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Anton Swart @TheBigLaowai (66) • Jinan, China 14 Mar 14

Hey you guys, I think this platform is great for chatting etc, but not for what I want to do with education and a bit of fun. So, for the meantime I am going to post all my stuff on QQ International, my qq number is 2915246994 The...

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Anton Swart @xiaochengzi .... does work

16 Mar 14

Anton Swart @TheBigLaowai (66) • Jinan, China 14 Mar 14

Hey you guys, I think this platform is great for chatting etc, but not for what I want to do with education and a bit of fun. So, for the meantime I am going to post all my stuff on QQ International, my qq number is 2915246994 The...

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Anton Swart I think the owners of myLot changed my qq number... lets try again: 2915246994

15 Mar 14

Anton Swart @TheBigLaowai (66) • Jinan, China 11 Mar 14

So, here is Quiz 2, a little more difficult that the first one. Lets see how you guys do with this one. Closing date for you to email your answers to me is: Monday night 10.00 pm [17/03/14] Good luck PS. Anybody who studies...

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Anton Swart @DavidRong ... oh, next to the writing on top ... in small print next to my post. It looks like advertising

13 Mar 14

Anton Swart @TheBigLaowai (66) • Jinan, China 11 Mar 14

So, here is Quiz 2, a little more difficult that the first one. Lets see how you guys do with this one. Closing date for you to email your answers to me is: Monday night 10.00 pm [17/03/14] Good luck PS. Anybody who studies...

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Anton Swart And you have a good chance of winning because 99.5% of my students at the university are to lazy to do a little competition /research. If you don't give them a question and 4 answers to choose from ... it's to difficult.

12 Mar 14

Anton Swart @TheBigLaowai (66) • Jinan, China 11 Mar 14

So, here is Quiz 2, a little more difficult that the first one. Lets see how you guys do with this one. Closing date for you to email your answers to me is: Monday night 10.00 pm [17/03/14] Good luck PS. Anybody who studies...

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Anton Swart Sure, not that easy. However, those who have a little free time can find the answers with a bit of research. Like I said, it,s been proven that when you research something yourself, you remember it much better and that is ... = good for your English. And I...

12 Mar 14

Lillian @goodlillian (13) • Jinan, China 6 Mar 14

Here is my very, very good suggestion for students in uni, in fact, students are really ,really poor, If we have lots of money, we can do whatever we want to do!! My teacher, who is very glamorous and nice, told me...

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Anton Swart @firest .. I heard a lovely phrase when I worked in the USA. Every time you something right or say the correct thing /answer, my boss would say: On the money honey! Meaning of course: Exactly right. So Tony: on the money!!

11 Mar 14

Lillian @goodlillian (13) • Jinan, China 6 Mar 14

Here is my very, very good suggestion for students in uni, in fact, students are really ,really poor, If we have lots of money, we can do whatever we want to do!! My teacher, who is very glamorous and nice, told me...

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Anton Swart There you go Tony. Yes, it's is inspiring .. I hope. Never waste time in life, find things to do, read read read and read more, get to know things and become and interesting person

10 Mar 14

Lillian @goodlillian (13) • Jinan, China 6 Mar 14

Here is my very, very good suggestion for students in uni, in fact, students are really ,really poor, If we have lots of money, we can do whatever we want to do!! My teacher, who is very glamorous and nice, told me...

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Anton Swart @goodlillian ... faint!

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Anton Swart @TheBigLaowai (66) • Jinan, China 8 Mar 14

I am totally and utterly convinced that students in China read very, very little. In western education reading newspaper articles and related discussions are popular in many education systems. So, I would like to encourage / help...

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Anton Swart Of course you can take part! You must ... if you the winner we can have a face to face conversation on Skype or QQ. Every task I load will have a different prize. But dont post your answers here where everyone can see it. I want the answers to be put into my...

9 Mar 14

Anton Swart @TheBigLaowai (66) • Jinan, China 5 Mar 14

Life is short. Period. Work hard, have fun, work, have fun, travel, have fun and read! Always read! My goal is to create a fun page where we can read what's happening around us, but at the same time use it as an education lesson...

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Anton Swart But it is sooooo short. Not enough time to enjoy everything we want to enjoy. What do you think?

8 Mar 14

Anton Swart @TheBigLaowai (66) • Jinan, China 6 Mar 14

lol .. I know I will have some students, friends, followers and acquaintances from around the world peeping in and taking part in my activities; some tall and some short people, and then off course some BIG ones like me. For now...

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Anton Swart Haha Noodle .. I remember you. Good student. My all time favorite student!! How are you? Married? 3 children? Have fun

8 Mar 14

Anton Swart @TheBigLaowai (66) • Jinan, China 5 Mar 14

Life is short. Period. Work hard, have fun, work, have fun, travel, have fun and read! Always read! My goal is to create a fun page where we can read what's happening around us, but at the same time use it as an education lesson...

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Anton Swart @minmurp .. Sure. I think most foreigners do exactly that when they first arrive, but you just end up being in a bad mood 24/7

8 Mar 14

Anton Swart @TheBigLaowai (66) • Jinan, China 8 Mar 14

I have an earlier post "For your information" with a task to find the 10 correct words and answer a question. Only one person emailed me the answers. This competition will end on Monday evening the 10th March when I...

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Anton Swart @goodlillian .... oh my dear me. This shows me how very very little you guys actually know ... Investigate QQ and come back to me on that one. This is part of my education to you.... Hehe

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Anton Swart @TheBigLaowai (66) • Jinan, China 8 Mar 14

I have an earlier post "For your information" with a task to find the 10 correct words and answer a question. Only one person emailed me the answers. This competition will end on Monday evening the 10th March when I...

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Anton Swart Oh yes !! The biggest secret of 2014 !!

8 Mar 14

Anton Swart @TheBigLaowai (66) • Jinan, China 5 Mar 14

Haha .. not everybody fit the stereotype description of Shandong people in this map. And all my students should know the meaning of "stereotype" by now.

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Anton Swart @rhy99110 ... ah, I like that idea. I've met a few people from up there, much much bigger than Chongqing ren ... I used to work in CQ and felt like an alien ...

7 Mar 14

Anton Swart @TheBigLaowai (66) • Jinan, China 7 Mar 14

A man believed to be setting his pet turtle free was hospitalized after the creature reached up and bit him on the lips, holding him in what netizens are describing as a painful, 'passionate goodbye kiss'. Pictures of the scene...

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Anton Swart Sucker

7 Mar 14

Anton Swart @TheBigLaowai (66) • Jinan, China 7 Mar 14

To all my friends /ex-students in Beijing Maybe you should follow this young lady's idea? Where can I go teach in China to miss all the air pollution? Tibet?

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Anton Swart How about Urumqi .. a friend of mine worked there for many years and was very happy there ... nice food?

7 Mar 14

Anton Swart @TheBigLaowai (66) • Jinan, China 5 Mar 14

Life is short. Period. Work hard, have fun, work, have fun, travel, have fun and read! Always read! My goal is to create a fun page where we can read what's happening around us, but at the same time use it as an education lesson...

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Anton Swart The big trick of course is to see if the students actually use what they learn here. Using it is the ultimate goal!

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Anton Swart @TheBigLaowai (66) • Jinan, China 5 Mar 14

I hope you guys see this just as a fun "thing", nothing serious. So those who always make fun of us short people, you stay home [this time round] and think about how many jokes /fun you made about your short friends .. lol I am...

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Anton Swart @somnus_93 .. Dear Somnus, do you think you will ever be able to speak English in a way that other people can understand? hahahaha .. phiz?? Who told you to use phiz? It's correct, but one of those words you would probably never never ever see in your life...

7 Mar 14

Anton Swart @TheBigLaowai (66) • Jinan, China 5 Mar 14

Haha .. not everybody fit the stereotype description of Shandong people in this map. And all my students should know the meaning of "stereotype" by now.

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Anton Swart @AngelLoliGennie Oh My !! Beijing is such a nice city [me think] but I really really really don't want to live there right now. It's like smoking 3 packs a day, if not more. I like Beijing food more than Shandong food....

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