Hello Pln Chailes Oshiro Claire Chaya and all, I am so exciting in these days!!!Since today is 60th birthday of my motherland!All the Chinese are very exciting!!LOL Dear Pauline,the day after tomorrow is Mid Autumn Day,Happy Mid Autumn Day!!:) Don't be feel sad,since we are all around you!:) Have a nice day to you and all!! Jason C,
在2009-09-30?14:57:52，pln471?<[email protected]>?写道： > >Good?morning?Oshiro?Jason?Vera?Charles?Renzo?Jin?Yeong?Alberto?Eckman >Chaya?Claire?and?all, > >Oshiro, >Wrong?this?time! >I've?made?a?lot?of?jokes?like?this?with?my?betterhalf?since?we?got >married! >It?wasn't?surprising?for?me?that?he?didn't?think?it?was?funny?then?or >perhaps?not?anymore.LOL > >He?just?gave?me?the?eye,the?usual?kind,you?know?only?couples?like?us >can?get?the?hint, >which?means?'I'll?tell?you?later,so?please?don't?make?a?fool?of >yourself?now!'LOL > >And?yeah,I?wish?they?were?tasty!LOL >No,I?can't?imagine?eating?the?most?loyal?friend?of?us?mankind,neither >can?I?tolerate?people?eating?one?of?the?most?intelligent?creature?like >cats!:( > >Don't?get?me?started?as?I'm?a?very?passionate?animal?lovers. >Elephants,gorillas,chimps,dolphins?and?whales?are?those?I?used?to >study?most?during?my?spare?time?before?motherhood...:) > >I?knew?your?level?is?between?upper-intermediate?and?advanced... >Since?I?wasn't?certain?about?your?speaking,I?dared?not?confirm?my?own >evaluation?on?Monday?night?during?our?text?chat. > >I'm?certain?your?reading?and?writing?are?advanced?as?your?range?of >voca?is?large,and?I?have?read?your?messages?via?message?board?since >last?March. > >I'd?like?you?to?test?your?listening?next?and?if?the?result?is >advanced,too, >then,my?friend,go?ahead?signing?up?for?CAE?exam. > >Ask?your?English?teacher?at?the?language?school?for?the?exam-oriented >textbook?to?prepare?yourself?for?it?ASAP!:) > >It's?hard?for?others?to?believe,I?bet,that?Oshiro?and?I?have?come?such >a?long?way?back?as?older?memebers, >it?was?our?very?first?chat!LOL > >Good?day, >Pln > > > >On?Sep?30,?5:59?am,?Rafael?Oshiro?<[email protected]>?wrote: >>?Hello?Pauline?and?all! >> >>?This?episode?about?the?pies?is?incredible?and?the?funniest?one.?I?can >>?imagine?your?husband?laughing?at?you?for?this?funny?situation!?LOL?You?must >>?have?thought?those?pies?were?really?tasty,?haven't?you??LOL >> >>?In?a?chat?we?had?days?before,?you?mentioned?the?bookmark?page?of?this?group >>?and?there?you?showed?me?some?links?to?test?my?English?level?for?free.?So,?I >>?just?took?this?test?and?fortunately?I?got?59?correct?answers?out?of?68.?It >>?says?my?level?is?Advanced.??Do?you?know?if?this?means?I?could?apply?for?CAE >>?if?I?prepare?myself?for?it? >>?I'll?check?the?site?for?more?information?about?this?evaluation. >> >>?Have?a?nice?day >>?Oshiro >> >> >> >>?On?Wed,?Sep?23,?2009?at?6:39?PM,?pln471?<[email protected]>?wrote: >> >>?>?Hello?Oshiro?and?all, >> >>?>?Let?me?tell?you?something?interesting?about?Polish?in?exchange: >>?>?Linda?in?Portugese?means?beautiful,you?told?me?earlier. >>?>?Lublin?in?Poilsh?can?be?divided?into?2?words:Lub?Lin?which?means?maybe >>?>?Lin.;) >>?>?I?find?it?quite?interesting?myself. >> >>?>?I?have?a?lot?of?jokes?like?this?since?I?often?get?confused,especially >>?>?when?I?run?into?a?Polish?woman?teacher?who?teaches?French?in?the >>?>?office.LOL >> >>?>?For?instance,the?first?time?at?the?grocery?store,I?saw?many?tiny >>?>?bootles?labeld?with?'SOS',I?got?very?concerned?wondering?why?they?were >>?>?displayed?at?the?shop?like?that?instead?of?at?the?pharmaciest's! >>?>?It?turned?out?to?be?'sauce'?of?course. >> >>?>?Another?one?is?hilarious?for?me! >>?>?Whenever?we?pass?other?people's?gates?or?gardens,we?often?see?a?sign >>?>?"Uwaga?Pies." >>?>?When?we?first?arrived?to?Poland?and?I?didn't?know?any?Polish?words?in >>?>?written?at?all,I?asked?my?betterhalf,"Why?are?there?so?many?people >>?>?baking?pies?for?sale?or?what?"?LOL >>?>?It?turned?out?to?be?'Beware?of?dogs!',my?goodness!!! >> >>?>?I?felt?the?same?way?with?my?sister's?old?stamp?album,too!:( >>?>?I?find?buying?new?stamps?from?the?shop?boring?and?meaningless,but?it's >>?>?too?hard?to?collect?them?if?no?one?sends?letters?anymore... >>?>?My?stamps?became?very?precious?because?of?their?rarity. >>?>?I?give?them?away?as?some?kind?of?souvenirs?to?anyone?special?enough?to >>?>?me. >>?>?Usually?kids?are?the?receivers?of?them.;) >> >>?>?Oh,you?pulled?my?leg?by?having?misinformed?me?about?your?level.LOL >>?>?That?was?why?I?needed?time?to?google?books?for?you?alone?since?I >>?>?haven't?prepared?any?Poilsh?students?for?CPE?yet! >> >>?>?FCE?is?rather?easy?to?be?well-prepared. >>?>?Ckeck?out?this?book: >>?>?New?First?Certificate?Gold?coursebook+exam?maximiser(New?Edition) >>?>?by?Jacky?Newbrook?Judith?Wilson?Richard?Acklam(longman) >> >>?>?Got?to?go! >>?>?Good?night, >>?>?Pln >> >>?>?On?Sep?23,?6:37?pm,?Rafael?Oshiro?<[email protected]>?wrote: >>?>?>??Hello?Pln?Jason?Charles?Hani?Ed?Ria?Simone?Chaya?and?all, >> >>?>?>?I'm?really?into?knowing?new?places?and?cultures.?Always?I?hear?the?name >>?>?>?Lublin,?it?reminds?me?of?Dublin,?but?just?the?names.?:) >>?>?>?Thanks?for?enjoying?having?me?as?a?friend,?I?have?the?same?feeling >>?>?towards >>?>?>?you. >> >>?>?>?You?mentioned?about?the?stamps?on?envelopes.?By?the?way,?I?inherited?a >>?>?>?collection?of?them?from?my?cousin?but?it?turned?out?to?be?hard?to >>?>?continue >>?>?>?the?collection?since?we?are?lacking?sending?and?receiving?letters. >>?>?>?Consequently?I?put?it?beside?and?gave?up?continuing?the?collection.?(**?I >>?>?>?still?remember?the?stamps?from?Poland). >> >>?>?>?About?the?books,?I?make?a?mistake.?I?said?that?I?was?interested?in?exams >>?>?of >>?>?>?proficiency?in?English,?but?actually?I'm?not?in?that?level?of?English. >>?>?I'm >>?>?>?interest?in?Cambridge?FCE?or?CAE.?It?reminds?me?Eckman?and?his?story?of >>?>?>?making?mistakes?in?English.?:)?It's?hard?to?express?ourselves?perfectly >>?>?in >>?>?>?another?language?other?that?our?native?when?we?are?not?fluent. >>?>?>?Don't?worry?about?the?books,?when?you?have?some?spare?time,?you?can?help >>?>?me >>?>?>?with?that. >> >>?>?>?I?put?the?weather?from?some?cities?from?Europe?here?in?my?desktop,?so?I >>?>?can >>?>?>?keep?track?of?them?until?I?get?there.?:) >> >>?>?>?Have?a?nice?day?you?all!! >>?>?>?Oshiro >> >>?>?>?On?Tue,?Sep?22,?2009?at?7:20?AM,?pln471?<[email protected]>?wrote: >> >>?>?>?>?Hello?Oshiro?Jason?Charles?Hani?Ed?Ria?Simone?Chaya?and?all, >> >>?>?>?>?You?impressed?me?again?with?your?curiosity?and?aptitude,old >>?>?>?>?friend,Oshiro!!!LOL >> >>?>?>?>?Others?may?just?wish?me?a?bon?voyage,but?you?went?straight?to?google >>?>?>?>?the?city?on?the?Internet?and?desired?to?see?it?for?yourself!;) >>?>?>?>?You?are?certainly?a?keen?learner?of?LIFE?and?that?makes?me?very?proud >>?>?>?>?of?having?a?friend?like?you!!!LOL >> >>?>?>?>?I?miss?receiving?hand-written?greeting?cards,postcards?or?even?better >>?>?>?>?letters?tremendously!:( >> >>?>?>?>?I?recall?9?years?ago?at?a?Yahoo?group?I?later?co-founded,all?of?us >>?>?>?>?more?sentimental?members?started?to?send?one?another?pictures?and >>?>?>?>?letters?at?Christmas?just?with?the?hope?to?read?one?another's >>?>?>?>?handwriting?and?signitures...LOL >> >>?>?>?>?I?had?such?a?wonderful?time?waiting?for,opening?and?reading?letters >>?>?>?>?from?all?over?the?world?and?by?just?looking?at?the?stamps,the?paper >>?>?>?>?and?envelopes?they?chose?for?me?was?a?mere?pleasure?already!;) >> >>?>?>?>?By?the?way,Oshiro,I'm?still?too?busy?to?google?the?books?I?promised >>?>?>?>?you?last?week.:( >>?>?>?>?My?2?sons?and?I?are?still?fighting?with?the?changeable?weather?to >>?>?>?>?recover?from?our?flu... >> >>?>?>?>?The?older?son?was?ordered?by?the?doctor?to?stay?away?from?school?for >>?>?>?>?at?least?2?days?today...:( >>?>?>?>?My?doctor's?appointment?is?booked?for?later?next?week?only?because?too >>?>?>?>?amny?people?are?ill,even?the?doctor?who?was?supposed?to?see?my?son >>?>?>?>?this?morning?was... >>?>?>?>?So?he?was?rescheduled?to?see?a?doctor?unknown?to?us...:( >> >>?>?>?>?Take?very?good?care?of?yourself,Oshiro?and?all?of?you! >>?>?>?>?I'll?keep?you?updated?with?the?weather?conditions?in?Europe?before?you >>?>?>?>?pack?your?suitcae?to?come?next?month... >>?>?>?>?Or?you?should?add?the?weather?forecast?of?those?2?cities?on?your >>?>?>?>?homepage?to?keep?yourself?informed.;) >> >>?>?>?>?Great?day,everyone! >>?>?>?>?Pln >>?>?>?>?BTW,where?have?you?been,Eckman?:( >> >>?>?>?>?On?Sep?21,?6:23?pm,?Rafael?Oshiro?<[email protected]>?wrote: >>?>?>?>?>?Hello?Pln,?Eckman,?Claire,?Ed,?Jason,?Chaya?and?all!! >> >>?>?>?>?>?Nice?to?see?you?again?here?in?the?group!! >>?>?>?>?>?As?I?told?you?earlier,?I?googled?the?city?you?were?this?weekend?and >>?>?found >>?>?>?>?it >>?>?>?>?>?awesome.?I?like?this?kind?of?historical?places.?It's?always?healthy >>?>?going >>?>?>?>?to >>?>?>?>?>?distant?places?to?forget?everything?from?our?daily-basis.?We?recharge >>?>?our >>?>?>?>?>?batteries. >> >>?>?>?>?>?I?haven't?been?a?quick-witted?person?these?days,?so?I?couldn't?pull >>?>?>?>?Claire's >>?>?>?>?>?legs.?LOL >> >>?>?>?>?>?Eckman,?can?you?imagine?the?future?generation?and?the?current >>?>?generation >>?>?>?>?>?that?has?never?sent?or?received?a?letter?written?by?hands??It's?been >>?>?many >>?>?>?>?>?years?since?the?last?time?I?received?a?hand-written?letter.?I?miss >>?>?that. >>?>?>?>?I >>?>?>?>?>?agree?with?you?Pln,?write?and?receive?letter?must?be?more?romantic >>?>?that >>?>?>?>?text >>?>?>?>?>?messages?and?emails.?On?the?other?hand,?we?got?used?to?it?and?I >>?>?wouldn't >>?>?>?>?be >>?>?>?>?>?able?to?wait?that?long?to?read?the?reply?for?a?letter.?:) >> >>?>?>?>?>?Does?any?of?you?still?use?letters?to?communicate?with?friends?or >>?>?>?>?relatives >>?>?>?>?>?in?another?countries?or?distant?places? >> >>?>?>?>?>?Oshiro >> >>?>?>?>?>?On?Sun,?Sep?20,?2009?at?5:25?PM,?pln471?<[email protected]>?wrote: >> >>?>?>?>?>?>?Hello?Eckman?Oshiro?Jason?Ed?Chaya?Claire?and?all, >> >>?>?>?>?>?>?Sorry,Jason?for?not?announcing?my?whereabouts?before?my?family?and >>?>?>?>?>?>?left?for?Lublin,a?beautiful?eastern?city?of?Poland?for?the >>?>?weekend!:( >>?>?>?>?>?>?I?did?tell?Oshiro?and?Eckman?last?Thursday?by?accident?though.;) >> >>?>?>?>?>?>?We?just?got?back?3?hours?ago?and?I?love?every?minute?of?it!!! >> >>?>?>?>?>?>?Come?on,Oshiro!Claire?wasn't?born?yesterday,and?it?won't?be?that >>?>?easy >>?>?>?>?>?>?to?scare?her!LOL >> >>?>?>?>?>?>?My?betterhalf?and?I?used?to?exchange?letters?for?3?years?23?years >>?>?ago >>?>?>?>?>?>?with?the?same?snail?speed...10?days?for?a?letter?to?travel?from >>?>?Taiwan >>?>?>?>?>?>?to?South?Africa! >> >>?>?>?>?>?>?I?think?Eckman?actually?enjoyed?this?slow?motion?of?waiting?period >>?>?as >>?>?>?>?>?>?much?as?I?did,didn't?you,Eckman? >>?>?>?>?>?>?It?is?more?romantic?to?me?because?it?involves?'patience'.;) >> >>?>?>?>?>?>?E-mails?make?communication?so?much?easier?and?faster.One?of?the >>?>?>?>?>?>?disandantages?is?Internet?produces?many?more?long-distance?instant >>?>?>?>?>?>?romance?that?can?be?too?cheap?and?tacky?for?an?old-fashioned?person >>?>?>?>?>?>?like?me...:( >> >>?>?>?>?>?>?I've?read?all?9?messages?and?will?be?back?tomorrow?to?catch?up?with >>?>?>?>?>?>?you?all. >>?>?>?>?>?>?Hope?you?all?had?a?wonderful?weekend?as?well! >> >>?>?>?>?>?>?Good?night,everyone! 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