User Comments - weibwo

Posted on: Airplane Arrival

21.2 degree Celsius = 70.16 degree Fahrenheit not 55.8 Fahrenheit.

Posted on: Pageant Final Episode

John I can't believe you have never heard of someone taking a test for someone else.  When I was in University I used to make a ton of money taking tests for people.  Back in the 60's they didn't require ID to take tests.  I also wrote papers for students especially Oversears Chinese students but I didn't charge them.  In fact I have a business proofing papers and rewriting papers written by Chinese businessmen/women who want to get published in International trade and professional magazines.  Right now business is pretty good.

Loved the fold song.  Wish you would use them in more dialogs.

Posted on: Regional Accents Part II

Excellent lesson.  My wife is from Taiwan, My nephew is from Shanghai, My co-workers are from Beijing so I get a heavy dose of accents 口音.  They pronounce sh in Taiwan as zi which drives me nuts.  I never know exactly what they are saying since the sh sound is used quite often in Mandarin.  Different words for simple things like tomato.  Dalu:  xi1 hong3 shi4  Taiwan:  fan1 qie2.  I think learning the kou yin is essential.  Good job.

Posted on: KTV

Karaoke is very popular in the US.  Mostly it is used in homes.   Los Angeles has a KTV.  An interesting thing happened to me.  I had never sung karaoke before and at a party one evening I was coerced into singing.  Because I was not used to following the words and music I kind of fumbled around for awhile.  I was naturally shy about singing as most Americans are.  Finally I decided to pick a good song and just let it go.  I selected "Unchained Melody" which is a very romantic song sung by the Righteous Brothers.  Anyway I belted out the song and the party stopped and everyone was listening.  When I finished I got a standing ovation and 4 couples asked me to sing at their weddings.  A new career was born.  Now whenever I get the chance I sing karaoke.  I love it.

Posted on: Taipei

I find that Tainan is the most interesting city in Taiwan because of its interesting mix of old and new.  Also the street vendors in Tainan serve up an amazing array of food and all of it very very good.  Tainan was the capital during the Qing dynasty.  Lots of Confucian, Taoist and Buddhist temples.  I have visited Tainan several times.  Don't miss Tainan in your travels through Taiwan.

Posted on: Chicago

user40659 I am having the same problem. I viewed the source tags and the css appears to be correct. I didn't look too closely I think that one of the css values is incorrect which shoves the lesson to the side on the lesson page. I sometimes get the same problem on the Home page as well. This issue popped up after they moved. Hope they fix it.

Posted on: Chicago

Jenny one of the political jokes about Chicago has to do with Mayor Daly and city politics. They always recommend in Chicago to vote early and often.

Posted on: Chicago

I have been to Chicago several time and besides the wind, Chicago is also known for the blues clubs and blues singers. The best in the world I think.

Posted on: Yoga

I am guessing that Hot Yoga (热瑜珈) is Kundalini Yoga using the "breath of fire" in their exercise regimen. Is this right?

Posted on: Overseas Chinese

Right now in the US there are several CSL (Chinese as a Second Language) classes starting in our elementary schools. In Southern California they are also teaching children in three languages, (Spanish, English and Chinese). It is going to be interesting in the future when these students are fluent in all three languages. In the process of teaching these three languages the students are also being taught all three cultures. Since San Diego is so diverse, we tend not to think of ourselves as ethnically different. What might we call these people? These distinctions are losing their meaning, at least in California.