2017-03-31 FRIDAY 6 PM ADDICTIONS AND SHARKS

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2017-03-31 FRIDAY 6 PM VINCENT ENGLISH CLASS TEACHER JOEYARNOLDVN

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One moment please.

Please wait.

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Are you ready?

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TGIF

Thank God It's Friday

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I can sleep in to ten.

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I am free and I can go anywhere for relaxing.

I can go anywhere I want to relax.

I'm so so.

Today was a boring day.

Today was a typical day.

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Typical = normal.

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Alone

Feel

Focus on work.

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I tried to send as many emails as possible.

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Today is the last day of the month & the quarter.

Tomorrow is a holiday.

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Performance Review

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Quarter = 3 months

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I promised a lot to my boss but I'm scared I won't be able to do it to get it done.

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Are all your calls urgent?

No, but some are.

I get strange calls sometimes.

I get calls from strangers, some who might be new customers.

I love better but there are other things you can say. There are other ways of saying things.

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Cousin or nephew or niece.

They live in Texas near my brother, Rick.

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Emotions are emotions.

They are what they are but they are not what they are not.

Emotions are emotions and not reality or destiny or fate or eternal or objective.

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Orientation

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People want to live in America because it is the best.

Like what?

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Economy declined in the 1990's more than before, but people thought it started around 2008, but that is not true.

1999

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Boat:

1980: 9 months.

1999: 2 months.

Meet accidents.

Why not a direct route to America?

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Pirate

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Why would that be illegal?

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Border

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Wall

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Mexico has a southern wall but no northern wall.

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Nationality

Marriage

Green card

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Investment program

Assets

Interest

Save money

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Cousin

Goodbye party

Present

Going Away Party

Married an American

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I hope California is ok for him.

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California has Asian communities in their bigger cities in the bottom of Cali around Los Angeles (L.A.) and Long Beach and Sacramento and San Francisco.

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Many cities Chinatowns.

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Long Beach is a city about 20 miles or kilometers or more north of (from) L.A.

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Florida

Beaches

Miami

Disney World in FL

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Water is so blue.

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Windy like Chicago

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Volleyball

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Ski

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Water-ski

Water-skiing

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Surf board in water

Skate board on street

Snow board on mountains.

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Snow skis on mountains.

Water skis on water.

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Snowboard is one board.

Snow ski is two boards: one for each foot.

Water skis have two boards.

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Water board has one board.

Water skis have 2 boards.

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Sharks

Sharp (adj.) teeth

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Food

Smell blood

Stay still and wait for them to leave

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Jaw movie

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From 1970's

The movie stopped lots of people from going to beaches.

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Does America have a health care system?

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Cancer

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Hospitals

Technology

Treatments

Doctors

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20. Steer clear of dolphins and seabirds. They may not only attract sharks, but also often seek the same prey.

19. Skip swimming after heavy rains, which may move some freshwater fish, including sharks, into areas they would not otherwise frequent.

18. Sharks sometimes get stuck in lagoons and small bays during low tide, so be careful when swimming in such areas at these times.

17. Avoid diving from boats but, if you must, refrain from doing so at night and be sure to carefully scan the surrounding water beforehand.

16. Some sharks are very small and resemble tropical fish. Avoid touching fish around you, as you could find your hand in a tiny, yet well-toothed, mouth.

15. Pay attention to fish swimming patterns. If fish start to school or dart away, chances are a shark or other potential predator is nearby.

14. Fishing boats and anglers from shore can sttract sharks looking for an easy seafood meal, so refrain from swimming near them.

13. The splash of a dog paddling is like a dinner bell for sharks.Do not take your pet with you in waters where there is even a remote chance of encountering a shark.

12. Splashing and other erratic movements signal distress and can alert sharks to your presence. Try to keep strokes and kicks smooth and even.

11. Got an uneven tan? Avoid swimming in open water because skin color contrasts seem to attract sharks, resembling color variations found on fish.

10. Brightly colored swimwear, colorful surfboards and shiny jewelry mimic natural fish bling, so save your flashy gear for terrestrial pursuits.

9. Mouths of rivers, channels, deep drops and areas between sandbars tend to attract sharks. Skip swimming in these places, as well as far from shore.

8. Avoid swimming in dirty, murky water. It can impair your field of vision and that of sharks, too, increasing the chances of an encounter.

7. If you have a bleeding cut, an exposed wound or are a menstruating woman, do not swim in open water. Blood and human waste attract sharks.

6. Sharks are creatures of habit. Do not swim in areas where a shark attack has recently occurred, since the same shark, or others, may still frequent the spot.

5. Try to swim on sunny, clear days. Foggy mornings and dusk may cause a shark to confuse you with prey.

4. Don't swim in waters known to be frequented by sharks. Consult with lifeguards and other authorities for more specific regional information.

3. Swim in a group or at least be sure to have a partner with you. Stay alert as to what is going on in the surrounding water environment.

2. Avoid looking like a seal. Reclining on a surfboard and wearing a wetsuit and fins can give you a seal's silhouette from a shark's perspective below.

1. Think like a shark. If you see lots of fish or seals, chances are that sharks could be around and could confuse you with dinner.











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2017-03-31 FRIDAY 6 PM VINCENT ENGLISH CLASS TEACHER JOEYARNOLDVN

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2017-03-30 THURSDAY 8 AM PNT ADDICTIONS

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2017-03-30 THURSDAY 8 AM PNT ADDICTIONS ENGLISH TEACHER JOEYARNOLDVN

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Open Office, N.

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Libra Office

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Computers

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Different on the inside but not on the outside, probably.

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Sleep

Life

Computers

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Plan ahead by 6 to 12 months

Have goals for the next five years or more

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You are old enough to have experience but too old to react and to innovate.

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Boss

Employer

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Lead

Manage

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It is better when bosses lead staff rather than manage them.

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Some people retire in their 40's, when they're about 40 years old, and others work a lot into their 70's.

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If you want more control over your company, as a boss, that will require more work.

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Bosses who are managers will then manage their staff like farmers manage cattle and crops and food like products in a factory.

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A good boss will not only manage but also lead.

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A good boss will try to hire a manager who can manage in order to focus more on leading rather than managing.

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People who manage may include managers, secretaries, accountants, clerks, and agents.

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Naps are healthy. Taking breaks helps health, vitality (n.).

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Vitality = health

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Vitality is the quality of your life, of your health.

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Vitality is vital (adj.).

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Vital = important.

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Today, we talked about sleep, retirement, work, money, plans, goals, employers, staff, profit, love, passion, vitality, hope, joy, capabilities, & destiny.

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Employers can have more work than employees, but bosses can also be more capable and able and ready and prepared to then therefore handle additional work.

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Additional = more.

Capability = ability.

Capable = able = prepared = ready.

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We are able (adv.) to do it.

We are capable (adv.) to do it.

We are capable of doing it.

We are ready to do it.

We are prepared to do it.

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Employers are born to lead and manage.

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Employers are not employees.

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Employers should encourage staff who are potential employers as well.

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Some staff can get promotions, go up corporate ladders, improve their lives, income, salary, and thrive (v.).

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Thrive = do good.

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I want to thrive at work.

I want to do good at work.

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Employers can begin to work less as profits and work expands (v.).

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Expand = get bigger.

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Floods make rivers expand.

Floods make rivers get bigger.

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Flood = too much rain water on the ground, rising towards your knees and then to your head.

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Rain = water from the sky, from clouds.

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Flood = water on land

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Some employers are able to make their companies more effective, efficient, and everything within the work and the structure.

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The boss is at the top of the chain of commands or the pyramid (tower) structure.

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Chain Of Commands = diagram (map) of a hierarchy system which shows the rules and structure of the company.

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Diagram = map.

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I need a diagram (n.).

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I need an illustration (n.).

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Illustrations = maps.

Diagrams = maps.

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Diagrams are maps that show us how something works specifically.

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Diagrams are used to help engineers make engines in cars and airplanes.

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Blueprints are diagrams.

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Blueprint = building map.

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I need a blueprint (n.).

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Illustrations are maps or art or pictures that tell a story.

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Illustrations can be cartoon comics.

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I like Garfield, a cartoon comic story of a cat.

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They showed that Garfield cat in newspapers, in the cartoon comics section (part / place) of the newspapers and on TV and in some movies (films) too.

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Movie = film = phim

Phim is Vietnamese for film.

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Movies are normally longer than TV shows.

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Movies are normally about 60 to 140 minutes long, as in about one or two hours long.

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TV shows are often 22 or 44 minutes long.

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A 22 minute long TV show will be fit in a 30 minute time slot.

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Slot = space in schedules

Slot = space or a place that is empty.

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Empty = nothing there.

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Failing to plan is like planning to fail.

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No pain is like no gain.

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No pain, no gain.

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Something is better than nothing.

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Love what you do and do what you love.

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Make time for people.

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A good leader comes down to the level of the people, and the staff, in order to help them up.

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A bad boss can yella t staff too much like my drunk dad yelled at our dog.

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The way people treat animals is often a reflection of how they treat people, both good and bad.

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The meaning of life is love and the meaning of love is life both experienced and then therefore shared too.

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Life is better when cherished, appreciated, earned, and shared.

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Cherished = loved, treasured, valued, cared-for.

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We talked about sleep. I try my best to take care of myself. I think about the rules. I try my best to fit in with others. I try not make too many splashes. I try not to always be too rebellious or evil or bad. I try to be friendly.

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I do not want to always hurt people. I wait for people to sleep before I sleep. I want to try to blend in or fit in or get along with others.

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We talked about my life a little bit today. I am making enough money to survive as I have been for the last 4 years in Vietnam since 2012. Now it is 2017. I'm happy for opportunities (n.).

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My plan, as it has been, is to save money, work hard, continue working, continue living, continue teaching, continue writing, continue sharing everything I can with others, continue sleeping a little, continue eating when I can, continue doing what I can to take care of myself, continue drinking enough water, continue to take care of my health, continue to learn, continue to save what I write and make, continue to make videos when I can, continue to take photos, continue to make pictures or illustrations, and I will eventually go on to try to fix my bigger problems when I can and when I feel I have enough time and money and ability and everything.

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Like I have said before, if I go to leave Vietnam, I might not be allowed to return to Vietnam that same day or that same year or ever again.

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When or if I ever do leave Vietnam, I will try my best to prepare myself for whatever might happen.

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In my future, I may be in Vietnam, Cambodia, the United States, or other countries as well.

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Photo = picture = image = visual imagery

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Imagery = image

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I like photos (n.).

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Drug addiction is a disease and not just a crime.

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In life, we get addicted to things.

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Some become addicted to drugs, beer, sex, money, power, cars, shoes, clothes, influence, travel, pleasure, lust, and whatever.

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There are consequences (n.) for actions (n.).

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Consequences = negative results / problems.

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Train children.

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Be patient in guiding (training) children.

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Children = kids = not adults = not grownups.

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Train = help = mentor = guide = instruct.

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Some people want to fidn drug addicts and throw them in jail.

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Addicts = people with addictions.

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Addictions = dependency = for example, we get addicted to beer and feel like we have to and must and need to and are required to drink beer and have more beer.

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Must = required = have to.

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Some addicts go to recovery programs and they are able to get help to help them stop addictions.

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We are all stuck in addictions.

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Everybody has addictions.

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Some have more addictions that are more dangerous.

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Your real friends help you overcome and conquer and stop addictions.

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Jail (prison) does not really help addicts.

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You can stop an addict for a month, but that addict will probably go back to his or her addiction after that.

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Stopping an addiction does not eliminate (destroy / end / kill) the addiction.

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Addictions must be replaced with other addictions or choices or habits.

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Lifestyle = daily habits, actions, life choices, decisions.

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A good employer understands that his employees have addictions.

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We are sometimes addicted to sleep.

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We are addicted to procrastination.

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Procrastination = do it later. Stop. Delay. When we put off work until the last minute before deadlines.

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Addictions can be good.

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Some addictions are good.

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We can be addicted to love.

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We can be addicted to the love of our families, fathers, mothers, husbands, wives, children, friends, others.

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Addictions are partly good and bad.

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Life is better when we try our best to helpe ach other as we struggle with good and bad addictions and habits and desires and lifestyles and everything.

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People are always getting better and getting worse at different things, addictions, habits, and everything, all at the same time.

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A good employer understands that his staff are struggling in life with addictions and with life.

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We are also addicted to life too.

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We want to live longer.

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We do not want to die.

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Desire = want.

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We desire life.

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2017-03-30 THURSDAY 8 AM PNT ADDICTIONS ENGLISH TEACHER JOEYARNOLDVN .

2017-03-29 6 PM VINCENT GRAPE

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2017-03-29 WEDNESDAY 6 PM VINCENT AC ENGLISH TEACHER JOEYARNOLDVN

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Coffee

Caffeine

Hyper = energy

I feel hyper / energy.

Did you have too much?

What are the consequences / bad results / problems for excess coffee drinking?

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It makes you drunk / intoxicated (full of toxic toxins / poison / bad food / drinks).

I don't like being drunk.

Cold drinks are too cold for our bodies. Our body has to get hotter to balance it out.

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Throw up: vomit.

Our body throws up when it cannot digest.

Your stomach digests food.

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It is better to drink hot drinks.

Coffee maker machine.

Container. Pitcher.

Coffee water bottle

Coffee bottle

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It taste better cool

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Why does coffee make me sleepy? Because it takes water from me. I have to work harder to recover & to find more water. That is a lot of work.

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Dehydrate: lose water

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Soda: pop

Coffee

Chemical reaction

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Soda makes us thirsty. We drink it and then we feel like we have to drink more. Then we buy more and drink more. Then it makes us feel more thirsty.

Addictive

Grape juice

Mixed fruits juice

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Components = Ingredients

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Alternative = option

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If you don't buy grape juice, what will you buy or get?

You get mixed fruit juice.

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I have a juicer.

I amke home-made juice.

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The store-bought grape juice is better than soda.

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But the home made juice is even better.

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Carrot

Lemon

Lime

Orange

Grape

Cranberry

Raisin: dried grape: set the grape in the sun and dry it out to make it like candy

Cherry

Kilogram = weight

Kilometer

Greenhouse

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Backbone = spinal cord bones

Backbone: foundation

Backbone: important

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Apple

Oranges

Suitable

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Water

Soil

Fertilizers can be natural without anything too bad in it

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Chemicals = bad chemicals

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Organic

Delicious

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They don't like the smell of Durian.

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If you like the smell, you are used to it.

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Durian makes people fat via sugars.

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People with higher metabolisms don't really get as fat as others do.

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Metabolism: eat and use food; and throw away the rest; digest

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We get fat when our bodies think we are starving.

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When we do not eat a lot for a long time, our bodies begin to store more fat.

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Fat people might eat one or two times a day and then their body will store more fat because it is more scared and it thinks it might die.

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We should eat 4 or 5 times a day and we should eat slower and eat less but more often and we should chew more and longer and better and slower.

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Bite: chew: eat

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Food pyramid

Rainbow foods

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Excuses

Dirty

Pollution

Polluted

Hot

Cold

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Change

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Exposed

We try to get away from the pollution, the problems.

We close doors, windows.

Sweat: body water when hot

Air conditioning

AC

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Electric bill

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VS = versus = against

Game. Competition:

Fight: man vs. woman

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Atlas = world maps book

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Agriculture: what you grow

Technology

Updating

Effective

Efficient

Crop yields

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Mark

Punctuation

Question mark

Bird mark

Common

Predictable = you can know it and see it again and again

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They tell the same story to every foreigner.

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Where are you from? Oh, America. Oh, I have an uncle in America. Oh, I have many customers who love me.

Let me show you. Then he opens his book and shows you his letters.

Ok, where you go now?

I go to library.

Ok, I take you there.

No, I walk.

Oh no, it is very hot, you need me to take you there.

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Xe Om = far hug = motor bike driver

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Lose your way in the streets.

Get lost.

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They can help you if you know where you are going exactly.

But if you know, then you can help yourself too.

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Lazy

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Tours

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They have maps at bus stops on computers.

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Some Xe Om are more fluent in English.

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Xe Om normally know more than Ben Thanh Market sellers.

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We have shirt for you mister, you buy.

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They make people feel sorry for them.

They follow you and beg for help.

They want you to say to them, "Poor you."

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You do not feel poor to them but you will say "Poor you" to them when feeling sorry, when sympathizing, empathizing, relating, understanding, considering, reflecting.

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I have never traveled abroad / overseas / internationally / before.

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I went on a tour guide.

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Taxis do that in HCM: they take you the long way.

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Cart = wagon =a small car with no engine / oil car machine

Car

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Tuk tuk = bicycle + cart (wagon)

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Xich Lo = bicycle + cart in front

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Xich Lo and Tuk Tuk are both for pushing passengers on bikes

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Colleagues = coworkers

College

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2017-03-29 WEDNESDAY 6 PM VINCENT AC ENGLISH TEACHER JOEYARNOLDVN

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2017-03-28 TUESDAY 7 PM PERSONALITIES AND SIGNS AND LOVE AND PROMOTIONS

2017-03-28 TUESDAY 6 PM JASON AC HCM ENGLISH CLASS TEACHER JOEYARNOLDVN

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Haircut

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I got a haircut last weekend and it made my face more round and more shiny and bright

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What is so beautiful around here?

District Seven

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Shop

Little Saigon

Co Op Mart

Street cart

I eat outside

I give my clothes to the laundromat

Clothes house

Lonely

Habit

Hobby

Cook at home

Eat-out

Sister in law

Housewife

Sell clothes online

She has an online clothes store on Facebook

Facebook

Open

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I want to be friends with everybody but I am not sure what they want.

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I always try to be friends with people when I can.

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But I do not want to try to force people or make people or require people to be my friend.

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If people are not always honest, they may pretend to be my friend to be nice to me, but dishonestly.

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They may not always really be my friends.

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I know so many people.

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People just want to practice English and will be friendly only to get free English lessons from me

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I came to Vietnam in 2012 and many people would talk to me.

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For example, when I lived in Q.12, HCM, some people would come see me.

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When I am not in Q.12, then they don't want to talk to me at all it seems normally.

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But they try to get it for free.

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Vietnamese students go to the 23/9 park and practice English for free with foreigners.

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They expect me to help them at the park a lot.

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When I say goodbye to eat dinner, then they get mad at me and say that I am selfish and not good because I should help them more like other foreigners at the park.

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Simple friends

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I like deep friends

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I like closed friends

I like best friends

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Ugly people need friends too but you can always end a relationship or friendship if you want

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Friend

Buddy

Pal

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I don't know what people think about me.

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I've met foreigners in my life from all around the world.

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People do not come to me or call me or try to do things with me.

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In the past, it seemed like I had friends.

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Foreigners in Vietnam like beer and I do not.

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We are so different from each other. I don't want to smoke, drink, or get girls in hotels.

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Drink beer

Contract

Restaurant

Get drunk

Ok, are you drunk?

Yes, I am drunk.

Ok, sign here.

Ok, I sign now.

In the morning, they ask:

What did I sign?

Oh my God.

Did I sign that?

I was drunk.

Oh well, this is Vietnam.

It is too late now.

I already signed it.

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Vietnam is not the poorest Asian country, but it might be a poor country.

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Hats make me feel better.

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Hats make me feel warmer.

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Shoes

Blouses

Dresses

Hats

Bags

I have everything except a man

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I was born 1985, February 11

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If there are 12 signs, then I am the water sign, the Aquarius, which makes me weird, crazy, and stuff.

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But some say there are 13 signs, not 12.

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But they say that the 13th sign was hidden hundreds of years ago.

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Zodiac

Astrology: study of star pictures (constellations)

Astronomy: study of space

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Constellation = pictures in the stars in space

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History discovered a 13th sign

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Sagittarius is yours. It is the 13th sign that comes in December.

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Horoscope

Fortune tellers

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Sagittarius: man horse with bow and arrow

Archer = man with archery (bow and arrow)

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Centaur Chiron: horse man fighter

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Chiron is the name of somebody who helped a warrior in the trojan war

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Trojan Horse = a big thing that looked like a horse. It was a gift.

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About 3,000 years ago, they gave their enemies a big wooden horse as a gift.

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They brought the horse into their kingdom.

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Their kingdom has walls.

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At night, people came out of the horse and started to kill everybody and beat them and conquer them.

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Trojan Horse is the name of that story.

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Trojan is also a kind of computer virus.

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Troy City

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Trojan viruses might hide inside other files that look good.

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Sagittarius people are part of the fire trigon.

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Violent, wise, brave, mild.

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Violent people are strong and they fight.

Violent can be protection or disaster.

Wise is smart.

Mild can be calm, patient.

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Patients (n.) sit in the hospital.

Patients (n.) can be patient (adj.) when waiting for the doctor for a long time.

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A patient (n.) is patient (adj.).

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When will you marry?

Not sure.

We broke up.

I don't have anybody now.

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Suitable

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Standards

What do you want in a girl?

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Gentle

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I want a girl I can talk to all day long.

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That is true.

That is the truth.

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Bui Vien

Pham Ngu Lao

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Give him a chance.

No way.

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He messed it up.

He went too fast.

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Not polite

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Aries

Taurus

Gemini

Cancer

Leo

Virgo

Libra

Scorpio

Sagittarius

Capricorn

Aquarius

Pisces

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The standard of a nice girl starts with her heart.

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But the outside will be better if the inside is better.

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If she is ugly, she might also be ugly on the inside too.

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Whatever is on the inside will come out.

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Bad character is ugly

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Ugly is not bad appearance but bad actions

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You have to make yourself beautiful because you are beautiful

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The boy is smart enough if he stays with a smarter girl

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The man could be smarter in one way while the woman is smarter in other ways.

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The leader of the family can either manage or lead the family.

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You can manage through fear or lead through love.

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The smartest people are not always the leaders.

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The wife can be good at being smart but not good at leading.

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I want to be with somebody who has what I do not have.

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Music

Band

Singer

Genre

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I like motivational, inspirational, encouraging, music that can guide us, educate, entertain, and help in so many ways.

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Country

Pop

Rock

Jazz

Christian

Rap

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Michael Jackson

Michael W. Smith

Karaoke

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Bjork

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Creative

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Nervous

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Worry

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Alternative

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It depends on the future and potential.

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You should be able to advance and get a promotion with your company or with other companies.

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It is normally better to go up the ladder of success and to wait for those opportunities.

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Stress and worry will always find you regardless of where you are.

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If you go down, then you may still have stress but also less money too.

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That would be a lose-lose situation.

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You should try to find ways to reduce stress where you are now instead of trying to run away from problems.

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They might be abusing you and harassing you when they complain so much. That is a crime that employers and employees should not do and they should be taken to jail for crime.

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If you are bad then they are good but if you are good then they are bad.

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It might be a mix of like good and bad.

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Give yourself one more year before quitting.

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Try to improve your English and work experience and everything for the next year.

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Save money when you can.

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16 personalities

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Four main kinds:

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Analysts: scientists

Diplomats: leaders

Sentinels: teachers

Explorers

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2. Scientists: Analysts:

Architects: builders

Logicians: inventors; creators; designers

Commander

Debater

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Explorers:

Entertainers

Entrepreneurs: business creators, starters

Adventurer

Virtuoso are like builders / explorers

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Sentinels:

Logisticians

Defenders

Executives

Consuls

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Diplomats:

Advocates

Mediators

Protagonists

Campaigners

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N: Noun

V: Verb

Adj: Adjective

Adv: Adverb
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1. Travel

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2. Work, v.

3. Sleep, v.
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Backpack, n., noun

Backpack, v.
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Backpack = balo (Vietnamese)

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I put my computer in my bag.

I put my laptop (n.) in my backpack (n.).
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Backpack, v.

I want to backpack (v.) all around.
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Tour, n.

Tour, v.
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I want a tour (n.).

I want to tour (v.) the world.
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Gradually, adv., adverb
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We (n.) can gradually (adv.) improve (v.) each (adj.) day (n.).
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Today, we talked (v.) travel (n.), work, and sleep.
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Some say we are required (v.) to have a minimum (adj.) bank balance (n.) in order to get a visa (n.) and to travel (v.) to some countries.
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Usually, tourists (n.) are required to buy a two-way plane ticket.
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Normally, they have to demonstrate that they have enough money to go but to also return.
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Return, N.

Return, V.
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They want us to return (v.).

They want a return (n.).
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A return (n.) can be compensation (n.) or it can be a return (n.) of people too.
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Compensation = money or something equal to debts, penalties, consequences, retribution, return (n.), or other requirements.
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Assets (n.) can compensate (v.) for debts you owe (v.).
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My student said Vietnamese are required to have at least $30K USD in order to visit England while "Refugees" (n.) and Arabs come in without process (n.).
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Open tours (n.)

Packaged tours (n.)
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Open tours are open, free, personalized (adj.), customized (adj.), and individualized (adj.).
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I was surprised when you said OPEN TOURS. I was not sure what you meant until you explained it.
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I don't remember hearing people say open tours but some may say it. There may be other names for that kind of tour.
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Normally, I would hear people call it as backpacking (n.) or traveling (n.). Some call it Couch Surfing.
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I was also shocked (adj.) or not expecting (v. gerund) you to say packaged tours.
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Backpacker, n.

Backpack, v.
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I want to backpack (v.) around the world.

I have a backpack (n.).

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People in developing (adj.) countries (n.) typically (adv.) desire (v.) to visit (v.) or immigrate to more developed countries like America, Australia, Canada, and England.
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England and many countries in Europe are changing now and are declining (v.); but nevertheless, we seek (v.) after better places like a utopia (n.).
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Utopia (n.) = perfect world
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First, we talked travel (n.).
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Second, we talked work (n.).
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I want the best people possible to work at my company, had I have one.
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I don't have a problem with bringing in foreigners into America to work if they can do things Americans cannot do.
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I want foreigners to go through the immigration process and get sponsored (v.) or verified (v.) and confirmed (v.) and checked (v.) as they come to my country.
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Otherwise, it is like leaving your door open to your house to let people come in to eat all your food and to steal your things.
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Country is like home.
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I would try to create more training programs to help train people in my country to do specialized jobs before looking for new staff from other countries.
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Vietnam can let foreigners in to work, but they should probably focus more on training Vietnamese to do more through education at schools, centers, and work.
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It is better when we prioritize (v.) our families first and our countries, our neighborhoods, our states, our provinces, our counties, our cities, our towns, our communities, second.
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Family, first.

Country, second.

World, third.
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People tell us to seek after globalization which means world-wide enforced communism, socialism, corporatism, technocracy, plutocracy, Satanism, Luciferianism.
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I like people.
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I love the world.
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I love money.
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I love freedom.
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I do not like slavery.
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Better education creates better freedom and more freedom.
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More education creates more freedom.
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Less education creates less freedom.
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Less education means less knowledge, it means we know less.
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When we know less, then we are not aware of more choices, decisions, that we can choose from.
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Freedom is expanded (v.) when choices and decisions and options are expanded.
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Choices are expanded when knowledge (education) is expanded.
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I try my best to help and educate people sometimes.
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I think it is good to take the time to have conversations, debates, dialogs, studies, investigations, explorations.
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We talked about travel and work.
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We talked about different kinds of tours.
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We talked about money and banks.
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Third, we talked about sleep.
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Polite, n.

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People can be polite (n.)
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Tired people can nap.
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Trust
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People can trust (v.) family more than strangers.
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Courtesy. n.
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People can be courteous (adj.).

People can have courtesy (n.).
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You can be courteous (adj.) and polite (adj.) by saying thank you, please, sorry, excuse me, pardon me, and it also helps to ask questions and to announce certain things.
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People should follow the rules.
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People should submit to authority, to the boss, the employer, the owner, the lord of the land, the king, the father, the teacher, the leaders.
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Procedures should be followed.
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Assumptions, n.

Assume, v.
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We often assume things.

We make assumptions.
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Life is full of surprises (n.), shock (n.) and unexpected turns out in the streets but also inside too.
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I did not say to them that I was going to sleep, to nap, before, because I was not asked or told to do that before.
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Last year, there was a couch (n.) or sofa (n.) I slept on before in 2016, last year. So, I had the habit of going to that couch / sofa without talking to people about it here.
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I was told that I could go to the sofa and sleep. I would do that. Later, the couch was gone.
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This year, I think I was told I could take a nap in that room.
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Sometimes, I feel like I am not welcomed here, and that discourages me from trying to talk more to people here.
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So, I was normally avoiding those kinds of conversations. I decided not to ask them about the rules about what they wanted me to do or not to do.
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I also wanted them to tell me what to do.
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Some of the people here know enough English in order to tell me the rules.
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Yes, you can argue and say I should have known that I should just talk or ask about sleeping.
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But I would argue back and say that people should talk first and announce (v.) the rules about sleeping first.
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I wanted a confrontation (n).
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I promise to follow your rules now that I know it.
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But I want you to understand how I was feeling and what I was thinking and doing.
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Other foreigners and other people think and feel and do things like me.
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Your staff have used Google Translate to say some things to me before.
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If they really wanted to tell me about the rules about sleeping, they could have said it to me in English or Vietnamese and it could have been translated somehow either completely or partly.
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I can also understand broken English.
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I can figure things out.
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I'm not emotionally mad or angry or anything bad right now.
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But I really want to just talk about this thing.
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I used this sleeping story as an example or excuse to talk about psychology and anthropology and sociology and life and people and about how we think and how we do things as Americans, Vietnamese, as people on this planet.
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Some of what we do are the same, as in similar, and others are different.
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Similarities, n.

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Comparison, n.

Contrast, n.
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Religion, n.

Culture. n.

Demography, n.

Geography, n.

Society, n.

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