My First Commercial

Had a lot of fun on the commercial shoot today. It was in a hockey rink, very Canadian. The guys were skating around with the camera equipment. Besides the regular background stuff I was chosen with this woman to walk behind the two main people in the ad for one shot. And again, and again, and again. Funny feeling to pretend to be talking to someone but not actually say anything over and over again. Kinda like marriage I guess.

The Mandarin lessons are coming along:

Ni ho lang = you are beautiful - it's suggestive so don't say it if someone may be feeling possessive towards whoever you're talking to

Ni feng lema? = are you crazy?

xie xie = thank you

nihao = hello

shi = yes

bushi = no

zaijian = goodbye

nihao ma = how are you?

wo hen hao, xie xie = I am very good, thank you.

Mandarin is tonal, thank Christ. It can sound a little cacophonous until your ear picks up the lilt of it.
Zaijian!