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Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Did you put on weight on holiday, or the business trip? How to find out

Weighing machine. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright.


You can tell if your buttons are popping. Your clothes are tight.  

What about the fact that you weight yourself naked at home?

Simple. Weight yourself fully clothed in your commonly worn travlling outfit before leaving home. Do it the day you leave or the day before. That is your first day weight.

But dare you weigh yourself.?

1 Pharmacies. In italy and other countries there are weighing machines. You may have to pay. They could be free.

2 Any time you go to the doctor for anything the doctor's prmises or nurse's room probably has a weighing machine.

3 Many hotels and hostels have a large weighing machine for weighting large luggage. This is to help guests find out if their luggage is over weight before leaving for the airport.

4 Some countries in Asia have street vendors who sit with a wighing machine at their feet and make their lving by charging you a small fee, or accepting a donation, from passers-by who wish to weight themselves.

5 Some large deaprtment stores stock weighting machines. Some may be in packets and won't work until you remove the packaging or insert a battery or turn them on. However, look around, you might find one which works. If you smile and chat up a bored assistant, they might help you.  

6 Carry a tape measure. Measure your waist. 



Sometimes the scales tell you mystery numbers.

Just google it to find the conversion.


Useful Websites

https://coolconversion.com/weight/kg-to-stones-pounds/_56.4_kg_in_stones_and_pounds_

Thursday, April 18, 2019

Learn Easy Spanish From Place Names And Signs


Spanish flag

Spanish - English
Costa del Sol region, El Corte Ingles department store - here are the word by word translations.

SPANISH - ENGLISH
angeles - angels
arte - art
avenida - avenue
calle - street
casa - house
corte - corner
costa - coast
del - of (the)
el - the
ermita - hermitage


Spain in Europe.


España - Spain
exposicion - exhibition or display
Iago - James
Ingles - English
la - the
libertad - liberty
los - the (plural)
miniaturas - miniatures
museo - museum
Plaza - place or square
san - saint
siglio - century
sol - sun
via - way
y - and

Useful Websites

duolingo.com
www.spain.info

You will find Spanish very useful in Spain, the USA, and South America.

Easy, isn't it!
However, wikipedia warns:

Many English words have their origins in Latin, which makes it easy for English speakers to guess the meanings of many Spanish words. However, Spanish and English also have a number of false cognates that one needs to be aware of to avoid embarrassing mistakes. -embarazada - pregnant; not embarrassed 
-suburbio - slum; not suburb 
-preservativo - condom; not preservative 
-bizarro - brave; not bizarre

Author
Angela Lansbury

Thursday, October 25, 2018

Sculpture on Orchard Road

Outside the right hand entrance to Robinsons department store. A short walk from Somerset MRT. Only a bit further along the road to Orchard MRT underground station.

What is good about it? People. Movement. One person helping another.

Monday, June 12, 2017

This week's Americanisms and Britishisms: Grocers, closets and wardrobes


Flag of the USA

American - British
the grocery store - the greengrocers
store - shop, department store, big store (a small shop or one man business is not called a store. In Britain 'a store' is a huge place for storage like a warehouse)
closet - wardrobe (Very few people in the UK have houses big enough for a walk in closet); WC is short for water closet The word closet is no longer used. Closet is used as a synonym for hiding place. Coming out of the closet - outing yourself.)
hard cider - cider
apple juice (filtered and pateurized) - apple juice
cider - freshly pressed unfiltered apple juice
hard cider - cider


UK flag

British - American (alphabetical)
Apple juice - filtered and pasteurized apple juice
cider - hard cider

corner shop - convenience store
department store, shop - store 
freshly pressed, unfiltered apple juice - cider
grocers - grocery store
general store - hardware shop
wardrobe / walk-in wardrobe - closet
 

Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker, teacher of English and languages.

Sunday, November 13, 2016

Xmas Lights in London courtesy of Trevor Sharot Photographer


Photo of lights in a side street near Piccadilly, London. Taken in November 2016.
Photo courtesy of Trevor Sharot, photographer.



Photo of Burlington Arcade in London, Taken in November 2016.
Photo courtesy of Trevor Sharot, photographer.



Notice the clock in the middle of the building and the Christmas trees in the windows.
Photo of Fortnum and Mason department store in London. Taken in November. Photo courtesy of Trevor Sharot.



Notice the sculpture and the statue in the forecourt.
Photo of Royal Academy of Arts. Taken in November. Photograph by Trevor Sharot, photographer.
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker.