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A New Life in Mosquito City – Part 28 – Mosquito City University
March 14, 2010 – 4:17 am | No Comment

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Journalist: Hello everybody. Here I am at Mosquito City University and Hydrogen Engine Facility and I am just going in to talk to Doctor Nelson Trafalgar, the resident hydrogen expert… Hello there Doctor Trafalgar.
Professor: Hello. Pop on in.
Journalist: Sorry.
Professor: Pop in. Come in.
Journalist: Thank you. Thank you. Thanks for your time here today. Can you tell us how does this hydrogen engine work?
Professor: Well (laughs) Well, I can tell you very very quickly. When you ignite hydrogen it releases energy and that turns into water. It turns into water.
Journalist: Oh! So there is no pollution?
Professor: No pollution whatsoever.
Journalist: Because when you ignite gasoline it causes that smoke that comes out of the back of the car.
Professor: That’s right. Terrible pollution.
Journalist: Carbon monoxide. Carbon dioxide. Zinc. Lead. Sulphur. All those chemicals. Poisonous metals.
Professor: You know your chemistry.
Journalist: A little bit.
Professor: Well. Very good.
Journalist: So you are working here. You are building totally clean engines.
Professor: That’s right. Let me take you around and show you.
Journalist: The air is so fresh in Mosquito City and this is why.
Professor: It is. It’s wonderful.
Journalist: There is no pollution.
Professor: That’s right.
Journalist: The vegetables are great. The fruit is great. The air is fresh. I am starting to feel frisky.
Professor: How about a cup of good old English tea?
Journalist: Ok.

A New Life in Mosquito City – Part 27 – Calling the University
February 28, 2010 – 1:46 am | One Comment
A New Life in Mosquito City – Part 27 – Calling the University

In this episode, Mark calls up the Mosquito City University Engineering Faculty in hope of interviewing someone about the hydrogen engine.

A Helicopter, a Boat or an Aeroplane
February 13, 2010 – 5:36 pm | 3 Comments
A Helicopter, a Boat or an Aeroplane

Father and daughter hear a noise. What is it?
Is is a helicopter, a boat, or an aeroplane?
Listen and find out for yourself.

Bilingual – English and Malay – 1
February 13, 2010 – 5:32 pm | No Comment

I

I speak English.

I speak Malay.

Do you speak Malay?

I speak a little Malay.

Does he speak Malay?

No, he does not.

Thank you very much.

You are welcome.

The Ballad of the Banjo Player’s Brother – a poem
February 13, 2010 – 8:50 am | One Comment
The Ballad of the Banjo Player’s Brother – a poem

a poor young African American woman
of unfortunate circumstances
died in childbirth
but her identical twin sons survived
although they were both born completely
perfectly
beautifully
blue.

An English Accent
January 15, 2010 – 5:07 pm | 14 Comments
An English Accent

An Australian speaks with a Londoner about accents in London, England. They compare an Australian and a London, or Cockney, accent.

Bilingual – English and Portuguese – 2
January 12, 2010 – 4:00 pm | 2 Comments

My name is Mark.

What is your name?

My name is Ricardo.

What is his name?

His name is Maxim.

Furniture
January 11, 2010 – 3:40 pm | 10 Comments
Furniture

A father sits his daughter on his lap and tells her a story. She listens and participates.

Bilingual – English and Arabic – 2
January 10, 2010 – 5:01 pm | No Comment

I

I speak Arabic

You

Do you speak Arabic?

I speak a little Arabic.

Do you read novels?
January 7, 2010 – 3:16 pm | No Comment
Do you read novels?

You are a man on a train on a journey from Hell to Heaven but nowhere around you can you see the tracks, the carriage, the other passengers or the window, let alone the view from the window.

A New Life in Mosquito City – Part 26 – on the Golf course
December 30, 2009 – 7:37 am | 6 Comments
A New Life in Mosquito City – Part 26 – on the Golf course

After an enjoyable game of golf with Peter Bestluck, Mark learns something very surprising about Mosquito City; something that impresses Mark tremendously.