Update News

3/20/09 Lily's RN Garden Google Forum Group has been removed.
9/9/08-謝謝大家對這個花園的熱情支持.爲了管理方便,此花園將移至Yahoo Blog 繼續栽培出更多的RN小花.
希望大家舊雨新知,多多捧場囉. 此網站的RN group討論室依然可以使用.但是我的新文章將會直接post在新的yahoo blog. 謝謝大家.

8/18/08-
如果有興趣加入Lily's RN garden contact group而且可以遵守保護成員隱私的RN朋友們.歡迎寄e-mail給我. 隨信請附上姓名(中英文皆可), 現居住地區(不需詳細地址), 聯絡方式(MSN, e-mail,TEL皆可) , 現在的status(準RN,準備英文中, 等待名額中或是剛開始準備RN等等), 以及簡短的自我介紹(option)我會將你們加入Lily's RN garden contact list.(詳情請看內文)


5/19/08-哈囉,各位RN們.我最近在 Lily's RN garden網站上加入了一些主題討論網站. 希望大家一起加入,彼此互相討論.我組這個網站的目的是為了幫助台灣RN們以及提供一個溝通平台.讓大家在這個花園中找到一些台灣人的熱情. 不管是在奮鬥英文的人或是準備RN的人,歡迎大家在這分享一些經驗並且認識更多的朋友. 只需在網站右方進入'' 歡迎加入RN group' 或是輸入您的e-mail就可以成為Lily's RN garden的一份子!!

Thursday, July 26, 2007

I Wanna Talk About Me

I learned an interesting song in today's English class. The song-"I wanna talk about me" is a country music and the lyrics are very funny. Every word on this song exactly reflects most of men's thinking about women. Maybe a man would feel familiar with this song if he is surrounded by women . Nowadays, some men have many stereotypes about women, such as gossiping and talking a lot. Yet according to a research in a college, the words that both men and women speak everyday are almost equivalent. This has caused many people, especially men, to be very surprised. From my point of view, some women who are talkative just want to share what they have experienced at work, school, and so forth, with their lovers or friends. These things are not complaints at all. On the other hand, the same as men, they may want to talk about stressful or interesting things with their families, for example, work, sports and TV shows. These topics are parts of men's daily lives and can make their lives be more various. Men can perhaps find more confidence and respect from women by exchanging more of their opinions with their opposite sex. Finally, I want to share this song with you and I have also posted the lyrics below. I hope you will enjoy listening to it and have a big smile on your face.


Toby Keith I Wanna Talk About ME <--click here to play


Uh huh, that's right
We talk about your work, how your boss is a jerk,

We talk about your church and your head when it hurts.



We talk about the troubles you've been havin' wit your brother
'bout your daddy and your mother and your crazy ex-lover.


We talk about your friends and the places that you've been,



We talk about your skin and the dimples on your chin.


The polish on your toes and the run in your hose,and God knows we're gonna talk about your clothes.

You know talkin' about you makes me smile, but every once in a while,

I wanna talk about ME, I wanna talk about I Wanna talk about number 1 oh my, me, my,

What I think, What I like, What I know, What I want, What I see.

I like talkin' about you, you, you, you usually, but occasionally

I wanna talk about ME! (me, me, me,) I wanna talk about ME-E-E. (me, me, me)

We talk about your dreams and we talk about your schemes,

Your high school team and your moisturizer cream.

We talk about your nana up in Muncie, Indiana,

We talk about your grandma down in Alabama.

We talk about your guys of every shape and size,

The ones that you despize and the ones you idolize.

We talk about your heart, 'bout your brains and your smarts,

And your medical charge and when you start.

You know talkin' about you makes me grin, but every now and then,

I wanna talk about me, I wanna talk about I,Wanna talk about number 1 oh my, me, my.

What I think, What I like, What I know, What I want, What I see.

I like talkin' about you, you, you, you usually, but occasionally

I wanna talk about ME! (me, me, me,) I wanna talk about ME-E-E (me, me, me)

(I wanna talk about me) MMMM ME, ME, ME, ME, ME

(I wanna talk about me) MMMM ME, ME, ME, ME, ME

You, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you,I wanna talk about ME!

I wanna talk about me, I wanna talk about I,Wanna talk about number 1 oh my, me, my.

What I think, What I like, What I know, What I want, What I see,

Oh I like talkin' about you, you, you, you usually, but occasionally,

I wanna talk about ME! (me, me, me) I wanna talk about ME-E-E

I wanna talk about ME! (me, me, me) No ME-E-E! (me, me, me)

Thursday, July 19, 2007

Studying English for Free

There are many free resources for studying English in the U.S.. I went to an adult school two days ago. I have learned more than I expected. The class does not have any restriction on age, education or race. You just go to the classroom and fill out an application form that only requires your basic information such as name, phone number and address. After that, you start to enjoy the free classes. There are four different levels in this course and you can choose the one that fits your level. My class is held from 09:00AM to 12:00PM every weekday except Friday. The class are separated into three parts. The first part is pronunciation practice. The teacher speaks words with similar pronunciations and the students write them down. I think this part is good for practicing listening and vocabularies. The second part is watching video episodes. Watching and listening the video will increase your concentration. By this method, you can learn varieties of American culture and grammar. For example, I learned the word "locksmith", which means a person who fixes door locks or a store that fixes locks. From this video I also learned about the function of HUD (Housing and Urban Development), which is to accept your complainants about renting an apartment. Conversation with classmates is the last part in the class. We follow the topic that the teacher gives out and present our opinions to others. At times we just have free talks but I still can get used to speak English at this time. All of parts are worth to take and you will find out you are getting better on English piece by piece.

Friday, July 13, 2007

How to improve English in 10 days

To improve English skills is a long term challenging for many students. People would like to use the traditional studying to reach their goals such as listening to radio,watching TV or movies and buying some books that you have ever done. I had studied in the U.S. for 1 year and my English skills especially listening and speaking were improved a lot at that time. In my point of view, no matter how hard study trying to involve in the English environment is the fastest way to develop language abilities .


Watching movies is one of the great loves of my life. In the U.S. I can enjoy films either with captions or not that train my listening accuracy however I could not get this profit in Taiwan. On the other hand, when you are watching movies,you also can drill your skimming skills what means you should read captions as fast as you can otherwise you can not follow the scene at the same time.


The last method is to go out to talk to people who are around supermarkets,libraries or cafeterias. My experience, the department store is the best place to show my skills. I can handily talk to the employee about cosmetics and clothes,etc. Furthermore, volunteer is the fantastic job to practice your own language abilities and communication to people. I signed up for the volunteer position in the hospital in a couple days ago. Though I have not gotten the response from them I still want to patiently wait this valuable opportunity.


Learning in the right environment not only invokes your language capabilities but also saves your studying time. You will earn unforgettable experience when you decide to be surrounded in the out side of country.