Arabic,anyone?

Ever learned Arabic but failed to speak the language? I do and of course I came with a lot of excuses .Firstly, I cant write Jawi but suprisingly I can read Jawi (learnt it from readingUtusan Melayu written in Jawi when I was small) Secondly,just like French,the grammar part is
difficult( dont know which is masculine and feminine)Thirdly,hardly spoke the language except
during class.Fourthly,I studied on and off,thats why I still could not speak Arabic after 3
years.So dont blame the language.
This morning I attended a program"Jom Berbahasa Arab" organized by Biro Wanita Masjid
near my house. They invited Mona Jasman from Radio IKIM to officiate the program.I was so impressed by her speech .She spoke fluent Arabic.Of course,lah,she was born and brought up in Egypt,studied in University Al-Azhar.But thats not the point.The point is anyone can learn
Arabic,be it written or spoken,provided you put your heart and soul into it.So I made a promise
to myself, told my friends I will seriously study Arabic so that by the time I'll go to Mecca at the end of the year to perform my Haj I would be able to speak Arabic.But my friends told me
not to worry for people in Mecca will speak in Bahasa to you.Well...well..there goes my
motivation to study Arabic.....