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  1. JadeOrchidSong

    I hate this about my native culture: people tell each other they are too fat, too ugly...Last night on the phone my middle school classmate told me his impression of me was outstanding student, very kind-hearted, not good-looking (ugly). Granted, I did ask him what impression he had of me first. It still stings. I know all along how people in my native country think of me. It stings to hear it. So very glad my American dh praises me beautiful every day and my Maker thinks I am beautiful!

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      JadeOrchidSong

      My student who was a doctor told the English Department of the universally I taught at that if any teacher needed plastic surgery to enlarge their eyes, she would do it for free. I am the only teacher with very small eyes.

      My sister's coworker adviced strongly that I had my eyes enlarged and nmy flat nose heightened so that I could find a husband.

      The worst is my brother called me ugly, good for nothing.

      I took years to get over the hurt. It took me coming to know Christ...

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  2. JadeOrchidSong

    I hate this about my native culture: people tell each other they are too fat, too ugly...Last night on the phone my middle school classmate told me his impression of me was outstanding student, very kind-hearted, not good-looking (ugly). Granted, I did ask him what impression he had of me first. It still stings. I know all along how people in my native country think of me. It stings to hear it. So very glad my American dh praises me beautiful every day and my Maker thinks I am beautiful!

    1. JadeOrchidSong

      JadeOrchidSong

      All my American friends only say positive things. That is the biggest reason I love this country.

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  3. JadeOrchidSong

    We have managed to almost finish our Chinese 100 without the textbook I ordered on Amazon. Should just cancel order and get the money back to pay for Chinese 200.

    1. JadeOrchidSong

      JadeOrchidSong

      I agree! He can read much better than he can write. He speaks well.

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  4. Tenaj

    Overheard while my 7yodd was working on her math: "Twelve . . . twelve . . oh man, I'm going to have to use my toes!"

    1. JadeOrchidSong

      JadeOrchidSong

      I miss those days!

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  5. JadeOrchidSong

    Really don't like Emma. Looking forward to finishing it so that I can resume Exodus.

    1. JadeOrchidSong

      JadeOrchidSong

      I totally agree. I will try to finish the book by tomorrow. I am a very slow reader both in English and my native language.

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  6. JadeOrchidSong

    Really don't like Emma. Looking forward to finishing it so that I can resume Exodus.

    1. JadeOrchidSong

      JadeOrchidSong

      I don't know yet, but I hope Harriet marries the farmer who proposed to her in the beginning of the story. He seems to be very likable. I hate it that Emma managed to kill that relationship.

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  7. JadeOrchidSong

    Really don't like Emma. Looking forward to finishing it so that I can resume Exodus.

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      JadeOrchidSong

      Harriet is so gullible, Emma is so snobbish. I do NOT think my boys would like the book at all. I read Pride and Prejudice. It's a little better than Emma.

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  8. JadeOrchidSong

    Started back Chinese yesterday. We finally gave up on Latin after 5 years of study. We are picking back up Mandarin for ds13. Ds11 is doing Spanish and is enjoying learnign a living language. He is doing well. I enjoy hearing him practice in his online class. Hope Chinese will go well this second round.

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      JadeOrchidSong

      He is having some trouble with homework. He doesn't know where to find the audio with the sign of earphones next to the exercises. For example, Page 3 of his textbook.

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  9. JadeOrchidSong

    Started back Chinese yesterday. We finally gave up on Latin after 5 years of study. We are picking back up Mandarin for ds13. Ds11 is doing Spanish and is enjoying learnign a living language. He is doing well. I enjoy hearing him practice in his online class. Hope Chinese will go well this second round.

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      JadeOrchidSong

      Chinese is easier for me. Ds13 wasn't doing great with Latin. If I can make him practice writing characters diligently, he might be successful.

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  10. JadeOrchidSong

    TPS first day tech problem. Narnia class canceled.

    1. JadeOrchidSong

      JadeOrchidSong

      Ds is FOEW class had a confusion about the due date for his writing homework.

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  11. kiana

    Absurdly delighted with the older/antique math textbooks I just was given :D

    1. JadeOrchidSong

      JadeOrchidSong

      I can understand!

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  12. JadeOrchidSong

    Willing to put in time to learn and do discussions TOG way for the last few weeks of the year for TOG 1 Unit 4. Please cheer me on, Hive!

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      JadeOrchidSong

      I will learn by doing it, trial and error way. :-) hope dc and I both ease into it and do better as we go. You can check my post on high school forum about TOG not working and advice people gave me.

       

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  13. JadeOrchidSong

    Willing to put in time to learn and do discussions TOG way for the last few weeks of the year for TOG 1 Unit 4. Please cheer me on, Hive!

    1. JadeOrchidSong

      JadeOrchidSong

      Thanks for the cheer!

       

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  14. SorrelZG

    If I wasn't reading Dracula on my Kindle I would be seriously tempted to toss it across the room and then go jump on it.

    1. JadeOrchidSong

      JadeOrchidSong

      Good to know. I have it on my iPad. I will probably skip it since there are too many books waiting for me to read.

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  15. JadeOrchidSong

    Watching Jackie Chan's Drunken Master we bought in China. We love his movies made before he became famous

    1. JadeOrchidSong

      JadeOrchidSong

      Yea, I love the movies with lots of him learning from a stern but kind master. He was such a handsome, playful, and humorous young man in those early movies.

       

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  16. Halcyon

    All jurors with numbers 560 and higher do NOT need to come to jury duty tomorrow. My number? 540. Sigh.

    1. JadeOrchidSong

      JadeOrchidSong

      I just served! I didn't have to do after calling 6 times in 2 and 1/2 days.

       

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