28 Feb 2010
22 Feb 2010
Some anecdotes
A friend in the rain
How a hobby can make you angry!
Recently I decided to take up photography as a hobby. I like taking snaps, but I am not very skilled. My snaps are either a complete failure for technical reasons, or are just not very imaginative.
First I decided that to be successful, I would have to buy new equipament. Just then I had an unexpect piece of good luck. A friend who works in a camera shop said she could sell me a valuable camera. A customer had left it at the shop to be repaired, but there had been a misunderstanding, and it was actually for sale. I thought this was a credible explanation and so I asked her some more questions. She said she had had a agreement with the customer and he had thrown the camera at her because she disliked his photos!
Althought he is a qualify designer, he didn't receive any offers of a job. After that he tried working from home, but it was not very profitable. Then he became an employee in a fast-food restaurant, even thought his earning were extremely low. He wish he had accepted early retirement from his old job. That is what he disagreed with his boss about!
Last week I was walking home after playing basketball when it started raining very heavily. 'Oh no, I will get soaked before I reach home', I thought. I wish I had rembember to bring my raincoat.' But unfortunately I had left it at home.
How stupid of me! I always forget to bring it with me. Luckily just then a friend of mine passed in her car and offered me a lift. 'Are you hoing home? she asked, 'or do you want to go for a drink?' 'I think I'd rather you took me home', I said. 'If I don't change my clothes, I know I will fall ill, and then I won't be able to play basketball next week. And I have been practising hard for the las month.' I will wait for you to change if you like', she told me. 'I think it's time you relaxed for a change. You have been worring too much about things lately. And people who worry too much fail ill more easily. It's got nothing to do with the rain!'
How stupid of me! I always forget to bring it with me. Luckily just then a friend of mine passed in her car and offered me a lift. 'Are you hoing home? she asked, 'or do you want to go for a drink?' 'I think I'd rather you took me home', I said. 'If I don't change my clothes, I know I will fall ill, and then I won't be able to play basketball next week. And I have been practising hard for the las month.' I will wait for you to change if you like', she told me. 'I think it's time you relaxed for a change. You have been worring too much about things lately. And people who worry too much fail ill more easily. It's got nothing to do with the rain!'How a hobby can make you angry!
Recently I decided to take up photography as a hobby. I like taking snaps, but I am not very skilled. My snaps are either a complete failure for technical reasons, or are just not very imaginative.
First I decided that to be successful, I would have to buy new equipament. Just then I had an unexpect piece of good luck. A friend who works in a camera shop said she could sell me a valuable camera. A customer had left it at the shop to be repaired, but there had been a misunderstanding, and it was actually for sale. I thought this was a credible explanation and so I asked her some more questions. She said she had had a agreement with the customer and he had thrown the camera at her because she disliked his photos!Leaving a job
My oncle recently left his job in an advertising agency after a disagreement with his boss. He accepted his resignation but warned him that because of the economical situation, he might have to get used to the idea of being unemployed for a while. He thought that he was trying to make a 
point, but after he had made over fifty aplications to other companies, he realized that he was right.
point, but after he had made over fifty aplications to other companies, he realized that he was right.Althought he is a qualify designer, he didn't receive any offers of a job. After that he tried working from home, but it was not very profitable. Then he became an employee in a fast-food restaurant, even thought his earning were extremely low. He wish he had accepted early retirement from his old job. That is what he disagreed with his boss about!
21 Feb 2010
Grease; analysis
John Travolta plays Danny, the arrogant leader of a gang of teenagers in the 50s. Everyone knows him as a tough and ruthless with the girls. When he returns from his summer vacation and meets with his friends in high school, everything is the same. But things change when Sandy (Olivia Newton-John) recognizes him as his summer love. Danny makes him crazy, but he still love her. Sandy will be integrated into a gang of warrior girls, to face with the arrogance of Danny.
This film is one of the mythic musical films. John Travolta appears in full authority, and it is a waste of energy and magnetism. Newcomer Olivia Newton-John, a star of the track by then, makes an attractive role as Travolta's naive love. The songs are excellent and that sogns do not lose their rhythm and their freshness over the years. The choreography is magnificent. A tribute to the golden era of true rock and roll. Anybody should miss this great film.
This film is one of the mythic musical films. John Travolta appears in full authority, and it is a waste of energy and magnetism. Newcomer Olivia Newton-John, a star of the track by then, makes an attractive role as Travolta's naive love. The songs are excellent and that sogns do not lose their rhythm and their freshness over the years. The choreography is magnificent. A tribute to the golden era of true rock and roll. Anybody should miss this great film.2nd Oral presentation; my reserch project
Self-evaluation
In general, I can be satisfied with the oral presentation that I did about my research project but there was some aspects that I can improve.
Regarding the other oral presentation, I must say that this last presentation was more easily to talk about because about the topic. I hadn't got so nervs, I think that I was more confidence.
During the presentation I was looking to the classmates but perhaps I also read much more the paper: its a point that I can improve. In my point of view, I introduced the topic quite well and my oral presentation was correct and well tied content.
Personally I liked to talk about this topic because I was quite fluent and confidence with people. Finally, I didn't show any example and it could be good to demonstrate to the audience my hard work.
Spanish women do three times as much housework
According to a recent study undertaken by the Saving Banks Foundation (FUNCAS), Spanish and Italian men do less housework than other European people, specially countries like Sweden, Norway and UK where the household share out between the sexes.
The report called 'Spanish family life: Analysis and Reflections from a Sociological and Economic Perspective', indicates that, on average, Spanish women spend more than four and half hours each day cooking and cleaning, more than three times as much as their menfolk.
This article, as you could see, talks about the housework. Nowadays, this topic is so important; a few years ago, it was only the women who did the housework and the men who went to work outside. In these moments, as women as men work outside and for this reason, they must share out their hosuework.Personally, I think that is unbelievable that in Spain, a developed country, the women do more than three times as much as their men folk. Also, Spain is not the only developed country where the women do more housework, there are more countries that this happen; times has changed and every sex have to contribute with the housework.
extract from: http://edition.cnn.com
18 Feb 2010
Shopping ways
Supermarkets
Nowadays, a great variety of different food is available from large supermarkets. There are rarely any shortaje of fresh food, and there is far less likelihood of our having to realy on frozen products.
Does this mean that supermarkets have become the most successful shops of all time? Certainly they seem to have made some kinds of food less expensive and most people enjoy shopping in them.
Nowadays, a great variety of different food is available from large supermarkets. There are rarely any shortaje of fresh food, and there is far less likelihood of our having to realy on frozen products.
Does this mean that supermarkets have become the most successful shops of all time? Certainly they seem to have made some kinds of food less expensive and most people enjoy shopping in them.There has been a reduction in the number of complains made against supermarkets in recent years. The assistans are no longer impolite, but smile and try to be helpful. Above all, supermarkets have shown a willingness to listen to their customers, and to adapt to customer's needs.
Street markets
Most people enjoy looking for bargains in the street markets. It can be very enjoyable walking around the stalls, among the crowds of a shoppers, and trying to spend as little as possible. Of course it depends on the market.
In fruit and vegetable markets, there is usually a wide variety of fresh produce, but it may not be cheap. There may be goods at reduced prices at the end of the day. Clothes markets can be a problem, as it is difficult to try on new clothes in the open aire!
My favourites are antique markets, where although there is not much likelihood of finding valuable objects which are also cheap, you can enjoy yourself looking at all the things for sale. Whatever kind of market you look round, and whether you buy things or not, you usually end up felling completely worn out. Still, it is an interesting way of shopping.
Most people enjoy looking for bargains in the street markets. It can be very enjoyable walking around the stalls, among the crowds of a shoppers, and trying to spend as little as possible. Of course it depends on the market.
In fruit and vegetable markets, there is usually a wide variety of fresh produce, but it may not be cheap. There may be goods at reduced prices at the end of the day. Clothes markets can be a problem, as it is difficult to try on new clothes in the open aire!My favourites are antique markets, where although there is not much likelihood of finding valuable objects which are also cheap, you can enjoy yourself looking at all the things for sale. Whatever kind of market you look round, and whether you buy things or not, you usually end up felling completely worn out. Still, it is an interesting way of shopping.
14 Feb 2010
Some exercise
One of the best ways of doing exercise, without it produces a big effort, is practicing a team sport.
We know that if we play sport we feel better. It is the best way of expelling the tensions accumulated during the day. In spite of knowing well that is a good way to move the skeleton, a lot of people have a lot of difficulties to go to the gym.
The truth is that going to the room of gym's machine to do exercise is a solitary activity and it is not attractive. One of the best ways of doing exercise, without it produces an effort, is practicing a team sport. The basketball can be the solution.
Every time there are more children, women and men that play basketball and they join into leagues. The advantages of the basketball are great, for example:
- You gain resistance. The lungs get used to doing exercise and during your quotdidian live you realize that you become less tired.
We know that if we play sport we feel better. It is the best way of expelling the tensions accumulated during the day. In spite of knowing well that is a good way to move the skeleton, a lot of people have a lot of difficulties to go to the gym.
The truth is that going to the room of gym's machine to do exercise is a solitary activity and it is not attractive. One of the best ways of doing exercise, without it produces an effort, is practicing a team sport. The basketball can be the solution.Every time there are more children, women and men that play basketball and they join into leagues. The advantages of the basketball are great, for example:
- You gain resistance. The lungs get used to doing exercise and during your quotdidian live you realize that you become less tired.
- You will learn to work in a team and to cooperate with your team members; you will do new friendship.
Your team members wait for you; now, you don't practice a sport solitarily. Your weekly appointment with the sport turns into an appointment with your friend. Playing basketball can be the formula to meet with people regularly.
Past, present and future transport
A hundred years ago, most people travelled on foot, by train, or on horseback. Railways had made it possible to travel rapidly over long distances.
Bicycles were also becoming popular, after the invention of the air-filled tyre, which made cycling a lot more confortable buses, trams and underground railyways had already been invented, and cities all over the world already had traffic jams. There were very few private cars, and city streets were still full of horses.
What a difference a hundred years have made! Presently we have got used to the problem of private cars, and some cities are so noisy and polluted that in many places vehicles have been banned from the city centre.
How will we be travellin in a hundred year's time? Perhaps by then there
will be only personal helicopters. There may be no need to commute to work or school in the future, since everyone will have a computer at home. There might even be more people walking and horse-riding, for pleasure and exercise.
Bicycles were also becoming popular, after the invention of the air-filled tyre, which made cycling a lot more confortable buses, trams and underground railyways had already been invented, and cities all over the world already had traffic jams. There were very few private cars, and city streets were still full of horses.What a difference a hundred years have made! Presently we have got used to the problem of private cars, and some cities are so noisy and polluted that in many places vehicles have been banned from the city centre.
How will we be travellin in a hundred year's time? Perhaps by then there
will be only personal helicopters. There may be no need to commute to work or school in the future, since everyone will have a computer at home. There might even be more people walking and horse-riding, for pleasure and exercise.
