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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Say What? It Is Level Pre-Advanced 1 at Las Lilas School?
March 23rd, 2011 4 Comments
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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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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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We Played Scrabble In Spanish ~ Jugamos Scrabble En Español
October 1st, 2010 1 Comment
This is like a dream comes true. After two years and two months of learning Spanish, we are able to play Scrabble, in a Spanish style. On the last revision lesson before heading to the next module – Higher Intermediate 1 – our teacher Alejandra asked if the four of us wished to try out [...]
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The Story Of A Boatman (La Historia Del Barquero)
August 19th, 2010 4 Comments
This is my latest doodle titled “Boatman And A Girl Together With Other Parties“. I have not been drawing for quite some time. Drawing can be therapeutic. Especially if you have a rough day at work (like mine today). Each stroke scraps away a little bit of the trouble in your mind. By the time [...]
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Objects In The World Of Spanish, And The Distractions That Entail
June 7th, 2010 1 Comment
Learning a new language makes me feel like a kid once again. It is long, hard, made of wood, and we use it to write, to sketch, and to paint, what is it? And my study partner would answer, “Pencil!”, in Spanish. And it would be my turn to ask, “What is it?”. “A handkerchief”. [...]
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“When I Was 18″ – A Spanish Homework
May 19th, 2010 19 Comments
“When I Was 18″ - that was the topic of our Spanish homework. In fact, our teacher Natalia left the age to be open. It could well be when I was 16, when I was 24, when I was 30, when I was … OK, let’s stop here. I mean, when I was 16, my life [...]
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Ding! Leveled Up On Our Spanish Learning Journey
February 4th, 2010 11 Comments
I guess in life, if things are not hard earned, they are not as rewarding. Spiritually speaking. That applies to your recent promotion, you love life, those pineapple tarts that you have spent hours and hours of cooking to find that perfect balance, those regular practice sessions for climbing that one mountain, and etc. Not to over-dramatize, like I [...]
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Learning Spanish In Singapore At Las Lilas, Recommended?
January 11th, 2010 33 Comments
One reader wrote in and asked my opinion on learning Spanish as a language and learning Spanish at Las Lilas, the school where we learn Spanish. Since I do come across questions like these from time to time (like from my friends via Facebook and Messenger), perhaps it is a good idea to share my [...]
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Pollo A La Crema De Maíz Con El Arroz Al Vapor – Now, How About That?!
October 14th, 2009 12 Comments
Thank you for not hating my doodles. Drawing can be very therapeutic at times. Truth been told, though we often complain in the Spanish class that we dislike homework or deberes, I reckon we all secretly love it. This week’s homework was to write a recipe or receta. In fact, I looked forward to writing it as [...]
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