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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London Eye – British Fame

Londoners are very proud of London Eye, the biggest Ferris wheel around the world.
It might look impressive especially on a foggy night.

On the other hand, the view would be amazing on a clear sunset. I’ve got the chance to be on London Eye more than once (quite touristic, aren’t I? . And these [...]

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Addiction to Internet

I watched a program today on TV about Addicted to Internet. Nowadays, we live in a Digital world where we can connect to the Internet just with a small mobile phone. As they say, “just a button away“… I find it so easy for me to be addicted to things. When I was really young, [...]

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My Lavender won’t bloom…

For me, lavender is a special kind of plant. It’s hard for me to tell enough how much I feel about them. I love looking at their flowers. They are shining modestly in the sun, they are wild and cute, their smell is sweet and divine, their purple colour is just beautiful, especially in the [...]

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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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The end of the World that wouldn’t be

One of the most repeated apocalyptic scenarios through History has been that of a “superpopulated” world, exhausting resources in an unsustainable growth. Well, recent studies say that the End of the World is not any more. Well, not that way at least.
You might have heard about the Easter Island where, legend goes, a culturally and [...]

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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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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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