Bliss English Club

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Dear Blissers,

2011 BLISS Year -End  Theme Party 學院風 "主題趴" 準備報到!!

(1)Party地點：
台大立德會館  

台北市羅斯福路四段83號（台北捷運公館站2號銘傳國小出口左轉 後直行3分鐘）

(2)Party時間：

18:00 報到 , 18:15 開始供餐  (採自助式取餐,先搶先贏~) 

19:10 "上課"  (上課後就沒時間取餐囉!)

(3)服裝主題：

學院風  (走秀票選第一名者會有禮物喔~)

服裝儀容 檢查(開玩笑) :  指甲 手帕 衛生紙 書包... 

                                            校服 (本校校風自由  請自由搭配啦! )   

(4)費用：請務必自備"剛好"的金額,現場不方便找零喔!

Blisser: NT$600 ; Non-Blisser: NT$650

(5) 請攜帶一支原子筆

(6)已報名者如不克參加,請"盡速" 通知Barkley或任何2011幹部

See you on 12/10 ~

Best Regards,

Vicky

Hello Blissers,

Last Saturday,we read several articles about aging society and discussed the opportunities and threats for the phenomenon.Daniel and Iris tried on the aging simulation suit to feel how aging will cause difficulties for our movements.Thank Sheena for hosting the meaningful meeting!

The participants were Sheena,Iris,Naihsin,Daniel, Vicky,Rafael,Stanley,Sanli, Allen,Spencer,Ellen,Julie, Grace,Joe,Justin,Coach and Mengta.

Welcome the new comers!
Julie and Grace  (right and left) :
https://lh3.googleusercontent. com/-Z2sdoGQjCF4/TtInQQqTy8I/ AAAAAAAATXo/NRaQ_3y4oCs/s640/ IMG_0937.JPG

Photos:
https://picasaweb.google.com/ ilovebliss.taipei/ AgingSocietyBySheenaNov262012? authkey=Gv1sRgCJWKi97R7eeH1QE#

Please note that we won't have any meeting until 7th Jan of the next year.

However,we are going to have a big event--2011 Year End Party--on the 10th of December!
If you have already booked for the party but can't make it due to some reasons,please reply the email or contact 2011 crew to cancel your reservation AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.Thank you~



Best Regards,
Vicky

Dear Blissers,

We played many interesting games last Saturday: Scruples,Pass the Bomb and Scrabble!
"Scruples" is a 1984 board game based on moral dilemmas.It was really difficult for us to answer those personal questions instinctively! "Pass the Bomb" is a wonderful exercise in word-summoning.We tried to come up with a word that contained a certain sequence of letters before the ticking time-bomb in our hands exploded! "Scrabble" is an old but popular word game in Bliss.It was my first time playing it and I have to say that I have already looked forward to the next Scrabble meeting! Thank Nelly for hosting such an enjoyable meeting!

The participants were Nelly,Owen,Watermelon,Iris,

Hello Blissers,

We are happy to have Nelly as our host this upcoming Saturday! Wanna play interesting games with Bliss friends and have fun together? Please come an join us!The meeting place will be Brown Coffee 2F (or 3F).


Best Regards,
Vicky
======Below is from Nelly========

Time To Play !

 

Dear all,

We meet each other at BLISS because we all love English. But since we graduated from school, does anyone of you spend significant time on learning English? We do practice our English at BLISS, but in terms of vocabulary, we just keep forgetting (or maybe because we are getting older? ).  If I didn’t have to pass IELTS or GMAT or TOEIC tests, I don’t even remember when was the last time I tried to study and memorize few vocabulary!

 

This Saturday , in order to check how many vocabularies you still remember, we are going to play two interesting games. (1) Scrabble (2) Pass the Bomb. 

Most of you may be familiar with Scrabble, it is forming words from individual lettered tiles on a game board in order to win scores. Four people can play at the same time. 

As for “Pass The Bomb”, it is a competition for people to spell words in limited time, you will be asked to hold a “bomb” and spell specific words before the bomb blows, so you need to have strong heart when playing this game.  

 

I will explain more details in the meeting, IF you dare to come this Saturday to take this challenge !!!

 

Agenda:

14:00- 14:30   Introduce yourself to host – because host may not know all of you ...

14:30- 15:00   Explain Game Rules and divide members into groups

15:00-            Compete till death do us apart !

 

 

 

 

Best regards,
Nelly Hsieh

Hello Blissers,

Last Saturday Hank taught us some functions of OpenShot.We tried to make a video by ourselves and then demonstrated it to Blissers.It was fun! We appreciate Hank's great efforts for bringing so many NBs from HsinHsu to the meeting place.Also many thanks to Karl,Iris and Kevin for sharing their own NBs to install Linux OS and related software.

The participants were Hank,Iris,Ellen,Karl,Kevin,Cynthia,Daniel,Ashow,Chloe,Vicky,Allen,Sanli,Joe,Barkley,Selina,Stephanie,Angela,Mengta,Cara and Coach.

Welcome the new comers,Cynthia and Coach!
Cynthia(the middle):
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-YOuIEBfq9-k/TrYppgjvumI/AAAAAAAAS_4/R_bd7K6bM6k/s640/IMG_0561.JPG
Coach (the right):
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-siJBO5Hbmxc/TrYqXTt7TKI/AAAAAAAATBA/BZMAEKX8J2g/s640/IMG_0578.JPG

Photos:
https://picasaweb.google.com/ilovebliss.taipei/OpenShotWorkshopByHankNov5th2011?authkey=Gv1sRgCML0oamH6LavlgE#


Please note there is NO MEETING this coming Saturday!

p.s. There are TWO meetings left this year,if you'd like to bring your friend to Bliss Year End Party,please seize the chance to bring him/her to Bliss meeting first,then your friend can enjoy the member price of $600!!  (Non-Blisser price is $650)

Best Regards,
Vicky

Hi Blissers,

Last Saturday,we watched a trailer of "Seediq Bale" and read an introduction of this movie.Then we learned the power of hugs,the tips of being a good listener and how to embrace the place where we are from other three articles.Thank Barkley for hosting the meeting.

The participants were Barkley, Ellen, Daniel, Stephanie, Vicky, Naihsin, Angel, Catherine, Belle, Chloe, Joey, Kevin, Hank, Selina, Vera, Iris, Michael Huang, Angela, Alex and Anita.

Welcome the new comer,Alex!
http://ppt.cc/lL@e

Photos:http://ppt.cc/2V-k

The upcoming Saturday,Hank will be our host,who would like to share us how to make a brilliant video like Patrick made for previous year end parties.Please join us!The meeting place will be Brown Coffee 3F(or 2F).


Best Regards,
Vicky

===Below is from Hank===

OpenShot Workshop

 

by

 

 Hank Chang

 

        Maybe you are curious about how Patrick made the terrific film for Bliss year end party?  In the lecture, I would like to make every attendant has a concept about “media”, then make every attendant be able to make a  simple video by using the simple-to-use and feature-rich video editor , “OpenShot”, at the first half section of the workshop.

 

        OpenShot can take your videos, photos, and music files and help you create the film you have always dreamed of. Easily add sub-titles, transitions, and effects, and then export your film to DVD, YouTube, Vimeo, Xbox 360, and many other common formats.

 

        After the 15 minutes tea time break, I will introduce some more advanced skills to make a more sophisticated video.  Before the end of the workshop, every team should write a proposal  before making a video.  The video could be TV advertisement, “Ka la OK”, “Bliss  Introduction” and so on.  

 

        Hopefully, three attendants or less will share a notebook during the lecture.  Host will prepare 3 to 4 NBs for this workshop.  May every attendant will be able to make yourself film to upload to YouTube.  

Schedule  

 

        PM 2:00 to PM 2:10        Self introduction and Group team member

       

        PM 2:10 to PM 3:00        Lecture Section I, learning and practicing OpenShot

 

        PM 3:00 to PM 3:15        Make  a simple Video Film File

 

        PM 3:15 to PM 3:30        Break

 

        PM 3:30 to PM 4:30        Lecture Section II, advanced skill learning and practicing

 

        PM 4:30 to PM 4:45        Writing a proposal for making a group video film

 

        PM 4:45 to PM 5:10        Making and Editing a 3 to 5 minutes Video Film

 

        PM 5:10 to PM 5:30        Play group Video Film Files and Discussion    

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Dear Blissers,
 
We spent a pleasant afternoon at Annie's place last Saturday.The atmosphere was so GOOD that we finished off three bottles of red wine!Many thanks to Jessica for hosting such an interesting and valuable meeting!

The participants were Jessica, Joyce, Selina, Vera, Iris, Joey, Sanli, Anne, Ellen, Naihsin, Ivana, Allen, Justin, Barkley, Joe, 灌強, Daniel, Judith, Annie, Karl, Kevin, Natasha, Natalie and Vicky.

Welcome the new comer,Ivana!
http://ppt.cc/4wik  
http://ppt.cc/LYB!

Photos:
https://picasaweb.google.com/ ilovebliss.taipei/ WineTastingEtiquetteByJessicaO ct222011?authkey= Gv1sRgCJDtyZXxp_vuWA#

This coming Saturday,Barkley will be our host.He'd like to talk about two topics,"A face in profile of Seediq Bale" and "Embrace The Place Where You Are".The meeting place will be Annie's place(台北市八德路二段312巷43號3樓 <�大潤發對面>).Please bring you own beverage.

(If you'd like to know more about Barkley,please find the attached file,"Meeting Host Barkley".)


Best Regards,
Vicky

============Below is from Barkley=============

Dear Blissers,

BLISS 2011Year End Theme Party Sign Up NOW!  

"主題趴" 開始報名 !             

We’ve already said goodbye to this summer in the 3^rd outing at Long-Men beach.

This means we are going to the end of the year.

 一起在龍門海邊道別了這個夏天  這意味著一年又到了尾聲

Like the tasting of wine ~ sour & bitter come first  then sweet & mellow follow up.

像品酒一樣 第一口 酸苦 但回味甘醇 意猶未盡

In the past of the year something rough happened and something good happened.

It’s time to  taste,  recall,  precipitate    & eliminate old and make new. 

 一年過去 有辛酸 也有 甘甜  這正好是一個 好好 回味 沉澱 除舊佈新的時刻

 

We (Our club ) have a super wonderful name  “ BLISS ” .

我們的社團有一個超級棒的名字  “ BLISS ” 

("In BLISS" is a pun ) : in Bliss &  in bliss      

 這是一個有意思的雙關語  在Bliss  =  在幸福之中

 

The ( textbooks ) the ( chalk ) ( chalkboard ) the (ding) ( lunch box) and the girl / boy in the next door 

That’s the fiery-youth of school age

課本 粉筆 黑板 鐘聲 便當 還有隔壁班的那個女(男)孩 ...

這些一幕一幕地 編織出過往的 熱情青春歲月 

 

Aug. 6  “ You’re the apple of my eye  “  8月6日   那些年 我們一起追的女孩 

 

Dec 10 “ The Bliss apple of my eye “  12月10日 這一年 我們一起參加的 Meeting

The year-end theme party is around the corner!

令人引頸期盼的 Bliss主題趴 終於來了 ! 

 

Dec. 10 2011 Sat. 6 :00 PM at Tai-Da Leader hotel   (dress up ) & ( on you feet )    let’s enjoy the delicacies and fellowship 

2011年12月10日 晚上6點整 台大立德會館   期待您盛裝大駕 一起來品嚐美食 聯絡感情 

台北市羅斯福路四段83號（台北捷運公館站銘傳國小出口）

 

Theme party Dress code  “ Academic “ ( dress of school days )

服裝主題 : 學院風

Right now,  this moment ~ Blisser Night  就在此時此刻 專屬於您的  "  布理斯之夜 "

老朋友 好朋友 新朋友  一起來喔 !

How to sign up:

(1) Registration form (Please click the below link. DO NOT reply to the email for sign-up.)

(報名網頁連結不對外公開,已寄送到每位Blisser信箱,若沒收到請於此篇文章留言告知)

(2) Costs:

Blisser: NT$600 ; Non-Blisser(who never attends any Bliss meeting): NT$650

(3) Sign-up deadline

2011/11/25 (Fri.) 24:00

(4) The deadline of canceling reservation

2011/12/2 (Fri.) 24:00

(因需與餐廳訂位,若您報名後臨時無法出席,請務必盡早告知Bl iss幹部)

 

Let's HAVE FUN together!!

 


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As to the topic of the coming meeting,have you ever heard of a popular Japanese manga series,"神之雫(The Drops of God)"? The story revolves around two brothers who compete to find the location of 12 legendary wines.The imagery used in the manga is what draws most people in.Instead of using very general and abstracting words like “bold, yet subtle”, "The Drops of God" uses unusual but vivid statements like,

“Just like a rock concert by Queen!” says one brother after taking a sip of 2001 Mont-Perat.
"Like walking in a quiet forest and being followed by two butterflies,” exclaims the other brother to describe the 2001 Musigny.

You may wonder if the taste of wine is really so fantastic;however,before you start the wine tasting,you should learn the etiquette first.We are glad to have Jessica as our host to share us the etiquette of wine tasting this coming Saturday.I believe it will be very interesting and worth learning.Please come and join us!

The meeting place will be Annie's place(台北市八德路二段312巷43號3樓 <�大潤發對面>),so please arrive on time at 2 pm and

Dear Blissers,

We are happy to have Patrick as our host this Saturday.
Please come and join us in Brown Coffee 2F!
Below is the agenda from Patrick.


Best regards,
Vicky

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Hi Blissers,

Please note we don't have any meeting this Saturday due to National Day.

Last Saturday,Ellen asked us two interesting scenario-typed questions in the beginning of the meeting,which helped us have a better understanding of  "Game Theory".Then we read an article extracted from "The Economist",which was a challenge to us and you can find how challenging it was from the below vocabulary! Thank Ellen for the great hosting~

outfox 以計擊敗 / successor=heir / prescient 預知的/ America's State Department 國務院(外交部) / wane 減弱/ disgruntle 使不高興/
put down 鎮壓/ dictator 獨裁者/ outfit 公司/ sway a jury 影響陪審團/ trial 審判/ prosecutor 檢察官/ coalition 聯盟/ legislative 立法的/
concession 讓步/ go astray 誤入歧途/ lucrative 賺大錢的/ consortium=union 合夥,聯合/ patchwork拼湊之物/ runner-up 第二名/
bespoke 客製化 / scheme= plan/ shrewd 精明的,狡猾的/stifling 令人窒息的/ impasse 僵局/ nudge 輕推/ mediator 調停者/
elaborate 複雜的/ ponder 考慮/ arduous 艱難的/ bereave of 失去/stall 擱置/ viable 可實施的/ harness 利用/ convergence 收斂/
privatisation 私有化/ intriguing 神秘的/ convergence 收斂/ belligerent 好戰的,交戰國/plot 策劃,佈局/hammer out = design/

Let's welcome the new comer,Serena!
http://ppt.cc/,r1a

Photos: https://picasaweb.google.com/ ilovebliss.taipei/ GameTheoryByEllenOct1st2011? authkey=Gv1sRgCNnupp7hk5mAvAE#
Participants: Ellen,Naihsin,Iris,Vicky,Sanli,Daniel,Jeff,Serena, Kevin,Barkley,Chloe and Selina

Dear Blissers,

Let's review what we did in the past two weeks~

1. Owen's meeting, "Auction" on Sep. 17,2011

We had a hilarious auction participated by active sellers and bidders.
Willy's useful tissue paper attracted many Blissers and was a real bargain! 
Some sellers donated their whole sales revenue to Bliss Club. BLISS LOVES YOU!

Besides,the number of participants broke the record this year!
The attendees were Owen,Spencer,Catherine,Belle,

Hi Blissers,

This upcoming Saturday,Owen will be our host and the topic is "Auction".Below is the agenda from Owen.Please come and join us!

The meeting place will be Jeff's place,百達富麗(台北市和平西路一段61號,近捷運古亭站 7號出口).
For late comers,please tell the guard look for "KTV room reserved by 18F Mr. Chang". Please bring your own beverage.



Best Regards,
Vicky

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Dear Blissers,

You must know or experience Auction in your life before. But you know how it comes from and how many kinds of auctions there are in the world ?

 

When you join an auction and want to bid some targets, there are certain strategy and tips to goal it. I would like to invite you to join my Auction to share with.

 

Most important of all, we will have a real auction in my meeting. Please find something good, useful, and interesting but you will never need it to sell it. I assure that all of you have a fabulous and unforgettable afternoon.

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The agenda:

2:00-2:20               Self Introduction

2:20-3:40               The history of Auction and its classification.

3:40-3:50               Break

3:50-5:30  Auction Time

 

 

Owen Lin

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Hi Blissers,

Please note that we don't have any meeting this Saturday due to the Moon Festival.

Last week,Olivia introduced several useful and interesting English learning websites.I believe that through the free resources,all the attended Blissers can find their own way to learn English by themselves.Below are some websites for your reference.
1. British Council
  http://learnenglish. britishcouncil.org/en/
2. Australia Network
  http://australianetwork.com/
3.TED.COM
  http://www.ted.com/
4. on-line Oxford University Press
  http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/
5. Adult Learning Activities
 http://www.cdlponline.org/
6. open culture
http://www.openculture.com/


New Member:
Cara Kang http://ppt.cc/;Abj
Jordan http://ppt.cc/eaoP
Frida Lai http://ppt.cc/yPLR
Welcome to Bliss!

Attendee:
Olivia, Zakk, Daniel, Joey, Allen, Sophia, Jeff, Ellen, Barkley, Frida, Spencer, Kevin Huang, Jessica, Sanli, Iris, A-Show, Ann, Michael Huang, Fox, Cara and Jordan

Photo:
https://picasaweb.google.com/ ilovebliss.taipei/ LearningEnglishFreeByOliviaSep 32011?authkey= Gv1sRgCPmBvvbUoMyJdg#

Just a preliminary notice that Owen will host the next meeting on Sep.17 and his topic is "Auction".
Please reserve your time to join us!
I will release the agenda next week.

Happy Moon Festival!


Best Regards,

Vicky


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Dear Blissers,
Here comes the third outing on Sep. 24 !!
Let's go to I-lan and Fu-long together!

(1) Sign-up period and how: 
Sep. 5 (0 am)~ Sep.19 (24:00)
Please reply the mail directly for sign-up and be sure to provide the below information.
(a)Your English and Chinese name,cellphone number and email address
(b)The number of attendees and total costs you should pay (Blisser or Non-Blisser)
(c)The Chinese name,birthday and ID number of all attendees (for insurance)
(d)Will you come with your car? If yes,how many available seats for other Blissers? We need to arrange the cars in advance.

(2) Costs:
Blisser: NT700
Non-Blisser (who never attends any Bliss meeting): NT800

(3) Early bird discount:
The first sign-up Blisser will get NT100 cash discount and the second to the sixth sign-up Blissers will get NT50 discount.

(4) The deadline of canceling reservations
If you want to cancel your reservation,please contact Barkley,Ellen or Vicky before Sep.20 midnight,otherwise you may have to pay some costs which we've prepaid already.

(5) Please bring one NT10 coin.

(6) Meeting point:

Below is the detail from Barkley,please read it carefully.

Best Regards,

Vicky

Hi Blissers,

Last Saturday we shared our opinions about parenting skills.Being parents is not an easy job.It needs the communication skills,time and emotion management techniques.Parents should also set good example with their own conduct and learn how to reject children's requests without saying no directly.Besides the parenting tips in the articles,some Blissers also shared many creative ideas;for examples,parents and children can issue Goodie Vouchers to each other as gifts.Thank Iris for hosting such an useful meeting!

New comers:
Anita http://ppt.cc/,9Yv
Adam http://ppt.cc/ecJ7
Andy http://ppt.cc/CwNJ   (the left)
Welcome to the Bliss Family!

Photos:
https://picasaweb.google.com/ ilovebliss.taipei/ ParentsChildByIrisAug272011? authkey=Gv1sRgCJXClabqkrivQQ#

Participants:
Iris, Angela, Ellen, Jessica, Jeff, Vera, Andy, Adam, Joey, Barkley, Kevin & Carol, Allen, Anita, Spencer, Chloe and Daniel.

This upcoming Saturday we are happy to have Olivia as our host.She'd like to introduce some Free English learning resources!Below is her agenda.Please come and join us!The meeting place will be Brown Coffee 2F.

Best Regards,
Vicky

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Dear Blissers,

How to learn English free?
Yes, you are right! Come to Bliss Club once a week!

But that is not sufficient to improve your English capability, right? Therefore, I am going to introduce you some very useful English learning online resouces. You can go to these web sites at any time and learn English by music, movie, game, speech and etc. Not only business English but also general English such as culture, technology, economics, health, history for you to learn. You also can learn different English accent and culture such as Australia, British, and American.

Now everything is on internet, forget the book and Let's have fun together this Saturday! You will find it is more interesting and interactive than reading books. For example: http://www.english-attack.com/ 3:50-4:50               English Learning online web introduction, exercise and competition
4:50-5:20               Sharing time


Olivia

This Saturday,Mengta would like to talk about "Invesment".The following is his invitation.Please come and join us!
The meeting place will be Jeff's place,百達富麗(台北市和平西路一段61號,近捷運古亭站 7號出口).
For late comers,please tell the guard look for "KTV room reserved by 18F Mr. Chang". Please bring your own beverage.

Best Regards,
Vicky

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Dear Blissers,

We are happy to have Diana as our host this week,she'd like to discuss the length of our life.
Do you want to live a longer life? Why or why not? How to live longer?
Some people said "what doesn't kill you makes you poorer". Health care costs can drain your retirement savings!
So,stay healthy is very important if you'd like to live long.
There are pros and cons of a longer life,please come and share your opinions with us!

The meeting place will be Jeff's place,百達富麗(台北市和平西路一段61號,近捷運古亭站 7號出口).
For late comers,please tell the guard look for "KTV room reserved by 18F Mr. Chang". Please bring your own beverage.
Below is the invitation from the host,Diana.

Best Regards,

Vicky
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