Hi Pln, Yeah, I meant that the worst part of sharing a room with others is to put up with their bad habits. When I'm sharing a room I try not to bother others, but I must have my bad habits too. :)
It might be really sadness being alone for too long. Take care Oshiro On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 9:44 AM, pln471 <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Andre Oshiro Marcia Pablo and all other yet silent ones, > > Andre, > I can't begin to imagine myself in your shoe just for one day working > in a room with another 50 people! > > It did work for me using headphones with loud rock music to block the > noise away.My hyperactive brothers used to make so much noise to > challenge my talent for self-concentration and patience.LOL > > Oshiro, > Did you mean the worst for you was to put up with others' bad habits > while sharing a room with them? > > I share your point that it's actually not a good option to be on one's > own for too long.One tends to be more demanding of others,fussier > about getting what he/she wants and eventually finds it harder to get > along with others..It may occur to one that it's not worth it anymore > to try to adapt to others' needs and decisions. > In a way,one becomes grumpier if he/she stays on his/her own for too > long...which is too sad in my opinion. > They seem to lose touch of the reality...of what others feel or > think... > > You seem like quite an easy-going roommate.;) > > > Marcia, > Nice to meet you! I agree with you and Andre that it's necessary to be > left alone when we need some peace or quietness to recharge ourselves > then to face the outside world refreshed! > > I come from a big family to actually enjoy the bliss of being left > alone whereas a lot of people I know or heard of are afraid to be > alone...alone at home when there's complete silence. > > > Pablo > > Thanks for the link and the explanation of the idiom.That's very > thoughtful of you! > > No,you're mama's boys.LOL > > No need to feel guilty for enjoying both lives.I envy you though.Not > everyone has this kind of life that they can balance between their > work and families so well like you do. > > I know you must have done a lot of adjustments before reaching this > harmony.It's you who turn this inconvenience (to others maybe) to your > preference.Am I right here ?;) > > Oh,the last but not the least,WELCOME BACK our old gang,Andre,Oshiro > and Pablo!How I wish Mikhail,Liu,Rocha and Anu would show up,too...And > the better would be a lot more new ones to gladly join us from now > on.Where are Lil,Elham or Josney?Those I can't think of now,please > remind me! > > Nice weekend,everyone! > It's been nice writing to you all! > > Best, > Pln > > On Mar 18, 2:26 am, Pablo <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Pln! > > > > By the way: "The more, the merrier!" That's a new idiom I heard > > shortly before. I liked this info: > http://www.bartleby.com/59/3/morethemerri.html > > > > > Therefore,the more we each take part in it,the merrier we all will be! > > > > Ok, the homework... ;) > > > > > Q1Do you/Have you had to share a room with anyone else? > > > What are/were the advantages and disadvantages of this? > > > > When I was studying engineering, many years ago ;) I had to share my > > room with other people, students like me. I didn't have much privacy > > as you can imagine and I had to share simple and basic things. I > > mean, we had to get along each other and share our limited stipends > > that our parents used to give us ;) You are right, we were daddy's > > boys! > > > > > Q2Are you easily annoyed by other people's noise? > > > > I think so, in some extent. > > > > > Q3Do you enjoy being alone? > > > > I think so, although, not much. I mean, for work reasons, I have to > > live alone during working days and in family during weekends. This > > situation has some drawbacks but also some good things, and I can > > enjoy both worlds! ;) E.g. I can study English and live alone without > > feeling myself guilty (pangs of conscience). > > > > Thank you, > > > > Pablo > > > > > > > > > Thank you in advance and good day to us all. > > > > > Pln- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "English Learner's Cafe" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/english_learners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
