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Australian stereotypes
What is a stereotype? A stereotype is a fixed idea or image that many people have of a particular type of person or thing, but which is often not true in reality. Stereotypes are often wrong. The danger of stereotyping is assuming that everyone in that group conforms to the stereotype and can lead to…
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Countries I have visited in my life
Here is a Google map showing the places I have visited in my lifetime. You can explore the interactive map below.
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My 5 Favourite K-Pop Music Videos
It’s no secret that I like some K-Pop music. Listening to this music is uplifting and fun even though I don’t understand all the lyrics. I’ve studied the translations so I have some idea of the songs’ meaning. I chose these videos because I love the group, the music, the song and the dancing talents…
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Sunny…. yesterday my life was filled with rain
I first heard Sunny being sung by Boney M in 1976. A few years ago I saw a 2011 Korean movie called Sunny which featured this song. Yesterday I heard a talk about the song which gave me the spark to do more research about this song. Sunny was written in 1963 by Bobby Hebb…
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How I am improving my handwriting
In Primary school (Elementary School) I was taught cursive handwriting where letters are joined together. I also learnt to print letters separately, but cursive writing was normal for essay writing and notetaking. My handwriting has progressively got worst over the years and this month I took action to relearn cursive writing. Writing in cursive writing…
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The 10 most influential albums of my first 18 years
This article is a summary of 10 daily posts I made on Facebook sharing a milestone album from the first 18 years of my life. I also wrote some comments explaining each album’s significance to me.
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What is Australia’s National Anthem?
What is Australia’s National Anthem? Do you know the words and can sing the anthem? For the first 26 years or my life Australian’s national anthem was God Save The Queen. Of course I can sing it and the words are imprinted into my memory. In 1984, Australia got a new official national anthem, Advance…
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The Flag of Australia
How much do you know about the flag of Australia? Try this quiz of ten questions
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Why is my blog called charuzu
The reason is very simple – this is how a Japanese speaker would write and pronounce my name!
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A lifetime of Language Learning
I was thinking about the languages I have studied in my life and the reasons for learning. This article is an update of an earlier article. There are 9 languages which I have explored to varying degrees: French, German, Greek, Japanese, Russian, Mandarin Chinese, Italian, Korean, Vietnamese and Indonesian. I know how to introduce myself…
The Blog of Charles
Charles in Sydney Australia
The Blog of Charles 