism classes and.. monitor their emails and phone calls.
Hehe, i couldnt have said it better. Lets face it, we're scared to oppose authority. We dont challenge ideas, thoughts or methods of doing things. haha maybe we dont care. We enjoy talking to each other behind their backs..
I love how they ask us for suggestions and opinions and the room is just like.. *cricket chirps* then one guy makes a statement.. and the whole room just looks at him like he did something wrong.
