I am chinese in makati. I can help you , my Skype is chinazhouzhiyuan

The term "不得不" in Chinese means "have to". Normally use to express when one got to do something reluctantly.

why you want to learn CN? once you have a target , you can do it ``` Zaldy is right, download a SOGOU pinyin, i can help you

It used to be very easy to find a language partner (It still is but you have to know how). There used to be Facebook-like chat client that includes voice. Now you have to maintain both an MSN and Skype account for language exchange if you desire voice. I would also recommend that you download the Sogou IME from pinyin.sogou.com for inputting Chinese text using pinyin. I could help you with the basics.