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Thanks Sunnyoyk, you make me want to read Sky Burial NOW. I've got tones of practical/text books to read before end of year.

Reading novels/fictions is a luxury , a reward for me.

I am readin ...

Call everyone by 'name', their elder brothers and sisters, cousins, uncles, aunts, step-parents, people of much senior age .....

Kisses and hugs, I still don't feel comfortable with.

Fries/chips ...

I know people talk about lucky 7 but it may not be for Chinese tradition. For years I have avoided as much as I could, for example, when serving a meal, I never make 7 dishes becuase I remember, onl ...

no offence, one of my friend, grew up in America, holidaying in Hong Kong, shopping in the jewellery shop, the salesman asked if she's from the 'Big 6'. My friend's mum answered, "no, we're from ...

Does anyone know how to make hand-pulled noodles (la mien) or knife cut noodles (dao shao mien)? I had both of them once on a trip to China in Xian, and have never been able to recreate the same flavo ...

I work in the public sector. Our organisation produce booklets and other material printed in Chinese. The organisation will pay good money to translate these material, sometimes, the translated mes ...

I think you use plain flour, of course correct amount of water, temperature etc is important, but most inmportantly, is technique in pulling the dough.

I do have a recipe somewhere, I need to do ...

Do you really want to learn Cantonese from book / classroom. Cantonese is a 'live' dialect. I have Fukkien staff, they are doing quite well. There's the young one who's keen to learn, he trys and a ...

One of my colleague (I work in a Local Authority) was a doctor in China but is working in office admin here. I have not yet have time to talk to her in length. Perhaps, I could get her sign up and y ...

Katie,
sorry I have not come back to you. I went to China Town last week, I couldn't find the shop which use to hire Chinese wedding gown. I was told that all the dress are made in China. A couple ...

I remember, many years ago, the law enforcement army was called 'Gong An' '公安' in China. 'GONG AN' was painted everywhere. If a Chinese person can read, write and understand 'Gong A ...

Do you mean the wedding dress in red with embroidery? I've seen posters about them available for hire, at London China Town. Let me know if you want to find out more, I'll try to get the shops name. ...

The following is a few I used many times:

Happy Birthday - - In Chinese, we word this as 'birthday happy'. It will be difficult for casual learner to remember putunghau 'pinyin' plus the 4 tones, ...

I thought the Shaolin temple was in Henan provence because I visited there. Maybe the one in fujian is the Southern section.

Here is one example of related sites.
http://www.kungfu.uklinux.net ...

xiongxiong, you said you are in London now, do you know the Charing Cross Library has good collection of Chinese books both for adult and children. In fact, many local libraries in London have small ...

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Topic: book recommendations
PingPing Replies: 71 Views: 16511	Forum: Chat Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 12:04 pm Subject: The Cryptographer
PingPing Replies: 71 Views: 16511	Thanks Sunnyoyk, you make me want to read Sky Burial NOW. I've got tones of practical/text books to read before end of year. Reading novels/fictions is a luxury , a reward for me. I am readin ...
Topic: UK eccentricities
PingPing Replies: 20 Views: 1725	Forum: Culture Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 9:35 pm Subject: Can't get use to this
PingPing Replies: 20 Views: 1725	Call everyone by 'name', their elder brothers and sisters, cousins, uncles, aunts, step-parents, people of much senior age ..... Kisses and hugs, I still don't feel comfortable with. Fries/chips ...
Topic: Chinese Superstitions - Numbers
PingPing Replies: 5 Views: 1489	Forum: Culture Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 9:08 pm Subject: Number 7
PingPing Replies: 5 Views: 1489	I know people talk about lucky 7 but it may not be for Chinese tradition. For years I have avoided as much as I could, for example, when serving a meal, I never make 7 dishes becuase I remember, onl ...
Topic: Cocky HK people
PingPing Replies: 18 Views: 3747	Forum: Chat Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 12:27 am Subject: Big 6
PingPing Replies: 18 Views: 3747	no offence, one of my friend, grew up in America, holidaying in Hong Kong, shopping in the jewellery shop, the salesman asked if she's from the 'Big 6'. My friend's mum answered, "no, we're from ...
Topic: HOME COOKING AND FOOD
PingPing Replies: 20 Views: 3783	Forum: Chat Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 5:06 pm Subject: HOME COOKING AND FOOD
PingPing Replies: 20 Views: 3783	Does anyone know how to make hand-pulled noodles (la mien) or knife cut noodles (dao shao mien)? I had both of them once on a trip to China in Xian, and have never been able to recreate the same flavo ...
Topic: lost in translation?
PingPing Replies: 2 Views: 680	Forum: Viewpoints Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 3:28 pm Subject: lost in translation?
PingPing Replies: 2 Views: 680	I work in the public sector. Our organisation produce booklets and other material printed in Chinese. The organisation will pay good money to translate these material, sometimes, the translated mes ...
Topic: HOME COOKING AND FOOD
PingPing Replies: 20 Views: 3783	Forum: Chat Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 5:19 pm Subject: HOME COOKING AND FOOD
PingPing Replies: 20 Views: 3783	I think you use plain flour, of course correct amount of water, temperature etc is important, but most inmportantly, is technique in pulling the dough. I do have a recipe somewhere, I need to do ...
Topic: Learn to speak Cantonese
PingPing Replies: 1 Views: 794	Forum: Ask Dimsum! Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 12:47 pm Subject: Learn to speak Cantonese
PingPing Replies: 1 Views: 794	Do you really want to learn Cantonese from book / classroom. Cantonese is a 'live' dialect. I have Fukkien staff, they are doing quite well. There's the young one who's keen to learn, he trys and a ...
Topic: Chinese Doctors?
PingPing Replies: 5 Views: 998	Forum: Chat Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 12:32 pm Subject: Chinese Doctors?
PingPing Replies: 5 Views: 998	One of my colleague (I work in a Local Authority) was a doctor in China but is working in office admin here. I have not yet have time to talk to her in length. Perhaps, I could get her sign up and y ...
Topic: chinese traditional dress!
PingPing Replies: 3 Views: 1134	Forum: Chat Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 12:30 pm Subject: chinese traditional dress!
PingPing Replies: 3 Views: 1134	Katie, sorry I have not come back to you. I went to China Town last week, I couldn't find the shop which use to hire Chinese wedding gown. I was told that all the dress are made in China. A couple ...
Topic: chinglish
PingPing Replies: 5 Views: 933	Forum: Viewpoints Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 12:12 am Subject: chinglish
PingPing Replies: 5 Views: 933	I remember, many years ago, the law enforcement army was called 'Gong An' '公安' in China. 'GONG AN' was painted everywhere. If a Chinese person can read, write and understand 'Gong A ...
Topic: chinese traditional dress!
PingPing Replies: 3 Views: 1134	Forum: Chat Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 1:49 pm Subject: chinese traditional dress!
PingPing Replies: 3 Views: 1134	Do you mean the wedding dress in red with embroidery? I've seen posters about them available for hire, at London China Town. Let me know if you want to find out more, I'll try to get the shops name. ...
Topic: How do I teach foreigners Chinese (Humor, in Chinese)
PingPing Replies: 2 Views: 1389	Forum: Culture Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 4:47 pm Subject: How do I teach foreigners Chinese (Humor, in Chinese)
PingPing Replies: 2 Views: 1389	The following is a few I used many times: Happy Birthday - - In Chinese, we word this as 'birthday happy'. It will be difficult for casual learner to remember putunghau 'pinyin' plus the 4 tones, ...
Topic: Hokkian(Fukien)
PingPing Replies: 28 Views: 2474	Forum: Culture Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 11:26 am Subject: Hokkian(Fukien)
PingPing Replies: 28 Views: 2474	I thought the Shaolin temple was in Henan provence because I visited there. Maybe the one in fujian is the Southern section. Here is one example of related sites. http://www.kungfu.uklinux.net ...
Topic: Bilingual books for children
PingPing Replies: 5 Views: 1110	Forum: Ask Dimsum! Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 11:01 am Subject: Chinese Books
PingPing Replies: 5 Views: 1110	xiongxiong, you said you are in London now, do you know the Charing Cross Library has good collection of Chinese books both for adult and children. In fact, many local libraries in London have small ...

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