I had to do a short translation today about a forthcoming financial congress. One of the terms stumped me a little so I had a hunt around the web and came across this interesting .pdf document from the Abaxbank:Abaxbank Annual Report 2001- Parallel Translation - English/ItalianI know its … [Read more...]
Atman, the Manchester Terrier
June 30, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Our little pup is now one. He's still a mischievous little rascal, and we are not convinced that the neutering operation he was subjected to a few months back has really done a great job in calming him down. Also, he appears to be madly in love with the next door neighbours male dog and has been … [Read more...]
I’m Not Going to Complain
June 23, 2008 By 7 Comments
Nope, not this year. I'm not going to subject you to my annual whinge about the horrendous heat here in Milan.Nor am I going to whine about the temperature shooting from 15°C to 35°C in well under a week.I won't complain about not being able to sleep a wink, nor shall I moan about my … [Read more...]
Manic Monday
May 28, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Yes, I know Monday is now but a memory, and that it is now Wednesday. But Monday was a fun day!Why a fun day? Well, aside from the usual stuff, I also made a vulgar suggestion to an artist I had never spoken to before - in Italian, then, after having retrieved the little one from his school, I met … [Read more...]
Spreading a little Cheer with Beer!
May 7, 2008 By Leave a Comment
I got a little present yesterday. A quite unexpected, but very nice thought from one of the students from the recently finished Human Resources Master.Being a philosophical kind of guy, he obviously thought that an Englishman such as myself would probably appreciate a good bottle of beer. He was … [Read more...]
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