JenNo Chinese tea after middayThis is a lesson I really should have learnt by now but somehow, when Chinese tea is being served at a dim sum lunch, I cannot for the life…Jul 10, 2019
JenYou don’t learn through osmosisI have started my second semester of Chinese — 汉语 (Hànyǔ). We have gone from level 1 to level 3 classes and the step up seems huge. I’ve…Mar 5, 2017
JenTranslating sex toy manuals and other tales from ChinaThere’s a saying in Chinese that goes:Aug 5, 2018Aug 5, 2018
JenHot in the cityIt’s averaging 38 degrees in this fair city. My weather app often tells me it “Feels Like 50 degrees”. It could also say “Feels Like…Jul 30, 2017Jul 30, 2017
JenNo Chinese tea after middayThis is a lesson I really should have learnt by now but somehow, when Chinese tea is being served at a dim sum lunch, I cannot for the life…Jul 10, 2019
JenYou don’t learn through osmosisI have started my second semester of Chinese — 汉语 (Hànyǔ). We have gone from level 1 to level 3 classes and the step up seems huge. I’ve…Mar 5, 2017
JenTranslating sex toy manuals and other tales from ChinaThere’s a saying in Chinese that goes:Aug 5, 2018
JenHot in the cityIt’s averaging 38 degrees in this fair city. My weather app often tells me it “Feels Like 50 degrees”. It could also say “Feels Like…Jul 30, 2017
JenTime to graduate 👩🏻🎓As unbelievable as it seems, my year-long Chinese course has finished. The academic year is actually ten months, so just under a year. As I…Jun 22, 20172
JenAnd then at 30, I learned how to ride a bike.Besides learning a new language, while here on my “Mandarin leave” I have also learned how to ride a bike. Or rather, learned how to enjoy…May 23, 2017
JenThe ironyLike many, I come from a line of immigrants. My grandparents, originally from China, immigrated to Malaysia. My parents were born and…May 5, 2017