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Let me first congratulate you on your book, Tintinxmu! I believe it would make great reading even to us who're not that unfamiliar with the culture anymore. However, my last book I ordered from Amazon has never arrived at my Chinese destination and although I got refunded, I'm a little unsure whether I should go through the effort again. But I'm tempted to order your book (although I don't fancy the name! ).

About the website (www.englishstoriesforfun.com): I like the idea of the more simpler English stories and of course, I think the vocab lists in the beginning and comprehension questions at the end are bonusses as it would just make reading so much easier for the average Chinese student (who does not have any inclination toward the reading of English). Thanx for availing it to us. I'm sure somehow one can put it to good use in the EFL environment at times.

Have you written those poems yourself?! Ha, I like the Kookaburra one (maybe as the bird reminds me so much of another similar looking bird in RSA of the woodpecker family)!

But another interesting observation was from the section on life in OZ. It's suddenly given me some perspective on the phenomenon why so many South Africans prefer Australia above any other country in the world. Amongst others, plenty of sunshine, beaches and importantly, BBQs (okay, I'm not chatting sport now as ruggas and cricket would then have been at the top of the list)! I never realized that the Aussies had that identical cultural streak! And it's not those unusual Russian or Chinese BBQs where they'd put the meat in chunks on a stick - it's REAL BBQs! You got my mouth watering by at least one of those pics! That explains so much about the real attractions to your country! Take a South African's BBQ away from him and he's no full-blooded South African anymore! But okay, back to EFL, I hope this would interest the students too about this little insight on another cultural experience (I'd like to believe so!).

Your book and website serve as further confirmation that foreigners should not be regarded as a threat to China (as some like the Yang Rui's like the Chinese to believe lately). Most foreigners are assets to this country and have very good intentions, and contributions as this enhance that fact even more. So, well done Lana Kerr (or Ke Lan)!