Kalengirl's Weblog

UK University grades

kalengirl — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 17:00:14 +0000

Last week I got my result from last semester and for my surprise I did pretty well. It is not like I didn’t know I was going to do well, I was not expecting As, especially because I knew I was getting at least 70% in one of my courses, however here in the UK [But wait there is more...]

Looking for an Afro-Caribbean salon in Oxford.

kalengirl — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 17:00:23 +0000

I made my hair permanently straight last august, I think.., while I was in Panama with my parents. After many years with my curly hair and only making it straight by visiting a hairdresser and having a blower, I finally made the decision to move all the way to the slavery side. I only paid [But wait there is more...]

Finding a Part Time Job in Oxford

kalengirl — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 17:00:59 +0000

There are many full time jobs advertised each day on newspapers and online papers, however part time jobs are not advertise as much as full time jobs. It took me around two months to find a part time job with flexible hours. As a student I usually have very weird schedules each semester. And as [But wait there is more...]

The feeling of having a job

kalengirl — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 17:02:06 +0000

After looking and applying to many different jobs I got one! There is a feeling you experience the moment you know you have a job. I wonder if it has to do with the money or the satisfaction of having something to do during the afternoons besides going to University, homework and house work. I [But wait there is more...]

DIY wedding invitations

kalengirl — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 18:36:50 +0000

The time is almost here and the invitations have not been send. I couldn’t find a way to stretch the budget, so I could buy the invitations I saw online, however I’m a designer (I don’t have any university backing me up on that…) so I thought “I can make my own invitations!” “It can’t [But wait there is more...]

Diner dash Flo on the Go and Windows 7

kalengirl — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:00:53 +0000

I bought Diner dash Flo on the Go last year while I was spending some day in Sevenoaks. I have played the game since the first game came out. It is a very addictive game, where you play the role of a waitress call Flo. In the first game she bought a place and made [But wait there is more...]

Donate to Wikipedia

kalengirl — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 17:00:18 +0000

Have you ever wondered how many times per day do you visited Wikipedia? Just today in the morning I check Wikipedia four times. I was looking for the capital of different countries. Wikipedia is the first link that appears on Google every time you are looking for a meaning. Now days Wikipedia has become the [But wait there is more...]

England can’t handle snow

kalengirl — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 17:00:46 +0000

Two weekends ago, we had a lot of snow in Oxford. The snow started on Friday but it was until Saturday that it started to accumulated because it snowed for more than 6 hours. I was suppose to have an exam that Saturday afternoon, so I woke up at 6 am and started looking through [But wait there is more...]

How to buy a playstation 3 on eBay

kalengirl — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 17:00:09 +0000

Two weeks ago I was looking for a playstation 3 on eBay. I’ve been thinking on buying one for a long time, I was waiting for the price to drop a few dollars, however there was no light of that happening any time soon, so I decide to look for a used playstation 3 on [But wait there is more...]

Ketchup is not for free in Denmark

kalengirl — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 17:00:12 +0000

While in the rest of the world ketchup, mayo and any other dressing or salsa for the food is free of charge, in Denmark you have to pay if you would like to have some. When Boyfriend and I arrived at the airport it was time for lunch but since we had to way for [But wait there is more...]

The Copenhagen airport has a problem with luggage on arrivals

kalengirl — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 17:45:28 +0000

I’m on my way to Boyfriend parent’s house; I will be staying with them for a couple of weeks. It is my first time in Denmark and so far so good. The first thing I must mention is how nice they were with me at custom J just like when I went to France and [But wait there is more...]

open bank statement

kalengirl — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 16:57:07 +0000

A few days ago, I was at home, singing… I do that when I’m alone. For the record, I’m not a good singer. Then I heard something outside, it was my bank statement that has arrived. However, it was open!! I panic. The envelop said “I’m sorry, I thought it was my bank statement because [But wait there is more...]

Blogexplosion.com surfing banner

kalengirl — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 16:55:37 +0000

I’m a member of Blogexplosion, which is a community where you can add your blog and get traffic. How does it work? Your blog is added to a directory which other members use to surf. However, you need to look at other people blogs to earn points. The amount of points you get are the [But wait there is more...]

Ibuprofen and Paracetamol are not the same

kalengirl — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 17:00:08 +0000

At the beginning of this year I thought those two drug were actually the same thing but with different brand name, just like Paxil and Seroxat which are the same antidepressants. This weekend I got sick after spending too much time outside in the cold weather. Since this is the second time I get sick, [But wait there is more...]

It is not Friday, yet

kalengirl — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 17:00:23 +0000

Two weeks ago I was reading some news from Panama at Prensa.com which is the online version of La Prensa, one of the most popular and reliable newspaper in Panama (at least most of the time…) While reading the news I thought “ohh, I should read the new article from Ellas”. Ellas is the free [But wait there is more...]