Category Archives: Multimedia

Videos, electronics

Don’t Try This At Home Alone

Posted on May 15, 2009 by Alex

As much as you might enjoy reviewing your SRS flashcards, watching foreign movies, reading your foreign language books, or whatever you do to learn Chinese and/or Japanese (or any language for that matter), you can’t learn it all on your … Continue reading →

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南京！南京！City of Life and Death

Posted on April 30, 2009 by Alex

“Nanjing! Nanjing!”, also known as “City of Life and Death”, is a new Chinese film by director Lu Chuan depicting the battle of Nanjing during the Second Sino-Japanese War. This battle is commonly referred to as “The Rape of Nanking” … Continue reading →

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How to Speak Japanese: Rikaichan and Kanji-lish

Posted on April 9, 2009 by Alex

Here are two more great tools to help you learn Japanese. As long as you use Firefox as your internet browser, you will find these tools to be really handy and convenient. They’ll help you save time and create a … Continue reading →

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Warriors of Heaven and Earth 天地英雄

Posted on March 21, 2009 by Alex

One of the best Chinese movies I’ve seen lately, Warriors of Heaven and Earth, offers a unique story of adventure through the Gobi desert that will keep you entertained for it’s whole two hour duration. It’s full of great scenes … Continue reading →

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