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*A nice story*.... Suatu ketika, pimpinan *Mercedes Benz*, sebut saja Mr Benz menelpon seorang tukang ledeng yang direkomendasikan temannya untuk memperbaiki kran air yang bocor di rumahnya.         Temannya bilang bahwa tukang ledeng yang satu ini bisa diandalkan. Ketika dihubungi ternyata sang tukang ledeng sedang banyak pekerjaan & baru bisa datang dua hari lagi. Akhirnya Mr Benz setuju untuk menunggu dua hari. Keesokan harinya, sang tukang ledeng menghubungi Bos Mercy lagi, sekedar menyampaikan terima kasih krn bersedia menunggu 1 hari lagi (karena besok baru akan datang). Sang Bos pun terkesan atas pelayanan & cara berbicara sang tukang ledeng tersebut. Pada hari yang disepakati, sang tukang ledeng datang ke rumah tersebut untuk memperbaiki kran yang bocor. Setelah diutak-atik sana-sini, kran pun selesai diperbaiki & sang tukang ledeng pun pulang setelah menerima pembayaran atas jasanya. Sekitar 2 minggu setelah itu, sang tu...

Signs of aging - Written by a confident lady .... After a meeting, I was coming out of a hotel and I was looking for my car keys. They were not in my pockets. A quick search in the meeting room, it wasn't there too. Suddenly I realized I must have left them in the car. My husband has shouted many times for leaving the keys in the ignition. My theory is the ignition is the best place not to lose them ....... His theory is the car will be stolen if left at the ignition key slot ! Immediately, I rushed to the parking lot and came to a terrifying conclusion ..... His theory was right. The parking lot was empty 😱😞😞. I immediately called the police. I gave them my location, description of the car, place I parked, etc. I equally confessed that I had left my keys in the car, and that the car had been stolen. Then I made the most difficult call of all, to my husband, "Honey (I stammered ; I always call him 'honey' in times like the...

Some say that language learning is just about persistence and motivation. They're wrong. Have you heard of the ...

Crash Course #5: Speaking and writing Why have I waited with bringing up speaking until now when it's what most people care abut the most...

Hey, I've learned 1,000's of vocab words over the years with one simple trick. What is it? Showering daily. You're probably wondering if I've had one too many glasses of wine today. After all, you've been showering for a long time, right? Well, it's a really simple technique.  Before you go into the shower, identify 5 words that you want...

Hey, How's it going? Here's a tip - language learning is just like staying healthy. Get the right diet a...

Hey, Let me let you in on a secret.  I've dedicated my career to language education... ...but actually,...