December 28, 2012
It’s always depressing to lose somebody who is
relatively close to you. It doesn’t matter if he’s close emotionally or is just
a neighbour – when this person is in your life and you’re comfortable with
them, then you feel like something is missing when they leave.
This is the thing I’m going through right now. My neighbour,
Brandon, is leaving. He’s changing jobs and his new one is too far away from
here to travel so is moving closer in. He doesn’t want to cross the whole city
to get to work and I get that. But I really feel that something is changing for
the worse and I don’t like it. Brandon and I weren’t very close but he was a
good neighbour – quiet, shy and I knew that he was a good guy. I have never had
any problems with him and there was nothing wrong with him at all, as far as I
could tell. I pride myself as being a good judge of character so I think I wasn’t
wrong about him.
The problem with neighbours moving and what is so depressing
in this situation is actually the fact that some stranger is going to live next
door. He or she might be nice but might not be. It’s a mystery until they move
in. You’re comfortable with your current neighbour so you don’t like this
change one bit. This is maybe caused by our fear of the unknown but in any case
I don’t like the idea of some stranger living right next to me. It makes me
uneasy.
Anyway – this cannot be avoided. The best I can
hope for is the fact that the new neighbour will be at least as good as Brand.
He was keeping to himself. He was an introvert and wasn’t very communicative,
even though not all introverts are like that. He didn’t even come and me ask me
to help him pack, even though out of all the neighbours I was the only one
talked to, I mean saying something more than the occasional “hello”.
He called a cleaning company to deal with the cleaning
part. The contract was very strict about the conditions and I guess he didn’t
want to take any chances. He used Aceclean, as far as I could see. I took a
look at their website. Brand was very strict so if he chose them, there had to
be a solid reason for it. It wasn’t like him to take any chances or unnecessary
risks. In any case, like I said, I hope the neighbour is at least as good as
Brandon, or maybe even better. One can hope, right? Although I am a bit
sceptical, to tell you the truth.
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November 19, 2012
It was an awful day. I was filled with regret about the fact that I had to go out in such a weather – cold, foggy and lonely. It almost felt as if everybody was kidnapped from the city and I was the only one left. That was rubbish, of course, but – like I said, that’s how it felt. It was annoying that I had to go to work but – duty called, as they say. I got down the street. As I was crossing over, I was almost hit by a street sweeper – thank goodness those things are slow and noisy ... Continue reading...
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November 12, 2012
Mondays are bad enough, but when you have to meet the first day of the work week with a hangover, that’s a whole different story right there. Nathan got up and sat on the bed. His head was throbbing so hard he felt it was going to explode. Nasty thing, hangover. He knew he’d be sorry in the morning but he didn’t like thinking that far ahead. He needed a cucumber – he knew he was dehydrated (over a long alcoholic career he had learned a lot about alcohol and its effects). A cucumber wo... Continue reading...
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November 2, 2012
‘Drugs will destroy your life, boy.’ That’s what the old history
teacher, Mr Taylor had told William Harker when he caught him smoking weed in
the backyard of the school. ‘Stop it now, while you’re still young. You have a
good head on your shoulders, boy. Don’t let it go to waste.’ But he didn’t
listen. ‘What does that old man know?’ That’s what he thought. ‘Weed ain’t even
addictive.’ The captain of the rugby team didn’t like anybody telling him what
to do or no... Continue reading...
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October 29, 2012
It was a lovely day outside. The sun was shining, the birds were singing and my flat looked like the scene of a horror film. I hadn't cleaned in more than a week because I had been busy with work and when I finally got to it, the situation was so out of control that I could barely look at the place, let alone clean it. Do you have any idea how demotivating it is to start cleaning a dirty flat? You have no idea where to start. It's just awful. You feel like it's going to take forever even if y... Continue reading...
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July 11, 2012
Sometimes
when you got up in the morning, you just somehow feel like a downer. So, what
should we do to break the misfortune? There are a few tricks to make your
waking-up better.
Smile
at the sun outside. Well, we all know that London is not exactly the sunniest
place on the planet, but whatever – you can still imagine it’s there, right?
So, the only thing that is expected of you is to smile back at the sun. This is
the easiest way to wake up and start your day with some positive ene...
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July 3, 2012
Since the elementary school we are taught that people
are the perfect animals. First we think, calculate things, then rethink, and
lastly we do. We invent things, destroy them, and then build something again,
but no matter how hard we try, we can’t really fly like the birds. Yes, the
birds, those simple animals. We won’t ever let our dreams dictate anything at
all, because we try to be realists. I because of the fact we are such, we watch
as our lives are slowly fading away.
The mor...
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June 29, 2012
In
a certain part of their life every one of us has heard the expression “cheer
up”. But there are very few people who can actually be positive no matter what.
Psychologists, on the other hand, strongly recommend facing our life with a
smile and being more positive in order to live better. At first sight it
doesn’t look so easy, but the good news is that everybody can do it. It only
takes some efforts.
What
is the best way to entice the success and make it a permanent part of our li...
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June 27, 2012
Last week I told you about the non-cleaned ballet studio I practice in. Well, this week this problem is not in the agenda anymore. But even that this week the place is being cleaned, the things are getting even more serious.
After last week I spoke with our director and told him that the managers of the cleaning company we work in the ballet studio haven’t sent anyone to wash the floor and sanitize the building, he obviously took some measures and vitiated the contract with them. From this ...
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June 14, 2012
Except
for the fact that this summer London will be one of the most crowded towns
worldwide, because of the 2012 Summer Olympics, most of you probably don’t know
that many of the London area offer some event sessions of leisure and learning
activities. For example, I learned that this year there are some interesting events
in the Kensington Palace in South Kensington and I went there to book myself to
some of them.
Let
me give you some information about the Kensington Palace. It is a work... Continue reading...
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