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Have you ever been in the same situation that you don’t have the heart to refuse people’s requirements even if you don’t want them? I bet many of you have faced this kind of troubles. For me, it will make me feel guilty to see the disappointed expressions on their faces.

So many times I have to persuade myself into positive thinking, comfort myself that making them happy is also a happiness for me. But sometimes it’s out of work and I feel unhappy. I asked myself, why don’t they ask your idea if

One way to figure out the meaning of a word is from the context of the sentence it is in. Use the words around unknown word to help you understand the new word.

For example: She started as a coat checker at Maggie`s place... and, after a series of promotions, eventually became general manager.

The speaker mentions that Ms.Delany "started "in one position and "eventually became general manager".These words describe making progress in a company over time.The context tells you that promotion means re

There was an old homeless woman. She built a small house next to the fence of a king’s palace .
One day, the king saw her small simple house during his morning tour
” whose home is this?” asked the king.
“it belongs to a poor woman” people replied , “she is in the forest now to bring food."
The king ordered his soldiers to destroy her home immediately , because the simple home distorted the view of the fence of palace .

later on , when the poor woman returned home, She was astonished as she saw

I love to travel. I was fortunate to be able to travel to a few countries due to business and also leisure. I have been to the United Kingdom, Ireland, Holland, Germany, France, Belgium, South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore to name a few. Most these countries are "familiar" to me. I've read about them and more or less prepared.

However, in 2010, I was asked to follow a team from my Company to go to Kathmandu, Nepal and study some business potentials over there. It was a last minute decisio

Hello,,,

I was thinking many many times to write here..

Really, I have no idea, what should I write. I dont like writing too much, so, I have some problems to keep thinking what to write about.

In my real life, I have many jokes to tease my friends with. And They blushed when I was teasing them with my jokes. I'm just a kid, i like kidding.

But here, I lost my ability to play jokes and also write some sentences in English. I realized, I'm a learner here, that's why i guess it's processing.

Suddenly,

Hello everyone,

You could see the nominees for February 2013 chatter's award, here.

We added new section to our award nominees, as "Dynamic Chatters." We want to thank these members who make the main room a dynamic, fun and entertaining for themselves and other members too.

You could vote until March, 5th 2013. Each member can vote only once. So please choose wisely.

Most helpful members:

Tony- Aija

To vote, click here

The humorous chatters

Mickey- Lakshay- Arthur

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Useful topic starter

The 5 symptoms of laziness:

1.

Outside the sky is crying

rains follow by

Inside the heart is sad

tears run silently

Happy abandoned me

Dont ask me why

But dear you

left without a bye

They always say

let bygones go by

But how can I try

with sorrow full inside

Time for me to be back

On such a tranquil night

I just wanna tell quietly

It may be a transient bye

Well, I have a lot of ideas to make new blogs, but i had a new one this afternoon when i was in a park. There are a lot of families there, walking together, looking around, taking some pictures with their family.

All of these were ordinary activities that I see everyday, But there was one moment that made me so Miss someone, someone who always with me previously. Yeah.. it all started from a man with his son, They looked so happy. Then they came over and greeted me (maybe because they saw that I

Are you from Paraguay or Dominica ?

I would like to hear from anyone in these countries.

Many years ago I lived in Paraguay and I have relatives in Dominica.

Look forward to hearing from you.

Ian

“Morning, dear Mickey!”

Half opened my eyes, I said it to myself, and dressed myself at the same time. Then I went to brush my teeth, wash my face and comb my hairs casually. [because it is Saturday and no school] Having all these trivial things done, I felt quite hungry, so I came into the kitchen to cook my lovely breakfast.

Oh~ After a sleep, I still felt so tired. Without any thinking, I put some rice to the electric cooker, a cup of milk into the microwave, and plugged in the electric kettle

Dear, I want to tell you

Bad people or bad thing

Never deserve your tears

People who love you

Will wish you happy

Dear, I want to tell you

Some people walk out of your life

Just for making room

For the better ones to come in

That is very true

Dear, I want to tell you

Happiness never ends

Sorrow is just transient

Sooner or later

Happy will be back

Dear, I want to tell you

You are still innocent

Never are you

What he told

Nothing has changed

Dear, I want to tell you

The sun still shines

Flowers still fragrant

Birds

The verb to have is used in a number of different ways in English. Here are the main uses of the verb to have for reference, self-study and in-class use.

To Have - Main Verb

To have is used as a main verb to indicate possession of objects, characteristics, relationships or other qualities.

Examples:

He has three books by Hemingway.
Jane has a sister in France.
Frank has a lot of free time these days.

Have Got

Have got is also used, especially in British English, to indicate possession of objects, charac

One of the hardest things to do is letting go…. memories, experiences and most of all people….people who became part of your life….

What I’ve learned from my experiences is not to get too attached to people. Because they will leave eventually… whatever reason they have, there will come a time that they will have to go. and you can’t do anything about it. So I tend to put up walls and don’t give too much affection to people around me… especially those who I called ‘virtual friends’.

For almost

Have you ever seen an abacus?

The abacus (plural abaci or abacuses), also called a counting frame, is a calculating tool used primarily in parts of Asia for elementary calculating.

We were in shopping last week (for buying a curtain) and the seller used an abacus for calculating the price. It was really amazing that he still used Abacus instead of calculator.

He was an old man and I took a photo from him abacus.

It is his abacus picture:

Perfect tenses with

this is the first time..., etc

1. We use present perfect tense after the following   ..*expressions: 

     *This/that/it is the first/second/third/fourth/ etc

     *This/that/it is the only...

     *This/that/it is the best/worst/finest/most interesting/ etc

       Examples:

           This is the first time (that) I've heard her sing.

           (NOT This is the first time that I hear her sing.)

           That's the third time you've asked me that question.

           (NOT That's t

    Hello,dear friends,Where are u from?What's the difference between city and village in your country,and where do you prefer to live in?
For me,I am from china,where the countries are quite different to cities.The country born and country bred,I have got quite used to it.
    Later,I left school and worked in the town,my friends who around me always say to me that how much they like the peace of the countries,And are forever tell me about how warmly welcome the friendly people gave them when the

You may have learned English for a very long time, but chances are you'll still find yourself having problems choosing a proper or suitable word to use. That can be a big problem for learners.

Both in conversation and in writing, learners often hesitate when they are trying to choose or use a proper word for a situation. They may find there are a lot of words with the similar meaning, and they have to choose only one from them to express themselves in the context. They may find it difficult to di

Sunday   Feb. 24, 2013                                                                                  Sunny

What a lovely day! The clouds were dancing while the birds were singing, and the sun smiled so charmingly. But Mr. Hunger, me, was captured by the forces of sadness, self-pity and failure, happiness is theirs, none of my business.

Breaking up with someone is NOT the worst, at least tears will comfort them. But Mr. Hunger, me, all alone, lonely! What’s worse, I didn’t even have the courage

I 'm   looking for a true friend to match  to  my  soul but I can't find  him or her.