User Comments - bababardwan

Posted on: DVDs and the Mao Suit

artkho,

I just realised I linked to the same good site you found but it's too late to delete my post now.Sorry I'd missed that mate.

Posted on: DVDs and the Mao Suit

The pirated DVD discussion reminded me of "The Little Kicks" episode of Seinfeld where Jerry is forced to finish making a bootleg version of "Death Blow" and becomes a bootlegging legend on the streets.This very brief clip is only a reminder of that episode:

Posted on: DVDs and the Mao Suit

Now available in a variety of colours:

Posted on: DVDs and the Mao Suit

Interesting article on the Mao suit and Lenin suit here.

Posted on: DVDs and the Mao Suit

I like the story behind the pockets and buttons.

Sun Yat-sen suit:

Posted on: Counterfeit Money

I like having this new word jia3.I think it could come in handy when bartering.I could tell the vendor that:

wo3 bu4 yao4 jia3 jia4 ,wo3 yao4 zhen1 jia4.

Is that the right way of saying I don't want the fake price,I want the real price? ..or is it an odd way to put it? I like the jia3jia4 combo.

Posted on: Chinatomy: Iconic Tunes and Hairy Crabs

eye exercises:

Posted on: Hungry Traveler: Beijing

Thanks crandles.Interesting article on hulu/calabash/African bottle gourd here.

A quote from this article:

"The hulu is an ancient remedy for health. In the old days the doctors would carry medicine inside so it has fabled properties for healing. The hulu is believed to absorb negative earth-based qi (energy) that would otherwise affect health and is a traditional Chinese medicine cure. Dried calabash is also used as containers of liquids, often liquors or medicine. Calabash were also grown in earthen molds to form different shapes and dried to house pet crickets, which were kept for their song and fighting abilities. The texture of the gourd lends itself nicely to the sound of the animal, much like a musical instrument. It is a symbol of the Xian immortals".

Posted on: Battling Internet Addiction

I like the way when you sign out of CPod you get a message saying "you have successfully signed out" with an accompanying big green tick.I'm like: yeah,that was an accomplishment dragging myself away from CPod [please refer disclaimer in intro before calling me an addict]

Posted on: Battling Internet Addiction

chistudent,

Thanks;I hadn't seen that;very clever.