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The Maple Leaf Rag

Mapleleaf Man

Canada

September 27, 2010

For some reason, I've got three new messages in my mailbox but I can't find them. Do you have this problem? I took the time to go through every one of my messages to see if I could find the new messages. I didn't have any luck, unfortunately, but I did find about four years of memories. 

Since I joined Ebaby four years ago, I've met hundreds of people. Most of them have been very nice and polite and many are still my friends. These days I deal mostly with Chinese friends but that is just because there are quite a few more of them than there are people from other countries. Right now, I only know one person from Japan and no one from Russia, France, or just about anywhere in Europe. 

What has Ebaby done for me? Besides all of the wonderful people I've met, Ebaby has made me appreciate languages more. English is difficult but I have a deeper realization of the problems that people encounter. Aside from that, Ebaby has taught me to be patient. I often hear people stumble and trip over words but now, I more fully appreciate the hard work that people face when learning English. It's really humbling for me to realize that there are many people all over the world whose dream is to speak English like a native speaker. I never realized how lucky I am to be able to be a native speaker. But I also never realized how good it feels to help others.

Thanks for reading my blog. If you have questions, don't be shy. Contact me and we can work things out together.  

08:31 PM Oct 30 2010

fallbn

fallbn
Viet Nam

 I also had the same problem on EBaby. But i knew that those message were already read. Because if there were new messages, they will send a note on my email.

07:44 AM Sep 28 2010

Mapleleaf Man
Canada

 Thanks for letting me know that I'm not alone in this crazy message problem. They will fix it at some point I guess. Other than that, how is everyone? :)

01:23 AM Sep 28 2010

theMasterMinD
Turkey

Same thing happens to me too, I believe this is what's happening to every single member..The problem is that even after you open and read a letter you just received, Ebaby assumes that you did not read it, so it is still recognized as a new one..

Don't worry, you are not actually getting messages you can't read. They are the old ones.

12:39 AM Sep 28 2010

Messy-Gal

Messy-Gal
Turkey

I have the same problem, too.

I have got 8 messages in my mailbox, but I can't find them. I checked all my mailbox attentively to fnd them but alas, the number is still the same. I guess, it is owing to the new procedure and changes on Ebaby. Ebaby renews itself all the time, so it must be having some renewal these days.

09:38 PM Sep 27 2010

tereshin

tereshin
Russian Federation

 I am from Russia! Now you Know one person from this country=) I can tell you many interesting things about our paradoxical life=)) Russia and paradox are synonimous=)))

07:49 PM Sep 27 2010

tack07

tack07
Honduras

 i have the same problem.. it says: u got 9 messages.. but u dont have them anymore... the tittle is stuck!

September 23, 2010

Now it's rapidly moving towards October. The Mid-Autumn Festival in China is over. I've read that this festival dates back about 3,000 years. Didn't I write about another festival in China that was very old, too? Traditions change but it's really nice to see that these kinds of things don't change much at all. 

The weather in Canada is getting cooler, almost day by day. My pool is way too cold to swim in and it's been that way since the first part of September. Soon, I will have to empty it and get it ready for our winter. That's never a happy day. 

Good news! Mapleleafman is now writing for an American computer magazine's website. I've had one article published and I have two more in the system. It's nice to have my words out there for people to read. What's nicer is getting paid to write. I've been writing all my life but it seems that now I have actually succeeded in getting some money for it! Yay!

Let me know what's going on in your lives. Are most of you still finding English difficult? Let me know if you have specific problems. I can't help all of you individually but I can certainly answer short questions here on Ebaby.

Thanks for reading. If you want me to write about specific topics, let me know. Maybe some parts of English confuse you. I'll try to help you.  

12:18 PM Sep 24 2010

Mapleleaf Man
Canada

 You're right, of course, but I was speaking about winter coming quickly now. Canada's weather isn't too different from Beijing's weather and not as cold as Harbin. It depends on where you are. In Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec City, it can get very cold, much like Winnipeg, Calgary and Edmonton. But if you are in Vancouver or Victoria, or on the far east coast, the weather isn't nearly as cold. The far west is much warmer than Beijing, for example. 

05:47 AM Sep 24 2010

xiaoyan liu
Bolivia

hi..nice to read ur passage..guess u are an writer? because u wrote for all ur life..and earn money..that is cool and meaningful..yes..i can imagine that the cool Canada now..more freeze than CHina here..yes..u should pull out all ur water on ur swimming pool..and i think that is really nice to swim in that pool in summer...with pikini..haha...

and i can tell u this...because CHinese calendar is different..and today is the date that we really step in Autumn ...u are wrong...so winter is not coming now...but i think soon...cold here...

September 12, 2010

Summer is over and it's time to get back to blogging and helping people with English again. July was the last time that I updated this blog. That's far too long to be away and I'm sorry about that. I think everyone has forgotten about me!

I'm in Canada, Toronto to be specific. If you are in China you can see my videos on youku.com. Search for mapleleafman or take the link from my profile page.

If you are anywhere else, check out my videos on youtube.com. If you are in Iran or Turkey and your government is being silly by blocking youtube, head over to youku.com and see me there. Sure, it's in Chinese but you can figure out how to search. The interface is the same as the one on youtube.

I use QQ to chat, as well as MSN and, very rarely, Yahoo. If you send me a private message I will give you my QQ number.

Right now, I am writing for an American computer magazine's website.  While I don't have the same amount of time as I did before, I can still help you out if you are nice and polite. I don't edit work or essays but I can help you with specific problems. 

English is difficult, for sure, but you can do it. There are many people who are making a living here in Canada who don't speak perfect English. I would bet that you speak English just as well as some of the people I deal with here in Toronto. You can do it! Just don't give up.

Thanks for reading!