My English Blog May I have the swagger to feel I can change the world and the humility to know I have so much more to learn

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I've been trying to clock my bed time every day since...yesterday, and I'm aiming for 11pm today which in effetively leaves me with 7 minutes to complete this blog entry.

I noticed Asians complain they have shorter legs and therefore longer upper body in proportion comparing to their caucasion peers - alright at least I did, but what I find extremely pleasing now is the fact that, having longer upper body means when you seat in a conference room, your body sticks out from across the table, which could be highly advantagious in a meeting!

Alright, that wasn't funny the way I said it.

It was funny a second a go when the idea was in my head though.

Anyway a quick update since I have 3 more minutes. I'm aiming to learn 5 new words a day. That is 35 words a week, 1825 words a year. If I can have 1825 more words in my day to day speaking, I can sound at least 10% smarter. On top of vocabs I find my problem is the application of them. I find it challenging to put words into a coherent sentence as it is let along adding to it a new word. This area I need practice on.

I'm planning to fill my iphone with lectures, stand ups, audio books - anything that speaks in English constantly - perhaps this is what I need to improve my speaking. And also I'll continue to read in English vigorously.

I like my job too, it's teaching me heaps, but I'm so socially awkward it's killing me. The aim is to improve English, improve confidence and ability to communicate, finally bring back the knowledgeable, humourous side of me to the people around me.

Still a long way to go, the responsibilities are weighing and the destination is distant, but I'll be there. With or without them - to prove myself and to be my true self.