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My Cooking: A Catastrophe by Any Other Name (with apologies to William Shakespeare)

Hello again! I hope all of you are enjoying a lovely autumn season.  As I wrote in an earlier colum...

"My House" from Matilda: The Musical

This song, taken from the musical adaptation of Roald Dahl's book Matilda, gives us a glimpse into ...

VERY ORDINARY SERIES XVII OF MY WANTING TO KEEP TOUCH WITH

I'll tell you that I was really, really impressed and again convinced of speciality of the human h...

Fall Season Shopping and Fashion.

Fashion is typically split into four seasons: Spring/Summer,  Fall/Winter,  Resort,  Pre-Fall. Th...

E-Books or Not

I remember reading my first e-book, D.H. Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover. It was a pdf version a...

【中文词汇】充电器 chōng diàn qì VS 插座 chā zuò

充电器 意思：Charger|充電器 插座 意思：socket|コンセント  

Tying the knot, Zimbabwean Style: A Celebration of Love and Culture

Ululululu! This is the sound women will make when welcoming your future bride (muroora) into the ho...

I got a whole new living room!

[From the desk of Lady Ayame]Hello Cafetalk Community!I'm so excited to report that I was able to r...

#中国人常用的中文表达 自拍

#中国人常用的中文表达  自拍

【中文词汇】黑眼圈 hēi yǎn quān VS 回笼觉 huí lóng jiào VS电话粥 diàn huà zhōu

黑眼圈 意思：Dark Circles｜クマ 回笼觉 意思：unprotected sleep｜二度寝 电话粥 意思：Talk endlessly on the phone｜長電話  

F.O.I.L. vS. Ice Cream Cone Method

This video shows FOIL (First-Outer-Inner-Last) and Ice Cream Cone Method in multiplying binomials.  

【中文词汇】拉肚子 lā dù zi｜痒yǎng

【中文词汇】拉肚子 lā dù zi｜痒yǎng

English Kid's Games: Scavenger Hunt

We've all played scavenger hunt at some point! Usually, we have a list, a team, and we race to find...

Crazy And Funny Facts You Should Know

Interesting and fun facts about the violin 1. It’s a fiddle, not a violin! Have you ever been wonde...

Tamil words that sound similar

Tamil words that sound similar

【aromatherapy】Aromatherapy oil to prevent facial dryness

I'm Anne Haruka, an aromatherapist living in Tokyo.     It's the season when you're concerned about...

The world’s oldest dog

How long do you think a dog can live? The average lifespan of a dog is 10 to 13 years, but Bobi, th...

Binomial Expansion Using Pascal's Triangle

I was in a class with a student and we were studying squaring binomials. He's really a smart kid. H...

【易错的中文表达】 和她见面 hé tā jiàn miàn VS 见面了她 jiàn miàn le tā

【易错的中文表达】 和她见面 hé tā jiàn miàn VS 见面了她 jiàn miàn le tā

What is TOEIC L&R ?

TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication) L&R stands for the "TOEIC Listening and...

#中国人常用的中文表达 站着说话不腰疼

#中国人常用的中文表达  站着说话不腰疼

Ever Wondered Why We Say “Trick or Treat” on Halloween?

Found this interesting article the other day by Mental Floss.Why Do We Say “Trick or Treat” on Hall...

【Culture Idioms】 Happy Halloween

【over my dead body】= I don't like your suggestion and I disagree!A: Let's eat curry rice for dinner...

Duku Langsat

It's duku langsat (duku in short) fruit season in Malaysia. Our market fruit stalls are simply lade...

A Hootin' Hungarian's Hilarious Halloween Hijinks

Hello there, dear readers! So, you know, I'm a Hungarian. Yep, proud and true. But I have a little ...

Oktoberfest celebration on Cafétalk! :-)

I am pleased to announce that my online webinar starts soon: https://cafetalk.com/campaign/2023/sem...

【Idioms】 It's raining cats and dogs

【It's raining cats and dogs】= It's raining hard.When people say "It's raining cats and dogs!", they...

A Halloween Tradition: Jack-O'-Lantern After-Snack: Roasted Pumpkin Seeds!

Hello there! In this space, you’ll get a taste of casual, natural English usage:  idioms, general...

What is this "Gating"?

So, we all know what a gate is. It's basically a door, right? Can we use it as a verb?   Gating is ...

Morning Routine: Blueprint for a Successful Day

Imagine beginning each day with a sense of purpose, clarity, and motivation. This is the gift of a ...