I've had lots of pets in my time. I guess the strangest were my lizards, they were cool but not much fun. The pet I have at the moment is Kat, my wife's cat. We got him from a neighbour who found him as a kitten. He had been abandoned and attacked by dog, and had a bad paw, one closed eye and a crooked tail.
At the time we lived in a flat so I was reluctant to bring an animal to live there but my wife insisted (promising to look after it....Huh!). So, Kat has been with us for about 13 or 14 years now. He's a bit of an oddball but I think it's because he doesn't realise that he's a cat. He has no social skills when mixing with other animals and spends a lot of time meowing to my wife or I to do things for him (usually to give him food but also to open the door or close the door or give him water or let him sit on our lap). He used to do tricks when he was younger but nowadays he spends most of his time sleeping and eating. For a long time he didn't leave the flat because he had a fear of going outside. However, since we moved home about 8 years ago he's been going out most evenings for a couple of hours. He chases other cats and can be quite sneaky (he hides behind a bush and ambushes other cats from the neighbourhood!). Kat loves eating, rolling in the dirt, and getting under my feet. He's a bit of a strange animal and I think he thinks I'm his mum!
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One of my favourite family memories was the year my family had Christmas dinner in an India restaurant. I honestly can't remember how old I was maybe, 12 or 13 I think. Family meals were always fun because I have 5 sisters and 3 brothers. If you include my mum and dad that was 11. Enough for a football team!
Anyway, I don't really remember that much about the meal except that, in spite of the fact that we were eating Indian food, we kept all the usual traditions. We wore paper crowns and pulled crackers, although I don't think we went as far as to sing Christmas carols. I'm pretty sure I ate Chicken Korma, a mild curry made with coconut milk. Obviously, we all ate poppadum and nan bread and I'm almost certain we had banana fritters and ice-cream for dessert. At that time, we didn't eat out very often, I think because my parents couldn't afford it so that's why it's such a clear memory.
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Here's a photo of my Mum and dad
I love getting out of Santiago and going to the coast. I love seeing the sea and getting some fresh air. Over Fiesta Patrias I went to Isla Negra. I'd been there before but I'd only really passed through, stopping by the beach close to the Neruda museum and then going on to Algarrobo or El Tabo. Anyway, this time I stayed with a friend and her family who live near a place called Cantaleo which is a piece of land owned by the Neruda Foundation which is a little park. I'd never been there before and I thought it was really nice. There were lots of birds: Loicas, Lapwings (Queltehue, hawks and some others whose names I'm not sure of. The day we went and walked along the coastline was beautiful, clear blue skies and warm spring sun. Later we went into the town centre and bought empanadas from Donde Florencia which were really (really, really good). I ate a seafood one and a Cheese and Olive one accompanied by a few glasses of wine. All in all it was a wonderful day that helped me forget stressful Santiago:)
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Hi Blogheads, Today I'd like you to write about something you would like to learn to do. Personally, I'll like to learn to play the Saxophone. I already play a little bit of guitar and keyboard and I think it would be really cool to learn the sax. When I was younger I tried to learn clarinet which has the same fingering and a similar blowing technique to the sax but I didn't get beyond playing "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" very badly. My school leant me a clarinet because they didn't have a sax. I didn't have a place to practice and I didn't have a proper teacher. After about 6 months I gave up and taught myself to play the guitar (badly!!).
I think David Bowie was my main influence for wanting to play sax. He played when he was younger and did a very cool photo-shot that came out when I was aged 13, a time when I was a big fan of his. Anyway, I bought a sax earlier this year but I haven't found time to get lessons yet. However, I am on the look out for a good teacher...
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The only
Fiestas Patrias I remember well is one year I spent in Algarrobo. I went with
my wife, two Chilean friends, and a friend from Liverpool. I think it must have
been in 2004 or 2005. I enjoyed it because the Fondas were small and there weren’t
too many people. We played the typical games, ate empanadas and drank chicha.
We also danced a lot, mainly cumbias if my memory is correct. I think we spent
3 or 4 days in Algarrobo and we went to a Fonda every night. They were held in
some big tents on the road that leads into the town so there was no problem with
noise late at night. During the days we
were there we lazed about drinking and eating and going for the occasional walk
(either to Canalillo or along the coast to El Quisco). It was a very enjoyable
and relaxing holiday and I remember that the weather was very good that year so
I even got a bit of a tan. Actually, I’m not a big fan of Fiestas Patrias and I
never celebrate here in Santiago. I think I went to Parque O’Higgins the first
year I was in Santiago but it was very crowded and quite expensive. This year I
plan to rest and home, see some friends and make some music. Tikki-Tikki- TiJ
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Today is a Free Post. Write at least 200 words on a topic of your choice. Leave a comment on your teacher's blog saying which versión of Friday on my mind you like best, Bowie's cover or The Easybeat's original.
