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Tooth fairy paid 2 visits
My first-grader lost 2 teeth! For the first one, tooth fairy gave him 5 dollars. The second is 4 dollars cheaper than the first. So far, it is FIFO (First in, first out), meaning that he lost the 2 that came out first. They are all lower jaw teeth. He was born in June, 1999. […]
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English books I’ve read recently
Since I listed some of the Chinese books I read in this post, I made a list of some English books I’ve read in the last 3 years or so for completeness. The books are not listed in any specific order. I highly recommend most of them. I am currently reading a Chinese book, 我的父亲邓小平，(My […]
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I want it that way — Funny Chinese student spoof music videos
Here are some links to funny spoof MTV videos produced by college kids in China. The shorter guy is 黄艺馨 (Huang YiXin). The tall guy in the back is 韦炜 (Wei Wei). The guy in the background playing computer games is 肖静 (Xiao Jing). Oh wait, maybe he is their agent busy dealing with potential […]
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Redirect Acer laptop’s video output
I totally rebuilt my Acer Aspire 3500 laptop. I wiped out Windows XP Home Edition and installed Windows XP Pro SP2. When I brought it for a presentation last month, I couldn’t redirect the video signal to an external projector or monitor at Microsoft’s office. It turned out that my laptop uses a separate program […]
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Christmas tree is out on 01/18/2006
Tonight I tossed away the Christmas tree. To me, that concluded the Christmas / New Year holiday season. Chinese New Year comes next. On Jan. 29, 2006, it will be the year of the dog. Some pictures to share with you, my dear reader. I posted more here in an earlier post: 1. Christmas tree. […]