What Is my Plan Today?

Good morning, everybody. 
Today, I plan to work at 10:00 AM. I'm a salesman who works for a petroleum company. I sell pipelines used for oil and gas. I have a lot of tasks. First, I will check my email. Next, I will respond to emails. After that, I will check the status for all companies.
After I finish work at 4:00 PM,  I will go to the book fair because I want to buy books about marketing. I like marketing because it's interesting material and I enjoy reading about marketing. Also, I will buy books about human resources because I want to make everyone happy and achieve their goals in life.
Finally, I will buy books about English because I like English so much.

Valentines day in the Philippines:)

Filipinos are loving people. We like to celebrate Valentine's Day with our families or our partners. We celebrate in the simplest ways. For example, this morning my father picked 3 little sampaguitas from our neighbor's yard to give to my mother.  He didn't have the time to buy flowers. It's the thought that counts, right? :) Someday, I wish I could have a loving husband like my father.

The past !

These days are completely different from the the past! Younger people don't use paper calendars, notebooks to write their notes , walk mans, video cassettes, tape, and even pens! Many of these young people use their cellphones to write their notes in, as a map, as a radio, as a T.V. and for books. Their life depends on cellphones.

My Spring Festival Shawn -look for language exchange partners willing to learn Chinese

Hello, everyone. I'm Shawn from China. I speak Mandarin and Cantonese. Today I would like to share with you how I spent my Spring Festival. It has been a while since I wrote an article on italki. I don't know why my articles seldom receive corrections.

1. I went to a bar and had a meal with my friends. I got invited by a friend from Ireland and another friend from US who also came with us. We talked about the general education difference in China and western countries and the possible scams foreigners might run into in China.

2. I had meals with family members and went to KTV. Our family usually cooks at home on Spring Festival eve. Apart from having the annual big meal, we also went to drink morning tea at a featured Macau flavor restaurant. I really enjoyed their curry food.

3. I had language exchange with my friends online. I have met some new friends on Skype and kept the regular practice with my long-term friends. For me, one of the reasons why I prefer lanaguge exchange to paid tutors on italki is that " If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart". I don't want to only focus on the language and grammar learning. To some degree, I think it's more important for me to know about the culture and get to know someone on a personal level, which is my preferred style of talking. I have started Skype sessions since half a year ago. So far, I really appreciate all the help that I received from the partners.

I met A who is interested in learning Chinese, martial arts, and open-mined to share how he felt about his experiences in China.
I met B who has strong business acumen and willing to polish Chinese to join a start-up company.
I met C who is an English teacher interested in acupuncture and learning more about Chinese.
I met D who is really goal-oriented at such young age and has started helping people plan their finance budget as a part-time job.
I met E who has come to China to teach and meet a very important person in her life.
I met F who is always open-minded to discuss the latest events happening in the world, which pushes me to gain insight about the news.
I met G who is an language genius and we talked about the methodology we use to learn a new language.
I met H who I have talked to on the weekends for over a year- as long as we have the time. I learned how to tell jokes and make our conversations more funny.

my skype ID: shawn_loveenglish