I studied in a sort of Chinese school for 13 years. So that "sort of' means, I SHOULD know how to speak basic Mandarin right? NOT QUITE!! I studied in a Chinese school where we only get less than an hour of Chinese class daily. When you think about it, well - one hour a day, should be okay - but the problem is, at that time - it was pure memorization. The books that we used, were those traditional books that I honestly have no idea what is written in them. I see Chinese characters and they're just that - Chinese characters without meaning, nothing. It was not practical if you ask me. The words we were taught were not used in everyday conversation It was only during my 3rd or 4th year of high school that I realized how important knowing how to speak Chinese was. It was during a trip to the Chinese border from Hong Kong that while I was going around the mall, I was having a hard time communicating with people who looked like me. I wa...
hi achi!! been wnting to try ahong out since last year :) is it expensive ba? :)
ReplyDeleteHi fran! Yeah, it's quite pricey..
ReplyDeletehi candishhh we love eating out and i've heard much about this ahong and that the chef from city best in tomas morato moved here. how much was 1 order of the fried eel, the bamboo shells in egg and the shrimp balls? would you say they were small or medium-sized orders? thanks :-)
ReplyDeleteHi Molly! I forgot what the cost exactly, as for the size of the dishes - they're just medium sized. Hope I helped somehow!
ReplyDeletehi candishhh i tried ahong na the food is really good..i actuallt eat there once a week now with family and friends. Thanks to you and we found a new favorite chinese resto
ReplyDeleteHello Anonymous! It's really yummy there ano?! You're very welcome!! Hope you visit my blog again!
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