I have always been curious about Pulau Ubin – an island off our mainland. For more than a decade, Cynthia and I and some of our friends have been talking about visiting Pulau Ubin. To cycle, or to observe the wildlife. For some reasons, all that talk does not seem to go anywhere. Earlier last [...]
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A Spanish Homework: Un Robo Extraordinario Que Tuvo Lugar En Barcelona
September 24th, 2011 No Comments
Lately, I have started to enjoy writing in Spanish, thanks to our replacement teacher Gloria. Three years and more, our class has ground through our weekly Tuesday class. That is two hours a week and over 300 hours of learning in total. We must have invested more than S$5,000. At the end of each lesson, [...]
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A Spanish Homework: Las Cosas Al Azar Sobre La Boca Y La Cabeza, Y Etc.
September 16th, 2011 No Comments
It is rather amazing that the six of us are still studying Spanish at Las Lilas School in Singapore. The minimum class size is five for us to continue indefinitely. So far, there is no sign of slowing down. We are still crawling at snail-breaking speed. At least I am, albeit the slowest of all. [...]
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An Afterthought: El Búho Que No Podía Ulular
July 4th, 2011 12 Comments
Uff. Finalmente, I have read a story written in Spanish (just yesterday). Ironically, it is not as Spanish as I would have expected. It is a story of an owl banished from his own kind and has ended up being lectured by the ghost of Benjamin Franklin together with the rest of the founding fathers [...]
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Corsica Is A Beautiful Island – Our Day 2 Adventure
May 14th, 2011 4 Comments
I have contemplated long and hard if I should pick up the courage, finish up the journal today before heading for a new trip to Spain tomorrow. It would have been odd to talk about our trip to France when we have already moved onto our next destination. So I put aside some time today, [...]
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Say What? It Is Level Pre-Advanced 1 at Las Lilas School?
March 23rd, 2011 4 Comments
Compare to my good Spanish classmate Monster, I am a lot more conservative. When his colleagues asked him which level he is at after spending close to three years learning the language, he humbly replied, “Intermediate”. After all these years you are still at intermediate? they would ask. And he would reply, “Yes, intermediate”. To [...]
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Corsica Is A Beautiful Island – Our Day 1 Adventure
March 20th, 2011 2 Comments
I must be amongst the laziest people in the world. It would be embarrassing if I am unable to publish a complete set of journal for our trip to France last year before we head to Spain later this year. Corsica is a beautiful island. We saved the best for the last. Looking back, we [...]
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In This Deep Pool Of Español
February 23rd, 2011 8 Comments
Today included, I have thirteen days to prepare for my upcoming Spanish examination. Over the years, I have this recurrent dream. In this dream, I would be inside an examination hall staring at exam questions that I have no clue on how to answer. And it is always this sense of anxiety that wakes me [...]
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Peranakan Museum – A Trendy And Happening Boutique Museum In Singapore
November 24th, 2010 4 Comments
Picture this with me. Across the road, you have found the entrance to a museum. It is your first visit. Outside the museum, there are stalls crowded with curious shoppers, genuine shoppers of all ages. Stepping inside, the high ceiling hall is brightly lit filled with youngsters dressed in trendy clothing socializing with one another, [...]
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How I Met My Mother (At A Dumpster She Said)
November 17th, 2010 6 Comments
In one Spanish class, our teacher Alejandra posed a question: How did you meet that someone important in your life? For those who have kids at home, you must have been bombarded by soul searching questions like this. What a way to relive your childhood. As for me, attending a Spanish class is as close [...]
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