‘Stories’ Archive

It was to prove a fatal move February 8, 2009 No Comments

In Perth there is a well-to-do suburb called Claremont, and in Claremont’s shopping centre there are a small number of bars and restaurants. And on certain nights these bars and restaurants are full of beautiful women.
A little while ago I went with some male friends to one of these restaurants for a drink. This place, [...]

Lost In Translation March 17, 2008 No Comments

I loved that movie. But I tend to get the idea that it was something else lost, not the language. I guess that was the point.
I’m sure there are 100’s of good language confusion stories where we wish we had Lingopal. Here is one of mine.
I was staying in a backpackers in Sweden and walked [...]