#2424 – Hello October!

ENGLISH Oh wow, it is October already, meaning we are 75% done to the completion of this hell of a year, haha 😆 . Normally at this time of the year, I would be excited for a new series of The Apprentice UK (which usually premieres in the first week of October). But this year,…

#2409 – WFH and RG

ENGLISH Well, not many new stuffs, actually. I still work from home (WFH) and this arrangement pretty much “steers” the course of my daily routine nowadays. By that, I mean my whereabout is mostly around the place where I live, haha. It’s not bad, though, especially with the restrictions relaxation which has added some new…

#2302 – A Saturday at Roland Garros 2019

ENGLISH I went to Paris earlier this month for my annual trip to this French capital for this year’s second grandslam tournament of the year, the French Open, or Roland Garros. And here is the story of this trip. *** When I looked at this year’s calendar and matched it with the tournament schedule, I…

#2296 – A Long Weekend

ENGLISH Today is the Whit Monday, or Pentecost Monday, meaning this weekend is a long weekend! Unlike the previous weekend, this long weekend is a “real” one as there is no bridging day in between, haha. Anyway as my Instagram (@azilko) followers have known, I made use of this long weekend for a weekend trip….

#2131 – A Weekend in Roland Garros 2018

ENGLISH Posts in the Tennis Weekend in Roland Garros 2018 series: 1. Introduction 2. Part I: Roland Garros 2018 3. Part II: Paris As usual, I arrived at the gate at around 9 AM. This was, of course, a little bit “too early” but this decision would ensure me to be at the front of…

#2121 – A Tennis Weekend Story

ENGLISH Posts in the Tennis Weekend in Roland Garros 2018 series: 1. Introduction 2. Part I: Roland Garros 2018 3. Part II: Paris So the main draw of this year’s French Open started about two weeks ago, which means this weekend was, finally, the time for my annual trip to Paris for the tournament this…

#2114 – A Weekend and A Monday

ENGLISH My general theme for this weekend was … definitely some rest! Haha 😆 . Somehow I felt quite tired coming to this weekend, even though I only had a short week at work last week. But actually, the short week had something to do with the tiredness; as the week was “short” because I…

#2081 – This Year’s Annual Trip to Paris

ENGLISH Every year since 2012, I always arrange a trip to Paris to watch the French Open (Roland Garros) tennis tournament. This year, obviously, is no difference. Earlier this week the tickets for this year’s tournament was sold to the general public. Of course I had marked this date since months before (lol) and scheduled…