My life's checklist Ok, I've been all over the place for a long time now. It always amazes me how little time there is during the day for me to accomplish all the things I want. Just for fun, I'm going to use this as my journal. I hope somehow this will keep my mind focused on my goals. MY ASPIRATIONS and their progress: Job, semi-check Car; check!!! Make car more shiny; in progress Help parents; in progress Get super fit; in progress! Start a business; very little progress! Get better at effective work; in progress! Get better at approaching strangers; in progress! Don't lose my guitar skills; not doing good! Save money; not doing good! Go on a vacation; not doing good! . .. ... Learn mandarin;..... >_<

my REAL question (about Chinese culture), please click to see k, someone from this site said “奋斗” was a good show to watch to learn about Chinese culture. Fen Dou is about recent University graduates in Beijing. I assumed this was a good way to learn about "real Chinese people". But I'm confused now because some stuff in this show is really unrealistic, so please look at this and tell me if I'm right or wrong. I'm gonna show u: A (what happens in “奋斗） B (what I think would happen in CHINA in real life) C (what would happen in Canada in real life) And so the game is, please insert your own opinions into A and B, even C if u like. Especially B SCENE　1: A(what happens in “奋斗） -Handsome boy graduates, has a very cute, very loving GF. -BF meets another girl, who is the best friend of his GF -They talk for a bit, that girl has BF too -In a matter of 2 meetings, the boy leaves his GF for this new girl, the new girl leaves her BF too. They say they love each other after 1 night in the bedroom. -Original GF leaves the country, also leaves the show... (btw so what was the point of having her in the show in the first place lol) B(what I think would happen in CHINA in real life) - ??? C(what would happen in Canada in real life) - If girl #2 was way better than girl #1, MAYBE that would happen. - A boy at that age would not "love" someone so fast - Overall, doesn't make any sense to me, it makes the main characters (the boy & girl) very un-likable cus they cheated so fast. ＳＣＥＮＥ　2: A(what happens in “奋斗） -Cute girl says she doesn't need a BF, her best friend introduces her to a boy -Boy cooks her food, shows her some flowers, he asks her to marry him the first day they meet -Girl agrees to get married, they make plans, move in together -Later they get divorced b/c they don't get along B(what I think would happen in CHINA in real life) - ??? C(what would happen in Canada in real life) - That would never happen ＳＣＥＮＥ　3: A(what happens in “奋斗） -A mother cheats her daughter's friend for a LOT of ＄＄＄ -But her daughter doesn't expose her mother, even though she's mad, she can't disobey her mom -This continues to happen; money is traded for friendship - Again, makes people in the show even more unlikable B(what I think would happen in CHINA in real life) - I'm asking you guys C(what would happen in Canada in real life) - That would never happen between friends sorry for the length, but I want to know if this show is a waste of time or not cheers, -Pete

Would you marry a cute guy after the first time meeting him? seriously... k, someone from this site said “奋斗” was a good show to watch to learn about Chinese culture. Fen Dou is about recent University graduates in Beijing. I assumed this was a good way to learn about "real Chinese people". But I'm confused now because some stuff in this show is really unrealistic, so please look at this and tell me if I'm right or wrong. I'm gonna show u: A (what happens in “奋斗） B (what I think would happen in CHINA in real life) C (what would happen in Canada in real life) And so the game is, please insert your own opinions into A and B, even C if u like. Especially B SCENE　1: A(what happens in “奋斗） -Handsome boy graduates, has a very cute, very loving GF. -BF meets another girl, who is the best friend of his GF -They talk for a bit, that girl has BF too -In a matter of 2 meetings, the boy leaves his GF for this new girl, the new girl leaves her BF too. They say they love each other after 1 night in the bedroom. -Original GF leaves the country, also leaves the show... (btw so what was the point of having her in the show in the first place lol) B(what I think would happen in CHINA in real life) - ??? C(what would happen in Canada in real life) - If girl #2 was way better than girl #1, MAYBE that would happen. - A boy at that age would not "love" someone so fast - Overall, doesn't make any sense to me, it makes the main characters (the boy & girl) very un-likable cus they cheated so fast. ＳＣＥＮＥ　2: A(what happens in “奋斗） -Cute girl says she doesn't need a BF, her best friend introduces her to a boy -Boy cooks her food, shows her some flowers, he asks her to marry him the first day they meet -Girl agrees to get married, they make plans, move in together -Later they get divorced b/c they don't get along B(what I think would happen in CHINA in real life) - ??? C(what would happen in Canada in real life) - That would never happen ＳＣＥＮＥ　3: A(what happens in “奋斗） -A mother cheats her daughter's friend for a LOT of ＄＄＄ -But her daughter doesn't expose her mother, even though she's mad, she can't disobey her mom -This continues to happen; money is traded for friendship - Again, makes people in the show even more unlikable B(what I think would happen in CHINA in real life) - I'm asking you guys C(what would happen in Canada in real life) - That would never happen between friends sorry for the length, but I want to know if this show is a waste of time or not cheers, -Pete

很多问题 -_-", 猜这些句。 Please help with these Hi everyone, I've been watching Chinese TV shows, but it's hard to understand even with subtitles. So please help me with these questions if you can :) 1. Someone asked a man to pay for something he didn't have to pay for, so he says: 那你还至chong kao 啦 ==> what is "chong kao?" -the "kao uses a 考“ 2. Group of friends are worried that their friend will fail school b/c of the 校长, says: 咱们先礼后兵... 据说去年小钟这么干的？ ==> what does he mean by "先礼后兵"? 3. A girl is surprised to meet someone, she uses the words "po面" ==》 "po"? 4. boy & girl having a staring contest, the boy thinks: “我素有发电机之称” ==》发电机之称?? - Is he just using too many words to say, “我素能发电”？ Any help is much appreciated, thanks in advance!

careers in China for foreigners??? (besides English/diplomat) just out of curiosity, I wanted to know if anyone is working in China but employed by a foreign company. If so, what kind of job do you do? What kind of careers are out there? I'm asking because I want to keep my Canadian roots but spend lots of time China. English teacher / diplomat is the obvious answer, but I am looking for more advanced requirements like business or engineering. thanks in advance!!

Chinese slangs, can you list them? I've seen things on italki like 山寨 = ?? 老子 = ?? Just wondering if you guys can list more and explain the context they should be used in.

Chinese TV shows with legible and SIMPLIFIED Chinese subtitles? recently I've been combing through Youku which has an amazing selection of shows [http://www.youku.com/playlist_showlist/t2d4c129.html] problem is, their subtitles are usually either A: too small to read B: in traditional Chinese The only exception I found are random news reports on CCTV, but they are pretty boring. So, is anyone watching a Chinese show with good subtitles?

Chinese measure words: which ones are too formal for oral speech? this is a list i found online; 把 包 杯 本 部 串 床 顶 堵 对 份 封 副 个 根 罐 户 家 架 间 件 届 斤 句 卷 棵 课 口 块 辆 轮 匹 瓶 起 群 首 双 艘 台 套 条 头 位 张 只 枝,支 坐