User Comments - jen_not_jenny
jen_not_jenny
Posted on: A Visitor and Progress Tracking
November 7, 2010 at 10:23 AMCould it be 丢三忘四 diūsānwàngsì?
Posted on: Losing and Forgetting
November 7, 2010 at 10:06 AMAt least they didn't break your guitar. http://www.guzer.com/videos/united-breaks-guitars.php
Still, you might write a song about it! Perhaps a bilingual version??
Posted on: Utensils in the New Kitchen
November 2, 2010 at 9:27 AMVery personal things, sandwiches...
Posted on: Keeping and Leaving
October 26, 2010 at 4:15 AMYeah, I'm the SweeTarts hoarder in the office!!! Right. ;)
As to their Chinese name, I dunno...小小甜涩， maybe? A stab in the dark, at best...
Posted on: Keeping and Leaving
October 25, 2010 at 2:08 AMre: all adjectives, including ancient: I never, ever, ever exaggerate. ;)
re: leftovers....just trying to promote safe food handling!
Posted on: Renting an Apartment through an Agent 4
October 22, 2010 at 9:54 AMOh, absolutely. I read an article recently about a retired gentleman in the 'Jing who rented apartments, renovated them into several mini-apartments, based on the Japanese "pod hotel" concept, and re-rented out the units to the so-called "ant population" for less than 500RMB/unit.
Expat apartments are not exclusive to Shanghai, though. Other cities I've lived and traveled in on the mainland also have exorbitantly (IMO) priced homes for rent. You really can pay as much or as little as you want for rent in China! Of course, generally speaking, you pay for what you get.
Posted on: The Hunan Accent
October 22, 2010 at 9:09 AMNo, no, don't get rid of it!!! Accents are great! They add so much flavor to a language! ...just one person's opinion, I guess!
Posted on: Renting an Apartment through an Agent 4
October 22, 2010 at 8:41 AMPrices are insane! The very cheapest start around 10,000RMB and range well over 50,000RMB per month. Most places seem to be in the 15,000-35,000 range. I always wonder, who is renting these places? And WHY?
Posted on: Walking the Bird
October 21, 2010 at 10:03 AMHaha! I'll look into it...
Posted on: A Visitor and Progress Tracking
November 8, 2010 at 1:45 AMThen that 成语is a perfect complement to this lesson: http://chinesepod.com/lessons/losing-and-forgetting
I was terribly disappointed not to meet such a fervent supporter of all things ChinesePod, xiao_liang! I hope your trip was as wonderful as it sounds in your journal, and look forward to the next time you're in town! It seems like you've got a long-term relationship with China in the making!