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On November 16 at 8:04 AM by bababardwan

Sometimes you need to put them through a photo editor to reduce the size of the image file [you can reduce the file size while still keeping the image... Read more

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Posted on: Fruit Salad
On November 16 at 7:02 AM by jen_not_jenny

Yep! Most Chinese people have an extreme aversion to raw vegetables... Read more

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Posted on: Practicing Kung Fu
On November 16 at 5:46 AM by bababardwan

btw I'm surmising that 时 which my rollover has as meaning "hour" may have originally referred to one of these Chinese double hours, thus explaining wh... Read more

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Posted on: Band Practice
On November 16 at 5:25 AM by man-fong

Hi, John and David. Thanks for the lesson. I play piano but never join a band. I think it must be fun to play music with other people. Whe... Read more

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Posted on: Practicing Kung Fu
On November 16 at 5:20 AM by bababardwan

ok, been doing a spot of reading and it seems this whole Chinese system for reckoning time stems from observing Jupiters orbit which was rounded from... Read more

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On November 16 at 5:18 AM by zhenlijiang

It wouldn't surprise me if that were true Jen. It struck me how, whenever I heard the Japanese kids receiving the visitors from Hangzhou this year ask... Read more

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Posted on: 出租白人
On November 16 at 5:09 AM by zhenlijiang

Thanks for your helpful input tingyun. To be honest I haven't actually read all of it yet (but I will!). Would you say "incredible" could work for 令人诧... Read more

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Posted on: Farewell Dinner
On November 16 at 4:54 AM by bababardwan

"a few bei's are gan'ned" ...hehe, very good. Who's the witty one writing the lesson into's these days? Read more

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On November 16 at 4:48 AM by jen_not_jenny

To add to the confusion, it's also quite common for first cousins to be referred to as 哥哥,弟弟, 姐姐,or 妹妹. This is a total stab in the dark, but I wonde... Read more

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On November 16 at 4:23 AM by zhenlijiang

May just be repeating what you've said Baba, but: I've said before I have great respect for experience. Like you and I'm sure many others, I'm also... Read more