11.14.2009

BANANA TWINKIE

I have failed as a 1st generation Chinese-American. I can't speak Mandarin. Though my dad can't speak a word of it, my mother speaks fluently. I know I look the part which must be confusing to mainland Chinese people but the truth is, back when i was 7 and my mom was the principle of a chinese school, the classes conflicted with my tap dance lessons on saturday mornings and I regretfully chose tap over the chinese classes. As a result, my vocabulary/phrasebook is limited to "hello", "i am an american", "i don't know", "that is too expensive", "don't slouch", "where is the bathroom", and "poop". I have had to endure countless looks of disappointment each time someone speaks to me in Mandarin and I have to reply back apologetically in terrible broken Chinese. If only i could have tapped my way through China.....
I am what you call a banana, or is it twinkie? I am a banana twinkie.

Other than that, trip has been going well, starting to feel extremely exhausted as i have spent the last 5 nights at a different hotel in various armpits of China.
Am finally back in Hong Kong today and you have no idea how nice it to be in a business center with hi-speed internet and privacy.

alright, the peking duck is sitting heavy in the tummy and am feeling very sleepy......

1 comment:

Minzy said...

I didn't fare much better. I probably only have, at most, the comprehension of a 5-year-old. I think you know the most important words, though.