Archive for May, 2006

Engrish? Polgrish? Pingrish?

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Photo045, originally uploaded by edinburghsteve.

Ok, so you’ve heard of “Engrish”, where South East Asian countries mis-translate some words or phrases into English?
Is there an equivalent for words which are just plain funny?
Apparently “fux” means “luck” or “good fortune” [...]

May 31, 2006   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

I’m a Hero

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Photo006, originally uploaded by edinburghsteve.

I forgot to mention… on my way home from work, the Friday before we left for Poland, I saved a church from burning down…
…well… maybe not quite, but it was exciting. I arrived at [...]

May 30, 2006   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

Remember Me?

Hello.
Yes… I know… It’s been a while. Sorry about that. We got to Legnica, and all was well, but with internet at only 64k (ISDN) it was too slow to post pictures and, well, I was on my holiday.
So yes, we had a lovely time in Poland.

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It’s been rather busy since we got back. We [...]

May 30, 2006   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

Hello from Krakow

So… Krakow. Our short but very sweet stay in Krakow is nearly over. Tomorrow morning we catch the (very early) train to Legnica where, barring a trip to Wroclaw, we spend the rest of the week. The weather here has been nice. Dry, dusty heat during the day, draining the last drop of moisture from [...]

May 14, 2006   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

Off….

Off to Poland. Looking forward to it. Krakow for two days, then Legnica. Hopefully hot, probably not.
Bed is where i’m headed now though… we fly from Glasgow Prestwick at 6.50, which means leaving our little Edinburgh flat at 3.20AM. THankfully my dad is giving us a lift, or we’d be having no sleep tonight instead [...]

May 12, 2006   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Getting Slimmer

Sadly not me, but my phone. Last year I bought the Sony Ericsson w550i. A lovely little phone, with many of the features I use (including a radio) but just a little too bulky for my liking. Stubby, really. So, I did what I always do and got rather fed up with it.
Off I [...]

May 11, 2006   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

Thank You, Arne!

While I’m on the subject of supermarkets… (I was… honest)…
I would like to publicly congratulate one man for his committment to high standards in customer service. This man makes the otherwise disastrous trip to Slummerfield (bare shelves, closed aisles, no mushrooms the other day when I needed just a handful for my dinner…) a joy. [...]

May 8, 2006   Posted in: Uncategorized  4 Comments

Scalding? My Ar*se!

See BBCi Scotland today for a story about how public bodies want to interfere further in private lives.
Surely, instead of this Heath-Robinson valve, just fitting a mixer tap would help, so that those who like their baths tepidВ  could have them as such, and those who don’t like to shiver when bathing, can have them [...]

May 1, 2006   Posted in: Uncategorized  3 Comments