Virtual trip to London - episode 2.

Hi again :)

This is a very short typically musical entry. I would like to ask you what do you think about the song beneath? I think it is great! Really. I found it yesterday and decided to put it immediately on this lovely and cheerful English blog of mine. Open this link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RgOm_WJKpE

The song "Alfie" comes from first Lily Allen's album (2006).

Here are ALFIE lyrics:

Ooooo deary me,
My little brother's in his bedroom smoking weed,
I tell him he should get up cos it's nearly half past three
He can't be bothered cos he's high on THC.
I ask him very nicely if he'd like a cup of tea,
I can't even see him cos the room is so smoky,
Don't understand how one can watch so much TV,
My baby brother Alfie how I wish that you could see.

Oooooo I only say it cos I care,
So please can you stop pulling my hair.
Now, now there's no need to swear,
Please don't despair my dear Mon frere.

Ooooo Alfie get up it's a brand new day,
I just can't sit back and watch you waste your life away
You need to get a job because the bills need to get paid.
Get off your lazy arse,
Alfie please use your brain
Surely there's some walls out there that you can go and spray,
I'm feeling guilty for leading you astray,
Now how the hell do you ever expect that you'll get laid,
When all you do is stay and play on your computer games?

Oh little brother please refrain from doing that,
I'm trying to help you out so can you stop being a twat.
It's time that you and I sat down and had a little chat,
And look me in the eyes take off that stupid fitted cap.

Please don't despair
Please don't despair
Mon frere

Next entries soon!

Virtual trip to London!

Hi again!

(Un)fortunatelly lately I have had only few ideas what should I write about in my blog :(. Any new important English holidays :(. Anything interesting :(. Finally today I found some music that is really good for this place. Look! Do you know this song? The song is from Lilly Allen's first album(2006) and it is called "LDN" - that means... LONDON.

So I am putting here as my next entry a really cool song about London (my opinion). At the same time I am in London virtually again cause that all stuff Lilly is singing about seems to be so true to me at this moment... Really... Besides I think in fact no better place on earth than London when sun is in the sky. Last but not least -next summer holidays are comming - who knows - maybe someone will choose London as a place for a trip during comming holidays thanks to this colourful song! :) I am sure you will be welcomed there!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmYT79tPvLg

and full lyrics of this interesting song :

Rding through the city on my bike all day
Cause the filth took away my licence
It doesn't get me down and I feel ok
Cause the sights that I'm seeing are priceless

Everything seems to look as it should
But I wonder what goes on behind doors
A fella looking dapper, but he's sittin with a slapper
Then I see it's a pimp and his crack whore

You might laugh you might frown
Walkin' round London town

Chorus
Sun is in the sky oh why oh why ?
Would I wanna be anywhere else
Sun is in the sky oh why oh why ?
Would I wanna be anywhere else

When you look with your eyes
Everything seems nice
But if you look twice
you can see it's all lies

There was a little old lady, who was walkin down the road
She was struggling with bags from Tesco
There were people from the city havin lunch in the park
I believe that it's called al fresco
Then a kid came along to offer a hand

But before she had time to accept it
hits her over the head, doesn't care if she's dead
Cause he's got all her jewellery and wallet

You might laugh you might frown
walkin round London town

Chorus
Sun is in the sky oh why oh why ?
Would I wanna be anywhere else
Sun is in the sky oh why oh why ?
Would I wanna be anywhere else

When you look with your eyes
Everything seems nice
But if you look twice
you can see it's all lies

Life, that's city life, yeah that's city life, that's city life
Life, that's city life, yeah that's city life, that's city life

Chorus
Sun is in the sky oh why oh why ?
Would I wanna be anywhere else
Sun is in the sky oh why oh why ?
Would I wanna be anywhere else
Chorus x4

Next entries soon!

Earth Day 2009

Hello!

Today the Earth Day!

Read more beneath:



History of the Earth Day


In the Beginning...
In 1963, former Senator Gaylord Nelson began to worry about our planet. (A senator is a person that the people of the United States have chosen to help make the laws.) Senator Nelson knew that our world was getting dirty and that many of our plants and animals were dying.
He wondered why more people weren't trying to solve these problems. He talked to other lawmakers and to the President. They decided that the President would go around the country and tell people about these concerns. He did, but still not enough people were working on the problem.

The Idea
Then, in 1969, Senator Nelson had another idea. He decided to have a special day to teach everyone about the things that needed changing in our environment. He wrote letters to all of the colleges and put a special article in Scholastic Magazine to tell them about the special day he had planned. (Most of the schools got this magazine and he knew that kids would help him.)

The Holiday
On April 22, 1970, the first Earth Day was held. People all over the country made promises to help the environment. Everyone got involved and since then, Earth Day has spread all over the planet. People all over the world know that there are problems we need to work on and this is our special day to look at the planet and see what needs changing. Isn't it great?

(from http://holidays.kaboose.com/earth-day/history/earthday-history.html)


The Earth Day is also a good day to tell something about our planet. As I have read today in the morning the Sun stopped to go on with its normally 11 years long activity cycle . Its radiation is the lowest this days since last 55 years. And the number of sun surface spots is the lowest since last 100 years. The scientists suspect that the Sun can come back to its normal cycle though some of them think those changes can be a beginning of next Sun activitity minimum – what means next Little Ice Age in practice. Such Sun activity minimums happened three times during last 1000 years. These years of so called Little Ice Ages are known as:
- Sporer minimum (1420-1570)
- Maunder minimum (1645-1715)
- Dalton minimum (1790-1830)

Baltic Sea has been frozen during those Little Ice Ages.

What do you think about this fact? Do you agree it is the truth?

Now at the end some Sahara music – that example what can happen when Sun shines really hard:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTsE6LJEAwM&feature=related

Read me here soon again!

Easter 2009

Hello :)

Today 3 nice songs for Easter time. Enjoy your holidays :)

First song is sung by Sheryl Crow about some fun before she dies. Yes - indeed. Sometimes we cannot expect nothing more. It is a good song for Easter time cause we can have fun everywhere- outside/inside and it doesn't cost much, does it? I hope that everyone who craves for some fun in life will find during this time someone who also needs some fun before death and thus you can have this fun together.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Vu9wR7FtnA

Second song is sung by rather less famous artist Corinne Bailey Rae. Her song "Put Your Records On"is more about summer but the video is very nice - it is great for all bikers as I think.
And spring (Easter) is a good time to think about bikes hahaha. A nice video, beautiful landscapes with meadow... I love this video very much.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkEeNpWMvgk&feature=related

The last video is for all these people who care neither about good fun nor about beautiful landscapes. It is for people who want to be rich, famous, winners, the first, who want to be successfull in their lives. Lily Allen sings it is quite easy but all you need is to be brave and simply ...do it. Look at her - she lives in a palace! A palace is good during sunshine and during rain. Great, isn't it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-wGMlSuX_c

Ok. That's all in the meantime. Soon I ma going to put here some singing men...probably. Or some landscapes rather cause all in all I think life is rather about landscapes than about palaces.
Though it is not bad to win a palace, why not?

Easter is comming!

Hello!

Easter is comming soon! So today a new proper entry about this fact. First a nice cross out!



Next some nice pictures about Easter:


























And some music. Last piece of music here was about rain and dancing in the rain.
Now turn for a dew. What do you think about morning dew?
Soon we will have it again.

Ok some more pop music here again.
In the meantime - dew music:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFoJo7PHdPo&feature=related

and wishes of HAPPY EASTER!!!

Soon more.

April's Fool Day is comming!

April Fool's Day History
The history of April Fool's Day or All Fool's Day is uncertain, but the current thinking is that it began around 1582 in France with the reform of the calendar under Charles IX. The Gregorian Calendar was introduced, and New Year's Day was moved from March 25 - April 1 (new year's week) to January 1.

Communication traveled slowly in those days and some people were only informed of the change several years later. Still others, who were more rebellious refused to acknowledge the change and continued to celebrate on the last day of the former celebration, April 1. These people were labeled "fools" by the general populace, were subject to ridicule and sent on "fool errands," sent invitations to nonexistent parties and had other practical jokes played upon them. The butts of these pranks became known as a "poisson d'avril" or "April fish" because a young naive fish is easily caught. In addition, one common practice was to hook a paper fish on the back of someone as a joke.

This harassment evolved over time and a custom of prank-playing continue on the first day of April. This tradition eventually spread elsewhere like to Britain and Scotland in the 18th century and was introduced to the American colonies by the English and the French. Because of this spread to other countries, April Fool's Day has taken on an international flavor with each country celebrating the holiday in its own way.

In Scotland, for instance, April Fool's Day is devoted to spoofs involving the buttocks and as such is called Taily Day. The butts of these jokes are known as April 'Gowk', another name for cuckoo bird. The origins of the "Kick Me" sign can be traced back to the Scottish observance.

In England, jokes are played only in the morning. Fools are called 'gobs' or 'gobby' and the victim of a joke is called a 'noodle.' It was considered back luck to play a practical joke on someone after noon.

In Rome, the holiday is known as Festival of Hilaria, celebrating the resurrection of the god Attis, is on March 25 and is also referred to as "Roman Laughing Day."

In Portugal, April Fool's Day falls on the Sunday and Monday before lent. In this celebration, many people throw flour at their friends.

The Huli Festival is celebrated on March 31 in India. People play jokes on one another and smear colors on one another celebrating the arrival of Spring.

So, no matter where you happen to be in the world on April 1, don't be surprised if April fools fall playfully upon you.

Some music in this blog soon!

22 March world water day

Hello :)

Today World Water Day. Read more:

http://www.worldwaterday.net/

VOCABULARY

rain water, filter, sea, lake, puddle, flood, thirst, river, pipe, well drought , sewage,

waterfall, waterwork, dam, polluted water, tap water, fresh water, drinking water, mineral water, save water, stream, pond, pump, drain, destilate, clean, flow, wash, spill, melt , leak, dry up

and many others….

About World Waterday

World Water Day is an international day of observance and action to draw attention to the plight of the more than 1 billion people world wide that lack access to clean, safe drinking water. Celebrated since 1993, World Water Day was designated in 1992 when the United Nations (UN) General Assembly passed a resolution. With each passing year, the observance has grown larger and stronger.

In many ways though, World Water Day is still a relatively unknown event. Even with the support of the UN and efforts by leading non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and committed individuals, World Water Day is today at a similar stage as Earth Day was in the early 1970’s – important but relatively unknown.

What is water crisis?

The world water crisis is one of the largest public health issues of our time. Nearly 1.1 billion people (roughly 20% of the world’s population) lack access to safe drinking water¹. The lack of clean, safe drinking water is estimated to kill almost 4,500 children per day². In fact, out of the 2.2 million unsafe drinking water deaths in 2004, 90% were children under the age of five³. Water is essential to the treatment of diseases, something especially critical for children.

This problem isn’t confined to a particular region of the world. A third of the Earth’s population lives in “water stressed” countries and that number is expected to rise dramatically over the next two decades⁴. The crisis is worst in developing countries, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

The world water crisis is created by a confluence of factors including climate and geography, lack of water systems and infrastructure, and inadequate sanitation, something that 2.6 billion people (40% of the world’s population) lack access to⁵. Some of these countries have additional problems, including high levels of arsenic and fluoride in drinking water⁶.

Many women and young girls in rural areas in Sub-Saharan African and other parts of the world must trek as much as six miles everyday to retrieve water for their families⁷. Due to this manual labor, such women and children are prevented from pursuing an education, maintaining their households or earning additional income⁸.

Thus, the lack of clean water, coupled with the lack of basic sanitation and a dearth of hygiene education, is one of the largest obstacles to progress and development in these regions and across the world. The UN has prioritized water access among its Millennium Development Goals because it contributes to such widespread suffering, including increased poverty, high child mortality rates, depressed education levels, and political instability. Without question, the world water crisis condemns billions of people to a perpetual struggle to survive at the subsistence level,⁹ thus inspiring millions to engage and alleviate this problem.

Sources: [1] WaterAid, 2005 [2] UNICEF/WHO Water for Life, Making it Happen, 2005 [3] UNICEF/WHO Water for Life, Making it Happen, 2005 [4] BBC News October 19, 2004 [5] UNICEF/WHO Water for Life, Making it Happen, 2005 [6] Department of International Development, Water Action Plan, March 2004 [7] UNESCO/ International Year of Fresh Water 2003 [8] UNESCO/ International Year of Fresh Water 2003 [9] UNICEF/WHO Water for Life, Making it Happen, 2005

Colour the pictures:

Look here – for more advanced learners:

http://www.get2knowh2o.org/pamcanikidsbook.pdf

A next song soon... in the meantime listen to the raindrops music still...