Nobody can beat me when it comes to Chinese calligraphy. I got excellent marks for it! First I outlined the character I wanted to write. Then paint over it.
And Mrs Ho, my Chinese teacher never realized it. She gave me A+ for every homework I passed up. I did not think it was not cheating, it was just I never knew the correct way to write. Until one day, we were required to write in class. She came and stood besides me. She corrected me and till today Chinese calligraphy is no fun anymore. I still prefer my old method.
Some of my classmates had different style of their own. They placed a fresh page over the samples and traced them. No wonder they finished their homework so fast and I had to spend hours outlining and painting mine to perfection.
This is how Banana Chinese learned their Mandarin. No wonder the Chinese educated people called us “1/2 bucket of water”. But I am not insulted by what they called me. For I am bless with two worlds and I understand life better this way.
And Mrs Ho, my Chinese teacher never realized it. She gave me A+ for every homework I passed up. I did not think it was not cheating, it was just I never knew the correct way to write. Until one day, we were required to write in class. She came and stood besides me. She corrected me and till today Chinese calligraphy is no fun anymore. I still prefer my old method.
Some of my classmates had different style of their own. They placed a fresh page over the samples and traced them. No wonder they finished their homework so fast and I had to spend hours outlining and painting mine to perfection.
This is how Banana Chinese learned their Mandarin. No wonder the Chinese educated people called us “1/2 bucket of water”. But I am not insulted by what they called me. For I am bless with two worlds and I understand life better this way.
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