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So What About me?

Welcome to the blog about me, the man who makes it happen...... But who am I? Well for those of you who don't know, I am Oliver Wakefield and All-About-India.com is my passion and my creation.

I am currently working as an English teacher in Budapest, Hungary which is great as it gives me enough free time to work on my website while enjoying an excellent quality of life.

So what is this blog all About?

The idea behind this blog was to give those of you who maybe just the tiniest little bit interested in what it means to run a website a clue about the goings on. And of course also those who may want to know a little about me!

I try to update this blog fairly regularly and as you'll see shortly you'll find information about the website (statistics, future plans and past happenings etc), and a small part about me and my life here in Budapest.

All your comments, questions and suggestions are welcome !

Friday, July 2, 2010

Exams and Bananas

So as another week ends and another month begins... I find myself doing little but sweating. After a pretty hectic week of taking on a two new positions at work, the first of which involves waking up stupidly early to ask people I have never met stupid questions and then give them a grade between 1 - 5 on how well they answered and the other involves actually writing exams - something I consider myself wholly unqualified for but am obligated nonetheless.

Budapest is still managing to keep me thoroughly entertained and as the sun comes out for what seems like for good, the city has taken on a different personality and a different pace. The atmosphere oozes electricity to the point it is difficult to know what to do with it.

Last night me and Juli went out to celebrate her well deserved graduation along with some of her friends and although the night ended up early (the bad barman made cosmopolitans too strong), it was great to see more of what Budapest has to offer. So for anyone travelling to Budapest I recommend checking out the aptly named 'Morrisons 2'. Cleverly taking it's name from another successful pub in the city 'Morrisons 1', the venue is unlike anything I've ever come across with a huge underground complex, a topside garden and then 6 floors of rooms, bars and dance floors with the icing on the cake being beer for 200 F orints (66p) and tequila at a pound.

The football is keeping the city on it's toes with each of the small ex-pat communities mixing with enthusiastic Hungarian in Sabotag square ion the centre of the city to witness the latest match on the big screen.... it's also where I watched the obliteration of England last week - What a huge disappointment.

Other news includes my enrolment on a Hungarian course starting next Monday and our landladies announcement that she is selling our flat meaning that opportunity beckons.... prospects of a house with two whole rooms are on the horizon!


A photo of me and Juli taken in the rain at a free festival in the centre of Budapest.

And Finally I would like to leave you all with possibly one of the finest articles ever written entitled: The unfortunate sex life of a Banana.

It may look like a bit of read but it is great. It ticks all the boxes; namely it tells you something you didn't know, it's extremely well written, it is very funny and a deep sense of appreciation for this humble fruit may result. (If your not my mother you will need a dictionary).

Sziastok!