Chinese classes

I just attended a Chinese language class that one of my teachers in Beijing was having over the net. It's at www.linese.com

There was a guy from India having his lesson, and I just sat in and watched the lesson in progress. The guy was really diligent in his lessons, not afraid to ask questions or anything. Although the accent is not really Chinese, he can already speak basic Chinese. And it's already not bad for a beginner.

Seeing him making effort to actually study the Chinese language makes me feel sad for the Filipino-Chinese here. Fil-chi's tend to take their Mandarin classes for granted. They would rather stay in one grade level for years because they fear that the lessons in the next level would be real hard. What's hard about studying your own culture? You can already adopt American culture with watching shows from the US and such, how came you can't adopt your own? How weird can life get?

un-sporty me and olympics

I'm not a big sports fan. I don't even like P.E. classes. I try to skip P.E. when I can. I'm not lazy, but I just hate sweating. I would rather read about a sport than actually do it. Wahaha

Albeit the fact that I don't really like sweating it out with sports, I am still excited to see the upcoming Beijing Olympics 2008. I got to see the construction of the stadium that will be used for the event. It’s coming along well. I can’t wait to see the whole thing when it’s finished.

Most people tend to think that Chinese goods are of low-grade, low-quality. I believe that the success Olympics would prove the detractors false. I’ve seen the souvenir items that are produced in lieu of the Olympics. These items include bags, pens, highlighters, caps, commemorative coins, dolls, key chains, pins, shirts, and a whole lot more. The quality of the goods are not that bad. They are a bit expensive, but then what souvenir item isn't?

happily ever after

Finished watching 上错花娇嫁对郎 yesterday! I like it! Although the audience could have foretold what would happen in the end.

I like suspense. I like guessing as to what is going to happen next. I like series’ that keep me wanting to watch the next episode right after the one I’m watching is finished. Which brings us to the reason as to why I like Nancy Drew and Harry Potter books. Actually, I just love books….period. I like stories that keep me turning page to page, not knowing what to expect next.

I don’t like stories that just say happily ever after in the end. They don’t give me a clue as to what is going to happen next to the main characters. I like guessing, but not when there is no clue. Everybody knows that there is no such thing as happily ever after. Without the harsh reality of life these days, it's hard to believe in happily ever after anyways.

yesterday...

Went out with Jaime and her cousins yesterday. We went to Rockwell first. We walked around, played at the arcade and also played billiards. It was my first time to play billiards and I found out that I am extremely poor at the sport. haha It was fun, though Jaime and I lost. (Sorry Jaims) Going to the arcade made me feel like a kid again.I remember playing games just for the tickets that can be exchanged for something. It's been ages since I've stepped into an arcade. (My mom doesn't like it whenever we go to the arcade,coz of the noise, etc.)We each got a mechanical pencil as a souvenir. :D

After Rockwell, we went over to Italiani's-Greenhills for dinner. Jamie and Steph each had a lasagna. I had the Fettucine Alfredo. The pasta servings were way too big that we couldn't finish our food.

It's been great that Jaime and I finally saw each other after the longest time. She left Manila after Grade 5 and we haven't seen each other since. That would be like almost a decade! Whoa! That long?? haha She's going back to the US tomorrow morning. :(

Oh yeah...I might be going to Taiwan in August. Yey!

life as it is

I'm on an emotional rollercoaster...it's inevitable. I graduated from college early this year, and technically I should be working right now. But then it is so hard to find a good job these days. A job wherein I can build a career out of anyways. There are a lot of offers from call centers. But really, I don't see myself working in a call center ten years from now. Sorry.

I've sent applications to a lot of companies, but they are often unanswered. I'm starting to get frustrated. I'm not getting any younger, so I have a choice of going to school again or getting a job. I have a feeling I'll go with the former.

You know the feeling wherein every fresh graduate from an Ivy League school has this feeling that somehow their future is secure and how getting a job will be super easy? Thats how I felt. but tell you what, the real world is not how we imagined it to be. It's extremely hard and moet people will work only to protect their personal interests, so you're more or less on your own. School never taught us that. They just teach us these theories and principles that are more idealistic than realistic. Will we ever use them? Mmmmm.....maybe yes, maybe no.

hmmm....

How true is any of the stuff below? Can anyone tell me?

Slow and Steady

Your friends see you as painstaking and fussy. They see you as very cautious, extremely careful, a slow and steady plodder. It'd really surprise them if you ever did something impulsively or on the spur of the moment. They expect you to examine everything carefully from every angle and then usually decide against it.

How Do People See You?