It’s apparently the “in thing” in America to learn Chinese. It must be if big news networks are running stories about it during their prime time slots. The NBC Nightly News article is actually pretty good. It starts off mentioning how how much times have changed, how schools have gone from offering French [...]

Chinesepera-kun in action

I’m really excited about this Firefox extension! Up until this afternoon, if I ran across a Chinese character that I didn’t know, I would have to copy it and paste it into Adsotrans.com or Babelfish to see what it meant. It can be really cumbersome, having so [...]

This’ll be interesting…

The Internet (or, internets if you’re some people – it’s a series of tubes) is great because no matter what language you speak or where you live, as long as you have a connection to it, you can benefit from the collective knowledge of the world’s Internet-using population. That’s really incredible [...]

It looks like Nissan is going to totally beast the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show with their three new concept cars, the ROUND BOX, the NV200, and the INTIMA.

First up is the ROUND BOX, which looks on the outside like a tough, futuristic cross between a Chrysler PT Cruiser and a Honda Element. The cockpit, [...]

This doesn’t have anything at all to do with Asia, but it’s mildly amusing and about language, so I thought I’d post it. It’s called The One Semester of Spanish Spanish Love Song.

Mike, you’re my hero.