PAPER IS MORE PATIENT THAN PEOPLE

As a young girl, I loved books deeply – from the pieces of it to its bounded forms - novels and magazines and to several other forms of printed literature, most of which I never read but had taken pleasure in arranging. Not particularly because I was intelligent, but because in many ways and for...

Quarantine calm

Birds chirpTrees waveThe sound of nature Every moveI hear and traceIn the quiet Rooster crowsSea roarsThe sound of nature

Quarantine Solitude

Today, in a long timeI enjoyed the luxury of having nothing to doNo to-do lists, No stringent plans Just eat, sleep and self-talk Talking to myself is helpful,Succor and relievingA time to thaw out emotionally --- to me The “me” that will always run back to meThe “me” that is always patient with me This...

Why you should learn Chinese Mandarin: 4 WHYs.

A few years back when I started learning the mandarin, a couple of persons asked me, “Why did you choose to learn Chinese?”, “Why Chinese, of all foreign languages? ”, and quite a hilarious one was, “China is over-populated, you will not see a space to place your feet” (Each time, I remember this one,...

How to learn the Chinese language as an adult

Just like with other second or third language acquisitions, learning the mandarin can be overwhelming, demand a lot of commitment and interest but here’s how to make it 1.     Relax your nerves. Learning a new language comes with a lot of tension and nervousness, and Chinese, with the complex outlook of the characters, is not left out...

Chinese Pronouns

Lessons on "Survival Chinese with Oge" equips students and viewers with important basics for beginners and appreciable knowledge to travel to China and also hold a conversation with native speakers. BASIC PRONOUNS IN THE CHINESE MANDARIN Singular Pronouns      wǒ  -  我  - I, me      nǐ    -  你 - You     ...

Basic Chinese Greetings

Greetings are always one of the first things one learns when studying a new language. They are the key to ensuring the people you talk to have a good impression of you right from the beginning. SURVIVAL CHINESE WITH OGE! A proper Chinese greeting can really open up the gate to a fuller, desired conversation....

Introduction to Survival Chinese with Oge

This is a new series aimed at guiding Chinese language lovers to learn the Chinese mandarin with ease. As with learning other languages, Chinese mandarin demands some level of interest and commitment but this series is out to make it better and easier for all learners. Really? YESSSSS! I believe learning in bits for most...

How China managed the covid19 pandemic outbreak

In the past few months, a certain pandemic has been ravaging countries which broke out first in Wuhan city, Hubei Province of China. Though we may not be very clear on the virus source(s) yet, we can take home some lessons for our personal lives, families and countries. 1. Lockdown in 3 days. The human...

Take no attitude for granted

Take no attitude for granted, people usually introduce themselves by themselves - Oge Patrick Taking for granted may refer to valuing someone or something very lightly, to expect a particular service to continue without some appreciation and recognition, or underestimating the effects of a thing or an action directly or indirectly. It's not always difficult...