Some people smuggle diamonds. Some gold. Me? 小兔子（lil rabbits). Wifey sent me on a quest: “Go get me a rabbit” so here I am in Hong Kong, sweating in my suit in 70F while the locals don scarves and North Face the size of the Stay Puff marshmallow man, hobbling up and down hills in …
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What do YOU see?
Before you think I have gone all perverted, stop. These are actual mascots of events. From top right clockwise: * 1996 Atlanta Olympic mascot “Izzy” * 2008 Spain World Expo * 2010 Shanghai World Expo * 2009 Hong Kong East Asian Games Having lived through and participated in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta I heard …
Singing Two Tigers
G is learning this song called “Liang Zhi Lao Hu” (Two Tigers) in school. Here are the lyrics, each sung twice:Liang Zhi Lao Hu (Two tigers),Pao De Kuai (Run real fast),Yi zhi mei you yanging,Yi zhi mei you zui ba (One doesn’t have eyes, one doesn’t have a mouth),Zhen qi guai (Really strange). *indeed*She is …
YouTube YouCrazy!
So,YouTube has a few strange policies that are affecting me a bit. If you haven’t seen my famous Tiger video you need to check it out. Now, for the record, all I did was take the video. I have NOTHING to do with the comment section which is out of hand underneath. There is everything …
The Tiger and the Chicken
Today was an interesting lesson. It is Friday the 13th and so I was trying to explain how 13 meant unlucky (bu ji li) just like the number 4 means unlucky in Chinese. One thing led to another and we expounded upon many an American and Chinese story that has dual meanings. Examples include: giving …
As seen on the BBC
Yes ’tis true. We have made the news again! This time on the BBC. Our recent trip to Harbin received some attention when I posted the tigers eating a cow video on YouTube. Here is the link to the story on the BBC that aired on March 21st, 2007: http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/player/?item=4450939 If you have troubles playing …
Harbin
Harbin pics are up and for the record, yes, it was VERY cold. I know in about 3 months I will have warmed up and say, “Oh.. it was not that bad”. That is not true. It was bad! I wore double layers of everything and everything we saw was outside. The Russian Cafe was …