During the year-end and New Year holidays, I went back to my hometown and spent time with my family. It was also my younger brother’s birthday, so I gave him a Tom and Jerry puzzle, which is his favorite. When he opened the present, he smiled a lot and looked very excited. Seeing him so happy made me feel warm and reminded me how important family time is, especially during the holidays. At the same time, the New Year period was not completely relaxing for me. Since the beginning of the year, I have been practicing hard every day for my Korean speaking test. In the previous semester, I could not speak well during the test, and my teacher became angry with me. That experience left a strong impression on me. After that, I felt anxious almost every day, and there were many nights when I could not sleep well because I was worried about the next test. However, I did not want to give up. I continued practicing speaking Korean from the New Year, repeating the same sentences again and again and trying to speak more confidently. Today, I finally took the speaking test. This time, my teacher did not get angry with me. When the test finished, I felt very relieved and truly happy. It made me realize that my effort was not meaningless. This experience gave me more confidence and motivation. I want to continue studying Korean with this positive feeling and keep improving step by step. I hope that I can face future challenges without being afraid and grow through my efforts.

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Desert Island: Winter Edition

There is always an arguement between people who like saving money and the ones who don't. Some people think that saving money can let everything goes easy in the future. Usually they are really good at planning their life and career. They understand that each step of their plan needs to be supported by money. They seldom buy something on impulse. On the other hand, some people just enjoy their life at present. They focus on the quality of their daily life. They spend their money getting good mood. Their lives are full of joys and laughter. So, when they see some items which they really like, they usually purchase them without hesitating. Of course, it's hard to save any money for them. When they are young, emergencies rarely occur in their life, but as they get old, many things might be different. They need pay more attention on health and chidren's education. Each of them needs enough money to work well. So, you need to blance present and the furture when consider saving money or not. If you have made your decision, you definitely know what to do when something attract you very much!

These time, I have a lot of "I don't know". I have been teaching kids of five years old for the first time. I have never taught such small age so I don't know. I can speak a little English but speak for a topic is definately something a challenge for me. My mind gets blank and telling stories are not right up my street. So I don't know too. I don't know how to solve them completely yet but I believe it will get easier avia time.

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Hello everyone, happy New Year 2026! Would you like to try a little Shanghainese quiz? :) Shanghainese： “侬好” ,Please find the correct answer to match this :) A. 你好吗 B. 谢谢 C. 再见 D. 吃了吗

Is there any idiom that describes the following? Or are these natural? You think whatever the fault is, I did it. You think whatever the mistake is, I made it.