Comments for The Monkey Kings 美猴王 http://www.monkeykings.cn Two Canadian guys in Suzhou 两个加拿大人在苏州 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:41:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on 我的中国妻子 by Martina http://www.monkeykings.cn/2008/11/%e6%88%91%e7%9a%84%e4%b8%ad%e5%9b%bd%e5%a6%bb%e5%ad%90/#comment-234 Martina Sat, 26 Jun 2010 21:01:58 +0000 http://www.monkeykings.cn/?p=72#comment-234 Thanks for the post. I really enjoyed reading it. Jay and I are not lucky enough to have a wedding in China or Hong Kong. My dad had explicitly said that he wouldn't acknowledge our wedding. Luckily he has changed his views about Jay since. I look forward to going back to Hong Kong and China again with Jay. It was so special for us, and so much fun! Thanks for the post. I really enjoyed reading it.

Jay and I are not lucky enough to have a wedding in China or Hong Kong. My dad had explicitly said that he wouldn’t acknowledge our wedding. Luckily he has changed his views about Jay since.

I look forward to going back to Hong Kong and China again with Jay. It was so special for us, and so much fun!

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]]> Comment on 我的中国妻子 by Cesar Moves http://www.monkeykings.cn/2008/11/%e6%88%91%e7%9a%84%e4%b8%ad%e5%9b%bd%e5%a6%bb%e5%ad%90/#comment-97 Cesar Moves Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:23:59 +0000 http://www.monkeykings.cn/?p=72#comment-97 That was an amazing post, and it earned you a new RSS subscriber. Keep up the good work! That was an amazing post, and it earned you a new RSS subscriber. Keep up the good work!

]]> Comment on Responsibility and respect in Chinese culture by Eugene http://www.monkeykings.cn/2008/09/responsibility-and-respect-in-chinese-culture/#comment-57 Eugene Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:54:11 +0000 http://www.monkeykings.cn/?p=66#comment-57 I am looking for some idea and stumble upon your posting :) decide to wish you Thanks. Eugene I am looking for some idea and stumble upon your posting :) decide to wish you Thanks. Eugene

]]> Comment on Suzhou Amusement Park! by Kevin Dobson http://www.monkeykings.cn/2008/09/suzhou-amusement-park/#comment-37 Kevin Dobson Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:20:02 +0000 http://www.monkeykings.cn/?p=47#comment-37 Hey guys~ Me and my buddy from UVic are studying in Shanghai right now; we want to visit Suzhou sometime. Are you free next weekend? (SH is testing air raid sirens on Saturday morning so we thought we'd get out of town) Kevin Hey guys~

Me and my buddy from UVic are studying in Shanghai right now; we want to visit Suzhou sometime. Are you free next weekend? (SH is testing air raid sirens on Saturday morning so we thought we’d get out of town)

Kevin

]]> Comment on I think I am over my quarterlife crisis by Rogi http://www.monkeykings.cn/2008/08/i-think-i-am-over-my-quarterlife-crisis/#comment-18 Rogi Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:44:42 +0000 http://www.monkeykings.cn/?p=42#comment-18 Hey Chris. I'm glad you are now OK and that all the "bad" times are over. I'm thankful for this text. It made me wonder if this will happen to me as well. At 23 and finishing faculty, I too have some big decisions to make. :) Till the next time, Rogi Hey Chris. I’m glad you are now OK and that all the “bad” times are over. I’m thankful for this text. It made me wonder if this will happen to me as well. At 23 and finishing faculty, I too have some big decisions to make. :)

Till the next time,
Rogi

]]> Comment on New diet by Wenwang http://www.monkeykings.cn/2008/07/new-diet/#comment-13 Wenwang Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:02:12 +0000 http://www.monkeykings.cn/?p=27#comment-13 My 'this in China' moment for the day: "I drink a lot of...yogurt." I actually love the little yogurt drinks you can get in convenience stores in Taiwan, though I didn't look very hard for them in the mainland. Sounds like you have a good mix of sources there. Remember to get some simple sugars in your post-workout meal along with bioavailable protein to restore the glycogen levels in your muscles. I actually mix protein powder and sugar with water in a bottle and sip it during my workout. It's awful for the teeth, but it lets me keep my energy and power up over longer workouts. Keep lifting, and keep studying Chinese~ If you have enough nutritional info on stuff to calculate, try to get 1 g of protein per lb of bodyweight, or around 2 g / kg, each day. 0.5g protein / kg is considered 'maintenance' level, so you need to get more so you have the materials to build and repair your muscles. If you can stand melodramatic Chinese-language TV, lately I've been enjoying Taiwan's 《命中注定我爱你》. My ‘this in China’ moment for the day: “I drink a lot of…yogurt.”

I actually love the little yogurt drinks you can get in convenience stores in Taiwan, though I didn’t look very hard for them in the mainland.

Sounds like you have a good mix of sources there. Remember to get some simple sugars in your post-workout meal along with bioavailable protein to restore the glycogen levels in your muscles. I actually mix protein powder and sugar with water in a bottle and sip it during my workout. It’s awful for the teeth, but it lets me keep my energy and power up over longer workouts.

Keep lifting, and keep studying Chinese~ If you have enough nutritional info on stuff to calculate, try to get 1 g of protein per lb of bodyweight, or around 2 g / kg, each day. 0.5g protein / kg is considered ‘maintenance’ level, so you need to get more so you have the materials to build and repair your muscles.

If you can stand melodramatic Chinese-language TV, lately I’ve been enjoying Taiwan’s 《命中注定我爱你》.

]]> Comment on New diet by chris http://www.monkeykings.cn/2008/07/new-diet/#comment-12 chris Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:55:29 +0000 http://www.monkeykings.cn/?p=27#comment-12 I drink a lot of milk and yogurt, plus there is protein in vegetables and soy. Besides, I haven't eliminated meat, just cut down a lot. Feels good so far and my weight lifting regimen hasn't suffered (as far as I know). I drink a lot of milk and yogurt, plus there is protein in vegetables and soy. Besides, I haven’t eliminated meat, just cut down a lot. Feels good so far and my weight lifting regimen hasn’t suffered (as far as I know).

]]> Comment on New diet by Wenwang http://www.monkeykings.cn/2008/07/new-diet/#comment-11 Wenwang Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:04:32 +0000 http://www.monkeykings.cn/?p=27#comment-11 Hey, congratulations on changing to a healthier way of eating! My nutritional journey has been long indeed; when I first moved out on my own and started cooking for myself, I paid attention only to macronutrients. I figured I could nourish myself using only staple foods (bread, pasta, etc) and meat. After my strength at rock-climbing and in the gym disappeared, I figured out that something was missing, and started getting servings of fruit and veggies. I am still planning how I will eat in Shanghai this coming year, as I won't have access to cooking facilities. What are you using as sources of protein besides meat? Hey, congratulations on changing to a healthier way of eating! My nutritional journey has been long indeed; when I first moved out on my own and started cooking for myself, I paid attention only to macronutrients. I figured I could nourish myself using only staple foods (bread, pasta, etc) and meat. After my strength at rock-climbing and in the gym disappeared, I figured out that something was missing, and started getting servings of fruit and veggies.

I am still planning how I will eat in Shanghai this coming year, as I won’t have access to cooking facilities. What are you using as sources of protein besides meat?

]]> Comment on Nothing but Chinese for six days now by Wenwang http://www.monkeykings.cn/2008/07/nothing-but-chinese-for-six-days-now/#comment-9 Wenwang Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:45:34 +0000 http://www.monkeykings.cn/?p=26#comment-9 Congratulations on moving in this direction, guys! I'll be arriving in Shanghai in about 6 weeks; I hope I can check out Suzhou soon (I have a friend studying in the other half of 上有天堂下有蘇杭). Some linguistics research suggests that, in learning a foreign language, "massive input good, early input bad" (see <a href="http://www.antimoon.com" rel="nofollow">here</a> for explanation and <a href="http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com" rel="nofollow">here</a> for a method which also incorporates <a href="http://www.wired.com/medtech/health/magazine/16-05/ff_wozniak?currentPage=7" rel="nofollow">spaced repetition</a> software). On my blog I write a little bit about this, and I am currently experimenting with "All Chinese All the Time", a variation on <a href="http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com" rel="nofollow">AllJapaneseAllTheTime.com</a>'s method. When I first lived in Taiwan, I had just started learning Mandarin. While the immersive environment helped, being forced to speak early on lead me to 'learn' many mistakes. I spoke 'functional' chinese, but as few people corrected me as long as they could understand, I developed many bad habits that took a long time to get rid of, and it slowed my progress towards speaking like a native. Lately I've been experimenting with massive input. I've been listening to Chinese music since 2005, but now I listen to it exclusively. I exclusively watch Chinese telivision (Taiwanese tv dramas), and I am currently reading two Chinese books. I do read in English a lot, either to take care of business, or to take in China blogs written by expatriates. If I'm not listening to music, I try to have Chinese radio (I stream internet radio) playing in the background, even as I sleep. I find all of this interesting, and listening to everything but talk/news radio fun, so it sticks. I do active review for writing characters and some of the vocabulary I acquire. This 加伙 humbly suggests that the Monkey Kings consider increasing their active and passive Chinese input for the benefits it will have to both comprehension and expression. 加油! 文王 Congratulations on moving in this direction, guys! I’ll be arriving in Shanghai in about 6 weeks; I hope I can check out Suzhou soon (I have a friend studying in the other half of 上有天堂下有蘇杭).

Some linguistics research suggests that, in learning a foreign language, “massive input good, early input bad” (see here for explanation and here for a method which also incorporates spaced repetition software). On my blog I write a little bit about this, and I am currently experimenting with “All Chinese All the Time”, a variation on AllJapaneseAllTheTime.com’s method.

When I first lived in Taiwan, I had just started learning Mandarin. While the immersive environment helped, being forced to speak early on lead me to ‘learn’ many mistakes. I spoke ‘functional’ chinese, but as few people corrected me as long as they could understand, I developed many bad habits that took a long time to get rid of, and it slowed my progress towards speaking like a native.

Lately I’ve been experimenting with massive input. I’ve been listening to Chinese music since 2005, but now I listen to it exclusively. I exclusively watch Chinese telivision (Taiwanese tv dramas), and I am currently reading two Chinese books. I do read in English a lot, either to take care of business, or to take in China blogs written by expatriates. If I’m not listening to music, I try to have Chinese radio (I stream internet radio) playing in the background, even as I sleep. I find all of this interesting, and listening to everything but talk/news radio fun, so it sticks. I do active review for writing characters and some of the vocabulary I acquire.

This 加伙 humbly suggests that the Monkey Kings consider increasing their active and passive Chinese input for the benefits it will have to both comprehension and expression. 加油!

文王

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