MiniBlogs
- I could almost feel Rosetta Stone cringing as I stumbled over my Arabic pronunciation. I think I'll try that lesson again tomorrow, and do better this time!
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- starrhia: Also, apparently it is impossible for me to say "he" correctly in Arabic. Gah.
- Avengers, assemble! I'd heard a LOT about this movie, it was a little over-hyped but still good! You should check it out.
- I feel absurdly pretentious researching Chinese indie music. (by the way-check out 林笛 if you get the chance!)
- All the movies coming out this summer and which one am I most anticipating? Brave. (coming out in the US June 22!)
- Question: do 不管 and 不论 pretty much mean the same thing and could you use them in example sentences for me?
- Successfully made my first batch of rice pudding in China! Hells yeah!
- Word of the week: surreptitiously. Meaning: 1. Obtained, done, or made by clandestine or stealthy means, 2. Acting with or marked by stealth (source: thefreedictionary.com)
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- starrhia: Another of my favorite English words. It's so much fun to say! I can just imagine someone surreptitiously sneaking on tiptoe.
- English word of the day: serendipity. Meaning: 1. aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident, 2. good fortune, luck
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- starrhia: One of my favorite English words. Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/serendipity
- "This is Halloween, this is Halloween. Pumpkins scream in the dead of night. This is Halloween, everybody make a scene. Trick or treat till the neighbors gonna die of fright."
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- starrhia: from Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas. (wasn't enough room on the post. lol)
- Bus tickets, check. Hostel reservation, check. I'm going to Jiuzhaigou Thursday!!
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- sedgehead: I hope you had a good trip!
- I really miss doing yoga, I've got to start it up again ...
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- lyrebird06: How about taichi
- starrhia: Similar, I think, but not the same. Yoga uses much deeper stretches.
- lyrebird06: Taichi also use deeper stretches. you will feel comfortable afte taking a exercise
- Whew so many shots in so little time was a bad call. Happy National Day everyone!
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- txwhczw: Haha, I hope you enjoy the holiday, there will be a parade, I guess?
- Exuberant
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- starrhia: Whoops, sorry. I thought this was part of the "mood" section.
- Blue skies in Chengdu, it's going to be a beautiful day!
- It's not until I get to China that I download some zydeco music. This feels wrong somehow. XD
- Finding it really difficult to focus and study. Some things never change.
- I thought I'd heard about all of the strange things that can be fried then I found out about fried Coke. (可乐) Does anyone know where I can find this??
- "Marry, this is miching mallecho. It means mischief." It might not be one of the more well-known lines from Hamlet but it's a lot of fun to say.
- I officially have internet at my apartment! All is good.
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- lyrebird06: it is really good.
- sedgehead: Now you will never leave home!
- Reading Nabokov, repeating a quote that he quoted. "Comme un fou se croit Dieu, nous nous croyons mortels." -Delaland: Discours sur les ombres
