Archive for October, 2006

周六21 The Saturday Show for October 28, 2006

Having to step it up after last week’s madly popular gals show, Aric and Jenny bring out their best:
1. A discussion about the Chinese law of drinking yourself to death and who has to pay compensation
2. Halloween in Shanghai, Chinese superstitions and the “button” (pictured) that got Aric into all sorts of trouble
3. Strong word […]

街语15 The Word on the Street is 流氓软件(liúmáng ruǎnjiàn)

Word on the Street is a regular column in City Weekend magazine - Beijing and Shanghai’s essential English guide to today’s China. Word on the Street is an attempt to use popular language as a window into modern Chinese society. Visit www.cityweekend.com.cn for more information.
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周六20 The Saturday Show for October 21, 2006

“Be careful what you wish for” - indeed. All Aric wanted to do was find an excuse to spend some quality time with 3 of the gals in the office, but it turned into a strange-but-wonderful show. This week, among all the giggles, Colleen, Eileen and Amber take over the show - covering everything from […]

周六19 The Saturday Show for October 14, 2006

What’s harder than having to come in on a Saturday? Having to come in on the Saturday after coming back to work after having a week-long holiday - that’s what. And why do we do it? Because we love you - actually, Jenny loves you and Aric loves Aric. In this stellar (and we’ll be […]

街语14 The Word on the Street is 医闹(yīnào)

Word on the Street is a regular column in City Weekend magazine - Beijing and Shanghai’s essential English guide to today’s China. Word on the Street is an attempt to use popular language as a window into modern Chinese society. Visit www.cityweekend.com.cn for more information.
LINK TO DOWNLOAD THIS EPISODE (right-click, save as) :
chinesepod378_G14_20061012.mp3(2.98mb)

周六18 The Saturday Show for October 07, 2006

Back from holiday and sick of moon-cakes, this might just be the best show ever. In this, the 18th installment, we talk all things ESL, Peking Opera, Top 5 and more - Jenny suggests a pajama party and Aric laments about being referred to as “Queen Aric” - plus, we give someone a call to […]