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Valentine's Day Special |
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Cupid’s Bow is Here: Romance in Rethymnon |
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it’s not all about Carnival, you know, this month. We should not forget
that Valentino is also coming to town. Oh, yes. So here is our “Life,
love and the universe” page. Just for you, our dedicated readers. For
those of you who feel that Valentine’s Day is merely a cynical
exploitation by the Greetings Card Industry to make more money, we have
provided a little helpful tip on this page to help you on your path. For
the rest of you blokes (not being gender specific, in any way, of
course), go out and buy the card and the flowers. And the chocolates.
And anything you can find from the Body Shop in Arkadiou. And book the
restaurant in advance. You know it makes sense in the long run. |
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“Your Month in the Stars” |
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| We did promise, in our last edition—and we do remember our promises, that our in-house Astrologer, Stella McBarking would provide you all with ‘your month in the stars’. But Stella, after consulting the runes (or the ruins?) found that conventional mysticism was somehow inadequate to describe us. So here, for the first time, is Stella’s revised astral schema for the Rethymnon CMB crew. Obviously, it being February, we start with the sign of the Pringle. |
Teaspoon: 10th February—26th March. Polished, gracious and smooth, Teaspoons are loving and giving by nature. Cautious though, and tend to worry about a potential knife in the back. |
Paper Clip: 24th May- 19th June. Diligent and worthy, but perhaps misunderstood. Surprisingly flexible in certain circumstances, and very good at connecting with others. |
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Cement Mixer: 27th March-16th April.
Practical and down to earth—but still aware of other people’s churning emotions. Mingle well at social events. |
Beach Chair: 20th June - 1st October. Always presented as laid-back and relaxed, still, those born under the Beach Chair sign may have more problems to face than most. |
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| Pringle: 15th December- 9th February.
Crisp and clear in direction, Pringles hold their own in a crisis. It takes time to find out that actually, underneath, they are real softies. |
Dandelion: 17th April—23rd May. Community spirited and generous, they don’t blow their own trumpets, even when next to a daffodil. Not to be under-estimated, though, and might use stealth as a weapon. |
Sock: 2nd October—14th December. Loyal, yet individualistic and free thinking—If you make a “Sock” as a friend, you’ll know you have a true soul mate, without the restriction of being joined at the hip. |
Dai Greenaunt’s Problem Column: No Explanation Necessary |
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When I first met my boyfriend, nothing seemed to be too much trouble, he
was kind and attentive. I will never forget our wonderful holiday on
Crete where we walked hand-in hand across the moonlit sand. But lately,
things have changed. He’s started to become cool, distant and moody, and
keeps sitting in dark rooms watching British sporting failures on TV. I
tried to snap him out of it by suggesting a romantic holiday in
Rethymnon but he said that “The sunsets are better in Wigan” and that
“You can’t buy candles on Crete”. Tell me, is the spark going out of our
relationship? And what should I do? Bridget Shirley. Dear Bridget Shirley: Spark? Damp squib is more like it. Buy a diary, and come out here on holiday by yourself. Stop watching all those girlie movies. I need to know: When does day become night on Crete? And when
do you stop saying “Good afternoon” and start saying “Good evening”? And
what does “Tomorrow” really mean? Time Out |
My wife and I are both railway fanatics—we first met train spotting at
Didcot Parkway Station. We have never been to Crete before, but we have
heard that there are plenty of trains on the island. To celebrate
Valentine’s Day, I thought she would appreciate a slow train ride up
into the mountains, drinking champagne and eating oysters all the way.
When I first suggested this to her, she seemed quite keen, but now she’s
getting cold feet about the whole idea. What’s going on? Yours, Choo-Choo. Dear Choo-Choo: “Cold feet” sums up your whole problem (as would ‘frozen fingers’ and ‘potential pneumonia’) in February. There are of course many Happy Trains in the Rethymnon area but these tend to be of the open air, wheeled variety. Maybe you should do a little more homework before you plan your next outing? Also, please, if you must ‘spot’ anything as a hobby, stick to trains. Don’t even think about planes…. |
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The Love Bugs |
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