Posted in Culture, Food, Health and Fitness, Home Life, Music&Movies on Jun 21st, 2009
I love Sundays. Especially after a long week. One day out of the week where I don’t have to think about studying Chinese character flashcards, or rush off to an appointment. Just me and Jay and the whole day. I think there may be a game of Scrabble in the future for today…
It’s warming up [...]
Posted in Culture, Food, Home Life, Music&Movies on Jun 13th, 2009
For our first couple of years here, the only type of bread you could find in the grocery stores and bakeries (Chinese-style bakeries) was white, enriched flour bread. We were whole grain-ers in the states and we really missed the taste and all the health benefits that came with it. I asked a few friends [...]
Posted in Holidays, Home Life, Mandarin, Music&Movies on May 24th, 2009
Living in a concrete jungle where it snows 9 months out of the year leaves little room or time for trees, bushes, flowers, grass…ya know, that nature stuff…to grow. But, Spring is here and our tiny rectangle of a courtyard has that green stuff growing in it along with a little pink and purple that [...]
Posted in Culture, Home Life, Music&Movies on Jan 4th, 2009
One of my goals (resolutions, whatever) for the year is to have fun studying Chinese. I really, really didn’t think it could be possible, but I’ve been pleasantly surprised. We’ve been watching movies in Chinese (I’ve learned how to say “I’m the king of the world!” from Titanic and “don’t suck my blood” after watching [...]
Posted in Culture, Music&Movies on Feb 27th, 2008
Sometimes it can be difficult to find topics to talk about with a new Chinese friend when you’re first introduced. Of course, there’s the usual - weather, work, how much money you make (totally normal to talk about that here) - but then after that it can be one awkward pause after another. [...]
Posted in Culture, Family, Music&Movies on Jan 27th, 2008
We invited some friends over the other night for a big pot of my Mom’s chicken curry. It usually takes all afternoon to prepare, but it’s always well worth it. As American as my parents raised me, the one thing they didn’t hold back on was Indian food. And as Indian cooks [...]
Posted in Culture, Music&Movies on Mar 12th, 2007
yesterday afternoon, meena and i went with my tutor to the movies to see “博物馆奇妙夜”, or literally “museum marvelous night”. i’m sure that in the states, this is something you might take your 5th grade boy to, but pickings are somewhat slim here if you want a theater experience, and it’s what my tutor [...]