Awesome song of the day is a list of song that stuck in my mind. Read more about it in the introduction post: https://dominiksymonowicz.com/2018/12/12/awesome-song-of-the-day-introduction/ MÆSON Hi #Ambient; 2016 I discovered this song while I was watching "Why Are The Dreamliner's Windows So Big?" on Youtube (www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-I20Ru9BwM) For some reason, Soundcloud sees this as a hip-hop song,… Continue reading Awesome song of the day Ω007 – Hi by Maeson
USS Dominik @ West Acton
USS stands for underground's secret search, and it is about exploring things around London’s underground station. Read more about it in my introduction: https://dominiksymonowicz.com/2017/07/07/uss-dominik-underground-secrets-search-introduction/ This station was open in 1923. I visited this station on 12.01'2019. At the time of writing this blog, I visited 12 stations this year (4%). Since I started this project, I… Continue reading USS Dominik @ West Acton
Awesome song of the day Ω006 – Egzegeza – ul. Znaków zapytania
Awesome song of the day is a list of song that stuck in my mind. Read more about it in introduction post: https://dominiksymonowicz.com/2018/12/12/awesome-song-of-the-day-introduction/ Egzegeza ul. Znaków zapytania #hip-hop; 2019 I never heard about Egzegeza before, so I don't anything about it. For some unknown reasons, this song reminds me song Anna Maria Jopek & Michał Żebrowski -… Continue reading Awesome song of the day Ω006 – Egzegeza – ul. Znaków zapytania
USS Dominik @ Ravenscourt Park
USS stands for underground's secret search, and it is about exploring things around London’s underground station. Read more about it in my introduction: https://dominiksymonowicz.com/2017/07/07/uss-dominik-underground-secrets-search-introduction/ Ravenscourt Park This station was open on 01.04'1873, but District line start stops here since 1 June 1877. It is located in zone 2. I visited this station on 08.01'2019. At the time… Continue reading USS Dominik @ Ravenscourt Park
Awesome song of the day Ω005 – ZBUKU – To więcej niż Muzyka
Awesome song of the day is a list of song that stuck in my mind. Read more about it in introduction post: https://dominiksymonowicz.com/2018/12/12/awesome-song-of-the-day-introduction/ ZBUKU ft. Rover To więcej niż Muzyka #hiphop ; 2013 This is a second song made by Zbuku I like. The previous song "Witam Cię w Polsce", I liked that song for patriotic… Continue reading Awesome song of the day Ω005 – ZBUKU – To więcej niż Muzyka
Coolpointer.005: What its like to fail
Read more about it in my introduction: https://dominiksymonowicz.com/2017/05/22/coolpointer-introduction/ This Mind blowing story about David Raether, a person who got successful as a writer for "Roseanne" a famous American sitcom who later became homeless and his battle to back to normal life. One of the few stories that teach me a respect to life I have. https://priceonomics.com/what-its-like-to-fail/
Awesome song of the day Ω004 – “Taksówkarz”
Awesome song of the day is a list of song that stuck in my mind. Read more about it in introduction post: https://dominiksymonowicz.com/2018/12/12/awesome-song-of-the-day-introduction/ Śliwa "Taksówkarz" #hip-hop ; 2018 I discover Śliwa recently when I heard his diss against Bialas . More about it can be found in one of my previous episodes of "Awesome song of… Continue reading Awesome song of the day Ω004 – “Taksówkarz”
Awesome song of the day Ω003 – ZMORA
Awesome song of the day is a list of song that stuck in my mind. Read more about it in introduction post: https://dominiksymonowicz.com/2018/12/12/awesome-song-of-the-day-introduction/ Sarius ZMORA #gothic, #hip-hop; 2018 I never heard about this artist before but it is good to hear something unique. Song itself sounds like combination from hip-hop and gothic music. It sounds great.… Continue reading Awesome song of the day Ω003 – ZMORA
USS Dominik @ Brixton
USS stands for underground's secret search, and it is about exploring things around London’s underground station. Read more about it in my introduction: https://dominiksymonowicz.com/2017/07/07/uss-dominik-underground-secrets-search-introduction/ cof This station was open on 23.01.1971. I visited this station on 12.11'2018. At the time of writing this blog, I visited 43 stations this year (15%). Since I started this project… Continue reading USS Dominik @ Brixton
Awesome song of the day Ω002 – “And… Die”
Awesome song of the day is a list of song that stuck in my mind. Read more about it in introduction post: https://dominiksymonowicz.com/2018/12/12/awesome-song-of-the-day-introduction/ ŚLIWA And… Die #hiphop ; 2018 I never heard about Śliwa before. I discovered him while I was doing research about good diss songs in polish hip-hop. I discovered this song some times ago… Continue reading Awesome song of the day Ω002 – “And… Die”
Celebrating Birthday in China
Birthdays weren't celebrated in China as much as in western culture. However, nowadays, the Chinese celebrate birthdays with family or friends by inviting them for dinner. In the past, Chinese celebrate birthdays after the first month, the first year and since 30th birthdays you celebrate them every decade. During birthdays you eat noodles (寿面) that… Continue reading Celebrating Birthday in China
Awesome song of the day Ω001
Awesome song of the day is a list of song that stuck in my mind. Read more about it in introduction post: https://dominiksymonowicz.com/2018/12/12/awesome-song-of-the-day-introduction/ RPS feat feat. Dono & DJ. Ace Być i mieć #hiphop ; 2018 Peja is one of the legendary veterans of the hip-hop scene in Poland. He constantly produces decent songs in his own style… Continue reading Awesome song of the day Ω001
Awesome song of the day – Introduction
Awesome Tune of the day is a series that I started on Twitter as a reason to use ... Twitter. However, the main purpose is to keep track which song that stuck in my mind for a long time. I decided to move here when I talk more about the song (and video) in details.… Continue reading Awesome song of the day – Introduction
How to find Chinese character in Dictionary?
Have you ever think about how to find Chinese character? It sounds like mission impossible, but it isn't. You just need to follow these steps: You need to find out what type of radical character is constructed of. Find out the radical. Count its strokes and go to radical page where is your radical. Check… Continue reading How to find Chinese character in Dictionary?
What I learnt from 000: Introduction
In the world of perfect people as seen on LinkedIn or Instagram and expert in everything as seen on Twitter, Facebook or other social media I don't need to write another review. There are many reviews by experts, 'experts' and bloggers, so adding another 'review' will create more noise in the internet universe. Instead, I… Continue reading What I learnt from 000: Introduction
Difference between 二 and 两.
The simplest rule I know is: Use 两(liǎng) when the number is followed by a noun. Otherwise, use 二 (èr). Examples: 二）二加二得四。 两）地铁晚两分钟。 Disclaimer: I am not qualified Mandarin Chinese Teacher or native Chinese speaker. It means my notes about Mandarin Chinese may contain mistakes. If you spot any error, let me know in comments… Continue reading Difference between 二 and 两.
USS Dominik @ Watford
USS stands for underground's secret search, and it is about exploring things around London’s underground station. Read more about it in my introduction: https://dominiksymonowicz.com/2017/07/07/uss-dominik-underground-secrets-search-introduction/ This station was open in 1925. I visited this station on 06.04'2018. At the time of writing this blog, I visited 42 stations this year (15%). Since I started this project I… Continue reading USS Dominik @ Watford
How to learn chinese character?
It is simple. Practice a lot. In this post, I wrote a few tricks that can help you learn Chinese character. Remember about the order of writing the character (it will help you to remember). Try to connect the meaning of the word with something (for example when you write down car, try to think… Continue reading How to learn chinese character?
Winkworth Arboretum Walk
This is a quick report from my trip to Winkworth Arboretum near Godalming. I visited this place on 3rd November 2018. It is owned by National Trust. Let's start from understanding what arboretum means: An arboretum is a botanical collection composed exclusively of trees. (Wikipedia) or in plain English .. area full of various types of trees. It… Continue reading Winkworth Arboretum Walk
Dom’s 32 Hours On Trains In the UK Challenge report – part 6 – Summary
In this part, I should write about my thoughts about various aspect of the trip and overall summary More about my plan for a challenge can be found here: https://dominiksymonowicz.com/2018/07/23/doms-32-hours-on-trains-in-the-uk-challenge/ Table of contents for this report can be found here: https://dominiksymonowicz.com/2018/10/18/doms-32-hours-on-trains-in-the-uk-challenge-report-part-1-introduction/ MY THOUGHTS I will write about various aspects of trips including booking tickets, staff,… Continue reading Dom’s 32 Hours On Trains In the UK Challenge report – part 6 – Summary
Dom’s 32 Hours On Trains In the UK Challenge Report – part 5 – Penzance – London Paddington
In this part, I should write about my trip that should be from Penzance* to London Paddington, but it wasn't due to storm crippled a railway network More about my plan for a challenge can be found here: https://dominiksymonowicz.com/2018/07/23/doms-32-hours-on-trains-in-the-uk-challenge/ Table of contents for this report can be found here: https://dominiksymonowicz.com/2018/10/18/doms-32-hours-on-trains-in-the-uk-challenge-report-part-1-introduction/ I finally arrived at Plymouth where train… Continue reading Dom’s 32 Hours On Trains In the UK Challenge Report – part 5 – Penzance – London Paddington
Dom’s 32 Hours On Trains In the UK Challenge Report – part 4 – Aberdeen -> Penzance
In this part, I will talk about my trip experience between Aberdeen and Penzance where things went from bad to worse and even more worse. More about my plan for a challenge can be found here: https://dominiksymonowicz.com/2018/07/23/doms-32-hours-on-trains-in-the-uk-challenge/ Table of contents for this report can be found here: https://dominiksymonowicz.com/2018/10/18/doms-32-hours-on-trains-in-the-uk-challenge-report-part-1-introduction/ At Dundee, I was left out by Caledonian sleep… Continue reading Dom’s 32 Hours On Trains In the UK Challenge Report – part 4 – Aberdeen -> Penzance
Dom’s 32 Hours On Trains In the UK Challenge Report – part 3 – London Euston -> Aberdeen
In this part, I will talk about my experience with travel on Caledonian Sleeper from London Euston to Aberdeen*. More about my plan for a challenge can be found here: https://dominiksymonowicz.com/2018/07/23/doms-32-hours-on-trains-in-the-uk-challenge/ Table of contents for this report can be found here: https://dominiksymonowicz.com/2018/10/18/doms-32-hours-on-trains-in-the-uk-challenge-report-part-1-introduction/ On arrival, I was informed that the train will go as far as Dundee and… Continue reading Dom’s 32 Hours On Trains In the UK Challenge Report – part 3 – London Euston -> Aberdeen
Dom’s 32 Hours On Trains In the UK Challenge Report – part 2 – Before travel
In this part, I will talk about some news about my trip before travel on the day of the start of my journey and on my experience at Virgin Train First Class Lounge. More about my plan for a challenge can be found here: https://dominiksymonowicz.com/2018/07/23/doms-32-hours-on-trains-in-the-uk-challenge/ Table of contents for this report can be found here: https://dominiksymonowicz.com/2018/10/18/doms-32-hours-on-trains-in-the-uk-challenge-report-part-1-introduction/ … Continue reading Dom’s 32 Hours On Trains In the UK Challenge Report – part 2 – Before travel
Dom’s 32 Hours On Trains In the UK Challenge Report – part 1 – Introduction
A few months ago I wrote about a challenge I was planning to do. I planned to travel from London Euston to London Paddington via Aberdeen and Penzance. More about it can be found here: https://dominiksymonowicz.com/2018/07/23/doms-32-hours-on-trains-in-the-uk-challenge/ This is a 6 part series report about my Dom 32 hours on the train in UK challenge that… Continue reading Dom’s 32 Hours On Trains In the UK Challenge Report – part 1 – Introduction
About Chinese Names
Chinese people using first name and surname, but when they call somebody they start from the surname and then the first time. I wish to know that crucial information before I met my current wife as at the beginning for a half year, I call her by surname. From my experience, it is sporadic that… Continue reading About Chinese Names
Coolpointer.003 : Buran Shuttle pictures
Read more about it in my introduction: https://dominiksymonowicz.com/2017/05/22/coolpointer-introduction/ It is an article about the Buran shuttle. The bad news is this entry is in Russian so I have no idea what post is about but the good news it contains lots of amazing pictures of the abandoned Buran shuttle. If you are interested in space… Continue reading Coolpointer.003 : Buran Shuttle pictures
USS Dominik @ Canary Wharf
USS stands for underground's secret search, and it is about exploring things around London’s underground station. Read more about it in my introduction: https://dominiksymonowicz.com/2017/07/07/uss-dominik-underground-secrets-search-introduction/ This station is in the zone 2. This station was open on 07.08.1999. I visited this station on 23.08'2018. At the time of writing this blog, I visited 42 stations this year… Continue reading USS Dominik @ Canary Wharf
Is it worth to upgrade your meal from BA’s “exclusive online menu” in World Traveller (Economy class)?`
Abstract This note is about my opinion of is it worth to order food from BA's exclusive online menu instead of regular food in economy class. Keywords BA, British Airways, Food, World Traveller, Economy Class Bullet points as key points to take away Worth to buy if you want to a little spoil yourself with… Continue reading Is it worth to upgrade your meal from BA’s “exclusive online menu” in World Traveller (Economy class)?`
(Un)Lucky numbers in the Chinese culture.
In this post, I would like to write about lucky and unlucky numbers in Chinese culture. 六 and 八 are considered as lucky numbers so you can see people spend a fortune to be able to use 6's and 8's in their phone numbers, registration and so on. 四 is considered an unlucky number (as… Continue reading (Un)Lucky numbers in the Chinese culture.
