User Comments - tendzin
tendzin
Posted on: The Legend of the White Snake (Part 1)
May 01, 2013, 02:20 PMThanks. I am very interested in Chinese stories and legends. Is it possible to have a lesson on the Moon festival legend or any other interesting legends?
Posted on: The Legend of the White Snake (Part 1)
April 28, 2013, 02:03 PMI really enjoy these kind of stories, but my Chinese is not good enough to understand it. Please find other legends to use as lessons. I find this kind story very motivating and enjoyable. Perhaps you could use some Chan stories.
Posted on: To Shower or To Bathe?
March 24, 2013, 11:31 PMWhen I was working in Chengdu ten years ago, I visited several very nice homes. Their bathrooms had showers, but both were open without a shower stall. You had to hold the shower nozzle in one hand and wash with the other. There wasn't any heat either.
In Beijing, I went to the public showers. They were cheap, but crowded. Many of the men took very long hot showers. There wasn't a pool for washing.
Posted on: Calligraphy Practice
May 30, 2012, 10:29 PMIs calligraphy written using only classical characters? Currently does anyone use the simplified characters to write calligraphy? How many educated people can read the older character style?
Posted on: Help with Luggage
August 11, 2011, 11:09 AMI am a male, and I have been helped many times with my luggage by Chinese men and women without asking. I couldn't ask because I couldn't speak Chinese.
Posted on: Unlucky Day
June 24, 2011, 04:12 AMHow did you know? Sounds like my life.
Posted on: Transferring Money
April 30, 2011, 03:30 AMI have moved around China quite a bit teaching English. When I worked in JinHua, I was paid by deposit in a large national bank. I took a job for the next university term in Hangzhou. I had saved most of my salary, and I didn't want to take it to the U.S. for the summer. So I thought that I would just leave it in the bank and transfer it to a Hangzhou branch when I arrived for the fall term. Wrong thinking because when I arrived in Hangzhou and went to the local branch bank. I was told this wasn't possible as I didn't have a bank card only a bank book. Four hours later I was making little headway with the branch manager, but he did offer to loan me the money so I could return to JinHua and withdraw the money. Luckily I had a credit card. I had to return to JinHua withdraw the money and return.
This will be my last semester in China and I have some money to bring back to the U.S. so I would appreciate all the information you can give about this.
Posted on: Insecticide
June 02, 2010, 02:50 AMBeing a Buddhist, I'm not so happy with this lesson.
Posted on: 一...就... (yī...jiù...) pattern
October 03, 2009, 08:36 AMAmber and Clay, I really miss you. I have just been
revisiting the old Qing Wen programs that you and Connie did and I enjoy them so much. They really are such a pleasure to listen to. Thank you so much for your fun and interesting lessons.
Posted on: Is There Garlic in This? I'm Vegan!
June 02, 2016, 11:53 AMWhen I first came to China in 1988, this was a major problem for me. I don't think I ever met a person that didn't eat meat other than monks and nuns. Most of the time the waitress had no idea what I was talking about. Thanks for the lesson. I find the improvements very helpful.