State of affairs

warning: do NOT mess with the sick person!

Health status:

1. I'm still somewhat sick :(

2. Friday night I suffered the worst Charley horse ever! It was in my calf and I legit thought my leg would have to be amputated ><

3. I am currently teething. The wisdom tooth on the upper right finally decided to make a reappearance; it started coming out like 2 years ago and then just stopped...

On a random note, I strongly feel that ] should be next to ). Like who even uses }? It serves no purpose other than to confuse you when you try to make a ].

I am going to be just like him some day with my pro Chinese writing skills!

As some of you may know, I've been attempting to learn Chinese. Status update:

1. Mainland modern dramas just suck too badly. I may have to step into the realm of Taiwanese dramas...*prepares self for overcuteness and bad voiceovers*
2. I gave up on Single Princesses and Blind Dates because for reasons beyond my comprehension, all the lead actress's lines are voiced over (maybe she's Taiwanese). Either way, it was really distracting and aggravating. Oh, and it had the stupidest plot ever!
3. My goal for yesterday was to read one page of a Chinese book with my dad. Turns out that after 30 minutes all I managed to accomplish was read almost 1 sentence of the Preface. Though now I know how to say and write PRC in Chinese :P
4. Were I a psychic (which I am), I would foretell to myself that I see great failure in the horizon where my Chinese language endeavor is concerned. So that's basically my current

State of affairs.

Maybe I should go back to reading baby books :'(

This is how the Chinese do!

The following is a list uniquely brought to you by astoldbyannabanana :D

Disclaimer: If you have to click on any of the links to understand something, then it is my sad duty to inform you that you ma'am or sir are not a true Chinese. Sorry Senor :'(

You know you're Chinese if...

- you can't fake a decent Chinese-accented English

- the prior really upsets you because you can't fake your parents on the phone to get out of going to school

- a significant portion of your bookshelf is occupied by Chinese School books you never read

- as can be seen in the picture above, you have mad Asian bedspreads in your house

- you own one of these Chinese blankies

- you are excited by a good coupon
- you would fight with a cashier over a mis-priced item - even if it's only off by a little; sometimes you let mistakes < $1 slide, but only when you're in a good mood

- depending on what year you were born, you own all sorts of zodiac paraphernalia -> for me personally, that would be monkey items:

this just being the tip of the iceberg

- you eat seafood straight up; no sliced fish or peeled shrimp for us
- some relative in your family holds a grudge against the Japanese
- you are surprised by how surprisingly racist your relatives are
- at least one of your cousins is a fan girl
- you grew up on Huan Zhu Ge Ge (环珠格格) -> girls: you had a crush on Wu Ah Ge

- ...and Song Wu Kong (孙悟空) -> when rewatching now you question how you could ever have watched such awful effects and quality...I guess it's our yellow people version of the white kid's Goonies

- you own a karaoke machine -> your parents think they can sing; the objective word being think"
- you know what go is
- you've played go and Chinese chess <- Chinese checkers is for pussies, but you enjoy it nonetheless
- your last name is only one syllable
- you don't need fortune cookies to "learn Chinese" (<- super cute; give to your girlfriend for V-day)
- you know what black vinegar is
- scallions, garlic, ginger, and leeks are staples in your diet
- you drink nasty herbal remedies, swallow pills that smell poisonous, and drink medicine from little bottles with straws -> you'd rather not know what ingredients are inside

I could go on, but the list would extend beyond your interest. In any case,

This is how the Chinese do!

Food for thought:
If you're Chinese, do any of these apply to you?
Is there anything major I missed?