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Written By: 孙智谦 on July 19, 2007 No Comment

 

Ok, this one technically isn’t Chinese-related since the piano isn’t a Chinese instrument and there are no lyrics to this song, but I don’t care because it’s a great piano piece that happens to be in a Chinese movie, and I’m rather in love with the piano as an instrument. In fact, if it were [...]

Written By: 孙智谦 on July 17, 2007 One Comment

The Portable Media Player, which can do pretty much anything

 

Check out this Portable Media Player (or PMP – which just so happens to be a very similar name to Sony’s PSP, a handheld gaming system with a similar design). It can apparently do basically anything entertainment-wise, even read novels! I wonder what [...]

Written By: 孙智谦 on July 12, 2007 2 Comments

The epitome of a strong will to live, Mr. Peng Shulin

 

From the I’m a loser for complaining that I have to walk across the room to turn the lights on when some people don’t even have legs desk comes this story from China. Mr. Peng Shulin was cut in half by a “lorry” (that’s [...]

Written By: 孙智谦 on July 12, 2007 No Comment

Culturally themed areas are great tourist attractions

 

The southeastern United States has always seemed pretty dull to me because it lacks cultural diversity. Sure, it’s got a culture of sorts with its southern hospitality and cooking, but when people around the United States (and most places internationally) think of this part of the country, it [...]

Written By: 孙智谦 on July 11, 2007 No Comment

 

This is a great song by a Taiwanese artist named Jay Chou (周杰倫). The song is called “Ting Mama de Hua” (聼媽媽的話), or “Listen to What Mama Says”. It’s a great little song, not at all typical of rap music (in the West, at least). I’m not a huge fan of rap as [...]

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