#but he really clicked for me at worlds on that first monday of practice (ik I will never shut up about this sorry)

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Cup of China 2023 - Adam Siao Him Fa and Shoma Uno during the men’s victory ceremony

#this photo is everything to me I want to frame it put it on my wall stare at it forever #i’ve been lowkey hoping for something like this the whole off season watching adam’s ig and following him posting about his training #I love this boy and I love that he’s the kind of person who keeps quiet and works hard to get what he wants (like shoma) #and I do love his skating - his two programs were my favorite last season after shoma’s #but he really clicked for me at worlds on that first monday of practice (ik I will never shut up about this sorry) #was it the last group of men? it was pretty late and adam went in the group after shoma #and I was already shaky after seeing shoma practice with my very eyes #the way shoma practices is really like a machine - relentless and single-minded and unstoppable #and that night he was really hitting it (and popping a lot of jumps but he was still not holding back) #I think it was the night shoma did more jumping passes than the rest of the other men put together #and then adam’s group came out #and I ended up being unable to look away from adam because I saw much of the same qualities in him #and it went through my mind that of all the guys I’d seen there he was the one that reminded me the most of shoma #(lol it’s always shoma in the end isn’t it) #(and I love that shoma had already recognized his qualities too) #(I was so devastated when worlds went the way they did for adam sdghjkk) #but last season he still didn’t have what it took to fight at the same level with the guys at the top - or the consistency #that’s why this win feels so precious and meaningful #adam kept it together and delivered once more - it wasn’t just another one-time win in france #and to do it like that! tired from back to back assignments jetlagged and with boot issues!! On bad ice!!! #he knew that if shoma went clean it would have been hard or impossible for him to win #but he went for it with all he had and fought hard - i teared up towards the end because I was so worried he’d let his sp mistake get to hi #can’t wait for gpf but no matter how adam does there I’m so proud of him 😭 #this was hard for me to watch because I also wanted shoma to win but I think Adam needed it more and it ended up being a deserved win #and I think it will motivate shoma for nhk and I’m so here for it! or literally: will be so there for it afsghjjfghgdh aaaaaaaaahhh #adam siao him fa #shoma uno

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Little Monday fun for me ;)

Thank you @aspoonfuloflanguage for tagging me. I loved it, thank you for thinking about me :)

1. When did you realise you had fallen in love with your target language? Well I first fell in love with English when I realised I started understanding my favourite songs and how great it felt to read in another language. With French it took way too long and actually I am falling in love with it at the moment. :) I started it more than a decade ago then I abandoned it, then I did an intermediate exam then I dropped it again and now I am back with it and feel like forming a normal bond now. In the case of Dutch I have little flames of love eg when I realised they say the time like Hungarians (that is my mother-tongue): Het is half drie - Fél három van.

2. If you could choose to have any animal for a pet, which one would you pick? I have always had pets and now I can’t because of our landlady and I miss one really bad. I had hamsters, parrots, turtles and a dog during my lifetime and I would like to have a dog again. A border collie to be precise. :) 

3. What is a grammatical concept you found/ find difficult to understand? First thing coming to my mind is the concept of “graag” in Dutch, because you translate it to a verb in other languages but it is not a verb in Dutch and I am struggling to wrap my mind around the concept. Ik zwem graag. - I like swimming. 

4. At what time during the day do you feel the most productive? Depends either early morning or late evening and it can be either, both or neither on given days. :D

5. Describe your hometown using one sentence. Dull, underdeveloped it is too rural being a county-seek.

6. Have you ever felt at home abroad? I am at the moment. I am living in Ghent, Belgium and I really click with Belgians. I also love the country and I especially love Ghent. It is a beautiful, cozy town with lots of green spots. I love living here and I feel at home.

7. What is a habit of yours you find annoying? I sometimes cannot let go and I am also too impatient way too many times. If I eg want a result from and exam or job interview I cannot stop myself thinking about it and being obsessed about it and I hate that because I know it doesn’t speed up things just makes me feel miserable.

8. What do you consider to be your best trait? I am perseverant. 

9. Is there a song/ movie/ animation that you can’t help but associate with your childhood? If so, which one(s)? There are a couple of songs in Hungarian that I can associate with my childhood and Disney movies like The Lion King, Snowhite, The Aristocats.

10. You get to tell your favourite celebrity a single sentence. What will it be? (and who would you tell it to) I would tell Stephen King that I would give a lot to be able to write as many awesome things as he did (and hopefully continue doing ;) )

11. What is the first thing you notice about a person you meet? I notice their emotions on their faces whether they are happy, sad, preoccupied and I react to that.

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1. What was the last language you started learning? (Even if you dropped it) Dutch and I am currently learning it. 

2. Do you play an instrument? I used to play the flute but I did not like it. I wanted to play the piano but we had no space for it, couldn’t afford one, nor had we the space for it and keyboards were not an option according to my teacher (which was a liiiiiieeee as others practiced on keyboards at home pff). I also like the violin but my hearing was not good enough for it - way not good enough. So flute it was and I hated my teacher. But my mother I guess always wanted to play an instrument so me and my brother kind of had to. I dropped the whole thing when I was 15 and never returned to it ever since. 

3. Where in the world would you be most happy? I’d like to live near the ocean or sea, have 1-2 dogs, 2 kids and have my awesome man beside me. And lots and lots of books. :) 

4. Do you think that your TL will help you get a good job? Or do you prefer them to be a by-side thing? Definitely Dutch will help me, though here there are people with this mother-tongue and it is hard to keep up with that but I also enjoy learning languages. In my profession every extra language makes your life easier but that is not my main goal.

5. If you ever have children, will you teach them your target languages? I would prefer if they grew up in a multicultural environment eg here in Belgium. They’d get a Hungarian mother-tongue from us, Dutch first language then French and English and they’re good to go. ;) Naturally we’d help them.

6. Did you grow up as monolingual or bilingual? Do you wish that it had been different? I grew up monolingual. My mother liked the idea of learning English from a  young age even though she doesn’t speak any other language in addition to her mother-tongue..

7. What’s the last book you read and what language was it in? I am currently reading Around the world in eighty day by Jules Verne in French. :)

8. Do you have friends near you who speak more than one language? Yes, I have many here in Belgium and it is an awesome inspiration. :)

9. What is/are the official language/s of your country? In Hungary the official language is Hungarian. In Belgium it is Flemish (Dutch), French and German.

10. Have you ever been to a city where they speak one of your TL? I have been to France but my French was really pour then we are going to Nice in a couple of weeks so I can practice a little. But we go to Brussels and Charleroi frequently so I can practice my French there. :)

11. Have you ever tried to teach your native language or one of your TLs to another person? Sometimes I give tips and help for those learning Hungarian but I never actually taught it. I taught my husband English it was a success I also tried to help one of my friend with English but it ended quickly. :D

I am tagging: @csillagkep-stadt, @tolgylop,  @polyglot-oneday, @polyglotinthemaking, @lapettersson

#personal #fun questions #no biggy if you skip it #I loved it