Aside from the vowels (also known as Finals in Hanyu Pinyin), I like to think that the father of Pinyin saw various modern … More
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Hanyu Pinyin: Learn the pun, find the fun
At some point in our Chinese learning adventure, Jon found the confidence to sign up for Mandarin lessons in San … More
The Singaporean 🌳
Jon pointed out the 🌳 in earlier days when we started seeing each other. He made me say “Three trees” … More
Gift books for the altruist
From time to time, Jon and I would take a stroll down Clement Street to Green Apple Books. Which shelf … More
What happens when you lose 32 books in the mail?
32 copies of A Little Daily Dose are lost in September, somewhere between Singapore and San Francisco. Were they lost … More
Learning Chinese together (with an Englishman)
On our first date, at a foot-massage parlor in Dali Ancient Town, Jon learned how to read and say his first … More
Self-publishing: raising the fund
After two years of writing, visualising and sharing the hand-sewn version of A Little Daily Dose with friends who were … More
[华] Chinese
Chinese 华人* <Chinese person>Mandarin 华语 <Chinese spoken language> Chinese language 华文 <Chinese literary>Chinese character(s) 华文字 <Chinese literary word(s)> *Not to be confused with 中国人 <China … More
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