Mu Shu Gai Sampan
Posted by Warm Southern Breeze on Friday, December 10, 2010
Sometimes…
it’s NOT what you think.
Wok this way.
Tie Sing, Chinese cook
Sing Peak – Yosemite National Park, R. B. Marshall named this peak in 1899 for Tie Sing, the Chinese cook for the USGS from 1888 to 1918 (Farquhar).*
* California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names, by Erwin G. Gudee, William Bright, p 364
Fu-chou
Hang Seng
Singsing
Wing-ding
Dingaling
Singh song
Wonton
Hai Fong
King Kong
Dingdong
Thai Won Awn
Thai Jaun Own
Wu-kang
Wu-Tang Clan
Ku Klux Klan
Batman
Wei-fang
WiFi
Fe-fi-fo-fum
Tai kwon do
Kwai Chang Caine
Crack Cocaine
Ho Chi Minh
Fu-ling
Phuket
No foolin’?
You’re not fooling me.
Shanghai
Chiang Kai-shek
She: What are you wearing?
Me: Starry Nights.
* California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names, by Erwin G. Gudee, William Bright, p 364
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