Objects of "Art, Interest & Curiousity"

One of the great things about Tokyo and Japan in general is that there are so many objects or statues of Art, Interest and,or Curiousity.

They are in front of buildings, train stations, in parks and in or around different places. Sometimes they are hidden in places your mind would never exspect or even suspect.

In the future I will continue to take more pics of them to bring them to you. Please click the title or this link here to see them: Link>>>> http://picasaweb.google.com/nihon.no.seba/ObjectObBerJay#

Thanks you all.

Printing out sheets

Hi everyone,

I know some of you have tried to print the English work-sheets that I made but had some problems with size.

Well, I have fixed those issues and problems so you should be able to print out the sheets now.

Note: when you print them out, set the printer to print the page side ways not the usual length ways. I.e. With the long sides of A4 paper at the top and bottom.

If you still have problems then let me know and I will try to resolve them for you but I am still a little new at this myself.

Have a good day / night, wherever you are.

Syrbastyian

Modifiers & Intensifiers

Hi everyone,

I have made some more English worksheets for you to use and practice with.

These ones are about words that make vocabulary stronger or weaker. For example: "This bag is A LITTLE expensive", "This bag is VERY expensive", "(A) bag is MUCH more expensive than (B) bag", etc.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Syrbastyian,

To see the sheet please click the "TITLE" or the link >>> http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=p6X_DDMzNbcQnC8_gXRd5TQ&hl=en_GB

Telephone English

I have made some telephone English sheets that you can use to practice your English on the telephone.

You can also use it as a back up when you are using the telephone to help with the conversation flow.

To see the sheets either just click the title "Telephone English" above or click the link below.

Now I will explain what you will find on the sheets: the first set of sheets is about "taking & leaving messages" and the second set of sheets is about "getting & giving information". On the sheets you will see (A) and (B); (A) is the company/staff and (B) is the caller/customer.

I hope that you find them useful and that make your English easier.

Syrbastyian

http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=p6X_DDMzNbcTf0sXKt_tHXg

Long time no write, Sorry.

Greetings & Salutations Everyone,

I'm so sorry for not keeping my blog up to date with new things from me but I have been a little busy lately with job hunting and getting things in order plus a little lazy with my blog and keeping in touch with you all.

I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me or at least turn a blind-eye to my faults.

I have not found a good full-time job yet that meet my two main requirements. Most of the full-time jobs, I have seen or interviewed for, either do not pay enough salary to support my life or involve teaching creates 12 years old & under, and as you all well know I absolutely can't stand teaching children. They are OK if kept at a distance I suppose.

I am working part-time for a company called 日米英語学院 (Nichibei Eigo Gakuin) or in English (Nichibei English Service). They have a long history in Japan since 1945/46 I think. There are three branches in Tokyo (東京): Shinjuku (新宿), Shibuya (渋谷) and Ikebukuro (池袋). I am teaching company lesson out of the branch for the Shinjuku branch and in branch teaching for the Shibuya branch.
I very much enjoy working for Nichibei; the branches are clean and very professional looking, the staff are professional and have lovely personalities and the students a great because they are, all in some way, serious about learning to communicate in English. As a teacher when you have students who want to learn and want to improve, it makes your teaching work a joy and a pleasure.

Well that is basically it for now.

Oh yeah! that's right, I almost forgot. Sometime soon (if I am not too lazy) I will put my English-Study-Worksheets on my blog. These worksheet have different themes/topics/points that cover various grammatical & structural points, expressions & natural-phrases uses and, exercises & tasks to help learners of English to expand their sentences plus help improve their communication in English.

Those of you who are studying English or are teaching English, please check my blog once in a while for these worksheets. I will probably start posting them at the beginning or middle of July 2008.

Until next time, have a wonderful day/night and Sweet Dreams.

Syrbastyian

My Advertisements

You may have noticed that recently on my blog I have been posting images and comments of products that I like. Plus under the images of the products I have written my own advertisement for the products. I have been doing this for a couple of reasons: One is that I thought you would like to know the things I like be it food/ drinks, reading material or anything. Plus since I really do love & enjoy these things, I am happy to say this and I am happy to endorse and recommend them to everyone. Also the is an old saying, which goes: "Know what a person likes and dislikes, then you know the person. So in some small way you get to know me more. The reason for writing my own advertisements for the products is, (1) just a bit of fun on my behalf, and (2) I am interested in this type of commercial art. Hey you never know, it may even become a profession for me. Syrbastyian Vzampfyier.

The Economist

Unclouded by emotions, untainted by special-interests, unfettered by sentiment. The Economist, bringing you the clarity that you need to make those important decisions. "If only our leaders could be the same".
Written and endorsed by me, Syrbastyian Vzampfyier.


I would be the first one to admit that I have never really been that interested in economics and know very little about economics. So it may come as I surprise to you that I would recommend an economic magazine.

Around 6 months ago I had some time to kill while I was waiting to met a friend, so I decided to buy a magazine to read to fill the time. The only decent magazine that the shop was The Economist. I bought it and went to a cafe to have an espresso and read to kill the time. I thought that it was going to be a boring read, but to my great surprise The Economist was a delight to read.

I found the articles insightful and easy to read, I also like that fact that it is written in a clear manner without the emotions and/or special-interests that cloud or taint most other magazine writing.

Maybe it is because they write from an economic view point, it enables them to see with a clarity that brings out the real information and also allows them to view all sides of the story. No matter what the subject; politics, policy, crime, health, terrorism, war, science & technology, their writing offers an insight that will enable you to make your own informed decision with clear headiness.

Coca-Cola

For many generations and for many generations to come, Coca-Cola has being a tiny part of our daily life. From events big and small Coca-Cola has been there giving you that refreshing taste and and bubbles of joy. "Coca-Cola, not just the next generation but every generation".

Written and endorsed by me, Syrbastyian Vzampfyier.



The other day I was sitting, in Gyousen Koen 行船公園 江戸川区西葛西 (Japan, Tokyo, Edogawa-ku, Nishikaisai), drinking a can of coke.

I started thinking about it and I realised that for as long as I could remember Coca-Cola the drink and the company has always in some shape or form been apart of my life. Not just my life but probably most people's lives as well.

Thinking about even more the same is true for my parents, grand-parents and great-grand-parents. There are very few drink makes, other than alcohol makers, could say the same thing.

We may all stop drinking coke from time to time but guaranteed that we will drink it at least once or twice a year and that is something that pepsi and the other drink makers can not state.

Bowmore Islay single malt whisky

For well over 200 years we at Bowmore Islay have quietly and unassumingly been going about the business of making what we believe is one of the finest single malt whiskys you will ever have the pleasure of experiencing. "Bowmore Islay Single Malt Whisky, excellence understated".

Written and endorsed by me, Syrbastyian Vzampfyier.



From the top going down. Aged 12 years, Aged 15 years with Sherry Cask Finish, Aged 18 years, Aged 25 years and Bowmore Islay LEGEND.

For many years I could not drink whisky, even the smell of it would make me sick. This was due to a bad experience with whisky when I was 14 years old. But about two years ago I was given a bottle of Bowmore Islay Aged 12 years Single Malt Whisky. So with the help of a friend, who taught me how to drink whisky, I tried this whisky. I was delightfully surprised at the warmth and smoothness of Bowmore and the beautiful scents of the nose. It is a wonderful drink and I strongly advise you to try and drink Bowmore Islay Single Malt Whisky. And for those of you who have never drunk whisksy, Bowmore is an excellent whisky to start with and the only whisky you will ever want to drink.

Seven Stars

The best and most luxurious restaurants are given 3-Stars.

The most elegant and beautiful hotels and resorts 5-Stars.

We have 7-Stars, Now that is saying something.

When only the very best will do, Seven Stars.

The Stars prove it.
Written and endorsed by Me, Syrbastyian Vzampfyier.

I love Seven Stars cigarettes. They have a wonderful mild taste and they smoke easily and smooth due to there charcoal filter.

If you smoke I highly recommend Seven Stars cigarettes. They are Japanese cigarettes so if you are in Japan you will be able to get them easily, but outside Japan, a good tobacconist may stock them.

Poems about My Thoughts

These poems are about random thoughts that just came to me. These poems wrote themselves and I was not really aware of what I was writing until after I had finished and read it for myself. I like this way of writing poems because there is a purity in the writing when you are not fully aware of what you are creating or flowing out of you through the pen and on to the page. Of course if you have any questions or comments, please feel free to express them. Here are the titles of the poems: "The Finer Art Of Happiness", "Woe", "Year End", "Sharing My Dream", "Sleep", "Staying", "Going Out", "I'm Looking Back", "My Favourite Past Time", "Neon Lights", "Children", "Cold", "Death", "Fascinating", "A Generation" & "An Idea". Syrbastyian Vzampfyier

Poem: The Finer Art Of Happiness

" The Finer Art Of Happiness "

Traffic lights go red, green and amber.

Stop, go and slow down.

Riding the emotional highway of time.

You can be brave and tough it out.

You can cry when you are alone.

No one see, no one will know.

Can I tell you a secret.

Will you let me tell it.

The only thing you forgot to learn.

Is the finer art of happiness.

When you were child it was so easy.

Easy to laugh at the butterfly in spring

Enjoy the wind blowing the leaves away.

Now you are an adult, all grown up.

Drinking the bottle to numb the world.

Take the chem for artificial fun.

Long forgotten the butterfly.

The butterfly in spring.

Can I tell you a secret.

Will you promise to hear.

The only thing you forgot to learn is.

The finer art of happiness.

By Syrbastyian Vzampfyier

Poem: Woe

" Woe "

Woe to those who dream without knowing.

Who feel without wanting.

Think without understanding.

Who choose without deciding.

Woe to those who look without seeing.

Hear without listening.

Who breathe without living.

Woe to those who keep without sharing.

Who share without keeping.

Who take without giving.

Give without taking.

Woe to those who receive without doing.

Who fuck without loving.

Love without fucking.

Woe to drugs and alcohol for the sake of nothing.

Woe to speculating without participating.

To observing without noticing.

Woe to war without justifying.

To peace without needing.

Woe to woe without woeing.

To my words without reading.

By Syrbastyian Vzampfyier

Poem: Year End

" Year End "

This night, this holiday season.

Old surprises, old friends meet again.

This dream, this fantasy repeats.

Again and again.

This arse, my arse, her arse.

Oh such an arse.

I wish to dream.

Dream to wish.

Lovingly, longingly, heavenly, lustily.

Dream is tonight, is my dream.

Maybe real, maybe illusionary.

Too much to drink.

Too much of everything but not really enough.

Year end.

By Syrbastyian Vzampfyier

Poem: Sharing My Dream

" Sharing My Dream "

Can you show me the way to Atlantis, across the crystal sea.

Voyage through the iris of an eye, on a tear drop stream.

Take a chance in any direction.

You can soar for forever, in the slip-stream.

When you are sharing my dream.

Listen to the sounds of the alien's call, what could it mean.

Voices sound strange and inviting, can you understand what they are saying.

Images of an alien nation, no time to set the scene.

Ants always invite themselves to a picnic, but who invited me.

Take a look inside my eyes.

Find the crystal ocean on the map of dreams.

I could be six years old or a hundred and three.

I am whomever, wherever, however.

When I am sharing me dream.

Can you show me the way to Atlantis, across the crystal sea.

Voyage through the pulse of the kind, there no need for time.

Now to go to other worlds.

When you are sharing my, our dreams.

By Syrbastyian Vzampfyier

Poem: Sleep

" Sleep "

Sleep oh sleep.

The blissful rest or is it?

When asleep, the world moves and turns without us.

Unaware of comments and events.

Sleep, where our minds turn.

Ideas, thoughts and inner truths in dreams.

Without the fetidness of consciousness.

Where secrets are revealed to the bright lights wakefulness.

Or half hidden in shape and foggy memories.

Or lost only to be remembered in sleep.

Ah sleep, the bane of staying awake.

But a blessing of inner journeys.

By Syrbastyian Vzampfyier