Bliss English Club

Dear Bliss member:

Last week, Joey taught us how to play "scrabble" which really brought us lots of fun. And I became a serious player who took a long-time speculation to get high score at each turn. However, our Scrabble trophy belongs to Elise ! She knows so much tricks to double or triple her scores, what a respectable opponent !

Thanks the two new comers, Andreas and End's participation.
This is meeting's photo album
http://picasaweb.google.com.tw/ilovebliss.taipei/Nov15ScrabbleByJoey#

At 11/22, our senior member ,Phoenix who acquired her master degree in England and has lived there for a peroid of time.
Her topic is related to sports~~~


Dear Blissers:



When the Taiwanese Glory - Chien-Ming Wang and Hong-Chih Kuo brought Americans' attention and created their record on MLB, are you touched, excited, proud by what they achieve? Trust me, more Taiwanese players will break the MLB record and draw the worldwide attention in the future. Next time, when our players are fighting on the field, please remember to support them and honor them.

In the first section of my meeting, I am going to talk about Taiwan's National Ball – Baseball, from the baseball history to the baseball terminology. In the second section, let's have some clips appreciation regarding some classic and honorable moment. In the final section of my meeting, I will discuss some issues faced by CPBL right now. If you are baseball fans, come and share your enthusiasm with us. If you are not a baseball fan yet, join us and you will become one of us!



1400 ~ 1420
Self Introduction & Knowing Each Other

1420 ~ 1545
All About Baseball – History & Terminology

15:45 ~ 1600
Break & Device Set Up

1600 ~ 1645
Clip Appreciation – Classic/ honorable Moments

1645 ~ 1730
Discussion - All About CPBL



Year End Party "Casino Royale"
Another good news is "Year End Party is approaching !!!"
This year, we will hold a Casino-style party in a sport pub in 東區 called Juliana sport pub at 6 PM ,December 13, 2008
There is their website http://www.juliana-taipei.com/main01.html
During that night, we will give each participant certain amount of chips for playing blackjack, dice, dart game, bingo, etc to find out champion. Besides, there will be professional tarot expert to decode and forecast your future, live band whose lead singer ,Julie, is our Bliss president of next year and probably magic performance.

About the entry rate , each person has to pay NTD $600 but special price NTD $550 for the first 25 person replying for joining. And actually, the real price they charge is NT $800 per person, yet since this year' surplus and incentive for u to join , we lower the fee a lot. You can also invite your friends to go to the party!

Bliss 歲末晚會(賭城之夜)
時間：2008/12/13週六 晚上6點~9點
地點：東區 Juliana運動pub http://www.juliana-taipei.com/main01.html
費用：NTD$600 (前25名 NTD$550 ),原費用800元,差額社費補助


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Michael 0918051756
Education Manager
Judy 0922423978

Meeting Place:
牯嶺街小劇場地址 : 台北市中正區牯嶺街 5 巷 2 號 2F
公車： 1 路公車【牯嶺街小劇場站】
捷運：中正紀念堂站－南門市場出口，沿南海路往重慶南路方向第二個路口左轉，步行約五分鐘到達。
MAP:http://www.wretch.cc/blog/ilovebliss&article_id=12141864
WEBSITE: www.wretch.cc/blog/ilovebliss

Dear bliss members

Year End Party is approaching us!!!
This year, we will hold a Casino-style party in a sport pub in 東區 called Juliana sport pub at 6 PM ,December 13, 2008
There is their website http://www.juliana-taipei.com/main01.html
During that night, we will give each participant certain amount of chips for playing blackjack, dice, dart game, bingo, etc to find out champion. Besides, there will be professional tarot expert to decode and forecast your future, live band whose lead singer ,Julie, is our Bliss president of next year and probably magic performance.

About the entry rate , each person has to pay NTD $600 but special price NTD $550 for the first 25 person replying for joining. And actually, the real price they charge is NT $800 per person, yet since this year' surplus and incentive for u to join , we lower the fee a lot. You can also invite your friends to go to the party!

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Michael 0918051756
Education Manager
Judy 0922423978

Dear Bliss member:

After Page's meeting last weekend, we all know the mental power and eagerness are crucial elements to attract not only money but happiness. We also watched the movie "the pursuit of happiness" describing a legendary stockbroker ,Chris Gardner. He overcame numerous obstacles in his life including his wife's walking out and staying in homeless shelter with his son. Compared to his plight on that time, we are supposed to cherish our present life more and think positive!

Here is the photo link of Page's meeting.
http://picasaweb.google.com/ilovebliss.taipei/Oct25CreatingMoneyByPage#
Welcome to browse it.

This week, our Host is Landis
The following is his introduction.

Subject: Business Etiqutte


Dear Blissers:
If you are working for an international company, you must have a lot of opportunities to meet many customers all over the world.This Saturday I would like to share some manners and etiquette that you must know when hosting your customers.If your job is not relative to international business. I think it is still useful when you entertain foreign guests or friends.

Agenda:
2:00-2:15 Warm up, device set up, divide group, know each other
2:15-3:50 Receiving & Meeting Guest / Conversation
3:45-3:50 Rest
3:50-5:00 Entertainment / Dinning out / Social Taboo
5:00-5:30 Game Time

Landis Chen

Dear Blissers,

How was your weekend? Most of the member spent an interesting afternoon with Michael.
Michael introduced the characters of each star signs and let each members knew what is Mars, Moon, Venus and etc.
Thanks Michael to prepare so many materials and I am so surprised that the best driver is Leo.
What star sign is your best driver and worst driver? Guess~~~


I knew not everyone know their star sign.
Here is the website for you to check your star signs.
http://astro.click108.com.tw/

here is the photo link of Michael's meeting.
http://picasaweb.google.com.tw/ilovebliss.taipei/Oct18StarByMichael#

This week, our Host is Page
Here is her meeting pitch

Dear Blissers,

This Saturday will be my meeting, and my topic will be a book called "Creating Money".
1. In the first part, we will learn to find out what you want and how to attract them.
2. The second part will talk about how to handle and remove the barriers stop abundance to enter in your life.
3. The third part will help you learn to make money and create abundance by doing things you like.
4. In the last part, you will learn to create happiness, peace, harmony, and self-respect by using money.
We will also watch the movie "The Pursuit of Happiness". After learning from the book, you can see more things and meanings in this movie. Please come and share with us about things you desire in your life and get information about getting them.

Page

Dear bliss members:

This is Michael, how is your three-day holiday, everyone? I guess all of you must have a laidback and wonderful holiday. It's my pleasure to host this week's meeting.

 

My topic is about star signs. We will have a small talk in discussing some stereotype of different star signs. In Car Karma, this article, the study reveals the correlation between car accident rate and astrological signs. In Zodiac & Celebrity guessing segment, we will understand how Sun, Mars, Venus and other planets influence us and guess who these celebrities are by their attribute and character. And then watch video and have a little game.

 

Michael

 

Agenda

2:10~2:30	Warm-up conversation
2:30~3:00	Car karma
3:00~3:40	Zodiac & Celebrity guessing
3:40~3:50	break time
3:50~4:20	watch video
4:20~5:00	little game

 

Dear Blissers,

Last week Angel shared her travel experiences in UK with us.
Through her introduction and photos I know more about Edinburgh Festival and the beauty of England and Scotland.
It is quite interesting to see the world through different person's eye.
Next time if you travel somewhere in the world please share with us.
Thanks Angel for preparing a nice meeting with us.
And thanks Kurt,Barkley,Patrick,Willy,

Dear bliss member :

We called off our third outing of this year because of the super typhoon.
That' really a pity that David had arranged a wonderful one-day trip for us but canceled it at the last moment.
However, at least , we had a typhoon day-off on Monday.

This weekend, Angel will introduce Edinburgh Festival for us.
Don't miss this chance to understand the exotic festival.
The following context is the angel's agenda and a little introduction.

Michael



Hi, Blissers,
 
Do you want to experience Edinburgh Festival in UK? This time, you don't have to fly to UK and cost so much to get your dream come true. Just need to join this meeting!
 
Angel will introduce you something insteresting in Scotland Also let you know history and contents of Edinburgh Festival. You can see her UK photo and enjoy a show come from Edinburgh Festival.
 
Pls join us and enjoy a wonderful art trip.
 
2:00-3:00 know more about UK and Edinbough
3:00-4:00 Edinburgh show and UK photo
4:00-5:00 Military tatoo and group activity
 
That's all.

Dear Blissers,


Topic Let's Podcast! Promote Bliss to the world~
Dear Blissers,
This week I am going to introduce a very popular web program – podcast. You can
either download almost all kinds of TV shows, MTV, music, news, comedies..ect. The
nicest thing is, you can also upload your own stuff to Apple iTunes podcast server, so
that everyone in every corner of the world could download and watch/hear your masterpieces.

Next, we will watch the red-hot sitcom hosted by real-estate tycoon, Donald Trump –
The Apprentice. I pick up two episodes which I consider to be fabulous promotion
marbles. At last, we will separate the participants into 2 ~ 3 teams to do the
presentation "Promoting Bliss English Club." The presentations will then be uploaded
to iTunes Podcast for worldwide subscription! The winner team will get price, will get
prize, while the looser team will go to the boardroom where someone will be…


Agenda
2:00 ~ 2:20 pm: Warm up with some queries
2:20 ~ 2:50 pm: Podcast introduction, episode appreciation and Q&A
2:50 ~ 3:00 pm: Time Break
3:00 ~ 4:00 pm: Watch "The Apprentice" – we will also read maxim &
quotes from these two episodes.
4:00 ~ 4:30 pm: Team work time for presentation on promoting Bliss
4:30 ~ 4:40 pm: Time Break
4:40 ~ 5:30 pm: Team Show Time

Judy

Dear Blissers,

Dear Blissers,

Last week Jessica shared many good restaurants with us and let us know life is not only working and working.

Thanks Jessica for preparing a nice meeting. I believe after  her  introduction, we can try them and become a critic for those gourmet restaurants.
thanks CARRIE MENGTA OWEN ANGELA PAGE STANLEY ROSA(JESSICA'S FRIEND )  JOYCE(JESSICA'S FRIEND ) STEPHANIE BARKLEY MONICA( NEW )  NELLY ELLEN ANGEL for your participation.

This weekend, we are delighted to have two co-hosts, Julie and Rita to bring  us  a quite casual  topic---Leisure.  Both of them are graduated from sport management and leisure industry department so we can expect a laidback afternoon !!!

meeting notice from Julie and Rita

COLOR YOUR LIFE

Do you know what is “Leisure?” And what do you do when you are in your free time?

How do you think working is leisure or just work? And how about watching TV and sleeping?

This week we will show you something about leisure and introduce some special activities for you. Then we will play games for fun and relax.

Please come to join us and share your own experiences! Hope we’ll have a joyful weekend.

 

Rundown

Part1  Let’s meet each other！

Part2  Reading time！

Part3  Movie time！

Part4  Funny time！

 

Dear Blissers,

Last Sat we spend a nice afternoon on playing cash flow and I believe all of learn something in the game.
Someone are conservative in investment and someone always invest in real estate and sell in the right time with good price.
No matter how much you win in the game I hope everyone can make enough money in the real world.
Thanks Barkley for preparing this game for us and I knew you was quite nervous before the meeting start.
Thanks Barkley and you did a great job.
And thanks Nelly,Elise,Joey,Elsa,Landis and Page for spending your time in preparation.
and thanks Ellen, ㄍㄨㄢ強,Michael,David,Pauly,Rosa,  

Dear Blissers,

Did you spend your time with your father?

Yes I did ~I had a great time with my parents.

This Week our host is Barkley and he will show us Cash flow.

Please be on time the game will start from PM 2:00 and please take 1. calculator 2. pencil 3. eraser

with you .thanks

16, Aug Cash Flow Meeting Notice / by Barkley

We deal with money every day and all our life

Money is important

 (as I known even in the Bible there are over 2,500 paragraphs talk about money )      

What you learn from money things ?

Agree or not one's heart is highly related with money

Even for some that money is the Lord the King the Queen of life.

 

It's not a Yes-No Question about money

In this coming 16,Aug Meeting " CASH FLOW "

We'll have cell group team game to learn about this issue

And share experience with others.

 

Dress code:  LASVEGAS  be on time (if late you can not join the game ! ) 

 

Time table

02:00 ~02:15 welcome

02:15~02:20 here comes the Cashier and the banker

02:15~02:45 some thing about Game Rules

02:45~03:45 1 st Game time

03:45~03:55 break

03:55~04:55 2 nd Game time                                                                                    

04:55~05:30 sharing time

 

Cashiers : Judy Elsa Landis

Angel : Page

Bankers :Nelly Owen Joey Elise Willy    

 

 

 Dear Blissers:


First I would like to say sorry for the late  meeting notice.
Last week Michael gave us an auction and I believed all the attendants knew all different type of auction.
Thanks Michael for giving us a meeting especially he is on the very busy stage.
thanks again. and thanks for

Michelle , Elsa , Landis , Joey , Elise , Page , Ellen(ㄍㄨㄢ`強) , Monica Chou , Mengta , Stanely , Pierce , Angela , Monica , Ching Chih , Sylvia , Kurt , Stephenie for  your  coming.

Dear Blissers,

Last Sat Ellen gave us so many questions to think about and I believed all of you get something through thinking. And Ellen also shared the movie Butterfly with us which was an interesting movie "movie". There were many interesting questions with specially answers.
Thanks Ellen and ㄍㄨㄢ強 for giving us a nice Sat and thanks Pierce, Mentga, Irene, Fannie, Jean, Nelly, Allen, Angel, Jessica, Whitley,Matt,Patrick, Olivia, Page, Kathy, Vivian, Elise, Barkley, Angela for your participation.

http://picasaweb.google.com/ilovebliss.taipei/July26HowDoIKnowByEllen


this week the host will be our chairman Michael and he will introduce Auction for us.
Please come and join us.

Dear bliss member:

In the scorching summer afternoon, joining Bliss Club meeting is the best way to quench your thirst to learn English and new things. This weekend, I will give you an auction meeting. We can peruse various type of auction and find out the origin of auction. Most importantly, it's a clearance time for your redundant belongings, such as household appliance, books or anything amassing in your storeroom.

 

You could bring four items to sell. If you don't want to auction anything, it's still cool to bring cash to bid some products you like.

 

Michael

Dear Blissers,

Last week Vivian shares some scary fairy tales with us. I did enjoy Vivian's stories and I believe all the attendants have the same feeling.
She gave us some different perspective of fairy tales and now I am more interested in those fairy tales. Even though we all grew up but still will have fun while reading stories.
Thanks Vivian for preparing such as excellent meeting for us and hope we can see you more often.
and thanks Joey , Jessica , Elise , Joan , Kurt , Judy , Elsa , Ellen ( ㄍㄨㄢ' 強 ) , Page , Angel Chen , Owen , Nelly , 陳志齊 , Willy , Yoyo , Rober , Jay , Mengta , Landis , Stephenie , Pierce , Angel , Ivonne , Michael Huang , Barkley for your coming.
if you miss the meeting please do not miss the photo.

http://picasaweb.google.com/ ilovebliss.taipei/ July19ScaryFairyTalesByVivian



This week the host will be Ellen.

Subject: How do I know I know ?

 

We're busy with our classes, work, reading, browse on internet and talk with people everyday. And this time , we will going back to think about one basic question….what is all about to" know" something ? we often say "I know.., I know…." Have you ever think seriously how do you know and if you really know about it ? Since we live to know , it would be very worthy to take one Saturday afternoon to study all about

"Knowing"….

 

Agenda :

2:00-2:20  Self-intro and share with us your own way to knowing a people J

2:20-3:40  Questions & challenges to your answers

3:40-3:50  Break

3:50-5:30  Film watching and more questions in the film to answer

 

Dear Blissers,

Last Sat Patrick had introduced some group games for us and I do appreciated Patrick's efforts on rewriting and reorganization those games. I did got something from his games and most of them are good ice breaker.

Thanks Patrick for giving us some many special games and thanks Nelly, Jessica, Tom,Willy, Elsa, Nick,Wendy, Crystal, Stephen, Pierce, Owen, Michael Tsai, Heidi, Angel, David, Mengta,Kathy, Michael Huang, Julie, Joey, Elise, Rita, Landis,Jerry.

And we have 6 new comers this week. Thanks Wendy, Crystal and her daughter, Tom, Nick and Mengta.
thanks for your participation and hope to see you soon.

http://picasaweb.google.com/ ilovebliss.taipei/ July12PlayGamesByPatrick

This week the host will be Vivian. She will share some scary fairy tales with us.
Please think some of the fairy tales that impressed you a lot and join us this Sat.


"Scary Fairy Tales"
Dear Blissers,
Long time no see! This is Vivian. It's my pleasure to host the meeting this Saturday (July 19). This time I'm returning to my major, Children's Literature.
 
You must have read or listened to some fairy tales when you were little. Even now you may tell fairy tlaes to children around you. But has it ever occurred to you that fairy tales can be very cruel and violent? I'd like to intorduce the scariest three fairy tales on my list to you, including Bluebeard (by Charles Parrault), The Red Shoes (by Hans Christian Andersen) and The Jupiter Tree (by Brothers Grimm).
 
We'll examine the stories and the styles of the authors carefully to discover the magical elements and hidden messages of fairy tales. Meanwhile, we'll try to answer the following questions : Are fairy tales for children? What is children's literature? What kind of world/moral are we preparing children to enter?
 
I'll prepare the texts for us to read together in the meeting. The only preparation you need to make is to think of the fairy tale that impressed you most deeply when you were little. Thank you and welcome.
Vivian

 Dear Blissers,

Please refer to the attached meeting calendar from July to Sep.

sorry for the incomplete part. I will confirm the host soon and update to all of you.
Please let me know if you have any suggestion.

thanks

Judy

Dear Blissers,

Last Sat our cute Kathy prepared an outstanding meeting for us. Now all of us become a good cooker through the meeting.
If you miss the meeting you still can feel our happiness through our photos.
http://picasaweb.google.com /ilovebliss.taipei/July05SteamB readByKathy
Thanks Kathy for giving us a wonderful meeting even though she was nervous but she did a good job.
Thanks Page, Pierce, Elsa, Rita, Carrie, Nelly, Stanley, Jay, Karl, Ellen, ㄍㄨㄢ強, Jessica, Teresa, Brad, Joan, Sheena, Angela, Stephane, Angel, Patrick, Jerry, Barkley, Michael Huang for your participation.

This week our Host will be Patrick. He will share Games with us. If you feel hot outside, go and join us will be the best choice.

 

Dear Blissers,

 

In the hot summer days, everyone seeks ways to vent their overheated body temp & settles fretted minds. So, this week I want to bring everyone some funny group games.

Well, don't worry, they should not be as the old-fashioned "團康" as you know of before. I did some research and discovered some American Group Games, which few of we should have played before.

 

Come and you shall find there's something witty, hilarious, and cunning to be well entertained. The group games are of various kind; some may consume your brain cells, some may make you more stroungly stick to eachother as teamwork, and still other may brim your whole day with pure joy.    

 

Sincerely,

Patrick

 

 

Where and When
 

 
集合當天若有何問題
請call DAVID: 0912-659832

B.R
Judy