Probably going to give up on Mandarin I'm finding remembering the characters too hard. No matter how many hours I spend pouring over them, if I don't see them again for a while, it was all wasted effort. The only way I will come across them is if I am tied to my desk revising them, which is boring and doesn't seem to be working. Perhaps I will resume Mandarin if and when I visit China. For now, perhaps I will build up my Thai knowledge. I'm disappointed, but even though I can remember the tones and sounds of Chinese reasonably well, the characters are just eluding me, and making me frustrated.