I've been promoted to Mandarin Level 2. Alright, that's enough laughter and wise cracks, thank you. I AM making an effort to get in touch with my roots. For as long as I can remember everyone has been laughing at the way I speak Cantonese with an accent... which I just cannot get rid off! It's like trying to make me say nut-thing instead of knot-thing. I don't know why it comes out that way. I wish I could say I was dropped on my head as a baby and it somehow affected my speech intonation... but disappointing as it may be for some of you, the biggest accident I had when I was a baby was jumping off a 2 foot high rock and scraping my knees. I wouldn't know if knees are in any way connected to speech. I didn't do A-level Bio.

You were the cowboy
I was your partner
You held me in your lasso
Bu you let me hold the remote control
And there were times
I was your lover
Sunshine and morning, heartache and pain
And you saw me like no other
Like no other
You never said I was a bother
No, not a bother
Played my games
Took care of all my whims
And when I thought I was in the lead
You pulled the reins right back from me
Instead
You were leading my life
Carrying me all the way
You showed me the
Right road I should take
And you saw me like no other
Like no other
You never said I was a bother
No, not a bother
Played my games
Took care of all my whims
That's you

I recently added the last line. I had the urge to write this after reading Jewel's a Night Without Armour. I think I was unconsciously describing the kind of guy I was looking for in a realistic way. It's funny that in retrospect it fits perfectly... more private thoughts abound... I won't write them here...