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Starting today, the National English Club of China will no longer be tolerating posts that have been copied from other sources. Too many students are attempting to rack up points by lifting material from other websites. This is simply unacceptable and it hurts the reputation of this site. From now on, every time you create a blog or a forum topic, you will have to check a box in which you verify that you are using your OWN words in this post. If you are not using your own words, you will not be able to make the post.

On Sunday, the Christian world will be celebrating Easter. While Easter is not a holiday on the Mainland, it is a holiday in Macau, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. The following is a reprint of what I wrote about Easter last year.

These days, I see more and more Chinese people wearing necklaces with crosses on the end. It seems to be a fashion trend in China and I'm not even sure sometimes if people know about the significance of what they are wearing.

This Sunday is a very important day for Christians around the world. It is a day when we celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. He died a painful death on a cross (crucifixion) over 2000 years ago at the hands of His own people.

I used to think that shyness and quietness were virtually the same thing. I thought that some people were loud (like me) and that others were quiet because they had 'shy' personalities. But after teaching in China for a few years, I've come to realize that there is in fact quite a difference between being shy and being quiet. All shy people are probably quiet but not all quiet people are shy!

I believe that quiet people can learn English very well while shy people will almost always struggle.

It's just about time for Spring Festival. And it's time for me to go away for a while. Not far away. Just somewhere North. Don't worry! I'll be back. We'll all be back, right? So for the next couple of weeks, you won't see me posting out here very much. It's time for a rest. 

This doesn't mean that you can't post. You're welcome to. But you won't hear from me as much.

I know it doesn't sound nice but I have to say it. People were acting like ANIMALS on Sunday at the Macau/Gongbei border. People were cutting in line which caused yelling and fights to break out. In this picture, a guard is kicking people out of the elderly line. What's the base problem? People here don't care about others. They look out for themselves. Period.