Silke
@globegeek.bsky.social
They/them
Intersectional feminist.
China. Travelling. Knitting. Motorcycling. Fire brigade. White person with dreadlocks. Tattooed. In therapy - mental health matters.
Intersectional feminist.
China. Travelling. Knitting. Motorcycling. Fire brigade. White person with dreadlocks. Tattooed. In therapy - mental health matters.
Literal translations of Chinese idioms to English are one of my favourites.
November 4, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Literal translations of Chinese idioms to English are one of my favourites.
Literal translations of Chinese idioms to English are one of my favourites.
November 4, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Literal translations of Chinese idioms to English are one of my favourites.
I finally found it: the Chinese app for restaurants that provides a filter for „vegetarian“. Can only be installed through a Chinese app store but is also available within WeChat (微信). Just in time before my two weeks of travelling. Will test! :)
October 17, 2025 at 9:36 AM
I finally found it: the Chinese app for restaurants that provides a filter for „vegetarian“. Can only be installed through a Chinese app store but is also available within WeChat (微信). Just in time before my two weeks of travelling. Will test! :)
Annoying, those cars signalling that people are not buckled on. But Chinese taxi drivers get creative!
October 15, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Annoying, those cars signalling that people are not buckled on. But Chinese taxi drivers get creative!
China‘s solution against dooring (accidents with cyclists due to suddenly opening car doors) in taxis.
October 13, 2025 at 7:32 AM
China‘s solution against dooring (accidents with cyclists due to suddenly opening car doors) in taxis.
Love it: „speak Putonghua“ - as if this were an English word. It is in fact pinyin for 普通话 which means mandarin, the common language every child learns besides the local dialects.
October 12, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Love it: „speak Putonghua“ - as if this were an English word. It is in fact pinyin for 普通话 which means mandarin, the common language every child learns besides the local dialects.
Next level of my gong fu tea practise: how to handle the gai wan (盖碗）? I‘m not perfect yet but at least I didn’t burn myself so far. I practise with bai cha (白茶 - white tea) and intend to spend my afternoon with this ritual. You can brew this tea up to 15 times.
September 17, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Next level of my gong fu tea practise: how to handle the gai wan (盖碗）? I‘m not perfect yet but at least I didn’t burn myself so far. I practise with bai cha (白茶 - white tea) and intend to spend my afternoon with this ritual. You can brew this tea up to 15 times.
Cherishing a moment of peace and quiet with pu‘er tea at a buddhist temple.
September 11, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Cherishing a moment of peace and quiet with pu‘er tea at a buddhist temple.
It‘s a KTMRLR - so it’s no attempt to fake whatsoever, right?
September 1, 2025 at 11:27 PM
It‘s a KTMRLR - so it’s no attempt to fake whatsoever, right?
小吃 means „snacks“ but they decided to translate „snake“ 😂
September 1, 2025 at 10:43 AM
小吃 means „snacks“ but they decided to translate „snake“ 😂
And let’s not forget to visit the Anti-Japance War Victory Memorial Hall!
August 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
And let’s not forget to visit the Anti-Japance War Victory Memorial Hall!
More two wheeled content. Today: Hello Kitty, but pretty crappily attached. The foil has bubbles.
August 24, 2025 at 10:19 AM
More two wheeled content. Today: Hello Kitty, but pretty crappily attached. The foil has bubbles.
