I was browsing through Tianya’s forums today to practice my Chinese, and the comments left by people are really hilarious and a great way to learn about contemporary Chinese culture. My friend, Desmond, suggested translating some of these threads to share the humor. A wonderful idea. Gotta love how blunt the Chinese are. So here it goes! The translations are not perfect, but it’s the general gist of what people are saying. I’m still learning Chinese, so please excuse any inaccuracies!
Topic: 谈恋爱就一定要上床吗？(Do you have to sleep with someone you’re going out with?)
Yesterday I came across a site I was introduced to a while ago, The Wayback Machine. Basically, input a link and it’ll show you how the site looked like in years past. I tried it for several of my sites:
- another-tragedy.net
- tableseven.net
- trash-star.net
- paint-pops.net
I’ve made other sites back in elementary school and junior high, but they were hosted on homestead and geocities and I completely forgot the URLs. Anyhow, it’s fun to see how design trends have progressed throughout the years and also how I have adjusted layouts to fit more content.
祝大家新年快乐，心想事成，万事如意！
Happy Chinese New Year! Yesterday I went to a family brunch at East Manor and unfortunately did not have much of an appetite. Waste of a buffet. =T Couldn’t concentrate on homework so I went shopping with my parents and brother. Got a new lipstick from Mac (Dubonnet) because my lips were pale as heck. I quite like this boldish, bitchy red color. Wanted to watch “Videocracy” at the IFC with my brother, but then I was reminded of the mountain of work I have left to be done. Looks like an interesting film, though. It’ll continue running this week.
Fortunately, I have my Olympic therapy. For those following the winter Olympics in Vancouver, you rule. Like many other fans, I primarily look forward to watching Apolo Anton Ohno on the short track. He’s the Michael Phelps of the winter (although with fewer gold medals). Tonight, pairs figure skating continues and hopefully China’s Shen and Zhao finally gets the gold. Their performance last night was flawless and emotionally riveting. Something about married couples skating together is so beautiful.
Anyhow, I am thankful that, at least for the rest of this month, my stress can be eased through sports spectating. How March will be like is a whole other story. No more big family dinners (Chinese New Year’s) or shows to anticipate. How do you get through the day?
Got this idea from Marmar :D hehe Gonna take a picture every day for a year.
