Mixed

English isn't my first language.

It never was.

My parents told me that when I was young I started with Foochow.

Then after I went to Lodge Kindy, I switched to English.

I went to a Chinese primary school. On the first day of school, it was hard for me to communicate because not many people could communicate with me. My first best friend was the only girl who could speak English. Her name's Tiffany, she transferred to another school and I dunno where she is now.

Then..I think when I was in Primary 2, I started speaking Mandarin regularly..until now.

I speak Mandarin everyday. Most of my friends at school speak Mandarin to me. The only times I speak English are

1. Youth

2. Church

3. At home when you can't say everything in Mandarin. Like, I always say "brinjals","cucumbers","reference books", "internet" in English. I don't think I even know what cucumbers are called in Mandarin.

That's why I'm not 100% fluent when I speak English. Sometimes I have to pause for a moment to think of words.

But I'm 100% happy my parents sent me to a Chinese primary school because I don't wanna be a banana :D

YAY 我会讲华语！

And I'm very glad because I have a mixture of friends who always speak Mandarin, and friends who speak English. That means they are educated differently and have different point of views, ways of thinking. Seriously, if you think you're a total banana, and you study for a day at my school, you'll get culture shock.

I'm 100% glad to mix with both groups, as they have totally different personalities. Sometimes I can't explain some things in English as well. Some situations can only be explained in..Chinese idioms, for example.

So..kudos to my parents for giving my siblings and I 2 types of education :))) They're both great in their own way.

I think it's the perfect mix.

Smile at your own risk.