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The spooky follower

She looks back over her shoulder. It's night, and she is alone on the road. Her step is fast. She tries walking with hard steps.
Maybe someone who follows her might think to hear male steps.

The trees and bushes throw long shadows and sometimes, she can hear the bushes rustle.
It's cold and humid, and she freezes a little in her thin jacket.

She comes from a meeting with her friends, having prepared the wedding of her best friend.
She was late at the bus station, and she didn't get a cab.
Therefore s

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Guys, let me invite you to my country. In this blog, I would like to share something little bit surprising, maybe interesting or totally unknown for some of you. Like you know, I come from Czech republic (in the past Czechoslovakia) and thanx to the fact that it is not such a big country, people usually know just some basic facts about it. Anyway, let me ask: Have you ever heard of Czech national heritage? I mean something we are really proud of! No? Ohhh… so in this case I would love to little

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This is on the motivation of Luci's "Writing challenge: My cup of coffee

Coffee Mug -----My First Crush:

I had nothing to do at home, so I decided to re-set my closet.  I was emptying the closet and putting ‘saris’ and other clothes separately.  There I found a cardboard box on the upper shelf.  I remembered it was the box in which I used to keep my teenage mementos.  I got excited, grab the box and sat on my reading table forgetting all about setting of closet.  As I opened the box, there I saw  

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Hello, MyEC Learners!

Here's an infographic that you'll find useful in your writing. I came across this page while I was browsing on Facebook and couldn't resist sharing it. Are you guilty as charged to the following writing mistakes especially on social media? Tell us in the comment section below which one of these writing mistakes you usually (or sometimes) commit. I'm guilty of number 18!

Happy writing!

18 Common Writing Mistakes on Social Media (Infographic)


Source: www.grammarcheck.net

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Many media foresaw the victory of Mrs. Hillary Clinton in the 2016 U.S. presidential election but Mr. Donald Trump won. Why did they fall short of expectations? A few Japanese journalists foresaw Mr. Donald Trump would win this election and the one of them said an interesting thing.

He said "I was sure that Mr. Donald Trump would win this election last December because he was saying about American's real intention which they couldn't say but wanted to say. For example, economic gap and immigratio

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English Expression #3: Back to Basics

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Have you ever missed doing something as if it’s the first time? Okay, I’m not insinuating to talk naughty here. :P What I meant is the idea of performing an activity in its simplest, basic form particularly in learning a language such as English.

This blog has reminded me about our idiom for today. Yes, you’re right! It’s ‘back to basics’! What does this idiom mean? According to Freedictionary.com, ‘back to basics’ means to return to basic instruction; or start the learning process over again.

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2347339588?profile=originalMorning all. Today I want to discuss the importance about how healthy you are by determining your sleep pattern. I am a coffee and tea addict no wonder sometimes I have insomnia from time to time, playing FB games especially hidden objects. I also typing and preparing Ppt for my next week lesson in a midwife college. Top of it I try to save some money because I want to pursue my next goal: a master course in Melbourne with my son.

With all those thoughts running in my head make my brain and mind

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When I Died !

This story which I have heard once in Arabic, am writing it here with a lot of imagination, and I wish that you will like it.

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Suddenly, I woke up from sleep, with a strong light fogging my vision, I was amazed to see that light although the lamps were all closed, I looked at the clock, I can barely see its hand pointing to 3 am. Where is that light coming from, all what I was thinking about. I turned my head to look for my mobile, I was shocked to find half of my arm penetrating the wall, with a

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Yes, this is called "To kill two birds with one stone" --I don't really like that much this idiom... I don't wanna kill any bird! :((

One of these little things that I can do everyday and makes me feel good/happy is to enjoy a good cup of coffee, tea or chocolate. I usually drink coffee early in the morning but, since I'm always late: I'm sorry Luci! I dont have time to take a pic of my coffee routine! :D

What I can really enjoy better is my tea time. 

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This is one of my fav mugs but, as you can se

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Yes, 'managed to do something' means 'succeeded in doing somthing, especially something difficult'. If you say "I managed to write a blog yesterday", you mean you succeeded in writing a blog or were able to write a blog yesterday. 

You can't say "I could write a blog yesterday", though, because  'could' is not used to talk about particular ability in the past (on one occasion).

You can say, however,  "I could eat a whole cake when I was little" - 'could' can be used for general ability in the past

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A History of Pi

         The magic of numbers is nothing new to the field of literature. Over the past two decades many popular books have explored the theme of immutable numbers and their special properties. A quarter of a century ago, the book “A History of Pi” took the nation by storm and mathematics became an interesting and publicly identifiable discipline rather than the realm of scientists. A newly published book on another mythical but immutable number has come to the national consciousness. Robert Kapl

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Writing challenge: My cup of coffee

So here I am with my blog dedicated to MY MUG/CUP of COFFEE and I hope others will also join soon this challenge :) ehmm.. like Mary, Eva, Ellen promised :-p

2347339579?profile=originalFirstly, let me tell you that some months ago a big tragedy happened! My favorite, awesome mug my sister gave me died!!! I felt like crying, when I myself broke it :( It was such a cute mug with a picture of zebra - this drawing was intentionally childish - exactly the style I like! It looked little bit like this but it was much more better 

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The Moon

This is on the inspiration taken from Rose’s poem “I Watch the Moon”

Thanks Rose.

Once again the same night, the same room, the same bed and the same me awaken, lying slant on my soft pillow, as soft as the lap of the beloved, but still there is no sleep in my eyes, thinking about you, you are not with me.  I look at the sky, stare hard, looking for you among the stars.  They seem to singing, but even their lullaby brings no sleep in my eyes.  I look at the moon, but it is you, not the moon, yes i

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Critical Analysis Social Media

Find me on Twitter, Facebook, and even MySpace, because we are here to change the world so “follow” me. I have read the writings of Malcolm Gladwell and Dennis Baron to analyze and write about. They have both presented different points and ideas on the significance of social media and how it has affected our world past and present. Gladwell’s essay, “Small Change: Why the Revolution Will Not Be Tweeted” is focused on the sit-in of 1960, an event started by four African American college students

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My latest Facebook note

https://www.facebook.com/notes/kurniati-evalinde-saptarina/the-best-thing-about-moving-in-and-out/10153902383395718

My boss's daughter has always been living abroad so that makes her smarter and more independent than anybody else around her age.

My 1st time moving school when I was in 2nd grade of Senior High School in Bandung. My peers didn't care about me and sometimes I felt I wasn't belong. But later I met new friends who had the same hobby as I am reading and traveling.

I can't find a better s

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"I, uh, I don't think I'm gonna sit down, actually. I don't think I could sit down right now. Uh, we still don't know, right? And we don't have any idea what it's gonna be called. Okay, is there... uh... polls... I mean, is it literally gonna come down like Alaska an' Hawaii an' stuff like that? 'Cause we never wait for those people. We don't know. We love them, but you know, they're too far out West. Now, um... I think we can agree that this has been an absolutely exhausting, bruising election

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What My Life Looks Like

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Yesterday my husband and I went for our monthly check up at Mitra Plumbon Hospital. First I went to an oculist then he checked his cholesterol.

Our health and healthy diet/life style can't be ignored.

Next week I will continue my 8th meeting with my midwives students at Akbid Graha Husada. It turned out that some of my final students failed in competency tests.

It's important to maintain our time management with family, colleagues and virtual frien

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Hi, my friends! To my great disappointment, our Jeopardy game has had its days, but I have got an idea of "reanimating" it so that it can become more learning and interesting and I'd like to discuss it with you. My idea is to combine Jeopardy with another famous game, "Wheel of Fortune". For those who know nothing about this game I will explain what I mean using an easy example. I ask a question "It is a part of casual wear. There are 5 letters you should guess. You can open only one letter at a

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Wordless Wednesday; My Toast Number 10432

Hello Guys, 

This is a new episode of "Wordless Wednesday" series :) 

Please give your best captions on the below photo :) 

Remember that the winning caption will be used as a title of the blog.. 

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For the rules of participation in the challenge, or for how you can make your own "Wordless Wednesday" Challenge, please refer to the blog Wordless Wednesday by Tara Benwell

Sorry for the aggressive photo :P 

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Hello guys,

let's take another writing challenge, which is again related to getting to know each other :-) This time I would like to ask you, to share a picture of your favourite CUP or MUG and to write something about it - such as: 2347337599?profile=original

- why it is your favourite mug/cup, if somebody gave it to you, for how long you have had it.. Don't forget to tell us also, if you prefer drinking coffee to tea or vice versa and how you prepeare it. You can also add more pictures as for preparation of your drink and

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