What did paco do yesterday? look and say

my hobbyhobby is what a person likes to do in his spare time. hobbies differ like tastes. if you have chosen a hobby according to your character and taste you are lucky because your life becomes more interesting. the most popular hobby is doing things. it includes a wide variety of activities from gardening to traveling, from chess to volleyball. both grown-ups and children are fond of playing different computer games. this hobby is becoming more and more popular. making things include drawing, painting, handicrafts. many people collect something - coins, stamps, compact discs, toys, books. some collections have some value. rich people often collect paintings, rare things and other art objects. often such private collections are given to museums, libraries.as for me, i like to listen to music. 3 months ago my parents bought me a compact disc player and i decided to collect compact discs. i like different music, it should be good. i collect discs of my favourite groups and singers. i carefully study the information printed on discbooklets. i try to find everything about my favourite singers. also i like to watch music programmes on tv. i want to keep up with the news in the world of music.of course, i like to spend my spare time with my friends. we talk about all sorts of things ( politics, teachers, girls). we discuss films, books, tv programmes. in fine weather we like to be in the open air. we find a nice place somewhere in the forest. we make a fire, bake potatoes and have a lot of fun. when the weather is bad, my friends come to my place. we have a good time together.

unfortunately this year i ended up spending new year's eve hauled up in the warehouse where i work, unpacking products to be shelved and sorting out where to put them.

how sad it is, that work should continue to dictate the way we live. without money we are helpless. i spent last new year's eve in an undoubtedly better fashion. my wife and i invited round not only our nearest and dearest, but some of the neighbours too. jean from number 56 even bought her cream labrador round. the kids loved it!

  and so the evening began, just like many other's around england, a table laden with cheap booze and nibbles, serviettes and paper plates, fizzy drinks for the kids and the best quality bucks fizz for the mother-in-law. out on the cold lawn in the back garden lay my pitiful display of discount fireworks, ready to be let off at 12 on the dot.  we had music on the cd player, provided by my fashion conscious daughters and the beeb's hogmanay coverage on standby.  new year's is a funny little celebration, soo much more important abroad. it marks the end of the year, a chance to look back on one's achievements with pride, whilst at the same time a warning bell sounds and you look out in dread at the calendar and realise how little time you have to start those new year's resolutions and miserably fail them. the humiliation!   i have always wanted to pop over to scotland and see how they really celebrate it there. i could do with a bite of haggis and some jolly bag pipes playing in my ear.   alas, i don't see it on the cards, not until such time as the boss lets me have another bank holiday off work.