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Written By: Due-East on July 10, 2007 No Comment

My friend who’s also learning Chinese sent me these two videos a few minutes ago, and I thought I’d post links to them here mainly because it’s amazing how much difference it can make when a singer is truly passionate about a song. Now, I’m a big fan of Stefanie Sun (孙燕姿) over [...]

Written By: Due-East on July 10, 2007 2 Comments

Good night, Mr. Zheng.

 

People joke a lot about how pretty much everything is made in China, and that used to be an ok thing. But recently the “Made in China” label is starting to carry a pretty scary stigma along with it. The largest pet food recall in United States history [...]

Written By: Due-East on July 9, 2007 No Comment

 

I know it’s weird to have two toilet-related posts so close together. I promise this isn’t going to turn into a toilet-humor site. This story just brought up questions for me.

 

So according to the article, Chongqing (a city in China) has erected a four-story, 30,000 square-foot, 1,000-toilet bathroom that features Egyptian styling and [...]

Written By: Due-East on July 9, 2007 No Comment

 

I’ve seen a lot of infomercials in my life (miracle bamboo steamer, Ginsu knives, various types of food storage containers, space-saving storage bags…) but never one like this one. It’s kind of like a bidet with a turbo charger in it. Only instead of cleaning off your bottom, it’s designed to clean [...]

Written By: Due-East on July 7, 2007 No Comment

When it comes to squatting, nobody does it more comfortably than Asians do. The western style of squatting is painful and tiring, but the Asian style is a lot more comfortable and relaxing. Not sure how to do the Asian squat? The link below is a great instructional video on the topic. I really wish [...]

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