Inside yourself - Lắng nghe chính mình

One day a stranger walked by. "Spare some change?" mumbled the beggar, "I have nothing to give you," said the stranger. Then he asked: "What's that you're sitting on?" "Nothing," replied the beggar. "Just an old box. I've been sitting on it for as long as I can remember. "Ever look inside?," asked the stranger. "No," said the beggar. "What's the point, there's nothing in there." "Have a look inside," insisted the stranger. The beggar, reluctantly, managed to pry open the lid. With astonishment, disbelief, and elation, he saw that the box was filled with gold.

I am that stranger who has nothing to give you and who is telling you to look inside. Not inside any box, as in the parable, but somewhere even closer: inside yourself.

“but I am not a beggar”,  you would say so....

Eckhart Tolle, from "The Power of NOW"

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Người hành khất ngồi bên lề đường đã được hơn 30 năm. Một ngày nọ, một người khách lạ bước qua.

“ông có đồng tiền lẻ?” người hành khất bặm môi nói một cách máy móc, chậm chạp đưa chiếc mũ bong chày cũ kĩ .

Người khách lạ trả lời: "Tôi chẳng có gì cho ông hết” rồi lại hỏi: “ông đang ngồi lên cái gì thế?”

“Chẳng có gì, chỉ là một cái hộp cũ, tôi đã ngồi lên nó lâu lắm rồi”

“Đã bao giờ ông nhìn vào bên trong?”

“Không, có nghĩa lý gì cơ chứ, chẳng có gì trong đó hết.”

Người khách lạ cương quyết:

“Hãy thử mở và nhìn vào bên trong”. Người hành khất gượng ép mở chiếc hộp. Sửng sốt, không tin vào mắt mình, ông mừng rỡ nhìn thấy chiếc hộp chứa đầy vàng.

Tôi chính là người khách lạ chẳng có gì để cho bạn, tôi cũng là người nói với bạn là hãy nhìn vào bên trong. Không phải bên trong chiếc hộp như trong câu truyện ngụ ngôn trên, hãy nhìn vào thứ còn gần hơn nữa cơ: nhìn vào chính mình.

 Tôi có thể nghe bạn trả lời: “nhưng tôi không phải là người hành khất”….

Eckhart Tolle, một mẩu chuyện trong cuốn sách "The Power of NOW"

>> Dạo này tôi ít viết lại cũng là để "lắng nghe chính mình", tình cờ sáng nay nhận được email của Đạo (Xuân Phong) với câu chuyện rất hợp với tâm lý mình lúc này, post lên share với bạn bè, vậy thôi... have a nice day :)

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And let's finish the entry with some words:

You just have to

Let Yourself go

find a way to

Lend Yourself to others

so that you can

Look inside Yourself

when Life gets tough

and Laugh at Yourself

while Learning to

Love Yourself

because you still have to

Live with Yourself

© DreamMatrix 2007

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Thành lập nhóm dịch thuật G41

Hôm qua, movie fan của Agile Mobile sau khi bị HOME thuốc, đã quyết định thành lập nhóm dịch thuật chuyên nghiệp, nhằm nâng trình độ English lên tầng cao mới cũng như thỏa mãn như cầu phim ảnh thiếu thốn, nhất là mấy phim khoa học hoàng tráng như HOME vậy.

4 cô gái xinh đẹp trong nhóm G41, từ trái sang: Thảo, Linh, Ngọc, Trang (bìa)

Nhóm gồm những thành viên mê Anh Văn đáo để, đã từng tham gia và đoạt điểm cao tại các kỳ thi In-tẹc-né-sô-nan như TOEFL, IELTS, TOIEC. Từng cộng tác làm vài project tại Đại Sứ Quán Úc, là những thành thành viên nòng cốt của AM English club, từng ăn dằm nằm dề ở Master's Club Cafe, thường xuyên tham gia các hoạt động các English Group trên Cyvee...

Nhóm đã quyết định lấy tên là "G41" ~ "Giz for one", G đại diện cho Group, Girls, Giz -happy-smile khi chụp hình, vì các cô trong nhóm ai cũng "phái" chụp hình (người mẫu AM mừ), Cafe G7 cũng là thức uống yêu thích của nhóm ở Cty. Nhóm start up với "4" cô gái xinh đẹp & tài năng của AM, và 1 anh chàng điển trai "bụng phệ", 41 là vì vậy. Túm lại cái tên G41 có nghĩa là Happy together for one purpose Enjoy English :)

HOME là project đầu tiên của nhóm, đã chia việc xong hết rồi, cũng dể thôi, HOME có 850 câu chia cho 5 ng, mỗi ng 170, mỗi ngày dành 15min quất 10 câu thôi, 17 ngày là xong. Mỗi tuần sẽ merge và peer review cùng nhau

Nếu kết quả tốt đẹp, tiếp theo có thể là "Casablanca" hoặc "Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life", or something similar...

Let's go G41, happy translating :)

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My favorite FREE offline dictionary - Lingoes

Beside StarDic I used to go along with 3 years ago, now I have another choice better for myself. I have installed and used Lingoes in the beginning of 2009. It's quite easy and stable than other program I used before, even LacViet MTD. There are a lot of free dictionary to work with...

 1/ First, download this file and install


Or get it directly from Lingoes website

2/ Then download offline dictionary and install to Lingoes
(via menu Dictionary Options  >  Install dictionary from disk)




Or download only here once in for ALL (~66MB)
http://www.4shared.com/file/89549804/c6bc314b/Lingoes_Dictionaries.html

And this is Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia (~257mb)
http://lingoes.net/en/dictionary/dict_down.php?id=317097B6E814E043839A3467BA8F4CCE

Hope that's joyful enough to start using Lingoes :)
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Relax cuối tuần: Interesting Motivation Quotes

1. To earn more, you must learn more (Brian Tracy)

2. Experience is what you get when you do not get what you want (Anonymous)

3. Success is what you attract by the person you become (Jim Rohn)

4. Your life only get better, when you get better (Brian Tracy)

5. The surest way not to fail is to determine to succeed (Rechard B.Sheridan)

6. A quitter never wins and a winner never quits (Napoleon Hill)

7. Try to become not a man of success, but try rather to become a man of value (Albert Einstein)

8. It's not what you have, it's what you do with what you have (Anonymous)

9. It matters not what a person is born, but who they choose to be (Joanne Kathleen Rowling)

10. We don't see things the way they are. We see things the way we are (Talmud)

11. Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writing so that you shall come easily by what others have laboured hard for (Sokrates)

Source:


Interesting ?!? Want to print it, click here (*)

OR get DPF here



(*) Sáng nay mới biết thêm một dịch vụ mới của Google Notebook, đám quote này là test thử, trên cả tuyệt vời. Google mail, Google Blog, Google Reader, Google application, giờ thì Google Notebook, oh my gosh toàn là tuyệt đỉnh, I can not live without Google :)
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Vocabulary Game: Step by step

Prepare:

- ego-board (*), a die (*), figures (*), cards(*) , a group of 4 or 5 people.

Rules:

Put the board on the table. Place the cards on the foto with the ego4u logo and put the figures on the START field. Every player chooses a figure and then you can start.

The first player casts the die (*), pick a card on top, then tries to answer question on the card. If it’s correct, the player may move forward by the number cast; Else the answer wrong, the player must move back by that number (or remain on START). Then it’s the next player’s turn.

The winner is who first arrives on the FINISH field.

Notes:

• In case the cards empty before someone win, so the one who is most-closed at FINISH will be the winner

• Right or wrong will be judged by players.

• The rest players may count one to five if the person takes long-time to wonder a question

• We can choose the first player by casts the die at the beginning then next turn will follow obit of clock.

Terms:

(die: súc sắc; cast the die: tung súc sắc; figures: con cờ; ego-board: see in download section below; cards: see example below)

(obit of clock: theo chiều kim đồng hồ;)

Example cards: This is the key of having the game fun. I tried to write some, here is just example

- People is from country Ireland call ???
- What is opposite of "Sink" ?
- How do you understand this expression "Lend Me Your Ear"
- Sing a short sentence of a famous song having “Love”

Download files:






>> I have made a variation from ego4u.com, write the cards and played last week in English Club at Agile Mobile. We enjoyed very much, so do you I believe :)
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How to get WOMAN happy ?

Yesterday was Woman Day of Vietnam. Wow, once again we need to celebrate for them. At here, I continue with last year entry for Oct-20-2007, today I'd just post another one in English regard to some tips how to make WOMAN happy. Sound familiar... but when you put all together one by one then you will get an interesting picture.

Q- How to Keep a Woman Happy?
A- It's really difficult, isn't it? I don't think so :)

All you have to do is to be:

1. A friend 2. A companion 3. A lover 4. A brother 5. A father 6. A master 7. A chef 8. An electrician 9. A carpenter 10. A plumber 11. A mechanic 12. A decorator 13. A stylist 14. A sexologist 15. A gynecologist 16. A psychologist 17. A pest exterminator 18. A psychiatrist 19. A healer 20. A good listener 21. An organizer 22. A good father

23. Very clean 24. Sympathetic 25. Athletic 26. Warm 27. Attentive 28. Gallant 29. Intelligent 30. Funny 31. Creative 32. Tender 33. Strong 34. Understanding 35. Tolerant 36. Prudent 37. Ambitious 38. Capable 39. Courageous 40. Determined 41. True 42. Dependable 43. Passionate

WITHOUT FORGETTING TO:
44. Give her compliments regularly
45. Love shopping
46. Be honest
47. Be very rich
48. Not stress her out
49. Not look at other girls

AND AT THE SAME TIME, YOU MUST ALSO:
50. Give her lots of attention, but expect little yourself
51. Give her lots of time, especially time for herself
52. Give her lots of space, never worrying about where she goes

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT:
53. Never to forget:
* birthdays
* anniversaries
* arrangements she makes

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Phu`, a man who satisfy all of these would be non-exist :)

So what about: HOW TO MAKE A MAN HAPPY!!! Now, it's very simple:
1. Leave him in peace
2. Feed him well.
3. Let him have a laptop with internet connection.

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Date -in -out

Yesterday, after sending an email to customer and recognize I made a mistake about IN and OUT before a date value. That's ok, they still understand of course, but being a professional, I wonder myself that I should NOT repeat a basic mistake like this, especially I am Tester :) -I don't mean Tester has no error but try to make it as less as I can)

Let's see if this sentence is correct: "See you in Saturday night" or "She was born on July"...
>>Well, it must be "See you on Saturday night" or "She was born in July"... Sometime I am still confused about when using IN or OUT. Tonight, I decide to make this clear. Let's go...

Remember me, this actually was a topic of English class at LTRC, Mr. Marc feel very exciting when he saw his student having many confusing on this stuff. Me too, still embarrass sometimes, just write this down again to stick in mind. Here is the basic syntax I wrote down in my notebook:

On Saturday...(Monday, Tuesday..)
In the evening...(morning, afternoon)
But.. On Saturday evening
And.. at night (not in the night)

In 2008...
In January...
But... On January 1st..

Search in my favorite English site, I found a related quiz. Now, just give a quick shot, come to this quiz, just 5min, then you will kick it off :)

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How To Improve Your Pronunciation

I found this effective tips in news letter of ESL, pronunciation is not only this but I think if we succeed at this point. That would be easy for the rest :). Here is it:

Pronouncing every word correctly leads to poor pronunciation! Good pronunciation comes from stressing the right words - this is because English is a time-stressed language.

Tips:

   1. Remember that non-stressed words and syllables are often 'swallowed' in English.

   2. Always focus on pronouncing stressed words well, non-stressed words can be glided over.

   3. Don't focus on pronouncing each word. Focus on the stressed words in each sentence.

(See full article here esl.about.com)

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English Coffee at Master's Club

My favor English teacher at LTRC, Mr. Marc

Last weekend I had chance to join an English Club at Master's Club with a colleague at AgileMobile. That was Fourth of July, so the topic of that Friday is about "independence day" certainly. The club starts at 7.00 PM on Friday weekly, but you have to come earlier (arround 6h30 is good enuogh) to get the ticket that costs you 20k (this money will include to the bill of drinking)

Actually, you feel free to come there anytime during the days, afternoon is recommend since it's not crowded. I usually come there on Wednesdays noon time when I am able meet my favor English teacher. There are always foreigners over there for you to practice speaking, and they are very open especially 2 owners of the coffee shop, Mister and Misses Bob.

Some pictures of LTRC's staff at the club

The address of Master's Club is 314/1B Dien Bien Phu - P.11, Q.10. You may go to diadiem.com to get the map. Here is just simple instruction for reference: follow Nguyen Dinh Chieu street until you pass Vườn Chuối market, there is a small street on your right, it lead you to Dien Bien Phu street. Once you get into DBP, turn right follow the one-way stream in the street for further 50m then you will find "hẻm 314" on your left. That's it, go into that hẻm you will find the club.

The price for drinking stuff is not very expensive, average is 20-30k, coke is cheapest (just 14k).

And this is some more discussion about this club at cyvee, click here for more info

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Tự học Anh Văn với phần mềm Việt FREE

Mới tìm được phần mềm này hôm kia. Cái hay nhất là thằng này FREE 100% (at least for now). Đã xài thử rất good, cho phép download bài học mỗi ngày. Giao diện hoàn toàn tiếng Việt, trước mắt là thấy cũng dể sử dụng, nhưng để nói thân thiện thì cần phải xem thêm. Chương trình này khi down về thựa ra chỉ là "cái vỏ" bạn phải cập nhật bài học online để có bài học mới. Chiêu này hay, vì nếu sau này mấy user free nghiền rồi, đùng một cái thu phí thì cũng đành chịu thôi. Mấy dịch vụ online nó hay thế. Nhưng trước mắt cứ xài cho đã...

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Sau khi cài đặt, học viên đã có trong tay các bài học của chương trình tiếng Anh giao tiếp từ trình độ Elementary đến trình độ Intermediate. Điểm đặc biệt của “Home4English” là phần mềm này luôn kết nối với hệ thống bài học từ website học tiếng Anh online của Global Education. Do đó học viên luôn cập nhật được bài học mới nhất trong ngày, nắm được những cấu trúc ngữ pháp mới nhất cùng nhiều tiện ích khác. Ở mỗi bài học, học viên được học từ vựng và ngữ pháp qua những cấu trúc thường gặp và ví dụ minh họa.

Nhằm hỗ trợ học viên phát triển cả 4 kĩ năng nghe, nói, đọc, viết, trong giao diện mỗi bài học, Home4English còn có phần Bài nghe thực hành, Nghe nhắc lại, Bài dịch tham khảo với sự hỗ trợ của Audio, giúp học viên phát âm chuẩn xác ngay từ bài học đầu tiên. Với dung lượng siêu nhỏ (3MB), nội dung học tập phong phú và thiết kế chuyên nghiệp, dự kiến trong tháng đầu tiên sẽ tạo ra cơ hội tiếp cận kiến thức và kỹ năng cho 950.000 học viên khắp mọi nơi tham gia học qua hệ thống phần mềm tiện ích này.

(Nguồn: diễn đàn doanh nghiệp)

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BC / AD

(Extracted from everyday tips in about.com.)

BC refers to dates before the birth of Christ, AD for dates after the birth of Christ. (BC = before Christ, AD = Anno Domini)

Important note for pronunciation here is that Christ is pronounced as /kraizt/ (not /krist/)

Example Sentences

The Romans occupied the territory in 342 BC.
The first settlement appeared in 215 AD.

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Have vs get, confusing word ???

In general, we use the verb "have" with things we possess and the verb "get" meaning "to receive something". However, there are many different words that combine with "have or get" to make common expressions including collocations and phrasal verbs. Here are some of the most common "have or get" combinations.

Decide between "have" or "get", sometimes the verb needs to be conjugated or put in the infinitive or gerund form.

1. Bowling looks like a lot of fun. Why don't we -- have a try?



2. Monique -- has had a baby last night. It's a beautiful baby boy.



3. When you go into the city make sure you don't -- get into trouble.



4. Jane and Alexander -- are having another one of their arguments this week.



5. I'm afraid I won't -- get home until late tonight.



6. Have you seen David? I'm beginning -- to get worried.



7. They weren't very happy together so they -- got divorced after only a year together.



8. I would recommend you -- have a long think about what you want to do.



9. Jack -- got drunk and needed a lift home.



10. That restaurant -- got five stars in the latest Michelin guide.

----------------------------2nd exercise------------------------

1. I don't care how much it costs! -- Get me to the airport as fast as you can!



2. I'd really like -- to get fit, I just can't find the time.



3. Waiter: Would you like something to drink? Customer: Yes, I -- 'll have a diet root beer.



4. No, no, you are my dinner guest tonight. Let me -- get the check.



5. Can you wait for ten minutes? I need -- to have a rest.



6. This computer is so frustrating! I -- 've been having problems ever since I bought it.



7. Linda seems to be -- having second thoughts about her new job.



8. Frank really isn't so bad once you -- get to know him.



9. That's a beautiful new blouse! Where did you -- get it?



10. I hope you -- are having a good time tonight.

(Source: http://esl.about.com)

>>> You may register news letter here esl.about.com everyday with exciting tips like this one.

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Time in love

time is very slow for those who wait

very fast for those who are scared

very long for those who lament

very short for those who celebrate

But for those who love, time is eternity

"William Shakespear"

>>> Found this suddenly on the Internet, now it's time to go badminton court :). Cya 2 9 !!!

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What a Wonderful World

"What a Wonderful World" is a song by Bob Thiele (using the pseudonym George Douglas) and George David Weiss. It was first recorded by Louis Armstrong and released as a single in early fall 1967, and was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999. Intended as an antidote for the increasingly racially and politically charged climate in the U.S. (and written specifically for Armstrong, who had broad crossover appeal), the song details the singer's delight in the simple enjoyment of everyday life. The song also has a hopeful, optimistic tone with regard to the future, with reference to babies being born into the world and having much to look forward to. The song was not initially a hit in the United States, where it sold fewer than 1,000 copies, but was a major success in the UK, reaching number one on the UK singles chart. It was also the biggest-selling single of 1968 in the UK. The song made Louis Armstrong the oldest male to top the charts, at sixty-six years and ten months old.

The song gradually became something of a standard and reached a new level of popularity. In 1988 Louis Armstrong's 1967 recording was featured in the film Good Morning Vietnam and was released as a single.

(Source: wikipedia)
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What a Wonderful World
Louis Armstrong



I see trees of green........ red roses too
I see em bloom..... for me and for you
And I think to myself.... what a wonderful world.

I see skies of blue..... clouds of white
Bright blessed days....dark sacred nights
And I think to myself .....what a wonderful world.

The colors of a rainbow.....so pretty ..in the sky
Are also on the faces.....of people ..going by
I see friends shaking hands.....sayin.. how do you do
Theyre really sayin......i love you.

I hear babies cry...... I watch them grow
Theyll learn much more.....than Ill never know
And I think to myself .....what a wonderful world

(instrumental break)

The colors of a rainbow.....so pretty ..in the sky
Are there on the faces.....of people ..going by
I see friends shaking hands.....sayin.. how do you do
Theyre really sayin...*spoken*(I ....love....you).

I hear babies cry...... I watch them grow
*spoken*(you know their gonna learn
A whole lot more than Ill never know)
And I think to myself .....what a wonderful world
Yes I think to myself .......what a wonderful world.

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Happy New Year 2008

This morning when the Lord opened a window in Heaven looking down to the world. I was lucky to see him at the moment. And he asked me: "My child, what is your greatest wish for today?" I responded: "Lord please, take care of the person who is reading this message, their family and their special friends. They deserve it and I love them very much." The love of God is like the ocean, you can see its beginnings but not its end. This message works on the day you receive it.

To some it may sound dumb, but the person who sent this to me was impressed with the quickness of its effect. Let's see if it's true. Angels DO exist, but sometimes they don't have wings, so we call them Friends, such as YOU.

Please pass this on to your true friends, and SOMETHING GOOD WILL HAPPEN TO YOU

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Prepositional Phrases (1)

We are all experienced that preposition is annoying us in learning English. It's a bit confusing when we decide to use a strange Prepositional Phrases. Actually, it's not a big deal in conversation but it will help our writing sharply.

I have just received some kind of tips like that from about.com via email. Here are they, enjoy it with me, to make them not strange at all :)
(I just extracted some interesting sentences along with the phrases)

according to

in case of

on the behalf of

in front of

without regard for (She was a fearless woman who acted _____ her health.)

with regard to (______ your proposal Tom, I'm afraid we won't be able to approve your project.)

by means of (We finally solved our problem ____ a new device created by our research and development department.)

because of

lack of

due to (_____ the large number of requests we have received, we are going to extend the sale to the end of the month.)

instead of

in favor of ( I'm all ____ helping out the poor when in need.)

in addition to (_____ our friendly staff, you'll find our hotel provides everything you could ever desire.)

as for ( _____ me, I will be happy to dedicate a few extra hours to the cause.)

apart from

in common with (How can they be going out?! Jane has nothing _____ Peter.)

by far (Learning English is sometimes difficult. However, you should remember that communication is ______ the most important thing.)

by mistake (I'm afraid I've charged you too much _____. Sorry about that!)

regardless of (You are going to have to work overtime _____ your responsibilities at home)
>> the boss is most likely to say this sentence by somehow, I hate this kind of boss :(

on purpose (Please don't be angry with me. I didn't break the toy ______.)
>> I like this one most

For the full quiz please go here

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Jingle Bells

Perry Como

Dashing through the snow
On a one-horse open sleigh,
Over the fields we go,
Laughing all the way;
Bells on bob-tail ring,
making spirits bright,
What fun it is to ride and sing
A sleighing song tonight

Jingle bells, jingle bells,
jingle all the way!
O what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh

A day or two ago,
I thought I'd take a ride,
And soon Miss Fanny Bright
Was seated by my side;
The horse was lean and lank;
Misfortune seemed his lot;
He got into a drifted bank,
And we, we got up sot.

Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells,
Jingle all the way!
What fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh.

A day or two ago,
the story I must tell
I went out on the snow
And on my back I fell;
A gent was riding by
In a one-horse open sleigh,
He laughed as there
I sprawling lie,
But quickly drove away.

Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells,
Jingle all the way!
What fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh.

Now the ground is white
Go it while you're young,
Take the girls tonight
And sing this sleighing song;
Just get a bob-tailed bay
two-forty as his speed
Hitch him to an open sleigh
And crack! you'll take the lead.

Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells,
Jingle all the way!
What fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh.

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At the stroke of midnight on Christmas, if a fat man dressed in a red suit jumps through your window, grabs you and puts you in a sack, don't panic. I told Santa I wanted YOU for Christmas!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2008

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Heroes – The New Frontier (2/2)

This is printed version which I have used to deliver for group. Unluckily, last Friday I didnot have much time to share with group all of this because I was the last one in class :(, the last one always is the apple of all other eyes in class. All will look toward him/her and make them
embarrassed sometimes. I was in that case. Anyhow, I note down here just to share few of interesting thing about the article Heroes. This article is about 5 pages A4 long (fontsize 12pt)

1/ My favourite sentences:

- The world has changed, and so has heroism

- No-one is fooled into thinking that fame-----or even success-----is the same as heroism
(How to use the symbol ----- ?)

- Has TV----as it is so often accused of doing----diminished the possibility of heroes, and devalued the every word, by feeding us to many stories about too many celebrities, surrounded by too much hype?
(abreviation, symbol----usage, a long question..)

- Today’s potential hero (or was he/she a mere celebrity) is soon pushed aside by tomorrow’s headline
(An example of bracket usage in the sentence)

- Unsung heroes have always been a part of us, of course; not necessarily buried in an organisation, but possibly just chipping away, year after year, making personal sacrifies that enrich our lives and encourage us to aspire something beyond the everyday in our own lives.(semi-colon usage, a very long sentence, a new word Unsung)

2/ My favourite vocabularies:

+ Hero >> Heroine (women) >> Heroic(a) >> Heroism (n)

+ “sm” suffix of the noun:
- Feminism: the movement aimed at equal rights for women (feminist: a supporter of feminism)
- Heroism

+ unsung: having value that is not acknowledged not famous or acclaimed

+ accuse: (v) make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against

+ diminish (v) decrease in size, extent, or range+ aspire (v) have an ambitious plan+ mere (adj) being nothing more than specified (chi3 là)+ hype (n) blatant or sensational promotion

+ celebrity (n) a widely known person (or the state of being widely honored and acclaimed)

+ triumph (n) a successful ending of a struggle or contest

+ inspire (n) truyen cam hung

+ sophisticated technology: cong nghe tinh vi, hien dai

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Don't worry, be happy

"Don't Worry, Be Happy" is the title and famous principal lyric of a song by musician Bobby McFerrin, the first a cappella song to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, holding that position for two weeks in September of 1988. It also peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart on its fifth week on the chart. At the 1989 Grammy Awards, "Don't Worry Be Happy" won 'Best Song of the Year'. The song's title is taken from a famous quote by Meher Baba. The original music video stars Robin Williams and Bill Irwin. Every "musical" part of this song was noises that McFerrin made, and compiled together. There are no instruments in this song.

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Don't Worry, Be Happy

Bobby McFerrin



Don't Worry, Be Happy
From the Movie "Cocktails"
Performed by Bobby McFerrin

Here is a little song I wrote
You might want to sing it note for note
Don't worry be happy
In every life we have some trouble
When you worry you make it double
Don't worry, be happy......

Ain't got no place to lay your head
Somebody came and took your bed
Don't worry, be happy
The land lord say your rent is late
He may have to litigate
Don't worry, be happy
Lood at me I am happy
Don't worry, be happy
Here I give you my phone number
When you worry call me
I make you happy
Don't worry, be happy
Ain't got no cash, ain't got no style
Ain't got not girl to make you smile
But don't worry be happy
Cause when you worry
Your face will frown
And that will bring everybody down
So don't worry, be happy (now).....

There is this little song I wrote
I hope you learn it note for note
Like good little children
Don't worry, be happy
Listen to what I say
In your life expect some trouble
But when you worry
You make it double
Don't worry, be happy......
Don't worry don't do it, be happy
Put a smile on your face
Don't bring everybody down like this
Don't worry, it will soon past
Whatever it is
Don't worry, be happy.


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Heroes – The New Frontier (1/2)

Here after is the reading sheet scheme using in Friday reading group at Acet. I have used this content to present to other students of what I have learnt from the reading article.

Title of the text:
Heroes – The New Frontier (P.108)

Author: Hugh Mackay

Publisher: MacMillan, date: 1999

Type of the text: (eg: short story, novel, critique, magazine article, report)
A social research, maybe a series research (this is chapter eight)

What is the purpose of the text (eg: to inform, argue, entertain, recount, …)
Informative new definitions of Heroes in modern time

What is the text about?
All kinds of Heroes. Who is the hero? How to be a hero in ancient time as well as modern time.

What are the main ideas of the text?

- First, the author sees the turning point of the century’s end. The world has changed, and so has heroism. Then the author gives an opinion of Hero “..no-one is fooled into thinking that fame, or even success, is the same as heroism… Heroes inspire us because they show us what we human are capable of going…”
- Second, the names of old-style heroes are detailed with some name listed as: Christopher Columbus, James Cook and ways to be heroes at that time.
- Finally, comparing old and new style of heroes is the theme of the article.
“…Edmund Hillary on the Everest, Neil Armstrong on the moon, John Landy on the track (not for winning, but for upholding the noblest standards of sportsmanship when he stopped in the middle of an important race to help a fallen competitor.)”. Just three names from many examples of new-style heroes. On the other hand, we are fed too many stories about many celebrities, surrounded by much hypes by mass media. Today’s potential hero (or was he/she a mere celebrity) is soon pushed aside by tomorrow’s headline.

What is your opinion of the text? Would you recommend it to other students?

I really like the way Hugh Mackay talks about the unsung heroes. “..Unsung heroes have always been a part of us”. Let’s think about this, all of us are also a hero of someone else. Phuc Nguyen, a friend of mine and a colleague at LogiGear, turns into a helper for poor children at the end of every year, a time when people enjoy a lot of fun together during Christmas and New-year parties. Phuc enjoys this time differently, this year she and her friends organized a charity campaign to help poor children in Kon-Tum, such as: collecting old-clothes, cash for rice from LTRC employees. To me, she is a hero of those children. I can imagine how happy the children are when they receive the clothes and rice on a cold Christmas holiday.

Please click here to get there "Heroes – The New Frontier (2/2)" for sharing my extracted interesting thing from the article.

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Hugh Mackay at a glance:

He is a Psychologist, Social researcher, Newspaper columnist (weekly in the Sun-Herald and West Australian, and occasionally in The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age) and authors of 11 books, including 4 novels.

Please go here for further information: http://www.myspace.com/hughmackay

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