Category: Blog
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Chinese Changes – July 2021
So this post comes a little later than I usually post, the others in the series all happened around the month of May. When I wonder why it took me so long to get around to writing this year’s post it’s because May was filled with the May You Make Your Movie video challenge. Previous…
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Instagram Disabled
Not sure why but recently my Instagram has been disabled and I can’t access the original account any more. Access to the adjoining accounts (stevensirskipodcast, mayyoumakeyourmovie) is spotty. It might have something to do with the low storage space on my phone, something I hope to address in short order. Given this latest loss of…
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Looking for a new phone
Summer days are here in Beijing so it’s hot just about all the time, even the trees are drooping under the rays of the sun. It also marks almost three years that I’ve been using the same phone which means… it’s probably time to get a new one. There are a couple of reasons for…
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Some thoughts before my HSK 4 test
It’s finally here, about a year later that I originally planned but it’s finally here. My HSK 4 test. Part of the reason for the delay was some sort of pandemic that ravaged the world over and put off a few things. Another part of the reason was that I wasn’t really ready. Oh, and…
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Getting tired of studying Chinese
I’m sure that if you don’t do something for a while, that’s a sign you’re probably tired of it. So goes my Chinese studies. Today is May 5th and I’m only ten days away from my HSK 4 test. My teacher and I have been going through the grammar points in my textbooks in preparation…