I don’t know if it is Post-911 blues or what, but like missing out learning a second language since birth, I also would have liked to have been in the military. That said, If you can’t join ‘em, beat ‘em (or at least try). I have successfully gotten to September with my New Year’s resolution [...]
Entries Tagged as 'language'
Marine Challenge
September 7th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Tags: art · cat · gym · language · marine · new year · taiwan · work · workout
No talking in the elevator!
September 4th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
No talking in the elevator!Originally uploaded by beuk Taipei has gone a lil overboard with swine flu scare. Not only dopeople wear masks on a regular basis, but our daughter’s school hasinstituted a whole bunch of new daily rules:1. Sanitize hands2. Have temperature taken3. Change shoes4. No trips abroad5. If you feel ill stay home [...]
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Language
July 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
One of the strangest things I am doing now is taking Japanese classes. Not because that in itself is strange, but because my teacher does not speak much English. This means I mostly use Chinese to communicate and ask questions (no-no #1 in learning an Asian language). It actually works out pretty well. I routinely [...]
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Asia. Not so weird?
July 27th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
We have been here too long. These things are just not that weird to us anymore: Taiwan.The other day I saw a family of 5 on a scooter. B was shocked. I was like, “What’s the big deal.” In the U.S. you would never see that (not because of laws, because an American family of [...]
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Interesting definition
April 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Looked up the definition of “Dol” today. Just thought it a little strange: 1. a unit of pain intensity2. (Korean): shout to cut off discriminative thinking3. The administrative agency of the federal government that enforces and administers laws and regulations affecting employees at work. Do you think they planned that? Share:
What language does Australia speak?
November 11th, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized
WARNING: This post gets a lil crass, so don’t show it to the kiddies. (That means you G, look away). Studying Mandarin in multiple cities has given me an insight into how language shifts from location to location. People may believe they are speaking the same language, but the words are not the same. So, [...]
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Miss G is starting to walk
August 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
I guess we would have to conclude that this is walking. People ask us every day if she is walking yet and we always answer, “No.” We seem to have much higher standards for her ability to walk. Besides pulling yourself up and starting on your own, the biggest requirement for us is not falling [...]
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