China Musings

Writings and Ramblings (A/V) from Guangzhou, China

CM #22 Breakfast at Cheung’s

Filed under: Podcast, China Living — Adeh at 9:25 pm on Saturday, April 29, 2006

Alright, i know it has been a long time. But I’m back. I actually got 2 emails from people besides my mother who watched these podcasts, so I have been meaning to continue, but a rather busy few weeks of work and I just haven’t had the time to sit down at the computer. Well, actually all I do is sit at the computer, but anyway… In addition, now that I have my new mac, I really wanted to do something other than paste some clips together.

So here, it is: a new, iMovied, video podcast.

This was taken in the morning before I left for HK on that ill-fated trip. It is footage of a local jook joint (jook is the cantonese pronunciation, mandarin is zhou 粥) that must have been in business for several years. It might look kinda sketchy, but this place is solid, and the food is good. They only make jook, dumplings (jiaozi), and changfen, typical cantonese breakfast/snack foods.

So everyone, practice your cantonese:
“mmm goy, aw you yut go show yo jook”

“I want one lean meat rice porrige, please.”

CM #22 Breakfast at Cheung’s

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Comment by wayne owen

May 2, 2006 @ 7:25 am

i’m slightly worried that i only know mandarin, and only the basics!! Makes me feel that i might get from time to time!!

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Comment by Adeh

May 2, 2006 @ 7:27 pm

Actually, in GZ you can speak mandarin pretty much anywhere. I am sort of a language geek, so I try to speak learn cantonese as much as I can, but it is really hard. Most of the time, as soon as people see I am struggling, they start speaking mandarin, so I don’t get a chance to practice.

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Comment by wayne owen

May 4, 2006 @ 2:30 am

as a side point, i just ordered a Nintendo DS lite, should help pass the time on those chinese airlines with no entertainment that i will probably be flying on a lot :)

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