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bababardwan
Posted on: Ice Cream Run
July 9, 2011 at 10:57 PMcome to think of it, I've had durian ice cream and it didn't smell much at all but certainly tasted like it. Perhaps I had artificial flavouring and your ice-cream shop had the real fruit. I must enquire next time.
I've also had durian moon cakes, and I presumed it had some real product in it, but maybe I'm wrong. It wasn't strong either, nothing like the fruit.
Posted on: Fasten that Safety Belt
July 9, 2011 at 10:47 PMWhat about bench seats? Not sure how common they are any more though in cars, but maybe in light trucks. Isn't this about cars though and not about planes?
reminds me of an old ad on telly for mitsubishi light trucks "we aussies like our space" and then they had three Japanese sumo wrestlers get in the front [on a bench seat] and say "not so squeezy" with big grins.
Posted on: BBQ and the Little Trumpet
July 9, 2011 at 11:18 AM哈哈, another hilarious CPod dialogue. I esp. love the laogong in this...kao, haha. Love the concept of the "little trumpet". Bravo. So glad I checked this one out.
Posted on: Ice Cream Run
July 8, 2011 at 9:33 AMjust looked up cocktail...鸡尾酒...very literal
here's an article about the uncertain origin of the word cocktail:
http://www.artofdrink.com/archive/research/origin-of-the-word-cocktail/
I was also wondering about mocktails and the zhongwen for that. Looks like it's 无酒精鸡尾酒...at least google images has 8320 images of them and the web has 111,000 hits. While this is clear I think I would have preferred 模拟鸡尾酒
Posted on: We Answer
July 8, 2011 at 9:24 AMthanks mate , 明白了 :)
Posted on: Ice Cream Run
July 8, 2011 at 8:56 AMorangina was right..I should have paid more attention to the cafe bit. But I think I still had your recent tip that a teahouse is not really a teahouse [but a place to play mah jong ] in mind, and having not been to your neck o' the woods thought perhaps anything goes. Anyhow thanks mate. That was a good one. I like that translation for affogatto and the imagery. I was trying to think of either a rim/belt of fire or a hot drink at one stage, but for some reason I thought it was going to be a cocktail particularly when I thought of Baileys, hehe.
"luósīdāo (screwdriver)"
...I knew this word because while I was assembling an ikea wardrobe the other day I played the Ikea lesson. It's cool when new words pop up again like this.
Posted on: Ice Cream Run
July 8, 2011 at 6:49 AM"But you are expressly forbidden to open the package until you leave the store. (Under pain of what???... excommunication?...execution?...evisceration?)"
..haha, ..but really?...is the smell still so strong even in icecream form?...how much real durian is used in making it?
Posted on: Ice Cream Run
July 8, 2011 at 5:05 AM"really exciting all the senses"
..this would support my flaming Lamborghini guess ....fire and a super fast Italian sports care are pretty hen jidong ah
Posted on: Ice Cream Run
July 8, 2011 at 4:39 AMhehe, yeah, well I did think of kahlua [as in baileys and kahlua] and the like but I couldn't see much of a connection except that kahlua is from mexico, a tropical country
..and baileys has some coffee in it, so perfectly suitable for a cafe,hehe
Posted on: Car Decorations and Bumper Stickers
July 10, 2011 at 1:46 AMgreat topic. I've wondered about these doodads and they're often not just hanging from the rear-view mirrors but all across the top of the dashboard. Here it's a sure sign the driver is Chinese. Looking forward to listening as some insight might be help when chatting to taxi drivers.