Blog for beginners

For those of you who need a refresher on the basics, or know someone who is just starting to learn Mandarin, a friend of mine has started this useful blog - Chinese Made Simple - a kind of online phrasebook, regularly updated with useful everday words. Check it out. (The blog is hosted on blogspot, so if you're in China, you'll need to use a proxy - here's a handy link - Chinese Made Simple (proxied)