panegyrist \pan”e*gyr`ist\, n. one who makes a speech, esp. praise or eulogy, in a public assembly
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written by ketsugi some time at the end of April last year
In no particular order.
Pros:
Comparatively greater dominance of the English language (not that I’m making a statement about which language is superior, just that I’m far more fluent in English than in any other)
No bargaining for almost anything
Cleaner, not-so-dry air
Jaywalking is far less dangerous
Much better food, no matter what my sister says
Much cleaner toilets, by orders [...]
written by ketsugi some time at the end of April last year
Quick “hi” from Beijing. Weather is great. We’re safe and fine. Enjoying ourselves. There’ll be a proper blog post with photos when I get back.
written by ketsugi some time mid-April last year
Yesterday, while removing my iPod from my bag, I dropped it from a height of about a metre or so, onto a hard rocky floor. While I initially thought that it was undamaged (there was, amazingly, no visible physical damage to the body), I later realised that the LCD screen had been slightly damaged, and [...]