My father has never done anything exciting in his life. He has never traveled abroad. He has never smoked, drunk wine, or gone dancing. He has never even gone to a movie. One day I asked him, �Don�t you know that all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy?� He said, �Well, son, it�s a good thing that my name isn�t Jack.�

What a nice proverb!
It�s the pretext for not doing my work. Isn�t it?

Thank you for taking the time to read friends and to wish others a Happy New Year. I hope also that everyone has a great and happy year.

EastCoast

I Hope

I would like to tell everyone that I enjoy sharing with those that want to learn, develop and grow. The mind is a wonderful place if we nurture it and feed it with knowledge. I hope that one day this site will help those who want to learn new and exciting things.

I hope that people will come here to share what they know or what they want to learn, I hope that people will share their knowledge with those who ask for it. Whether it about school, business or just to be friends and chat.

I am not a teacher, I cant teach you as a teacher can for I am the type that like to express myself in free form, I am just a simple businessman, I am not perfect in English and I do not know how to speak or write Chinese in any form but I do hope to learn one day with the help of a dear friend. I hope that I can share with each of you someday and maybe learn something new. I am sure you will see that I make mistakes when I write but I am not perfect and just wish to help and share what I can.

EastCoast
ILYT

Let us all become friends and learn from each other, and to tell our friend about this site, so that we can help to develope a good chat site for all to enjoy.

Education

I pledge that I have the desire of a education,
I pledge that I will always try to do my best to understand,
If not I will ask what, when, where or why, so that I will understand.

I know the importance of knowledge and of the education I receive.
Helping me paint a picture in my mind of our past, present and future,
These things I need to know for my future
I pledge that I will not let anyone or anything to stop my growth
I will fight; and work hard to attain that which I must know.
I pledge to seek the answer to the questions put before me by my teachers.
Seeking those answers with all that I have within me,
Knowing that the hard work and study today will bring me the knowledge I will need tomorrow.

I pledge to learn from those who teach me,
Math,
Science,
Language,
History,
I pledge to learn all that I can.

I pledge to study with the awareness and confidence that my working hard today
Will bring me the knowledge for my tomorrows,
I pledge to gain a better understanding of myself and those that surround me
By understanding our cultural roots, to understand that I am a human being,
Living in a world of many cultures,
I promise to learn,
To develop,
To understand,
All that surrounds me,
Today, tomorrow and in the future,

I pledge to have a healthy mind and body
Staying away from that which can harm me,
I will stay away from the evil of alcohol and drugs that can ruin me,
I will stay away from those who will pull me down.

I pledge to learn for my future and the future of my family.

EastCoast
ILYT

I am not a student but I still can remember what should have been important to me as I went to school, I can remember that I studied hard and I went to many parties that I should not have gone to when I should have been back at the dorm studying for a test. I have to admit that I did not do what I should have done, and looking back I whish I had done. I can say though that when I graduated I was within the top of my class and had good grades but if I had studied more I would have achieved so much more in school.

I am still learning day by day new things because I love to learn and I wish to grow inside and to better myself for my tomorrows.

seize the day

I Really Want To

Have you ever thought?
What you really want to
Do you want to write?
Do you want to learn?
Do you want a better job?
Do you want a boyfriend or a girlfriend, a wife or a husband?
Do you want to?

Do you say?
�I really want to.�

For years
I have been thinking it,
I have been saying it,
�I really want to.�

I wish I had more time,
I wish I had the inspiration to,
Maybe more motivation is what I need?

Yes, That is what I have been saying

Your right I have not made the time,
I have ignored the inspiration that has surrounded me,
And I have avoided the motivation that I have had
Hiding it, running away for all of it

Perhaps what I want requires pain,
Sorrow,
Self-denial,
Understanding,
Or do I just need the commitment to do what I want.

Maybe I need to look inside and see what I want,
Maybe I need to set my goals,
Maybe I need to reach out and grab what I want,
Maybe I just need to do what I want and not think of it any longer.

Maybe what I want to do is just inspire you.

EastCoast
ILYT

Happiness is the smile that appears on your face when someone you love walks through the door.
Your sister
Your brother
Your mother, father, uncle or aunt
Your dear friend
But most of all, the smile that appears when the one you love appears through that door.

Where can we find happiness when we look up and down?
to or left, or to our right.
All you truly have to do is look in the mirror and see that smile on your face with the absence of a frown.
Look around and you will see that happiness can always be found in you and me.

Never let go, always hold tight to those you love and care about for their happiness is yours to.
Happiness can be part of our everyday life if you just smile and reach out with your heart, never give up, and reach out to those you love.

So let us always hope that happiness never goes away.

EastCoast
ILYT

Hi gogogo

No I am not an author, but I do like to write. I enjoy free form because I can say what I would like to say and write it the way I choose. It does give me pleasure and enjoyment when others like or even dislike what I have written.

thanks for your kind reply and Happy New Year

Eastcoast

dear eastcoast:

thank you for sharing what you think with us. I do like to read your article YOU have written here because I can gain somethings from it. Hope can see your free form verse posted here soon. bye the way ,are you an author?

the sands of time literary moments of time that pass quickly.

The Sands of Time

A New Year approaches
As the sands of time pass
Our hour glass almost empty of it sand
We sift our hope and wishes
On the ebbing sands
Some laughing
Some Crying
The party goes on as the New Year Approaches
As the final grains finally fall
We now face the future
Maybe afraid but also tenacious
Maybe happy and full of cheer

The New Year has finally come
Again tilting the hourglass of time
Again letting the sands of the New Year flow

Now each of us will think forward
To what the New Year will bring
Will it bring us happiness?
Will it bring us something we desire?
Will it bring to us the love we seek?
Will we do better in school
Will we do better at work or get that job we seek?



What will you think of
About school if you are a student
About your job
Maybe you will think of your family
Your wife
Your husband
Or that special someone you truly love
The one you want to spend the rest of your life with


All of that is important
To all of us
Looking forward as the sands of time
Fall again

Now take the time to set your goals
Put it on paper
So you can see what your new goals will be
One little step at a time
Don�t be in a hurry
Take your time
Set goals you can achieve
One step at a time

Finally face the New Year with those you love
With those you care about.

( A little Note ) Remember to wite your goals down the ones you wish to reach durring the week, month, even your long term goals, Life is short and the hoursglass of time lets it sands flow day by day. Enjoy each day as if it could be your last, never waste a minute.

To all who read this I wish you a Happy New Year and hope that all your wishes and dreams come true. I hope that you do not mind my free form verse and I enjoy to write when I have something I would like to share.

Happy New Year
I L Y T
EastCoast