Let me tell you, one of my goals this year is to practice on my Mandarin. As you know, Cantonese is my mother-tongued, and English is my second language. Frankly, as a Chinese, it's quite a shame that I am not fluent in Mandarin. But I am starting to pick up slowly. After I come to Loma Linda, I have a lot more chance to be exposed to Mandarin--mainly from the sermon and few friends in church.
Today, I got a Chinese-speaking patient. Because no one speaks Chinese but me, I got to be her nurse. I realized that I could make up a lot of the Mandarin words from Cantonese--hehe, and the patient understood me!! But a lot of times, I know what I want to say in my mind, but there are some words that I just can't pronounce it right! Anyway, I thank God for the experience. I better brush up my Mandarin before going to Hangzhou this September. Add oil!
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