Sunday, October 14, 2012

"Chinese Yuan"

Every time people say "Chinese Yuan" I cringe.

What is "Chinese Yuan"? Or "Chinese use Yuan." Really? Do Americans not use "Yuan"? Everyone uses "yuan" because "yuan" is not a kind of money. It's a counter. 


Money in PRC (People's Republic of China) and ROC (Republic of China) actually have names. In PRC, the name is Renmingbi, or "People's Dollars", and in ROC, the name is Xingtaibi, or "New Taiwan Dollars".

Thursday, October 4, 2012

TIL from The Skinny on Obesity

I know I owe this blog a post on the LA County Fair (which I placed first place in the Intermediate group, yay!), but this post is about The Skinny on Obesity.

I just found this awesome program today and it's addicting enough that I finished all seven 10-minute episodes in one sitting. I highly recommend the entire series to anyone who's interested in why they battle with weight issues and why they can't lose weight. As a person in this modern era, I struggle with food and weight like everyone else, and I feel like I learned a lot from this series. The series does not talk about diet or losing weight, but it does give you tips on how you might go about losing weight without dieting.

The link to the program is here: The Skinny on Obesity



I will post my TIL and tl;dr from the series after the jump.