When I was first introduced to second life, I had no inkling as to what “secondlife” might mean. I gave it a wild guess before responding to my friend’s message on twitter. “@hiannie Are you joining second life? #secondlife.” a friend shouted on twitter. My respond to that was, “I am enjoying my second life.” [...]
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How Ordinary People In Streets Of Singapore Learn English？
Many tourists who visit Singapore for the first time are quite surprised at how easy it is to move around the city. English is considered the country’s official language and Malay is the national language. From road names to business names, English words can be found everywhere. It is not until you do get to [...]
Purple And Orange Starfish: Be Happy Be Smiley
That’s a great looking starfish. Simply magnificient sea creature.
Poor Kid, Many Languages
I can almost relate to this street kid in India who can speak many languages. Here are two videos from when he was a kid. He is still selling on the street. Listen to the diction and pronunciation; no hesitation no reservation, just great confidence on the sight sounds. His accent is very distinctly Indian [...]
Prepared learning environment filled with love and dedication
10 weeks ago, I was still in Australia enjoying summer vacation. When I arrived back home, I received a phone call from my daughter’s Mandarin tutor. She spoke to me in English with a very heavy Mandarin accent, “Hello! Is your daughter coming to register for this term’s new programme?” Instantly, I replied, “I am [...]
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