Comments on: Expatriate http://www.sinosplice.com/life/archives/2008/05/10/expatriate Try to Understand China. Learn Chinese. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:40:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Scott http://www.sinosplice.com/life/archives/2008/05/10/expatriate#comment-16966 Scott Tue, 13 May 2008 12:54:51 +0000 http://www.sinosplice.com/life/archives/2008/05/10/expatriate#comment-16966 <p>No idea what "台巴子" means, but I'm just guessing it is not complimentary. </p> <p>Is 巴子a common suffix? Any other good examples of how xx巴子 is used?</p> <p>Is it a term used for Taiwanese people generally? Or for Taiwanese business people based in China?</p> No idea what “台巴子” means, but I’m just guessing it is not complimentary.

Is 巴子a common suffix? Any other good examples of how xx巴子 is used?

Is it a term used for Taiwanese people generally? Or for Taiwanese business people based in China?

]]> By: zpinzane http://www.sinosplice.com/life/archives/2008/05/10/expatriate#comment-16965 zpinzane Tue, 13 May 2008 04:34:12 +0000 http://www.sinosplice.com/life/archives/2008/05/10/expatriate#comment-16965 <p>That is pretty crazy that you'd had this idea before. ;) </p> <p>I'd never seen this form of poetry before; it's sort of akin to remix work I guess. Taking a pre-existing structure and manipulating it into something new. Honestly, I enjoy doing similiar things with drawings or whatever. In a way it can be easier then actually coming up with something 100% out of the ether. But I guess everyone's creative process works differently.</p> <p>One of my favorite tricks when attempting to write something is to find a random word, and see where it takes me.</p> <p>Cool post for sure. Now I have some stuff to look at while "working". ;)</p> That is pretty crazy that you’d had this idea before. ;)

I’d never seen this form of poetry before; it’s sort of akin to remix work I guess. Taking a pre-existing structure and manipulating it into something new. Honestly, I enjoy doing similiar things with drawings or whatever. In a way it can be easier then actually coming up with something 100% out of the ether. But I guess everyone’s creative process works differently.

One of my favorite tricks when attempting to write something is to find a random word, and see where it takes me.

Cool post for sure. Now I have some stuff to look at while “working”. ;)

]]> By: Wilson http://www.sinosplice.com/life/archives/2008/05/10/expatriate#comment-16964 Wilson Mon, 12 May 2008 16:50:12 +0000 http://www.sinosplice.com/life/archives/2008/05/10/expatriate#comment-16964 <p>Sophie, that's the point(s) of art - art is subjective to taste.</p> Sophie, that’s the point(s) of art – art is subjective to taste.

]]> By: sophie http://www.sinosplice.com/life/archives/2008/05/10/expatriate#comment-16963 sophie Mon, 12 May 2008 05:33:17 +0000 http://www.sinosplice.com/life/archives/2008/05/10/expatriate#comment-16963 <p>i totally don't understand it !hehe. i lack artistic cell. hehe</p> i totally don’t understand it !hehe. i lack artistic cell. hehe

]]> By: greg Pasden http://www.sinosplice.com/life/archives/2008/05/10/expatriate#comment-16962 greg Pasden Sun, 11 May 2008 21:35:47 +0000 http://www.sinosplice.com/life/archives/2008/05/10/expatriate#comment-16962 <p>Write your own poem and make it work. then you can make it fit your own ideas. take care</p> Write your own poem and make it work. then you can make it fit your own ideas. take care

]]> By: Froufrou http://www.sinosplice.com/life/archives/2008/05/10/expatriate#comment-16961 Froufrou Sat, 10 May 2008 20:58:37 +0000 http://www.sinosplice.com/life/archives/2008/05/10/expatriate#comment-16961 <p>It just rings a bell, although America isn't exactly where i'm from...had to put a link :)</p> It just rings a bell, although America isn’t exactly where i’m from…had to put a link :)

]]> By: Lorenz Lorenz-Meyer http://www.sinosplice.com/life/archives/2008/05/10/expatriate#comment-16960 Lorenz Lorenz-Meyer Sat, 10 May 2008 06:50:08 +0000 http://www.sinosplice.com/life/archives/2008/05/10/expatriate#comment-16960 <p>John, you might want to take a look at Tom Phillips' "A Humument" which is the classic of this genre and a very beautiful piece of art:</p> <p>Here is a full online presentation of the first, 1970 edition: </p> <p><a href="http://www.humument.com/gallery/tetrad/0/001010/index.html" rel="nofollow">Tom Phillips: A Humument. A treated Victorian novel</a></p> John, you might want to take a look at Tom Phillips’ “A Humument” which is the classic of this genre and a very beautiful piece of art:

Here is a full online presentation of the first, 1970 edition:

Tom Phillips: A Humument. A treated Victorian novel

]]> By: ChinoChano http://www.sinosplice.com/life/archives/2008/05/10/expatriate#comment-16959 ChinoChano Sat, 10 May 2008 06:48:45 +0000 http://www.sinosplice.com/life/archives/2008/05/10/expatriate#comment-16959 <p>very cool!</p> very cool!

]]> By: Wilson http://www.sinosplice.com/life/archives/2008/05/10/expatriate#comment-16958 Wilson Sat, 10 May 2008 05:21:28 +0000 http://www.sinosplice.com/life/archives/2008/05/10/expatriate#comment-16958 <p>Yes! That is art.</p> Yes! That is art.

]]> By: ChinaMatt http://www.sinosplice.com/life/archives/2008/05/10/expatriate#comment-16957 ChinaMatt Sat, 10 May 2008 05:07:27 +0000 http://www.sinosplice.com/life/archives/2008/05/10/expatriate#comment-16957 <p>It's definitely a form I've never tried with poetry. The poem you posted here is terrific... and I'm checking out the link now. Hope it provides some inspiration.</p> It’s definitely a form I’ve never tried with poetry. The poem you posted here is terrific… and I’m checking out the link now. Hope it provides some inspiration.

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