Maybe I've mentioned it before, but anyway. The Moon Festival falls on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Lunar calendar so we've had tons of moon cakes during the past week. … [Read more...] about The Moon Festival
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Fourth Wedding Anniversary
As of January 24th, 2008 we have been married for four years. The time really does fly. I remember meeting Ava back in 2002 and the year and half before we got married. Our weddings in ZA, Tainan and Taipei, what a busy year that was. And now four years down the road, it's the three of us rather than the two of us only. Ava's oldest sister and Rice looked after Christina on … [Read more...] about Fourth Wedding Anniversary
B&B in Westville
A colleague of mine is going to Durban to meet with a customer who is on Essex Terrace at: Suite 103, 1st Floor Kent House, 1 Neptune Rd, Essex Terrace Westville, KZN South Africa Their website is at http://www.i-kiosksolutions.co.za Can anyone suggest any good B&B's in the area, there will be three or so people for two nights. I can't remember exactly where Essex Terrace … [Read more...] about B&B in Westville
How to select Traditional Chinese in the Google Pinyin tool
Update (11 May 2010): Josh (in the comments below) alerted me to a shortcut to switch between traditional and simplified input, just use ctrl+shift+t to switch. Thanks Josh I got a request from Rebecca, who found a comment that I had made about installing the Google Pinyin tool. She emailed me and asked me to show her how to change the google input method tool to Traditional … [Read more...] about How to select Traditional Chinese in the Google Pinyin tool
Tomb sweeping day
Today is Tomb sweeping day, April the 4th is a public holiday. Here is all the low down on this long celebrated Chinese festival. Celebrated two weeks after the vernal equinox, Tomb Sweeping Day is one of the few traditional Chinese holidays that follows the solar calendar-- typically falling on April 4, 5, or 6. Its Chinese name "Qing Ming" literally means "Clear Brightness," … [Read more...] about Tomb sweeping day