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^ Ermm, I don't think such illustrated books fit the category for a literature gathering. That would be an excellent recomendation, for so many reasons... I won't bother to explain. I'll take it in consideration for the next proposal in case I get chosen (I'm sticking to Doctor Zhivago)... I'm actually adding it to my "books to read" list either way. Thanks!

The election is on 30th of May. A possible second round vote (if necessary) would be on June 20th. Are your friends voting? if so, what are their political preferences?

The green party candidate (Mockus) seems to be leading now, recent poll shows. Great news. :wacky: http://latindispatch.com/2010/04/26/colombian-presidential-candidate-antanas-mockus-pulling-ahead-poll-indicates/

I know Yann Tiersen is not classical... but this song reminds of of the minimalist beauty of Satie's compositions (yeah, I know Satie isn't classical either). [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReLllNkqcxw]YouTube- La plage - Yann Tiersen[/ame]

After asking for a lot of your suggestions in several libraries, and realising that many of them weren't available, I've finally decided to propose: "Doctor Zhivago" of Boris Pasternak as my option to enter to the litearure gathering. :uneasy: Wheter I get in or not, I really wanted to read that book (I had read a little of it before and I liked it) I'll late you know how it went with that. Thank you everyone!

^ :p U2 - With Or Without You

Spam much? I'm listening to: Marina and the Diamonds - Obsessions :rolleyes:

You did very good on your CAE. I mean, it's impressive... For me British English is so hard to understand and I would probably have got a really low score compared on that test. :p Btw, do you know any hint or advice that could help me improve my writing skills? I bet the listening section at the end of the day of your test must have been a pain in the ass. I remember mine, which wasn't at the end of the test but just before the 10 min break we had for eating something right in the middle of the test... There were so many audios and situations and I was really tired and hungry, that in the last 2-3 audios' questions I was like: "when did they ever mention that"? lol. And no, my main plan is applying to a University in Germany or some surrounding countries (within Europe). Hahah, I'm studying German also and I quite suck at it. But obviously I would apply to a postgrade in English, and I believe a very good score on my toefl could really favor me. Somehow. :D

Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne in C minor Op. Post. Without a doubt my favourite of all his Nocturnes.

:mellow: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiFiKLdq1gI&feature=related]YouTube- Schönberg Verklärte Nacht part 2[/ame]

One of the biggest singers from Peru: (:lol:) [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5UcgTuvCmU]YouTube- La Tigresa Del Oriente - Nuevo Amanecer (Video Oficial HD)[/ame] I heard she actually got an award in Sweden for this song. Incredible.

:laugh3: But seriously, that is terrible. Both the chocolate in the arse and the police abuse.

Well, since there's an UK election thread. :p Let me explain the current situation: These elections are VERY important for my country. And for the first time in a long time (from what I can remember) it seems likely that there will be a runoff between the two biggest candidates. So far in the polls, they're tied. Everyone is so excited, specially the young people who were never really interested in politics and have reciently been attracted by the green party candidate, for his fresh ideas and proposals. Most Colombians know how the actual president (8 years) has helped the country to overcome violence, but he and his goverment have been involved in so many scandals. The president became obsessed with his power and we are tired of the actual social and economical situation. So, it's the struggle of the old politics (some might say, full of corruption and political favoritism) represented by Juan Manuel Santos and his party (the party of the actual president) and the new politics (with education and the invaluable of life) represented by Antanas Mockus and the green party. Mockus and Santos. I'm totally going green. I'm voting for the first time. :D Here's some random article about the unprecedented political enthusiasm an alternative (Green) party arouses: http://en.mercopress.com/2010/04/24/colombian-green-party-presidential-candidate-closing-in-on-incumbent-hopeful

It astounds me how much I digged Kate Nash years ago. :P I remember Foundations as a really good song though.

I would if I bought 2nd hand. But that's not really usually the case, so no.

Thank you girls for your comments. And yes, I would definitely feel more confortable with the 100+ score and raising my writing score about 5-6 points, will definitely do it. So yes, I'm re-taking that section again... I believe in about two months. The funny thing is, I've always taken for granted that my English level is good, so I didn't really bother studying much before the exam. This time, I'll really put more efforts on it. :) fietssleutel, you're talking about the ESOL examinations, right? are those exams (like the CAE, you mentioned) equivalent to the TOEFL?

I like your signature. *offtopic*

After a short internet revision, I've come to realise that my score is good... But not as good as it should be (100+). Fortunately for me, there's this option of having rescored the "Speaking" and "Writing" sections in the TOEFL exam, which were actually the ones in which I got the lower score ("Reading" and "Listening" were great somehow). It isn't nearly as expensive as taking the whole exam again (Great, only USD 60 per sect). I think I am definitely taking them again! btw, do you people think my writing skills are that bad? cause it was actually my worst score. :wtf:

LCD Soundsystem - Someone Great

Guys! I also got a question... Reciently I took the internet based TOEFL exam (English is not my native language)... and I got 97/120 as my score. Do you know if this is a very good score? or just plain good? is it good enough for having good chances in international universities applications? >>> (Because that's really the main reason why I took it. I had heard that for international students, having a high score in that exam really makes it easier, to get accepted.) -- Edit... I just found some random page where they show the equivalencies with the Common European Reference Framework and 96-120 makes a C2 level. So I guess, that it is really good? :p But oh... most important American and British universities recommend a 100+ score... for example the MIT, asks for a minimun of 90+ and recommends 100+ so I guess I barely made it? :dozey: :(

Radiohead - Just

Cause I don't know where I'm going and I wanna talk... ♫ ♪

Travis - Driftwood

I'll also start to read this! in some weeks I think. I wonder why the English title of the book is so different from the actual Swedish name (Men who hate women) and its actual translation to many other languages.

The Knife - Lasagna