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Sunday, December 10, 2006
Merry Christmas Macau
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Committing to memory – take the following 3 steps.
Step 1: Have a look at the following words as they are what we are going to learn.
★ sojourn ★ tarriance ★ slugfests ★ Corral ★ dejected ★ chapfallen ★ crestfallen ★ gadarene ★ insouciant ★ nugatory ★ lumbering ★ ponderous ★ purblind ★ dulcet ★ nipping ★ Yuletide ★ sudoriferous ★ pallor ★ zephyr ★ zany ★ ruffian ★ Yam and yew ★ xylophone ★ yapping ★ yelping ★ yore ★ presaged ★ presage ★ xylograph ★ yonder ★ yoke ★ artifice ★ concomitant ★
Step 2: Read the article below, referring to the pictures at the URL http://pal-expert.blogspot.com/ if you want to.
The place is great for a stopover or sojourn or tarriance, especially in a festive season. Forget the bitter fights or slugfests with your enemies. Corral, fence in, lock up, your aggression.
It doesn't mean that you need to feel dispirited or dejected. No point being chapfallen or crestfallen. The lights will cheer you up.
The gadarene rush or headlong rush by local residents to the Senate Square seems not so unbearable anymore, or is it because one is more carefree, insouciant - so insouciant that they find any gadarene rush by others insignificant or nugatory?
You would walk slowly (but not to the point of lumbering or moving along clumsily) to take in the view even when carrying a heavy or ponderous bag. Although even a blind or purblind visitor would feel the joyful atmosphere, the enjoyment is not just for the eyes. The atmosphere is pleasing to the ear – dulcet and melodious. Harsh criticisms and nipping remarks do not belong to here.
It is Christmas and Yuletide time. Not too many sweat-producing or sudoriferous pedestrians. With the Yuletide lighting filling up and suffusing the place, you don’t see any extreme paleness or pallor on the pedestrians' faces.
The gentle wind or zephyr is blowing, a clown or zany is getting is getting ready for dinner. She is a worthless person, a scut. She is hated, a ruffian, a scoundrel. The choice of food is ridiculous and zany. Yam and yew.
The choice of background noise is zany. She asked her in-house musician to stop playing the wooden instrument, the xylophone, so she could listen to dogs barking, yapping and yelping.
"Speaking of yore, speaking of time past, I had presaged and "pre-seen" that I would grow to become important when I was little. I had had the feeling, the presage." The scut declared, standing next to a huge wooden print, xylograph, and looking out of the window into the distant and yonder hills. "Life has been a restraint and a yoke, and I've achieved not much despite my skill and artifice. Despite my artifice, I haven't had the accompanying or concomitant success."
Step 3: Test drive your newly acquired vocabularies. Fill in the blanks below.
The place is great for a stopover or ★ or ★, especially in a festive season. Forget the bitter fights or ★ with your enemies. ★, fence in, lock up, your aggression.
It doesn't mean that you need to feel dispirited or ★. No point being ★ or ★. The lights will cheer you up.
The ★ rush or headlong rush by local residents to the Senate Square seems not so unbearable anymore, or is it because one is more carefree, ★ - so insouciant that they find any gadarene rush by others insignificant or ★?
You would walk slowly (but not to the point of ★ or moving along clumsily) to take in the view even when carrying a heavy or ★ bag. Although even a blind or ★ visitor would feel the joyful atmosphere, the enjoyment is not just for the eyes. The atmosphere is pleasing to the ear – ★ and melodious. Harsh criticisms and ★ remarks do not belong to here.
It is Christmas and ★ time. Not too many sweat-producing or ★ pedestrians. With the Yuletide lighting filling up and suffusing the place, you don’t see any extreme paleness or ★ on the pedestrians' faces.
The gentle wind or ★ is blowing, a clown or ★ is getting is getting ready for dinner. She is a worthless person, a scut. She is hated, a ★, a scoundrel. The choice of food is ridiculous and zany. ★.
The choice of background noise is zany. She asked her in-house musician to stop playing the wooden instrument, the ★, so she could listen to dogs barking, ★ and ★.
"Speaking of ★, speaking of time past, I had ★ and "pre-seen" that I would grow to become important when I was little. I had had the feeling, the ★." The scut declared, standing next to a huge wooden print, ★, and looking out of the window into the distant and ★ hills. "Life has been a restraint and a ★, and I've achieved not much despite my skill and ★. Despite my artifice, I haven't had the accompanying or ★ success."
> Remember, P-A-L Mnemonics is your pal in learning.
Monday, October 02, 2006
Phuket Vocabs 3: Property Damage
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Committing to memory – the following words are what we are going to learn.
★fresco★frieze★mural★clangor★din★titter★drivel★poppycock★claptrap★prattling★pratting★fluted★friezes★bedlam★foley effects★transcendence★Dysentery ★mauled ★macerated ★
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Some used a temple as a makeshift sanctuary, but they had these to say afterwards.
"The water slowly covered the wall painting, fresco, frieze, and mural. We heard a loud and resounding noise, a clangor, when we were on the third floor. A car in the water hit a truck. The noise continued and became a din. A stranger beside me let out a nervous laugh, a titter. It was not nonsense, not drivel, not poppycock or claptrap. It was unlike a baby babbling, prattling, pratting or just talking nonsense. It was congratulation to himself for running to safety."
There were only fluted columns, or columns with vertical parallel grooves, left of the temple. There were some friezes or ornamental bands on some walls.
Some of the bedlam and mayhem was caught on tape. The foley effects team or the sound effects team did not have to do anything to the recording to highlight the fear of the crowd. This was not the place to display excellence or transcendence in movie making.
Mass burials were held. Thousands were feared dead and the number was climbing by the day. Dysentery and other diseases were feared. Even with the best intentions of those involved, some corpses might have been mauled or handled roughly due to the lack of experience. Many dead bodies were macerated and softened by being soaked in water. Many others had deformed.
>P-A-L is your pal in learning. Now, try filling in the blanks below.
Some used a temple as a makeshift sanctuary, but they had these to say afterwards.
"The water slowly covered the wall painting, ★, ★and ★. We heard a loud and resounding noise, a ★, when we were on the third floor. A car in the water hit a truck. The noise continued and became a ★. A stranger beside me let out a nervous laugh, a ★. It was not nonsense, not ★, not ★ or ★. It was unlike a baby babbling, ★, ★ or just talking nonsense. It was congratulation to himself for running to safety."
There were only ★ columns, or columns with vertical parallel grooves, left of the temple. There were some ★ or ornamental bands on some walls.
Some of the ★ and mayhem was caught on tape. The ★ team or the sound effects team did not have to do anything to the recording to highlight the fear of the crowd. This was not the place to display excellence or ★ in movie making.
Mass burials were held. Thousands were feared dead and the number was climbing by the day. ★and other diseases were feared. Even with the best intentions of those involved, some corpses might have been ★or handled roughly due to the lack of experience. Many dead bodies were ★and softened by being soaked in water. Many others had deformed.
>P-A-L is your pal in learning.
Committing to memory – the following words are what we are going to learn.
★fresco★frieze★mural★clangor★din★titter★drivel★poppycock★claptrap★prattling★pratting★fluted★friezes★bedlam★foley effects★transcendence★Dysentery ★mauled ★macerated ★
Learn them here ...
Some used a temple as a makeshift sanctuary, but they had these to say afterwards.
"The water slowly covered the wall painting, fresco, frieze, and mural. We heard a loud and resounding noise, a clangor, when we were on the third floor. A car in the water hit a truck. The noise continued and became a din. A stranger beside me let out a nervous laugh, a titter. It was not nonsense, not drivel, not poppycock or claptrap. It was unlike a baby babbling, prattling, pratting or just talking nonsense. It was congratulation to himself for running to safety."
There were only fluted columns, or columns with vertical parallel grooves, left of the temple. There were some friezes or ornamental bands on some walls.
Some of the bedlam and mayhem was caught on tape. The foley effects team or the sound effects team did not have to do anything to the recording to highlight the fear of the crowd. This was not the place to display excellence or transcendence in movie making.
Mass burials were held. Thousands were feared dead and the number was climbing by the day. Dysentery and other diseases were feared. Even with the best intentions of those involved, some corpses might have been mauled or handled roughly due to the lack of experience. Many dead bodies were macerated and softened by being soaked in water. Many others had deformed.
>P-A-L is your pal in learning. Now, try filling in the blanks below.
Some used a temple as a makeshift sanctuary, but they had these to say afterwards.
"The water slowly covered the wall painting, ★, ★and ★. We heard a loud and resounding noise, a ★, when we were on the third floor. A car in the water hit a truck. The noise continued and became a ★. A stranger beside me let out a nervous laugh, a ★. It was not nonsense, not ★, not ★ or ★. It was unlike a baby babbling, ★, ★ or just talking nonsense. It was congratulation to himself for running to safety."
There were only ★ columns, or columns with vertical parallel grooves, left of the temple. There were some ★ or ornamental bands on some walls.
Some of the ★ and mayhem was caught on tape. The ★ team or the sound effects team did not have to do anything to the recording to highlight the fear of the crowd. This was not the place to display excellence or ★ in movie making.
Mass burials were held. Thousands were feared dead and the number was climbing by the day. ★and other diseases were feared. Even with the best intentions of those involved, some corpses might have been ★or handled roughly due to the lack of experience. Many dead bodies were ★and softened by being soaked in water. Many others had deformed.
>P-A-L is your pal in learning.
Phuket Vocabs 2: Human Sufferings
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Committing to memory – the following words are what we are going to learn.
★flailed★ford★galleon★ogre★gavel★mallet★gait★fiend★gingerly★gossamer ★sheer ★gawk★hackles★pestle ★parquet★mangy★pinioned ★
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The water flailed and tossed about everything in its path. There was no ford or a place where the water could be crossed. Not even a galleon or large sailing ship could have escaped the liquid ogre or monster.
The waves came suddenly: as if someone banged his gavel, mallet or hammer, and then came the water. No men could humanly walk with an even gait or keep an even manner of walking. No men could, due to the force of the fiend or monster, walk gingerly or carefully. Everyone appeared gossamer or sheer or delicate in front of the water. There was not even enough time to gawk or stare at the wall of water. No trees were spared except those with the widest girth. The animals' hackles and hairs on their back and neck rose and they ran.
A child was trying to pick up a pestle from nearby shallow water, wanting to use the tool to pound and grind nuts into edible form. The floor used to be a parquet, made of wood strips in mosaic-like pattern. It no longer was a parquet. Everything was mangy, shabby and wretched. Where was the kid's dad? The old man had his right arm pinioned and restrained against his body by a fallen tree.
>P-A-L is your pal in learning. Now, try filling in the blanks below.
The water ★ and tossed about everything in its path. There was no ★ or a place where the water could be crossed. Not even a ★ or large sailing ship could have escaped the liquid ★ or monster.
The waves came suddenly: as if someone banged his ★, ★ or hammer, and then came the water. No men could humanly walk with an even ★ or keep an even manner of walking. No men could, due to the force of the ★ or monster, walk ★ or carefully. Everyone appeared ★or ★or delicate in front of the water. There was not even enough time to ★ or stare at the wall of water. No trees were spared except those with the widest girth. The animals' ★ and hairs on their back and neck rose and they ran.
A child was trying to pick up a ★from nearby shallow water, wanting to use the tool to pound and grind nuts into edible form. The floor used to be a ★, made of wood strips in mosaic-like pattern. It no longer was a parquet. Everything was ★, shabby and wretched. Where was the kid's dad? The old man had his right arm ★and restrained against his body by a fallen tree.
Sunday, September 17, 2006
P-A-L's Notepad: FAQ added
This week I've decided to not add new stories to the blog. Showing readers how to work with P-A-L is just as important, as the reader number increases. In http://pal-advanced.blogspot.com/, you will find a list of the FAQs.
Sunday, September 10, 2006
Phuket Vocabs 1: The Tsunami
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Committing to memory – the following words are what we are going to learn.
orgies ¶ panache ¶ pastiche ¶ tintinnabulation ¶ brackish ¶ pell-mell ¶ macabre ¶ lunged ¶ lull ¶ nether ¶ levee ¶ chaparrals ¶ transmute ¶ Cartographers ¶ galumped ¶ filigree ¶ fluke ¶ gaunt ¶ hale ¶ hardy ¶ hedonist ¶ hackneyed ¶ harping ¶ homily ¶ haggle ¶ harrowing ¶
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This was where foreign tourists had their orgies, drunken revelries. This was where the rich and famous demonstrated their panache and flamboyance, and where pastiche or imitation of another's style was frowned upon. But came the tsunami, from a massive underwater earthquake. The disaster struck only hours after the tourists heard the tintinnabulation, tinkling sounds of the bells of the festive season.
The water was brackish, salty and distasteful. When the brackish water dashed pell-mell and disorderly into islands which used to be a heaven for tourists, everything became chaotic. The act of the nature was gruesome and macabre. The water lunged and thrusted forward. There was not a lull or moment of calm. All nether and lower regions were covered in water in less than a minute. No levee, earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding, could have prevented the mayhem.
There were cars being trapped in chaparrals, dense, often impenetrable, growth of shrubs and thorny bushes. It would be a long time before the place would transmute or change itself back to being a popular tourist destination. Cartographers and people who make maps would be busy redoing the maps of the affected areas.
" Elephants galumped and moved in a clumsy manner, as if they knew that disaster was going to strike. Not many human beings had a dignified escape, nevertheless. My daughter was wearing a pendant with gold filigree, lace-like metalwork, when the fluke and unlikely occurrence struck," said a gaunt and lean and angular woman. She used to be hale and healthy, and she used to look hardy and sturdy. She used to be a hedonist, and believe that pleasure was the sole purpose of life. "I know it sounds hackneyed or commonplace … and I am not going to give anyone a harping or tiresome dwelling on a subject. No body wants a sermon, serious warning or homily at this point. I don't want to haggle or bargain with fate, and all I want is to know where my daughter is." Cries like these were commonplace.
It was a harrowing and traumatic experience for millions.
>P-A-L is your pal in learning. Now, try filling in the blanks below.
This was where foreign tourists had their ¶ , drunken revelries. This was where the rich and famous demonstrated their ¶ and flamboyance, and where ¶ or imitation of another's style was frowned upon. But came the tsunami, from a massive underwater earthquake. The disaster struck only hours after the tourists heard the ¶ , tinkling sounds of the bells of the festive season.
The water was ¶ , salty and distasteful. When the brackish water dashed ¶ and disorderly into islands which used to be a heaven for tourists, everything became chaotic. The act of the nature was gruesome and ¶ . The water ¶ and thrusted forward. There was not a ¶ or moment of calm. All ¶ and lower regions were covered in water in less than a minute. No ¶ , earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding, could have prevented the mayhem.
There were cars being trapped in ¶ , dense, often impenetrable, growth of shrubs and thorny bushes. It would be a long time before the place would ¶ or change itself back to being a popular tourist destination. ¶ and people who make maps would be busy redoing the maps of the affected areas.
" Elephants ¶ and moved in a clumsy manner, as if they knew that disaster was going to strike. Not many human beings had a dignified escape, nevertheless. My daughter was wearing a pendant with gold ¶ , lace-like metalwork, when the ¶ and unlikely occurrence struck," said a ¶ and lean and angular woman. She used to be ¶ and healthy, and she used to look ¶ and sturdy. She used to be a ¶ , and believe that pleasure was the sole purpose of life. "I know it sounds ¶ or commonplace … and I am not going to give anyone a ¶ or tiresome dwelling on a subject. No body wants a sermon, serious warning or ¶ at this point. I don't want to ¶ or bargain with fate, and all I want is to know where my daughter is." Cries like these were commonplace.
It was a ¶ and traumatic experience for millions.
>P-A-L is your pal in learning.
Committing to memory – the following words are what we are going to learn.
orgies ¶ panache ¶ pastiche ¶ tintinnabulation ¶ brackish ¶ pell-mell ¶ macabre ¶ lunged ¶ lull ¶ nether ¶ levee ¶ chaparrals ¶ transmute ¶ Cartographers ¶ galumped ¶ filigree ¶ fluke ¶ gaunt ¶ hale ¶ hardy ¶ hedonist ¶ hackneyed ¶ harping ¶ homily ¶ haggle ¶ harrowing ¶
Learn them here ...
This was where foreign tourists had their orgies, drunken revelries. This was where the rich and famous demonstrated their panache and flamboyance, and where pastiche or imitation of another's style was frowned upon. But came the tsunami, from a massive underwater earthquake. The disaster struck only hours after the tourists heard the tintinnabulation, tinkling sounds of the bells of the festive season.
The water was brackish, salty and distasteful. When the brackish water dashed pell-mell and disorderly into islands which used to be a heaven for tourists, everything became chaotic. The act of the nature was gruesome and macabre. The water lunged and thrusted forward. There was not a lull or moment of calm. All nether and lower regions were covered in water in less than a minute. No levee, earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding, could have prevented the mayhem.
There were cars being trapped in chaparrals, dense, often impenetrable, growth of shrubs and thorny bushes. It would be a long time before the place would transmute or change itself back to being a popular tourist destination. Cartographers and people who make maps would be busy redoing the maps of the affected areas.
" Elephants galumped and moved in a clumsy manner, as if they knew that disaster was going to strike. Not many human beings had a dignified escape, nevertheless. My daughter was wearing a pendant with gold filigree, lace-like metalwork, when the fluke and unlikely occurrence struck," said a gaunt and lean and angular woman. She used to be hale and healthy, and she used to look hardy and sturdy. She used to be a hedonist, and believe that pleasure was the sole purpose of life. "I know it sounds hackneyed or commonplace … and I am not going to give anyone a harping or tiresome dwelling on a subject. No body wants a sermon, serious warning or homily at this point. I don't want to haggle or bargain with fate, and all I want is to know where my daughter is." Cries like these were commonplace.
It was a harrowing and traumatic experience for millions.
>P-A-L is your pal in learning. Now, try filling in the blanks below.
This was where foreign tourists had their ¶ , drunken revelries. This was where the rich and famous demonstrated their ¶ and flamboyance, and where ¶ or imitation of another's style was frowned upon. But came the tsunami, from a massive underwater earthquake. The disaster struck only hours after the tourists heard the ¶ , tinkling sounds of the bells of the festive season.
The water was ¶ , salty and distasteful. When the brackish water dashed ¶ and disorderly into islands which used to be a heaven for tourists, everything became chaotic. The act of the nature was gruesome and ¶ . The water ¶ and thrusted forward. There was not a ¶ or moment of calm. All ¶ and lower regions were covered in water in less than a minute. No ¶ , earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding, could have prevented the mayhem.
There were cars being trapped in ¶ , dense, often impenetrable, growth of shrubs and thorny bushes. It would be a long time before the place would ¶ or change itself back to being a popular tourist destination. ¶ and people who make maps would be busy redoing the maps of the affected areas.
" Elephants ¶ and moved in a clumsy manner, as if they knew that disaster was going to strike. Not many human beings had a dignified escape, nevertheless. My daughter was wearing a pendant with gold ¶ , lace-like metalwork, when the ¶ and unlikely occurrence struck," said a ¶ and lean and angular woman. She used to be ¶ and healthy, and she used to look ¶ and sturdy. She used to be a ¶ , and believe that pleasure was the sole purpose of life. "I know it sounds ¶ or commonplace … and I am not going to give anyone a ¶ or tiresome dwelling on a subject. No body wants a sermon, serious warning or ¶ at this point. I don't want to ¶ or bargain with fate, and all I want is to know where my daughter is." Cries like these were commonplace.
It was a ¶ and traumatic experience for millions.
>P-A-L is your pal in learning.
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