User Comments - matt_c
matt_c
Posted on: 金字塔销售
April 6, 2009 at 5:37 AM@sophiekia Thanks for dropping in and commenting on our beloved ChinesePod. If you find advanced lessons too much of a challenge, you can always try out out Newbie, Elementary, Intermediate or even Upper Intermediate lessons. If you need help chosing lessons that are fun, then send me a message and I'll try to find something based on what you like. Have fun!
Posted on: Which Finger?
April 3, 2009 at 5:07 AMGotta say David as 龙哥, Gucheng as 大熊 and Zhangfeng as the victim were awesome! And of course the editing was another job well done by our editing team.
It was super fun directing this episode.
Posted on: Welfare Lottery
March 31, 2009 at 11:29 AMNever bought a lotto ticket, can't see myself ever buying one. Don't mind scratching the odd scratchie at Christmas but don't buy them for myself.
There was this one time I had time to kill and jumped on the Pokies while having a beer at the pub as I was waiting for the next bus and ended up winning a thousand bucks. That was cool, but I knew it was just plain luck. As a rule I don't like gambling. Lottery is also a form of gambling.
Posted on: Does it Have Bones?
March 30, 2009 at 4:46 PMI've learned to pick the flesh off the fish where the bones are big and easy to spit out. I really hate the pork ribs and chicken bits that have been chopped with the cleaver as they are filled with tiny shards that are a pain to locate by tongue and spit out. Lucky for me we buy unchopped ribs at the market and cook them up whole. YUM!
Gotta love bone stock soup though!
Posted on: Can You Use Chopsticks?
March 27, 2009 at 8:31 AMNormally when people express surprise at my chopsticks skills, I then nonchalantly switch them to my left hand and continue using them. ;D
ALSO, please remember to observe our comments policy for newbie and elementary lessons: Chinese to be accompanied with English translations for the benefit of the newbie users.
Posted on: Gone Fishing
March 26, 2009 at 6:41 AM@josht77 Hey Hey! Here's a link to Google images of the 牛尾鱼. I do believe it's a flathead.
BTW Let me know if you are on twitter - I'm @chabuduo just add #suzhoumafia to your tweet.
Posted on: Gone Fishing
March 26, 2009 at 3:07 AM我非常喜欢钓鱼，每次回澳洲都去钓。我上次钓鱼钓到了3条catfish（毛骨鱼，鲶鱼）。我朋友让我把它们给扔掉了因为澳洲人觉得Catfish就事垃 圾鱼，其实我在中国吃过鲶鱼所以我知道它有躲好吃。我后来带了3条鲶鱼回家，我老婆就开心死了。我们把鱼带到她广东朋友的家吃了油炸糖醋鲶鱼－炒好吃了！
Posted on: Hong Kong Visa Run
March 24, 2009 at 8:24 AMBefore working here at praxis on my Z visa, I would just get my L class 'visting relatives' visa issued at the local PSB up near my wife's hometown. I guess it helps to be good friends with certain people who work in the PSB... in any case I was fortunate enough to be issued with a 6 month double entry extension to my visa about a day before the start of the Olympics. If you can't get a visa through official channels easily, then you need to find the right guanxi (connections) - even if it is someone who has an old school mate whose cousin is in the PSB - guanxi uber alles. Failing that, there is always the Hong Kong Visa Run.
Posted on: Video Series Just Around the Corner!
April 6, 2009 at 4:07 PM@alwingate Here's a link that explains how to export to Anki and get your deck up and running.
http://blog.chinesepod.com/2009/03/18/new-export-functionality-for-chinesepod/