"How are you?"

the correct and polite answer is "I am (well/fine), thank you. How are you?"

i must learn this.

i knew i would stumble for it, sooner or later. term 3A started with my prof. Ma's lesson, and being a familiar face to her, she popped that question.

and i gave a less-than-polite answer of "I am fine". i think i even omitted the "thank you", much less returning a "how are you".

oh, bury me, please. before that, i beg for forgiveness.

and she just saw me again, after her class.

"oh working hard already?"

yup, researching. on a reply i should have given to you. sorry!