嘿那里，伙计
So, you guys remember the ghost walk I mentioned in my last video entry? Well, it turns out that I won a prize in the quiz afterwards. A signed copy of the book that was used to come up with the tour. I got it today and it looks quite good actually. Maybe not a cover to cover read, but something I can dip into every now and then.
It’s freshers week (sorry, welcome week) at the university this week, so meeting up with friends I haven’t seen in ages. Earlier on at kareoke I had some random bloke tell me that he’d missed my version of The Time Warp over the last four month. Thought, but not said, was my reaction of ‘You really do need a life, you know that?’
Anyway it took me ages to get to sing my second song. And I was in a hurry as I wanted to get home to speak to Daphne. Finally got up. Was about 2 lines into the first verse when she phoned me. Bloody predictable.
Anyway, about the title. I’ve enrolled at the university to learn Chinese. (The title apparently says Hey there, folks. But this is through babelfish.) I decided that I wanted something to occupy my mind while I’m still signing on and have wanted to learn a second language for a while. After seeing that the uni didn’t offer any Italian courses (I’ve harboured for a while the dream of reading The Divine Comedy of Dante Alleghri in Italian and I think it’s an amazing, lyrical language) I chose Chinese. Why? A) it’ll be interesting and b) I wanna swear at people in Chinese. like this:
Besides, as the Monty Python crew once said:
Apart from that, all is well in my world. Still can’t wait for Daphne to get here (only 7 weeks to go, not that I’m counting or anything). Still miss her like crazy.
Coming soon may be a political entry, but we’ll see.
And with that, I’m out.
Will
Is it Mandarin or Cantonese? I want to learn Mandarin. Apparently they’re identical written, but different spoken. Languages are FASCINATING. Seriously. It’s one of the best parts of my job, learning about just how many languages there are in the world. Like, China has 236 languages – 235 are living and 1 is extinct!
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Is it Mandarin or Cantonese? I want to learn Mandarin. Apparently they’re identical written, but different spoken. Languages are FASCINATING. Seriously. It’s one of the best parts of my job, learning about just how many languages there are in the world. Like, China has 236 languages – 235 are living and 1 is extinct!
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Is it Mandarin or Cantonese? I want to learn Mandarin. Apparently they’re identical written, but different spoken. Languages are FASCINATING. Seriously. It’s one of the best parts of my job, learning about just how many languages there are in the world. Like, China has 236 languages – 235 are living and 1 is extinct!
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Ha ha ha! Chinese bonsai. The only picture lacking in the MP video was Bodhidharma. Heh. I always wondered if the cussing was real! That is so freakin’ cool. You never cease to inform and entertain. Thank you!
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Ha ha ha! Chinese bonsai. The only picture lacking in the MP video was Bodhidharma. Heh. I always wondered if the cussing was real! That is so freakin’ cool. You never cease to inform and entertain. Thank you!
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Ha ha ha! Chinese bonsai. The only picture lacking in the MP video was Bodhidharma. Heh. I always wondered if the cussing was real! That is so freakin’ cool. You never cease to inform and entertain. Thank you!
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Might want to learn American first so you can get around over here lol. 7 weeks eh? I think I am counting too. Can’t wait to be there with you honey. It is gonna be super cold so we will have to try and find ways to stay warm. I see a lot of snuggling in out future. I love you. *RAVISH & SNOGS*
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Might want to learn American first so you can get around over here lol. 7 weeks eh? I think I am counting too. Can’t wait to be there with you honey. It is gonna be super cold so we will have to try and find ways to stay warm. I see a lot of snuggling in out future. I love you. *RAVISH & SNOGS*
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Might want to learn American first so you can get around over here lol. 7 weeks eh? I think I am counting too. Can’t wait to be there with you honey. It is gonna be super cold so we will have to try and find ways to stay warm. I see a lot of snuggling in out future. I love you. *RAVISH & SNOGS*
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ryn: oh no, you have misunderstood. i loved kung pow! i just acknowledge that is really is a horrendously bad movie, we-oh, and that is all, we-oh. IF I HEAR ONE MORE SQUEAK… ;p
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ryn: oh no, you have misunderstood. i loved kung pow! i just acknowledge that is really is a horrendously bad movie, we-oh, and that is all, we-oh. IF I HEAR ONE MORE SQUEAK… ;p
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ryn: oh no, you have misunderstood. i loved kung pow! i just acknowledge that is really is a horrendously bad movie, we-oh, and that is all, we-oh. IF I HEAR ONE MORE SQUEAK… ;p
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surprisingly its not so teuchter country, they have at least 3 Primary Schools and a Secondary School. WTF??? I thought it was pretty much a big village…turns out not so much! Oh and I loved that Bartlett/Obama conversation x
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surprisingly its not so teuchter country, they have at least 3 Primary Schools and a Secondary School. WTF??? I thought it was pretty much a big village…turns out not so much! Oh and I loved that Bartlett/Obama conversation x
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surprisingly its not so teuchter country, they have at least 3 Primary Schools and a Secondary School. WTF??? I thought it was pretty much a big village…turns out not so much! Oh and I loved that Bartlett/Obama conversation x
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i love italian. it’s so bouncy and wonderful. i took a semester of it in college, but couldn’t stick with it because it conflicted with my music classes. i think it’s one of the most beautiful singing languages
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i love italian. it’s so bouncy and wonderful. i took a semester of it in college, but couldn’t stick with it because it conflicted with my music classes. i think it’s one of the most beautiful singing languages
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i love italian. it’s so bouncy and wonderful. i took a semester of it in college, but couldn’t stick with it because it conflicted with my music classes. i think it’s one of the most beautiful singing languages
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Wow! I was listening to that song on my Ipod only this morning. I hum it to myself whenever I fancy going to the lovely all-you-can eat Chinese place right in the middle o Bradford. The song is right as well, the waiters are always great.
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Wow! I was listening to that song on my Ipod only this morning. I hum it to myself whenever I fancy going to the lovely all-you-can eat Chinese place right in the middle o Bradford. The song is right as well, the waiters are always great.
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Wow! I was listening to that song on my Ipod only this morning. I hum it to myself whenever I fancy going to the lovely all-you-can eat Chinese place right in the middle o Bradford. The song is right as well, the waiters are always great.
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I have a Chinese housemate now, which means I need to put my money where my mouth is and learn Chinese like I’ve said I would do for years. Firefly is definitely an incentive as well.
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I have a Chinese housemate now, which means I need to put my money where my mouth is and learn Chinese like I’ve said I would do for years. Firefly is definitely an incentive as well.
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I have a Chinese housemate now, which means I need to put my money where my mouth is and learn Chinese like I’ve said I would do for years. Firefly is definitely an incentive as well.
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Since I “don’t have time” to write this morning before work, I’m leaving wonderful URLs for my fave faves. You’ll like this one, I think: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=7&entry_id=29505 🙂
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Since I “don’t have time” to write this morning before work, I’m leaving wonderful URLs for my fave faves. You’ll like this one, I think: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=7&entry_id=29505 🙂
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Since I “don’t have time” to write this morning before work, I’m leaving wonderful URLs for my fave faves. You’ll like this one, I think: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=7&entry_id=29505 🙂
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