Happiness and Shoping

Hello classmates!

I love shopping! But I’m not a shopaholic. Shoping is something makes me happy. Days ago I made an online test about shopping and personality and the result of the test confirmed I don’t cross the line of shopping insanity. I agree with the result as a person who is not easily sucked into shopping. The test also says that I deserve to have fun. I don’t agree with this idea because I know “It is not happier who has more but it is who needs less”.

I accept that there are different ways of shopping. Firstly, shopping as a need. Everybody needs to buy things such as food, clothes, hygienic products or medicines. Secondly, shopping on a whim, that means buying things that are not necessary or not necessary enough. I don’t agree with how some people buy things with credit cards using money they haven’t got.

My favourite shops are delicatessen shops. I can spend lots of hours looking at lovely displays with new products, new goods from different countries, sauces, wines, sweets, amongst others. There is no doubt that it is impossible to resist the temptation to buy something and sometimes overspent. This kind of shopping is an enjoyable way to relax myself most of the time. It wouldn’t be exaggerating to say that the longer I walk the aisles in a delicatessen shop, the more I relax.

I normally shop in local grocer’s, so when I go to a large supermarket it’s like a party.
Buying on the Internet can be amazing, but nowadays this sort of shopping is necessary and compulsory in some occasions. From my personal experience I need to buy lots of plane tickets that would be impossible to buy without the web.
I don’t agree small local shops have limited choice. I think that they are just disadvantaged but these kind of shops offer the advantage of being specialized. I’m sure, good ham or cheese, or the best meat or fish are not in the supermarket or in a large chain store.

To finish, lets just say that it is very important to enjoy everything you do, even shopping for simple things, carrying lots of heavy bags, standing in queues at the checkout. You could probably meet an interesting person there, couldn’t you?

Best wishes!

My poem: From Willian Shakespeare

William Shakespeare - To be, or not to be (from Hamlet 3/1)

To be, or not to be: that is the question:

Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer

The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,

Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,

And by opposing end them? To die: to sleep;

No more; and by a sleep to say we end

The heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks

That flesh is heir to, 'tis a consummation

Devoutly to be wish'd. To die, to sleep;

To sleep: perchance to dream: ay, there's the rub;

For in that sleep of death what dreams may come

When we have shuffled off this mortal coil,

Must give us pause: there's the respect

That makes calamity of so long life;

For who would bear the whips and scorns of time,

The oppressor's wrong, the proud man's contumely,

The pangs of despised love, the law's delay,

The insolence of office and the spurns

That patient merit of the unworthy takes,

When he himself might his quietus make

With a bare bodkin? who would fardels bear,

To grunt and sweat under a weary life,

But that the dread of something after death,

The undiscover'd country from whose bourn

No traveller returns, puzzles the will

And makes us rather bear those ills we have

Than fly to others that we know not of?

Thus conscience does make cowards of us all;

And thus the native hue of resolution

Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought,

And enterprises of great pith and moment

With this regard their currents turn awry,

And lose the name of action. - Soft you now!

The fair Ophelia! Nymph, in thy orisons

Be all my sins remember'd.

VIOLENCE

Violence, as we can see around us, is a phenomenon that is increasing day by day. Talking about the reasons is very difficult if we think we are living in the 21st century. I mean, we grew up in a society where some values such as tolerance, equality or respect; they must have been in everybody’s mind. The news constantly tells us unbelievable events about abductions, racial discrimination, bullying, physical violence between others. It is a pity, that these events, far of strike at the heard of people, just pass as something very far off them. In my opinion, we don’t give violence any importance or even we don’t take any notice. We are too used to hearing about violent incidents so we put up with them or simply we bury them. On the other hand, when we are conscious of the effects of violence we try to look for the guilty. Could our culture be the one to blame?

I think violence is not just a product of cultural changes, but it is caused by important changes in the social environment in which our children grow up. The numbers of hours children are left alone and the role of television and other electronic media of popular culture have all been well documented.
I agree with there are new values in our society that make us less friendly, less communicative, less sympathetic and more selfish. I think we have to consider seriously if it’s worth it!

To finish, I would like to say that to improve the situation we have a lot to do. It’s time to put an end to violence.

Best wishes!

BE ALWAYS POSITIVE, NEVER NEGATIVE!

Dear classmates,

From my point of view “to look on the bright side” could help you to have your own perception of living a lucky life. In my opinion this is synonymous of being a happy, relaxed and open person. I don’t believe in luck by itself. This is probably because not too many things have been very easy in my life.

Everything I have, I mean, satisfaction and personal achievements, have been supposed personally a constant resilience and awareness of everything I have done.It’s so true that having a positive attitude you get the breaks to improve your objectives in life without carrying anxiety or depression.

It’s all down believing that luck comes alone but I’m sure if you cope with the things that make you feel better they will help you to feel a lucky person. I think this is, in other words, the idea of how mood can influence your luck.

To think some people are luckier than other is a real fact which shows the huge nonconformity in our present society. Other factors that help support this idea, of course I consider very negative, selfish, tense or being afraid in front of the issues and the diversity of situations life present to you.In my experience I have realised the best way to consider yourself a lucky person is to have a high self-esteem.

Lots of people use self-help books to improve their lives. Although I’ve never read none of this genre I believe they help people increase their personal satisfaction.On the other hand I think a self-help book is an easy way to try to find solutions to problems or personal doubts.

To finish I would like to point out the main idea of how important it is to remember we mustn’t forget the positive and great thinking is part of our own luck, and we have to take this into account making it forefront in our minds.

Best wishes!

Bridget Jones' Diary

The title of the film I recommend to you is “Bridget Jones'Diary".

Talking about the main actors and the roles they play in the film we have to mention Renée Zellweger as Bridget Jones, Hugo Grant as Daniel Cleover, her boss and Colin Firth as Mark Darcy, a barrister and a childhood’s friend.

The film was directed by Sharon Maguire and Helen Fielding wrote the screenplay.

Frustrated with her weight, her job at a publishing firm, her continual smoking and drinking, her parents’ wobbly marriage and the outgoing crapness of her relentlessly boyfriend-free love life, Briget Jones decides to start a diary with a view to improve her life. Summarizing the story, you will see how the story shows Briget with a ticking biological clock and a terrible fear that if she doesn’t drop the weight and finds a boyfriend soon she’ll die alone.

The music in the soundtrack is great for emotional uplift. This film is a romantic comedy similar to “Coyote Ugly” where the main character is not happy with her life and decides to make a change.

If you have read the book, the film doesn’t get bogged down in as many details what are prevalent in the book. In the film there are lots of great scenes and even scenes that aren’t in the book.

In my opinion, it is an enjoyable, sweet, well-acted and romantic film worth to see! I recommend this film especially to thirtysomething girls and boys.

The start rating I give to Bridget Jones’ Diary is an EXCELLENT!