Simon Ng
Kindly prepared things he thought I’d find interesting, mostly about the Chinese language.
Taught me about how even a pause at a different place in a phrase can change the meaning significantly: 喜欢上 一个人
Chinese name is 伍世明. Surname 伍 is part of a clan and they have a poem that identifies the lineage:
啟元應瑞重，道德允維榮，文學於時尚，世思紹聖明
Chinese Family Calculcator: an app that asks you how a person is related to you (like “mother’s older brother’s youngest son’s wife”) then calculates the correct word to refer to or address that person.
Super-generous, super into charity.
Baby girl by druggie beggar parents who first he helped the mother and baby get away from the dad, but then the mother abandoned the daughter at the shelter, so he helped the baby girl get adopted, and hears she’s doing well.
Amazing story about a friend who tried to help a poor village in Nepal, and set up an unauthorized school.
He’s a lifetime member of Bear Blog now.