Category Archives: party

2015 is here

Obviously, 2014 is no longer with us. And actually, Leeds will no longer be my present soon. I will be leaving the UK on Tuesday, January 13. But I have plenty to do before then – such as cleaning out my room, taking care of issues with my bank, job hunting and meeting up with …

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Out with the old, in with the new…

It’s the time of year that makes event promoters and club owners in Leeds drool with the sight of £-signs swirling in their heads – Freshers’ week. More on that later. But the mass arrival of – I don’t know how old those kids are – hasn’t been the most interesting part of my life since the Great North Run. …

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Squeaky Bum Time

The legendary Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson used the phrase “squeaky bum time” to describe the nervewracking last several matches of a season, especially for those teams in contention for the league title. Well, the phrase “squeaky bum time” could be used to describe my life. First, I have started on my dissertation, for which …

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Samba Dancers, Dutch Treat, and disappointment

Well, instead of directing most of my attention toward my dissertation, my focus is on the quadrennial party that usually sees this country dream of 1966 all over – only to be brought back down to earth. More on that later. The World Cup kicked off three days ago, which has provided me plenty of opportunities to …

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Art, Food and a Celebrity Sighting…

Sometimes, there are most fun events are the least anticipated ones. And the ones you don’t think about bringing a camera for. I had signed up to work at an Art, Architecture and Design Showcase last Friday (June 6), not knowing what the hell it really was. But hey, I’d be getting paid. And what …

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On vacation…. well, not really

Well, technically, as of four p.m. yesterday (Thursday, April 10), holiday started. No lectures or lessons for two weeks and that means… More time in front of a computer. Working on assignments. Unfortunately, I didn’t know that we would be having two weeks off until recently. My flatmate Ben told me that he would be …

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