Telephone...
Robyn was trying out a bit of Cantonese which we have picked up since we arrived with some students. She tried to say "Hello" which sounds like this when spoken "Diym Ah". She said this to a student and the kid paused, had a bit of a think and exclaimed "ahhh you say telephone!" Cantonese is pretty tricky in itself, some words are spelt exactly the same, but have different meanings depending on the pitch of your voice. It could make the difference between saying goodbye and calling someone a pig.
We had our second day of training today which was a little bit more tricky as we had the same kids which we had the day before, so some warm up games had to be changed quickly and plans changed fast. Now im starting to wonder if when I was young, a teacher would sometimes do what we did today and just improvise on the spot. They always seemed like they knew what they were doing...At the moment I am in Kowloon library which is just next door to the hostel, Robyn is in front of me e mailing people. We have just dropped some laundry of to a little lady in the street to wash. I tried to explain that i needed her to be careful with one of my shirts, and that the colours run, not too sure if the message got across though(it costs one quid twenty for two bags).
In other news we are signing a contract for our flat on Friday night, I tried to barter with the landlord to get more than just the three lots of two person flats he was providing, as our friends are showing interest to move there too. We reached a compromise of sorts by him allowing all three pairs of us two live on the same floor, that should be some housewarming party.
I have been having problems uploading photographs onto the photo album because of security systems on the computers we are using. This could be solved easily if I could read windows in Cantonese, which is harder to use than you would expect. So take a look at the end of the previous post and that should explain the pictures you are seeing below. We are off to grab a bite to eat now, Rob being a veggie has had some brilliant food ordering results so far. Three times she has ordered food and been presented with a plate of green unknown vegetables, all identical, all pretty boring. It's kind of like just eating brocoli and boiled rice. She is eating healthy by default at the moment. Good veggie food is out there somewhere, we just need to know how to ask for it correctly.
Missing you all, B&R
In answer to your comment mum, i am still going to be working in the office, other than that its all a bit vague.
And a message to Robs dad. Surfing does seem to exist here, but we will check out the beaches and get back to you soon about what its like.
We had our second day of training today which was a little bit more tricky as we had the same kids which we had the day before, so some warm up games had to be changed quickly and plans changed fast. Now im starting to wonder if when I was young, a teacher would sometimes do what we did today and just improvise on the spot. They always seemed like they knew what they were doing...At the moment I am in Kowloon library which is just next door to the hostel, Robyn is in front of me e mailing people. We have just dropped some laundry of to a little lady in the street to wash. I tried to explain that i needed her to be careful with one of my shirts, and that the colours run, not too sure if the message got across though(it costs one quid twenty for two bags).
In other news we are signing a contract for our flat on Friday night, I tried to barter with the landlord to get more than just the three lots of two person flats he was providing, as our friends are showing interest to move there too. We reached a compromise of sorts by him allowing all three pairs of us two live on the same floor, that should be some housewarming party.
I have been having problems uploading photographs onto the photo album because of security systems on the computers we are using. This could be solved easily if I could read windows in Cantonese, which is harder to use than you would expect. So take a look at the end of the previous post and that should explain the pictures you are seeing below. We are off to grab a bite to eat now, Rob being a veggie has had some brilliant food ordering results so far. Three times she has ordered food and been presented with a plate of green unknown vegetables, all identical, all pretty boring. It's kind of like just eating brocoli and boiled rice. She is eating healthy by default at the moment. Good veggie food is out there somewhere, we just need to know how to ask for it correctly.
Missing you all, B&R
In answer to your comment mum, i am still going to be working in the office, other than that its all a bit vague.
And a message to Robs dad. Surfing does seem to exist here, but we will check out the beaches and get back to you soon about what its like.
posted by robynandben at 5:40 PM
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Hello u 2 have just logged on, to the computer in our bedroom Ben, had to move the 20 staff from the local chinese takeaway onto the landing while I type, as u said the flats were so small , thought we might make a few bob while u not here. Anyway they think it is huge so can't understand why u wanted jacks room, about 4 have tried to sneak into the cupboard in Nans room so had to put a lock on it.!!!
Have a fab time Dear old Dad x x x
Dad, were you drunk when you wrote this? Ben x
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