I work in publishing and advertising. For me, the printed word has a lot of appeal, and I have a tremendous love and respect for the graphical uses for Chinese characters. One of the things that really impressed me about my time in Shanghai was how visually stunning their store displays were, and a lot […]
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Skype questions
Published by June 25th, 2007 in Writing in Chinese, RL Practice, Alternate learning methods and Podcasting. 15 CommentsYou know the Spam filter has gotten a tad too aggressive when it starts blocking Ken, of all people. Sheesh. Sorry about that, sir. I fished your comment out of the muck.
So… Skype. Talk to me, folks. Who has it? What do you think of it? What are the fees involved? I think I’m a […]
Sound loans and the post that would not die.
Published by March 15th, 2007 in Writing in Chinese, Vocabulary, ChinesePod, Motivations and The Octagon. 6 CommentsHiya, gang! How’s life treating you? I’ve got a ton to talk about this morning, but I’m going to need to pick and choose what I delve into. Perhaps I’ll bookmark them here and come back to expand on the topics at a later date. Yes. That seems to be the best course.
So, here’s the […]
Hurdles
Published by February 24th, 2007 in Writing in Chinese, Vocabulary, ChinesePod and The Octagon. 9 CommentsIt’s been almost a full week now since I had my last session with Aggie. The time off has given my brain a much-needed rest. The next six weeks without a break will certainly be challenging.
One of the things that I’ve realized about my study habits, in particular with The Octagon (Yeah, that’s right! I’m […]
