What I Do When I'm Supposed To Be Writing A Speech.

Pardon the disheveled sort of look. It's late at night. Aforementioned speech may or may not be posted for the public to view.

Endeavors in Creativity.

This week and next week are finals weeks for me at school (which might explain the lack of blog posts...my mind has been completely consumed by....numerous other things).

However, as part of my Chinese final, we were instructed to come up with an oral presentation representing some of the things we had learned.

I, being the speech nerd that I am, decided that it would be fun to poke fun at the lessons (which include strangers meeting and asking each other out that day.) and turn it into a humorous interpretation.

The presence of a video will not so much as touch any social media, but here is my script (and it's translation, since google translate fails) for your enjoyment. Imagine overdramatized, romantic sighs and voices, if you please.


Mark:　你好。　
Wenxin:　你好！
Mark:　我叫Mark。 你呢？
Wenxin:　我叫王文欣。 你是美国人马？
Mark:　不是。 我是加拿大人。
Wenxin:　(sigh)
Mark:　你是中国人吗？
Wenxin:　(nods)　我是上海人。　你喜欢上海吗？
Mark:　上海很美。　我喜欢上海。
Wenxin: (sigh)
Mark:　你去哪里？
Wenxin:　我去上海东路。
Mark:　太巧了！　我也去上海东路！
Wenxin:　(giggle)
Mark:　上海厨房在上海东路！
Wenxin:　 為什麼？
Mark:　我想请你吃饭。
Wenxin: 现在吗？
Mark:　对。　
Wenxin:　(sigh)　是的！
Mark: 好。(dials phone)
Wenxin:　(sigh)　
Waiter：喂， 您好， 这 里是上海 厨 房。
Mark:　喂，　你好。　我想预订座位。
Waiter:　午餐　还是　晚餐？
Mark:　午餐。　
Waiter:　好的。　请问－
Mark:　啊！不要了。 我要晚餐。
Waiter:　午餐？
Mark:　对。
Waiter:　 好的。 请问， 你们几位？
Mark:　三十六 位。
啊呀！　三十六位吗？！
Mark:　啊?!　不对！　两位。
Waiter:　你们要包房吗？
Mark:　ｍｍｍ。。。我要，谢谢。
Waiter:　请问，您贵姓？　
Mark:　我姓Smith。　
Waiter:　好。谢谢。 再见！
(at restaurant)
Mark:　文欣，你很美。　
Wenxin: (giggle) 谢谢你！
Mark:　文欣，　我爱你。你愿意嫁给我吗？
Wenxin: (gasp) 啊！ Mark! 我爱你！ 我会嫁给你！


Mark:　Hey.　
Wenxin:　oh! hello!
Mark:　My name is Mark. ::prince charming grin:: And you?
Wenxin:　My name is Wenxin. Are you...from America?
Mark:　Oh no -- I'm from CANADA.
Wenxin:　(sigh)
Mark:　Are you from China?
Wenxin:　Yes -- I'm from Shanghai. Do...do you like Shanghai?
Mark:　Shanghai is very beautiful. I like Shanghai. ;)
Wenxin: (sigh)
Mark:　Where are you going to?
Wenxin:　I'm going to Shanghai East Road.
Mark: What a coincidence! I'm going to Shanghai East Road.
Wenxin:　(giggle)
Mark:　Ah! Shanghai Kitchen is on Shanghai East Road!
Wenxin:　 Why?
Mark:　I would like to ask you out to dinner.
Wenxin: Now?
Mark: Yes. 　
Wenxin:　(sigh)　oh, yes!
Mark: Good. (dials phone)
Wenxin:　(sigh)　
Waiter：Hello. This is the Shanghai Kitchen.
Mark:　Hello. I would like to reserve a seat.
Waiter:　Lunch or dinner?
Mark:　Lunch.　
Waiter:　Okay. Please may I--
Mark:　Ah! No. I want dinner.
Waiter:　Dinner?
Mark:　Yes.
Waiter:　 Okay. Please may I ask, how many people?
Mark: ::lovesick:: Hhhmmm?
Waiter: ::ahem:: I said, how many people?
Mark:　uuhhh....um, thirty six?
Waiter: What? 36?!
Mark:　Ah! No, no, no. Two people.
Waiter:　Do you want a private room?
Mark:　mmm....yes, I do. (looks lovingly to Wenxin)
Waiter:　Please, what is your surname?
Mark:　My last name is Smith.　
Waiter:　Good. Thank you, goodbye.
(at restaurant)
Mark:　Wenxin, you are so beautiful. 　
Wenxin: (giggle) aww...thank you!
Mark:　Wenxin. I love you. Will you marry me??
Wenxin: (gasp) Mark! I love you too! I will marry you!

Needless to say, my class seemed to enjoy it, and I had fun giving it.

再见！

Knights of the round table - literally.

L: Today in school, we were learning about circumference.

Me: Is that so?

L: Yeah, and I was so confused because I thought circumference was a person.

Me: >pretends to understand< Haha, really?

L: Yeah cause you know, "Sir Cumference."

Best. Student. Ever.

Best use of time ever? I think yes.

of green beans and pioneers.

This year I've been teaching piano, working in awana, and babysitting on a regular basis, which means I've gotten a lot of awesome kid quotes. Here are some of my favorites from this week...

Me: If you have three notes altogether, it's a 3rd. What do you think it is when you have 2 notes together?

K: Um...a twoth?

......

Me: Who knows what a hymnal is?

B: It's a book they sang out of in like, the pioneer days.

......

Ruby: I'm a baby goose. You're the momma goose.

Me: Ruby, can you stand up?

Ruby: No say baby goose.

Me: Stand up, baby goose!

>obligingly stands up<

......

Me: Hey guys, if you eat your green beans, it will make me really, really happy.

>Ruby immediately eats like 5 beans<

Ruby: Did I make you happy?

You know what's cool?

Having a job.

And paying for stuff yourself.

:)