Booklist Revisited

At the prompting of my shy Belgian reader, I shall continue this book discussion with a few remarks on some but not all of the 100 – books I’ve read, books I should probably read and of course, books I’m never going to read.
1) Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen
Oh Mr Darcy! A large percentage [...]

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Speaking Out

Friday rolls around and it’s time for the International Speech and Evaluation Contest.
Like the crazed lunatic that I am, I put myself down as a contestant for both contests. The speech that had been written on Wednesday never really got learnt, I was going to have to wing it…
We’d originally had 12 people signed up [...]

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Booklist

I’m not usually one for lists and memes, it’s feels like lazy blogging, of course so is posting a photo when I’m too lazy to write….
This list caught my eye, as lists of books would, the idea is that apparently on average people have read 6 out of the 100 books listed below and it’s [...]

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Speech Construction

All through my travels through Singapore and Malaysia over Chinese New Year, there was a consistent thought at the back of my mind – Toastmasters. Not just because I have a little bit of a toastmaster addiction but also because between last Friday and this Friday I have to give two speeches and help organise [...]

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Singapore Men

There’s plenty of statues to be found around Singapore, including this man – Winston Churchill:

Though it was it shadow that I found the most interesting…

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Up or Down

When I look around, a city I always try to find some beauty hidden in front of our eyes, something like this:

Then when I did a quick search for images of Bugis Junction in Singapore I discovered that everyone else has taken pictures of those steps as well.
So disappointing!

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Shiny Happy Buildings

Singapore is very shiny and pretty but if you look around you can find older beauty, like a building better suited to be standing near the Empire State Building…

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Bzzzz

I’m generally very lucky when it comes to mosquito bites, they don’t seem to like me. They only bite me when I’m the only option, if there’s a more tasty option available then I’m safe! So I usually try to make sure I go travelling with someone who’s the equivalent of a mosquito Mississippi Mudpie.
It’s [...]

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Time for an Orange

I was in Singapore just before Chinese New Year and all around the city were decorations, both big and brash, and small and simple, this boy holding an orange caught my eye…

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Singapore Moments

First morning in Singapore and it was a bit of a late start, in fact it may be more truthful to suggest that by the time I emerged from my hotel it wasn’t even the morning…
There was a small park beside my hotel and before I embraced the city, I took a stroll through [...]

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