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Have you ever been a leader? For example, have you ever been in charge of a group at school or been the captain of a sports team? If so, what challenges did you face as a leader?Think of a leader you admire. What makes this person a good leader?

Sweety had a great post about some gifts she received in January. She challenged members to share a photo of a gift they had received recently. Sahar shared a beautiful post with a collection of gifts. This inspired me to collect a few gifts that my family received recently. I have a little story to tell you about each gift in this collection. Please use the comments to take a guess about one of the gifts you see. Guess who it was for, who it was from, or why it was important to me or my family

Hello everyone. 

One issue that makes people say they haven't improve their English is time. I know that we live in a world that seems to go faster. However, we have to find time for everything we need to do. If our goal is to learn English, we need to set a regular time for learning, practicing and revising. I had said this before: at least 20 minutes a day is better than nothing at all. Hence, let's see some alternatives that you can use for practicing your English.

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One of the famous Onna Musha (female warrior) known for her bravery and strength on Genpei War (1180-1185)..

The Tale of Henkei :

"..Tomoe was especially beautiful, with white skin, long hair, and charming features. She was also a remarkably strong archer, and as a swordswoman she was a warrior worth a thousand, ready to confront a demon or a god, mounted or on foot. She handled unbroken horses with superb skill; she rode unscathed down perilous descents. Whenever a battle was imminent, Yoshinaka

In our everyday lives, our friends influence us the most, aside from the family. No wonder friendships are one of the most important relationships that directly affects our emotional, social, and psychological state on a daily basis. They are more often intense than any other type we may encounter in life. Spending time with friends is a valuable treasure nature can offer.In this relation, we are discovering stuffs,learning how to create our own fun & develop a world using our creative imaginati

Yes, it's a common theme in the beginning of every January. All of us tend to make new year's resolutions. Just because everybody wants to change his life, more or less. And maybe the ultimate new year's resolution should be to reach a harmony with your life and stop making new year's resolution at all, shouldn't it? 

But, in fact, every year everybody promise to himself stop or start doing something. And me is not an exception. I've fixed 4 goals for this year, not simple one. That's why if I b

Oh Allah, I have no money, but I have You. I am rich. .
Oh Allah, I have no freedom, but I believe in You. I am free. .
Oh Allah, I have no patience, but I readYour Quran. I am calm. .
Oh Allah, I get no respect, but You listen to my dua. I am proud. .
Oh Allah, I have no time, but I think of Jannah. I have forever, inshaAllah.
Oh Allah, I have much time, but I look at Your Signs. I have today.
Oh Allah, I feel so weak, but I fast Ramadan. I am strong. .
Oh Allah, I feel so tired, but I make du

These are my precious gift from my dear friends.

When I saw  sweety's blog, I liked that I have one blog about my gifts too.

Some of them are so precious like:

The place of perfume by my friends from Tehran (Capital of Iran).

Another one:

This lovely Ship from my friend in my city.

And also this nice and useful knife that I take it with myself everywhere:

And also this one made by my kind friend, a wooden heart that my name is carved inside it:

Thanks Sweety for your great idea!

You reminded me ve

Hello Dear Friends!

Here is a Noticeboard about latest activities in Calligraphy Group that Mr. Gabriel suggested that I make it. I must thank him for all of his help and arts in the group :)

Dear Friends, you are all invited to the group!

And latest activity:

Our Name Discussion

Please write your name both in English and in your mother language and then sharing it here with its meaning.

It is Mr. Gabriel's fantastic art:

What do you think about it?!

It is splendid, isn't it?

:)

If you like to see your

After almost a year of being away from MyEC, I started missing it.  But now that I'm back, I feel lost and uncomfortable.  Strangely enough, even after couple of hours of wandering here and there, it seems like I still couldn't find my way around.  The site appears to have changed a lot.  And there's just so many unfamiliar names.  Most of my old friends seem to have disappeared from MyEC as well.

But just like the old days, I only wish to be of good help to other members again, especially the be

             When I was a young boy, I felt guilty if I was late for school. When I went into the school’s compund, I was deeply ashamed of my late. There was no one around me but just one man who opend the School’s gate. He didn’t say anything; no one was watching but I was hunted by feelings of guilt because I was late. I was lost in my thought how to explain to my teacher.
             I was back from other townships where my grandfather lived in that morning. My mother and I visited my grandf

I've been a good standing member of English Club for about six months (I've never been banned). Joking around in our main chat room simply "makes my day". Through all of that funny humor, I've made many "true international friends"... Those special bonds that have been forged over time,trial,and error. What I'm about to write may offend some of you and I really don't care!!! It was composed and written with plenty of humor and combined with a darker comedic undertone.

A few days ago, Sofia posted

what do u think if i leave this site? and won't come here for ever?? what will u say to me? are u agree or disagree? why?

hello friends i want your openion about,,,, how great is helen ??

It was a beautiful evening. I finished my project, finally. I did it all by myself. Now it was my time to enjoy. Initially, I decided to throw a party for myself only. But later I changed my mind and called a very close friend to come and join me. When she arrived at my apartment, we made coffee for ourselves. Afterwards, she said that she would cook a very tasty dinner for us herself. Meanwhile, I decided to watch the TV. As I sit sat on the sofa, my cat climbed the sofa and made itself comfort

A father had a family of sons who were perpetually quarreling among themselves. When he failed to heal their disputes by his exhortations, he determined to give them a practical illustration of the evils of disunion; and for this purpose he one day told them to bring him a bundle of sticks. When they had done so, he placed the faggot into the hands of each of them in succession, and ordered them to break it in pieces. They tried with all their strength, and were not able to do it. He next opened

A Lion was awakened from sleep by a Mouse running over his face. Rising up angrily, he caught him and was about to kill him, when the Mouse piteously entreated, saying: "If you would only spare my life, I would be sure to repay your kindness." The Lion laughed and let him go. It happened shortly after this that the Lion was caught by some hunters, who bound him by st ropes to the ground. The Mouse, recognizing his roar, came gnawed the rope with his teeth, and set him free, exclaim

"You ridiculed

How were your holidays? Did you all enjoy yourselves? I enjoyed myself. My children enjoyed themselves too! They got a new karaoke machine for Christmas. My daughter always sings to herself in the shower, so my husband thought it would be a fun idea to buy her some microphones and a singing machine. Now he is kicking himself. I myself thought it was a good idea for a gift. I never thought about how loud it might be to have a karaoke machine in the basement. We have no one to blame but ourselves.