Heat Wave 熱 浪 I’m sitting here in an air-conditioned room trying to get some relief from the big heat wave (熱 浪). For the past week, daytime temperatures have been over 100º F (38º C.). The worst part is that the temperature hasn’t cooled off much at night, which is unusual. Normally, we get an ocean breeze at night, even in the summer. According to the weather report, the heat wave will be with us for another 5 days or so. It will be interesting to compare HK’s summer weather when I go there next year.

The iPod 40GB arrived on Friday. I’ve been busy loading songs on it. After loading some 1980s classic rock songs, I started to load some newer stuff and have been listening to the following:

The Offspring—Americana
Nirvana—Nevermind
No Doubt—Tragic Kingdom
Red Hot Chili Peppers—Californication
Sugar Ray—14:59
Third Eye Blind—Third Eye Blind
The Wallflowers—Bringing Down the Horse

I’ve got loads of space for all kinds of music and definitely want to load some Cantopop. Any recommendations? 有 乜 0野 好 推 介 呀?

Anyone who follows this page or knows me knows that I love to speak and study Cantonese. To share some of my knowledge, I have been thinking about including some Cantonese words and phrases in my posts. Since I recently have had some incidents with insects, I will start with some common HK insects:

曱 甴 (spoken form; gaat3 jaat2) 蟑 螂 (written form; jeung1 long4) – cockroach
蟬 (sim4) – cicada
蜈 蚣 (m4 gung1) – centipede
百 足 (baak3 juk1) - millipede

Note: For Cantonese Romanization, I use a combination of the Jyutping 粵 拼 and Yale systems.

I’ll follow with some more insect words in my next post. If anyone is interested in a particular topic or vocabulary, let me know.

And remember—you can post comments in English, Cantonese, or any other language. 注 意: 留 言 寫 英 文 或 中 文 均 可.  ¶ 6:02 PM