OneEye Posted January 15, 2010 at 06:51 AM Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 at 06:51 AM My goals for 2009 changed so much that it isn't really worth commenting on them. Suffice it to say that I feel like I made a good bit of progress in 2009, but feel like I could have made more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonlaing Posted January 18, 2010 at 11:18 AM Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 at 11:18 AM Hey Guys, I had some job issues throughout the year so as things go I think I did fairly well. Chinese Chinese writing: Try and write at least 2 Chinese articles a month (does anyone else find writing Chinese tricky as well?) - 1/2 I did one article a week for about 4 months (usually for a class but still good and gave me experience writing on various topics.) Keep on with at least one Tutor class a week - yes twice a week. Listen to Chinese radio or Chinesepod on the commute to work. -Nope though I will work on this and CHinese KTV music as well. Participate actively in Chinese at office meetings. - Changed my job back to teaching english but when I had the chance I use my Chinese . Read some short novels during vacations (spring festival is coming up...) -Nope - Read some but English ones about China . I think I will try the book of the month club perhaps. Or try San Guo. I read magazines and Newspapers fine so it shouldn't be that much more difficult right? Use Chinese to teach Migrant worker kids. -nope - the school is way out of town and they didn't follow up with me. I may try this again though, Saturday mornings are possible... Fitness Go to the Gym at least 3 times a week. -yes most of the time. Work to the goal of pull ups. -failed but don't think it is much of a big deal. Keep playing Ultimate frisbee and play a match against Shanghai or Ningbo. -played in 4 tournaments. I hope to take more people this time to the tournament in the Shanghai region. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lu Posted January 18, 2010 at 01:17 PM Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 at 01:17 PM Aims/objectives:Read more Chinese, and perhaps even learn the words I don't know so that I remember them for longer than two pages. Translate a lot and get paid for it. (Objective for a future year: translate a book.) Vague plans: Find a class/tutor for Taiwanese and/or Cantonese. First find the money to pay for those things. Well, I did read, although perhaps not really 'more'. Didn't put any real effort in learning words though. Translated some poems, a sanwen and two zhongpian xiaoshuo, and got paid for all of it. Planning to translate a book this year. Never found a tutor for either Taiwanese or Cantonese (never looked very hard either). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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