annyonghikaseyo (goodbye) i remember a blog entry about 2 mths ago with the title "annyonghaseyo" (hello)....that was the day i took my first korean lesson...and i thought it apt to start this blog entry with "annyonghikaseyo" because today is my last lesson... hrm. didnt feel like 2 mths and ive grown attached to the weekly 3 hrs i spend here in CAE trying to pronounce out loud all the tongue-twisting words. not forgetting the class, of course, made up of such different individuals: a cyclist with a korean gf; a software engineer who's learning korean for his korean wife; the japanese girl with big eyes and tons of mascara; the indonesian girl who comes in every week with a different outfit and really HIGH heel shoes; the malaysian guy who initially asked how to say "New Zealand" in korean just for fun..but is actually from msia; this slightly odd guy whom i did alot of my dialogue practise with (he sat next to me); this guy whom i still cant figure out whether he's called jim or james cuz my teacher cannot pronounce properly; a guy who comes only once every 3 lessons but has greatly blessed everyone with a korean vcd each..i reckon he likes the jap girl; the HK girl who has not come since lesson 3; this really funny guy called jamie that everyone seems to like to call whenever the teacher says "ok ask anyone from this class..."; and the 2 of us..me n vivien...the littlest in the class. of course not forgetting the sonsaengnim(teacher) with her trademark hairstyle and fashion(pinafore and flare pants?) who im sure has inspired many in the class. well, as u can see, i did not walk out of this whole korean course (unfortunately) with a new korean nam cha chin ku ..but it sure has been good. hahaha wow we sure have come a long way since the first lesson... i cant wait for the next semester... the line that i taught louise...which i think will be stuck in our heads for a very long time: "o-ti-e-kayo?" "namchachinku chip-e-kayo"