About

I am Peter Cai, and on the left (or top) is another online persona, Takanashi Horo, an original character drawn by Nacchan. Both are used by me in different occasions, and both represent me on the Internet.

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Language

My native language is Mandarin, whose written language is called Chinese (Simplified). I am fairly fluent in English and can handle day-to-day communication in Japanese as well. You might see articles written in any one of these languages on this blog.

Name

My last name, Cai, should be pronounced [t̻͡s̪ai], with the “C” pronounced like a “Ts”. It is incorrect to pronounce it like Sai, Kai, or Chai, as these can refer to other family names / words in Chinese.

I go by the name Peter online in most circumstances, even in Chinese-centric communities. My native Chinese name, Xiyu, is awkward to pronounce in English contexts. The correct pronunciation is [ɕijy˨˩˦]. There is no sane English approximation for the pronunciation, unfortunately.

Blog

The domain, typeblog.net, was registered around 2013 when I first started having a presence on the internet. Here, “type” refers to the act of typing, as in, typing a blog article. At that time, the young Peter believed such a name is somehow poetic. Like many things, it feels somewhat stupid when looking back. But anyway, I am now stuck with this domain, and it has already become an integral part of my online presence.

Contact

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BTW, I use Arch.