Thursday, September 13, 2007

 

Break!

The second conference is over!
yeah
we had a company dinner last night.
most parts was quite horrible.
everyone's speaking german and i cannot appear to blank out.
but i do understand that it is more comfortable to speak their native language; and they shouldn't have to put in more effort to entertain me on the night they can rest and relax.

i had two oysters.
fresh.
but i'm glad it was two :p
then prawn salad
then smoked salmon.. very nice!

and of course, champagne, white and red wine.
and finally desert.
it should cost a lot.
but for the work that i have done for them and the pay that i get.
i deserve it.

then we will only go to the conference hall to set up for the third conference at 12.55.. it's now 10+am
sooooo good...
i got to sleep 9 hours
hee..

one last conference then holiday!
this will be the thought to get me through the last week.


and this trip made me realise that i am a very proud asian and singaporean.

i have had one person ask me if singapore is developed.
and he had went to singapore last july to do a conference then.
i asked him
you were there and you didnt know if singapore is developed?!

then yesterday the boss of the america office was surprised that i dont speak german (he does)
and exclaimed
NO~~! it can't be!
i told him
i'm chinese so i speak mandarin.
germans are not like that
it's just him.

when i get back home
not only will i learn my french
I will also improve my chinese.

we don't have to tell everyone that chinese is the best language
or singapore is first class
but we cannot allow others to feel that they are superior
just because we cannot even speak proper mandarin
or not know the least bit about singapore...!

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Comments:
wah how rare of you to wanna eat oyster...I thought you dun like seafood esp those that are fishy...haha...

about language, that's why I say, master your own second language OR dialect, before you even learn a third...
 
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