To all new generation for AD 501

To all new student for Business Communication class,

I would like to give you some reccomendations to not only pass this course, but also be successfull in impoving your english skills.

First, attendence and participation. You should not miss any class if it is not emergency as there will be a good practice or interesting activity in every class that you should participate.

Second, regularly post your blog. Blog is another tool used to practice your english skills. You will be assigned to post three blogs a week and it should not be all in the same day. The regularly blog posted would reflect your determination and contribution you put to your assignment. At first, it might be difficult for you, but if you frequently do it like a routine, you will be better and feel more comfortable to do this.

Third,be honest. Honest is very nevessary thing for doing everthing. In this course, professor will trust and believe in what you say or what you do. So you should be honest for everything you do and do not make your professor disappointed with you.

Moreover, you should all your skills, listening,reading, speaking and writing, frequently. If you don't your skills will get worse and worse finally. Fins some foreigners who are native speakers to hang out with. This is another good way to practice you skills. Keep do it and you will succeed in the future.

That's all I think it is important to pass this class as well as be successful in using english language. Wish you all good luck.

My AD501

Hey everyone,

It's bo. I just want to say thank you everyone in this class especially BRUCE. First, I didn't know why I have to take an english class again while I'm studying my master degree. After I have taken this class, I just realized that my english skills not good enough for studying in the country that use english as a native language. Now, I think that this class is very beneficial to me.

Thanks Bruce for your contribution, advices and motivation. I will try to keep improving and practicing my english skills. I will try to practice my skills with native speakers not with my THAI friends. :)

Thanks all my friends. I hope you also have a good time in this class. Don't forget to keep in touch with me from time to time. It's my pleasure to know you all. Here is my contact.

Email: du_indee@hotmail.com (msn and facebook), dusidac@bu.edu

Have a good time in Boston :D

Take care

โอ้เจ้าหนี้ Oh!Creditor

ไม่ได้หนี ไม่ได้หาย
didn’t run, didn’t hide
ไม่ได้ย้าย แต่มันไม่มี
didn’t move, but I don’t have it

ไม่มี ไม่หนี ไม่จ่าย
I don’t have it, I didn’t run, I didn’t pay
ก็แค่เงิน สองสามพัน
It’s only two or three thousand (baht)
โถนิดเดียว ทำเป็นเรื่องใหญ่
That’s just a little thing, but you make it like a big problem.
บอกแล้ว ถ้าฉันมี
I told you already if I had it
จะคืนทันทีทั้งต้นและทั้งดอก
I’d pay you back everything immediately, with interest.
ไม่ต้องมาทวง บอกไปเลย
You don’t have to come dunning or asking for it
ตอนนี้ ไม่มี
Right now, I don’t have it.

โอ้เจ้าหนี้พอทีไม่ต้องมาแหย่
Oh, creditor, no need to come collecting
ตอนนี้กำลังแย่
Right now’s a terrible time
ทวงทุกวันมันก็ไม่มี
Asking every day, but I don’t have it.
โอ้เจ้าหนี้ยืมมาไม่นานเลยนี่
Oh, creditor, I haven’t borrowed it for that long
อีกสักปี ผ่อนผันกันไปก่อน
Give me another year’s extension.

อย่านะ อย่าทวง
Please don’t dun or ask!
ขอร้อง เดี๋ยวยืมต่อนะ
I’m begging you, give me a little longer
อย่าใจร้อน
Don’t get mad!
ขอเวลาอีกนิดเดียว
Give me a little more time.
รับรองจะคืน
I promise I will pay you back

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Don't forget to check it out!

Obama's Afghanistan Plan

On Tuesday evening at West point, President Obama addressed to the public about his Afghanistan plan. Obama plans to deploy 30,000 more troops and call on NATO allies to contribute another 10,000 soldiers to Afghanistan. With this number, it would bring the total number of U.S. troops there up to 100,000. He mentioned that his plan won’t be an open-ended and this will lead to a quick exit. The president promised to bring their troops back to the country within 18 months.

The war in Afghanistan has been lasting for more than 8 years. It started by the group of terrorists; Al Qaeda and Taliban. U.S. was also attracted by these terrorists on 9/11. Many people died and injured. After that people not only who are in U.S but also all countries started to worry about their security in life. So Obama would like to end this story as soon as possible in order to bring back all confidence. For this Afghanistan plan, U.S. aims to clean up all terrorists, especially Al Qaeda and Taliban leader, as well as rapidly build up a competent Afghan force.

Is this feasible? Is there any conflict occur?

In my opinion, there would be a conflict with the public and Democratic party sooner or later. This is because American people might not be satisfied with a high cost occurring from new military commitment during the economic hard time in the country. They might think that this expensive cost should be contributed to other project or development. Congressional Democrats have warned that the projected price tag of a new troop deployment could threaten Obama’s domestic agenda amid growing public unease over the widening federal budget deficit (Wilson, 2009).

Moreover, some democrats who oppose sending additional troops to Afghanistan have raised the possibility of new taxes to pay for the war. It could lead to a trouble approving a proposal for additional troops because of the costs and concern over its long-term national security implication (Wilson, 2009).

There are many issues to be reconsidered. For myself, I think it is impossible to clear everything within 18 months; it is too short to deal with this thing. This would raise some questions; do all the troops will still be brought back to the country if we can’t arrest the Al Qaeda and Taliban leader within 18 months? What is Obama’s back-up plan if everything is not going to be as what he expects? The president might have to reconsider this plan carefully again.

However, in the good side, he has showed the intention to bring a peace back to his people as well as to all nations. Since the security in life is one of the deepest need for all mankind, I think some confidence already occurred and this plan may be a good signal for ending the long story war in Afghanistan no matter what it is going to accomplish or not.

Should foreign students be welcomed to work in U.S.?

At the White House jobs summit on Friday, President Barack Obama warned against closing the door on foreign students, calling them one of the country's "greatest competitive advantages." There are both people who support and against this idea.

Obama did address the need to admit foreign students to a summit participant. He thinks that it is a good idea to allow more foreign students to work in the country. He believes that the country gets many talents to study here and it would be good if those talent students continue to start doing their business here also since it might lead to many creations of Intel or unexpected businesses.

There is a dramatic decrease in number of unemployment in the United States. Moreover, the demand for H-1B visa has been growing again recently. This may be a indicator of an increase in interest of offshore outsourcing by U.S. companies.

The H1B Visa (Professional in a Specialty Occupation) allows a U.S. employer to fill a position requiring the minimum of a baccalaureate in the particular field with a qualified worker from abroad. The foreign worker must possess that U.S. degree or an acceptable foreign alternative. In some cases, a combination of studies and relevant experience may substitute for the degree if it is determined by a certificate expert to qualify the foreign professional.

I think that many foreign students who come to study here will look for an opportunity to work also. I am the one among those people since I think it is a good opportunity to work in many different environments. So working here, I would gain many experiences that would be totally different from any experience I could find in my own country.

It is right that offshore outsourcing would affect an employment of local people and there might lead to some conflicts. However, every business has to meet their profit maximization, and then cutting cost by offshore outsourcing will be a good solution. Many businesses start offshore outsourcing both their production and service providing nowadays in order to gain any competitive advantage.

From my point of view, I would support Obama’s opinion to welcome those foreign students to work in the country. This is not only allows many businesses to cut their cost by offshore outsourcing to those foreign students but also make an employment in the country more competitive. The increase in competition in finding a job will make all people keep improving themselves and this will lead to a development of entire society.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Happy thanksgiving again everyone! This is the first time I passed and celebrated Thanksgiving in my life. Since there’s no Thanksgiving holiday like here in my home country, so I have no idea about this occasion before. It makes me want to know what is the important of this occasion and why people consider it very important day in a year.

Thanksgiving Day is a harvest festival celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada. Traditionally, it is a time to give thanks to God for the harvest and express gratitute to others for our many blessings. While historically religious in origin, Thanksgiving is now primarily identified as a secular holiday.

The date and location of the first Thanksgiving celebration is a topic of modest contention. The traditional "first Thanksgiving" is the celebration that occurred at the site of Plymouth Plantation, in 1621. The Plymouth celebration occurred early in the history of what would become one of the original thirteen colonies that became the United States. However, there was another, more modest Thanksgiving in Virginia on the banks of the James River in 1619. The celebration became an important part of the American myths by the 1800s. This Thanksgiving, modeled after celebrations that were commonplace in contemporary Europe, is generally regarded as America's first. Today, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the US and on the second Monday of October in Canada. Thanksgiving dinner is held on this day, usually as a gathering of family members and friends.

Thanksgiving this year I have a chance to go to New York. On Thanksgiving Day, most of shops and restaurant was closed. If they were opened, they would be closed earlier than normal day. This is because all American will go back and celebrate Thanksgiving dinner at their home with the whole family. They normally cooked turkey and eat with mashed potatoes etc. This might be the day that gathers all family members, in such an individualistic city, back together again.

The day after Thanksgiving is called “Black Friday”. This is the day that people start their shopping season for their Christmas. All the shop and department store are on sale including some brand names. This is another day that people are looking forward to every year. I saw a line of people standing in front of the shops and department stores waiting for their open hour. It is another new experience that I never met before. So next year, person who loves shopping like me would not miss to celebrate this occasion for sure.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

PART-TIME JOB vs STUDYING

Is it a good idea for finding a part-time job while studying? This question comes to my mind while I’m working my part-time job at Computer Lab. I think this is a good question. Some might think that working part-time job will affect your study at school or university. But for me, working part-time job is a good idea and it gives me many benefits.

I’m one of those who have a part-time job while studying. Because living expense in Boston is quite high and I want to have more experiences outside my classroom, I start to think about finding a part-time job while I’m studying my master in Boston. Now I’m working at Computer lab as a lab general assistant. First, I think that working at computer lab required many computer-related skills and I think I cannot do this job for sure. Fortunately, after an interview, I just realized that my job is just to monitor an overall of computer lab and give others a hand when they need help about printing or access to any program.

For my part, I don’t think that working part-time job would not affect your study. It is your responsibility to manage your time for doing both things if you would like to. In spite of, I think there are many advantages you can get from working while studying.

First, you can earn more money to compensate for expenses. Without a job, you have only expenses but no any income. And when you work by yourself, you will know the value of money you spent and this will help you spend money more carefully.

What’s more is working would help students learns more about responsibility. When people work, they have to take more responsibility than study. You might have to wake up since early morning to work or might have to go home late to finish your work too. If you aren’t responsible, it does not only affect your work but also others. That’s why working could help student learn more about responsibility.

Moreover, working allows you to gain others experiences besides a knowledge you gain from studying. When you are working, you might face other problems that you never face in you classroom. You have to solve the problem and learn more from the experiences you get. In addition, working will expand your network since you might meet and know more people who might not be your classmate.

Last but not least, working would make you understand and know how to use your knowledge and any skill you learn in the real life. Only theory is not enough, everything need a practical part in order to see how we can adapt or apply what we know to suit with a real life situation.

I think what I stated above would be enough to answer the question “Is it a good idea to work while you are studying”. And if I have a chance, I would persuade you to find a part-time job like me.