E-Concussion

This week's hostesses will be James and Shavia, below are the procedure on this coming Wed:

7:30~8:10 Quiz

8:10~8:30 check the answer

8:30~8:40 take a break

8:40~9:20 Joke time

9:20~9:30 winter trip

This time we are going to share some jokes or something funny. Please search some jokes or just share with us something interesting and funny. Each person will have 8-10 minutes depends on the members of the gruop.

James and Shavia

"Across the Universe"
Beatles' song wrote by John Lennon!
And there is movie i watched in 金馬影展 also named "Across the Universe".
Movie: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0445922/
Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rj-4t9drUlM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H71Fv3PcQQY&feature=related


Across The Universe


Words are flowing out like endless rain into a paper cup,
They slither wildly as they slip away across the universe
Pools of sorrow, waves of joy are drifting through my opened mind,
Possessing and caressing me.
Jai guru deva om
Nothing\'s gonna change my world,
Nothing\'s gonna change my world.
Nothing\'s gonna change my world.
Nothing\'s gonna change my world.

Images of broken light which dance before me like a million eyes,
They call me on and on across the universe,
Thoughts meander like a restless wind inside a letter box they
Tumble blindly as they make their way
Across the universe
Jai guru deva om
Nothing\'s gonna change my world,
Nothing\'s gonna change my world.
Nothing\'s gonna change my world.
Nothing\'s gonna change my world.

Sounds of laughter shades of love are ringing
Through my open mind inciting and inviting me
Limitless undying love which shines around me like a
million suns, it calls me on and on
Across the universe
Jai guru deva om
Nothing\'s gonna change my world,
Nothing\'s gonna change my world.
Nothing\'s gonna change my world.
Nothing\'s gonna change my world.

Jai guru deva
Jai guru deva
Jai guru deva
Jai guru deva


James

Dear all:
After gathering I think E-concussion get ahead , we can discuss something serious and we can share our own experience of manage money that’s great ,we can learn from each other. There are some good idea from my group let’s see.

Louise :
1. Set your own goals.
2. You have to know why you do this, because that can let you remind yourself and go for you goal sustained.
3. Use free time to make more money
4. Open a HSBC account that is suitable for money management.

Joyce:
Almost spend all the salary on food, recently Joyce spent a lot money on moving and Joyce said she will do house keeping after listen to our advise.

Peggy:
The most expense of Peggy is entertainment, now she does house keeping every day and next time she wants to try record her expense by sort.

Amy:
Set percent of your salary ex. 20% in credit, 20% in insurance, 30% in invest and 30% in daily expense.
Amy’s goal
1. save unnecessary payment
2. learn how to invest
3. earn more money

Paul:
Paul divide his salary into three accounts, he also set a limit of his expense, now he have fund and insurance.

Carey:
Income-save=expense

Dan: He has to pay tax to USA and Taiwan government. The most important is he will get benifit from USA government after his retire. I'm not sure for how many percent. But he's surely to take reward from government in the future.

James: He invests stocks in a small amount. But he will do some homeworks to take care of these stocks. He always search some companies which can invest for a long time. He thought environmental protection stocks are good to have, so he invests these companies which industry are about environmental protection.

Jeff: He invests in stocks,too. But he choose to invest in big company, like 台塑、台電 etc...Those stocks may not have big range, but they are quite stable. If you save money to invest it and also keep for a long time, you will indeed get a big reward.

Michael: His mother bought an investment chit for him. So he can save money and also got safeguard. If he wants to go abroad for further study in the future, then he can use this amount to make his dream come true.

Shavia: She said it's good to have HSBC account, it gots many benifit. You can appoint five accounts when you transfer, it won't charge any fee. Lots of benifit. You can save more money through this account.

Leo: He wants to invest in real estate, but he think it's too high now, not the right time to invest.(complete it later)

Sharon: She invests in fund. When she gets her salary, she will take out regular amount in fund first, then think about how to make use of the rest money. She also suggest us if we want to invest fund, just open an internet banking and an account of fund, so that you can have more discount. Mostly you can have 30% discount.

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Next round's host
12/12 Peggy . Joyce
12/19 Carey . Sharon
12/26 James . Shavia
1/2 Amy . Leo

Thank you all
I'm so glad that I have E-Concussioners
I have a wonderful and unforgettable birthday party
I love all the game you arranged to me and enjoy the time we get together. Wish every E-concussioner can do everything they want and achieve their own goals.


Love you all

Happiness Carey B

This week’s hostesses will be Carey and Sharon, below are the procedure on this coming Wed:
7:30~7:35 reading test
7:35~7:45 check the answer
7:45~7:50 reading test
7:50~8:00 check the answer
8:00~8:30 find the mistake and fill the blank
first 15 mins, let’s do this test
rest 15 mins, let’s check the answer and discuss the content
8:30~8:35 take a rest
8:35~9:35 free talk time
This time we are going to discuss about “How to manage your money.” Any skills or method you can share with us, and if you don’t have any skills of how to manage, you can even share any experience by your friends or relatives or any articles you read before. Please prepare it before you come to econcussion. Each person gets 8 mins to share.

Carey and Sharon

Hello everyone. Please see the new vocabularies and phrases of the gathering.

sappy : 愚笨的; 易動感情的
rhyme (v,n): 押韻
rhyming: 押韻的
stool: 馬桶
closestool: (有蓋的)馬桶
gas cylinder:瓦斯桶
balcony: 陽臺
single bed: 單人床
double bed: 雙人床
bunk bed: 上下兩層床(通常有扶梯)
partition (v,n): 把…隔開；隔間
dressing table: 梳粧台
run a red light: 闖紅燈
weekly assembly: 週會
train tracks: 鐵軌
squat: 半蹲
squat toilet: 馬桶蹲
frame: 誣陷
screen: 屏風
bedquilt: 棉被
an incense that repels mosquito: 蚊香
cane (n, v): 藤條；用藤條打
belt (n, v): 皮帶；用皮帶抽
a police whistle: 警笛
voluntarily daily server for class: 值日生
Record a caution: 記警告