Technology Ning

Many of you might think I'm only learning Chinese over here in Beijing -- but I've also had a lot of technology adventures!

Getting our computers set up -- learning how to use a digital camera (a baby step most folks have taken already) -- getting our new tiny Chinese .mp3 players to work -- and finally, getting a cell phone!

The cell phone experience was crazy -- my only requirement was red color (hongse). My friend Joanne took me to the store -- I had a bemused expression as the Chinese language swirled around me. Our beloved (late) dog Ruby often had the same look, "I don't know what's going on -- but I'm certainly interested" as she watched us work in the kitchen...

I became truly Chinese because I paid extra for a phone number that had good mojo (numbers are very important here...). Mostly because I thought the numbers sounded fun in Chinese:

6 6 0 6 0

leo, leo, ling, leo, ling

My other technology adventure -- a word processing program that allows me to write in pinyin (the phonetic, romanized version of Chinese) with the correct marks for tones. It's time for me to keep notes!

Technology Ning!