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Life without a friend is like death without a witness. - Spanish Proverb

Genuine friends are proved by adversity - Aesop.

A: Do you want to go to the stadium today?
B: I'm sorry I can't. I have to brush up on my English.
A: Are you having a test tomorrow or something?
B: Yes, we're having our midterm.
A: I wish you the best of luck.
B: Thanks. I'll need it.

A friend is one who walks in when others walk out - Walter Winchell

A: My computer isn't running very well.
B: But you just bought it last month.
A: I know. But sometimes it doesn't start.
B: What's wrong with it?
A: I can't pinpoint it.
B: I think you'd better take it in to a hardware store.

A: I saw a great movie on TV last night.
B: Really, what was it called?
A: Something about a knight.
B: "The Black Knight" with Tina Louise? I love that movie.
A: No, that's not it. Oh, it's on the tip of my tongue.
B: That OK. I missed it anyway.

A: Are you working overtime tonight?
B: Yes, because the second shift person is late.
A: Do you get paid for it?
B: No, I don't.
A: That's a real pain in the neck.
B: I don't want to do it, but I have to.

As the work, so the pay
身から出た錆
Explanation:
Two friends, A and B met. They learn at the same school. A wants to read. He says to B: 'B, you have so many nice books. Can you lend me one?'
But B is selfish, he does not lend books. He replies: 'Why do you want to take it home? You can read it here, in my house!' A thinks that his friend is a bad boy, but he does not say anything.
The following week, B comes to A and says: 'A, you have a good garden knife. Can you lend it to me? I want to use it in my garden tomorrow.' A answers: 'Why do you want to take my knife home? You can use it in my garden.' (lol)

おはようございます。日本ではもうすぐ昼食になりますね。良い一日を！

やっと、気持ちは良くになりました。(from ping.fm)

仕事が終わった！良かった。良い週末を！(from ping.fm)

ヒカルの碁のビデオを見ています。面白いですね。(post from ping.fm)

昨日新しいガジェットを完成しました。私のブログに後で書く予定です。今晩はいいかどうか分かりません。(post from ping.fm)

I've just created the gadget for tracking all the words I have been learning recently. It's written based on to do list gadget.
After adding, it looks like the following picture

You can add any words or phrases you want to track in this list. If you forget the meaning of the word, just click on the icon next to it.
I created this for learning English and Japanese words/phrases so the dictionary in the gadget is also for English and Japanese as well.
If you like, you can add it in your iGoogle page at this address http://tinyurl.com/WordTracking
Note that at the moment it's used for iGoogle page only. If you add it in your blog, you cannot see your words/phrases again after refreshing the page.

おはようございます。今日は良い日と思います。
コーヒーを飲みながら、仕事を働きましょう。
（post from ping.fm)

肥沃な (ひよくな): fertile
Good crops require fertile land to grow on.
This fertile land is home to numerous varieties of trees.
When leaves decay they make the soil more fertile.
Crops grow better in fertile soil.
Despite the fertile soil, few crops grew due to lack of sunlight.

Researching SilverLight for new project.

Một nụ cười bằng mười thang thuốc bổ.
Laugh and grow fat. (Laughter is the best medicine.)
Japanese Literal : 「笑って太れ」
Japanese Equivalent : 「笑う門には福来る」

I have just created the gadget for learning Japanese, it will read Japanese text you input.
After adding, it looks like the following picture:

You can add this gadget into your blog/site or your iGoogle page at this address: http://tinyurl.com/nxdrvu

A: You had your car fixed last week, didn't you?
B: Yes, but I'm still having trouble starting it.
A: Why don't you buy my car? I'm buying a new one and I have to get rid of it.
B: How much are you asking?
A: 500.00
B: You want me to pay 500.00 for that pile of junk? Not on your life.

You've got to love what's lovable and hate what's hateable. It takes brains to see the difference.
Robert Frost

I found this book on Scribd today. I think it's very good for people who are learning English like me. After reading a couple of pages, I found that it's very dangerous when using English every day if we make any mistakes in pronunciation as well as in word usages.

Danger English 2000

A: When is the first time to drive home?
B: Well, it's good to avoid rush hour if you can.
A: When's that?
B: Rush hour is usually between four and six in the afternoon.
A: That's when everyone gets off work?
B: Right. Traffic is always bumper to bumper.

The world is more beautiful when you hold hands and walk together.
Evelyn Loeb

It is important to relax over the weekend to revive yourself physically and mentally.週末に休養し、心も体も回復させることは重要だ。

Researching Voice Delivery System at http://ping.fm/L2xsw to be able to embed voice to my blogs.