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tongyun posted a comment on Rusty's blog entry:
That is just so wonderful of that child to say that about her mom. Cancer is such an awful disease. I wish the medical community would find a cure so that people would not have to suffer with this disease. I hope the husband and 8 child...
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tongyun posted a comment on Rusty's blog entry:
That sounds like a great breakfast, Rusty. Usually, during the week, we try to keep breakfast pretty simple because of me getting ready for work and the kids getting ready for school. But on the weekends, we'll do something large lik...
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tongyun posted a comment on Rusty's blog entry:
There's a woman at work who is very easy to scare and we pull pranks on her all the time. She is such a great sport about it. Although I'm in management, I'm like a big kid because I like to go around and scare people. The...
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tongyun posted a comment on Rusty's blog entry:
During the second week of December I'm taking the family to Disneyland, California for 5 days of fun. It'll be great to see all of the decorations and celebrations while we are there. It'll be loads of fun. On Christmas da...
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tongyun posted a comment on AriesWren's blog entry:
Well, one of the great things about this country, despite all of its problems and faults, is that we still have freedom of speech and can insult whomever we please. I will admit that I voted for Bush but I'm also willing to admit it w...
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Anonymous - 6:44 AM on Nov. 6, 2008  
Thanks for the welcome note ;) Nice to meet ya
tongyun - 3:33 PM on Oct. 2, 2008  reply | message
I think Chinese can be difficult coming from a Western background. There are sounds that are made in Chinese that are not made in English and vice-versa. Chinese also relies on tones when speaking. So for example, the word mother, horse, hemp and scold are all pronounced, "ma" but with a different tone for each word. So if you're not careful, you could end up calling someone's mother a horse. LOL So, is it tough - yes, it can be. But with practice, you can still learn it.
descorpio - 6:52 AM on Oct. 1, 2008  reply | message
Internet is really an amazing tool. It is an ocean. It is a web. For those who can take the maximum use, they will gain it. But at the same time, people can also use it as a tool for bad things. And my staff told me to learn chineese language. But i was not interested as people told me it will be hard to learn chineese. Is that tough?
illytodd - 6:15 PM on Sep. 23, 2008  reply | message
What's going on? I am just checking out the site here and wanted to thank you for sending me an add request. Anyway, just stopping by to say hi and I hope you are having a great day! Talk to you soon!
Tomoko - 8:39 PM on Sep. 7, 2008  reply | message
Hi, tongyun, I'm pretty happy you're studying Mandarin and interested in oriental
culture. I always watch TV of western programs , seldom watch Japanese ones.lol.