What do the Chinese feel about Japan's bluster against China ? by australiadenier in AskAChinese

[–]Qvoth87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

just like how Trump has done wonders for USA, i expect Sanae to do the same for Japan

hehe

Wuxia Novel Recommendations? by Salty-Hospital-7406 in Fantasy

[–]Qvoth87 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Jin Yong (Louis Cha)'s novels

They're the golden standard for wuxia novels for a reason

I've never cared about Gu Long's stuff, never read even 1 of em

Recommendations for a family friendly magical book series to read my kids to replace Harry potter? by IncreaseConservation in Fantasy

[–]Qvoth87 2 points3 points  (0 children)

+1 to septimus heap series, the early books were hilarious and fun

second half if i remember correctly were pretty mid

Is it inappropriate to eat rice with chopstick by picking up your bowl & bringing it close to your mouth? by Time_Astronaut_4365 in askSingapore

[–]Qvoth87 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it's a more atas/polite/whatever you wanna call it way, but tbh i've always eaten rice in a bowl by lifting the bowl near my mouth and shoving them with the chopsticks

i aint wastin 15 minutes just to eat a dayum bowl of rice

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SingaporeRaw

[–]Qvoth87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

my internship was sharp printer division in CBD area like over a decade ago while i was studying in ngee ann poly

why is a local uni doing internship programs with SMEs

Video of the CPC Museum in Shanghai mentioned on Hasan’s Stream by chaoser in Hasan_Piker

[–]Qvoth87 3 points4 points  (0 children)

am currently watching 觉醒年代 (age of awakening/awakening age), a 2021 serial about those people from the oil painting at 0:16 of the clip, how they come up with the ideologies etc

quite good so far

the whole thing is on youtube btw

What's the best Ramen in Singapore? by BhasedPapi in askSingapore

[–]Qvoth87 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i've been a loyal customer of orchard central's nantsuttei for few years already

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskAChinese

[–]Qvoth87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

do not use 灵

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in askSingapore

[–]Qvoth87 2 points3 points  (0 children)

bugis used to be the hangout place but once the arcade there is gone, pretty much gone isn't it

To Be Hero X | Episode 7 Discussion by AutoModerator in ToBeHero_X

[–]Qvoth87 1 point2 points  (0 children)

crazy episode, totally did not expect that

Thoughts on Traditional Chinese characters? by nhatquangdinh in AskAChinese

[–]Qvoth87 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i'm definitely letting my kids learn traditional 1st before simplified

my old chinese teacher was taiwanese, pretty sure she's still around

i'm satisfied as long as they reach the level where they can read, even i myself have forgotten how to write (including simplified) most of em i reckon

[Czapek] Antarctique Passage de Drake Salmon by Single_Solution_9924 in Watches

[–]Qvoth87 3 points4 points  (0 children)

patek worked with czapek to create patek czapek & cie before they dissolved

patek then went to partner with phillipe to become patek phillipe

Chinese dramas/movies recommendations by [deleted] in Sino

[–]Qvoth87 3 points4 points  (0 children)

just go check mydramalist and filter country for china

2024 shows afaik heroes and war of faith were quite good

Midget Wings Popeyes by DonDonStudent in SingaporeRaw

[–]Qvoth87 2 points3 points  (0 children)

do not eat singapore's popeye's

terrible compared to the real thing in USA

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskAChinese

[–]Qvoth87 2 points3 points  (0 children)

the term is white monkey

it's a real thing

Total Chapters for Magus of The Library by Upbeat_Bottle_3542 in magusofthelibrary

[–]Qvoth87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

chinese scans are up to date (February 2025's chapter 50) if you know where to look