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Posted on: How to Address Someone
January 17, 2011 at 6:19 AM

Yes. That's perfectly fine.

Posted on: Chinatown Diary
January 13, 2011 at 6:28 AM

三藩市/sānfānshì is used in Taiwan and Hongkong. 旧金山/jiùjīnshān is used on the maindland. But a lot of people know both terms.

Posted on: Chinatown Diary
January 13, 2011 at 6:26 AM

I watched Anthony Bourdain's show once where he featured Flushing. He said it's New York's "new Chinatown", mainly comprised of people from the mainland. Having lived in Australia, I can speak to the fact that many cities now have "new Chinatowns" populated by immigrants from other parts of China rather than Canton.

Posted on: Playing Ice Hockey
January 6, 2011 at 9:26 AM

I made a very poor attempt at snowboarding last winter in Whistler. 雪板很难！/xuěbǎn hěn nán!/ Snowboarding is tough!

Posted on: Shut down by Pimples
December 31, 2010 at 4:31 AM

Yes, "泡"(pao4) means to soak, which generally implies for a rather long period of time. The 泡 in 泡吧 means to hang out leisurely, without time pressure.

Posted on: Shut down by Pimples
December 31, 2010 at 4:28 AM

My home pimple remedy: a mix of Chinese white vinegar plus water. (9 parts of water, 1 part of vinegar). Spray lightly on face everyday. It has to do with pH I guess.

Posted on: A Visit to the In-laws
December 28, 2010 at 12:51 PM

Xiaofrosty, welcome! Toianw, thank you for helping out.

Posted on: A Visit to the In-laws
December 28, 2010 at 12:50 PM

同喜/tóngxǐ/ congratulations to you too!

Posted on: A Visit to the In-laws
December 28, 2010 at 12:49 PM

Thank you for all the warm wishes! It is a boy. I am locked up at home to serve my "月子/yue4zi" term (the Chinese tradition of one-month confinement after giving birth).

Posted on: A Visit to the In-laws
December 27, 2010 at 10:07 AM

Having just given birth to a baby, I now know how confusing the terms are for a kid to address his mother's aunties, uncles and cousins.