My weekend and my new microwave.

It is a nice and relaxing weekend. Finally. No need to work on Sunday, my turn to keep the emergency phone (for the students, "just in case") is over. It's quite stressful to have this phone active 24/24. You need to remember to keep it always on you, the bettery should be always charged etc. Sometimes the students call without a really good reason: the light bulb in their bedroom got burnt or there's a dead pigeon in front of their appartment; whereas the reason we keep it is for a real emergency: someone is hurt, someone needs to be...

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4 lists.

I haven't been blogging in a while, it's all about the hard time at work we're having at present. I really hope that next week will be much easier and that I'll be able to catch up with the posts.8 THINGS (PART II)Anyway, some days ago I was tagged by Ella (thanks!!!) so I'd like to answer some more "8 things" questions:8 Things I'm looking forward to:having my parents here, in Sicily for holiday in Julygoing to Poland in Septemberlooking for a new appartment in about a yearchoosing the paint colours (you can be sure there'll be a lot of violet, purplish, lavender and lilac) and the furniture to be put in it (most from Ikea,...

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How HOW is it possible???

I'm not pregnant, nor I would like to be in the nearest future. Did Jessica Alba think about a downfall in her career when finding out she was pregnant at the age of 26 in the peak of her blossoming career? I don't know. Nonetheless the fact, the baby I mean, didn't at all prevent her from taking part in one of the most amazing Campari campaigns. She gave birth to Honor on June 7 2008 and just after a couple of months she was invited to take part in this wonderful project. But do you really think it is possible to look like this after...

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Chanel...

I know I'm being boring but I just couldn't resist... I'm writing about another commercial...Chanel no.5 has always been a symbol. A symbol of elegance, vogue, grace and luxury. Since 1921 (the year in which the perfume was officially introduced), Chanel invested lots of money promoting its product (even though, to my mind, this particular brand doesn't really need it, I could bet it would sell like hot cakes even without it) asking the most famous actresses like Marilyn Monroe, Catherine Deneuve, Carole Bouquet, Estella Warren to become spokesmodels for the fragrance.Have you already seen the newest Chanel no.5 commercial-film...

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Thirst for happiness...

Hello everyone! This week (and the next one as well) is quite tough for me, we have new students' arrivals at school so there's plenty of work. Therefore I'm sorry for lack of posts in this period. Finally real Sicilian spring has come, we've got sunny hot long days and short warm nights. I hope to go to the beach the next weekend! : )Anyway, apart from that, look what I spotted on the Italian tv this week. The new Coca- Cola commercial. Intriguing. First watch, and then I'll translate it for you."My name is Giulia and I live in Pisa. Everyone has been speaking about the crisis lately; I am optimist, maybe because all I need...

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Viralogy.

Dear Bloggers,Thanks to Joseph, my blog was submitted to Viralogy. Vote for my blog, please (if you like it, of course) : )Thank you!!!!Yours,J...

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Cannes 2009. The poster.

I love cinema. I love watching films. And so I love film festivals. In the US there's the Oscar ceremony. In Europe there's the Festival De Cannes. This year (May 13-24) the Festival caught my attention before even starting because of the official poster.The official poster : The official poster of the 62nd Festival de Cannes is inspired by a photogram of l’Avventura (1960), the timeless masterpiece of that master of film, Michelangelo Antonioni. The poster was created by Annick Durban.To my mind, it is incredibly beautiful and captivating....

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Another tag! 8 things...

I was tagged again! This time by Mary Evelyn. It's about responding these questions:Eight things I like:the sea in Sicilyhot chocolateVanilla ice-creamlight suntanpink and violetsleepingreading in bedpresents (giving and receiving)Eight things I did yesterday:worked 10 hours with one 20min breakrecharged my cell phonehad pasta con pomodoro for dinnerwatched "Yes, man" with Jim Carrey. Very VERY good. I highly recommend it! : )read some of my favourite blogs and posted some commentsbought plane ticket to Poland (yes, I'm going to PL for 2 (TWO) weeks in September, yuppppiii!)had a showerrode my scooterEight things I wish I...

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I got an award! The Awe-Sum Award!

Wow, I think nothing could make my day better today... Horrible, stressful time at work, sunny warm morning which changed into cloudy, cold afternoon, things that kept slipping through my hands, etc... And then I came back home and saw this: "jo i gave you an award on my blog!" I couldn't believe my eyes! : ) Thanks so much for this, Sarah!The rules: List seven things that make me awe-summm and then pass the award on to seven other people who I think are fabulously awe-summm.Well, difficult to find them right now, but let me think..1....

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Heineken. Made to entertain (?) (!)

So a few weeks ago I saw this commercial on TV. I'm not a huge fan of beer commercials to be honest. They're usually about men and Barbie dolls dancing. Heineken though tends to be more intelligent about promoting its product. We all know men love beer, right? We all know that most men who drink beer are not the most smart in the world, correct? You should admit that when you think about a man who's drinking beer, you imagine him with a belly. Well, this is the only thing Heineken doesn't seem to see (unfortunately). In spite of this, Heineken admits and accepts all these stereotypes we normally associate with beer and men...

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I'm back!

Hello everyone! This weekend passed sooo quickly! : ) To my surprise, I managed to entirely follow the program I prepared before leaving! : ) The weather was gorgeous, we stayed in a wonderful hotel and ate delicious food in various bars/restaurants. I love Milan (and Rome too!). If I was to choose I would definitely move to one of those cities immediately. (Un)fortunately "serce nie sluga" (it's in Polish and if translated would be sth like: "the heart knows no master"). In this case, I wouldn't associate this with a person but with...

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Dress Code.

I wanted to talk about the dress code on the occasion of this year's Ascot races. I don't know if you've heard but in order to participate in the event, you're obliged to conform to very strict rules concerning the outfit. Got to the official Royal Ascot website and read..."Her Majesty’s Representative wishes to point out that only formal day dress with a hat or substantial fascinator will be acceptable. Off the shoulder, halter neck, spaghetti straps and dresses with a strap of less than one inch and miniskirts are considered unsuitable....

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Milan, I'm coming!

Next weekend my bf, his parents and I are going to Milan for weekend. We visit that city quite frequently since my bf's brother lives and works there. I love Milan. I remember going to Milan for one of my very first dates with my bf (I flew from Warsaw, he flew from Catania). It was just as I imagined it. It was February (so quite chilly and cloudy). The city was clean, the public transport worked perfectly well (no delays!), I met skinny and tall like trees models in the underground. There were art exhibitions and concerts, and to my astonishment, shops were open from 9.00 to 8.00 p.m. without the famous siesta break from...

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Politics. Hope. Obama.

I am not very much into politics. I do not follow every news program neither do I read newspapers every day. I could even declare that for a long time I just despised politics. I associated it only with the never-ending debates, quarrels, intermittent conflicts and greed. Once a person I believed in got elected, they became avid, hateful and hideous. I mean, come on, let's face the truth, once a man/woman becomes an important politician, power and money takes place of honour, values and need to help others. And both countries I have...

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Isn't it funny/stupid/useless/useful? (delete as applicable)

So I surfed the Net a little after my morning Saturday lessons, and this is what I came across on LuxLux... At first I thought it's stupid... then I thought hmmm why not, it could be even more effective than a normal air freshener in spray (whose smell usually wears off after 5-10 mins). The shop website is in Polish, so let me just tell you what I'm talking about. I'm talking about a floral powder for your vacuum cleaner (!) (?). According to the producer, "Flower of flowers, Peony red, majestic and refined, accompanies the bride. Pledging happiness and prosperity." WOW. Just think how promising this scent must be!You just...

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Palazzolo (part 2) Food and the Church.

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Palazzolo (part 1). Finally!

So as I promised (one week ago), I finally put the pictures from our outing in Palazzol...

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