An attempt to convey a few of the thoughts & feelings of an expatriate teacher in sunny Singapore (and adjacent spots on occasion.)
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Two Things
First: the sight, usually preceded by the sound, of little kids wearing squeaky shoes always makes me smile and occasionally even laugh out loud. It must drive their poor parents crazy though, the sound I mean.
Second: I heard the phrase (or compound word) time-starved on the World Service yesterday and fell in love with it. It came from the lips of the CEO of the company that make Pepsi, and, I think, means very busy (but with managerial knobs on.)
This is very true. I have somewhat of a time-glut these days: who knew a day had so many hours? But reading is still easier than doing work – if one makes first the distinction that reading is a kind of pleasurable labour while work is a term for physics textbooks.
Very poetic, coming from the CEO of a company. I've been reading instead of doing work: the former is so much easier to accomplish than the later.
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ReplyDeleteThis is very true. I have somewhat of a time-glut these days: who knew a day had so many hours? But reading is still easier than doing work – if one makes first the distinction that reading is a kind of pleasurable labour while work is a term for physics textbooks.
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