Sometimes the appropriate response to reality is to go insane. Philip K. DickIt was July. I was barely two weeks into my Summer Holidays and I was doing the Sainsbury’s shop when I saw three words in the shop. ‘Back to School’. WHAT? How can this be? Is this real? I’m supposed to be onContinueContinue reading “Time Off In Contemplation”
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Shaolin – A Year On
So I started this Shaolin Workout book last July sometime. It’s been about a year now. Took me the best part of three months to work my way through the book and perfect the moves. The book encourages you to commit yourself to doing it every day, and I’ve managed to do it almost everyContinueContinue reading “Shaolin – A Year On”
One Hundred Push Ups-Update 6
So – I’m now repeating Week 5, level 1. I complete Week 5, and start the first day of Week 6 but can’t complete it. Progress has been made though, I’m topping 40 press-ups and pushing 50. Week 6, level 1 will need more practise. I’m keeping going! J. PS The Hundred Push Ups siteContinueContinue reading “One Hundred Push Ups-Update 6”
Chip, Shoulder and Afghanistan
Do I have a chip on my shoulder? Am I bitter? In the last ten days or so, a couple of people around me have commented on my ‘playing the race card’. Apparently, I over-analyse a particular situation and attribute the way someone acts as racist. This has given rise to the opinion that I’mContinueContinue reading “Chip, Shoulder and Afghanistan”
To Blog or Not to Blog? Five Reasons why I do.
I was playfully told by someone in the last week amongst a group of us, that I have “too much time on my hands”.This was after they read a bit of my blog.A discussion then ensued about what a blog actually was, and I explained how I post regularly.The next (perhaps logical) question was “what’sContinueContinue reading “To Blog or Not to Blog? Five Reasons why I do.”
Memories of Michael Jackson
Given the events of the past ten days or so, I feel obliged to write some of my thoughts and memories about Michael Jackson.His music makes me happy. It makes me want to dance. It evokes my childhood. It’s just simply great.I’m not sure that I noticed what he looked like when I was young.ContinueContinue reading “Memories of Michael Jackson”
Iran
Sometimes the news just seems to ram a particular story down one’s throat.Perhaps I only see what I want to see……or ‘they’ want me to see what ‘they’ see…The situation in Iran provides a contrast to the recent operation of democracy during the European Elections here.I just thought I’d pose some questions/ ideas/ issues I’dContinueContinue reading “Iran”
Reasons for (my lessons) Losing Focus
So apart from the obvious (well actually rather convoluted) reasoning of my Past, Present, Future post there are some other thoughts about why my lessons lose focus.As I’m writing this post, I’m wondering if my lessons in school are actually a metaphor for my life?1) Being told what to doThis can annoy everyone to theirContinueContinue reading “Reasons for (my lessons) Losing Focus”
The Journey
I had to write about them really.The main reason is that their journey has been my journey too.I remember when I first started teaching. The lessons I prepared. The lessons that were observed. The mistakes I made. The inappropriate things I said. The inexperienced approach. The struggles. The trials.So it was for them too.They wereContinueContinue reading “The Journey”
Past, Present, Future
Who controls the past now controls the futureWho controls the present now controls the pastWho controls the past now controls the futureWho controls the present now?- Rage Against the Machine, TestifyThis is also a quote from George Orwell’s 1984.I’ve always thought it’s something about the nature of the mass media being used to control theContinueContinue reading “Past, Present, Future”
James D'Souza 