Bamboo Star Podcast

This week we talk about Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) and how this Hong Kong-based broadcasting company has reached into our lives even though we're an ocean away.  The dramas, news, shows, music, has kept us connected, and continues to serve as a very important cultural link to the Hong Kong / Chinese culture.  Join us in this discussion on our favorite shows and how we've been "edumacated" since we were children.

We had so much fun watching Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, that we decide to do a bonus episode recording just talking about the movie.  We watched this move twice in the theatres and thought it would be a great compliment to release this episode as the movie is now fully available on Disney+!!  Hope everyone enjoyed this movie as much as we had. Feel free to share your thoughts.

What's the DEAL with this week? It's all about professions and how our outlook was influenced by our familes (or not).  Some of us knew exactly what we wanted to do while growing up, while others didn't.  Check out this weeks episode to find out how we currently fare compared to our dreams as a kid.

So two of us are married and reminisce about the how things went just a while back while proving tips to the yet to be married one. We go over a bit of how our dating lives were and the various traditions we had during our wedding. Feel free to let us know if you have experienced anything similar!

Join us in exploring some of the intricacies in how families work in this episode. We touch on how Chinese family titles are confusing and the dynamics of a family. We share some stories on how the variation between eastern and western cultures have affected us in the past. #Familymatters 

This episode we explore how we ended up mixing up these sounds that are coming out of our mouths. We are trained to speak a certain way since we're born and our environments influence how we communicate.  Dive with us into this weird world as we look into our past to see how the Chinese language plays a part of our Bamboo Star lives. And yes, Chinese people love their dialects and way to say the same thing.

Socks and shoes, what do you wear? One, either, both? We're here today to discuss why we take off our shoes before entering the house and explore it's humble beginnings. Or not. Either way, we explore a fun topic amongst ourselves and question a bit on why this happens in Asian/Chinese households.

Join us on this little romp into the things that we put on our feet. #FirstEpisode!

The BS (aka Bamboo Star) Podcast is a platform for individuals to discuss and document the experiences and thoughts of Chinese people growing up within a western culture. These individuals are commonly referred to as a slang term, 'Jook Sing' (in Cantonese) which means they don't fully belong to either Chinese or Western culture. This term has a somewhat negative/derogatory connotation, but we hope through this platform, we can grow to accept this term and show that 'Jook Sings' are perhaps a vital link between both cultures. Our podcast hopes that through our candid banter, we are able to bring awareness, understanding, and some entertainment to our audience.