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April Fool's Day

Tomorrow is April fool' Day. Is there anything special in your country?I don't want to fool my friends, also not hope to be fooled by some friends. So it's normal as usual for me.A good news for me is I've got a new job and start work from tomorrow, April Fool's Day.Sounds funny, haha.Wish you will have a funny day and won't be fooled and you will be successful to fool someone, lol...lol......
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International Women's Day!

Happy Women's Day!How do you spend your day, women? Still working or enjoying your holiday?I'm still working and I will tell you something funny why we don't have a half a day free.This morning, one of our manager who is a woman came into Mr Nakao's office, who is Japanese--the boss. She asked " Today is International Women's Day. There are so many companies giving their woman-staffs a half a day free. Could you give us a half a day free, too?"Can you guess what my boss replied?
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Work hard in 2010

In 2010, I think I will get busier and busier. There are so many things I need to do, especially for work. I have to work harder and harder.

Things are always changing in our life, but the one thing we can do is to face it and then find the best way to figure it out.

Life tells us many things, in particular, when you were into troubles, so we don't need to ask what the meaning of life is. It's just a special experience.

Come on, Linda!
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Ten Questions For An Interview

1、Introduction
Could you introduce yourself, please?
First, thank you for giving me this chance for an interview and then I would be very glad to introduce me to you.
My name is Tan Liping. I’m 23 years old and come from Hunan. I think I’m a confident, sociable and aspiring person. I’m fond of English and like to talk with foreigners. Maybe that’s why I’m rather interested in international trade, so I have much passion on this position and I work hard with much responsibility. You know, I’ve worked for about two years as a foreign buyer and order tracker in a Japanese company. The products are watches in my previous company. Although I never worked in your business line, but I believe I can do it well with my hard work and strong responsibility. Of course, I can work under much pressure, so I think I’m qualified for this job.
That’s all. Thank you.

1、 What course you don’t like most in college? Why?
Physical education. You know, most of people are a little lazy in college. They wouldn’t like to do some exercises they don’t like. But now I’ve realized doing some exercises are very important for our health, and I’m trying to do more.

2、 Can you tell me what strongpoints and shortcomings you have?
I think I’m faithful, confident, hardworking and strong-minded and so on. Sometimes I’m too confident and hardworking to get a good result, but I’m trying to adjust myself all the time about that.

3、 Do you think you are a good student at university?
Yes, I think I’m a good student, although I’m not the best. And I think to comment a student “good or not” that the standard is pluralistic. My grade is ok, but I’m good in other aspects. I have ever run some big parties of university a few times, so I have strong organization capacity. I like to work under much pressure so that I will have much motivation to get work better.

4、 Would you like to tell me something about your family?
I’m from countryside so my parents are everyman. My father is a electrician and my mother runs a small store in my hometown. Besides, I have an elder brother who had got married.

5、 What do you think of foreign trade?
I’m very interested in foreign trade and your vacancy is what I’m looking for. I think if I will work in a same company for a couple of years in this business line, I am sure I will have a good career.





7、Why do you think you are qualified for this position?
As a foreign trade sales, you have to be good in English and like to communicate with people. What’s more, you have to be confident and aspiring and have good attitude for work。
Even though I don’t have experience on this business line, I’m familiar with international trade. I believe I will soon get into work normally because I have a strong ability to learn.

8、What salary do you expect?
I think I’m qualified for this position and I also can do it well. I think your company has its own salary structure and which is should be suitable with this position.

9、What do you think you will bring for our company?
According to my capacity, I will be a good staff and I will do my best to make work better. At the same time, I will work hard to get good profits for our company and do my best to make the turnover get higher by developing new customers.

10 Do you have any questions about our company?
I’d like to know do you have any training program? And how about your promotion structure? Do you have any exhibition about this business line?






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I had a great time during New Year's holiday. In the Eve of New Year, Yoko, my colleague, and I went to the Window of World in Shenzhen and enjoyed the shows in the evening until 12:00pm acounting the last five seconds "five, four, three, two, one" with five strokes, which was so exciting at that time because of 2010 coming soon.

This is me with "世界之窗". I like the fountain behind me so much and It's beautiful, isn't it?

This is Yoko, a adamant girl, had experienced a tough time when she was a child. Hope she will have a happy life in the future.

At the first day, we just stayed at home and had a splendid lunch and dinner then we watched movies we both liked.

At the second day, the weather was not good, it's very cold but we had booked the tickets traveling to Huizhou. In the morning, we arrived at a beach called "huichunwan" and boarded on a fisherman's boat from one bank to another one. The journey was great, just the wind was so strong that we could not enjoy it so much. In the afternoon, we enjoyed a hotspring for about three and half hours that's really cool. We liked it very much. In particular, we entered into a place 25RMB paying where there were many small fishes around some people in the water eating something from body's surface of people. The fish can live below the temperature of 45 degree celsius. I just didn't know what's the fish's name, who knows, pls tell me. Anyway, that feeling was so special, hehe.

At the next day, we had been to the "Westlake" located in the centre of the city and "Luohu mountain" located in a outlying place of Huizhou. In the afternoon, we arrived at home around six.

On 4th Jan, 2010, it's Yoko's birthday, also can say it's mine too, just the date of birth for me was in the next day, so we had a celebration together. We bought a birthday cake and then went to KTV enjoying singing. That was nice.

On the next two days, it's nothing special, but i also enjoyed it. Until 7th Jan, 2010, we got back to work.

Dear friends, how about your holiday?

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Riding bike

I had a very amazing experience about riding bike. It was sunny that day, then Joyce, her husband and I decided to ride bike out of the town. I knew a very good place for riding bicycle, where I rode with Susan last time and it was a new freeway which the task was just completed without any cars driving.

That's so cool riding bicycle on the wide freeway without any transportation.
Sharing with you some pics of us as follow:

This is Joyce and her husband. They are really a good couple who love each other so much. You can see from the pic with their gorgeous smile.

Joyce and I with our bikes. I'm listening music. that's so cool. lol.........

You know what, I really love those pictures so much and how wonderful the experience is. I will never forget it.

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No title!

I don't know what I would like to write. So, no title.....lol....lol.........I'm just feeling so bored. I felt i'm sitting here but my heart and mind are out of here. I know i'm waiting for the New Year's holidays and have no mood to keep working, even don't want to do anything. Actually, there are nothing to do at work, it's totally free, but my boss still asks us to work.To be honest, I don't have any detailed plans for holidays. Yoga is one of my colleagues who also won't go back hometown so we've decided to spend the New Year together. We may travel to Huizhou for two days, where is a city in Gongdong province, and it is near Shenzhen where i work in.Actually, the New Year's coming, I'm not excited about it. Maybe I just want to enjoyed the holidays.I just don't know what i'm thinking now. It's strange.................................................................................................
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Spring Festival in China

Hi Folks,I'd like to introduce our culture and traditions to you about Spring Festival in China.In China, the New Year also called Spring Festival, it is acounted according toLunar Calendar. If you are Chinese, you'll know there are two kinds of dates acounted, solar calendar and lunar calendar. Usually, the date is apart almost a month between solar and lunar, for example yesterday it was 24th Dec by lunar but by solar it was 7th Feb.With reference to the date of 24th Dec, it is also a festival before New Year called " off year" and the tradition is that most families will clean houses to make it so clean and tidy that we'll welcome the New Year's coming. Of course, we also need have a splendid lunch that day.What's more, due to the Spring Festival is coming nearer and nearer so more and more people working or actually living in the cities are moving to their hometown for celebration the festival with their families. I think it is our culture and tradition people always think we have to go home and get-together with our families in the New Year, especially for those older people."Spring Festival" is the biggest festival in our mind so people are quite excited now. Today, it is on 25 Dec. National holidays start from 30 Dec,2009 to 6th Jan, 2010 and then we'll start work on 7th Jan. Some people took a leave for several days and have been at their hometown, some have gone and some are waiting for going hometown. Every year at this moment, there are a huge crowd of people crowding at the train stations and waiting for their trains during fifteen days before New Year of 1th Jan, As we all know, China is the biggest population's nation so you can imagine the situation on transportation and that's why I had been back to my hometwon on 1 Jan, 2009 of solar calendar so I won't go home in this New year, of course there are also some other reasons.Now, I am telling you about our Spring festival.Spring festival actually starts from the night of 30 Dec, 2009 to 15 Jan, 2010.There are several things we'll do on 30 Dec, 2009 are like posting Spring Festival couplets, posting New Year's paintings, New Year's Dinner and New Year's money etc. In the New Year's Eve, my mother is always ready for a delicious dinner for us and then there are my mother, father, grandma, grandpa, uncle, aunti, bothers and sisters and I around the big talbe enjoying it. That's really fantastic, I really like that I did before. At night, children will play fireworks after dinner and wait for the New Year's Money until midnight 24:00, at the same time, many many people start lighting firecrackers to welcome the New Year which is indicated we are going into the year of 2010, so we will go to bed after that.On 1st Jan, it is the first day of the New Year and we usually have breakfast before the dawn which is also very splendid, so we have to get up early around 5:00 am in the morning and my mother is the earliest one for preparing our breakfast. We will go to visit our neighbors and relatives near my house after breakfast when it is at day break. There is something very important is that you have to call those people politely when you will meet them, for instance I have to call " mom" when I meet my mather, sometimes i forget because i'm still sleepy and in my dreams because i went to bed too later last night although i am out of bed. If I didn't do that, my mother will soon say " you are a year older than before already, so you should know how to be more polite". Then I will quickly say ' mom' out before she don't finish her words.On 1st Jan, my parents have to give bonus to children when we go to our relatives, also i will get bonus from my relatives when I was a child, lol. Usually,we will have lunch in my grandma's house and we will have some fun like playing cards or playing chess etc in the afternoon after lunch.On 2nd Jan, for girls who are married, the day is you have to visit your parents and get together with your brothers and sisters. I really enjoy that time when I get together with my cousins. Time flys, for now, most of us are adults.From 3rd Jan to 14 Jan, we are visiting our relatives who live far away from our home. Until 15 Jan, it is lantern festival dumplings and we will make some dumplings by ourselves.That's all. I'm from countryside, we always spend our spring holidays like that. In the cities, I suppose the people may spend their holidays a little different.Anyway, how about your New Year?
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A flood happened in Yangshuo

I guess the height difference is about two metres. Can you imagine? hehe.(I've forgotten what exactly the date is when a flood happened, but doesn't matter, I will try to remember what i did that day) It show in June 13, 2008 on these pics, hehe..Actually, I used to work at a little tourism agency for about two months during those days for learning English. It's a good way to improve English as a free tour guider working at a little tourism agency so that I have many chance to communicate with foreigners who consult about tour resorts or I may take them to some places. That's really funny sometimes. lol.....Now, let me get back to the FLOOD.One morning, I was going to work, on the way i met a guy i knew. He said," there is a flood happening, i'm afraid it's your holiday today." " Wow, lucky day!, hahaha..." I said. Then we both went to the bank of Li'river. Let's see what happened with those pictures as follow:

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As we all know, friendship is quite important in our life, just like a drop of water occasionally when you are walking in desert and looking for some water.Many people including me sometimes we don't know who are our real friends and how many real friends we do have. It seems funny.So what do you think real friendship is?
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Dear all friends,What kind of life are you eager to have?If you are serious, please answer those questions first as follow:1. What personality do you have?2. What type of person would you like to make friends with?3. Do you enjoy families get-together?4. What is your ideal job? What job are you doing now? Are you enjoying it?5. What do you think of money? How do you control your money in daily life?6. Are you fearing of poor life? If you are rich now, you live happily?7. What's your age now? Up to now, and what do you think your huge wealth is?

I'm 22-year-old. So far, I think I'm a good girl. Even thought who i would be and what will happen in the future, I always do my best to be good for everything, just be who I am.I write this down just because I felt very happy in the morning. There were some things, bad and good ones, which were so real in my mind, but I didn't realize something before.It's that simple life makes me feel real and happy. Yes, that's it. Why I didn't figure it out before and sometimes I complained much.Most people like me, always complain what we want and we don't have in life, never think carefully what they've had from the others and what they give to the others. It's normal that people are always unsatisfactory.I want to say that you could enjoy your simple life without complaints and you would live more happily.All friends, have you ever realized this like me? Maybe I don't express myself very well and let you feel confused, for that, I'm so sorry.Anyway, let's enjoy our life with no complaints, just smiling to face any troubles.
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some guys, i don't know them. hehe.

Joyce and I, her husband was taking picture for us and we were saying "cheese". lol.........

it's me again. I'm a little fat, haha. What do you think i'm doing? I'm introducing the "Mystery Beach" to you. lol..lol...lol....Dear all friends,I'm sorry I didn't metion about the mysterious beach in " I had a great life in Yangshuo".Now, I will take you into the great place called "Mystery Beach". My friends told me about "secret beach when I just arrived in there, but I think it should be called " Mystery Beach" better if it's translated from Chinese.Actually, it's not mysterious, just the place is far away from the centre of the twon. I don't know exactly why it is named on "Mystery Beach", but the place is attractive expecially for swimming in summer.I think you will hear about the beach if you'll stay longer. In summer, you would go swimming there. It's a good place to swim, particularly for beginners like me. I remembered how i learnt swimming during fifteen days when I took about half an hour to "Mystery Beach" by bike in each afternoon. No matter what the weather is rainy or sunny, Joyce, Cary and I always rode our "car" there for swimming. Up to now, we three are always laughing loud once we talk about those days.In fact, learning swimming is not hard if you are really interested in it, just like that nothing is impossible if you are truely fond of it. So I've realized that doing something puts your heart on it and you'll get success.Come on, folks! Let's just do it on learning English.
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Li'river in Yangshuo

It is a river called Li'river--漓江. It is in summer so it seems a little bit kraurotic.

The water is so clear that we can see the mountain and fernleaf hedge bamboos inverted inflection in water.

There are Mia and Linda. We were going to Fuli town by bamboo raft.

There are Sandy and Allen. The place is Fuli town which is an very old small town, just old people and children living there and young people going out of work for a living.

I like this picture. There are two boys sitting on the flagstone. Look at their faces, one is curious that someone is taking a picture for them and the other one is thinking something so serious. They are the children in Fuli town.

Am I playing with water or washing my hands? haha! Just look at me. I'm the girl who like smiling, lol.lol..lol.....
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I had a happy life in Yangshuo

If I was not interested in English, I would never know this place, Yangshuo, which is a small town, a good tourism area in Guilin city, Guangdong province, China.I lived in Yangshuo for study English for about a year. Up to now, thoes days I spent were the most happiest time in my life and I really enjoyed stay there.Why I chose that place to learn English because I got to know from the internet there were so many foreigners from different countries to travel in Yangshuo and there were many English Training Centres with all foreign teachers which attracted me deeply.At first, I planned to take a course from one of those school and then work hard for a year. Actually, I just studied at school for not more than two months, the rest of the time was great I spent.I decide to check back to those days and write down with my photoes taken there.I would like to improve my writing skills so I will keep on writing every day in this Englishclub.
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What is true love?

Hi, folks!What do you think true love is between men and women? and do you think it exists in the world?Seems this question is hard to answer, but just say what you think.True love, of course, it is existed in the world like between children and parents or friends and friends etc, but I want to know between men and women if it exists in your place, you think?I'm from China. I think it is a conservative country comparing with western countries, so how much our people is the same as our country.Most people in China I was hearing don't think true love exists between men and women, even though some fall in love deeply with someone at first, some of them broke up at last because of some problems or cheating on each other, and the other part might get married and then have a happy life. They said they are not feeling "love" any more after getting married. Many people either men or women always like the new things and seeking more exciting things, so they have a "lover" other than their wives. That's why the rate of divorce is getting higher. About divorce issues, there are many problems happened, what i said is just a part of them.As I know, Seems most families are not happy because they are always not satisfied with themselves, want more. Only the minority of people realize that what life is about and they know how to be grateful and how to make their life happy.To get happiness forever is impossible, we are not perfect, but let us feel happy in our life is not a tough thing. It just depends on our attitude of life and how to think our life. There is an old saying " every family is a special book".Many people said that love is changing to be family love after getting married a few years later. Yes, that's right, actually it is still true love. For wemon, it's just so different between love before marriage and love after marriage.Maybe that's why men and women are so different. lol......True love, I think, is finding one who you love and love you to fall in love with each other. You two will get married finally in a couple of years, creating your two's happy life until death.Two people live together, for what, i think it should make each other feel much happier, not more painful.You will say finding one who love you and you love is not easy. Of course, it is if you don't do anything, just waiting....lol.......Anyway, there is one who is here in the world. lol................Folks, what do you think true love is?Hope you will find your true love and live happily.
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What do you often do at weekends?

Hey, folks!What do you often do at weekends?For me, I usually have a good sleep, geting up late and then do some cleanings after having breakfast in the morning.At lunchtime, I will be ready for a splendid lunch, cooking some dishes my bf likes. Finally, we both enjoy my achievements with red wine. We will have a break afte lunch about 1.30pm. and About 3.30pm, we usually go out for a walk or go shopping or watch a movie in the cinema etc. After that, we will go home and be ready for dinner. Sometimes, we will play cards sitting on the bed with covering the quilt before going into sleep.These are what we do on Saturdays above.On Sundays, my bf gets up early about 7am, and then goes to play basketball with his friends after breakfast. The game starts at 9am. I usually get up about 8am, and then have breakfast after brushing teeth and washing face. About 9pm, I usually read books or surf in the internet or watch a movie online etc. I go out to have lunch with those friends my bf and i know after they finish the basketball race.Sometimes, I feel the weekends very interesting, but occasionally I feel it's bored even I feel nothing after the time has passed. lol.....Friends, How about your weekends?
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Practice makes perfect

I'm a little sleepy at this moment and don't want to do anything, even can't find a thing interesting me. The feeling is bad. I know I'm getting me into trouble. Now I understand the saying " I'm upset without any reasons" people said once, just like a present me. I think human being is really different and special.After ten minutes, I started to write a letter to Uncle Martin about the English Talkshow last night.Last night, I was lucky to be invited to the Online English Talkshow by skype which is organised by Uncle Martin at 9pm every night. There were some people whoes English are proficient with good pronunciation like Martinpeng, Bill etc. I enjoyed talking with them. After that, I felt a little upset because of my poor English, I can't express myself well, althought I can write something. I was thinking again and again. The reason is that I don't usually speak out other than I need talk to my customers and suppliers on the phone from time to time. So I have to practise and practise.Practice makes perfect.Everybody, come on!!!!!!!
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If you know Alibaba.com, you must have heard of its founder Jack Ma or 马云。Well, Jack used to be an interpreter before he became an entrepreneur. His English, especially his spoken English is excellent. In his time, English education was not as good and popular as it is now. Then how did Jack learn English and improve his spoken English when he was young?Here is his story in his own words:"When I was 12 years old, I got interested in learning English. I rode my bike for 40 minutes every morning, rain or snow, for eight years to a hotel near the city of Hangzhou's West Lake district, about 100 miles southwest of Shanghai. China was opening up, and a lot of foreign tourists went there. I showed them around as a free guide and practiced my English. Those eight years deeply changed me. I started to become more globalized than most Chinese. What I learned from my teachers and books was different from what the foreign visitors told us."There you go, Jack was persistent and brave enough to practice his English with overseas tourists by acting as a tour guide for them. That is not a bad idea at all. If you have such opportunities, why don't you do the same?
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About Uncle Martin

There is an email to someone who would be my Oral English teacher as follow:Uncle Martin,I was so pleased to talk with you yesterday.I got your message about talkshow tonight, I really would love to join you, but i'm afraid i can't now pay you for 12RMB to the bank and transfer. Will you let me join this topic?Besides, I saw all informations of you, sounds you are a great person and have rich experience in your life, also i got the price 599 rmb for 10h by one to one. I could prefer the ten hours from you after the talkshow tonight and I may start it next Monday, but there are some inconveniences for me i have to tell you.First, I take off work at 6pm and then arrive at home about 7pm. i have to cook for my supper, so i think that will be good for me from start at 8pm. Is this also available for you? Pls let me know. Secondly, I just have the talkshow for 40mins every time from Monday to Friday and I've worked out that 10h for 15times(hehe). Finally, I just hope I could give the topic about business English or something else and then hope you can give me the suggestions like what aspects I need to prepare for this topic, also pls advise me your opinions.With reference to the topics, I will make a timetable for me in details as a reference for you.Do you deal with this above?I really hope I will make a great break.Yours sincerelyLindaI just knew him yesterday and we had a talk for about one hour. I think he should be a great man, from Hongkong and had the experience working at a frim in London for 13 years…… There is his website http://bbs.oralpractice.com/index.php he built as a administrator.
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