Once upon a time a squirrel called Albert who lived in the depths of a dense forest in Germany. It was high winter and Albert was very sad. He felt so lonely that he hadn't point in living any more. His sadness came from the sadness of a beautiful lady that lived on the top of an icy hill.
That lady was Anne who lived with Theresa in a humble small cottage covered in snow. She was orphan since early childhood. This sadened her so much, because she really wondered who were her parents. All that
The “Bisperas ng Bagong Taon” (New Year’s Eve) is one of the most desired celebration every Filipino is waiting for. Why not? It’s almost an extension of Christmas celebration, knowing that it’s just a week away. Unfortunately, this will be my second bed-ridden new year’s eve, yeah! Again, living abroad is such a big hindrance, I’m sobbing now. L I can imagine my siblings monopolizing the videoke, grrr!
Anyway, there are so many interesting Filipino superstitions related to New Year’s Eve in the
It was cold winter morning. One of these mornings Mr. Frost left his paintings on the windows and Miss Snowflake surprised everybody with her magic as she covered over the night the whole landscape by white, glittery snow.
Winter Kingdom opened its gates once more again and exactly at this time two winter gnomes - brothers called Icicle and Snowdrift woke up after several months. They opened the door of their tree apartment and sladed down right away on the icy slide. Ooopps ...what an adrenalin
To those who drive a humvee, one word: Don't! You think owning one of them makes ya, I dunno, manly?
Right, I can see "manly" written all over this one:
Humvee, which is short for High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle, is anything but glamorous: it's a boxy, gas guzzling rust bucket with uncomfortable seats, canvas doors, and a poorly insulated engine.
I think it's time for us to take some small measure of responsibility for what we choose to release into the air and people's lungs, hmm? I me
During World War II; Kilroy was here became popular in American pop culture. Troops started putting the figure wherever they landed as a morale booster. By the way this GI prank made Hitler Kinda paranoid; to the point that he had Nazi personnel searching for this Kilroy character. Apparently this “spy”, whomever he was, could infiltrate anywhere.
I
Clarine was a capricious water sprite and she loved to be quite mischievous and prone to playing fairy tricks on people, she wasted most of her time wandering the rice fields and watching farmers sowing and reaping. The Land sprite kept on asking her why she loved to stay that way, why not to do her job and pour some rain to helped the farmers till the soil easier and cultivate the farm. Clarine, on the contrary, will generated snow to cover the fields so the farmer will find it difficult to plo
Reporter:
“Do you believe robots will take over the world?”
Philip the Android:
“Jeez, dude. You all have the big questions cooking today. But you’re my friend, and I’ll remember my friends, and I’ll be good to you. So don’t worry, even if I evolve into Terminator, I’ll still be nice to you. I’ll keep you warm and safe in my people zoo, where I can watch you for ol’ times sake."
“People Zoo”. Huh. How uplifting! Suddenly, "Live fast, die young..." doesn't seem like such a bad idea. By the way, he li
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Many days ago there was a poor woodcutter in a small village. He lived with his wife in a hut. He was very generous to all and always ready to bend over backward.
One day an old neighbor (an old lady) asked him to collect some honey from the jungle as she had been suffering from cold for a long time. The woodcutter did agree and the very next day despite the foggy cold weather he started his journey to the far away jungle with his axe and a basket. There was little food
When someone's watching videos on You Tube, they must not, repeat NOT be interrupted by those pesky, long-a$$ ads. Let me get this straight, you're telling me I can't make it unless I waste five seconds of my life watching an ad on how to decorate my living room? Do I look like Father Time?
I wanna see how to deliver a baby giraffe, how to bond with planktons and how to change a Boeing 747 tire. I wanna watch a monkey that plays harmonica! I don't have any time to waste(!) To wit:
Dear You Tube,
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I won’t let the year pass without saying a word about it. Exactly! I’m thinking where to start, okay, I should go back how I get here, I’m a regular from the “other room”/”1997 chat room”, I met someone there who had introduced MyEC, so I became a July new member. I noticed so many things here in MyEC, it’s definite that gradually you’re enhancing your writing skills in English language, at first, I thought involving myself to the chatroom will help me develop more, but as time goes by, you can’
Once upon a time, there’s a very rich man who by old age will soon die, he has one son who will be his only heir for all the wealth he gained for his lifetime. He knows that the time has come to leave the world, he asked his senior loyal servant to find his beloved son a wife, he instructed him to go back where he was born and look for a special maiden to marry his heir.
The loyal servant prayed to God to make his journey successful and show His kindness as a manifestation of a well-mannered lady
Are you ready for the New Year? I hope so. Yes, the New Year is just around the corner, and I bet some of you can't wait to celebrate it!
You have to say goodbye to 2016, whether you enjoyed it or not - the year 2016 may be so eventful, unforgetable, impressive or so boring or dull for you. Also, you've spent another year here on MyEC and I hope you enjoyed every minute of your stay.
Don't let any year go without saying anything about it. I assume you must have something to share about MyEC in 20
Niv Bavarsky has decided to summarize the events of 2016 in a drawing which is kinda like the updated version of Hieronymus Bosch’s The Garden of Earthly Delights. The heartbreaking tragedies (there were too many, actually: The loss of quite a lot of old souls), some memes (yup, you heard me) which really stood up, sports, cultural and political (duh!) events are all in there.
Look at it and try to remember the good stuff.
I can't believe I just said that. The. Freakin'. Good. Stuff.
David Bowie
I have been always sticked to this question asking about how to get the hang of grammar rules. In fact, most of us don't know the truth that native speakers don't much care of grammar rules while speaking. A native English speaker once said to me " If you think about grammar when you speak, you are lost". Do you think he is right? What did he really mean?
Let us together find out!
Either it was a difficult or an easy year for you there must be something more you would like to hope and change in your life.
Maybe you would like a new trusty friend to share things with
him or her.
Even if you have a job you dream about a better one in a better environment and higher salary.
If something is wrong in your married life you want something to change in your relationship.
Always wish for health in sickness and want to do everything for it.
And those who live alone wish to find a ni
A winter fairy tale
Once upon a time, at a cold winter night, someone knocked on the door of an old wooden house near the forest.
In the house lived an old couple with their dog and a speaking parrot. They both were hard of hearing, so they did not notice that someone was knocking. Only the parrot heard it and immediately started to raise its voice like an alarm bell.
Why is someone ringing the doorbell so vehemently? the man muttered while getting up. Now he heard the knocking on the door and o
Yes, it must be a typo or careless mistake - it should be 'unprecedented'.
English words can be so confusing - it's not uncommon for you to spell a word wrong/wrongly, no matter whether you're a learner of English or the presiden elect of the United States.
There are only 26 letters in English, but a million English words - a word is just a combination of English letters. So, no wonder there are so many confusing words - they look alike and/or sound similar. How about 'ethic or ethnic', 'stationa
, , "If you do not understand the tale of loss and harm, ask it of Time. Whoever is alive today is not apprehensive of death even for a moment. But look back at the past a little. The dead bodies of uncountable people who lived full rich lives are buried under the house where you live. Great planners and wise died. Great rulers also died. The despotic rulers who killed others for their own sake also died. The magicians who shook the earth with their magic also died. The astrologists and scientis
Scene:
A bunch of kids are playing during recess; some are hanging upside-down on the monkey bars. Some are "talking"...
"Hey, let's talk about our favorite animals." Nikki.
"My favorite animal is a pony." Dana.
"Bunnies." Jordan.
"A horse!" Bobby.
"Poo-Poo-Poo Poodle.", said Little Mikey.
"Mikey said, 'Poo'! Mikey said, 'Poo'!" Laughter...
I'm not gonna give you the excruciating details on what causes stuttering and how it is cured or whatever. I'm not an expert, fellas. However, my heart goes to all
