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Bangok int'l airports still closed

December 01, 2008 at 06:37 AM
--> 发表日期 29/11/2008 曼谷国际机场紧张对峙气氛有增无减 泰国防暴警察11月29日向曼谷国际机场行进。四天来,数千名反政府示威者一直围困机场。路透社 泰国反政府组织民盟组织领导下的大规模示威活动已经进入第四天,泰国首都曼谷的国际机场依然处于瘫痪状态。示威者不但未有退缩迹象,而且集结人数越 来越多,示威人员准备了棍... Read more

downloading 888 lessons

December 01, 2008 at 03:21 AM
Hi     I just renewed for one year premium subscription last month, can I down load the 888 lessons? How? thanks, Read more

basic pinyin question

December 01, 2008 at 01:38 AM
What determines the placement of the tone mark? Why is it over certain letters and not over others?? does it have something to do with pronounciation of the wor... Read more

Watching Chinese TV online

November 30, 2008 at 11:22 PM
Hey CPoddies, any good sites where I can watch some Chinese TV online?  Doesn't have to be live, but would be nice to watch some shows to at least practice my l... Read more

01 year 01 week into study

November 30, 2008 at 09:54 PM
Hello everyone, I have decided to write a weekly (or thereabouts) post to give an update on how my studies are going. I must say that, overall, I am pleased with thi... Read more
More than two years ago, I began connecting to Chinesepod daily from both my desktop at home and laptop in the office.  Fast-forward to 2008.... web 2.0 and the... Read more

phonetic map : 最 zui

November 30, 2008 at 07:28 AM
@ 最 zui 最 zuì adv. most; superlatively 最适 zuìshì optimum 最最 zuìzuì extremely; to the utmost 蕞 zuì . 蕞尔 zuì'ěr very s... Read more

cumbersome setup

November 30, 2008 at 07:21 AM
Is it just me, or does things seem just a bit cumbersome? I enjoy all the language tools, and the teachers are great. I just find myself stumbling around the site, u... Read more

Can transvestites get work in China?

November 29, 2008 at 05:58 PM
I am married to a Chinese girl and yes, I crossdress and although I live in the UK I wil live in China one day. How can I live there and not be myself...does anyone... Read more

Name for a Toy

November 29, 2008 at 04:45 PM
Yesterday I bought a rubber/plastic bendy dragon at the Texas Renaissance Festival.  She's a beautiful, sparkly red color, so I've decided to give her a name in... Read more