March 16th, a bit Chinese, a bit English, a bit story

On the Way to School" Series, Season 3 Episode 11

Join a working mom and her teenager for the real, unfiltered conversations that happen on the way to school. as they navigate everything from the big questions about life, friendships, and the future, to the daily chaos of homework, pop culture, Background music and constant disagreement . No experts, no scripts—just honest talks in the one place we're all a captive audience: the car. It's a podcast for parents and teens who know the morning drive is about more than just getting from point A to point B

Transcript

SPEAKER_00 0:28

Thank you, thank you.

SPEAKER_03 0:46

Why did you remind me?

SPEAKER_00 0:48

I don't know. What is it reminding me? I don't know.

SPEAKER_03 1:12

I did not wear my glasses. No. I might not drive in the very safe condition.

SPEAKER_00 1:20

That's really unreassuring. I'm not gonna lie.

SPEAKER_03 1:26

But okay, it's uh good weather and only good weather. It's better for me.

SPEAKER_00 1:32

That's great. Does good weather make banking optional?

SPEAKER_03 1:38

I imagine evening without clouds. Your badge? Yeah. I mean to get the temporary one.

SPEAKER_00 1:57

So I saw it was on here.

SPEAKER_03 2:14

Oh yeah, me one catch a lot. Oh yeah.

SPEAKER_02 3:31

Oh no.

SPEAKER_03 3:35

Oh you know how?

SPEAKER_00 4:10

I should have.

SPEAKER_03 4:20

Should we go? Congratulations.

SPEAKER_00 8:03

Hello. Cha shamacha.

SPEAKER_03 8:06

Uh Ullocke. I should take a thing. Oh she's uh nigga nigga. The the wig. L A L. The H will do.

SPEAKER_00 8:52

Yeah. Yeah, I'm blanking must be for the fruit. Yeah, that's what I've got. Smooth. Nine seven five.

SPEAKER_03 10:06

So I don't know if I mentioned to you so the week before we had this teamwork workshop. And then with the memory? Yeah, we're memorizing it, yes. But the story is not memorizing. So in the afternoon we have a team funding uh uh activities. So how we do that is uh uh you uh take a piece of paper or uh flip chart or where whenever you can draw, then you put a timeline there, then you describe to people, to the rest of the group, uh the ups and downs in your life. Um yeah. So you have to be open and uh the uh remarkment needs to be uh very personal. Yes, yes, it is very personal. You can choose not to do that and uh or you can choose it to do so, or you can choose to share something you want to share, whatever. So yeah at that time one of the things I was thinking is uh uh Bonia diet is one of the down moments that you start to start to face. I took part, yeah. Another thing I remember very uh strong uh emotional impact is uh the second month when I came to Germany and then I went to Kartad and then the security guy said I'm stealing and they brought me to the police station, and then I I did not tell you that. No, were you stealing? Yeah, for sure not. And uh at least the judge said I didn't. Okay. So the then I caught my supervisor because there were two months in Germany. I don't I barely speak German, so I called my supervisor, so I explained to her what happened, and then she explained to the police station, and then and uh then uh I came home, so now I have to wait because they need to judge it. So I wait like for two months, and then I get a letter, and uh uh there was one sentence on the letter written in German and Google Translator to translate into English, yeah, and then it's written that your uh the mistake uh or the fault or whatever you made is uh neglectable that we will not uh put anything in uh record. Okay, cool. Yeah. What fault did you make? This they said um stealing. Yeah, yeah. Were you? Not why they think you were stealing, were they? I don't know, I have no idea. I that that I said I barely speak uh German. I even don't understand what why, what, and all of this. I have no idea. In like two months I was calling my family and I need to come back to China already.

SPEAKER_01 13:06

I know I've been here for two months.

SPEAKER_03 13:09

No, no, you you feel like but at that time it was really bad, so I was uh new country in some random police. Yeah, it took me so much effort, you know. You need to go through a test, you need to apply, you need to get all the good score, you need to and then you came here and two months, and uh you're back. I'm getting the further. Okay now I'm kidding. So that was one of the big uh someone I know you're real nice.

SPEAKER_00 13:48

It's okay, mom. At least you've been here for longer than two months now.

SPEAKER_03 13:52

Yes. How long has it been? A long time, 20 years? Since 20 uh 2003, uh 23 years.

SPEAKER_00 14:00

23 years?

SPEAKER_03 14:03

We're also in the US and Singapore, but uh still a very enough more than 20 years. Yes, yes, that's a very good.

SPEAKER_00 14:09

Oh my god, her album!

SPEAKER_03 14:11

Yes, that's a very album, my Spanish teacher. Oh okay. Oh my god. It's a good sign or by sign you see him here. Good.

SPEAKER_00 14:20

Good action. Yeah. That means that we might get our Spanish dance. You playing.

SPEAKER_03 14:30

Also, the first time my breakup with my boyfriend uh was uh also pretty big uh emotional fact at that time. Uh I I can only tell that story. Did you break up with me? Did he break up with me? I broke up with one. A couple of on and off and like I don't know what I do like what I want, I want to do it.

SPEAKER_00 15:25

Yes, I should kill all the other animals.

SPEAKER_03 15:31

You're playing animal farm? He's coming.

SPEAKER_00 15:38

No, I'm getting played.

SPEAKER_03 15:42

By the way, I support you for this three-month trial for your gym, so once you figure it out, let me know. Okay. Yes, we are.

unknown 15:59

What are you on?

SPEAKER_00 16:04

We almost really was rage baiting me.

unknown 16:08

So hard. I think it's not.

SPEAKER_03 16:12

Good luck with your Spanish. Thanks, I guess. Oh, the toast is all like I can all good, bye-bye.