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Tweets for the week 2009-04-26
  • Preparing for travel, blocked off a couple of days in Dec and a month next year =D I just need the OK from you guys! #
  • Lets go to Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg! http://bit.ly/tEviA #
  • bye bye first home owner grant: http://bit.ly/q6S4s #
  • Woo… Now know where the ada house is #
  • sushi and gossip girl tonight~ thanks 姐&姐夫 =D #
  • Getting addicted to the Sarah Conner Chronicles =) #
  • non-productive w/end… Back to work after a few more episodes of Terminator: #SCC, #SG atlantis, #GG#
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Tweets for the week 2009-04-19
  • don’t give/throw away money, you’ll be accused of being crazy and arrested! http://bit.ly/6Pr5f #
  • Language Partners and Private Tutors: http://EzineArticles.com/?id=2185355 #
  • how do you know who has auto-follow on? gah, so annoying #
  • “If I do it, it’s clever marketing. If it’s done to me, it’s spam” -Guy Kawasaki #quote #
  • Sad to say I’m one of the 38% which regrets a slip-up or two… or three… http://bit.ly/2ITs5k article from @eMarketer #
  • Kutcher vs CNN on twitter: http://bit.ly/11Qdk7 … why all the testosterone? marketing #
  • mMmm… freshly cooked chicken pies =Pp~ #
  • So many birthdays this weekend! including #bbf =) http://bit.ly/sO23H #
  • at this rate @oprah will overtake @aplusk in no time: http://bit.ly/fm8vJ #
  • Going last min shopping =( sucks that great minds think alike… #
  • http://twitpic.com/3l6gx – tired, hot, sweaty… and just a tad burnt from the #bbf #
  • Checking my privacy settings … #BigBrother has their eyes on you online (http://bit.ly/zBnZH) and offline (http://bit.ly/gpkD2) O_O #
  • Just fought another round with the defensive lip and tongue… #
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Worth going to BLCU?

I’ve received quite a few emails from readers about BLCU (Beijing Language and Culture University), and many people ask me about my exchange experience in Beijing… And then I got an email asking: “Was it worth it?” It wasn’t the first time, so I fell right into my automated response talking through rose-coloured glasses. But whilst writing a response, I had to stop when I realised that I wasn’t being objective enough.

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Tweets for the week 2009-04-12
  • taking time out from bullying people on the #wii #
  • Shouldn’t have picked fights before work… Sore =( #
  • Have a great Easter everyone, don’t forget to floss! =D #
  • RT @dale_beaumont: People will forget what you said, they will forget what you did, but they will never forget the way you made them feel… #
  • busy day today, busy day tomorrow… zZZz time! b4 I go, i found this cool reminder application through @toothytips http://bit.ly/3ce7Jd =P #
  • 吃太多甜品了。。。Remember, dark chocolate is better for you =) http://bit.ly/2fOWVC #
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Language Partners and Tutors

A very common and useful way of improving your spoken Chinese (汉语) is to have a language partner (also known as tandem partner) or a private tutor. I only thought about language partners when I was studying at BLCU because that seemed to be the norm, but language partners can actually be really good if you can find the right one.

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Tweets for the week 2009-04-05
  • An interesting article that has made me rethink auto-tweeting blog posts http://bit.ly/cmxS #
  • dreaming of what to cook for dinner tomorrow ..zZzz… #
  • arrghh… it’s too painful to keep watching the footy =( #
  • hates the bloody AMI radio ads! Especially when i’m working on a pt =( #
  • whoops, I thought I turned that auto tweet off >_< #
  • forgot it was #EarthHour, went to check out the Ellington Jazz Club: http://bit.ly/113HHp #
  • @pancakedancer I’m not sure who was playing, it was a local group. haven’t been to other jazz places before, where is it? #
  • Laughter is the best medicine =D Keep your eyes on the Melbourne #ComedyFestival http://bit.ly/kctSi #
  • @ trendstoday size doesn’t have anything to do with #teeth #
  • omg! I’m seeing shadows >_< time for bed…hopefully the first appt was able to move.. #
  • needs to stop cooking so she has time to do other things! #
  • cheesecakes, pudding, tiramisu, meringue, fondue, parfaits, trifle… yum! =Pp~ #
  • GC Tooth Mousse Cows are too cute! s2~ http://bit.ly/PCpd #
  • OMG, I’ve lost all my blog posts!! O_o;; Trying not to freak out!! #
  • If you’ve lost all your content on your blog, take a breath and try this solution @yonglonglai found: http://bit.ly/vLec #
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