VIP Class Notes (Tibo) [S+W]

A few years ago, a young boy sold a kidney to get an iPad 2. He died last year. What do you think about it?

talk about salary and politics is ok because no one cares. and for me I really hate someone ask me do you have bf or get married.
A lot of my uncles and grandmothers usually ask me that so I go back home last month to avoid that. Just only visit with my parents.
A lot of old people think it is like a rule, They think I should do that and some of my classmates in high school they asked on the WeChat who got married. It is like gossip.
But I removed them / I deleted some of them because I never contact with them.
I think classmates never wish you get better than them. But only one or two keep In touch but they never care who you are are.
But some young girls they can talk very conformable with someone they just met but you don’t know who they are.

Talking about your salary is not ok but politics is ok because no one cares. For me I really hate  if/when someone asks me do you have bf or are you married.
A lot of my uncles and grandmothers usually ask me that so I went back home last month to avoid that.  I Just visited my parents / I only met my parents
A lot of old people think it is like a rule, They think I should do that and some of my classmates in high school asked on WeChat who got married. It was like gossip.
But I left the group. I removed them / I deleted some of them because I never contact with them.
I think classmates never wish you get better than them. / compare themselves to you / always compete with you / But only one or two keep in touch because they really like you.
But some young girls they can talk very conformably with someone they just met at the bar even when you don’t know who they are.

Why is money important in our life?

We usually hear about that :Money doesn’t buy happiness , health…etc. if you are a money driven person, you will lose yourself.
money is not everything, but we can not live without money. it’s so controdicting. with money you can improve your, give your kid a better edcation and life.
you also can make a good comunication with freinds. because if you don’t having enough money , you can not meet your freiend who calls you or invites you to have a meal.
before meet them you have to think about that wheter the next month there’s not enough money for living. if you don’t have enough money , you have to work however you don’t live the job, but you need the job.
with money we can save time, no need to spend much time to do someting(for example , when you need to aply a licence but you have to wait and prepare a lot of documents..)
however money is emportant , don’t need to be enslaved by money. spend the money on what is really worthy, to make your life is wealthy enough even luxury.

We usually hear about that :Money doesn’t buy happiness , health…etc. if you are a money driven person, you will lose yourself.
money is not everything, but we can not live without money. it’s so contradicting/ it is such a contradiction with money you can improve yourself / become a better person.  Give your kid a better education and life.
You also can make a good social life with friends. because if you don’t having enough money , you can not meet your friends when  they call you or invite you to have a meal.
before meeting them you have to think about whether there’s enough money for living next month or not . If you don’t have enough money , you have to work no matter if  you like the job, you need the job.
With money we can save time, no need to spend much time to do something(for example , when you need to apply for a licence you have to wait and prepare a lot of documents but if you have money you can pay someone to do it for you.)
however important money is  , don’t be enslaved by money. Spend money on what is really worth it, to make your life wealthy enough, maybe even luxurious.

Vocabulary

luxury (n)
Chanel is a luxury brand.

luxurious(adj)
He has a luxurious life.

social life : interaction with other people.
I work too hard recently, I don’t have time for my social life.
After he got married, his social life ended.

contradiction (n) : idea with a different meaning
You said that your company was n1 but I read on the paper that another company was n1. How do you explain this contradiction?

Curly : that moves in circles
She wants to have curly hair.

connection : quality of network/signal
The connections is bad in the countryside

unstable : not stable / always changing
I was on the train so the signal was unstable
The mood of my boss is unstable.

to expire : to be too late for something.
I had a coupon for free coffee, but I went on a holiday and when I came back I realized the coupon had already expired.

discount : price reduction
We have a discount on hats today. They are 20% off.

taboo (n) : something you cannot do/talk about
In some countries it is taboo to ask people how much they earn.
The driver asked me about my religion but for me that is a taboo, I don’t like to talk about it.

religion : belief.
The main religion in Thailand is Buddhism

Buddhism
Christianity
Islam

to compete : to fight to be better
During the soccer World Cup, all the countries compete to win the cup.

a competition :
I watched a mobile game competition on TV, it was very interesting.

using no matter (something)
No matter the weather, I will run tomorrow. (I will run if it rains / I will run it it is sunny, I don’t care about the weather)
No matter my weight I will eat my more tasty food.

no matter if….
No matter if my weight increases, I will continue to eat more tasty food.

however / but
It is important to make money, however we also need to think about our health.

to apply for : to ask to be considered for something
I applied for a visa to visit Europe.

before doing something
Before sending your homework, make sure you didn’t not leave any mistakes.
Before eating something, make sure that it is not expired.

gambling : playing money games
Some people lose their house because they like to gamble

to gamble : to play money games
People like to gamble on the result of soccer games.

to be married / to get married
Tom is married. He got married 2 years ago.
I received a message on WeChat. He is getting married next week and invited me.
I am too young to get married, I want to wait a little longer.

Grammar

if sentence A -> sentence B
If he doesn’t give me a bonus, I will quit

when A-> B
When I heard the noise, I woke up