Just read about this phrase on a blog
‘Allez chercher des poissons dans les arbres!’
It is supposed to be a derisive remark but seems very colourful. Apparently the literal translation is something like ‘Go look for fish in the trees’, so I hope you get the drift!?
Well, if I only I knew how to pronounce it properly then I may get a chance to try it(!) the next time I visit France and am in need of some expressive (but decent, hopefully) French.
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If you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world is too. Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.
T. Harv Eker
Inspirational Author and Speaker
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The next time a restaurant runs out of something on the menu that you really like, well, think of this poor woman… After seeing someone missing her flight, another extreme reaction from dear old Hong Kong.
On a more serious note though, protecting the environment is everyone’s responsibility.
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A little something to share before I go on my south-east-Asian escape.
Really fantastic stuff here. Apparently her performance was so moving that she brought judges and the audience to tears.
Another clip of her work. Not from the final but equally brilliant.
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You may not like his company Microsoft. Or perhaps you may not even like him as a person – although I dare say most of us who have strong opinions about the man probably has never even met the man before? Here is a quote from his Harvard Commencement speech in 2007 which resonates with me.
“From those to whom much is given, much is expected.”
While I have not been “given” to the scale that Mr Gates has – at least financially – there is still much I can be grateful for, in view of natural disasters we have seen around the world this year.
ps. My thoughts go out to those who recently lost much (family members, homes,… ) due to the flooding in southern Taiwan.
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