This taken from an article from China News Digest. This guy talked about how his 老爸 (father) learned English diligently during his time in the States and even remembered some vocab after he returned country. The mystery of how his father got so good at English was explained when he looked at the notebook in which the old man recorded English ( Read more... )

Go here (http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3) and look through random quotes until you find 5 that you think reflect who you are or what you believe ( Read more... )

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http://www.theonion.com/content/node/46938

Subject: Test for Dementia ( Read more... )

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

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And a HAPPY HANUKKAH to jewfolk! :D

[Hugh] Laurie, asked if he had any amusing stories about visiting a doctor or a hospital, replied, "No," then launched into a deadpan denial that anything funny had ever happened to him, period ( Read more... )

W1mble: so what's happening in Kimworld?
zenzenwakarimase: lol
zenzenwakarimase: kimworld's rides have been closed for maintenance. check back soon for grand re-opening, coming September 2005!
W1mble: nice

zenzenwakarimase: hi
CaRBoNBaSer: shi ma?
zenzenwakarimase: wo xian ting ni de CaRBoNBaSer: dan shi, wo hun tired ( Read more... )

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Read an interesting piece of writing about Japan, directed from Alllooksame.com. Reminded me of that book, Polite Lies, by Kyoko Mori, who also wrote Shizuko's Daughter and One Bird. Here's the link ( Read more... )