The Party Continues......

Captain American and Josie and the Pussycats

It's the new Phantom of the Opera!!!!!!!!

"EEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee"

Sniff, sniff... what is this? Having a good sipping shots, compliments of I love Shanghai, the bar.

Betty and Elaine sharing a Lollipop!

Betty shaking hands with President-Elect Obama.  "I got yer vote, right?" -Obama

Betty not understanding that underage drinking is illegal...that ain't fruit juice, Betty!

UNDER AGE DRINKER!!!!!!!

Mr. Anonymous and Pocahontas (insert sound of crickets)

"AAAAAHHHHH YOU RED!!!" - Jason

Brian's fashion consultant, Claybera, gives a limp-wristed round of applause ...

Heath Ledger would've worn shoes...

Sean seems left out in the background, don't worry Sean you'll get another chance to see Obama

Neo getting the crowd's attention with them finger guns!

"I'll be the Next Chinese president and I'll show you who's boss, Mr. Obama!" - Little Asian Boy

And the Winner for Best Costume goes to the witch and wizard..."They are cute as a button!"

IT's the BIG BAD WOLF!!!! RUN LITTLE PIGGIES!

Jackie has the best and only White fro at the Party!  Work it!  Make it work, Jackie!  Make it work!

:Muah!: to the camera - Maffi  Maffi's lips are automatically triggered by the flash of a camera

Mr. Asian Glow posing with Friday the 13th's Jason.  Careful now...

Cheers! 

"Yeah, wassup!!!! Drink up" - York

Chinky wanna drink!!!! Cheers for the Chinky

Mr. Asian Glow still posing........ and Pocahontas definetly not impressed...Jane is so not PC

White girl pretending to be chinese, Asian pretending  to be a Cowgirl?!?! Only possible during halloween

"AAAHHHHHHH I'm gonna Kill YOU!!!" - Neo

"HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!" - EVERYONE

Wait... take 2, Garrick's head was in the way earlier

Mr. Asian Glow still trying to look pimp while posing and Jane looking for a refill...... pour it pour it on her!! (E-shyh)

GRRRRRRRR + Kiss + Smile = all Crew

Thanks to Brando again for the great pictures.

For all those that missed out this party.... well, TOO BAD! YOU'LL HAVE TO WAIT ANOTHER YEAR, but make sure this time you sign up for the halloween party!!! The next one will be even BETTER!

Halloween Party!!!! If you missed it, you missed out on a night of fun!

"Mmmm Halloween ????" - Gus

Getting ready for the First Event!!!!

SHRIMP!!!! wait... FRIED SHRIMP!!! MMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmm

"WHO TURNED OFF THE LIGTHS?"

"Hello beautiful!" - Icemen

Even the Devil needs to be wrapped up...

Hurry he is breaking loose!!!!

TAKE HIS DEVIL HORNS OFF!!!!!!!

"i don't want to be wrapped up!! nooo not meeeeeeeeee"

Pose for a picture before you get wrapped up

OH, what are we going to do with the toilet paper??

Elain attempting to hone her skills for the new season of Project Runway.  

Jon showing us that even a beautiful woman cannot separate him from his other love.  

"Im a NINJA!!! GRRRRRR I'LL TEAR YOU APART" -official quote from Jon

Toby showing us the masuline aspect of the military beret

Brian's usual look at around 2am, SERIOUSLY!

Obama, the black sheep, the Aussie Indian and the Gringo...

Don't worry Iceman, you'll get your chance to dunk your head with 4 other guys into the same tub.

look at Icemen and how anxious he looks!!

YEAH!!! SEASON, WET and HAPPY!!

On your mark, get set........ DUNK!!!!

*WHEW! I made it!

Typical Asian Victory Sign!!!!

A Mexican + a Cowgirl + a Devil.... = one awkward moment

The Big Bad Wolf and others who failed to get the memo about Halloween!

Linda D. never misses a Big Event...Mmmmmm munch munch!!

"This is my mask for Halloween! Mr. Serious!" - Jimmy

Finally, Will found something more intimidating than the mirror

Time to Celebrate Halloween with kooky facial gestures and chopsticks...

Elaine seems to be having a good time, probably because she didn't have to bob for apples.

WOOOOOOO!!!!!!

"there's my second face!!  I like to call it, Magnum!"

Muahahahahahahaha I'm with the Death Goddess... lots of evil there...scary!

Jon + 2 Glasses of beer = Asian Glow!!!!!!!  Lobster face...

The Mysterious Twins.... (not really mysterious)...Garrik looks like a Merman.

Captain American in Shanghai displaying his freedom smile.

Obama Handing out financial bailouts...

and again, "Guess what is in your hand?" - Obama

Surrounded by 3 angels, of course you'll smile like that Evan!  Evan could pass as  a descendant of Sitting Bull.

Inspiring the ladies with more freedom smiles!   You go Captain America

"Shots for everyone!!!" - Neo

AAAHHHH what is this in my hand?!?!?!!?

oh... ewww.... oh...

"What no triva? So, I can't Cheat? Bummer!"  John Wayne Gacy, eat your heart out! 

Everyone LOVES JESUS The POLITICALLY/SEXUALLY-CONFUSED UNDECIDED VOTER.

God knows what Jaret is doing...(It's called a reverse cat tail)  Notice how Jesus turns bats into finger eaters.

Round 2 for the shots, about time! 

"mmmw...a...it....mmmm pic....tur....." - Jason

ARRRR me Wolfman ARRRRRRRR...

More to come...... Stay Tuned

体育频道-健身时代

桌球-Billiards

体育频道-健身时代

街舞-Hip Hop

体育频道-健身时代

击剑-Fencing

The first ever Talk English International trip!  Yes, it happened with the hard work of staff and Crew and the eager Talk English members.  Congrats to all for hard work that paid off.  Of course, most of us can sit back and imagine the sand in our feet and the feeling of an island breeze.  I can only imagine the fun they had. Ok, I am jealous, but also very excited that everyone had a GREAT time and made it back safely. 

 The pictures look absolutely beautiful and the fun in the sun and sand looks like a time and place to stay...maybe forever!  More pictures to come...Congratulations:  Shimmer, Kenny, Season, Brian...

在我们活动专员Bob的带领下，首次部落活动“Learning English Songs”顺利圆满结束了！

活动中大家很High很Happy，尤其是William（下图中）在Bob（下图个头最高的）的吉他伴奏下即兴演唱，其演唱功底体现得淋漓尽致，堪比超级男声。

另外Jonny,Lily,Vincent,Sunny等也有精彩演出，部落以后每月都有活动，喜爱吉他，喜爱西方音乐以及想提升英文的都来加入我们部落吧。

以下是活动精彩照片，希望下次可以看到你的身影哦！

Great news! As you may know, Talk iTutor, the sensational new online learning solution, powered by TMM (Tell Me More), has become a central and important part of Talk English. Today, Patricia Duret, co-founder and Global Service Director of the company Auralog, which created TMM (Tell Me More), came all the way over from France HQ and visited our company HQ, to take a first-hand look at how Talk English is using their product in the Shanghai/mainland China market. She was very impressed with what Jim and we have done with their product, and how we've integrated it into Talk English as a whole. Talk iTutor offers over 2000+hours of blended e-learning, aimed at improving your speaking, listening, reading, and writing abilities in English anytime, anywhere online..... and it is indeed a great honor to have the co-founder and creator of TMM visit us! Here is a picture of Ms. Duret (she's the one next to Jim), and the rest of the Academic Team at Talk HQ.

As the one responsible for Talk iTutor and the online operations, I'd like to say to all the EC's that are selling this, that you are doing a great job so far (over 200 users and counting), so continue to get lots more people to sign up and use iTutor. Soon there will be a new product on market, Talk Online, that will be even better...

For the SC's and CRM, keep offering excellent customer service for the product to our members. And for all the members, keep logging on to iTutor, practice on it, and keep going to the related classes every day... like the good English learners you all are!

What brings you to Shanghai?
I've been studying Chinese for more than 10 years now, and have been lucky enough to travel around China several times.  After studying here in Shanghai last year, I decided I really loved the city and wanted to come back.  It reminds me in many ways of home, since I'm from New York: I love how there is always something happening here.  I love how busy the city is.

What did you think it was going to be like in Shanghai?
I wasn't sure, really.  Everytime I've come to China, so much has changed.  When I left last year, I knew that there was already so much in development: new subways, new skyscrapers, and more.  So coming back, I didn't really know what to expect.  Despite that, everything here has met my expectations.

What impresses you most about Shanghai?
The speed of the city.  Everything here moves so quickly, whether it's buildings going up, neighborhoods developing, or the taxis driving down the road.  Then again, I'm from New York and I tend to walk quickly, and that's something people here definitely don't do.

What do you enjoy about working for Talk English?
I really love where I come from and I'm proud of so much of my culture, whether it's music, sports, or food.  I like that working for Talk English gives me the opportunity to share that culture with others, while at the same time being able to learn more about their culture.

What advice would you give our members?  Or what encouragement can you offer those who might find themselves in an English cquisition rut?
You've got to take risks!  As someone who has studied Chinese for so long, I know what it's like to reach a point where you're not making any progess.  The best way to fix that is to mix it up and try something different.  If you are really comfortable talking about certain subjects, put yourself into a situation where you have to talk about something else, even if you might screw up.  If you make mistakes, then you can learn from them.