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Saturday, January 14, 2012

Notting Hill



A light-hearted comedy. Yes.
Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant at their best. 
Plus, a bunch of brilliant British guys.
American and British accent and expressions. 
SO I STROGLY RECOMMEND IT FOR THESE HOLIDAYS!
In the meantime, enjoy this short on-line activity, humbly made by... MYSELF! 



Notting Hill - Dinner scene, by egatti


Wednesday, January 11, 2012

A Poem...Why not?


Why not give ourselves a minute of... some poetry?


IMAGINATION

Form in your mind an image

Of situations others are in.

The imagine serves as antenna,

And sympathy will begin.

Form in your mind an image

Of any system or thing.

The image resonates

And understanding will bring.

Form in your mind an image

Of what you would like to do.

The image then serves as template

For making it come true.

Form in your mind an image

of the ideal ultimate goal

Cling to this image firmly.

It will draw upward your soul.


By Elsa Grover


(With special thanks to Antonio, who kindly shared this)




Tuesday, January 10, 2012

The British Isles

Have you ever wondered about the difference between UNITED KINDOM / ENGLAND / GREAT BRITAIN ???
Let's see if this can help:


The British Isles include:


United Kindom
+
Ireland 


Here's the map of these two states:





NOW, the United Kindom (=UK) includes:


Wales
+

Scotland
+

England
+

Nothern Ireland


If you put together these four flags, you'll have...



UNITED KINGDOM



So, to sum up:






BRITISH ISLES



Hope it's been useful!