Open F2F Class Notes 7th July (Harmony)

Review:

Nomad/gypsy

She better not be angry – she shouldn’t get mad/ she should be calm

Pay more attention on our health – Pay more attention to our health

I just quitted for maybe 2-3 months – I quit maybe 2-3 months ago.

Diagnose: (verb) to determine the problem.

Diagnosis: (noun) the final determination of the problem.

“drinking” = drinking alcohol. (a lot)

1. We’re going drinking = we are all getting drunk

“going for drinks” = going to have an alcoholic drink (casual)

1. Let’s go for drinks after work to de-stress.

Adding “de”:  undo something.

Eg.  De-stress = un-stress yourself/relax

Eg.  Decompress = to relax/ to unwind.

Spin class:  a class at the gym where you ride stationary bikes together. (dynamic bicucle)

Stationary:  stays in one spot.

Original:

My smoking history
I started smoking since college period, which had been 7 years. At first, I just thought smoking is cool, and I could have a deep communication with my classmates who smoked too. When I was in Japan, I smoked more because of the pressure of the entering a college, and could chat with Japanese partners during my part time job.
After I came back and worked in an advertising agency, overtime was usual and sometimes worked until midnight, even the whole night, which brought pressures to me. The smoking was a way for de-stress for me. Therefor, I had never thought about quitting smoking.
Actually, I tried to quite several times in last two years as my wife required me to do that, but failed every time. However, It is weird that I quite it two months ago, because of having a cold. I felt so bad about my throat, and I didn’t want to touch one single cigarette. After recovering, I found I still have no desire to smoke, even be invited by my college or see some else being smoking.
That’s the magical part of life. Sometimes you tried your best to do something, but you can’t achieve your goal. But sometimes, you didn’t have any ambition to do it, and you just did it.
Anyway, quitting smoking is good for my health and anyone around me. I wish I could keep it.

Edited:

My smoking history
I had smoked since my college period, which has been 7 years. At first, I just thought smoking was cool, and I could have a deep communication with my classmates who smoked too. When I was in Japan, I smoked more because of the pressures of entering a college, and could chat with Japanese partners during my part time job.
After I came back and worked in an advertising agency, overtime was normal and sometimes we worked until midnight, or even the whole night, which brought pressures to me. The smoking was a way for me to de-stress. Therefore, I had never thought about quitting smoking.
Actually, I tried to quit several times in the last two years as my wife required me to do that, but I failed every time. However, it is weird that I quit it two months ago, because of having a cold. I felt so bad about my throat, and I didn’t want to touch one single cigarette. After recovering, I found I still have no desire to smoke, even when invited by my colleagues or if I see some else smoking.
That’s the magical part of life. Sometimes you try your best to do something, but you can’t achieve your goal. But sometimes, you don’t have any ambition to do it, and it just happens.
Anyway, quitting smoking is good for my health and anyone around me. I hope I can keep it up.