Tag Archives: Norwegian Cantonese

Damned Busy Working For Motherland

Posted on December 5, 2011 by cecilie

Damn – I’ve done it! I’ve gone and betrayed my love, the Cantonese language. Well, all I’ve said about it is true and right, and it is my beloved language number 1A. It’s just that … I can’t jolly well … Continue reading →

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Learn Cantonese – Be a Babe-Magnet! (Norway III)

Posted on November 10, 2010 by cecilie

A new chapter in the saga of the Norwegian TV crew: Here is the presenter Alex, speaking Cantonese for possibly the first time. But anybody would have thought he had been at it for months! You know, we filmmakers have … Continue reading →

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Big Brother Knows Best

Posted on August 21, 2010 by cecilie

See what really happens when government tries to interfere with people’s language.

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New Vid On The Blog

Posted on February 23, 2010 by cecilie

This time – wait for it – the story of Happy jellyfish People’s Democratic Language Bureau! Or even: Now YOU too can learn Cantonese without really trying …

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Love is a Many-Splattered Thong

Posted on October 28, 2009 by cecilie

Love falls as easily on a turd as on a lily, as we say in Norwegian. But has ah-Mok really deserved to be loved by such a vulnerable and virginal female cousin on the mother’s side? We’ll never know, as … Continue reading →

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Revenge Of The World City

Posted on June 21, 2009 by cecilie

I think everybody will agree with me that there are not enough signs (signage) in this town. Too many things are allowed and there’s far too little cracking down upon of perpetrators. Well, here’s a man who will put that … 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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Elusive Love

Posted on May 8, 2009 by cecilie

Love is hard to find, and no one knows that better than Lei Siu Jeh …

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New Episode At Last

Posted on April 22, 2009 by cecilie

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The Law Must Go On

Posted on February 23, 2009 by cecilie

This was a difficult episode to film, as huge trucks kept parking and offloading stuff in the exact spot we were filming, ruining the blood. To say nothing of Shenzhen where we were of course kicked out by security. I … Continue reading →

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