My french speaking and understanding has accelerated recently with the new semester and new professor who I
In the past few weeks, my performance in class has been a far cry from the time I was top student in the easy peasy super beginner's class a mere few months ago.
BUT because I am innately kiasu, I've been having to go home and actually sit and revise and study and practice every single day after class. This is all so when I get called on, I can answer smugly and correctly like the teacher's pet I want to be again. Yes, yes, I am aware I have an inordinate need for approval and recognition. :-x So what?!? *defensive*
Je voudrais parle bien le français!
Anyways, the moral of the story is: It's good when you get your butt kicked sometimes. You advance further than you ever could have sitting on your pretty ass.
il n'y a pas de soleil aujourd'hui
(there is no sun today)
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tt's so true about doing better when your butt gets kicked:D
ReplyDeletei've always wanted to learn french but look at you, you are learning it in europe from a real french teacher n practicing it at home with hub.
btw looks like yi'll be working in shanghai. it's both :D and :( for me...
Good on ya. What doesn't drive you bonkers makes you kick butt back. Congrats.
ReplyDeleteAnd well I care what my teacher thinks about me too :)
Ps: My own blog platform has been unstable and I think I somehow lost one of your comments when I was trying to reply it :P sorree
Aunty terri: YOU HAVE TO BE THRILLED!!!! YOU MUST!!!! you can visit her so often :) and eat as much at spicy joint as possible! Help me hug and congratulate her?
ReplyDeleteAileen: Why cannot go to ur blog anymore? :-( i miss my fix of your wit and rockstar's cheeky pics!
?? Can go, just that it goes down a lot because it's an experimental platform friends and my hub built to mess about on so it's not blocked in China while still having English user interface. But I lose a lot of hits, messages, the occasional photo... that's friendship for you :) I'll probably move soon tho, when they start messing with something else
ReplyDelete:) aileen: yes, i can finally go on now! hope the platform stabilizes soon :)
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