Sunday 20 May 2012
Sunday 13 May 2012
My appointed Barber in Limassol
When I was a child living in Hong Kong, my mum used to take my brother and I to some back passage alley way for a hair cut. This back passage effectively was a narrow gap between two buildings. At one end there was a wooden bench where customers would sit waiting their turn for a hair cut. At the other end of this narrow gap was a row of hair cutting chairs with mirrors and there was a drainage system right in the middle of the ally way. Despite being quite run down, the barbers in this alley always perform a 10 out of 10 perfect cut.
In my first few years in Cyprus, I have my haircut near a hair saloon near where I live, the hair saloon was sold off to a young female "hair stylist".She wasn't bad but she just can't get it right. There is always something which is not quite right
One lunch time during a work day, my colleague and I went for a drive round the old part of the Limassol town. I saw this barber shop and I knew I have to give it a try. My colleagues at work were laughing at me saying that the barber most probably couldn't speak English and I would end up having a haircut I didn't like.
My colleagues were correct the barber didn't speak English but I did end up getting a perfect haircut.
In my first few years in Cyprus, I have my haircut near a hair saloon near where I live, the hair saloon was sold off to a young female "hair stylist".She wasn't bad but she just can't get it right. There is always something which is not quite right
One lunch time during a work day, my colleague and I went for a drive round the old part of the Limassol town. I saw this barber shop and I knew I have to give it a try. My colleagues at work were laughing at me saying that the barber most probably couldn't speak English and I would end up having a haircut I didn't like.
My colleagues were correct the barber didn't speak English but I did end up getting a perfect haircut.
Monday 16 January 2012
Internet shopping
can't sleep tonight so I have asked popo (my daughter's teddy bear) to pose for me. Popo is doing some Internet shopping using my computer.
Friday 6 January 2012
The best Christmas photo of 2011 women shoes
Every year I do a photo shoot of Christmas decoration around Limassol. Anexartisias Street in Centre of Limassol usually provides the best photo opportunity.
I have took hundred or so photos but the best and most interesting shot is this photo of a women shoes shop's window!
The white contrast very well with the rainbow colours of the shoes.
Not really what I have in mind regarding Christmas decoration photos!
Sunday 1 January 2012
Greeks - Voices from the Edge
Despite I am working in IT and having easy access to online resources at home or at work via IPAD, netbook, laptops etc; I still like reading paper based media. Being an Alumni of LSE (London School of Economics ) I received my copy of alumni magazine "Connect" twice a year. In a cold rainy New Year day in Cyprus, what's better then reading a snap shot of world view from LSE.
One article stand out the most in the 2011 winter issue is written by a researcher, Paul Strong, about the rural Greeks.The article fascinates me because I am living in Republic of Cyprus, a country which is next door to Greece, where majority of the subjects share the same Hellenic culture and language. For some (or many) even consider Greece as their "motherland".
The article basically try to give a brief overview of his approach of how he try to benchmark the social-economic history of the rural Greece during a field research work he carried out. The problem of trying to make Greeks to speak about their painful past. How he used a motor-cycle (moped) to get into town so that he could make others to talk, the gossipy nature of the villagers, the coffee , the peanuts etc. make the article very interesting
The article didn't really go into any lengthy detail in term of findings (my weak vocabulary in Economic History terminologies would not allow me to understand a detail written report anyway) but it did mentioned some main points, one main point stand out the most: who is the biggest enemy of the Greeks? Answer Greeks themselves. I ask the same question to my Greek relatives,friends and colleagues, they all give exactly the same answer.
anyway the article can be found in the following link
http://www2.lse.ac.uk/alumni/LSEConnect/LC_winter_2011.aspx
A youtube introductory, looks cool but doesn't say much can be found:-
http://youtu.be/qPDB10o_YcA
If Dr Strong is reading this blog, good luck with your research may be I see you in this part of the Mediterranean.
One article stand out the most in the 2011 winter issue is written by a researcher, Paul Strong, about the rural Greeks.The article fascinates me because I am living in Republic of Cyprus, a country which is next door to Greece, where majority of the subjects share the same Hellenic culture and language. For some (or many) even consider Greece as their "motherland".
The article basically try to give a brief overview of his approach of how he try to benchmark the social-economic history of the rural Greece during a field research work he carried out. The problem of trying to make Greeks to speak about their painful past. How he used a motor-cycle (moped) to get into town so that he could make others to talk, the gossipy nature of the villagers, the coffee , the peanuts etc. make the article very interesting
The article didn't really go into any lengthy detail in term of findings (my weak vocabulary in Economic History terminologies would not allow me to understand a detail written report anyway) but it did mentioned some main points, one main point stand out the most: who is the biggest enemy of the Greeks? Answer Greeks themselves. I ask the same question to my Greek relatives,friends and colleagues, they all give exactly the same answer.
anyway the article can be found in the following link
http://www2.lse.ac.uk/alumni/LSEConnect/LC_winter_2011.aspx
A youtube introductory, looks cool but doesn't say much can be found:-
http://youtu.be/qPDB10o_YcA
If Dr Strong is reading this blog, good luck with your research may be I see you in this part of the Mediterranean.
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