Surprise! Dane thinks Taiwanese girls are adorable. This has thus far proven to be extremely beneficial to my language learning efforts. For some odd, inexplicable reason the intimidation that normally accompanies venturing to the edge of my verbal capacity is obliterated by the appearance of these attractive Asian angels. Ok, perhaps it can be explained with great facility, thanks to Microeconomics 2010 and Joe Baker. People respond to incentives! Its true and its economics. Something I learned in school DOES have real-life application. Praise Allah!
My fellow teachers seem to firmly believe I will follow the exact footsteps of our Branch President, which would entail: 1. Do a language exchange with a Taiwanese girl. 2. Marry this Taiwanese girl. 3. Start my own English school. 4. Become Branch President. 5. Upset my dear mother greatly as she has already forewarned me about establishing permanent residency here in Taiwan.....We shall see...
The three ladies in aprons were my language buddies last night at the restaurant. As we were pondering our menus, wondering what to eat, nature called and while doing the universally understood pee-pee dance seemed appealing, I really wanted the practice. So, I decided to ask in Chinese. With dictionary in hand and lust in my heart I proceeded to delay my bathroom visit by 20 minutes as I miraculously communicated some basic likes and dislikes with our waitress. Her boss is the one who took the picture and instead of sticking with the traditional, "One, Two, Three," he said, "A, B, C." We Americans nearly died laughing.
To listen to my pump-me-up-about-being-in-Taiwan song, go to youtube and look up:
Ilha Formosa: Taiwan will touch your heart. Click on the first one.
haha that's m' boy Dane. It looks like you have a wet spot on your pants, were you not able to hold it? bing xiang quai la
ReplyDeletedeine Post ist sehr gut geschrieben, mein altes Haus. Amor! Dave
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ReplyDeletehello to you Asian Persuasion!!!
You sound like you are just have a super and a great very time is tai tai. The pics are really fun to look at! You have always had a way with the ladies huh jeff!!haha.
I think that is so funny how they talke about how big your nose is! The thing is is that yours is the smallest out of anyone in our family!! embarrassing!
I can't believe some of the stuff you are eating over there. I don't know if i could handle it. I guess you dont know how you really would react until you are put in the situation.
After being very ill, i think i had a case of influenza, for the last week or so i am finally starting to really enjoy myself back at school. Like i said before people in cedar ask how you are doing all the time dane. Keep up the good work and blog ya lata!!
A,B,C!! Does it get any better than that? I would argue that no, it does not. That is SO SO funny to me for some reason!! HAHA I love Asians!
ReplyDeleteI'm pleased to hear that you are able to semi-communicate using your mandarin skills. You have a way with languages! I give you two months before you're fluent!! AWESOME!! People DO respond to incentives. That's why I only go to Vins house if he's making me dinner! HA!
Dane- your thing
About Joe Baker... isn't he fab?! He has been about the only professor I know of that has taught someone something that they've actually used! Now, I'm only teasing.
Dane- Your "about me" thing is SO FUNNY! Love the picture and the very words that you wrote! You've already taken over Taiwan. Try not to take over too many Asian islands for everyone elses sake mmmmk? Mucho love! You are so charming and handsome!
Danger Hess... Kelly D here. What the %$#^^&. I finally get location of your butt and now I find you in Taiwan. Again, what the ^$#^&&*. Could you please locate yourself in one area for more than 2 minutes so I can have peace of mind of your location. I'm sure you are having a grand adventure and charming the pants off those asians. OK, maybe don't charm their pants off... our good Lord would not approve. Flashing that blingy Hess smile will take you far in life. So, what's the weather like there in Taiwan. Just in case you were wondering... it's butt cold. Really. My butt gets so cold sometimes only a soak in the tub can thaw it. Maybe if I didn't have such a ghetto booty and it wasn't it's own planet it would get so cold... but reality is... it's far away from my tender heart... so it gets really cold. Wow, I can't believe I just wrote that much about my butt. Anywho... onto more appealing conversation. You must write me. www.haydenandkelly.blogspot.com. I just got the Hess family newsletter. Damn... you guys are adorable. What is up with me swearing like a sailor today? Spending too much time with Hayden's Grandpa Jack. He is a hilarious old man with much experience of world wars where he picked up an impeccable and remarkable swearing habit. You should hear this man, really it's a talent. Ok, again, I am off subject. Miss your trash like crazy. Are you ever coming back to our great nation? I agree with your mother... you MUST RESIST THE TEMPTATION OF FOREIGN RESIDENCE! I cannot handle the thought of it. So I guess I will pack up my little child and go freeze our butts off to distract me. MMMUAHHHH! Lots of love xoxo Kelly D
ReplyDeleteIlha Formosa!! I just watched that video and I can see how that would pump you up! I dig it! Taiwan WILL touch my heart!
ReplyDeleteWell hello Rico Suave! Taiwan may have touched my heart, but you seemed to have touched the hearts of those Taiwanese ladies! Nicely done. The first step in taking over an Asian Island is charming the lady-folk.
ReplyDeleteHave you read Hanna's blog yet? You can find a link to it from mine. I was dying laughing! She said it is like a constant game of charades. I can just see Hanna now, giving the thumbs up to everyone who is trying to talk to her.
Peace in the Middle East-
Oh! Have you started playing the "most likely to" game yet? Here's one, who is most likely to become the next emperor of China. I may have spelled emperor wrong, I was voted most likely to spell emperor wrong...
ReplyDeleteYawn. I just had a terrific nap. I woke up with a puddle of drool on my laptop. You guessed it, I fell asleep while watching I Juan Fermosa: Tiewaen will touch your heart. Okay, it wasn't that bad, well maybe it was, except for the very end. It was awesome how the people interacting became letters. I'll be honest, I rewinded only three times to watch that part....amazing.
ReplyDelete"A, B, C!" It's an instant classic! Genius, genius, genius! That crazy Chinese boss, trying to make everyone think that she coined that phrase and not the Jackson Five. I simply toppled over laughing when I read that.
Also, that restaurant looks really cool judging from the backgroud. Tremonton should consider opening up something that looks cool/good, not just functions. Actually, Ridleys is pretty hott(yep, with two T's).
L8r sis.