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Stiffanie:
 
> Well, my parents are both Chinese, my grandparents
> came from China, and
> practically every branch in my family tree
> originated in China.  So I
> guess that means I'm full-blooded.
Coolness!
 

> I speak "Fukien" rather well, which is the standard
> "Chinese" language
> in the Phils.  Very few people here speak Mandarin. 
Really? That's interesting. The few Mandarin ppl I've
met in my lifetime all think that there are more of
them, but I think that depends on where you go. I only
know about 10 of them (Gomen Don!). Say, what is
Fukien like?

> But I can speak
> Mandarin just fine, just more fluent with Fukien. 
> I'm very fond of
> watching the Chinese TVB series from HongKong.  We
> have rental tapes in
> the Phils. which rent tapes of these series, but
> they're re-dubbed in
> Mandarin with Chinese subtitles, instead of the
> original Cantonese
> language.  I keep myself "in shape" watching series.
>  It's good practice
> for my Mandarin.
Wow! I need to keep in shape too, but I hardly see my
family anymore. :(
 

> Well Manila is just swarming with Chinese.  Most of
> my friends are
> Chinese, since I studied in a Chinese high school. 
> And Chinatown is
> just less than an hour away without traffic.
Wow! Maybe someday I should go visit there. My
roommate said she used to live near a volcano,
although I don't remember the name of it.
 
> Glad to make your acquaintance, too!
Yay!!! Another Chinese friend on the net!

Wolfye

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