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Hey, Minseok here. I also go by Xiumin or just Min if the other two are hard to pronounce for some reason 哈哈 We're a multicultural bunch, right? Who knows!

I'm not new to Hong Kong, but I'm new here and probably to most of you. I figured, "new year so new me" sort of thing. It's trite, but it's true. I usually don't get out much, but I'm graduating soon so... With school out of the way, I won't have much else to do. If I'm going to stay here the rest of my life, might as well make friends!

It's not the friendliest start. First impressions are important, right? Let's start over. I'm Kim Minseok, originally from Seoul, South Korea. I speak Korean, English, and Mandarin pretty fluently, so don't worry about language barriers. I even know some Canto and a little French. I love languages, and people's choice of words can really tell you a lot about them. And I mean fluent speakers, someone who might choose between "abnormal" or "unique" to describe something that is simply "different."

So let's play a game called word association. I'll start, and each reply has to have the first word that pops into your head. Don't hesitate! All words are allowed, even curses or other taboo things. Then I'll reply with a new word that's linked to your first reply, and we'll make a chain of words to learn a little about each other.

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I think I've seen you somewhere... maybe at HKU? I'm not entirely sure. You kind of look familiar to me. Anyway, hello! Nice meeting you.

And toss me a word and I will try to keep up!

Yeah, that might have been me. I'm the only masters student with pink hair ㅎㅎㅎ

Hm, let's start with red

Oh, so you're indeed that senior. You're quite popular with my classmates, by the way. The pink hair is quite eye-catching. ^^

Because I am cooking right now.Chili.

Popular? In that case, maybe it's not me ㅎㅎ What department are you in?

Chili makes me think of something spicy, though right now, it also makes me feel hungry

I'm from the Culinary Arts Department! Our building is just right next to yours. The pink haired senior from the masters class is quite popular among the ladies in my department, you know. If you visit us, you might find yourself getting swarmed by girls.

I can only think of one for spicy and it's hot. Just like the galbitang I just made right now. ^^

I should stay away from girls that cook, I'll end up gaining weight if I date one ㅋㅋㅋ

Galbitang. So you're Korean too? I could go for some of that right now since I'm cold

I think you just broke every girl's heart in my department. I think I can already hear them crying right now. Let's just hope they won't see this. ㅋㅋㅋ

Yes, I'm Korean too. I moved in to Hong Kong just a little over 2 years ago during a warm, sunny day.

Don't tell them! I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings...

Oh, we probably got here around the same time ㅋㅋ I can't figure out how to work skin into a sentence without it being creepy...

Don't worry. I won't tell them! I don't think I even have the heart to tell the girl's that they won't have a chance with the pink haired senior from the masters class. :)

Really? How's Hong Kong treating you so far? Skin made me think of tatoo!

Maybe I should change my hair and fade away into the background then ㅎㅎ

I love it, there's so much variety and life here. Tattoos are forever

what are you studying? and what do you plan to do with your degree?

i'll start this word game with...frost!

Applied linguistics, so maybe translating of some kind? I haven't thought it out that far, I'm just doing something I enjoy for now

Frost? Definitely winter

i also find languages very interesting, hong kong is a good place for that, too, i think ^^

+ snow!

Yeah. Lucky for me it's good for languages and other stuff I can't really live without ㅎ

Man even if that's a little lame

oh, what are things you can't live without?

....dude. 哈哈

Well, magic? I guess I'm better off than others...

Los Angeles is where I first heard that word

congratulations on your upcoming graduation! how about a free cake to celebrate? do you like cakes? ^^

languages are intricately beautiful, i love them too! :) well, maybe not as much as i love baking, but yeah. and i'm blabbering! so maybe i should start this word game with...

graduation!

I think everyone likes cakes, don't they? 哈哈 What flavor of cake is your favorite to bake? I think there's something to be said for the intricacy of cooking and baking, too. There's a lot of math and balance in making something like a cake, just like a sentence

Hm, end is a little sad, isn't it?

do you have a favorite french word yet? i suck at languages but i think part of it is because i felt traumatized when i was sent to LA haha

can i still give you a word? it's claws~

Definitely, I like the way that "pamplemousse" rolls off my tongue 哈哈哈哈 Did you not like LA? How long did you live there?

Wolf definitely 哈

I don't even know what that is but it sounds fancy. And I did! But learning English then.. it hurt my head and I couldn't talk to anyone ToT I lived there since I was 10... (I'm 30 now haha)

Oh. cliff

It's grapefruit, so nothing fancy at all. English is a difficult language, there are so many rules that all get broken ㅎㅎㅎ I'm sure your English is great now, though.

Interesting, I can't help but think about jumping