I didn't know all these trips are included in the programme. Oooh I like! Even better, those one semester intensive course students get to go for a 6 days class trip to Shanghai, Suzhou, Nanjing. Of course, their course fee is much higher than the 12 weeks intensive.
As the course is coming to an end, the attendance of the students are getting lesser and lesser. This started a month ago. I am the only one in class who never skip class. Looks like I'm getting that perfect attendance certificate. Yeah, big deal! =D
My friends are always joking about how they're going to sabotage me one day so that I will skip class and I won't be getting that certificate.
"I'm going to put a broom at your door so that you won't be able to get out of your room."
"We are going to do something to your food so that you will get diarrhea."
LOL.
List of names of the students with perfect attendance for a certain period on the notice board in the intensive studies building.
Studying Chinese here in BLCU feels like a cultural exchange experience too. You meet so many people from other countries and you actually learn some of their culture too.
If I didn't come to BLCU, I won't know that the people in Germany are still using ICQ.
If I didn't come to BLCU, I won't know that the Japanese do not have a signature. Marina told me that the Japanese do not have a signature. They just write their name as it is. People will laugh at you if you have one. Signatures is only for celebrities or famous people.
One shocking thing is when Marina asked me at what age I started to bathe myself. She was shocked when I told her 4 or 5 years old. So I asked her the same question and she said 12! And then everyone started mocking her and her country. Poor girl. Of course she know that we are just joking.
During dinner one night, we asked everyone the sounds of the animal in their country. It was a good night...we laughed so much. Here is a summary:
Dog
Canada: Woof! Woof!
Japan: Wang! Wang!
Indonesia: Gook! Gook! <--We can't stop laughing
Pig
Canada: Oink! Oink!
Japan: Buik! Buik! <--Again, we can't stop laughing
Frog
Japan: Kero! Kero!
Germany: Quaaaaaa <--Hysterical
I was talking to my Canadian friend and I said "revise" for exam. He corrected me that it should be "review" and not "revise". You only say "revise" if you're modifying something. Later, I found out that the British call it "revise" and the American call it "review". That's because Robert (Malaysian who grew up in London) also said "revision" and Denny (Indonesian who spent the last 6 years of his life in America) was confused with that term. Hmm...interesting.
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