Bilingual dreams 双语梦

I've had a whole bunch of bilingual dreams, but this most recent one was very strange. In the dream, I was asking for some help with my Chinese to a Chinese friend of mine, but that whole interaction was very unusual. Here's how it went.

Hee Sung: Peter, how do you say, "please give me another ketchup?" Is it, "请再给我番茄子"?

Peter: Hmm...

Hee Sung: What's wrong with you? How come you don't know?

Peter: Um...

Hee Sung: How about coke? 再来一个可乐， 对不对？

Peter: Okay, maybe...

[ fast forward to a scene in a car in the forest ]

Hee Sung: Peter, 比方我和我的同学一起做了作业，他做得完美，我的部分有个错误。

Peter: Uh huh...

Hee Sung: 所以老师说，这是谁做的呢？有一个错误！ Is that how the teacher would say it?

Peter: HAHAHAHAHA

Hee Sung: 那我会说，这是我的，我把这个错误改一改，好不好？

Peter: 。。。改一改。。。?

Hee Sung: 对，“改一改”。。。


Okay so, this dream is so weird because I was asking for help with Chinese to a REAL Chinese friend of mine. And in real life, he would've been able to correct or improve my sentences (such as my mistake in "ketchup") . But in my dream, he didn't. Is it because my friend Peter is limited by my knowledge of Chinese since my brain is manufacturing him? If Peter corrected my grammar, he'd be providing information that I don't even know, but he's just a product of my brain! You get what I'm trying to say here?

visa update

Praise the Lord, the Beijing labor bureau has, in principle, accepted my application for the visa. Now it's only a matter of time before they finish the paperwork. It looks like I could be back in Beijing by the end of May! Thanks for all your prayers! ^_____^

China and Visa update

hi everyone,

Right now I am in the USA (been here about 4 weeks) waiting for the labor bureau to issue my Z-visa invitation.  I've recently been notified by the company that wants to hire me, however, that the invitation will not be issued.  The Beijing labor bureau is being very anal about it all, and they've enforced higher requirements which make me unqualified.

Therefore, my stay in the USA will be extended indefinitely.  For the time being, I am going to explore other options at re-entering China, such as returning as a student.  But there are timeline issues and financial problems that I need to think through.

I miss Beijing a lot and I hope to return as soon as possible.  But all things rest in the hand of God, and I just need to wait.  Would you please pray for me?  I would appreciate prayers for a new door to open that would allow me to return to Beijing soon.

Christmas Celebration 2008 video presentation

Haidian Christian Church

English Fellowship

Christmas Celebration 2008 Video Presentation

I wanna go...

I'm having this little itch to go and visit some places around China. Here are some pics from my favorite places!