The Wong Blog

Podcast No. 20 (20100312):   Still in Harbin.  Still studying Chinese.  Still podcasting, baby.  Here it is:  the first The Hong & Wong Show of 2010!

Here’s a tip:  skip the first fifteen minutes, which is filled with boring chitchat about what we did over the winter break.  After that, things get explicit when The Wong and The Hong talk about…

1. Chat Roulette (The Hong almost sees a man’s genitals!)
2. Chinese New Year, PRC-Style (The Wong almost gets maimed by a Bouncing Betty/defective firework!)
3. Sports (Gymnastics/Tennis/Volleyball)
4. Musical Instruments (Violas/Organs)
5. Musicals (Cole Porter’s Anything Goes/West Side Story/Dongbei Story)

Like I said:  you might want to skip the first 15 minutes.  And the last 15 minutes.  Maybe just skip the whole thing altogether.  In other words, we are rusty—and we were pretty horrible to begin with!

By the way, I’m thinking of bringing on a special guest to spice things up:  Miss Chang (a.k.a. the GF).  Next Time:  The Hong, Chang & Wong Show???

Podcast No. 19 (20091201):  another “lost” podcast, from December 1, 2009.  At least this time I turned it around in less than 2 months (see Podcast No. 18)

In this episode of The Hong & Wong Show, the fellas discuss:

1. The Wong’s trip to South Korea
2. The Wong’s encounter with Anthony Bourdain
3. The Hong’s Thanksgiving Dinner
4. The Future

In other news, I have decided that for this upcoming semester of Chinese study, I am going to wear a bandana every day to class.

Podcast No. 18 (20090930):  Oops!  Two months without a post!  A nice reprieve for you, I’m sure, but it’s time to awaken from your reverie/delirium.  The Hong and I have already recorded a podcast this month, but I haven’t had a chance to edit/censor it (and, yes, it does need censoring).  Until then, you can occupy yourself with this long-lost episode of The Hong & Wong Show, recorded on September 30, 2009.  Somehow the file slipped through the cracks and was about to destroy itself via self-immolation before I stopped it.  A good decision on my part?  Probably not.  Anyway…

In this episode, recorded on the eve of the 60th anniversary of Red China’s founding, the guys discuss:

1. H1N1 in China:  Problem or Solution?
2. The Wong’s Trip to Seoul, South Korea: A Preview
3. Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner.  Um, A Feral Mongolian Child? (Or, Dining with The Hong’s Classmates)

Interspersed throughout are the usual:  The Hong’s blowhard rantings and The Wong’s uncomfortable chortling.

Enjoy.

Podcast No. 17 (20090911):  It’s fall in Harbin, and that means a new school year!  In today’s episode of The Hong & Wong Show, the guys talk about The Hong’s classmates.  Russian bears, Mongolian prepubescents, and Korean sassy girls all get disparaged…as does this guy.

Podcast No. 16 (20090824):  in this episode of The Hong & Wong Show, the guys discuss The Hong’s recent 5-day trip to Peking and think about a journey to the West.

Podcast No. 15 (20090813): the long-awaited second season premiere of The Hong & Wong Show!  In this very special one-hour episode, The Hong interrogates The Wong about… well, you know.

Podcast No. 14 (20090625):  the last The Hong & Wong Show before our summer hiatus.  Topics:

1. Apartment Hunting in Harbin
2. The Wong’s Continuing Interactions With Miss Chang
3. The Hong Reflects On Three Years in China
4. A Very Special Announcement…

Have a great summer!

Podcast No. 13 (20090605):  25-minutes on The Hong & The Wong’s trip to Dalian, Liaoning Province; and another 7-minutes of angst-y incoherence from The Wong regarding Miss Chang, The Adorable.

P.S. the square referenced in our podcast is actually Xinghai Square, not what we said.  Also, The Hong is not the father.

Podcast No. 12 (20090523):  In this episode of The Hong & Wong Show, The Wong gets all angst-y (and incoherent) over his super cute Chinese teacher, “Miss Chang,” and The Hong attempts to rally him with some of his patented “The Hong” romantic advice.  According to The Hong, this might be the best podcast in the history of TH&WS.

If you have different thoughts/advice after listening to The Hong (and I pray to God that you do), push it across in a comment.  Please.

And we’re back.

Sorry for the delay in posting podcasts.  My class started a new, more difficult textbook, so I’ve been hitting the books pretty hard in order to keep up.  Although The Hong and I have been recording podcasts, I’ve been banking them because I didn’t have an opportunity to edit and post them until now.  I know you’ve been itching for them like a heroin addict jonesin’ for some methadone, so here you go…

Podcast No. 10 (20090504) :  from Seoul, South Korea.  Special Guest: commentator HWH.  Content:  slander directed at all things Korean.

Podcast No. 10a (20090504a):  an abbreviated Seoul podcast, with entirely different content.  Perhaps the best episode of The Hong & Wong Show ever.

Podcast No. 11 (20090515): recap of Road Trip VIII: Seoul; and The Hong gives his thoughts on The Wong’s cute teacher and crazy classmates (Annoying Japanese Guy; “Hot” Russian Chick; the Korean Hobbits, etc.).