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Posted on: Chinese Parks and Working as a Tutor
April 7, 2008 at 4:06 PMI wanted to add the number of old men playing chess in the park. I enjoyed it so much that I even bought a set and have been playing Chinese Chess lately. The "pao" (cannon) is really cool.
Posted on: Bike Riding Rules and Living Quarters
March 24, 2008 at 12:57 PMTvan already caught the bambi eyes comment, but my favorite was when Amber said that she tried to bribe the official with 20 rmb and the fine was only 10 to begin with!!! Too funny Amber!
Posted on: Beijing/Shanghai and Being a Good Guest
February 29, 2008 at 3:46 PMAh, LA vs. San Francisco, Washington vs. New York, Madrid vs. Barcelona, Rio vs. Sao Paulo, Monterrey vs. Mex. City, I love these types of comparisons. As to food, I think that all of us from the west live with the anxiety of some day trying to repay the courtesy shown to us while in China. Orlando
Posted on: The Fourth Tone
February 7, 2008 at 4:30 AMI know that tones are a hassle, but as compared to other languages that I've studied over the years, I'm starting to think that I prefer tones over the gender agreement, case endings, and the verb conjugations that go with most of the others that I've studied. I've enjoyed the series on tones, thanks. Orlando
Posted on: The Second Tone
January 31, 2008 at 1:03 PMFor me, even more difficult than second tone, is two second tones in a row. For example, "chang2 cheng2" (great wall). I always feel like it's hard to get my voice to go back down in order to go back up again for the second one. Any suggestions?
Posted on: Choosing a Chinese Name and Safety
January 23, 2008 at 3:26 AMFirst off, I've eaten with JP in China, he knows his way around food! Second, as to Chinese names, when my Chinese friends were helping me with my Chinese name (Ke1, An1 Liang2) they also considered a name that would be written the same in both simplified and traditional characters. I thought it was a nice touch and something I wouldn't have thought of.
Posted on: Trip to the Chinese Doctor and a Special Guest
January 16, 2008 at 6:54 PMlordstanley, Thanks for making the shameless plug for me. Truth told, I love our site with the executive interviews. Real people talking about real things. It was a lot of fun to record those interviews.
Posted on: Trip to the Chinese Doctor and a Special Guest
January 4, 2008 at 1:10 PMHi Amber, Just a brief thanks for letting me be part of Dear Amber. I really enjoyed the visit and the chance to talk about my book. And for everyone else, Amber is as charming in person as she sounds on the podcasts! Orlando
Posted on: New Year's Song
January 1, 2008 at 4:17 AMHearing Ken and Jenny sing brings a whole new meaning to "Learning Mandarin on your terms." BTW, I'm here in Shanghai and tomorrow I'll visit the factory with JP from SpanishPod. What a great way to start 2008!
Posted on: Xīnkǔ 辛苦
April 23, 2008 at 2:38 PMI'm 50 years old and have never been a groupie before. But there was actually a little sentimental tug knowing that this was the last lesson from the old factory. How weird is that? Clay, thanks for the comparison of ma fan and xin ku, that helped put it together for me.