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Posted on: Olympic Excitement
August 08, 2008, 09:29 PM

I watched the opening ceremony on the big screen live in Derby (UK) and managed to practise my Elly level zhongwen with some of the crowd of Chinese who had gathered. I even made a new Chinese friend, so thank you Chinese pod for all the lessons so far.

大家加油! da4jia1jia1you2!

Posted on: A Month in Recovery and Being Civilized
August 02, 2008, 09:14 AM

With reference to the spitting, do you mean people do not like to swallow saliva (in which case you would need to spit every few seconds) or do you mean people do not like to swallow phlegm? thanks.

Posted on: MSN and QQ
June 13, 2008, 04:34 PM

I used QQ from the UK for a while quite happily, but then something Tencent shaped ate my PC. I have not dared downlaod the software since then. I now  use a link sent by one of my Chinese friends. I can access my page others through this link. No download required. I use Google talk to talk to China every week, it's free and always clear and reliable.

Posted on: Tai Chi
February 05, 2008, 04:56 PM

I'm elly level but as a Taiji player I was drawn to this lesson. my laoshi (from Beijing) pronounces 太极 asTaiji but westeners usually say Tai chi. The name seems to have bcome misspelt from the old system t'ai chi. Not that it matters all that much but I'm now feeling confused as to how to refer to taiji in the west. Should I carry on saying taichi so I am understood?

Posted on: Whatever...
February 05, 2008, 04:42 PM

I agree with Darylk, I loved the pop song moment ( and the rest of the lesson of course). Can we have a lesson based on a pop song please?

Posted on: Getting Water Delivered
January 08, 2008, 08:23 PM

Hi Gardener, I do Taiji too : ) Sun style at the moment.

Posted on: Yang Jie's Diary: He's Not Stupid
December 10, 2007, 10:30 AM

Poor Li Yan. What will she do when she finds out that Yang Jie likes Wang Wei? I feel there may be some hair pulling in the near future.

Posted on: Wang Wei's Diary: The Importance of Brains
November 13, 2007, 10:40 AM

These lessons are great. They help get new vocabulary into my 小的脑xiao3 de nao3. Wang Wei needs to open his eyes. I hope Li Yan finds someone new...maybe Yang Jie's ex boyfriend ; )

Posted on: How is business?
November 07, 2007, 03:02 PM

what is ChinePera-kun? how do I get it? I use Kingsoftpowerword.

Posted on: Yang Jie's Diary: Date with a Nerd
October 24, 2007, 04:59 PM

My teacher friend tells me that in the UK the teenager term for 书呆子 shudaizi is geek.