Comments on: Hurdles http://blogs.chinesepod.com/newbie/2007/02/24/hurdles/ Mandarin movies, music and madness. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:58:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Frank http://blogs.chinesepod.com/newbie/2007/02/24/hurdles/#comment-687 Tue, 27 Feb 2007 00:56:55 +0000 http://blogs.chinesepod.com/newbie/2007/02/24/hurdles/#comment-687 Lantian - Sorry I missed this comment earlier. My biggest problem with the method you propose is simply one of time. I have too many things on my plate. I have to dedicate a certain amount of time to each one every day or everything falls apart. So, for now, my Mandarin studies are limited to my morning drive and the hour I give it after work. Any more than that and I'd have to give up breathing or eating. :-D Lantian - Sorry I missed this comment earlier. My biggest problem with the method you propose is simply one of time. I have too many things on my plate. I have to dedicate a certain amount of time to each one every day or everything falls apart. So, for now, my Mandarin studies are limited to my morning drive and the hour I give it after work. Any more than that and I’d have to give up breathing or eating. :-D

]]> by: Frank http://blogs.chinesepod.com/newbie/2007/02/24/hurdles/#comment-678 Mon, 26 Feb 2007 14:53:06 +0000 http://blogs.chinesepod.com/newbie/2007/02/24/hurdles/#comment-678 That's brilliant, Bazza! Thanks! That’s brilliant, Bazza! Thanks!

]]> by: Bazza 白锐 http://blogs.chinesepod.com/newbie/2007/02/24/hurdles/#comment-675 Mon, 26 Feb 2007 00:37:16 +0000 http://blogs.chinesepod.com/newbie/2007/02/24/hurdles/#comment-675 Or even 八边形, that's octagon in Chinese. ;) Or even 八边形, that’s octagon in Chinese. ;)

]]> by: Bazza 白锐 http://blogs.chinesepod.com/newbie/2007/02/24/hurdles/#comment-674 Mon, 26 Feb 2007 00:31:12 +0000 http://blogs.chinesepod.com/newbie/2007/02/24/hurdles/#comment-674 You could just called it '八个星期' :) You could just called it ‘八个星期’ :)

]]> by: Lantian http://blogs.chinesepod.com/newbie/2007/02/24/hurdles/#comment-669 Sat, 24 Feb 2007 12:20:09 +0000 http://blogs.chinesepod.com/newbie/2007/02/24/hurdles/#comment-669 Why not try to break things up, listening to bits of the podcasts thruout the day, and repeating over the week. I found this really worked well when I was going thru the newbie, elem levels. Why not try to break things up, listening to bits of the podcasts thruout the day, and repeating over the week. I found this really worked well when I was going thru the newbie, elem levels.

]]> by: Frank http://blogs.chinesepod.com/newbie/2007/02/24/hurdles/#comment-667 Sat, 24 Feb 2007 04:44:49 +0000 http://blogs.chinesepod.com/newbie/2007/02/24/hurdles/#comment-667 No no... you're right. Nothing beats "The Ocho." That's comedy gold right there. No no… you’re right. Nothing beats “The Ocho.” That’s comedy gold right there.

]]> by: Sean Bayless http://blogs.chinesepod.com/newbie/2007/02/24/hurdles/#comment-666 Sat, 24 Feb 2007 04:09:18 +0000 http://blogs.chinesepod.com/newbie/2007/02/24/hurdles/#comment-666 But then again The Octagon has definite Chinese-related connotations, what with the bagua and all. It would definitely help the feng shui of the blog... It's just not quite as funny (to me anyway). But then again The Octagon has definite Chinese-related connotations, what with the bagua and all. It would definitely help the feng shui of the blog…

It’s just not quite as funny (to me anyway).

]]> by: Frank http://blogs.chinesepod.com/newbie/2007/02/24/hurdles/#comment-664 Sat, 24 Feb 2007 01:24:20 +0000 http://blogs.chinesepod.com/newbie/2007/02/24/hurdles/#comment-664 Sean - I gotta give you credit there, man. That's just sharp. It's so sharp it almost draws blood. And nobody makes me bleed my own blood! NOBODY!!! Sean - I gotta give you credit there, man. That’s just sharp. It’s so sharp it almost draws blood. And nobody makes me bleed my own blood! NOBODY!!!

]]> by: Sean Bayless http://blogs.chinesepod.com/newbie/2007/02/24/hurdles/#comment-663 Sat, 24 Feb 2007 01:14:50 +0000 http://blogs.chinesepod.com/newbie/2007/02/24/hurdles/#comment-663 If you were open to another name for "The Octagon" I'd go with "The Ocho". That would be both a humorous pop culture reference (of course it IS a reference to a Ben Stiller movie) AND a nod to the upcoming SpanishPod. If you can dodge a wrench... If you were open to another name for “The Octagon” I’d go with “The Ocho”. That would be both a humorous pop culture reference (of course it IS a reference to a Ben Stiller movie) AND a nod to the upcoming SpanishPod.

If you can dodge a wrench…

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