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auntie68
Posted on: 东京
February 3, 2008 at 7:48 AMHello Uncle Changye! Actually, I visited Tokyo a few times when I was a tween/teenager. Typical big family holidays, usually on our way to Disneyland Anaheim or Disneyland Orlando or New York. Japan is a country that I have loved deeply ever since my "hello kitty" days as a six-year-old in the 1970s. My family sort of has a Japanese business connection. This Auntie has always regretted never returning to Japan as an adult (of drinking age), save for one incredibly enjoyable business trip to Nara about 6 years ago. But I would dearly love to rectify the situation as soon as I do my research properly and figure out how to visit Japan without taking out a mortgage on my Tiny Flat. My student's grandparents are true "edokko", but they are also very 客气 (ke4qi4) because I am their granddaughter's tutor, and we are also old family friends, so I will have to sort that kind of thing out before I dare visit Japan again, to avoid being buried by "giri"! Uncle changye, I was so happy to enjoy this lesson on Tokyo. Silly me, it never occurred to me that Japanese kanji ("chinese characters") -- even "shinjitai" (sp.?) -- would be translated into even more simplified Mandarin characters (duhh!). So it took me very many moments to recognize 東京 and 相撲 in modern Chinese characters. The words look almost naked in their simplified Chinese forms! Like they lost a lot of weight through a crash diet... Thank you CPOD and friends like changye, I really enjoyed this lesson. Thanks!
Posted on: 东京
February 2, 2008 at 11:45 PMDear CPOD, I am still digesting this great lesson, but simply must put the MP3 on "pause" for a few moments to thank you for including translations of the proper nouns in the supplementary vocab section. I appreciate this so much! Not least because I asked for it... thank you for being so responsive and patient with all our requests.
Posted on: Buying a Pet and Food Poisoning
February 2, 2008 at 12:38 PMOuf! ricegrass, my brother and his close friends are all young fathers, and highly-skilled Guinness drinkers. Based on this small -- but in drinking habits, very consistent -- sample, I can't help wondering whether one of the medicinal effects of Guinness Stout isn't... producing sons rather than daughters. Moral of the story: Try laying off the Guinness if you are trying for a lovely baby girl after -- say -- two or three boys in a row. Quite a few of these young fathers would dearly love to have a daughter, but they are still trying. And the boy babies are piling up...
Posted on: Buying a Pet and Food Poisoning
February 2, 2008 at 11:34 AMDear sebire, I wouldn't be surprised... my personal theory is that the sheer effort of swallowing a tubeful (=single dose) of what looks like lead shot is a powerful distractor vis-a-vis from any tummy trouble, enuff to make anybody feel better! My favourite remedy is Guinness Stout (the export-strength version, 8%), which you've mentioned in another thread. I've been pretty good about taking that "medicine" nearly every day for most of my adult life...
Posted on: Buying a Pet and Food Poisoning
February 2, 2008 at 10:57 AMhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Po_chai
Posted on: Buying a Pet and Food Poisoning
February 2, 2008 at 10:54 AMHee hee. Henning, I agree with you about the efficacy of... Chinese anti-diarrhea pills. Only "catch" is, the most popular traditional brand in Singapore ("Poh Chai") comes in the form of what looks EXACTLY like the lead shot which Europeans and Americans use for shooting game birds. Just try swallowing one dose -- a whole tubeful!!! Even with water...
Posted on: 好莱坞大片
January 30, 2008 at 7:21 AMDear tsack, Thanks! That's what I thought too. I couldn't figure out whether it was "Bourne Ultimatum" or "Mission Impossible #3". And while I did get "Transformers", it was an "eeny-meeny-miny-mo" between that title and the third "X-Men" film. I guess this Auntie needs to go out more, and go to the cinema more often!
Posted on: 大智若愚
January 29, 2008 at 2:34 AMtk u clayroup... I'll hang in there...
Posted on: 好莱坞大片
January 28, 2008 at 10:27 AMYes please! Btw, I just googled 金刚 and found that Wolverine is 金刚狼... Chinese is such a rich language. Regards, CPOD侠 Auntie
Posted on: 东京
February 3, 2008 at 9:15 AMP/s: Just in case changye's kind remarks give the wrong impression, my "Japanese" (what little I know) is TERRIBLE. My 2-year-old "Stunt Toddler" nephew knows more Japanese than I do, thanks to his two Japanese girlfriends, who are also very pretty. Hmmphh!!!