Friday, April 24, 2009

peKINGese

我有一节MKTG课。 星期四,我和两个同学有说考试。 我的女同学也中文学! 在我汉文课,我们有生词太多, 语法也有一点难。 现在我去吃饭! 再见!

The Pekingese –quite possibly the most adorable cutest dog alive- originates from China, when a lion begged the Buddha to make him smaller in size so that he could be with his love, a marmoset (a monkey, if you didn’t know). Thus, a Pekingese was born. These dogs were revered in ancient China, often found in temples where they used their tiny bodies to hunt down small demons. They were also bred to be small, about 3-5 lbs in weight, so that they could hide in the imperial court member’s sleeves. Pekingese have lots of different fur colors, from white (considered the most beautiful), to tan, cream, red, brown, black, gray, and sable. Pekingese have changed little in the 2,000+ years they’ve been known to man. Despite their tiny, bowed legs and huge amount of fluffy fur, these dogs are incredibly fast, and can keep up with larger dogs when they want. These dogs really do look like lions, with the fur around their necks and the more closely shaved legs. Surprisingly, when you shave a Pekingese, they look a lot like another Chinese dog, the pug!

Thursday, April 2, 2009

shenme shenme shenme

我什么时候有空? 下个星期。 我没有考试。 我是很高兴,因为我有空。 星期六我在图书馆工作。 星期七我练习围棋。 我帮我的朋友玩,可是他帮我练习说日文。 (但是我没说日文;我说中文!) 这个晚上我要考试,可是我要睡。。。睡。。。睡觉。。。。。。。。。。

http://www.silkqin.com/03qobj/wangpeng.htm
-looks like 王朋 is doing well after his book deal fell through... :D


围棋 (wéiqí) is an ancient Chinese board game, dating back more than 2,500 years ago. The object of the game is to have more territory at the end then your partner. This is done by making barricades with your game pieces and capturing your enemies stones. Wéiqí is a very popular game, especially in East Asia. Most people know it by its Japanese name of Go, or Igo. Wéiqí is also called baduk in Korean.
A wéiqí board consists of a 19x19 grid. The pieces, black and white, are played on the intersections of those lines. It is possible to “capture” your opponents pieces by completely surrounding them with your own. The captured pieces are taken off the board and set aside for the end game. The more of the board you control, the easier it is to obtain territory. When the game is reaching its finish, the empty spots in each players territories are counted and the number of captured stones is subtracted from that number. White receives an additional 5.5 points as appeasement since Black plays first. This rule is known as “komi.”
Wéiqí is a fun game anyone can play, amateur and professionally. Amateur ranking foes from 30 kyu to 1 kyu, 1 kyu being the highest ranking. The professional player ranking begins at 1 dan and goes to 9 dan. Anything above 9 dan are special titles.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_(game)
Play go online here! http://www.361points.com/whatisgo/
http://www.kiseido.com/ff.htm
http://www.gokgs.com/applet.jsp