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  1. Hey all - I'm off to India this evening. Will be back in a week ... I expect to have finished Heisig book 1 on the place tonight!
  2. @billglover With the British train system, you'll have no problems getting through Heisig by Christmas :-)
  3. @billstoddard Thanks Bill, glad you enjoyed it.
  4. See what's in common in #Mandarin between "of course", "although", "natural" and "as expected". Easy to memorise: http://bit.ly/7jerVd
  5. Another #Mandarin #Wordpack: "They 'ran' to the end of the word": http://bit.ly/7jerVd
  6. Great ideas for making it easier to learn abstract #Chinese characters - including the #Heisig method: http://bit.ly/8bi4Gk
  7. @chris_mandarin Also books & mags from various places. I will actually be in India, so can't even join u for lunch :-(
  8. @chris_mandarin Restaurant "New Aroma" has mostly Mandarin staff. And round the corner (on Shaftsbury) is "Cafe HK" for pearl bubble tea.
  9. Here's a post on using modern art to learn Chinese. http://bit.ly/8bi4Gk
  10. Tricks for visualising abstract words - when trying to learn to read & write #Chinese. http://bit.ly/8bi4Gk
  11. Using modern art to learn Chinese. http://bit.ly/8bi4Gk
  12. #Spotify, anyone? I have some free invites available. If you live in a 'legit' country then send me a DIRECT message with email address.
  13. @billglover Yeah, I remember the delays while people get out the way, the attempt to align something in the pic so it looks better ...
  14. @billglover Bill, when u look at pics, does it transport u back? I can remember taking just about every single picture of mine I look at.
  15. Just finished 1452 out of 1500 Chinese characters in Heisig. The ones since 1300 have felt tough! Nearly ...
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  17. If u use #wikipedia regularly, have you considered making a donation to help fund it? I just did. http://bit.ly/7E9znb
  18. @skinnylatte With all ur travelling, I saw this article and thought of u: http://www.tripbase.com/art...
  19. @billglover Well, I hope your brain doesn't get tied in knots. I look forward to seeing the characters when you get a chance.
  20. @billglover Hey Bill - see you're putting in Heisig time! Can u give an example of a 'WTF' hanzi or two?