Tag: lifestyle

• Can I Retire?

  At my gym* there are a whole load of elderly people…how many exactly I’m not sure – but if I was to estimate I’d say approximately three nursing home’s worth. They’re all quite nice and friendly; I nod – they nod, that sort of thing…or perhaps they say something and I reply with a middle…

  July 7, 2015

  Musings

• Lazy Sundays (ARE THE BEST SUNDAYS!)

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hvrQb_9feg&feature=youtu.be If you have a video request you can leave a comment, or send me an email – if it’s a cool/interesting idea then I will get to it as soon as I can! www.facebook.com/storytimewithjohn www.youtube.com/storytimewithjohn101 Please buy my collection of stories! Get it in paperback here – or on Kindle here! ALL proceeds go towards Macmillan Cancer Support!

  July 5, 2015

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• 50 Shades of CRAZY

  I have held off telling this tale becau-shhhhhhh, quiet! Did you hear that…no? Oh…I erm…maybe it’s just the wind…sorry…sorry… But yes as I was saying; I have taken my time with writing this story as it still frightens me a little, and truth be told I’ll probably always be a bit jittery about it…wait…did you…

  June 18, 2015

  Comedy Capers

• The Psycho Stalker…

  Some stories write themselves…and some take years, and years…well this particular one has been waiting in the drafts for a long, long time. Every time I went back to it I just couldn’t find the words, I couldn’t express all of the oddness, craziness, and horror on the page! I came close, but it didn’t ever seem quite…

  June 10, 2015

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• Broke? Travel Anyway!

  I often get emails, and messages from people – asking the same question – “how do you afford travel? Are you from a rich family? Do you have connections? Did you get some crazy compensation deal – and have decided to blow it all on roaming the world rather than making sound investments?!”  Well, no.…

  June 10, 2015

  Musings

• Sex-O-Phone

  It’s very common-place for a foreigner in Korea to be stopped, and chatted to by perfect strangers. After all there are many English learners, and even more individuals who are simply curious! And none are more curious than the elderly in Korea! Believe me! To be honest because of this it’s actually pretty challenging to…

  May 31, 2015

  Comedy Capers

• Happiness – What Could Have Been…

  I am fascinated with life, and the idea of each and every person having their own pathway on which they follow…  It’s not that I believe in fate, or that I think we have any kind of predetermined outcome by some fella upstairs…instead I think of us as paving our own way – desperately struggling to lay…

  May 17, 2015

  Musings

• A Day of Feelings

  I have realised that we go through various feelings in any given day…at least I do…it’s very rare I have a completely ecstatically joyful day, or a terribly woeful one. There are patches that trip me up, and situations that most certainly help raise a smile… …let’s have a little look at a few of…

  May 15, 2015

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• A Suffocating Child

  I remember seeing the little warning notes on plastic carrier bags as a kid…something along the lines of ‘To avoid danger of suffocation, keep away from babies and children!’ And like most people (I imagine) I thought “DURRRRRRRRRR! Why must people constantly be told what is glaringly obvious?!”  Well…hmmm…about that one… Today I wandered into a classroom to be…

  May 13, 2015

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• LOOK UP! (Little Things)

  Sort of carrying on from my post about enjoying every day of your life (not just the weekends) with this one…except with this video I am talking about paying attention in life, so that you don’t miss some potentially beautiful moments!  Of course I touch upon a number of other things throughout this particular ramble…

  March 5, 2015

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