bon courage!

It's been a month since I've started my French lessons at Alliance and although my vocab has somewhat expanded, I am not making as much progress as I'd like to. Having said, that's the problem with most "leisure" courses... yes, you pay the money, but no you don't want to spend too much effort. Afterall, it's a course that you take for recreation purposes.

BUT! I am not called 尽责 or nerdball or whatever-it-is these days for nothing. I have made up my mind that I'm gonna work real hard to polish up my French. My ultimate goal is to speak as well as a native speaker.... in 5 years' time? Not a very ambitious goal but at least I'm working towards something!

SO! My plan is to do self-study after work... or at least on days where I don't have to rush out speeches/admin programmes etc etc or go out for dinner with friends/family. I foresee that my life is going to be a real busy one... cos I've also said that I will exercise more to stay healthy and fit. And I will study the bible every night before I sleep. Plus, have also signed myself (and Mr. Jang) up for the church's children/youth ministry. Not sure if we will be assigned anything but am quite keen to do more in this area. :D

Life is short, so am making my time here as meaningful as possible.... by concrete actions and not just by saying only like what I used to do! Allez bon courage! Pas pour mon propre honneur, mais pour le Votre!