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Philippines

November 19, 2009
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Philippines is located at Southeastern Asia, between Philippines sea and south China sea, east of Vietnam. Philippines has 7,107 islands. Filipino is based on tagalog and is the official language of the Philippines. In spite of being the national language, only about 55 percent of Filipinos speak the language. Philippines has over 170 dialects. Filipino is also called to the people in the Philippines.  English is widely spoken in the Philippines, it is common to hear filipinos use a mixture of English and Filipino words or phrases known as "Taglish" ( a mixture of Tagalog and English). There are still some Filipinos speak spanish, which had at one time been an official language. A handshake, with a welcoming smile, is the stadard greeting. Close female friends may hug and kiss when they meet. If you are invited to a Filipino home for dinner bring sweets or flowers to the hosts. Philippines is composed of 83% Roman Catholic.

10:05 PM Nov 19 2009

julywidiawatiSuper Member!
インドネシア

Umm ...I'm kind of familiar with Tagalog, can you speak Tagalog fluently Arlene?

09:25 AM Nov 19 2009

realnica

realnica
ニカラグア

I couldn't say it better!!!

many paqueao from phillipines !!

have a wonderful thanks giving
coming up next week guys!!

08:50 AM Nov 19 2009

DaeNg

DaeNg
タイ

Smile Your country all perfect and amazing my friend. Smile I want to come here just once:))

November 9, 2009
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I can't think the right topic to share:) but anyway, I'd like to let people know how much I love my parents and my whole family and how important they are. I treasure them so much and I can't imagine my life without them. They are the core of my life and without them I might as well die. I know I'm not a good daughter to them, I disobeyed their rules and sometimes I lied to them but they always forgave me and understand me. They are my strength at the same time my weakness. Strength in the sense that, they sheltered me when I got cold, they bring me food on the table and they are always there beside me when I needed them, they make me strong and guiding me to the right direction and inspired me by their words. They are my weakness in the sense that, they are the most important thing in the world I can't afford to lose. I am ready to give everything what I have and I can do, just to make them safe.

03:39 AM Nov 14 2009

leunghsu

leunghsu
中国

父母永远无私的为儿女奉献着!

02:31 AM Nov 11 2009

satclimb

satclimb
アゼルバイジャン

Sure,we must honor our family specially our parents. In our culture parents is the most important.sometime I think they are my second god!

04:50 PM Nov 09 2009

julywidiawatiSuper Member!
インドネシア

Yes, Arlene... parents, siblings and relatives are the most important person in our life.. Once I was in a situation that I gotta choose between parents and husband, thank God I made a right decision, and family would always be there through your good times and your bad times. So put your parents and family as the first priority in your life.

November 4, 2009
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OMG! My personal hell is coming. Just got a phone call from my sister and she wants me to take the IELTS exam this January. I so much wondering how to improve my english as soon as possible so I can pass the IELTS exam, at least 5.5 overall score. What should I do? I am panicking now, I was so shocked. I am so not prepared for this, my english is very poor, I don't think I can do this:( IELTS is literary my personal hell on earth.  

January is too near and two months of reviewing is too short. I feel very nervous to take the exam, I don't have a self confindence. Usually when I am nervous I can't think and speak quickly, that's the one thing I'm afraid of.

07:59 PM Nov 04 2009

mickee85

mickee85
フィリピン

no, you explained it right but perhaps I responded it incorrectly, but I totally understand what you mean, and I guess that's what's matter most, right? hehe. Being negative is not bad at all, it's just my way of helping myself not to get hurt when I fail the exam, of course I know all of us aren't wishing to get failed. Thank you so much for the compliment, you lifted up my spirit!

07:39 PM Nov 04 2009

alnaseem

alnaseem
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J May be I did not explain it properly. I don’t want u to fail or even expect that u will, I want u to sharpen u sow and override ur panic. This is a known method to raise ur courage and efforts to the maximum gauge reading by just assuming this simple thing (so what?), u got it now… U will make it, ur English is very good no doubt.  

07:30 PM Nov 04 2009

mickee85

mickee85
フィリピン

@Alnaseem, Yeah friend, I sometimes did that. I mean expecting something to fail, so I won't get disappoinment so much when I blow it. But I'll do my best to pass it. Thank you for kind words.

07:22 PM Nov 04 2009

mickee85

mickee85
フィリピン

@July, really? I wish I could do that and at least hit the minimum score. Starting now, I have to read till my eyes bleeding..hehe:)

07:18 PM Nov 04 2009

mickee85

mickee85
フィリピン

@Satclimb, thank you friend. My sister wants me to stop working for me to have enough time to review my english. I'm thinking about it, I know it can help a lot.

05:50 PM Nov 04 2009

alnaseem

alnaseem
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Friend, Allow me to propose a practical solution; assume that u r going to fail and u will repeat that exam. Now, u r just trying to make the best u can to take the maximum experience from this event. No panic no apprehension nothing...ok. U know the consequence of it upfront and u will not be shocked neither by the exam hardness or the end result of itAll what I need u to do from now till the moment of that trial (as we are gonna call it) is to make it the best trial u can ever have. U r eager to see what they can do with u...   

04:32 PM Nov 04 2009

julywidiawatiSuper Member!
インドネシア

3 months is enough to raise your score Arlene, take intensive, I always attended on university exhibition in my country and how to raise your score in IELTS, it said in 3 months you can make it. And 5.5 is not hard, I know you can make it!

07:09 AM Nov 04 2009

satclimb

satclimb
アゼルバイジャン

Hi I think you must feel confident about your exam,because your English is very good Im sure you will be successful