User Comments - mantid
mantid
Posted on: Where is the Supermarket?
October 13, 2009 at 2:41 PMCarrefour may be on the way out of China: http://www.economist.com/businessfinance/displayStory.cfm?story_id=14587923&source=hptextfeature
Posted on: National Day
October 2, 2009 at 1:00 PM@Aylish, my exercise page wasn't loading yesterday but now is working fine. I noticed a number of issues yesterday trying to load content and getting MySQL errors...
Posted on: Birth by Chinese Zodiac
November 11, 2008 at 1:24 PMKudos on the corniest introduction I've ever seen, pure genius...
Posted on: Battling Internet Addiction
November 5, 2008 at 2:38 PMThere's an interesting site on the psychology of MMORPGs here:
http://www.nickyee.com/daedalus/gateway_identity.html
It mentions differences between Western and Asian avatars and what that means. Not sure whether I agree with the sentiment but it is an interesting idea.
Posted on: Keys, Wallet, Phone
September 14, 2008 at 12:16 PMAh, I see there's a Dear Amber on it, but I'd still like a podcast!
Posted on: Keys, Wallet, Phone
September 14, 2008 at 11:18 AMtotally off topic, but are there plans for a mid-autumn festival (中秋节） podcast? Scoffing moon cakes as I write this...
Posted on: At the Hair Salon
September 11, 2008 at 9:37 PMSo xǐfàshuǐ is shampoo. Could you also say xǐfàjì 洗发剂?
Posted on: At the Hair Salon
September 10, 2008 at 11:59 AMExcellent stuff. I think you should release a girls-of-cpod calendar - it'd sell big.
Posted on: Beards Are for Old Men
March 30, 2010 at 5:22 PMI've seen a couple of balding Chinese men paint their scalps black to match the rest of their hair. It didn't work too well, I wouldn't advise it! Not quite a toupée though.