by Hanifa K. Cook | Feb 24, 2010 | Event
Yes indeed. Koreans also celebrate Lunar New Year. 새해 복 많이 받으세요!!! or sae hae bok manee badusaeyo! It is not just a calendar year for Chinese people only. For Koreans all over the world, this festival was celebrated on the same day this year on 14th February. So what...
by Hanifa K. Cook | Feb 18, 2010 | Chinese, Language
This is the Year Of The Tiger in the Chinese Lunar Calendar. In Mandarin Tiger is called 老虎lao2 hu3。If it is a tigress, it is called 母老虎 mu3 lao2 hu3,母 indicates female. What is more interesting about the term 老虎 is the character 老, which means ‘old’ in...
by Hanifa K. Cook | Feb 16, 2010 | Learning Skills
Why is Orange used for Chinese New Year? Orange in Mandarin is 桔子 and the colour is 橙色。Some people call it 橙子. Interestingly, the name of the fruit orange is also the name of the colour of fruit. It is the same for Malay. Orange in Malay is ‘oren’ and the...
by Hanifa K. Cook | Feb 4, 2010 | Personal Blog
This is a personal blog. If you consider this piece useful for your personal development, I am glad. I have decided to have to a motivation planner this year. What is a motivation planner? It is used to recall and take notes of special and positive events that had...
by Hanifa K. Cook | Feb 1, 2010 | Language
Basically when we learn languages, we have to find ways to practice. Here are a few places you can visit to get free language exchange service. I have chosen them based on the following: 1. Interactivity: Can you chat with someone online? Can you read other...