What's On?
Electric Underground
7: 30pm-1: 00am Free at the Cyclops Theatre
Do you know who's playing in your area? We're bringing you an exciting evening of live rock and pop music from the best local bands. Are you interested in becoming a musician and getting a recording contract(合同)?If so, come early to the talk at 7: 30pm by Jules Skye, a successful record producer. He's going to talk about how you can find the right person to produce your music.
Gee Whizz
8: 30pm-10: 30pm Comedy at Kaleidoscope
Come and see Gee Whizz perform. He's the funniest stand-up comedian on the comedy scene. This joyful show will please everyone, from the youngest to the oldest. Gee Whizz really knows how to make you laugh! Our bar is open from 7. 00pm for drinks and snacks(快餐).
Simon's Workshop
5: 00pm-7: 30pm Wednesdays at Victoria Stage
This is a good chance for anyone who wants to learn how to do comedy. The workshop looks at every kind of comedy, and practices many different ways of making people laugh. Simon is a comedian and actor who has 10 years' experience of teaching comedy. His workshops are exciting and fun. An evening with Simon will give you the confidence to be funny.
Charlotte Stone
8: 00pm-11: 00pm Pizza World
Fine food with beautiful jazz music; this is a great evening out. Charlotte Stone will perform songs from her new best-selling CD, with James Pickering on the piano. The menu is Italian, with excellent meat and fresh fish, pizzas and pasta(面食). Book early to get a table. Our bar is open all day, and serves cocktails, coffee, beer, and white wine.
They are criminals.
A month ago my oldest daughter, Rachel, asked me to make friends. She is seven years old and a little shy. I told her the best way (make) friends was to introduce (her) when she met someone new. The question didn't come up again, and I didn't give it another (think).
Last weekend I (take) my two daughters to the lake a couple of blocks from our house. There are two parks (locate) around the lake, and since it was a nice day, we visited them both. There were lots of children around for my oldest daughter to play .
I was helping my youngest daughter, Sydney, down the slide(滑梯) something caught my attention. I got the warmest feeling as I heard Rachel tell all the kids, "My name is Rachel, and I'm seven. What's your name?" It worked (well) than I had ever imagined, and before long she (know) every kid's name, and they were all playing tag—a kind of game!
The little things in life can make a difference!
“Success begins with belief and ends with doubt.”—Larina Kase
I remember reading through a book and the author was writing about being a reverse paranoid. In that particular section he mentions how he has a belief that the world he's living in is out to give him everything he absolutely wants and desires.
There are times when I think to myself,“Wow,the world is out to get me and make me miserable.” Then I thought,why can't I believe that the world is out to make me a better conversationalist. Then I started adapting to the belief of the reverse paranoia.
When I started talking to people,I truly believed that I was the most interesting person in the room. I believed that everything I said added value to the conversation. I believed that people stayed behind and chatted with me because they found me charismatic.
As a matter of fact, for about five months I wrote down on my bathroom mirror the following affirmation:“People love me and respect me. It is a privilege to talk to me. People find me interesting and charming and always want to get to know me better!”
I would say the affirmation after I brushed my teeth. And I would continue to say it until I felt completely great about myself. There were days that I just wouldn't feel like saying it,because it would feel like a lie to me. But that's the trouble,like the quote says,success ends when there's doubt. And that's why I continued until I had no doubt in my mind.
Then strange things happened,I noticed that people did find me more interesting,and that I gained more confidence in talking with people. I was more assertive(坚定自信的) at work. I was able to control politics and gossip at work to minimal levels,and became a much better manager,and developed better customer relations to the point that sales were up by 20% compared to the year before,on my best month sales were up by 39%,and this was a year that a recession was happening.