For the last year, I’ve been trying to learn French. Last year, much of it spent housebound in lockdown and unable to go outside into the world, I had more time to focus on picking up a new language skill and devoting lots of hours towards it. This year with the Christmas break in-between, the […]
iTalki – A Great App If You Need to Practice Speaking a Language
I have written a lot on Twitter about spending time learning French. This year, as part of a personal challenge (and also being in lockdown), I figured it was high time for me to get back into French with a vengeance. The last time I had any formal education was back in 1981-1985 so you […]
The Costs of Learning Something New
You probably would have seen my rants and raves online about French. Don’t think I’ve lost the plot or something. If anything I’m letting off some steam usually because I think I should be at a level higher than where I’m at the moment. However, it’s all my fault of course. I’m more angry at […]
Apprendre le Francais
My recent trip to Strasbourg re-inspired my love of the French language. I learned French in high school and studied it for six years. At the time, I recall people telling me that I was wasting one subject at school when I should have focussed on an additional maths or science subject. However, I loved […]
You say Tomato and I say Tomatoe…
Yesterday started well. Any day when I’m working from home to catch up with my design and development work (as my time at work is taken up by unproductive meetings and various interruptions) is good. However this feeling was short-lived when I received a phone call from one of the business analysts whom I’m working […]