Peggy Lee Goes Behind the Bamboo Curtain China

Basic Chinese Lesson , Bargain for a Cheap Price

Most commonly used phrases in Mandarin when a buyer bargains in Mandarin. We usually bargain when we shop in the markets or by the street stalls, not so much of the department stores where prices are fixed. However in Taiwan, when you shop at the stalls, the salesgirls or boys there may not be the owner themselves; since they are hired to work there, they probably do not have the right to adjust the price for you but it's still worth trying! I bargained a lot when I was in HK years ago and in places full of countless tourists, GOT TO BARGAIN!

As the the video approaches the end, wait a bit for a silly alternative ending. I think sometimes we merely bargain to gain a sense of achievement that we hardly pay much attention to the given price....just as the buyer in this video..... :P 

Anyways, I hope this lesson comes in handy when you shop in Mandarin speaking country. :) Jia you!

Basic Mandarin , Trying on Clothes

Bu hao yi si! It had been a while that I had not uploaded any new Mandarin lessons. The thing is I was under a hectic search of new producers and I was lucky to have been introduced to this production crew called FirstZoom.tv As you can see in the latest video, the problem many viewers had been complaining about, the audio quality, has finally been improved thanks to their professional skills and equipment.  :)

About two weeks ago, I went up to Taipei and we had a scout about the streets near our studio to look for shops and places we were allowed to film. I went in there store by store to explain to the owner my channel and the purpose of our filming and hopefully they could support us by letting us film there. Luckily, most shop owners were more than welcome when they knew it was to promote Mandarin learning to the learners worldwide. You can see my thanking the owners as it is displayed at the end of the video. :P

I am glad that I got to work with new people. It has been a pleasure working with FirstZoom.tv I appreciate their patience and time spent on my videos. In addition, I will also be featured in some of their videos on DiscoverFomosa in which topics about travelling to Taiwan will be covered such as culture, food and people. I am looking forward to it and for those who enjoy my videos, watch out for those! ;) 

Finally, I hope this lesson helps you with your shopping in Mandarin speaking countries. Sorry about the long wait. I appreciate your patience and support! Next video won't take so long la. :) Xie xie! 

Surf in Yilan

Last Friday, my sister Kemiko and I went on a trip to a beach called Wu Shi Gang(烏石港) in Yilan(宜蘭), a county located in the northeast of Taiwan, with a group of technicians who work for Eva Airline. 16 people in four cars hit the road around 7 a.m. in the morning and arrived sometime before 11 as we drove in circle for nearly an hour looking for the spot for surfing. The reason why a sandy beach has to be discovered is thanks to geographically, the shoreline is mostly profiled as a rugged coast in the East of Taiwan, whereas the West is characterized by plains or shoals.

My first time surfing: posing the moves, it's way more difficult doing it when you get down to the water though.

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Chinese Lessons Online , Hotel Reservation in Chinese

 This is Part I of "How to Make a Hotel Reservation" in Chinese.

This is the continued lesson of Part I. Make sure you watch Part I first before this one in order to form a better understanding of the whole lesson. 

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