Monday, January 23, 2012

Pre-CNY... a new resolution...

It's the eve of Chinese New Year.... I am suppose to stay up as late as I can for the safe of long life for my parents.. Just finish watching I love HK on TV, despite how some people say their standard of shows have dropped.. I still love TVB... and also it was my main channel in learning Cantonese... Watching TVB dramas trained me into listening and thinking in cantonese... and of course it did inspire me to become a scriptwriter.. I think that is why people (who have known and read some of my storylines and plots) say that my ideas are too TVB-ish... not out of the box... whatever lah~~~

This is a tip for those who are learning languages... watching tv is definitely a great way to practise when you have nobody to practise with you at home... This is how I learn cantonese and "got inspired" to be a scriptwriter... I watch the series then i would imagine an additional character into the story and start drafting the dialogues, storyline of that particular character I have "created" and in order to "bring it to life", I'll have to speak out the dialogues to see if it fits the "real thing" or not... the "Real thing" as in the drama =D...

Speaking about languages, I have a confession to make, I have been learning Korean on and off since 2008.. it's on and off so the "frequency" is also on and off... as in.. i remember as i learn, and forget as i stop.. since Malaysian terrestrial channels do not air korean series un-dubbed, ok, they do now but it's in the afternoon.. Don't have to work meh?? So obviously I'm not categorised as their target audience... Sigh~~ So I can't really learn and practise through drama series... which is why I haven;t been improving although I have been attending classes on a weekly basis for almost 1 year already..

Ok, I haven't been putting the effort I was suppose to anyway... and I do feel bad about it... Doing my homework last minute, not revising the grammer and  vocabs that I have learnt, which is why I keep forgetting and make mistakes when I'm doing past year papers... Double SIgH~~

My teacher wants me to take Topik this year... It's a korean effieciency something examination where you'll get a certificate to proof that you know, understand, read and write Korean... and it also qualifies you to be a translator.. somewhat qualifies.. hehehehe... I'm more interested in the extra income.. =D

Since it is Chinese New Year.. and it's almost 12am.. I'll make another resolution... I will be putting effort in learning Korean.. not doing my homework last minute and doing revision constantly.. I sure hope I could stick to that.. As you know, I'm not a studious person... so doing revision is so NOT ME... but I am doing it for the sake of mastering the language...
For your information, I did not learn Korean for the sake of K-pop like most of the people out there... I learn for the sake of knowing another language... the main "push" factor is when my ex-neighbour moved in.. he's a korean with a gang of friends, employees, workers.. they speak korean all the time.. the urge of learning is because I would really want to speak to them in korean... but too bad, when I started learning, they moved out... =C

Anyway, my CNY resolution is to master korean and pass my Topik, hopefully with flying colours!!

alrightey, signing off~~ 새해 좋하합니다! 안녕히게세요!! ( I just have to show off... =P)
Toodles...

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