PS: We always forget to delete the letter automatic followed our replies. Awful!
2009/9/23 Charles <[email protected]>: > Hi Jason C, > > Glad to hear you know about Scientific Outlook to Development. > We must have so much common and many things to discuss. > > You are from china,aren't you?LOL > What's your opinion of letting English be the second official language in > china. > I pray for it all the time.LOL > > Ha... > > Nice days to you all all > Charles > > On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 4:43 AM, pln471 <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hello Jason and all, >> >> I'm convinced by your point after reading your argument! >> Maybe I'll be the first woman president of Taiwan someday!LOL >> >> You have been very sweet and agile when it comes to responding to most >> of us,haven't you?;) >> I know you're very assertive and you are just like Elham who knows >> what you want in life and you'll >> work hard for it!;) >> >> Very pleased to get to know you,Jason! >> You have a brand new life right in front of you, >> and I am certian with your attitudes and open-mindedness, >> life will present its beauty and riches to you sooner or later!!! >> >> Best, >> Pln >> >> >> On Sep 22, 3:30 pm, chenzheng2008 <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Hello Pln Chaya Oshiro Claire and all, >>> Pln,I am so impressed that you had such abundant experiences.I am so proud >>> of myself that I can join in this group,most improtantly to know all of you >>> here. >>> My opinion is a little different from yours.:)In a long run,we can set some >>> goals even if they go beyond our common sense.And more attentions should be >>> paid to the process of carrying it out.Maybe someone in our group can >>> become the president in the future.:) >>> Have a nice to all!! >>> Jason C. >>> >>> 在2009-09-22 04:22:51，pln471 <[email protected]> 写道： >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >Hello Jason Bulent Ed Chaya Oshiro Eckman Claire and all, >>> >>> >I have been through all the learning processes you described >>> >when trying to express myself accurately in another language,Jason...: >>> >( >>> >(Other older members may have known that I used to major in French for >>> >4 years, >>> >Italian for 2 and for the last 3,struggling with Polish... ) >>> >>> >It's something all of us have to break through if we want to be fluent >>> >in English or any other languages! >>> >However,if you want your English to be as good as those who graduated >>> >from English department in any country, >>> >I have to break the news to all of you that it's going to be a mission >>> >quite impossible to accomplish! >>> >>> >Let's face the reality,shall we? >>> >You haven't got that much time to follow such an intensive schedule as >>> >most university students do, >>> >and you just can't devote all your time and efforts in this one >>> >challenge. >>> >(while sudying French for 4 years at the uni,we were obliged to study >>> >English from the 2nd to the 4th year as well) >>> >>> >If you are convinced that I'm good at this language, >>> >it has a lot more to do with my passion for the languages rather than >>> >my 'blood and sweat' for the 'harvest'.LOL >>> >Quite a few English graduates I was friends with had a worse command >>> >of English than mine >>> >simply because they didn't like what they studied at all >>> >and some even had trouble talking with foreigners with key words or >>> >simple sentences...:( >>> >>> >So my sincere and honest advice for Eckman,Jason,Oshiro,Charles and >>> >Mikhail... >>> >these more active or older and familiar members to me: >>> >When setting your goal,try to set a more attainable and realistic >>> >goal... >>> >>> >Besides,if your English will be as good as mine, >>> >I'll lose my job and so as all other English teachers in your >>> >countries,won't we?LOL >>> >>> >Good night, >>> >Pln >>> >On Sep 17, 12:33 pm, chenzheng2008 <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >> Hello Pln Oshiro Chaya Ed and all, >>> >> Absolutely,Pln.I am quite enjoying talking about everything in this >>> >> group. >>> >Except sometimes I don't know how to join in the issue.I mean I can't >>> >find the right way to describe my feeling fluently clearly and >>> >correctly.:) >>> >> And I'm still not well prepared for our chat.:) >>> >> All the members in our group don't know that I haven't been to somewhere >>> >> for a long time.Because that my university is located in my hometown. >>> >So it's very hard for me to get the feeling like Pauline's. >>> >>> >> Have a nice to all!! >>> >> Jason C. >>> >>> >> 在2009-09-17 04:37:18，pln471 <[email protected]> 写道： >>> >>> >> >Hello Eckman Jason Chaya Oshiro Ed and all, >>> >>> >> >Jason,this is the very first time you pulled my leg,isn't it?;) >>> >> >You must be feeling pretty comfortable here already!LOL >>> >>> >> >Wonderful!Oshiro,it looks like Claire and I have got another target to >>> >> >aim at.:D >>> >> >Maybe we will cut you some slacks soon?! >>> >> >Just maybe!LOL >>> >>> >> >Eckman,back to your intended question: >>> >> >Why do people feel homesick or have the urge to retun to their >>> >> >birthplace/hometown? >>> >>> >> >It's not easy to answer in short,either. >>> >> >I've been teaching in Poland,my betterhalf's homeland and far away >>> >> >from Taipei,Taiwan,my birthplace for 3 years now. >>> >> >I do feel homesick when I'm unaware of it,but not as often as others >>> >> >think,strangely to admit! >>> >>> >> >The feeling of nostalgic usually occurs to me when it's days like >>> >> >Chinese New Year,Moon Festival(when families gather to watch the full >>> >> >moon outdoors),Dragon Boat Festival,birthdays of my parents and >>> >> >siblings... >>> >>> >> >Those days remind you to look back on your seemingly innocent and >>> >> >perfect life and all the colourful memories you shared with them... >>> >> >They give you an urge to return to your loved ones with a hope to >>> >> >relive your past together once more or some sort... >>> >> >It's really inexplicable...Only those who have experienced it can >>> >> >truly understand me.:( >>> >>> >> >My betterhalf had been away from his homeland for 25 years and he >>> >> >often told other Polish young and old after he came back: >>> >> >I feel as if I was an alien!:( >>> >> >He often feels dis-oriented and maladjusted to this semi-familiar and >>> >> >semi-strange society of his. >>> >> >The first year he even had trouble understanding their Polish slangs >>> >> >or trendy expressions among young students or office clerks!:( >>> >>> >> >Why did he decide to move back to his hometown? >>> >> >He wants our children to be educated here and he is getting older to >>> >> >realize it's time to return to his roots as salmon struggles to swim >>> >> >upstream back to their birthplace and eventually die peacefully there >>> >> >as to complete their mission of life... >>> >>> >> >It's rather sad but once you're at my age,you'll better understand >>> >> >this notion! >>> >> >How old am I?Jason only learned it yesterday!LOL >>> >>> >> >Oh,dear!Jason,I have to give you a rain check tonight,I'm afraid. >>> >> >Your question may be easy for other mothers to answer,but is fairly >>> >> >difficult for me!LOL >>> >> >I need to sleep on it!LOL >>> >>> >> >Good night and I hope you all had a happy day! >>> >> >Pln >>> >>> >> >on Sep 16, 1:22 pm, Chaya Eitan <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >> >> Eckman, >>> >>> >> >> The word - I believe - you are looking for is 'homesick.' It means >>> >> >> missing where you are from: family; the town; the food, etc. >>> >>> >> >> I love Michael Buble! What song is that?? >>> >>> >> >> Chaya >>> >>> >> >> --- On Tue, 9/15/09, [email protected] >>> >> >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >> >> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> >>> >> >> Subject: [ESL Podcast] Re: Indonesian's tradition after 30 days >>> >> >> fasting >>> >> >> To: "Els" <[email protected]> >>> >> >> Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2009, 2:33 PM >>> >>> >> >> Sorry Ed and all, >>> >> >> Maybe I wasn't clear enough to send you the message. >>> >> >> Fasting was just the background, my question has suppose to be like >>> >> >> that "what is the meaning of hometown for you?, why we always miss >>> >> >> our hometown?" >>> >> >> Like I have wrote, Michael buble also has the inspiration to write a >>> >> >> song about coming back to his hometown. >>> >>> >> >> Sorry for all this mess guys, I will keep learning by acquiring (like >>> >> >> Warren ever said) >>> >>> >> >> Have a nice day >>> >> >> Eckman Powered by Telkomsel BlackBerry(R)From: Eduardo Costa >>> >> >> <[email protected]> >>> >> >> Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:29:45 -0300To: >>> >> >> <[email protected]>Subject: [ESL Podcast] Re: Indonesian's >>> >> >> tradition after 30 days fasting >>> >> >> This is the kind of question that I avoid to talk about. >>> >>> >> >> In my view point every opnion about religion and politics can hurt >>> >> >> people easily without intention. >>> >>> >> >> There is strong believes around this theme. >>> >>> >> >> Take care >>> >>> >> >> Ed. >>> >>> >> >> On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 00:28, Rafael Oshiro >>> >> >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >> >> Hello Eckman, Chaya, Jason Chan, Pln and all >>> >>> >> >> Tough question you posed. It's complicated for me to say whether it's >>> >> >> worth doing that or not, provided I don't have much knowledge about >>> >> >> the Islamism. One thing that I believe is that fasting for 30 days is >>> >> >> such a rough task and for them who do that, it must worth. >>> >>> >> >> Very sleepy! Have agood night >>> >> >> Oshiro- Hide quoted text - >>> >>> >> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - >>> >>> - Show quoted text - >> >> >> > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ESL Podcast". To post to this group, send email to: [email protected] or just reply this message For invite your friends, visit: http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/members_invite Know how help us, visit this FAQ at: http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/web/frequently-asked-questions -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
