Posted in Hainan, interesting findings, tagged Chinese, Euphemism of Age, Nanshan, Sanya on June 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When we visited Sanya Nanshan Cultural Tourism Zone, beside Nanshan Temple and the 108m Guanyin statue, there was the Longevity Valley (長壽谷). This valley has neither significant history nor beautiful Buddha statue. I guess it probably is just another nice place built to make the tourism zone more worth-the-money.
Ticket of Sanya Nanshan [...]
Posted in Hainan, interesting findings, tagged Hainan, Longevity, Nanshan, Sanya on June 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Do you know that 南山 (Nanshan) in the well-known, 4-word phrase 壽比南山 (long life as great as Nanshan) is actually referring to Nanshan of Sanya?
Nanshan (南山, literally translated as South Mountain) is the southernmost mountain in China, and its historic facts and legends have led people to believe Nanshan as a blessed land of auspiciousness [...]
Posted in interesting findings, tagged Pregnant Man, Thomas Beatie on May 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is a very interesting yet controversial story. Some people posted comments on forums debating whether this is a man or a woman, feeling angry and hostile about what this person is doing, arguing how sinful and messed up this is… etc, etc, etc.
I really don’t care if this is [...]
Posted in interesting findings, tagged Coke, Mentos on May 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This weekend, I read a news about a Chinese university student got hospitalized after watching a Coke and Mento eruption on YouTube and doing the same experiment with her own body. The Coke was erupting out of her mouth and nose like a fountain within 10 seconds after drinking around 300 ml of the [...]
Posted in Hong Kong, interesting findings, tagged Cantonese, Hong Kong on May 8, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Wahahahaha! This is so funny! 笑爆嘴! Hahahaha!
Get this set of flash cards if you want to learn the latest and hippest Hong Kong Cantonese. Actually, besides the Hong Kong locals, tourists may want this too. It makes a good souvenir, definitely a Hong-Kong-only item. Hahaha
Check out how Cheung Chau goes hip [...]
Posted in China, interesting findings, tagged Chinese, language on May 5, 2008 | 7 Comments »
So after I came back to Hong Kong from my Fujian trip a few days ago, I tried to do some research and learn more about the like and dislike of words in different parts of China. I couldn’t find much on this subject, yet, something else caught my attention. Besides the [...]
Posted in India, interesting findings, tagged banana, honey, Recipe, toast on April 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When I was in Varanasi, I stayed in Scindia Guesthouse. Although somehow it always took them forever to make the breakfast, food there was great, and I especially liked their banana honey toast. In fact, it was so good that it kept lingering in my mind for the whole month when I was [...]
Posted in interesting findings, tagged John Titor, science fiction, time travel, urban legend on April 22, 2008 | 8 Comments »
A few days ago, a friend asked me via msn messenger if I knew John Titor. When I told him I didn’t, he sent me the link of the John Titor Times website. And once I started looking thru the site more, I had myself engaged, couldn’t stop but kept reading for hours [...]
Posted in interesting findings, tagged John Titor, many-worlds interpretation, pollution, prejudice, science fiction, time travel, urban legend, weapon, WWIII on April 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Go here for a quick overview of John Titor.
Following are some topics that John Titor brought up and worth of note.
Prejudice
First, you must realize that your experiences with “prejudice” and mine are different. I would characterize the intolerance you have here as a result of ignorance and fear. I have observed that people with unfounded [...]
Posted in India, Nepal, interesting findings, tagged Chai, India, Masala, Nepal, Recipe on April 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
When I was in India and Nepal, I had masala chai everyday. In fact, I liked it so much that after I got back to Hong Kong, I went online and found its recipes, bought the ingredients, and tried to make it at home. After several rounds of trial and error, having my [...]
