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March 5, 2000

Vance: Finally got my chat page going, I think

Maggi: afterthought?

Vance: Yeah, still not loading. Ming is trying to get here, another failure :-((

Maggi: shit happens

Vance: I'm trying to get Ming into ICQ chat

Maggi: ok

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ICQ Chat Save file

Started on Sun Mar 05 16:06:40 2000

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<Ming> hello?

<Vance> Hi there. Now I'll pull Maggi in. Are you ready?

<Ming> yes;

<Ming> do I need to go to Palace?

<Vance> ok

<Ming>

<Vance> We can talk about it when Maggi gets here.

<Ming>

<Ming> sorry.

<Vance> There she is.

<Mad> Hi guys

<Vance> Now I'll get Michael.

<Ming> so, where should I go now? stay here?

<Mad> oh boy!!

<Mad> stay here

<Ming> hi, Mad

<Ming> ok

<Mad> Hi Ming

<Ming> Are you Maggi, Mad?

<Vance> Yeah, let's group here and then we can go off into cyberspace together

<Mad> yes I am

<Mad> Margaret Ann Doty

<Ming> Vance, plz send me address then

<Mad> Maggi for short

<michaelc> Hi Vance and Ming!

<Ming> hi, Michael

<michaelc> I thought Maggi might be here too?

<Vance> MAD is Maggi's initials

<Vance>

<Vance> http://www.thepalace.com/products/client/index.html

<michaelc> Teacher Maggi that is.

<michaelc> What is that Vance?

<Mad> where is Micahel Ming?

<michaelc> How are you Ming?

<Mad>

<Ming> not bad

<Mad> nature calling

<michaelc> Not bad? is that all??!

<Vance> I was just telling Ming where to get the Palace client

<Ming> nature calling? what's that?

<michaelc> OK.

<Vance> That's when Maggi needs to go use the toilet

<michaelc>

<Ming> I am still studying, dont have too much feeling about it, like a routine, so I said

<Ming> not bad

<Vance> Are you a grad student?

<michaelc> Ok Ming. I understand. I'm feeling pretty tired myself.

<Ming> no just in college

<Vance> undergraduate ...

<Mad> back...

<Ming> un, do you suffer the same thing, mike?

<Ming> hai ne

<Vance>

<michaelc> I forget Ming - what are you studying?

<Vance> She's studying Information technology?

<Ming> CIS

<michaelc> Ah - a computer expert!

<Ming> I go to that url you sent me, Vance,

<Vance> You went there?

<Vance> Is it the right one?

<Ming> which selection I need to choose then

<Mad> I don't see Michael

<Ming> I just go to the first page

<Vance> ok, let's look ...

<Vance> downloads

<Ming> should I register first?

<Vance> I've never tried the palace viewer

<Vance> Have any of you?

<Vance> We use the Palace User software I believe

<Vance> Yes, you should register

<michaelc> I don't know Vance - it was so long sinc e I did it.

<Vance> It's free and it opens up doors

<Ming> I need to download viewer, user software, or server software?

<Vance> user software I think

<michaelc> User ...

<michaelc> Is Maggo coming at all Vance?

<Mad> I'll just wait here then...

<michaelc> Maybe I should do too....

<Vance> I'm doing it too

<Mad>

<Mad> yes

<michaelc> That was a typo!!!!

<Vance> maggo?

<Mad> How come I don't see Michael here?

<michaelc> I did! As a footnote.

<Vance> Michael, I had a look at the paper. What I'm trying to get you to do is put a link in it back to the one you keep at your ... no, that was to something else ??? wasn't it to maybe my last handout?

<Mad>

<Vance> oh, Maggi, you don't see MC?

<Mad> no I don't

<Vance> hmm.. do you see each other online?

<michaelc> No i don't. I have had trouble getting a direct conection with maggi recently. It always has to go throught the server.

<Mad> maybe he is hiding under something...

<michaelc> I can see that maggie is online.

<Mad> on icq yes...

<Vance> Are you getting the download Ming?

<Vance> Do yo want to drop out of the chat and I can bring you back, or do you want to start a chat and drag us in?

<michaelc> I'll drop out and you drag back me in......

<Vance> Why don't you start a chat with Maggi and drag us in?

<michaelc> First I will need Ming's ICQ. She's not on my list.

<Ming> I am trying to operate the software...

<Vance> 42870760

<Vance> Did you get it Ming?

<Ming> I dont know which icon I need to choose...

<Vance> let me see if I got anything ...

<Vance> do you find PalaceUserWin.exe?

<Ming> I am opening its window now

<Vance> or did you get the win client?

<Vance> I just tried mine but it turns out the download was corrupt, trying again.

<Ming> I install the user version

<Vance> any luck? Thats' the best place to meet. Except for some reason Michael is having trouble going there.

<Vance> Did you register?

<Ming> yes

<Vance> good. It should work once you install it.

<Vance> But let me look up the procedure for it ...

<Ming> I try to find some user there but cant see Mike and Mad

<Ming> I might do something wrong

<Vance> first step is "Start your Palace software.

<Vance> Next: A dialog box will be displayed. Choose "Stay A Guest".

<Vance> And then you Go to the file menu, and choose disconnect

<Vance> If you do that, I'll give you the next steps (to go on as yourself)

<Vance> still working on it?

<Ming> I did but I use my register code...

<Ming> yes

<Vance> ok, I guess you should go to the file menu and disconnect

<Vance> Next step is:

<Vance> Go to the file menu again, and choose "Activate Membership"

<Vance> have you been able to activate your membership?

<Ming> ? I cant find that selection!

<Vance> Did you try to disconnect from any palaces first?

<Ming> I install Palace32, is that right?

<Vance> I've got the software now

<Vance> Mine was called PalaceUserWin.exe ... is that the one you got?

<Vance> Or was it called Palace32

<Vance> Anyway, it sounds like you got it going.

<Mad> ok and now?

<Vance> Maggi and MC (Michael C) never could get together in a chat.

<Mad> I still don't see him

<michaelc> Back again...

<Vance> Ming, can you see both Maggi and Michael here?

<Mad> I have Ming

<Ming> It said The Palace.

<Ming> ya

<Vance> OK Ming, can you connect to a palace

<Ming> sure

<Vance> That is, pull down file / connect to a palace

<Vance> Now do you see where it says Palace Server Address?

<Ming> yes

<Vance> hi everyone ... MC and Maggi, there seems to be no common ground ???

<Vance> OK Ming, where it says Palace server address type in:

<Vance> efi.virtualscholar.com

<Vance> and change the port to 9998

<Vance> then connect and see what happens

<michaelc> It's a shame. It used to be all so easy till those hackers interrupted us.

<Vance> I will translate for Maggi:

<michaelc> Can Ming see me and Maggi here?

<Vance> MC sez: It's a shame. It used to be all so easy till those hackers interrupted us._

<michaelc> Very good Vance! I just asked Maggi to try and send me a message direct.

<Ming> yeah! I did it!

<Vance> OK, Ming is at the Palace. Your turn Michael. Go get that software.

<Vance> Oh, Ming, maybe you went in a door

<Vance> Maria is at the Palace too!!

<michaelc> I have other problems - well not really. Another EFI (non-Webhead) student called maria wants to go to the Palace.

<Ming> she is there

<Vance> Shall we wait for you?

<Mad>

<Mad> going to leave this

<michaelc> Lucky Maria!

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Maggi: Hi there handsome...

Maggi: just hanging around waiting to be invited bck to the chat

Maggi: ta dum de dum

Maggi: schoobie do be doo

Maggi: seems they got busy with something else

Vance: hello

Maggi: sent an icq msg

Vance: got it

Maggi: Michael sqys he has to delete me and add again

Maggi: msg is not going to him

Vance: wierd. I'm trying to talk Ming through Palace installation

Maggi: OK...i HAVE HER BUT MY MSGS AREN'T GOING TO mICHAEL...COULD YOU TELL HIM

Maggi: ooops

Maggi: cht request doesn't work either...should I try you or Ming and then one of you invites him

Maggi: can't he get to the palace?

Vance: Naw, still blocked there. Well, let me haul you back into our chat

Maria: @64,64 !It's Maria

Vance: Hi Ming!

Vance: And Maria!

Maggi: Hi guys

Vance: Great. That's all but Michael!

* Ming * hello?

Maggi: Can't je get here?

Vance: Maria, Michael has just told me he invited you. Welcome

Vance: Ming, you're whispering. Click on my icon again (is that how you do it Maggi? unwhisper?

Maggi: YES

Maggi: but I got it too

Maria: Hi Vance

Ming: but I think it's cute and it's mouth is up!

Vance: Hi everyone

Vance: uh oh

Maggi: there you go

Ming: hello, Vance, thank you so much!

Ming: where MC is?

Ming: he looks like disapear!

Vance: Michael is stuck outside the Palace.

Vance: I think he's going to try to download the software that Ming did.

Ming: I think my appearance is sleeping peacefully, isnt it?

Ming: MC said I am whimpering...

Ming: Hello, Maria?

Maggi: is it time to sleep Ming?

Vance: There. I had to get dressed. (Vance has just reassembled his avatar)

Ming: should be, but my biocolock is irregular

Ming: why?

Vance: Here's a message from Michael:

Vance: Vance - if you mean me - no don't wait for me. I'm not going to reinstall tonight. I'll do it in the next few days. And maybe Nettie has a suggestion in her return email.

Maria: Vance, what time do you come here?

Vance: About an hour ago.

Ming: but I did not retart my PC for it and install it quickly!

Maria: oh! I have to wake up earlier! Do you come only on sunday?

Vance: I'm trying to get on at my office computer and there's still that firewall.

Vance: We do come only on Sunday, but anyone can come here at any time.

Vance: Would another time be better for you?

Ming: excuse me, why we need to use mouse to move? what reference room used for?

Maggi: the mouse to move?

Vance: Where did you see a reference room?

Vance: If you click on the picture, your "avatar" moves there.

Maggi: wATCH...!

Maria: I don't have any special preference

Ming: I dont know, After entering this place, I try to use mouse and press some randomly and found that

Vance: oh, was is the conference room?

Ming: yeah, might be, I forgot the exact name

Vance: Some of the doors in the picture lead ot other rooms

Vance: If you look around, then you can use Options / Back to return here.

Ming: how to use that? what's the difference?

Maria: hello Maggi

Ming: I use back to go back this place

Vance: When people come here they come to this place, so if we go to another room maybe they won't find us.

Vance: That's why we usually meet out here.

Maria: Where are you from?

Vance: I'm an American living in Abu Dhabi. And you?

Ming: what I want to ask is that why we need so many room here?

Ming: how to save this address?

Maria: I'm chilean

Vance: Several different classes could meet here at once.

Vance: In different rooms

Ming: oh, I see

Vance: I've been to Chile. I love that country. It is a beautiful place, as far as I could see.

Vance: I especially liked the Pucon area.

Maggi: I love the music from the Indians in the Andes

Vance: Ming is from China but she lives in Oregon.

Vance: And Maggi is a duck living in Germany. (Maggi has a duck avatar tonight)

Ming: no, Vance, I am from Taiwanese from Taiwan

Maggi: and it's wet there, right mING

Ming: pardom

Vance: Yes of course.

Maria: yes it is. Do you know Pucon!? It is beautifull.Did you know Lican Ray (near Pucon)?

Ming: I miss Maggi's message... -_-|||

Vance: Licon Ray doesn't sound familiar, but I visited the lakes and springs and climbed the volcano.

Maggi: Michael is going to bed...he said to say goodnight to you all.

Maria: When did you come here?

Ming: thanks for your conveying, Maggi.

Vance: Ming (and Maria) pull down Options / Log window and you can read maggi's messages

Vance: Maggi and I have been here a while waiting and talking, but Ming arrived exactly the same time you did.

Vance: Did you find the log window?

Maggi: better to sy thnks for conveying his message Ming

Ming: yes, and I am seeking for it.

Maggi: looking for it

Vance: Did you find it?

Ming: I have leaved through it; the log win is fairly small!

Maria: If you are asking me, yes I did

Vance: You can enlarge it.

Maggi: you scrolled through it

Vance: Yeah, asking both of you.

Ming: i forgot to do that....

Vance: I hope Maria remembers about Options / Back

Maggi: LOL

Ming: she entered a room?

Maggi: sure did

Vance: Yes, I think it's the classroom.

Ming: well, do the same thing ne...

Vance: Shall we join her?

Maggi: can do

Ming: she is back

Maggi: well...she is back

Vance: oh, she made it!

Maria: I was lost for a moment

Ming: could I ask a sentence?

Maggi: sure

Maggi: but you ask questions

Maggi: about things

Ming: wow, Maggi just hold me in her arm for secs!

Ming: so happy!

Ming: ^o^

Maggi: you like that?

Vance: That's cute

Ming: um, like mom did to me

Maggi: a little

Vance: If I move, I'll lose my picture

Maggi: reiki

Maggi: or your head eh Vance

Ming: that's fine, Vance, I like mom more

Maggi: :-)

Ming: well, my q, is this:

Maggi: ok Ming

Ming: sand sake! what on earth that?

Maggi: sand sake?

Ming: I saw it from a joke

Maggi: is that the question?

Ming: yes

Maggi: hmm...it is out of context

Vance: land sakes ...

Maggi: it may be a pun

Vance: oh for land sakes, like that?

Maggi: play on words

Ming: pun?

Ming: yea, Vance is right.

Maggi: does it make sense now?

Ming: is that like for god's sake?

Maggi: yep

Vance: It's just an expression, doesn't mean anything, yeah, like oh for god sakes

Ming: still confused, why use sand?

Maggi: can you tell us the joke?

Ming: sure! I try my best

Maggi: go for it!

Vance: But some people don't like to say God in that context, so they make up another word

Ming: Two women talk about how their husbands treat them after they have baby..can I say give birth?

Ming: I c, Vance

Maggi: yes

Ming: ok, continue...

Ming: A said that after she gave birth the first child, her husband build a beautiful mension for her

Vance: back no, nature called

Maggi: a mansion

Ming: B replied: well, it's not really good

Ming: correct : mansion

Vance: ok, I'm reading the joke: two women were talking about how their husbands treated them after they'd given birth

Ming: thanks you Vence

Vance: And the first woman said that after she gave birth her husband built her a beautiful mansion. Go on.

Maggi: you can also say gave birth to their first child

Vance: Yes you could Maggi (shhh Ming is telling a joke)

Ming: Then, A continued: After giving the second child, my husband sent me a luxury(? might mispell) car

Maggi: after having the second one

Maggi: no that is right

Vance: After giving birth to her second child her husband gave her a brand new luxury car!

Maggi: like a Merceds or cadilllac

Ming: B still commened:"well, it's not really good"

Vance: So she's got a house and a car and two kids.

Ming: thanks for modifying

Maggi: the second woman doesn't like it

Vance: Yeah, later you can read the logs with the corrections.

Maggi: commented

Ming: it's another luxury that Maggi did not mention to

Maggi: little things can be a luxury too

Vance: The second woman says, "So what, what's so good about that?!"

Maggi: shhh Vance...let her get to the punch line

Ming: A was boast at this moment, said" After the third one, my husband sent me a diamond bractlace."

Maggi: bracelet

Ming: sorry, mt typing quality is not fast

Maggi: no problem

Ming: and not good also

Maggi: mine goes wacky sometimess too!

Vance: good enough

Ming: ok, keep going on...

Vance: you really know how to tell a joke. I'm starting to laugh already.

Ming: B still kept comment:"well, it's not really good"

Maggi: he is being funny Ming

Ming: Thanks, but it's not the end...

Vance: No, MING is being funny Maggi. Pay attention.

Maggi: ignore him and finish the joke

Ming: Then, A asked B: "What things your husband do for you after you gave birth?"

Ming: B answered," A charm school."

Maggi: :-)

Ming: A said: "Charm school! For sand sake, what on earth that?"

Vance: He sent her to charm school?

Ming: I am sorry, I try to type everything I remember

Vance: What on earth for?

Ming: yeah, that's what I saw and want to ask.

Ming: wait a second...

Maggi: hmmm

Vance: ok

Ming: The second woman replied "My husband sent me to charm school."

"Charm school!" the first woman cried, "Land sakes, child, what on Earth for?"

Vance: That's it, and what was the answer ?? (I can't wait)

Ming: well, Bsaid,"So that instead of saying 'who gives a shit,' I learned to say, 'Well, isn't that nice.'"

Maggi: it means the woman had no chance to learn charm...or the other thought it a waste of time

Maggi: see///LOL

Ming: I am sorry, I try to type the thing I read, and I copy the end of story

Maggi: it is funny

Vance: That's funny

Ming: that's why some sayings are different from the initial version

Maggi: did we put Maria to sleep?

Ming: I just tried to find it from my mails.

Ming: yeah, where is she? hello?

Maria: no! it was funny

Ming: I am glad you guys like it. ^-6

Maggi: \I had to learn how to walk with books on my head!

Ming: for fun?

Maggi: no...in school

Ming: really? not kidding?

Vance: I'm on the phone. Bear with me.

Maria: inside your head?

Maggi: to keep your shoulders back and walk strait up

Ming: =D

Maggi: straight

Maggi: no joke...

Vance: Maggi, did YOU go to charm school ??

Maggi: but we thought it was funny!

Maggi: I did go to some modeling classes

Maggi: but they gave up on me

Vance: In Africa women walk with huge containers of milk on their heads and never spill a drop.

Ming: no, how dare they are?!

Maggi: thaqt's what we learned

Maggi: only books were safer

Maggi: and cleaner

Ming: would that make you shorter?

Maggi: no...talller

Maria: do you know the bottle dance?

Ming: bottle dance?

Maggi: sounds like fun...

Ming: taller?...I need to learn later.....

Maggi: they play spin the bottle here

Maria: yes it is a folk dance

Maggi: hey Ming...some things are better packaged smaller

Ming: throw balls or...?

Maggi: in a circle Maria?

Ming: but I need to be taller...it's my dream.

Maria: how tall are you?

Maggi: well...don't wear those silly platform shoes...and learn to like the size you are

Maggi: I am 1.70cm

Ming: since it's dream, I would never achieve it

Maria: oh!

Maggi: then don't bother to waste your time

Ming: I am just over 160 cm

Maggi: nice...men will always be taller

Maria: I'm 156 cm and i don't have problems

Maggi: thqt's even better...see mING...

Maggi: someone shorter

Ming: um......

Maggi: and she is happy

Maggi: the best things come in small packages

Maggi: :-)

Ming: since my friends like to touch(?) my top of head, I would like to do the same thing back on them but Icant...

Maggi: notice how Vance is being quiet...:-)

Maggi: stand on a chair

Maria: Ming you can jump

Ming: he must have a phone with a female...

Maggi: or touch them somewhere else

Ming: butt?

Maggi: men can chatter too!

Maggi: on the butt you mean?

Maggi: :-)

Vance: just enjoying listening to you charming ladies ...

Ming: um, I might be charged then

Maggi: I knew he had his ears open

Maggi: try the back

Maggi: just touch them softly on the back

Maggi: that is harmless

Ming: ? does that mean anything?

Maggi: not that I know of

Maggi: Vance?

Vance: For a woman to touch a man on the back?

Maggi: on the shoulder is consoling

Maggi: yes

Ming: touching head would make me feel small, like a child, but back would not have that kindv feeling...

Vance: Oh, when people touch you, you mean.

Maggi: I think it is the same for them Ming

Ming: mm.

Ming: that's why I want to do it. =D

Maggi: tell them you feel like a child then...

Maggi: thaqt you don't like it...

Ming: they try to tease me and make a fun on me ...

Vance: You mean you want to touch people back when they make fun of you?

Maggi: ignore them or just tell them honestly and politely how you feel

Ming: Ao, Vence miss something, he forcus on phone ne..+)

Ming: um, I will, Maggi

Maggi: tell them it makes you uncomfortable..then grab one's butt and ask if he likes that..

Ming: but I dont like to touch too much fat...

Maggi: you can't reach his head...just smile then

Vance: That's a little drastic isn't it? Is Ming talking about when someone touchers her on the head? You mean like a boyfriend?

Maggi: I think she is talking about people in general

Ming: do you think heel may help?

Maggi: the feet are harmless...LOL

Vance: Unless you mean pressure applied at the point of high heel

Ming: excuse me, why touching shoulder is impolite?

Maggi: Hey Vance...some guy put his haqnd on my breast and I just put my hand on the front of him and asked if he liked it

Maggi: sometimes that is more effective

Vance: Some guys would!

Maggi: not it public when they are unprepared...:-)

Maggi: in public

Maggi: touching shoulders is not impolite...but signals closeness

Vance: OK, I think if I did something offensive to someone I LIKED I would appreciate being asked nicely that the other person didn't like it.

* Maggi * especially when you give it a little threatening swqueze

Ming: where it's from? I mean, start from which country that has this signal?

Maggi: mostly people are unaware unless you tell them

Maggi: touching a shoulder in the US has different meanings depending on who does it.

Ming: I c

Ming: ? Maria?

Maggi: I guess she had to go or got booted...

Ming: Am I too talkative?

Maggi: not at all

Maggi: usually I am

Maggi: :-)

Ming: sorry, i should not grab that position from you. =D

Vance: Am I too listenative?

Maggi: oh I think Vance would like me quiet for a change...:-)

Ming: No, Vance, you preparing my typing. =)

Ming: sorry, preparing for modifying my writing

Maggi: why are you going to change it?

Vance: I put these conversations on the Internet in our chat logs. Is it ok with you if I do that?

Maggi: who are you asking?

Ming: no prob. to me.

Maggi: same here

Vance: I thought I should ask.

Vance: But it's a service to you.

Maggi: women need to know how to handle different situations in different cultures

Vance: That way, you can go back and read what we talked about.

Ming: um

Maggi: men too!

Ming: just dont let others know I am not tall

Maggi: DON'T WORRY...mRIA IS SHORTER

Maggi: ooops.

Ming: =)

Maggi: slip of the finger

Ming: I understand

Vance: On the web, no one knows or cares how tall you are.

Maggi: really Ming...

Maggi: you can b a giant

Ming: so, omit that part ne

Vance: Yeah, like me, I'm a giant.

Maggi: LO

Maggi: L

Ming: tell them that I am 190 cm. =D

Maggi: ...:-)

Ming: and smart, tender,....

Maggi: good lord...you will scare the men then!!!

Vance: I can do a global search and replace in the logs.

Maggi: loving

Ming: yeah, like what they always did on girls..

Maggi: hehehee

Ming: you mean I need to add loving to be a part of my trait?=D

Maggi: don't worry...you will find one who loves you for you

Maggi: tender means loving

Ming: oh, see...

Ming: might really funny then

Maggi: just be yourself Ming and remain true to whoyou are...

Maggi: the rest will fall in place

Ming: =D

Maggi: :-)

Ming: thanks, maggi mom

Maggi: you're welcome

Vance: I just took a picture of you two.

Maggi: how?

Ming: could I ask something about dic.?

Maggi: ssure

Ming: e? my big head?

Maggi: I should have been the dragon

Ming: someone said that webster is not a good dic. to choice, you should use cambridge or longman; it that true?

Ming: correct: is that true?

Vance: really?

Ming: I dont know, someone just said that it's not good for learning English

Ming: because of lacking of examples?

Vance: maybe not for learning. How about Collins? Done from real research data.

Maggi: Webster's is rated behind Oxford...

Ming: I am not sure about that one; teachers in Taiwan might suggest students use Oxford, Cambridge, and longman

Maggi: here I prefer Pons

Ming: longman might be the better one to use

Maggi: but that is for the German market

Vance: I recommend Collins. In all dictionaries, most frequent uses of words are given as first meanings, second, etc.

Ming: does it have the on-line version?

Vance: From the Collins Cobuild project, this order was taken from concordance data

Maggi: I have a Collins too but it is not so up-to-date

Ming: concordance?

Maggi: that is good

Vance: There is. You can consult my references page. I'll give you the url.

Ming: thanks.

Maggi: it givees the frequency of usage by native speakers

Ming: I only have webster and cambridge in my preference collection

Maggi: practice KISS

Maggi: I have a Wwebster's too...thye newest

Ming: but what I used more often is my English-Chinese dic. ...=P

Ming: it's called concise...

Vance: For online references (including Collins Cobuild)

Vance: http://www.geocities.com/vance_stevens/referenc.htm

Maggi: look up wordds on both sides

Maggi: got him the eye!

Maggi: now how will he explain that?

Maggi: :-)

Ming: thanks, I would go there and find it.

Vance: About concordancing: http://www.geocities.com/vance_stevens/textanal.htm

Maggi: yeh...how many ways you can use get...

Vance: Cobuild's Bank of English Page can be found at

http://titania.cobuild.collins.co.uk/javademo/index.html

Ming: yeah, I just never try to find other dic. on-line, I should be more delegent...

Maggi: diligent?

Maggi: what for?

Vance: This is an easy explanation of concordancing:

Vance: http://www.geocities.com/vance_stevens/concordx.htm

Maggi: who wants to be prfect?

Maggi: perfect

Ming: yeah, sorry, I only remember how to pronounciate it.. *^-^*|||

Maggi: not a problem...because I still knew what you meant...

Maggi: that's what I mean

Ming: good gusser!

Maggi: no, it was close enough

Ming: it's like index?

Maggi: words are often pronounced differently

Maggi: are you still at work Vance?

Vance: yeah, I have conferences to prepare for

Ming: both of you are working?

Maggi: no, I am at home...but working

Maggi: I have to do my taxes

Vance: It's 6 at night in Abu Dhabi.

Maggi: I'm getting hungry though

Ming: do tax? means you need to fill out papers

Maggi: lots of forms

Maggi: and secial tables

Ming: it's 6 am here

Maggi: special

Ming: that's must be a dull job....

Maggi: are you up early or up late?

Maggi: it is the pits Ming but has to be done...

Ming: not sure.......it's still sunday

Maggi: It is Sunday here too

Ming: I can sleep any time Iwant

Maggi: have you slept yet?

Vance: I work Sat thru Wed; Thu and Fri are the weekend

Maggi: wow...I like that idea...

Maggi: Ming's not Vances...:-)

Ming: not yet, but I am energetic...

Maggi: send me some of it please...:-)

Maggi: OOOO...THANK YOU!

Ming: ?

Ming: miss it...T-T

Maggi: I think it is possible to send energy online

Maggi: even easier than real

Ming: Excuse me, why mike cant use this one?

Ming: it's not buggy right now.

Maggi: what do you mean?

Maggi: Michael is sleeping

Maggi: what happened?

Ming: I mean, he can use this place

Ming: sorry, strange prob. happened...

Maggi: I think he had a problem getting here...

Maggi: stranger things have hqappened...:-)

Ming: ummm

Ming: I like this new position, avoid from sun-burn...

Vance: Moral is on line

Maggi: that's why I have this big chair

Maggi: oh...you have him on your list?

Ming: ? Is that related with sun-burn?

Maggi: I try to stay out of the sun to avoid wrinkles

Ming: e?! Moral works at midnight?

Maggi: living in Europe that is easy

Maggi: Moral works?

Maggi: where?

Ming: he said he only use the net from the working place before...I might have wrong memory....

Vance: I don't know. He's asked how to get to the Palace.

Maggi: no...you might be right

Vance: His ICQ no: 40826286

Ming: continued the preissue...it that easy to get hurt from sun in Europe?

Maggi: not really

Ming: not really got your saying....

Maggi: I am the oldest

Ming: I am so light!

Maggi: ...of my famiy but look the youngest

Maggi: got Morel now

Maggi: mORL

Maggi: moral

Ming: either do I

Vance: So do you? How's he doing there?

Ming: did not ask yet......I am here

Maggi: I asked

Ming: you lost contact with him?

Maggi: no

Vance: He didn't reply to my last msg

Ming: he might be busy to find way here.

Vance: He said "of course" he would come

Ming: and authorize our requirements

Ming: I am right.

Maggi: he asked for the address

Maggi: I gave it to him

Ming: Vance knew that

Ming: I just put the address to the default url

Maggi: hE ISW TRYING

Ming: anyone know how to use other func?

Maggi: he is trying

Maggi: like what Ming?

Ming: so fast, my icq list gets boom within one night!!!

Maggi: boom in one night...what do you mean?

Ming: add so many people just in one night.

Ming: I cant use that words to say it?

Ming: which one would be better?

Maggi: Moral says he is coming...

Ming: sugoi!

Maggi: Hi..:-)

Moral: @64,64 !It's Moral

Maggi: ni hao?

Ming: Iam sorry, it's Japanese.

Ming: I mean, my saying

Vance: Hello Moral. Congratulations. You made it.

Ming: why I change my face? Moral grad that cute one!

Maggi: how many people did you add in one night Ming?

Vance: Moral, we've been here for over 3 hours already!

Ming: four;

Maggi: who is counting

Maggi: what time is it there mORAL?

Maggi: are you at work?

Ming: yuo, MC, Moral,...ah it's three

Ming: umm...looks better

Maggi: too serious

Maggi: no mouth

Ming: hondoni? try another...

Maggi: houdini

Maggi: good one

Ming: thanx

Maggi: :-)

Vance: This must be your first time at the Palace, Moral.

Maggi: Moral is probably wondering what happened to him!

Ming: how to change the expression image to something in my files later?

Vance: Double click on the suitcase to get expressions.

Maggi: YEP

Ming: where the suitcase is?

Maggi: then save it

Vance: It should be right below my picture.

Maggi: at the bottom next to the garbage can

Ming: hondoni is Japanese means "relly?"

Moral: hello everyone. it is 22.42 here. i am at home maggi. ming, it seems i look better than you

Maggi: houdini was a man who could do some great tricks

Ming: English?

Maggi: up late or just relaxing before you go to bed Moral?

Vance: Now you're coming alive, Moral.

Ming: I want to wear the flower but cant.....I am not a member yet......

Maggi: let me see if I can give you something Ming...

Moral: yea, i want to be with you for some time Maggie. of course vance , i am alive here.

Vance: So are you in Kunming, Moral? Have I got that right?

Moral: yes vance, you got it. what time is it Maggie and vance?

Moral: i bet ming in in the same time with me, right?

Vance: It's time for me to go home from work, almost 7 p.m. but I have so much to do.

Maggi: Ming is in the US...it is 3 in the afternoon

Ming: I still dont know how to use the suitcase, might try to find it's directory and insert the images I want later.

Ming: It's 6:44 here.

Maggi: almost 4 here

Maggi: 4.44 pm

Maggi: am heer time

Maggi: heer

Maggi: her

Vance: You must be her, Maggi.

Moral: you are early birds. i am the late one

Maggi: I am having finger problems again

Ming: 3 pm? for the east coast timing?

Vance: Moral, you'll be able to read all the conversaton that went before at the homesteasite.

Vance: homestead site

Maggi: Ming is the only early one...we are coiming up behind you mORAL

Moral: yes vance. i knew it

Ming: I just forgot to sleep.....

Maggi: small thing to forget!

Moral: is it monday there vance?

Maggi: no..

Vance: It's still Sunday.

Ming: found a saying from a sentence..

Maggi: yes Ming?

Moral: poor vance, you have to work on sundays?

Ming: what is "a snap of finger"?

Maggi: He has time off in the middle of the week

Maggi: not poor Moral just different

Maggi: when you click you fingerss together mING...

Vance: Our weekends are different here. I'm off every Thu and Friday.

Maggi: happens just like that...snap!

Moral: vance, could you go http://www.chariot.net.au/~michaelc/hearme.htm I want to try if it works for me thins time?

Ming: for Maggi: yap, ita really small thing; and for me I always prolong the snap timing... ^-*

Vance: I can't. I'm still at work. I have two computers here. One has no sound card. The other is behind a firewal.

Vance: But Ming can go there. She has no mic, but she can hear you.

Vance: Maggi has the wrong version of Netscape.

Moral: it's ok, maybe i can try it next time.

Maggi: sorry

Vance: Yeah, usually we meet three hours before this.

Vance: Can you make it at that time next Sunday?

Vance: I'm sure Michael would like to talk to you.

Vance: I'll be in the states at that time.

Moral: of course vance. i was trying to install my softwares then

Maggi: am heer time

Maggi: ooops

Vance: on Sunday I'll be flying to Vancouver from San Francisco

Maggi: forget that

Vance: It's great that you can join us Moral.

Maggi: Let

Maggi: really

Moral: it is my wish to come here

Ming: Vance, remember falling down in Eugene in the flight way. ^-*

Ming: heer?

Vance: falling down? landing? on the runway?

Ming: yap, since you would pass it. =D

Ming: just kidding.

Ming: thanks, Maggi

Maggi: LOL

Ming: FOFLOL

Maggi: you mean ROTFL

gong: @64,64 !It's gong

Maggi: Are you rolling on the floor or flying?

Vance: I don't get it!!!

Maggi: why are you frowning Moral?

Ming: sorry, something is buggy .

Maggi: hello gong

Ming: e? I just left for a while, there are more people here!

Moral: just trying maggi, please don't mind.

Vance: gong!

Maggi: testing things you mean Moral?

Maggi: you know who it is Vance? (Maggi is referring to Gong)

Ming: wow! this time you play me with your tiny finger! (Ming is bouncing her avatar on the extended finger of Maggi's)

Maggi: good trick eh Ming!

Maggi: tickle tickle

Vance: Don't know. Hi Gong, Friend or foe?

Maggi: I hope Moral doens;t mind the smell of my fet!

Maggi: feet

Ming: *giggle*

Maggi: sheese feet

Ming: ?

Maggi: cheese

Ming: gong do the same thing again

Maggi: Daffy has a lisp

Vance: You guys having fun?

Maggi: aren't you Vance?

Ming: what do you mean, MAggi?

Ming: Vance: yap!

Maggi: \dAFFY HAS PROBLEMS PRONOUNCING SOME THINGS...

Vance: You just look cute perched on Maggi's chair.

Maggi: oh je

Maggi: sorry

Ming: you are an excellent magician!

Maggi: I can juggle heads

Vance: I'm busy with things on the other computer. Working on one of the presentations.

Vance: Hey, I want to THANK Ming and Moral for doing those questionnaires.

Vance: VERY helpful.

Maggi: It was interesting to reads

Ming: Moral is jealous me? he went to your another hand!

Maggi: rea

Maggi: read

Moral: it's on vance. we are soppsed to do it.

Vance: Yeah, we've got the results up. I'll let you know where they are soon.

Vance: I need to ask others if they'll send them in first.

Vance: Good, Ming!

Maggi: I can juggle...:-)

Vance: No one HAS to do ANYthing in Webheads. And that's why it's so amazing.

Vance: People do it because they WANT to.

Ming: Vance:sure, it's my pleasure and dont make us retard your work

Maggi: interfere in is better or even get in the way

Maggi: we don't want to retard Vance before a conference...:-)\

Moral: ming, when didn't go to the us?

Moral: i mean did you

Vance: It's ok. I'm getting work done on the other computer in my office.

Maggi: sorry...part of my chair was hanging around...

Ming: that's fine

Ming: I forgot to ask, charm school is like model school?

Maggi: that;s better

Maggi: in a way

Maggi: to charmsomeone is to work magic

Maggi: to mak them go ooohhhh....

Ming: really has a school called that?

Maggi: I don't think so

Ming: I just doubt that...

Maggi: but it is doing what is exoected and considered correct

Maggi: oops expected

Ming: um.

Maggi: smiling helps

Ming: Does anyone know carnival well here?

Maggi: like how to wwin a millionare

Maggi: Wwe have carnival now

Maggi: lots of parties

Ming: millionaire? tonight on channel blabla...=D

Ming: yeah, I know, that's why I want to ask.

Maggi: money can't

Maggi: buyhappiness

Ming: no, what I ask is the carnival for Christian

Ming: Do they really not to eat meat during that period of time?

Maggi: it is a time to drink and eat before they have to fast before Easter.

Maggi: for six weekss they shouldn't

Maggi: no music either

Ming: why the price on the meat does not go down?

Maggi: good question...maybe people eat it in secret?

Ming: =D

Vance: what happened to Moral?

Ming: he might go to conference room, I guess

Maggi: wwe ate him?

Ming: He i strying some func., I think

Ming: dont know ne

Maggi: press on the keys and see what happens

Ming: keys?

Vance: A man doesn't stand a chance in this lionesses den.

Maggi: got you in my haand again!

Ming: back ne

Maggi: there is is

Maggi: you love it Vance

Ming: what is lionesses den?

Maggi: Moral...Vance needs Moral support!

Maggi: LOL

Vance: It's a cave where lady lions prowl.

Maggi: he thinks we are big cats..a

Ming: ha!

Maggi: LOL

Ming: this hand is more safe to stand up

Vance: Moral, you're safe! I was worried about you in this lioness's den.

Maggi: I aam juggling again

Moral: i just took a trip the classrooms. it is interesting, but i don't the details.

Maggi: don't worry about Morl...

Maggi: Moral..

Maggi: he is aq big boy now

Moral: of course maggi,

Maggi: we are pussy cats actually...:-)

Ming: am I too heavy?

Vance: THAT's the word I was looking for.

Maggi: see Vance?!

Maggi: not at all Ming

Ming: I am afraid of hurting your paw...

Moral: maggi, are you tired to hold ming?

Ming: I am light!

Vance: Boy, I'm tired.

Vance: Moral. You got here when it's very late for me.

Vance: I've GOT to go home now. I'm staying at work late anyway.

Maggi: he iss running down...

Vance: That's why I'm still here.

Vance: Definitely ... running down.

Maggi: no...she is light Moral

Ming: you should, you work so hard

Moral: sorry ming, i didin't mean you are heavy.

Vance: But you guys carry on ...

Maggi: I don't think Ming took it that way...:-)

Moral: ok vance .bye

Ming: that's ok, Moral, I just keep in the arm of MAggi...*giggl*

Vance: ok, bye everyone

Ming: ciao, Vance, ahve a good night then.

Maggi: I have to get my taxes done...how lkong can you guys sty?

Ming: oop!

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