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Archive for July, 2008

When I first started my Mandarin conversation classes I didn’t know what to expect.  I’ve now completed the third lesson which covered actual conversation when meeting a friend.  The “Laoshi” (teacher) – if pronounced wrongly could mean “mouse” – tested each student individually and corrected our pronunciation.  From the conversation, we learnt the Chinese names [...]

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Mom has turned 79

My mother turned 79 on Sunday, 20 July.  We took her out for dinner at the Sixth Happiness restaurant on Saturday night to celebrate the occasion.  There was a wedding dinner going on at that time, but fortunately, the restaurant has a couple of rooms opened for drop-in customers like us.  The restaurant has been refurbished and [...]

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