Saturday, March 21, 2009

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.... ?

[FLASHBACK]

Friday, February 19th

Our patio set came today, here it is!!

That evening I sat at the table with a glass of wine, making flashcards for the Mandarin words I’m starting to learn.  The hardest one to pronounce is “ball point pen”, or “yuenchubi” (yoo-when-choo-bee).  At least I remember that one, unlike the number 7.  Why can I not recite 1 through 10 without having to check my flashcards at 7?? There’s nothing like learning a new language to make you feel like you have an IQ of 47.  Or 46.  I can’t use the number 7 because I haven’t memorized it yet.

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