Trying to catch someone’s attention? « Well I didn’t dance for too long, I was really tired and all, and you know I don’t like it too much, but I made sure that I was right next to him, so he could really notice I was there, and I was having fun, and like I’m cool
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Too early in the morning. Way too early… My brain is still cloudy in spite of two strong cups of coffee. My thoughts dance back and forth, between the projects I have to work on, my neighbours’ loud conversations, and the monotonous, unpleasant tune announcing the metro’s doors closing process after each stop.  I have
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Most people travelling on the Paris-Brussels Thalys on a week day are there for work – managers or consultants heading to the headquarters of some global company, European Commission professionals, most of them spend this short trip facing their laptop screen or starring at the window while discussing some project issues on the phone. If you
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The last weeks have been just incredible but a bit surprising – typically wonderful, sunny days, with temperature up to 28°C… yet some fresher moments and really cold, treacherous wind, so this morning I was wondering whether or not I should take my jacket with me when going out.  Since Ryan had been out about
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- Garçon! Garçon?!… Garçon, s’il vous plaît ! … Excuse me ?! Excuse me pleeeeaaase? … Hellooo? (Tourist in perplexity). – I’m busy! (Garçon frowning)   – Hellooooo? Excuse me? … Please ? (Tourist in perplexity, getting more than a bit annoyed) – I’m coming, can’t you see I’m busy? (Garçon with furious who’s-that-crazy-one-kind of
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I can’t remember which song tells of a smoker preserving his vital space thanks to the awful smell of his cigars, but I definitely remembered Gainsbourg’s swing between cigars and Gitanes when going to the bakery yesterday. Here I see a man coming, with that thick, wrinkled bloodish skin color that tells about too much
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We were just leaving a small, homey cultural center in our neighbourhood when I noticed some interesting posters on the big dashboard next to the entrance. I moved closer to see whether some interesting show or event was going to take place soon in the neighbourhood. Right to my left, two men were obviously arguing
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Apparently it’s De Gaulle whom we owe this theory of 246 different types of cheeses in France – which, according to him, clearly showed we live in a country that just can’t be governed. An old saying pretends that in our beautiful homeland, one can try and eat a different cheese every single day of
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Let’s imagine that for some good reason you receive the CV of a very serious person. The Head of a Business Unit, in the industrial sector. 20 years experience, a convincing mix of solid performance, difficult, turn-around situations and constant leadership challenges.You notice the somewhat military haircut on the picture, the 4 children mentioned below
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Some people are just the embodiment of their profession – their passion is their daily reality and it’s always a pleasure for me to meet such people. One of them is a dear colleague and friend, Cori Hill, whose job is to help people learn: learn at work, learn about work and learn how to
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