Monkey in the Cage

I went to see “Speed the Plow” the other day. There are only 2 actors and 1 actress on the stage for continuous 90 minutes performance. The plot of the play is simple. A Hollywood producers Charlie and his old mate -Bobby- spend most of their time arguing about Money vs Art, the beautiful secretary, [...]

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A boozing culture

How was your weekend? “My weekend was quiet” is not a “Kool” answer. Surely I need something like “hammered”, “hangover”, “party”…That’s what is expected or otherwise, people would tell you “Get a life, mate!”.
Well, one should not be surprised to see that Britain is a boozy country. Their statistics show that 60% of the population [...]

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Most wanted woman

This is what I found on my holidays last week in a beautiful town by the beach. I think this is the most sensible advertisement that I have ever seen.

Mr Material is looking for his Ms Right:

Good Woman
Must be able to cook
Clean
Gut fish
Dig worms
Have a nice boat
Have a prestige car
Please send your photo of car [...]

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Tough + Sweat = Fit (???)

Last Friday, BBC had an interesting article about Health concerns. It’s read: “Exercise ‘must be tough to work’! ” Sounds hard, isn’t it? After years and years of research, now they have concluded that an easy, gentle exercise (such as ‘a mere stroll to the car park’) might not be enough to keep you [...]

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Job hunt – a mental game

Yes, it is a mental game. Mental, I mean a Crazy Mind Game. It’s a game between the employer and the candidate. I’ve been in these two positions. The game is always the same.
And here’s my conclusion: It’s just a matter of who’s more desperate!
Ideal case:
If the company is having good reputation, rewarding jobs, good [...]

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Beware, those who love espressos…

A 17 year old girl was rushed to hospital last Wednesday after taking seven double espressos!!! (BBC News)
The funny thing is she’s a student, but maybe that day, she forgot how to count or measure.
Espresso might be great, but with that amount of caffeine, well, I think it might be a tiny bit more than [...]

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Take as many holidays as you want

The free London business newspaper City A. M. published last Tuesday that the consulting firm Ernst & Young is to implement a scheme so its employees can take as many holidays as they want. Forget about 20 working days. If you want to take 30, do so. 40? No problem. That’s a good place to [...]

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Harry Potter – what’s next?

I’ve been thinking of the series after Harry Potter. Normally a successful sequel is followed by another one. Who could be potentially the main plot or the next hero?
Will it be about the Elder Wand even though Harry Potter is dead undefeated? Will the Wand with its own power lures the next powerful and greedy [...]

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English culture – flattering culture???

I didn’t know much about English culture before I’m here. I was told that Englishmen are polite, frank, have good sense of humour and so on. But I’ve never heard anyone say that they should be famous for flattering…
G’morning, beautiful.
How are you today, gorgeous?
You o’right, lovely?
…
How can one answer these questions without being blushed? Well, [...]

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Being tagged for 8 August…

I’m being tagged by rieaane for the coming 8th of August, and here are my 8 confessions about myself:
1. My artist: I love paintings. I love many many artists. I especially adore Impressionists, and Surrealists. But the special ones for me are Monet, for his beautiful waterlily flowers, and Frida, for her efforts [...]

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