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  Topic: Little gem from Heroes
burntbread

Replies: 4
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PostForum: Chat   Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 4:00 pm   Subject: Little gem from Heroes
A life with no meaning doesn't always guarantee happiness, though.

I mean, look at Jade Goody! Smile
  Topic: 'Frozen in Time' Chinese establishments
burntbread

Replies: 4
Views: 785

PostForum: Community   Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 2:18 pm   Subject: 'Frozen in Time' Chinese establishments
Hi burntbread,

I just checked out your blog and I just couldn't stop laughing just now at http://british-chinese.blogspot.com/2007/05/wanted-chinese-women.html lmfaoooooooooooooo!! HILARIOUS! and e ...
  Topic: 'Frozen in Time' Chinese establishments
burntbread

Replies: 4
Views: 785

PostForum: Community   Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 12:54 pm   Subject: 'Frozen in Time' Chinese establishments
hi Dimsum members,

I wonder if I could draw your attention to a small, unofficial 'project' I'm doing on my blog, which is to photograph Chinese establishments (takeaways, restaurants etc) that hav ...
  Topic: Anonymous or?
burntbread

Replies: 38
Views: 1457

PostForum: Chat   Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 5:22 pm   Subject: Anonymous or?
It's funny. The dimsum forum is like 'the secret place'

It feels a lot more more exclusive ;)
  Topic: Was Katie Leung's character in Harry Potter disappointing?
burntbread

Replies: 1
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PostForum: Culture   Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 8:54 am   Subject: Was Katie Leung's character in Harry Potter disappointing?
After all the fuss and hype about 'the kiss' and Harry's 'love interest',I was quite surprised at how the Cho Chang character kind of just disappeared by the end of the last Harry Potter film!

Stor ...
  Topic: Western diet risk to Asian women?
burntbread

Replies: 6
Views: 1012

PostForum: Food   Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 9:42 am   Subject: Western diet risk to Asian women?
A western fast-food diet is probably a risk to everyone to be honest!

If only the west would wake up to the delights of congee and chinese herbal soup. :)
  Topic: Is that all we do?
burntbread

Replies: 19
Views: 1518

PostForum: Community   Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 9:24 am   Subject: Is that all we do?
Looking back at this topic, I did wonder what I was trying to ask before it veered off course.

What I was getting at is that regardless of the standard and area of education, on the rare occasion t ...
  Topic: C4 show "The MISSING CHINK"
burntbread

Replies: 48
Views: 7800

PostForum: Notice Board and Events   Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 10:16 am   Subject: C4 show "The MISSING CHINK"
Another use of the word chink, this time on the front page of the BBC News website!

http://british-chinese.blogspot.com/2007/07/bbc-website-uses-word-chin k-on-its.html
  Topic: Did anyone actually *enjoy* Chinese school?
burntbread

Replies: 38
Views: 5572

PostForum: Community   Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2007 9:50 pm   Subject: Did anyone actually *enjoy* Chinese school?
Going to Chinese school is not just about learning the language. It is also about being with other Chinese people and maintaining conections with the Chinese community and our Chinese roots. This is e ...
  Topic: Is that all we do?
burntbread

Replies: 19
Views: 1518

PostForum: Community   Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 10:43 am   Subject: Is that all we do?
I think you have 2nd generation kids 'taking on the family trade' which is nothing unusual really.

And you also have newcomers to the industry who see an opportunity to modernise the old concept of ...
  Topic: Nonya foods
burntbread

Replies: 7
Views: 2439

PostForum: Food   Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 1:07 pm   Subject: Nonya foods
Sounds great. Please let us know if you have any recommended nyonya restaurants in the UK.
  Topic: BC educational achievements - reasons for success?
burntbread

Replies: 5
Views: 1114

PostForum: Ask Dimsum!   Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 10:35 am   Subject: Re: BC educational achievements - reasons for success?
Hi,

I am an intern at the Runnymede Trust, which looks into racial issues in a variety of contexts. I am looking at British Chinese students and their academic achievements. It is clear from the da ...
  Topic: Nonya foods
burntbread

Replies: 7
Views: 2439

PostForum: Food   Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 10:29 am   Subject: Nonya foods
What are the main features of nyonya food?
  Topic: Is that all we do?
burntbread

Replies: 19
Views: 1518

PostForum: Community   Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 11:36 pm   Subject: Is that all we do?
Really? And here's me thinking that burntbread, sandman and ex-VAG were names that I'd associate everyday with chinese people. Grow up mate, it's the internet, we call each other what we like. The ver ...
  Topic: Is that all we do?
burntbread

Replies: 19
Views: 1518

PostForum: Community   Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 8:47 pm   Subject: Is that all we do?
Look it's not 'important'. If your name is 'Jeff Minter' and you refer to Chinese people and use the term 'we' it is actually somewhat confusing as Chinese people do not, by and large, have names like ...
 
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