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The weekend passes quickly and it will be Sunday tomorrow. Exams are arriving in less than a week and I should really start panicking. Haha. Nonetheless, I am going to spend the day with Carmen at her house tomorrow. Some things just can't be compromised.
Anyway, apart from the disappointing soccer session I had in the morning, I had a rather fruitful studying session at the airport today. Haha. I managed to clear what I intended to study this weekend. Also, I got to eat Popeye's for 2 meals, and to return home and realised that there is another serving of chicken wings waiting for me. Haha. The airport is really quite a condusive place to study, despite all the noise from visitors and kids wailing, but it's relatively far for people to head there.
So, on our way back on a crowded bus, I managed to 'psycho-ed' our seats for 2 old ladies carrying quite a bit of stuffs. Haha. So much for a psychologist eh? Applying whatever we learn is more important than regurgitate facts onto papers. Haha. Hands-on approach to education is still very relevant in our society, at least that's what I believed it. Incidentally, a few weeks back, someone actually offered his seat for me despite me looking a tiny little weeny bit older. Kids nowdays should all go for first 'impression' classes.
Back to the dialect issues that Leslie has brought up, I really believe we shouldn't let dialects die out in our younger generation. Other than the commonly heard Hokkien, there are other dialects like Teochew, Cantonese & a few others. These dialects are more than mere communicating tools. Learning languages is like learning part of a society's culture. French and Japanese weren't any similar to English. There are certain aspects of language that showcase the specific character of the people. For example, like in French, 'j'aime beacoup something' refers to 'I love something a lot.' However, we cannot use this phrase to express love to someone, because the French believed that love is of the utmost level of devotion and adoration one can give to another. Hence, they don't add beacoup which means 'a lot' behind je t'aime which means 'I love you'. Haha. Interesting eh?
By the way, Mr Brown produced this funny podcase on Army fighting language and dialect. Go listen to it while you are free. It helps to relieve some stress. It contains certain crude langauge though. Go to http://www.mrbrownshow.com/.
Anyway, apart from the disappointing soccer session I had in the morning, I had a rather fruitful studying session at the airport today. Haha. I managed to clear what I intended to study this weekend. Also, I got to eat Popeye's for 2 meals, and to return home and realised that there is another serving of chicken wings waiting for me. Haha. The airport is really quite a condusive place to study, despite all the noise from visitors and kids wailing, but it's relatively far for people to head there.
So, on our way back on a crowded bus, I managed to 'psycho-ed' our seats for 2 old ladies carrying quite a bit of stuffs. Haha. So much for a psychologist eh? Applying whatever we learn is more important than regurgitate facts onto papers. Haha. Hands-on approach to education is still very relevant in our society, at least that's what I believed it. Incidentally, a few weeks back, someone actually offered his seat for me despite me looking a tiny little weeny bit older. Kids nowdays should all go for first 'impression' classes.
Back to the dialect issues that Leslie has brought up, I really believe we shouldn't let dialects die out in our younger generation. Other than the commonly heard Hokkien, there are other dialects like Teochew, Cantonese & a few others. These dialects are more than mere communicating tools. Learning languages is like learning part of a society's culture. French and Japanese weren't any similar to English. There are certain aspects of language that showcase the specific character of the people. For example, like in French, 'j'aime beacoup something' refers to 'I love something a lot.' However, we cannot use this phrase to express love to someone, because the French believed that love is of the utmost level of devotion and adoration one can give to another. Hence, they don't add beacoup which means 'a lot' behind je t'aime which means 'I love you'. Haha. Interesting eh?
By the way, Mr Brown produced this funny podcase on Army fighting language and dialect. Go listen to it while you are free. It helps to relieve some stress. It contains certain crude langauge though. Go to http://www.mrbrownshow.com/.
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