language – Ellery's Essays

No Need to Learn a New Language

Relatives and friends tell me I should learn to speak Chinese. I am an ethnic Chinese who lives in the Philippines where I am fluent in the national language, Tagalog. I also am adept in English, which is my first & primary language. But I don’t speak Chinese; I never learned to. I agree fluencyContinue reading “No Need to Learn a New Language”

What Did They Say?

I was a staff industrial engineer in a multinational consumer goods corporation and I was in a meeting with two (2) senior accountants. We were discussing why the budget for operating expenses was going up for the department I was assigned to. Whenever I replied to questions about expenses, both accountants would huddle and talkContinue reading “What Did They Say?”