WTF

Just settled at my area in the school's central library and received a call.

Hello, can I speak to Desmond Ee?

Yes...

Is it covenient for you to talk now?

Er.. not really. What is it about?

I'm calling from *muffled*....

Ok..

It is regarding your placement test.

OH... ok. what about it?

Actually the closing date of the registration is on the 3rd April, so we need to probably access your level of French as the one you submitted online is not sufficient.

Ok.

So I will pass the phone to Monsieur XXX, the director of .... and he will speak to you in French.

Ok... when will that be?

Er... like in a while's time.

HUH??!!

*small laughter*.. yes.. or you prefer me to call back later?

Yes please. give me 15 minutes.

(And the clock is ticking so is my heart beating as I wait anxiously for the phone to ring again)

... Pray for me.


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After the turbulence of waiting:

Hello, Desmond are you ready for the director?

Er... Yes I guess? *laughs*

*laughs* ok, hold on.

Hello, am I speaking to Desmond? You want to.. er.. take the DELF/ DALF?

Yes C'est moi. Speaking (heart still beating fucking fast).

Ok. I'll ask you some questions and try to answer me.

Ok...

Alors, vous êtes déjà allé en France? (you've already went to France?)

Oui, j'étais là pour 6 mois. (yes, I was there for 6 months)

et c'est récemment? (and it was recently?)

Oui, j'y suis allé septembre l'année dernière. (yes, i was there last year september)

Ok, d'ou en France avez-vous allé? (where did you go in France?)

J'ai étudié à la Sorbonne à Paris, l'université Paris 4 (I studied at La Sorbonne, Paris 4)

Ok, quel est votre niveau de l'écriture? (what is your level of writing?)

Je crois qu'il est assez bien parce que j'ai fait les dossiers en français à la Sorbonne et j'ai aussi réussi les examens en français.
(I believe they are good enough because I passed my exams in French and also did essays in French)

...et vous avez des bonnes notes? (you had good results?)

J'ai obtenu 10-12 sur 20. (i had 10-12 upon 20)

Ah c'est bien pour l'université.(it's good for university)

*laughs* merci..

THEN... he asked me a stunner question: (translated) Do you think France is going through a bad time now?

ER................ I think they are not.

They are NOT? They are actually suffering through moral crisis!

Oh.. ooops sorry, I did not know. But just thought that the President is very different from the previous.

Well, we speak apart from the President.

Oh.. ok...

and the rest of the conversation carried on in english...

Basically asking the objetive of taking the examination, if I have enough time before I leave for France, and if I've enough practice etc...

Phew...
Total length of conversation : 08min11sec