Category Archives: Cantonese

10 Things I Want for 2011, Part 1

Posted on January 4, 2011 by cecilie

This is Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, Iranian woman about to be stoned for adultery. After a lot of world outcry and condemnation, however, the Iranian government is now pondering a more lenient sentence: Hanging. For adultery. You can’t call them cold and … Continue reading →

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Don’t Joke On The Stairs

Posted on October 31, 2010 by cecilie

People: Bugger me down if I haven’t written a new book! Mind you it’s five years since the last one so it’s about time. The launch is soon, and everyone’s invited. details later …

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Chanting For Canto

Posted on July 25, 2010 by cecilie

If I told you I’d been to a demonstration in the mainland with thousands of people but all the police did was put up some barriers and stand around holding hands, would you believe me? No? I wouldn’t have believed … Continue reading →

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At Bloody Last! Relativism

Posted on June 10, 2010 by cecilie

We expatriates living in Hong Kong normally don’t have the privilege of having our families near – we normally have to hook up with someone and make our own people. Ah-Mok is a local Hong Kong guy but, unusually for … Continue reading →

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Land of Main, Without the Pain!

Posted on March 11, 2010 by cecilie

Yesterday, Gweipo agonised over her own and her son’s struggle with pesky Mandarin. She invited her readers to comment on who or what’s to blame for us foreigners not being able to learn Cantonese and/or Mandarin. This coincided with a … Continue reading →

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New Feature at Happy Jellyfish People’s Democratic Language Bureau:

Posted on February 24, 2010 by cecilie

Have you always wanted to learn a little bit of Cantonese, just enough to get by, but can’t be arsed to take lessons? My side-line (blogging being the main one) could be the answer for you! Check it out at … Continue reading →

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Interaction! Community!

Posted on December 11, 2009 by cecilie

Wei wei, everybody everywhere. Now I’ve been writing this blog for two and a half years and the only time I’ve really felt like I’ve interacted with “the community” is when I wrote something criticising pilots. A shitstorm rained down … Continue reading →

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A Good Career Move

Posted on May 29, 2009 by cecilie

Ah-Mok is struggling with existential problems, when he suddenly has the best idea ever about how to “follow his dream”…

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Looking For Ancestral Village

Posted on January 9, 2009 by cecilie

    Ever had the feeling that everybody knows where they’re going but you don’t? The you shouldn’t watch this clip. But if you’re keen on learning Cantonese and seeing what Guangdong, your closest holiday destination, looks like, you should. 

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