Back to the Dreaded T.V...

So one of the reasons I recently took out a MEO subscription was because I get a mega T.V. package along with my fibre optic broadband and mobile phone data for about the same price as I had been paying for my stupid multiple phone contracts.

And the main reason I wanted/ want a T.V. subscription is so i can have Portuguese T.V. on in the background and just sort of let the language wash over me to help me learn it.

I know my level!

I'm still hopeless at Portuguese - I know why - it's because I don't speak it - and that is because I generally don't speak much - I mean I'm not THAT social and I don't do small talk - that's just me - and I'm not about to magically transform myself into a socialite just so I can practice.

But I would like to be able to understand and communicate more effectively when I have to, and so I figure the T.V. is my best option.

It's actually a guilty pleasure of mine - just idling in front of the T.V. - and what better excuse than using it to help me with a new language which I'll probably NEVER learn but I can kid myself, well it's worth a try!

Of course I could just use the laptop and get T.V. on that but it's not the same as having a decent 32 inch Smart T.V.

Oh, I actually had to buy this T.V. - I thought I was getting one free with my contract, but I opted for a 12 month discount instead, I thought I was getting both, but there you go.

It was only £150 ANYWAY, for quite a nice T.V. Odd to think that nowadays I can rock up to a supermarket and just buy a T.V. on the fly.

It's quite novel - for the first time ever rolling 24 hour news which repeats every hour feels like it's got a purpose.....

When you don't speak the language very well that constant repetition is really really useful - you can kind of fill in the gaps more each time.

And those sub titles are quite useful.

Of course I don't just sit here and watch and that's it. I do other stuff while it's on, and occasionally tune my attention into it - I must be doing something right after a couple of hours of this I have a mild headache.

At least I think that's a good thing, or maybe that's the FEDs brainwashing me between the pixels!?