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wildyaks
Posted on: You talking about me?
December 31, 2007 at 7:13 AMThanks Henning. That's interesting.
Posted on: You talking about me?
December 31, 2007 at 3:54 AMRJBerki, I don't know how to post links. But the three kingdom was way earlier in history, according to my search General Caocao was active around 120 AD. Check it out! http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/history/three_kingdoms/caocao.htm
Posted on: You talking about me?
December 31, 2007 at 3:36 AMThat's interesting read on general Tso. But that is not the same person Connie talks about, is it?
Posted on: You talking about me?
December 31, 2007 at 2:58 AMAnd what are the characters for 说 cao cao, cao cao 到? Is there a lesson somewhere on the Three kingdoms. I would like that.
Posted on: You talking about me?
December 31, 2007 at 2:33 AMarchitpol, did you listen to the last Dear Amber show. She talks about the Shanghai library at length, there.
Posted on: Dorm Life: Late For Class
December 31, 2007 at 2:23 AMChangye, Thanks for the clarification. I never knew the difference. I only noticed that in universities people would talk about sushe 宿舍 and in small rural primary schools, where kids board because home is too far, they used 寝室 qinshi..
Posted on: New Year's Song
December 31, 2007 at 2:16 AMYes, changye, we switched to the Chinese calender. Am looking forward to the 7th of Feb. The funny thing is, yesterday I fell asleep humming the above song. How crazy is that!
Posted on: New York City
December 31, 2007 at 2:14 AMyes, and 'duo' means 'many, much, more'. So, literally. hen duo ren shuo - very many people say...
Posted on: Chinese Breakfast
December 30, 2007 at 1:13 PMHave you noticed that lessons on food and drink always create a lot of responses...(-:
Posted on: Getting Water Delivered
December 31, 2007 at 7:17 AMFive minutes is fast. I have to wait from 30 minutes to an hour. But still, the service is pretty reliable. Out in the countryside, where I live now, I have to go downstairs to the local well, pump by buckets full of water, and carry them back up. Only second floor, though...