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    July 28

    advertisement

    Remember about my advertisement? It's ready and it's been published in Internet!
    Check it out. You can tell me what you think. Tongue out My parents love it!
     
     
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    Hitlist #333
    July 23rd, 2007
    Xiaoshan
    1. 1 (7) MUSE, Map Of The Problematique
    2. 2 (3) PLACEBO, Running Up That Hill
    3. 5 (6)
    JAY CHOU, Jie Kou
    4. 4 (4) ARCHIVE, Lights
    5. 9 (12) GOOD CHARLOTTE, The River
    6. 3 (10) THE WHITE STRIPES, Icky Thump
    7. 10 (4) AIR, Mer Du Japon
    8. 11 (7) NIGHTWISH, Eva
    9. 17 (2) ARCTIC MONKEYS, Fluorescent Adolescent
    10. 8 (22) SIGUR ROS, Glosoli
    11. 6 (8) WITHIN TEMPTATION, Frozen
    12. - (1)
    MAXIMO PARK, Books From Boxes
    13. 7 (7) MARILYN MANSON, Heart Shaped Glasses
    14. 14 (15) MAROON 5, Makes Me Wonder
    15. 12 (5) SMASHING PUMPKINS, Tarantula
    16. 15 (5) GARETH GATES, Angel On My Shoulder
    17. 16 (2) MANIC STREET PREACHERS, Autumnsong
    18. - (1)
    MODEST MOUSE, Missed The Boat
    19. 13 (6) ANGELA ZHANG, Meng Li Hua
    20. 18 (5) SANDRA, All You Zombies 
    July 24

    this is your life

    There's a great song, quite old, from 1991... I remember it from MTV, I was 10 years old. It has a wonderful sound of the 90's and nice lyrics. It's called "This Is Your Life" and it was performed by the band Banderas.
    Check it out.

    THIS IS YOUR LIFE
    Where is the purpose in your life
    Where is the truth
    Do you remember your hopes... your dreams
    They are no longer your own
    This day is for living your own life
    Don't let this world capture your heart
    Your passion lost to a thousand themes
    Surrendered to the screen

    This is not a story
    This is not a book
    This is your life
    And this is not a play
    Some TV show you've seen
    This is real life

    You know that
    This is your... this is your life
    This is your... this is your life
     
    You act like a child
    Playing games now
    Play and pretend the art of disguise
    Alone and lost in all your lies
     
    This is not a story
    This is not a book
    This is your life

    And this is not a play
    Some TV show you've seen
    This is real life

    You know that
    This is your... this is your life
    This is real... this is real life
     
    There is no rehearsal
    No second chance
    No false start
    No better circumstances
    [Banderas, This Is Your Life, Ripe]
    July 19

    running up that hill

    "It doesn't hurt me
    You wanna feel how it feels?
    You wanna know, know that it doesn't hurt me?
    You wanna hear about the deal I'm making?

    And if I only could
    Make a deal with God,

    And get him to swap our places,
    Be running up that road,
    Be running up that hill,
    Be running up that building.
    If I only could, oh..."
    [Placebo, Running Up That Hill, Covers]
     
    Hitlist #332
    July 16th, 2007
    Hangzhou
    1. 1 (6) MUSE, Map Of The Problematique
    2. 15 (2) PLACEBO, Running Up That Hill
    3. 3 (9) THE WHITE STRIPES, Icky Thump
    4. 5 (3) ARCHIVE, Lights
    5. 4 (5) JAY CHOU, Jie Kou
    6. 6 (7) WITHIN TEMPTATION, Frozen
    7. 8 (6) MARILYN MANSON, Heart Shaped Glasses
    8. 2 (21) SIGUR ROS, Glosoli
    9. 7 (11) GOOD CHARLOTTE, The River
    10. 12 (3) AIR, Mer Du Japon
    11. 9 (6) NIGHTWISH, Eva
    12. 11 (4) SMASHING PUMPKINS, Tarantula
    13. 10 (5) ANGELA ZHANG, Meng Li Hua
    14. 16 (14) MAROON 5, Makes Me Wonder
    15. 13 (4) GARETH GATES, Angel On My Shoulder
    16. - (1) MANIC STREET PREACHERS, Autumnsong
    17. - (1) ARCTIC MONKEYS, Fluorescent Adolescent
    18. 17 (4) SANDRA, All You Zombies
    19. 14 (8) SNOW PATROL, Signal Fire
    20. 19 (2) NELLY FURTADO, In God's Hands
    July 17

    interactions

    Yesterday I was swimming. I went to the swimming pool with my student Mike. So nice. The water was gorgeous. Only my swimming skills could be improved. Anyway, I enjoy it very much!
    Later in the evening I had just one class - only English corner. The topic was "Feeling sorry"... In the beginning I thought it was just a usual topic - as many others - but it turned out to be something really good! I got some feedbacks later that students liked to speak out about it.
    During the class it started to rain, there was a thunder. Oh, nice, I forgot to take an umbrella! What could I do? I couldn't take a taxi or a bus, because I came there by bicycle. So I stood in front of the main door and waited for the rain to stop. It didn't. Suddenly a great idea came to my mind. Buy a raincoat!! That was it! Just needed to find a shop nearby. With a little help from a student Clark I bought it and could go back home! Brilliant idea. So smart. I was proud of myself!
    Today I went to the cinema. The current hit is "Transformers". And... I was disappointed. A typical American movie. Pfff.. nothing special to me. I guess I don't enjoy watching fantasy movies.
    Later I worked for my company from Poland. Ooh, that was tough. I'm exhausted. And getting angry for everything. Not a good day for me. If I could, I would shout for the people I co-operate with. And everything is about money. Money rules the world.
    And later only one class - this time about ghosts. Oh, so exciting! And I found that students were very interested in that topic. I experienced that fantastic interaction between teacher and them...
    July 14

    motto for coming weeks

    Though I am busy (as everybody knows, I am working from morning till evening...), I decided to do something more. I started going to the gym and doing some exercises! Wow, wow, who would think that looking at me? I am so thin, too thin. I want to feel healthier and a little bit more stronger. That's a nice activity, isnt't it?
    Next week I'm also going to swim! The summer is so hot and so far I haven't been to the swimming pool this year. It's time to do it. I already forgot how much I like swimming.
    Be sporty.
    That's the motto for coming weeks.
    July 12

    map... again

    Hitlist #331
    July 9th, 2007
    Hangzhou

    1. 2 (5) MUSE, Map Of The Problematique
    2. 1 (20) SIGUR ROS. Glosoli
    3. 3 (8) THE WHITE STRIPES, Icky Thump
    4. 8 (4) 周杰伦, 借口
    5. 9 (2) ARCHIVE, Lights
    6. 7 (6) WITHIN TEMPTATION, Frozen
    7. 4 (10) GOOD CHARLOTTE, The River
    8. 5 (5) MARILYN MANSON, Heart Shaped Glasses
    9. 6 (5) NIGHTWISH, Eva
    10. 15 (4) 张韶涵, 梦里花
    11. 12 (3) SMASHING PUMPKINS, Tarantula
    12. 18 (2) AIR, Mer Du Japon
    13. 14 (3) GARETH GATES, Angel On My Shoulder
    14. 11 (7) SNOW PATROL, Signal Fire
    15. - (1) PLACEBO, Running Up That Hill
    16. 19 (13) MAROON 5, Makes Me Wonder
    17. 13 (3) SANDRA, All You Zombies
    18. 10 (14) 周杰伦, 黄金甲
    19. - (1) NELLY FURTADO, In God's Hands
    20. 20 (7) 30 SECONDS TO MARS, From Yesterday
    July 10

    step by step

    This week I had no time to write. And so many things happened!
    First thing - visit in Oliver's factory. It's not in Hangzhou, it is in Lin'an (临安), the countryside. Nice place, very quiet and pretty. I went there because of the online advertisement for Alibaba (阿里巴巴) - a business directory. It was so funny to wear the uniforms from Oliver's factory and to act as a foreign employee...
    The advertisement hasn't been published yet. Please be patient.
    Second thing - my Polish friend Anna had a birthday on Saturday and she organized a party. Nice meeting, I met some new people, people from Poland, too! I almost forgot that I like parties so much. People shouldn't be too busy to forget about enjoying free time...
    Third thing - my student Frank invited me for a trip to Xitang (西塘) - an old city near Hangzhou. The streets are so narrow there! Actually I would never call them streets. Not even sidewalks! The city is lovely! I bought a special Chinese hat, when I wear it, I look like an ancient emperor's son! I also bought an old poster with Chinese actress - from 40s. or 50s.!! - unfortunately I don't remember her name. She's a beautiful woman.
    And what's next? Work, work, work. I love it. Slowly, step by step I become a workaholic.
    July 01

    Icelandic sounds

    Hitlist #330
    July 2nd, 2007
    Warsaw - Helsinki - Shanghai
    1. 11 (19) SIGUR ROS, Glosoli
    2. 2 (4) MUSE, Map Of The Problematique
    3. 1 (7) THE WHITE STRIPES, Icky Thump
    4. 4 (9) GOOD CHARLOTTE, The River
    5. 7 (4) MARILYN MANSON, Heart Shaped Glasses
    6. 6 (4) NIGHTWISH, Eva
    7. 3 (5) WITHIN TEMPTATION, Frozen
    8. 9 (3) JAY CHOU, Jie Kou
    9. - (1) ARCHIVE, Lights
    10. 5 (13) JAY CHOU, Huang Jin Jia
    11. 10 (6) SNOW PATROL, Signal Fire
    12. 14 (2) SMASHING PUMPKINS, Tarantula
    13. 17 (2) SANDRA, All You Zombies
    14. 19 (2) GARETH GATES, Angel On My Shoulder
    15. 15 (3) ANGELA ZHANG, Meng Li Hua
    16. 13 (7) TORI AMOS, Big Wheel
    17. 12 (11) YIRUMA, Kiss The Rain
    18. - (1) AIR, Mer Du Japon
    19. 8 (12) MAROON 5, Makes Me Wonder
    20. 16 (6) 30 SECONDS TO MARS, From Yesterday

    bamboo sheet

    It's so hot that I'm getting crazy. In the evening, when I'm usually tired, everything makes me angry or iritated. I still can feel the long flight I took this week, maybe that's the reason of my evening low moods.
    It's hot so I don't use the quilt anymore. I sleep on the bamboo sheet which is much cooler. And unfortunately harder than the quilt. Today in the morning my skin looked like somebody has beaten me: red here and there. God, I should have put some blanket on the sheet. I'll do it this night.
    Oliver asked me today to take part in an advertisement of his company. Wow! I'm so excited about it. It will be an Internet advertisement, so as soon it is published, I will put the link here. Maybe acting is another thing I should try in my life? Very interesting idea.
    I want to take as much as possible from life. Never hesitate, you never know what you can encounter.