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Posted on: Before Noon, After Noon
January 2, 2008 at 11:57 PM

RJ - here's my wacky (I'm almost embarrased to share it) mnemonic: shang has more letters than xia so it is "higher" than or "above" xia. Also, the little dashy thingy (yeah, I know the strokes have proper names) on 上 is above the longer bottom line while the dashy thing on 下 is below the longer top line. So, when I think "shang" my head goes up and back as far as possible. Which makes me think "up" and "behind" (timewise, the past is "behind" us). When I think of "Xia" my head goes forward and down. (Now, when I say "Shang" it is fourth tone so my head wants to go up and then down quickly - chinese is becoming a head banging language for me - 哈哈)

Posted on: Before Noon, After Noon
January 2, 2008 at 3:19 AM

i wonder why it is chipmunky for me and you guys seem to have no problem getting the audio? am I doing something wrong?

Posted on: New Year's Song
January 2, 2008 at 2:40 AM

谢谢你, amber and casie.

Posted on: New Year's Song
January 2, 2008 at 12:33 AM

用中文怎么说 (yong zhong wen zenme shuo) “new year's resolution"?

Posted on: New Year's Song
December 31, 2007 at 4:07 AM

love it!!

Posted on: New Year's Song
December 27, 2007 at 9:32 PM

hey guys, I think this one is in "chipmunk" ??

Posted on: Beauty Ideals and Ayi
December 15, 2007 at 12:06 AM

yes, nice pic, amber!

Posted on: Mainland & Taiwan Lingo: Transportation
December 11, 2007 at 12:37 PM

qing wen, qing wen, wherefore art thou, qing wen? :)

Posted on: Just Say Yes
December 3, 2007 at 5:49 PM

Can we also have a lesson on answering in the negative? Thanks for considering!

Posted on: So Tall!
November 28, 2007 at 12:49 PM

Thanks, Connie, Amber, Bazza. That's something like 5'2" for women and 5'6"ish for men, according to my quick (imperialist) google conversion :-) ..yikes, I'm 182 cm