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mooncake season
Sep. 6th, 2010 05:28 pmSingapore mooncakes. The photos are completely lovely.
http://sparklette.net/food/mooncakes-singapore-2010/
http://sparklette.net/food/mooncakes-singapore-2010/
Youmi Henjou Yawa (妖魅変成夜話) comment
Jan. 15th, 2010 01:35 pmHave just plowed through volume 1 of Youmi Henjou Yawa. I'll have to go back and re-read it with dictionary in hand, but I wanted to make one comment:
Jeepers, that main character is such a ... a ... He's so awful there are no words for it! Not even "pompous dick" properly describes the character.
All I can think of is any character who likes him has Very bad taste.
Jeepers, that main character is such a ... a ... He's so awful there are no words for it! Not even "pompous dick" properly describes the character.
All I can think of is any character who likes him has Very bad taste.
The title is so I can find the poem again easily in my book. You can find some useful information at http://chinese.dsturgeon.net/index.html. Including fonts to support classical Chinese!
The poem in question (Shi Jin, small songs, category 8 poem 4) is at http://chinese.dsturgeon.net/text.pl?node=16097&if=en, complete with word by word vocab definitions and commentary. Probably making the rest of this post redundant, but ( oh well. )
The poem in question (Shi Jin, small songs, category 8 poem 4) is at http://chinese.dsturgeon.net/text.pl?node=16097&if=en, complete with word by word vocab definitions and commentary. Probably making the rest of this post redundant, but ( oh well. )
vocab book
Jan. 9th, 2010 10:42 amThis is a link to UCB's Prof. Cikoski's Classical Chinese Vocabulary Notes: http://gkarin.com/cikoski/
I wonder if it's going to come out in print? I'd rather have print and bound. Also I don't think my home printer is going to have all the necessary Chinese characters.
I wonder if it's going to come out in print? I'd rather have print and bound. Also I don't think my home printer is going to have all the necessary Chinese characters.
units 1 and 2
Jan. 7th, 2010 08:56 pmUnit 1
Nouns (abbreviated "n"). ( intro to nouns )
Unit 2
This unit starts to talk about nouns acting as adverbs. ( adverbifying )
Nouns (abbreviated "n"). ( intro to nouns )
Unit 2
This unit starts to talk about nouns acting as adverbs. ( adverbifying )
the chinese script
Jan. 7th, 2010 12:01 amFrom the sections: introduction, the chinese script
( basic English grammar questions, answered by flemmings )
Elder child brought home "Rune Factory Frontier" for the Wii. Oh gods, what a time sink! I think I'mhookeddoomed ...
( basic English grammar questions, answered by flemmings )
Elder child brought home "Rune Factory Frontier" for the Wii. Oh gods, what a time sink! I think I'm
Chinese Through Poetry by A. C. Barnes
Jan. 6th, 2010 09:14 pmChinese Through Poetry by A. C. Barnes was one of the books I got over the holidays. The author is British and the text was written to use in his classes in classical Chinese. I think it reflects some kinds of older thinking about Chinese that may or may not be accurate per modern theories and just flipping through it I think there are some westernizations that I disagree with and will affect the translations. In any case, as I work my way through this book, I'll be posting notes and commentary about it with the tag Chinese Through Poetry so you'll know to skip it if you don't find it interesting.
( initial thoughts )
( initial thoughts )
Hmm, picked up the Ooku, latest English manga by Yoshinagi Fumi. Lovely piece of social science fiction. I have to imagine it's really interesting in Japanese, the way the English has been translated is rather odd. Makes me want to see if I can find it in Chinese for comparison.
(food) geeking out
Dec. 8th, 2009 09:26 amI'm going to practice doing this, just so I can freak people out.
http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2009/12/coolest-thing-weve-ever-seen-mobius-strip-bagel-cut-connected-halves.html
http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2009/12/coolest-thing-weve-ever-seen-mobius-strip-bagel-cut-connected-halves.html
random quiz
Apr. 16th, 2009 10:41 pmRandom quiz, courtesy of high school English students: Why is The Great Gatsby better than The Grapes of Wrath? ( because ... )
