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It has been a while since we've written fiction together in a Writing Challenge! My friend Marisa, an English language teacher trainer in Greece, recently shared a fun tool for teachers to use in class. It's called the Giant Storymaker. It's always fun to try classroom activities and games in an online environment like MyEC. Sometimes they work very well! For example: (Jeopardy? | Don't Say Yes or No | Have you Ever?| Homograph Challenge)

Your Task 

1. Pick a two-digit number from 1-9. My number w

This blog is a response to all members and friends who took the time to send their messages and to know my whereabouts during the times that I was missing in action (MIA) on MyEC.

My leave was supposed to be for just two weeks, but it was extended due to the calamity that struck my province. My country was hit by super typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda by its local name) last November 8, 2013. This was the strongest typhoon that ever occurred in my country according to CNN. My family monitored the news a

Respected friends, what do you think about busy life ?

so many friends give me answer Busy life is very boring, because always involved some work, so many people busy in physically and mentally work, They have no time for friends and family even they did't cal easily, busy person sharing also very few.

my be right or wrong but I feel busy life is good life, because you have limited time and God given Mind it is most beautiful think in our life.  If you have waste your time then definitely you are

A father passing by his teenage daughter's
bedroom was astonished to see the bed was
nicely made and everything was neat and tidy.

Then he saw an envelope propped up
prominently on the center of the pillow.

It was addressed "Dad".
With the worst premonition,
he opened the envelope and
read the letter with trembling hands :-

Dear Dad,

It is with great regret and sorrow that I'm writing you,
but I'm leaving home.
I had to elope with my new boyfriend Rocky
because I wanted to avoid a scene with Mom and you.

I'v

My own weekend was spent away from the computer while tending to local family matters. In reality, it looked nothing like this Norman Rockwell Painting depicted...

Upon returning to my online family here @ EC, many of your blog postings were read and appreciated by yours truly. Still, I couldn't help but notice some of the sentiment behind the authors' writings...

Yes, "Freedom Of Speech" may be an American right that's guaranteed in The First Amendment to United States Constitution...

Often, I rea

Guys its a fairly simple Quiz.

There nothing worthy to explain , just look at the Question and tell me how would u read those wordings, as simple is that.

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example:          -----------                 =          i understand

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But before starting the Quiz let me remind u

           "Honesty is the best policy"

Guys its just a QUIZ not a "do or die " situation, so i expect users to write their own answers without cheating or looking at anyone

Programming can be a bit difficult and skills for programmers are complicated and intellectually advanced. Part of this is true to some extent and the other part is just big egos. When you
have completed your degree in programming there are some other aspects and factors you must put in your work to make you competent and a value to your employer.

These skills for programmers are basic ones which though may come naturally too some, they must be developed so that they can be useful especially in th

Girl:Dad..my teacher ask me what ur dad do?

Dad:what u said?

Girl:I said he works in a chocolate factory..and bring a lot of chocolate for me.

I evening he works in an ice-cream parlor...and I eat my fvr8 flavor.

He also works in a toys shop ..and bring me soft and cuddy teddy`s.

Sometimes he is a teacher also bcoz he help me in my homework..He is very strong and hard-worker ..

He works from morning to evening ...and never get tired and always there for me...

Dad .. did I said right..??

Dad:I Love you s

Let’s play “ How close ! “

In this game you should guess a word which the leader is thinking of ( Target word )  . First of all the leader shoots a synonym for the target word, part of speech and also the number of the letters.

Each player shoots a word and the leader will calculate its accuracy based on the letters with exact position in the target word  then will pass  the percentage of the accuracy .

The winner is one who can get 100%

Let’s try it here

Target word is : STRAIGHT 

Leader :   An adj

and the winner is mastermind -:)  

Suddenly something happened in the ring -:)

And the title goes too .... 

for sure not the mastermind :p

Why is it happened?  you know .. hmm I 'll tell you the name of the person who was behind this -:)

But we still have the champ here -:)

OMG what are you doing? .. you were my friend , I can't believe you -:)

 you are not the champ ... the title is here -:) 

you Know My friend!  I am the Game -:) the King of the Kings -:) 

Champ is still here -:) 

Guys please .. someone

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  Today I want to say about Ichthyander...yes, Ichthyander whom I adore...whom I like  most...for whom I cried out loudly when he lost his fiance...I guess a lot of you catch me by the time who I am telling about, yes, he is Ichthyander of "The Amphibian'!

Though I have read a translated copy of the main book but I know that translation is too good to reach to the main.

Anyway, first I heard about the story from my mother when I were a mere child and became fantasized about it. I got chance to rea

Once there was a Beast that lived in a jungle , he used to hunt his prey all day long and will return with his tummy full at night. His preys would include deer , ox, zebra."Nothing tastes as good as my diet" the beast would think.Time works wonders ; The Beast got fed up with his diet and decided to taste something different.Sitting in the ambush all day long, searching for something new, something more tasty , a poor unlucky human caught the sight of his sore eyes, a bit hesitant to hunt a hu

Many days ago, I asked Tim a question, "A relatively so-so restaurant with good service attitude and a relatively good restaurant with bad service attitude, which is your choice, A or B?"

Tim chose B,  a relatively good restaurant with bad service attitude. I saw with him then because I thought the reason you went to a restaurant was for food but not for making friends with the staff there. Yet an experience of recently changed my mind. Two restaurants which are near where I live are such ones as

Whatever I am writing here that is my personal view.

Happiness is a term that has different - different meaning in different-different context. According to my think, Every people can have their own definition. For few people It can be money or physical satisfaction or mental satisfaction or anything else, It depends upon the persons. But, Out of all these things there is one thing common in all the situations that is satisfaction. But, there is a question what is a satisfaction? and I think It's

I'm trying hard to get down to business but not able to gather words for comment section or for Blog writing. I don't know, what's wrong with me, Almost every day I come here and try hard to participate in MyEC activity but not able to write anything on comment section. I want to get my rhythm back. Please help me, my friends.........

Looking forward to hear, knowledgeable advice from your side my MyEC friends. 

Thanking you very much friends, who post nice and encouraging words on my page, hope a

Let’s “play Da Vinci Code”

I called it Da Vinci Code because as a player you should decode a codified text. The codified text can be a proverb, quote or an idiom.... (Target text)

In this game the leader  changes the letters to codify a text and players should try to find the letters and the words to be able to find the target text. Each player can shoot a short text or statement ( meaningful )and the leader  will change it based on the same coding rule. According to the result of the codes playe

                        No Friends , No Fun , No Life.

I have been thinking like a mountain about this problem for a long time ; "Why am I not been able to keep friends for long."

I don't know the reason but may be because i am a bit boring and also i am not so much of a good talker.

The worst thing of all for me are my memories "WOW , we have had a great time together" and it hurts me a lot because i feel more lonely then.

I must say : “Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true