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Movember in Chongqing – result

Movember is over 

…and I hope you guys enjoyed rising of public awareness as same as cool look and attention of crowds:-|) Last month was very inspiring and I met several Chongqing expats fighting the same battle. Glad to meet you all guys. Maybe next year our ranks will be a little wider 🙂

This year was in the sign of getting to know the tools and learn possible alterations as well as the basics of sculpting, shaving, moisturizing and aftershave doctrine. More about all these things can be found in an excellent article on  www.muzivcesku.cz (in Czech).

Here are several hints I found out this year. Unlike last year, I planned the mustache to be groomed more often and not simply grow wild. First I decided to go for Adolf +goatee, but…this was not an option since my MO simply does not grow any hair in the middle where proper Adolf could be made.
Eventually I chose  the French style with goatee inspired by Floyd’s cut in this episode of The Guild.

Lets get to the movember hints:

  1. If you plan to sculpt, buy a razor, your MACH3 whatever is not going to do a good job.
  2. Always dry your razor before doing the next stroke. Dry razor means more precise and smooth shave.
  3. Your shaving foam is for gliding, not water on your razor! Use quality shaving foam, it pays off.
  4. Small scissors can deal with longer or off the track hairs. Do not force it with the razor, you can damage all your sculpting.
  5. Always use aftershave – girls love that and will forgive you your one month rebellion.
  6. If your Mo is blond/pale, go and dye it…look to the right on Matej and his awesome Mustache after using black dye.
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How to add value to your teaching materials

How to screenshot on HTC phone

Recently as I started incorporate more and more personal materials to the teaching. From my wallpaper and music collection, to favorite books and articles…all can be well used to inspire the students and engage them more. Once you offer them something from your self, they become more comfortable sharing their stories and trust degree rapidly rises as same as respect. They start to ask you more questions…

Where is my teacher making these photos?
Where can I find this piece of software?
Whats the name of the Hero from the book he was reading?

Intriguing questions awaiting to be answered and the ultimate source (The Internet) to answer them.
Since I certainly don’t read Chinese books and my pictures are not shared on popular Chinese social media site sina weibo, they have to brows the english sites and thus train their english skill.

Today I was preparing material for next week and while chatting with my friends on a popular chatting platform weixing (wechat) I realized the usage of conditionals can be very common in English. Though it is tricky to master it and might get complicated – 3rd and mixed conditional especially:-D

I searched my conversations for basic examples and wanted to share them in presentation. BUT eyyy…how do you do a screen-shot on your HTC Android phone...after 10 minutes trying and searching in options I decendet to good old google and find a solution online. Honestly it would never occure to me that such combination of button clicks might be helpful.

Hope it will help more people to create personalized materials for their students.

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Movember in Chongqing

New year, new adventure, new Mo

Be COOL, be IN, try something your girlfriend will not approve under any other circumstances. You now have an ultimate excuse to alter your look without compromise. Movember is here to help us, modern men try new looks every year. Smart way to try something new. MO movement, MObros, movember…for MEN from MEN.   

Just remembered last year when I came to Chongqing I still had my MO for couple of last days. As I found some pictures you can also check it out. This year’s MOVEMBER is approaching and it is time to pick new shape for my MO.

Although at first I considered this movement purely commercial or marketing move, last year I gave it a try. Not because of its idea but because it is a great excuse to grow mustache, not to shave and discover something new about yourself.