tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29609470.post1743522651439412115..comments2023-05-23T09:02:35.294+08:00Comments on 1st & last, do no harm: the student becomes the teacherdochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07021242538740116343noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29609470.post-6396889275987454202010-02-06T23:54:19.761+08:002010-02-06T23:54:19.761+08:00Unicorn Girl,
it's always good to learn anoth...Unicorn Girl,<br /><br />it's always good to learn another language & personally, i think learning mandarin is essential since more than a quarter of the world's population speak it.dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07021242538740116343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29609470.post-4629766423411093242010-02-06T23:52:32.055+08:002010-02-06T23:52:32.055+08:00Mei Teng,
my friend who is mandarin-educated told...Mei Teng,<br /><br />my friend who is mandarin-educated told me it's common to pronounce it as lao fu in m'sia & s'pore, but it china & taiwan, it's lao hu.dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07021242538740116343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29609470.post-51981565621966005452010-02-06T21:27:03.894+08:002010-02-06T21:27:03.894+08:00It's great to learn things from our little one...It's great to learn things from our little one's - isn't it ? I'm also picking up Mandarin words from my seven year old nephew :)Unicorn Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13191224144119007495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29609470.post-86102905623151194742010-02-05T12:23:57.488+08:002010-02-05T12:23:57.488+08:00Haha...like you, I have always thought lao fu is t...Haha...like you, I have always thought lao fu is the correct pronounciation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29609470.post-2860535029358001372010-02-04T21:07:16.179+08:002010-02-04T21:07:16.179+08:00STP,
ah, that would certainly invite a backlash!!...STP,<br /><br />ah, that would certainly invite a backlash!!dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07021242538740116343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29609470.post-18436812318739249292010-02-04T19:32:05.385+08:002010-02-04T19:32:05.385+08:00Well, at least you don't call his teacher - la...Well, at least you don't call his teacher - lau tsu (mouse)... LOL!!!suituapuinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29609470.post-74122298455723215692010-02-04T17:12:49.076+08:002010-02-04T17:12:49.076+08:00Fishtail,
that's right - when in s'pore, ...Fishtail,<br /><br />that's right - when in s'pore, DON'T PRAY PRAY!dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07021242538740116343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29609470.post-18995269372308623302010-02-04T15:35:49.476+08:002010-02-04T15:35:49.476+08:00Claire,
better late than never. LKY didn't le...Claire,<br /><br />better late than never. LKY didn't learn mandarin till he became PM.<br /><br />the signboard was from an email i received, which is actually doctored.dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07021242538740116343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29609470.post-27937403928154980072010-02-04T15:19:36.315+08:002010-02-04T15:19:36.315+08:00The signboard on your previous post really made me...The signboard on your previous post really made me laugh! So no chewing gum, no littering, no smoking inside kopitiams, and no burning of churches, haha!fishtailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17417683193872661413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29609470.post-61041506921949798222010-02-04T10:35:33.354+08:002010-02-04T10:35:33.354+08:00oh .. i m worse off than u.. dont even know how to...oh .. i m worse off than u.. dont even know how to write except for my name.. hope i can still remember that.. <br />ok off to another topic, about the singapore post, i love the signboard at the customs.. i really love it!! Dilarang thingy.. hahahaa..Reanaclairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01716477622054835019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29609470.post-15977667144026641302010-02-04T00:29:38.436+08:002010-02-04T00:29:38.436+08:00Jo,
i was so sure because that's how i've...Jo,<br /><br />i was so sure because that's how i've been pronouncing it all this while, from the little mandarin i picked up in primary school. <br /><br />i'm glad the boy stood his ground, or else i would not have learned from him.dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07021242538740116343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29609470.post-50914998191167201322010-02-03T23:55:09.355+08:002010-02-03T23:55:09.355+08:00hahaha! If you have not learned Mandarin like he h...hahaha! If you have not learned Mandarin like he has, how could you be so adamant that you were right? ;)<br /><br />This is a good time for you to improve on the Mandarin, learn together with the boy.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09470815691115555304noreply@blogger.com