Sorry. Late introduction for myself.
By Leon
@ChinaLeon (247)
Tianjin, China
December 21, 2015 7:02am CST
Four days ago, I joined in myLot. Suddenly I was attracted by this site.After read the guidelines, I post my first discussion as soon as I can. And then I start communication with friends all over the world. But I notice that the new ones should prepare a introduction. So, this is mine: 
I was a Chinese boy born in the northeastern part of China. The climate here is very cold in winter. After I got a bachelor degree in 2011, I joined in a national oil company which provided me a job working in the offshore platform. (I'm going to the work for two weeks in this Friday,not happy
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The oil platform is located in middle of Bohai Bay.No cell phone signal but with television and very poor internet connection. (I'm not sure whether I can connect with myLot in the middle of the sea based on the poor internet connection.)
For my poor english performance, I never jioned any english community before. I find people here are friendly so I should have a try.
I have a wonderful family with my father,mother and 85 year-old grandma.
I love them so much. I appreciate them as the meaning of my life.
My father got ulcerative colitis last month but he is recovering.Thanks for god.
I was with my family for two month, which seldom happy in the previous time. Because my company is in another city and I want to show my best to my leaders in my free time which I'm off work from the platform.(Maybe you can/t understand that but it's very competitive in Chinese company) In previous time, I only spend about a week in two or three even four months.
But in this two month, I relize the nature of life that I should spend more time with my family and be regardless of so called promotion in career. The promotion is nothing compared with the love.
My friends, I hope you could understand the life more and more. Because I love this site very much, I spend much of my time browsing it.
My grandma realized this and shows a little angry today ,haha : Why you sit down in front of the computer and speak a little with me in these days
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Oh , I should stay with her and listen to those old stories now .
It's very nice to see you here! My dear meLot friends!17 people like this
15 responses
@DaddyEvil (139868)
• United States
31 Dec 15
This is a very good introduction, @ChinaLeon ! I am very happy to meet you (again)!
Your English is good, but will get better as you use myLot to visit with all your new friends here!
Your grandma is important, too, Leon. You should spend a little time with her, a little time on myLot then a little time with her. She loves you and misses talking to/with you!
You might explain to her what you are doing, maybe read some of the funny stories or interesting posts to her. You could tell her about @jaboUK and the stories she tells. I think your grandma might like talking with Jabo, too. (It is worth a try, right?)
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@DaddyEvil (139868)
• United States
1 Jan 16
@ChinaLeon That's okay! Nothing good is ever easy! You probably already know that by now!
Just be patient with grandma.... she will catch on fast enough.
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@ChinaLeon (247)
• Tianjin, China
31 Dec 15
Yeah! Nice to meet you,too.
I will try my best to improve my English here.
I think I should find my time balance between my grandma and myLot.
It's a good idea to read some funny stories got from the mylot to my grandma.
And next I want to teach my grandma learn the internet, but it's a little hard.
I will try my best to improve my English here.
I think I should find my time balance between my grandma and myLot.
It's a good idea to read some funny stories got from the mylot to my grandma.
And next I want to teach my grandma learn the internet, but it's a little hard.2 people like this
@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
21 Dec 15
Hello and welcome (though I know we exchanged thoughts elsewhere prior to this)
That is a beautiful introduction and after reading it all I had three thoughts. The first was for your grandma who proably can't understand why you prefer the screen rather than her company. The second was for the two weeks that you will be away. That will seem a long time but do your work well and it will soon pass. We will still be here when you return! The last thought was for your English and I compliment you for taking part in an English site when it is not your own language. Well done! You can learn English here when reading and writing - and you will be paid while having fun for doing that too! 
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@ChinaLeon (247)
• Tianjin, China
22 Dec 15
@mysdianait Thakns a lot! You give me much confidence for me.
First I have to find a balance between my gandma and the screen.
Second I want to say that the two weeks in the sea actually very short.Because we spend our time day by day on the ground but I spend my working time week by week in the sea.Two week is two units. I think it's the best way to solve the loneliness in the sea.
Third thanks for your compliment. Even though I have to use my on-line dictionary for most of time, I will try my best to improve my English peformance.
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
22 Dec 15
@ChinaLeon You will be surprised at how quickly you will learn here and you will make fewer and fewer mistakes as the months go by. It will be a fun ride I am certain! 
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@DaddyEvil (139868)
• United States
31 Dec 15
@ChinaLeon @mysdianait is one of the good people here on myLot! She encourages many people to do better and they listen to her and that works for them!
This is a great site! I believe you will do well here!
This is a great site! I believe you will do well here!2 people like this
@ChinaLeon (247)
• Tianjin, China
22 Dec 15
@LadyDuck Thanks! Sharing heart here with myLot friends is a wonderful thing .Because the people here are so friendly. And I love those stories shared by my grandma, which could let me back to those old times that I couldn't go back in reality. Those stories make me cherish what we have got today and teach me how to live.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
21 Dec 15
You and I have already been communicating Leon, but I'd still like to welcome you. Your English is very good, and I'm sure you'll fit in well here. It's good to learn a bit about you.
Isn't the internet wonderful when a 76 year old English woman can become friends with a young man such as yourself in China?
Btw. - Listen to your grandmother! You say you like my tales from long ago, so ask your grandmother for hers. Learn what it was like when she was young.
We'll understand if you won't be able to be on the internet while you are working on the oil platform, but we'll still be here when you return.
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@ChinaLeon (247)
• Tianjin, China
22 Dec 15
@jaboUK Thanks, Jabo! I will appreciate your compliment about my English, whcih give so much confidence.
The most amazing thing on the internet is that we could share thoughts here even we are far from each other.
I will listen to my grandma's tales. The most beatuiful moment I've ever experienced is that enjoy a cup of tea while my grandma narrating her young days.
I will try my best to stay in touch in the sea after this Friday.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
22 Dec 15
@ChinaLeon You have a great attitude and you will do well here.
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@ChinaLeon (247)
• Tianjin, China
22 Dec 15
@jaboUK Thanks! I believe in that "Attitude is altitude"
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
22 Dec 15
Welcome to myLot, you have commented on my posts and I appreciate that and I will always return the favor. it sounds like you are on the track for success in business and in family relations. That's a wonderful thing in a young man. I hope you like it here and stay in touch.
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@ChinaLeon (247)
• Tianjin, China
22 Dec 15
Thanks a lot! I will try my best to do well in my craeer. This is what my family members. And another reson is that I'm the only child in my family.(Due to Chinese goverment "one-child policy" which is the worst policy in he human history in my mind.) I should get a little suceess which could make them don't worry about my furture.
I like here very much. Stay in touch!
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@LLSummer (586)
• Guizhou, China
21 Dec 15
Welcome to mylot.I am a new around here , it is the first time for me to join the English site , in the beginning I feel so excited because I get a chance to communicate with friends who come from all over the world here . but now I didn't spend much time o here .because in the recent time I am so busy getting my work down. and I don't think your english performance is poor, on the contrary,I think you english is so good,but the poor thing is my English is low. and spending time companying our family is the most beautiful time we have.
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@LLSummer (586)
• Guizhou, China
22 Dec 15
@ChinaLeon Oh.I am so sorry about making you misunderstand that, I am in Guizhou,and I don't know how to correct my location in profile. if you have a chance to visit Guizhou just let me know,and I would like to show you around.
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@ChinaLeon (247)
• Tianjin, China
22 Dec 15
@LLSummer Thanks,Summer! Trust me , it's the most wonderful community that I've experienced. You are in Beijng?I'm in Tianjin, so close. I spent four years in Beijing for my bechelor study.
Btw, be careful of the severe haze in Beijing nowadays. Take care of yourself.
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@Carmelanirel2 (8084)
• United States
22 Dec 15
Welcome and I enjoyed reading your introduction. Though it isn't required, (I didn't make one when I first signed up with my first account years ago) but it makes it easier to know someone right away when communicating with them.
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@ChinaLeon (247)
• Tianjin, China
22 Dec 15
@Carmelanirel2 Yeah. I like to make friends here communicate with them. Stay in touch!
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@BelleStarr (61101)
• United States
23 Dec 15
Welcome Leon you will find that we are a very friendly bunch and your English is very good so don't worry at all. We are all glad to hear from you we enjoy sharing our thoughts and lives with people from all over the world.
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@BelleStarr (61101)
• United States
23 Dec 15
@ChinaLeon We all like it very much and enjoy the interactions we have. It is very culturally enlightening to see how everyone thinks and lives.
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@ChinaLeon (247)
• Tianjin, China
23 Dec 15
@BelleStarr Thank you for your compliment, Belle Starr! It seems like myLot is a secret and wonderful garden. It's different from other internet community.
Stay in touch!
Stay in touch!2 people like this
@marlina (154130)
• Canada
22 Dec 15
Hello Leon and welcome aboard! You did a very good job at expressing yourself here in your bio.
Your English is very good, you should be proud of yourself.
I am so looking forward to read more about your country and your life. Say Hello to your family, all the way from Canada.
We also have the name "Leon" in French.
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@ChinaLeon (247)
• Tianjin, China
22 Dec 15
@marlina (9674) Thank you for your greeting from Canada! So lucky we have the same name. The pronunciation of "Leon" is similar to my first name in Chinese.
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@JudyEv (344704)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Jan 16
Welcome to MyLot. Your English is very good. There are some Australian people who work on oil rigs too. They might work two weeks on the rig then have a week when they don't work at all. We call them FIFO workers which is short for 'fly in fly out'. So they fly in to the mainland then fly out to the rig.
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@JudyEv (344704)
• Rockingham, Australia
31 Jan 16
@ChinaLeon You're so right. My first plane ride was very exciting but now they're just something to be endured - particularly on a long flight.
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@ChinaLeon (247)
• Tianjin, China
31 Jan 16
Yeah , I'm FIFO workers Chinese version. Half of my time is on the sea and the others are on the mainland. The means of transportation is helicopter. It sounds like a little cool but actually it's boring......
It sounds like a little cool but actually it's boring...... 1 person likes this
@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
21 Dec 15
Welcome I hope you enjoy it here.
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@sgbrown (1638)
• United States
22 Dec 15
I think you have written a wonderful introduction! It is so nice to learn a little about people here and how they live. I hope you have a decent internet connection on the rig, but if you don't, we will understand. Do listen to your grandmother's stories and spend all the time with her you can. Someday she will be gone and you will wish you knew more about her and her stories.
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@ChinaLeon (247)
• Tianjin, China
22 Dec 15
@sgbrown Thanks a lot! I think the biggest benefits of this community is that we can share our thoughts and how we live. And I will collect some good tales told by my grandma and share them with you.
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@saurabhrmp (2283)
• Hyderabad, India
21 Dec 15
You are not late, it's just 4 days you joined and today is my 3rd day on mylot.
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@ChinaLeon (247)
• Tianjin, China
22 Dec 15
@saurabhrmp Haha. Let's enjoy here together!
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@saurabhrmp (2283)
• Hyderabad, India
22 Dec 15
@ChinaLeon; :-) :-) Hahaha, Let's have friends and enjoy on Mylot...
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@pgiblett (6524)
• Canada
21 Dec 15
Welcome, enjoy, but please ensure you communicate with correct use of the English language.
@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
21 Dec 15
Please check the Guidelines concerning the use of English here. You will find at the 4th dot from the beginning
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
21 Dec 15
This is where you will find out what kinds of behavior are accepted and unaccepted on myLot. When in doubt, remember the Golden Rule!
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