PH posted an article on Veggie Discourse - Dec 6, 2009, 12:32 am
Author: Stephenie Meyer Series: Twilight Saga After being thoroughly disgusted by the second movie New Moon, I feel an even stronger urge to trash this book series, something that I itched to do for ...
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PH posted an article on Veggie Discourse - Dec 5, 2009, 2:25 pm
Difficult to believe that in this day and age, there would still be educational institutions so conservative as to punish students for having boyfriends/girlfriends. Yet, this is exactly the latest ru...
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PH posted an article on Veggie Discourse - Dec 2, 2009, 6:29 pm
【エクセル講座】オートシェイプで書いてみた【双葉理保】(Japanese) Tudou：http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/uJavfodii74 This is another one..not excel Talented people eve...
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PH posted an article on Veggie Discourse - Nov 29, 2009, 4:06 pm
The first time I saw this post was in October. The second time I went back, the blue portion had been added (translated in the "follow-up" section). Translation (2009-10-03): Looking down from my b...
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PH posted an article on Veggie Discourse - Nov 28, 2009, 12:20 am
This is a very old post, so I could not find much information about it online. In particular, I tried to search for the name(s) of the photographer(s) but failed. It is partially amusing to see that...
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PH posted an article on Veggie Discourse - Nov 26, 2009, 7:18 pm
Beautiful music... Time: 49:42 Genre: Classical (Violin: David Davidson, Piano: Russell Davis) Album Tracks: 01. And I Love You So (4:33) 02. Lady (4:16) 03. Love Me Tender (3:23) 04. Evergreen (4:3...
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PH posted an article on Veggie Discourse - Nov 25, 2009, 10:48 pm
"Had Jiujing Zhou (周久耕) hired us for crisis management, he would still be the director of the real estate bureau of Nanjing's Jiangning District and smoking his expensive Vacheron Constantin...
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PH posted an article on Veggie Discourse - Nov 24, 2009, 12:21 pm
I officially have the flu--again--and am currently coughing my lungs out. In an effort to avoid hospitals and having my wallet ravaged for the Nth time, I am self-doctoring. Don't worry, this pati...
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PH posted an article on Veggie Discourse - Nov 22, 2009, 6:58 pm
One People's Hospital in Anyang, Henan recently enjoyed 15 minutes of fame on national TV due to its new "birth control" policy. This policy is not the famous One Child Policy, introduced in 1979 ...
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PH posted an article on Veggie Discourse - Nov 21, 2009, 6:15 pm
I guess all Chinese have a partiality for the Tang Dynasty. Some even consider it to be the apex of Chinese history, during which significant advancement was made in culture, literature/art, diplomac...
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PH posted an article on Veggie Discourse - Nov 20, 2009, 9:37 am
I was reminded of this piece of news after reading on CBS: "I strongly disagree with what Obama said about the Internet firewall," said Tao Weishuo, a 24-year old postgraduate student from Fudan Unive...
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PH posted an article on Veggie Discourse - Nov 17, 2009, 6:41 pm
Author: Cheng, Yung-nien（郑永年, Yǒngnián Zhèng, Yung-nien Cheng). Professor and Director of East Asian Institute at National University of Singapore. Translation: Recently a moral verdict f...
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PH posted an article on Veggie Discourse - Nov 16, 2009, 1:59 pm
People need to get in the GFW. People need to get out of the GFW. Either way, a reliable proxy can come in handy. Unfortunately, of all the free ones I tried, none were very reliable. Usability spans ...
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PH posted an article on Veggie Discourse - Nov 16, 2009, 1:28 pm
When Air Force 1 touched down on November 15, 2009 at Shanghai Pudong International Airport, countless Chinese witnessed President Obama getting off the airplane. Much to their surprise, President Oba...
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PH posted an article on Veggie Discourse - Nov 14, 2009, 11:54 am
Lovers The physical minded Oh wow, it comes with the complete ensemble... The Pig Series Impressive nostrils Tuzki series--the rabbit who looks like he is always high on drugs The patriotic Bad ...
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PH posted an article on Veggie Discourse - Nov 13, 2009, 3:29 pm
The comments...are interesting. Groom looks at his parents-in-law. This is the first time that someone wore red in the funeral home ghost marriage (wiki): In Chinese tradition, a ghost marriage (als...
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PH posted an article on Veggie Discourse - Nov 12, 2009, 12:59 pm
Before I totally forget, here is a follow up to a previous post "China According to Various People". This time, Taiwanese and Americans throw in their two cents. I hope no one is offended, but I know...
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PH posted an article on Veggie Discourse - Nov 11, 2009, 8:41 pm
This clever ad is by Beate Uhse (wiki), the world leader in sales of sexual aids. Its purpose is to circumvent the child lock in TV broadcasting. Hence their slogan: "You’ll see it. Your kids won’...
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PH posted an article on Veggie Discourse - Nov 10, 2009, 8:37 am
This is meant to be fun. But it also shows to an extent what people from difference Chinese cities and provinces think about our brethren and the reputation some regions have. There are a few more c...
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PH posted an article on Veggie Discourse - Nov 7, 2009, 1:00 pm
Director: Sopon Sukdapisit Genre: Horror Year: 2008 The Thai horror movie industry appears to be flourishing these days, Shutter, Alone, Coffin, 4bia...It has spawned a respectable number of producti...
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PH posted an article on Veggie Discourse - Nov 5, 2009, 10:24 pm
The ingenuity and naivete of the human race never cease to amaze... Translation: September 20 was not a good day for Hubei building contractor Zhenxing Hu (胡振兴). He originally planned to go to...
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PH posted an article on Veggie Discourse - Nov 4, 2009, 8:00 am
I am in love with this song. “Silent Sky” comes from an album (also titled Silent Sky) composed by HAYA (哈雅) Band, an ethnic music group in Qinghai Province of China. The vocalization is done...
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PH posted an article on Veggie Discourse - Nov 2, 2009, 10:37 pm
2009's most Disgusting/Reviled/Annoying people and TV programs in China, all chosen by Chinese Netizens. They are hot...in a bad way. For a more detailed description about the nature of the Chine...
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PH posted an article on Veggie Discourse - Oct 31, 2009, 10:30 pm
This is an episode from a Chengdu's (成都) popular reality-TV program, Tan's Traffic Talk Show (谭谈交通). In the series, a traffic police by the name of Tan, Qiao (谭乔) patrols vario...
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PH posted an article on Veggie Discourse - Oct 31, 2009, 1:16 pm
When I sent the thread "Changsha Students Who Drowned Trying to Saving Children" to my friend, her first reaction was: "Oh my god. This is tragic." Her second reaction was: "Some couldn't even s...
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PH posted an article on Veggie Discourse - Oct 29, 2009, 4:19 pm
My first thought after reading a Chinese translation of this was: "Probably someone's idea of getting attention by stuffing the dead bird with plastics." But it was not made-up. From Chris Jorda...
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PH posted an article on Veggie Discourse - Oct 28, 2009, 3:18 am
Background: "Three college freshmen who gave up their lives saving drowning children" has become a hot topic at every major mainland news source. Written in the tone of traditional Chinese textbook e...
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PH posted an article on Veggie Discourse - Oct 27, 2009, 7:40 pm
I know I shouldn’t be wasting more time. But this.... How far can roommate troubles go? ----------------------------------------------------- Recently, a letter addressed to the Beijing Institute o...
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PH posted an article on Veggie Discourse - Oct 26, 2009, 3:42 am
Genre: Romantic Comedy Year: 2009 Review: Before movie/book reviewers assign a rating, they should always make known to which standard they are comparing the work to. Likewise, before readers take th...
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PH posted an article on Veggie Discourse - Oct 25, 2009, 1:55 pm
Original Music Vid Parody--collaboration between Ryan James Yezak & Scott Nelson. Weird video. P.S. It would be good to see Britney Spears get back up again. Not because I am her fan (which I am ...
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PH posted an article on Veggie Discourse - Oct 23, 2009, 2:21 pm
I saw an article on Qihoo that teaches people how to wash and clean grapes (funny what information can be found on internet these days). It appears to be similar to what I do, except for the toothpast...
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PH posted an article on Veggie Discourse - Oct 22, 2009, 3:00 am
Yang Shiya, the victim Killer Zou Hongcheng at Chongqing First City Court Zou Hongcheng (邹鸿成, pseudonym Chen Renzheng), whose father is an official of Chongqing's local militia, received th...
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PH posted an article on Veggie Discourse - Oct 21, 2009, 2:00 pm
Apps Designed for Computers, Not Mobile Phones. I wish there were an all-purpose document reader. 1. To open .rtf, .txt files -Notepad (come with Windows Operating Systems), functionality is minimal ...
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PH posted an article on Veggie Discourse - Oct 18, 2009, 7:56 am
Took a nap. After waking up, a friend sent me this article on Jiang, Yan's husband. "Anyone still remember the girl who committed suicide because her husband Wang, Fei Cheated on Her"? For backgro...
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PH posted an article on Veggie Discourse - Oct 17, 2009, 4:00 pm
One intuitively knows that something is not right when the following "disclaimer" repeatedly shows up after any potentially sensitive article: "本人只是无意间（并非故意）浏览上述内�...
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