Ebaby is a humbling experience

Ok, it's Saturday night and my Maple Leafs have lost (again) to Wayne Gretzky's Coyotes. What, oh what will cheer me up?

Your comments will cheer me up. Thanks to everyone who has made comments on my videos and on my blog entries. I know it doesn't take long to jot a note to me but when I see the kind words and praise that some of you have taken the time to write, I am very humbled and very thankful. To me it means that I've struck a chord with some of the people here on Ebaby and, through trial and error and blind luck, some of the things I have been doing are actually helping people learn English. Whoda thunk it? (That's not a sentence by the way so forget what you just read!)

My plans for the next little while involve some lyrics to songs and some poetry and some links to good sites where you can read decent English stories and novels online. I feel that everyone here has access to the Internet and probably a walkman or some type of MP3 player. I'll get links to some sites with free books, maybe even downloadable audio books that you can listen to on the way to work.

Many of my messages here have to do with 'listening' and with vocabulary. My videos, movies, songs with lyrics can all help with listening and reading can help with your vocabulary. One of my friends on Ebaby spoke to me this morning about a novel she was reading. It was by a German author and had been translated into English. I really had to admire her for even attempting to read this novel. To me, it showed true dedication to her English education as well as her competitive nature. Sure, the words are old-fashioned and probably aren't used very often now but by reading them and learning their meaning, she is taking her English education to another level, cranking it up a notch over anyone who simply reads popular novels. Don't worry though! Start small and work your way up, just like the acorn.

Remember: YABTYTYA!