It's funny how something that is part of a national obsession is "no news" to other parts of the world. The current dioxin (guar gum) scare in Hungary is one example. Anna thinks that it is something occupying at least EU-level concerns, but I have not notice this in my regular BBC news updates. After some extensive googling, here is one small, not-so-updated article that I have found:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6924059.stm
With Anna, we spent most the weekend with her energetic niece and nephews at her aunt's (we are going back later to stay-over for the night). I try to teach them some English words (they know quite a bit from school) and they do the same to me with Hungarian. One of them, Szabi (Anna's cheerful godson) couldn't get over the fact that I speak and understand no Hungarian, haha! *grin* The kids remind me of the younger days growing up with Ah Nee, Teng, John, etc, especially during the school holidays.
The house is just at the outskirts of the city and we did a little walk in the fields in front of the house, up to the local cemetery. From the tombstones, I discovered that Hungarian wives have the option of taking up, not only their husbands' last names, but also their first names (by adding "né" at the end of the first name).
It is awfully nice to be with Anna again! She says hi, and I think I will miss her soon when I leave her town early Tuesday morning. Before that, we are going fishing in a lake with her sister and her boyfriend tomorrow morning (at an insane 4.30 am!). My guess is that I will probably be dozing off most of the time, haha.
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Government fed by the people
Career options
I suggest government... because nobody has ever been caught.
Corruption so prevalent it affects English language?
Corruption is so prevalent it affects English language?
When there's too much dirt...
We need better tools... to cover up mega corruptions.
Prevent bullying now!
If you're not going to speak up, how is the world supposed to know you exist? “Orang boleh pandai setinggi langit, tapi selama ia tidak menulis, ia akan hilang di dalam masyarakat dan dari sejarah.” - Ananta Prameodya Toer (Your intellect may soar to the sky but if you do not write, you will be lost from society and to history.)
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