Tag Archives: chinese
Belated China Story
This story came up last night, when Stick and I went out with Jay and his family, and I realized I’d never posted it here. One day when Stick was visiting me in China, I was in class, so he … Continue reading
Fatal Attraction
Cory just sent me this story about a Chinese man who spent all of Lunar New Year holiday playing online… and died from it. An obese 26-year-old man in northeastern China died after a “marathon” online gaming session over the … Continue reading
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Things were better in Chinese class today. I still giggle everytime my teacher says xiaojie, although she insists that it means miss. I’m not saying she’s wrong, but I’m pretty sure I would have gotten into big trouble using that … Continue reading
My New Plan
So the other day in Chinese class, I ended up sitting with all the native speakers who are taking Elementary Chinese for an easy A. That sucked! From now on, I am only going to sit with kids who look … Continue reading
Happy New Year!
I can’t believe that last Chinese new year I was just starting my trip to China, and crying over leaving Stick, and this new year we’re unpacking time-capsule boxes and setting up our new place! I’m trying to convince Stick … Continue reading
Meg vs. Mandarin, again.
Yesterday I started taking a beginning Chinese class. I’d forgotten how much better I liked my life without anyone saying “no, no, is zh not zh“. At least the prof doesn’t giggle when she says it. She has the same … Continue reading
Animal Farm
Chinese New Year is this month, and next year is 4705, the Year Of The Pig. The CCTV censorship crew has recently banned pigs from TV advertisements for fear of offending Muslims, who are prohibited from eating pork. If you’re … Continue reading
Didn’t See That One Coming!
Today I stopped by the Asian market in Amherst (Mom’s House on College St., not the one on Route 9 near the bridge) , planning to pick up some cheap noodles and fresh veggies for dinner. When I went inside, … Continue reading
American mei you
Although I’ve recently written a lot about it, I don’t want you to think that Chinese businesses have a monopoly on consumer exasperation. This is the locked pharmacy counter at a nearby supermarket… because no one would want to buy … Continue reading
Ara Pacis Day
We went to the Ara Pacis today. I love the Ara Pacis. (Zorro, if you turn on my computer, that’s my background) My Roman history is the Julio-Claudians with some Livy stuff before and some Constantine stuff after. If Robert … Continue reading
