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Mit Strom-, Gas-Idealo und Rostock ins Weihnachten rein

2009-12-17T11:33:00.003+01:00

Monate sind vorbei und viel ist inzwischen passiert. Zeit drüber zu schreiben findet man kaum.

Ein meiner Lieblingsthemen ist Städtereisen. Und so geht es in diesem Post um Rostock. Es wird nicht viel erzählt weil die Zeit das nicht erlaubt, aber einiges wird's erwähnt.
Eine sehr schöne Stadt. Es lohnt sich auf jeden Fall hinzufahren..im Sommer würde ich sagen, weil man dann die Chance hat, sich in die Wässer der Ostsee zu baden. Man braucht nur 20 min im Auto bis zu Warnemünde, einem Ortteil Rostocks.

Für einen kürzeren o längeren Urlaub könnte man zB im Hotel Citymaxx übernachten, das nicht weit vom Rostocks Zentrum liegt.

Und nachdem man überzeugt ist, dass Rostock eine echt gemütliche Stadt ist, kann man sich auch überlegen, ob man da für eine längere Periode wohnen will.
Bevor man diese Entscheidung trifft, muss man sich auf gas.idealo.de die Gaspreise in Rostock und Umgebung anschauen und checken ob der Gaspreis günstiger in Rostock oder Warnemünde ist als da wo man zurzeit wohnt.
Wie das folgende Foto zeigt, werben die Stadtwerke Rostock mit Ostsee-Strom, Fernwärme, Erdgas.

Hier sind zwei Links die man noch dafür verwenden kann: Gasanbieter in Rostock und für diejenigen, die keine Wohnung direkt in Rostock sondern in Schwerin finden, kann man vielleicht die Gasanbieterin Schwerin vergleichen.

Der Titel dieses Posts ist "Mit Strom-, Gas-Idealo und Rostock ins Weihnachten rein". Über Rostock wurde einiges geschrieben.
Was hat aber Weihnachten mit einem Strom- und Gaspreisvergleich zu tun? Das Team vom Strom.idealo.de, bzw. Gas.idealo.de hat sich was Schönes zum Weihnachten überlegt und zwar ein Spiel, wo man einige coole Sachen gewinnen kann. Darunter eine Spielkonsole oder ein iPod. Die Vorraussetzung besteht drauf, einen Beitrag auf einem eigenen Blog über strom.idealo.de und deren Weihnachtsidee zu verfassen.

Falls man doch kein Strom.Idealo Weihnachtsgeschenk gewinnt, kann man unter Idealo die Preise für diese Produkte vergleichen und vielleicht lohnt es sich, eins davon selber zu kaufen.

Internship Report & Projekt Work

2009-09-10T10:53:00.008+02:00

A very stressy period. No motivation to write, to jogg, to sleep.
But in 3 weeks everything should be over.

Part of the tasks needed to be done in this period was to write the internship report. And I did iiiiiiiiiiiiit. Felt pretty good about it. Could have write more. :d
Tomorrow will pick up my certificate from the company and submit it together with the report on monday to my uni.

This internship report represented 'just' a break from the project I am currently doing. Now back to writing it. I need to submit tomorrow a draft. Buuuuuut.. apparently I have some problems in matching the content to the structure.

Ahh. The projekt work is about developing visualizations and interactive learning elements for the introductory course to mathematics at an academical level.

My (new) album

2009-09-03T11:01:00.011+02:00

I went through my friends' blogs to see if they also don't have time like me to write and ran into a post Mtx wrote sometime in March.

And this is my result:

Very cool.

PS: I've just noticed i took instead of the last random quotation the first one. I stick to my 'mistake' coz i think it suits better. The last one would have been '[..]"thank you," that would suffice.' Or am i wrong?

Wen

2009-05-27T23:36:00.003+02:00

Wen?!
Wen interessiert's?
Wen interessiert's was?!
Alles!
Was Alles?!
Das ich kurz davor bin, alles aufzugeben.
Ach was. Das war es?!

The 7 wonders of the world

2009-05-25T21:42:00.007+02:00

I ran into this article The Retezat National Park so i decided to see what it is about.

There is a competition going on at the moment organized by the 7 Wonders Foundation for the 7 wonders of the world. The competition has reached its 2nd phase. People are invited to vote their favourite in order for it to reach one of the 77 places reserved for the semifinal.
In order to give the vote to ur favourite(s) u need to give 7 - (nr of favourites) other votes. One can follow the live ranking here.

The campaign conducted by the Romanian people is thought not to have enough power to keep the Romanian treasure among the nominees.

And my votes go to....
1. Retezat National Park ROMANIA - Group E: Forests, National Parks, Natural Reserves

2. The Richat Structure (MAURITANIA) - Group A: Landscapes, Ice formations.

The other contestants were:
Al-hasa Oasis SAUDI ARABIA
Vatnajokull Glacier ICELAND
Ein Gedi Oasis ISRAEL
Aletsch Glacier SWITZERLAND
The Macina MALI

3. Mud Volcanoes AZERBAIJAN also in Romania - Group C: Mountains, Volcanoes [A tough decision]

The other contestants were:
Mount Karthala COMOROS
Mount Everest CHINA/ NEPAL
Mount Fuji JAPAN
Vesuvius Volcano ITALY
Yasur Volcano VANUATU
Baekdu Mountain CHINA/ KOREA (NORTH)
Mount Roraima BRAZIL/ GUYANA/ VENEZUELA

4. Sumidero Canyon MEXICO - Group D: Caves, Rock formations, Valleys

The other contestants were:
Jeita Grotto LEBANON
Belogradchik Rocks BULGARIA
Eisriesenwelt Cave AUSTRIA
Vrelo Cave MACEDONIA (FYROM)

5. Angel Falls VENEZUELA - Group F: Lakes, Rivers, Watterfalls

The other contestants were:
Lake Titicaca BOLIVIA/ PERU
Iguazu Falls ARGENTINA/ BRAZIL
Dead Sea Lake ISRAEL/ JORDAN/ PALESTINE
Pangong Lake CHINA/ INDIA
Ganga Talao or Grand Bassin MAURITIUS
Plitvice Lakes CROATIA
Laguna Colorada BOLIVIA

6. Great Barrier Reef (AUSTRALIA/ PAPUA NEW GUINEA) - Group G: Seascape

The other contestants were:
Conchi ARUBA
Milford Sound Fiord NEW ZEALAND
Cliffs of Moher IRELAND
Beveridge Reef NIUE

7. Cocos Island (COSTA RICA) - Group B: Islands

The other contestants were:
Galapagos Islands ECUADOR
Orona Atoll KIRIBATI
Tierra del Fuego, Archipelago ARGENTINA/ CHILE

The big number of nominees and the fact that u've visited maybe 3% of the places listed there and heard about 50-60% (maybe 30%, maybe 80%) confirm ur believe that life is short!

Manners in jogging

2009-03-17T09:27:00.008+01:00

What do u do when u meet somebody u know while jogging?

Imagine u are out jogging and in front of u at around 100m u see somebody u know, who is coming towards u, also jogging. How do u react? What do u do?
Salute? He/She is still too far to say something. U cannot shout cause u r running so u cannot do both at the same time.
U smile? For how long?! Will the other one see u?
U stare? Stare like.. an idiot?! For how long?!
The first 50m u can pretend either u didnt see him/her, u got distracted by some ppl walking their dogs or u look down in the idea that u were trying to avoid stepping in some dog sh.. ( she/he will understand!! )
If u decide to wait till u get closer to him/her and then start a sentence what sentence do u choose?!
'Hey. Going home already?' 'Hey, almost finished? I started later today/ Couldnt wake up earlier.' 'Hey. When did u get here?' 'Hey, still doing some laps? How many?'....... Anything u might choose will sound silly. And anyhow u 'force' also the other one to say something, so also his/her training is ruined.
Besides that u might not finish the sentence and need either to slow down, which isn't recommended cause u should keep the same pace otherwise u get tired, or to keep on running but turning a little to finish the sentence.
.. or wave? wave and smile? ..for some seconds when u are at 50m away from the other one and then look straight ahead and continue jogging.. ?!

Din colectia.. lucruri utile

2009-03-15T10:42:00.010+01:00

Am fost si eu ca totul omul, ca e trendy, WE-ul trecut la Ikea, a 4-a oara cand pun piciorul in acest hipermarket. Vroiam sa imi cumpar o lampa pentru ca in camera mea nu prea e lumina in timpul zilei si acum ca stau 2 zile pe sapt akas vreau si eu sa am impresia ca e zi afara.
Si ce mai vroiam sa imi cumpar.. ahh.. un termos ca pliculetzele de ceaiuri de mi le-am adus din Londra de revelion (ahh am fost acolo, chiar tre sa povestesc.. well, cand timp pentru asha ceva?!) nu merita irosite pe o canutza de juma de litru.
Ahh si un ghiveci mic pentru planta de am 'ciordit-o' (dar era in scara blocului si avea destule subramurele.. nu o sa se simta!!) o sapt in urma. Cum nu am gasit la Ikea un ghiveci minuscul am tras o fuga si la Bauhaus-ul de langa. Acolo peste ce dau? Peste aceasta tanti. Tanti?! Hmm..puei tanti ar trebui sa fie ca sablonul se cam potriveste. Dar pretzul?!?!?! sau numele?! 169€ Schwimmerin. Deci toti in cor: schwimmerin?!?!?!
Si deci intrebarea ce m-a izbit in momentul acela a fost: la ce..se foloseste?

Apropos a fost prima oara cand mi-am cumparat si eu ceva de acolo. Da!! Spre mirarea multora, pot sa ies din magazin si fara sa cumpar ceva. Ahh primele dati parca am mancat ceva pe acolo. Bunicica mancarea, dar obsesia mea pentru mancare sanatoasa ma impiedica sa ma entuziasmez mai mult.

Auf der Suche nach..

2009-03-14T19:44:00.007+01:00

Wie kann man Mathematik / Informatik / Neue Medien u. Technologien ( ...3D Animation... ) mit interkulturellen Kommunikation verbinden ?

Hilfeeeeeeee..............

[later edit:
"Welche Rolle können die neuen Medien in interkultureller Kommunikation spielen?"
"Wie kann Informatik zur Entwicklung der interkulturellen Kommunikation benutzt werden?
"Intercultural communication needs a support to allow the different parties to converse. When the network expands, an organized logic ( math ) is needed"

bla bla bla.. ein Mathematiker braucht etwas Konkretes!!!]

2009-02-07T20:25:00.000+01:00

It is said that mathematicians have the eye made for perfect shapes, aligned objects.

Dont you want to just cut the trees from the right side so that they have the same shape like the ones on the left side? Or just to push them a little bit backwards to be on the same level with the other ones on the left.

Talents Part 6

2009-01-10T20:11:00.001+01:00

but this time, not mine:

08++

2009-01-02T20:17:00.004+01:00

Another year is behind us. Thought a lot in the last 2 weeks of what i should be grateful for and..how. It was an intensive 2008, lots of hard times, lots of good moments (which i hv no idea why they aren't so clear in my mind.. at least clearer than the 'bad times'), lots of up and downs, lots of decisions.
But 2009 planed for me other trips, other trials to see if i can climb/have the right tools to go through the walls that will appear in front of me (seen or unseen).

To summerize the last weeks of Dec/ beginning of Jan:
- my Bday
- some parties (gossip-type)
- 3 1/2 months in Berlin
- Christmas party @job
- 1 week @home[Bukarest] on Christmas
- 1 week @London on New Year's Eve

Lots of stories..few time to tell them..

Jongling

2008-12-30T12:14:00.001+01:00

To avoid any misunderstanding or unpleasant situation write 1st the message, then choose the person you want to sent it to.. not other way around !!!!!

Talking about insights.. (Berlin Wall)

2008-12-27T17:53:00.005+01:00

..i found an original present for my best friend: Painted pieces of the Berlin wall in a small black frame.

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In order to remember this moment will mention a conversation i had with one of my work collegues, while 'picking up' the shapeless fragments from the wall.
He wanted to give me as a present on my bday some pieces of the wall (terrible cool!!!!). But... he was the only one who thought of it as a good idea, cause he got an answer like: 'What do u mean take some pieces from the wall?! Let's buy some.'

ahh.. buy them ?!?!?!?! :))

My music

2008-12-27T13:02:00.007+01:00

A song that one can easily listen.. in an infinite loop:
Sad Robot - Pornophonique

Another song that i find ok, as through my veins flows a latin blood, is:
Dejame vivir - La Mari de Chambao

From a B to another B...

2008-12-11T09:20:00.012+01:00

No, the post isn't about relationships, but about 'my towns'. Living for almost 24 years in a B city, 'passing' for 2 years through an H city ( more exactly HH ) i got to another B city. From a capital city to another. ;-)

Sei multi, sei kulti, sei Berlin!

My 1st picture since i moved here:
9th Dec. 2008, 10.30 pm, a quiet Alexander Platz.

I love this game

2008-12-10T23:16:00.007+01:00

I went yday to a Euroleague BBL game: Alba Berlin vs. Fenerbahce Istanbul.
Great game. Great atmosphere. It was definitively worth it. 9,90€ instead of 19,90€. There was an offer @Kaiser's (siehe here), where you could have bought a coupon (i.e gutschein) and valite it in internet.

O2 Arena
Alba Berlin fans
Fenerbahce Istanbul fans + Alba Berlin team in blue / yellow.
Alba still fighting..
Alba trophies over 13 years. I got to witness the last victory (more here).
13000 people.
the ticket...
...in comparison with the ticket to an NBA game:The atmosphere here wasn't that cool. The game pretty cool but the fans are part of the success of a game. ;-)

Marktkauf => Kaiser's

2008-12-08T21:33:00.004+01:00

Moving to another city means more than just changing the room, the building, the neighbour(s)hood, but also about changing the supermarket.
Lidl, Aldi, Plus, Penny will be everywhere. A little bit harder to find but they are always there.. when u need them. ;-)
The closest as it was in Harburg is another supermarket. The old Harburger Marktkauf is replaced by Kaiser's in Prenzlauer Berg. There is unfortunately a difference. Kaiser's is more expensive. But is the only one opened till 24, Mo-Sa.
Went there on Saturday cause I couldn’t make it to Lidl on time and neither to the other Kaiser's closer to my home & opened till 22. Bought 1l milk (3,5%, cheapest, from the fridge), cheese (white+yellow+brie), 4x125g yogurt = 5.07€ . Not more than 10 people inside. The verkäuferInnen were becoming friends with the customers. I was pretty quite. Smiled just a little. At the line I saw that the guy in front of me got some [Lindt] candies. :O:O 'Damn, it is because he knows the people or just because he got into a long and 'funny' discussion with them. Buuuuuuut.. to my surprise.. I also got a hand full of candies.
Wow.
They are so expensive they give candies for free. And not from the cheap ones..

Gaming - Stereotype for ITs?

2008-12-08T20:20:00.005+01:00

If somebody mentions IT, Computer Science, Informatics, dsfsrevcsd[i.e any word]-Informatics immediately the connection to computer games is made in the head of the one who listens. Why? Is there something that u automatically do when u are IT-afine? More than any other person? I personally never liked to play computer games. Maybe it is also because i used to see my brother play strategic games and I found it sort of boring [sorry, don't want to hurt anybody's feelings]. Or maybe it is because I used to get beaten by my brother in games like shah, "don't get upset, brother" [i.e 'nu te supara, frate!' hehe].
During the university I used to hear all the times the students leaving in the dorms telling stories about how great one game or another one is. Never been drawn by it.
2 weeks ago it was my 1st time. ja ja. playing computer games. ;-)
A little sceptic at the begging as the other person really thought of it as a good idea to spend the eve. haha. So.. I said.. what the hell?! Let’s give it a try. Everything needs to be done at least once. ;-)
The game?! Unreal ~~terminal~~ tournament (here). And?! Does it sound familiar? Not to me.
It was ok. For a short while, a nice distraction. For the 1st time, same. For the last time, never say never, but I will at the moment.

PS: The conversation started with :
1:'Was willste denn heute abend machen? Ins Kino gehen? Nee, es ist zu teuer. Ahh. ich habe 'ne Idee. Zocken!'
2:'Ahh bestimmt wird sie sich freuen.' [i.e the stereotype i was mentioning]
3:'Aber es ist zu kalt draussen'
1,3:':-s :O :-? Haste wirklich verstanden?'
3:'ähhmmm..BBL spielen?!?!?!'
1,2: ':))))))))'
3:':"> Für mich ist zocken aber : bbl spielen'
Zocken heißt einfach in Umgangssprache spielen. Aber was für ein Spiel? Dasjenige Spiel, das einer am liebsten spielt. Wenn man mit einem BBL-Freak spricht, geht's für diesen um BBL. Wenn einer lieber Computerspiele spielt, dann der meint Computerspiele spielen.

Hpy Bday to me

2008-12-04T19:07:00.006+01:00

After 'only' 2 & 1/2 months in the middle of my new working family this was my bday present from them:

5 special postcards ilustrating the cool area where i live:

a Berlin guide with a couple of insider tipps for Prenzlauer Berg, as i am always looking 4 insights

..and a bottle of wine. [i wonder when i will open it]

Rivarly in Germany & East vs. West Europeans

2008-10-28T08:40:00.008+01:00

Many people say that München isn’t in Germ, but this might be only the rivalry speaking. What kind of rivalry? The one between the biggest/most important cities in Germany. In my opinion: the ‘battle for the trophy’ is given between München, Hamburg und Berlin. The Hamburgers say about the Berliners (and other way around) that they are hochnäsig (siehe http://dict.leo.org ;-) ) . The Norddeutscher say about the Süddeutscher (actually only about the Bavarians) that they have their own country. The Bavarians about the North Germans, that they aren’t that important, or was it something else?!

When I think of saying ‘I hope it will be like this also in Romania’ a shy smile appears on a corner of my mouth. The idea, I have to admit, is pretty nice: to have for example not only 1 economical centre of the country as it is now. Cluj (Klausenburg), Sibiu (Hermannstadt), Brashov (Kronstadt) could qualify in some years as good candidates for the job. Who knows?!

Of course there are many other things over which the Germans (')fight('), but they aren’t worth to be mentioned as they don’t differ too much from the ones found in other countries.

One more thing could be said. It's something I've noticed in the past weeks: The most East Europeans go abroad to the West Europe. The West Europeans go also West. In the ocean? neee. To America or to other places far away like Japan, Tanzania, South Africa. (A line in my ToDo list.) The East Europeans go west to study in countries like Germany, France. The germans go west to study in Nederlands or England. The English? In New York, like Sting used to say?
Am I generalizing in some way?

Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften, 2009

2008-10-25T18:04:00.004+02:00

Taking a look through the fotogallery of the past event i got the impression it could be more interesting than the one of last year in Hamburg.
Here more about the event next year in June.

New city - same cloths

2008-10-21T08:10:00.004+02:00

The title of this post could have been also: "The advantage of moving to another city" or better "The 'most important' stereotype of a woman is applied only for the ones who live their whole life in the same city".
Another good reason for moving from time to time is that in this way you don't need to buy new cloths (only if they have some holes, although before throwing something take a look around, maybe you will find out that this is the new fashion in town). Nobody knows your garderobe. Therefore if it's not bothering you wearing the same combinations then do it. It saves you some money.

Stories from Aachen

2008-10-12T14:47:00.003+02:00

The following story was written in the train while I was coming back from Aachen (to Hamburg)on the 27th August.

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27.08.2008

Today I had a phone interview. My 1st one. Very stressful. Not necessary bcs if was on the phone, but bcs it was an interview.
Ahh. For what? For my internship. My eternal problem. Everybody got tired, I think, of this ‘problem’ of mine.

The time couldn’t have been more interesting. Why interesting? Because of the many obstacles I met. I will name shortly some of them.

I was in Aachen with Lore and Radu. Lore is my childhood best friend. Radu, her bf. Why in Aachen? They came here to study. A master program very similar with mine, i.e. Media Informatics. No longer than 1 year ago they were on their way to Hamburg to visit me. After 2 weeks they came to the conclusion that Germany isn’t such a bad place. So they started the hard work (I know what I am saying), with little help from me, and they applied and applied and here they are after 1 year.
To make the story short, I went for few days to Aachen to help them get acquainted with the German system. It can be very hard if u don’t know the language. Well, here is where I come in. And besides knowing the language I’ve also been through the same things so I wanted to make their life a little bit easier, not to suffer a culture shock.

We found a nice place in Aachen, where they are going to live for the 1st month cause afterwards they will move to Bonn, where they start their classes. Aachen will be only for registration and for the german course. Who knows maybe in 1 month I will update this story with ‘Stories from Bonn’ instead of ‘Stories from Aachen’. hehe

So among the tasks for this week the following can be mentioned: register the new address, open a bank account, take a bescheinigung from the insurance company, learn some hints about how the german ppl think, learn some German basic words ( how to count; how to make the diff btw hähnchen, schwein und puten; how to say ‘Ich heisse …. ‘). They caught them pretty fast. That makes me believe that in one month they will be able to speak some German.

The problems I encountered were:
- no internet in the apartment ( :O:O:O can one imagine a life without the internet ?!?!?!??! haha), so we had to share the stinky air from the icafes with some low level ppl (sorry for them, but this was the fact).
- I couldn’t sleep :P
- I couldn’t finish my new letter of intention. Couldn’t get the only sentence I was missing.
- spent some more money.  - eating in the city (hv to admit Aachen is cheaper than in HH, it is after all a student city), buying a dress for the wedding I am attending this we (hopefully I will have more time to write about it), printing the pages for the interview. (10 cents/page).
- pretty much every person we met in the administration environment couldn’t (or didn’t want to) speak German. This made things a little bit harder. For all the parts involved. Not even the guy in the bank. ( :O:O ). Not even the direct banking option had an English version. Radu said he will file a complain. He should of course. I should do that, too. This made me feel a little uncomfortable. How can I explain to my friends that the Germans aren’t that nationalists (at least not more than the French people), when so many things like these happen? When you work / live in a city, where at least 30-40% of the people are international, and u don’t speak another language, you should maybe ask yourself: ‘shouldn’t I feel incompetent?‘

The good things:
- I helped my friends. Hope they realised that. 
- I got to know myself a little more in the sense that I am glad I chosed this way of life and this way of thinking.
- I got to know another city in Germany. A very nice one I might add. The pictures will be uploaded (when?). I am proud to say that I also got the run a little every morning. A little cause a hill needs more effort. :D
- Bcs of the internet the possibility of preparing for the interview were limited. But I have a good feeling ab the interview. It isn’t over. I have the 2nd part on the 4th in Berlin.

Discovering Berlin

2008-10-10T19:58:00.001+02:00

One of the reasons I like this city is that in so many ways it is similar to my home town. I set a sort of a goal to find out in these 6 months as many 'insights' as I can.
On Wednesday I went out with some colleagues from work. To describe a little bit the 'team' I would say it contained: 2 guys from Java (1 of them studied the same thing with me but in Hannover; is there an university there? :p), 1 gal from Graphics (Austrian) and 1 guy who did his Diplomarbeit in the company and now I don't know where he's working. The last one came with the idea to have a Cocktail evening in a bar not too far away from where we work.
It took us some time to get there cause I needed to go by the bank before. Surprisingly there aren't so many banks around this area.
The bar: A cocktail bar with happy 'hour' btw 5-8pm and after 8 the offer continues with the cocktail of the day. We stayed there till almost 10 (from 7.30).
From the whole crew only 1 lives in the same area with me, the rest.. 1h by S-Bahn. :-s
After saying goodbye from the others, V told me about an 'interesting' place he got to know by mistake. A true Berliner insight. Don’t remember the name [29.10.2008 The name: Dr. Pong] (you couldn't see actually any name outside or anything inside. We had also problems finding the door while going out hahaha. Anyway. It wasn't that bad as it might seem. :)
A little about this place: Not too big. Some people inside. Only 1 room, divided in 2: on one side the bar (with beer 1.50-2€), on the other side a big table tennis and people moving around it. Huh? Moving around it? Yeah, well.. How does it work? You pay 5€ deposit for a blade at the bar and set urself in the circle around the table. Everybody has to hit the ball once (correctly!!) otherwise he/she is out. It goes like this until only 2 persons remain in the game. To set a winner they play 2 out of 3. Then you start all over again. :D
Pretty silly but this is one of the insights I was talking about. I heard that, during the weekend, they are like 50 ppl around the table. :)))))
(I have some pics from there, didn’t get them yet though)

Preparing for a new beginning

2008-10-07T14:49:00.000+02:00

It is pretty hard to put in few lines everything that happened in the last months (?).
It is kind of silly to say I hope I will be able to write more often now 'cause I should base myself on previous similar moments.
[pfff.. my English got worse since the last time (?) or maybe it was like this before and nobody noticed. hahaha]

Here I am... sitting in "my" new kitchen, in "my" new place, in "my" new town, summed up: in "my" new environment: Berlin. 2-3 years ago I was thinking that my favourite city in Germany is Munich. Was I wrong?! (more about it here) But in the last year I had more ‘free time’ to enjoy the gorgeous Hamburg and to discover (in 6 times only) this wonderful city which is Berlin.

In one week I will have the honour to celebrate my 1 month anniversary (don’t freak. I am talking about 1 month since I am here :) ). Cake?! Will try, but the things needed to prepare one are still in Hamburg. :-s

I managed to go only once to Hamburg in these 3 and a half weeks. 2 weekends ago. It was my last weekend in my former room. A big event. Actually when I moved out, on the 14th of September, I ‘celebrated’ exactly 1 year living in that room. Pretty nice, isn’t it? I don’t remember telling many things about my 2nd year flatmates. But again, it has been a long time since I posted the last time.
But coming back to that weekend of 26-28 September. Actually the whole period, from middle August till now, was a little bit crazy.. if not a lot. :)

Dividing the events on periods:
End July – beginning of August: entering a terrible ( :) ) panic that I am not going to find an internship. I was constantly hearing the q: "did u find an internship?" o "wie sieht’s es aus mit deinem praktikum?" (in diff versions..)
Beginning of August – my personal bank consultant ( :) ) was starting to ask me if I have a deposit in some other bank (and in which amount.. cause he can make me a better offer- hahahahhaha), A very good person in the university (from the same International Office, where I worked from the beginning, who is taking care of the Overseas students) had an idea to offer me the opportunity to earn some additional money by helping her a little. This was the moment when I decided to reconsider the idea of going home for some days. The reasons: a wedding of one of my friends from the university + my parents' beautiful 29th anniversary. I don’t regret at all taking this decision. The only thing is that now I find myself in the same situation I was when I moved to Germany (will skip this part..)
These 4 days home were the best ones in such a long time… (more about it here)
Middle of August: 22nd of August – left for Aachen to meet L & R. They were supposed to start their Master in something pretty much similar to what I did/am still doing in Hamburg. (more about it here)
Just before leaving (Thu) I phoned the 2 companies where I had applied (more than 1 month prior) for an internship cause I wanted to know something before going away for ‘holidays’. The standard answer was more or less: Thank u very much for calling, for showing the interest in our company. We know ab u & ur application. It is still in processing. We will let u know within a week. Left for Aachen (Fri). Got 2 mails (Monday): 1 rejection and 1 'fyi'. [Talking, of course, only ab the positive step,] They had sent my application to one of their tochtergesellschaften. These ones were supposed to get in touch with me. Which they did. I got a phone call (Tue) from this company telling me that they got my application and that they received also my thank u email (an answer to my forwarded application).
A pretty complex process but this is the way they do it here. Hahha
It was a nice phone conversation. Was terrified, of course. Hehe. But we got to an understanding: 1 phone interview the next day (without internet and any notes :-s) and 2nd interview (if 1st one ok) on the following wed at their headquarters in Berlin. :) (more about it here)
End of August: Wed, 27th Aug – had the phone interview. Went ok. Left for HH the same day. Got there at midnight. Thu, the 28th Aug – woke up at 6.45 to meet my houseadmin to hand over the GHS key I had for 2 weeks. Went to uni to work for some hours (still needed to do the 3h scheduled in the job), run home to pack (i.e. to take out some thick cloths and put some summer ones for home + 3 dresses.. hhaaha), run to catch the mitfahrgelegenheit to Berlin.
(more about it here)
In Berlin I stayed with Bo, an old friend from Hamburg [but she is originally from Manchester, ähh Poland :)]. It was her last night in the dorm. (It took me 6 months to visit her and I chose her last one... hehe). Had a great time. [We didn’t go out. Stayed in, packing. Actually she packed. Her flatmates helped her. I was extremely tired. :) I stayed in the 3rd room, an empty room which the houseadmin forgot to close. :) Soooo.. a huge bed only for myself. ]
Fri, the 29th – Bo and I went together to the airport. She had to pick up her BF from the same airport, at the same time. She decided to wait with me in the line, but it turned out to be not such a good idea, as there was only 1 woman in charge of the check in. At the line: romaniaaaaaaaaaans. hahahaha. I will skip the part between preparing to take off and landing in Bucharest [, although it was funny to see the woman from the security getting a little bit angry while checking one Romanian who had her jeans full of metal parts ( :)))))) ) or to hear the passengers (again Romanians) arguing with (i.e. screaming at) the stewardesses during the flight. :)].
End of August – Beginning of September: @Home. Great time. At the wedding?! Hmm.. it was pretty nice to take part in it. At home with my parents and my aunt?! Best 3 days. I’m glad I had also the chance to see my best friend, even if it was only for 3h and these almost falling asleep. (Sorry, A) (more about it here)
Wed, the 3rd – flying back to Berlin. I stayed at another friend of mine who was there for a language course. Was a little bit scared about the interview, felt not really prepared for it (more about it here), but I did it. It is time for a new beginning. Am I ready for it?

FAZIT: Ich hab was verloren, ich hab was gewonnen.

(Un)Intentionally?!

2008-08-11T22:01:00.002+02:00

I gave 2 days ago my weighting machine to one of the guys in the dorm 'cause he needed it to make sure that he doesn't take more than 10kg with him in the plane.
One of our neighbours happened to be there and saw me giving him the 'incriminating' object so she wanted to see how she... 'stands'.

She complained that she will go back home with 7kg ( i think ) more. 7kg in 5 months. Well..no need to worry. She has now 50 something. hahahhaha. She concluded with : "I hate Germany. I hate german chocolate and cookies." hahahahah
I told her she shouldn't worry 'cause once she gets home she will be back in no time in her previous 'condition'.
When i mentioned that after almost 2 years I carry 13 more kilos with all the time replied: "Well..it is ok. 'Cause here in Germany everybody is like this."
hahahhaha or :O:O:O:O

Pechvogel

2008-08-08T13:15:00.004+02:00

This is what i am.

After the unfortunate events that 'fell on my head' last week (here more details), 2 more happened recently:

During the last weekend, more exactly on Sunday morning in Fischmarkt, somebody stole my camera. Actually it wasn't really mine and actually it was pretty much my fault. So... :((((
Now maybe i will get a new one from HVB. I will see in 2 weeks when i go to Aachen and 'force' 2 of my friends to open a bank account.
But until then.. how am I going to live without a camera. pfff..

We started a discussion about 'the trust in the people around us' like 2 weeks ago, when 2 students were robbed of their laptops, harddisks, cameras, etc. One of my friends told me that she leaves the door of her room open 'cause "I need to trust my flatmates". My flatmates are ok. But i cannot say there is a relaxed atmosphere in our apartment. Sad but this is the case.
Listening to my friend I said let's try this for a while. I did it on Wednesday. I left the door of my room open, went out and came back to pick up something. Being in a hurry I didn't take the key totally out from the door of the apartment, so it got 'curved' :P. Therefore I wasn't able to use it anymore. Luckily the door of my room was open. soooo.. sleeping at home tonight. hehehehe
Today I got another key. A temporary one actually. The new one on the 26th. Unfortunately I'll have to pay 30€ for it. :(((((
Normally I should hv got it on the spot but, first of all, my house administrator is since last Friday on holiday and, second of all, the one who replaces him has all the keys except the one of the box where all the backup keys are held. hahahhahaha
But we found another solution.

So.. du, pechvogel.. fly way !!!!!!

- Progres romanesc

2008-08-06T12:00:00.002+02:00

Din pacate m-a luat gura pe dinainte.
Din aceeasi sursa face parte si urmatorul articol.: " Mădălin Voicu îl face praf pe Marius Lăcătuş ".
Simplu: stupid.

Progres romanesc?

2008-08-06T11:37:00.005+02:00

Tocmai ce am dat de urmatorul articol in Evenimentul Zilei Online si am tinut sa il marchez. Poate fi considerat un inceput al unui progres romanesc (din mai multe puncte de vedere)?

Bibliotecă mobilă pentru elevii din Cluj

Miercuri, 06 August 2008

În timpul vacanţei de vară, şcolarii pot alege din peste 25.000 de cărţi din biblioteca pe patru roţi ce colindă judeţul în lung şi în lat.
Elevii din localitatea Negreşti au fost primii care au putut să-şi aleagă lecturile de vacanţă. Proiectul aparţine Bibliotecii Judeţeane Cluj. Reprezentanţii instituţiei speră ca rafturile pe patru roţi să îi convingă pe copii să citească.

"Scopul e să aducem un plus de calitate şi să aducem în aceste localităţi rurale, pentru că bibliobusul ăsta face, acele cărţi, acele documente electronice şi audio-vizuale pe care bibliotecile rurale nu le deţin", a declarat Doina Popa, director Biblioteca Judeţeană din Cluj, citată de Realitatea.

Elevii vor înapoia cărţile împrumutate peste două luni. Până atunci, biblioteca mobilă va străbate zi de zi aproape 80 de comune din judeţ.

Internationaler Abschiedsabend / International Good Bye Evening

2008-07-30T12:09:00.006+02:00

.. this is the name of the last event prepared by us (Compass Team @Accommodation Office, TUHH). This Friday, 1st of August.

And this is the invitation mail:

"

Hey Ladies & Gents,

'If you are leaving on a jet plane
And don't know when you'll be back again

All you bags are packed
You are ready to go

We are waiting here outside the dorm
We'd hate to see you go without a last goodbye'

So let us ALL (international students, fellow students, flat mates and friends) meet for one last time to reminisce together. Come share a Pierrot Experience – with one eye crying and the other laughing - we celebrate one last moment in Black and White.

Date: 1st August 2008, 21:00
Place: Wohnheimbar, Ebelingstr. 1
Dress code: Ladies in Black & Gents in White

If you want to leave one last unforgettable impression this is your last chance:
PerformIng, SingIng, DancIng, ActIng, JogglIng or just AnythIng…..

Your entrance tickets to the hall of fame can be found at some@mailaddress.de.
For further details please see the attached poster.

Important: Due to legal reasons we are not allowed to sell or supply alcohol, so if you wish to consume any alcoholic drinks, please bring your own.

Your COMPASS-TEAM

... ...
Deshalb möchten wir mit allen (internationalen Studenten, Kommilitonen, Mitbewohnern und Freunden) ein letztes Mal zusammen lachen, weinen und feiern.
Wir laden Euch alle herzlich zu einem Abend ganz nach Pierrot ein – mit einem lachenden und einem weinenden Auge – feiern wir ein letztes Mal ALLE zusammen in Schwarz und Weiß.

Datum: 1. August 2008, ab 21:00
Ort: Wohnheimbar, Ebelingstr. 1
Dresscode: Ladies in Schwarz & Gents in Weiß

Falls Ihr einen letzten bleibenden Eindruck hinterlassen wollt, dies ist Eure letzte Chance:
PerformIng, SingIng, DancIng, ActIng, JogglIng or just AnythIng…..

Die Eintrittskarte in die Hall of Fame gibt es bei some@mailaddress.de.
Für weitere Informationen schaut Euch einfach den Anhang an.

Achtung: Aus rechtlichen Gründen dürfen wir kein Alkohol verkaufen oder zur Verfügung stellen. Wer auf alkoholische Getränke nicht verzichten möchte bringt sie bitte selbst mit.

Euer COMPASS-TEAM

Closure phase + head needed

2008-07-30T11:37:00.007+02:00

A crazy week is going to end tomorrow. The people around here are preparing themselves to close the TUHH chapter of their life. Some of them. The important ones. So.. it was/is time to celebrate this moment properly.
We started last week.. somewhere at its beginning and we will end it..hmm.. when?! :P

The apogee was reached in this weekend.. lasting from friday 11pm - sunday 11 am. But monday or yday eve<->morning weren't too bad either.

From the famous phrases that were said through this 'weekend' some need to be mentioned. (If more.. later edit)
'solo la.. ' (spanish speaking people will know)
'K, are u going home tonight?'
'hellooooooooo'
'J lives in Schanze'
'Let's go to Schanze and eat a Kumpir'

Besides the good moments lived in this short week there were also some stupid/funny. An enummeration would contain the following:
-forgot my online banking pin
-lost my ec card
-came back on saturday at 3pm
-took a book bck to the library, noticed the CD was broken (almost in half..wth?!); I have to provide a new one or they will (+ they will charge me 20 euros)

But what is the plan for tonight?

My obsession: Trees

2008-07-20T23:22:00.002+02:00

From what tree did u fall?

I am ...
HORNBEAM TREE (the Good Taste) - of cool beauty, cares for its looks and condition, good taste, is not egoistic, makes life as comfortable as possible, leads a reasonable and disciplined life, looks for kindness and acknowledgement in an emotional partner, dreams of unusual lovers, is seldom happy with its feelings, mistrusts most people, is never sure of its decisions, very conscientious.

You are...
maybeeeee this tree ?!

Hamburg.. meine Perle

2008-07-20T20:55:00.001+02:00

Alsterrun

2008-07-20T17:58:00.010+02:00

Today was the 1st and maybe last Sunday in Hamburg when the people were able to go rollerblading for few hours around the Alster. More exactly directly on the main road around the river. From 12.30 until 15.30 at any point you could have joined the other 'runners' and go hand in hand.. or wheel to wheel for a distance of 8km.
At one point on the way you could have stopped to make a small donation in exchange for an wristband (bracelet) 'Alsterrunde Skating Hamburg' and a Bionade.

At the beginning it was a little hard cause it has been a while since i've put my rollerblades in my feet. (I will see tomorrow if I can move properly :P). After a while it started raining so I got a little scared cause i was on the track for not more than 10 min.. but as usual it didn't last long and the sun reappeared over the Alster river.

The event was made in collaboration with the Hochbahn - Hamburg's public transportation system - in the sense that the citizens were invited to leave their cars at home and use either the bus or sbahn. Everything for the environment. :)

To remember the event I took some pictures.

One gorgeous city..

This is a memorable moment. I don't think i will catch a similar one again. Skating in the middle of Kennedy bridge in HH, the bridge which separates the Binnenalster (small Alster) from the Aussenalster (big Alster).

Modern times. And yeees.. he was faster. (I think i should search for new skates :P)

Everybody on skates.

More infos: Alsterrun

The Aaaaaaaalmighty = das Internet

2008-07-19T20:56:00.004+02:00

Ich habe auf der Focus Webseite folgenden Artikel gefunden:

"Wie gut sind Ihre PC-Kenntnisse?"
Sprachkenntnisse und ein sicherer Umgang mit dem PC sind Standard. Ein Bewerber sollte seine Qualitäten dennoch nicht als selbstverständlich abtun.

Der Verlierer antwortet:
„Ich kenne die üblichen Programme, die man im Back Office braucht. Ohne die geht es ja heutzutage auch gar nicht mehr. Ich bringe daher gute EDV-Kenntnisse mit.“

Analyse:
Der Bewerber ist mit dieser Antwort in die „Selbstverständlichkeitsfalle“ getappt. Hält ein Bewerber seine Software-Kenntnisse für nicht weiter erwähnenswert, verkauft er sich unter Wert.

Der Gewinner antwortet:
„Ich arbeite im Büro täglich mit dem gängigen MS-Office-Softwarepaket. Für den Schriftverkehr setze ich Word ein, Statistiken bereite ich mit Excel auf, und auch in der Erstellung von Präsentationen mit PowerPoint bin ich erfahren. Für den Versand von Dokumenten habe ich mir auch die Pdf-Konvertierung von Word-Dateien mittels Adobe angeeignet.“

Analyse:
Der Bewerber erläutert konkret, wie er typische Programme bei der täglichen Arbeit einsetzt. Der Personalverantwortliche schließt daraus, dass er sich auch künftig in Programm-Updates oder neue Programme einarbeiten wird.

Meine Schlussfolgerung : :-@ (für viele doch unbekannt)

(Der Artikel hier.)

From the category: soft skills

2008-07-19T17:16:00.006+02:00

.. we present:

1)
K: "It is exhausting to be a perfectionist."
C: "It is a tough job beeing a perfectionist, but somebody has to do it."

2)
"Als Team Player bei ... (Firma X) werde ich durch Kreativität und Gewissenhaftigkeit diese Erfahrung zu einer höheren Phase bringen. "

Gewissenhaftigkeit u say?!
Gewissenhaftigkeit = assiduousness, conscientiousness, diligence, preciseness, scrupulousness.
All in one word. What a great language. (Source: Leo)

3) der oder das Teil?

"Der Teil (Teil eines Ganzen): der Erdteil, der Landesteil, der Stadtteil, der Elternteil, der Bestandteil, der (vordere/hintere) Zugteil, der Mittelteil (z.B. mittlerer Abschnitt eines Buches).
Das Teil (loses Stück): das Puzzleteil, das Ersatzteil, das Einzelteil, das Altenteil, das Oberteil, das Plastikteil, das Wrackteil ( source: Spiegel)"
oder
"Der Teil der Menschheit ist schon wieder so viel, dass es "der" Teil ist. Das Teil wäre ;-)ein Stück eines Menschenkörpers oder auch vieler oder aller Menschenkörper." (source : der-oder-das-teil )

So.. "auf den technischen Teil oder auf das technische Teil konzentrieren" ?!

4) aufbauen auf + Akk oder Dat ?

"(etwas) auf etwas (Dat) aufbauen etwas als Grundlage oder Ausgangspunkt für etwas benutzen: einen physikalischen Beweis auf einer Versuchsreihe aufbauen; Es sind schon Grundlagen vorhanden, auf denen wir aufbauen können; [Vi] 9 etwas baut auf etwas (Dat) auf etwas hat etwas als Grundlage, Voraussetzung: Der Unterricht an der Universität baut meist auf dem Schulwissen auf;" ( source: duden )

So.. "Auf der / Auf die Lösung solcher Aufgaben habe ich meine bisherige Erfahrung aufgebaut. " ?

Ein wertvolles Geschenk

2008-07-17T12:16:00.003+02:00

One month ago i received a very special present from a very dear friend of mine. Not many people can feel themselves lucky to be able to understand its meaning. 6 figures, 6 leters : my name.

Abschlussparty in der Wohnheimsbar

2008-07-16T15:52:00.009+02:00

Yday was the last bar evening in this semester. Many people wanted to celebrate the exam period so it was pretty crowded. I managed to get there from bbl (the last time because of the school vacations) before 10 pm, so I caught some minutes of Happy Hour :P.. ieeeei.
But I wanted more to be there that 'early' because a band was announced for the evening.. with the hope to make the event more interesting. The band?! I don't want to make a stereotype out of it but : 'It was of course a rock band.' 4 young guys, i think around 16-17 years old, from Winsen - a small city 15 min away from Harburg.

The picture was taken in the few moments when they played some ballads (unknown :|). Most of my pics are shady because of the impossibility of the band to stand still during the performance.

The time flew very fast. I ended up again staying 'till late in the night.
Again some interesting moments.. as usual. (Unfortunately the only way I could write them is with white on white background or as here dark blue on dark blue background.)

HH as 'we' see it

2008-07-15T17:05:00.009+02:00

Einfach durch die Stadt.. an einem Sonntag.

Q: 'hast du immer die Kamera dabei?'
A: 'äääähm..jup'

K's
A's
A's
K's
K's
A's
A's
K's

Eigentlich die Photos wurden anlässlich eines Besuches bei einer Ausstellung aufgenommen, die im Speicherstadtmuseum stattgefunden hat:

BBL Länderspiel Deu - Kan

2008-07-15T13:01:00.006+02:00

Am 9ten Juli war ich in der Color Line Arena bei dem BBL Länderspiel: Deutschland vs. Kanada.

Es ging um ein Freundschaftspiel.
Aber diese Woche spielen die Jungs in Griechenland um die Qualifikation für die Olympia-Spiele.

The german team expects a lot from their best player - Dirk Nowitzki, nr.14 - the only one who plays in NBA. Now they are going to be 2. The newest 'German', NBA player, in the dbb team is Chris Kaman.

14 iulie - o zi memorabila?

2008-07-15T12:04:00.004+02:00

Pentru multi ziua de 14 iulie are o insemnatate deosebita. Pentru cine? Pentru francezi, la ei acasa. Pentru francezi, pretutindeni in lume. La multi ani pentru oricine care a simtit ca are ceva de sarbatorit in aceasta zi.
Pentru mine are o alta insemnatate. Tin neaparat sa scriu cateva randuri, in romana, pentru a le putea reciti peste ceva vreme.. fie chiar si in sfarsit de luna Septembrie.
Ieri doi dintre cei mai buni prieteni ai mei - diferite nivele de prietenie, as vrea sa le povestesc, dar nu se cuvine.. din pacate - au plecat pentru o perioada care poate parea infima pentru unii, dar enorma pentru cineva obisnuit cu prezenta lor.
Ma caracterizez ca fiind o persoana realista ceea ce nu crede in coincidente. De unde tin sa amintesc replica din Kung Fu Panda : 'Es gibt keine Zufälle!'. Deci exista un motiv pentru a trebui sa imi iau la revedere in acelasi timp de la doua persoane importante. Curiozitatea de a vedea cum o sa 'evolueze' relatia mea cu cei doi dupa perioada de pauza nu imi da pace. Mai ales cu unul dintre ei. Pentru ca.. pe langa faptul ca nu cred in coincidente nu cred nici in distanta. Doar daca e vorba de familie, prieteni pe care ii stiu dupa o perioada mai indelungata. Dar daca timpul nu a fost de ajuns pentru a construi o baza, distanta va distruge relatia ( orice tip de relatie ) ce incepuse sa se contureze.
Well..nu am decat sa incerc sa ma concentrez saptamanile ce or sa vina si sa pun totul behind ca un moment important din viatza mea, ca un capitol ce sper sa ramana intiparit.

Everybody is Kung Fu fighting..

2008-07-10T10:55:00.003+02:00

I went last week to the new animation movie of the Universal Pictures 'Kung Fu Panda '. As the only cinema that was showing movies english got shot down, i had to choose one in german. After a hard day i needed to do something that would take me out of the bad mood. So.. a German movie for which i need to concentrate to understand what they were saying wouldn't have been a good choice. Therefore i chose one i knew i would fine interesting and funny in the same time. Interesting from the point of view that i am fascinated by animation movies, by the way they are made (a combination between: the technologies , the scenario, the characters etc. ).
I would recommend it to anyone who likes to laugh a little and even to leave from the cinema with some important phrases.

I will write the ones i remember.
'Es gibt keine Zufälle.'
'Du sollst nur glauben.'

Schweinske - Made in Deutschland

2008-07-04T23:21:00.009+02:00

Schweinske and Oktober are 2 German fast foods, as somebody very close to me used to say.
To celebrate an important step in the life of 2 good friends of mine we went to Schweinske.

Personally i would have prefered our mensa. Bad food but cheap :P. But i said we arent going out too often all together.

We could try characterizing the participants according to what they ate. :)

We start with mine :| (why this?!cause.. i wanted to see if they make better salads as i do :P):
Andrey's :

Chris's was more a breakfast than a lunch..

Roman's looked pretty good :

Shen's was quite strange. A_wanna_be_a_McDonalds_meal but we keep calling it Schweinske's 3456th item :

Mariancic's was sort of the same like Roman's but without the sauce:

und natürlich.. nichts läuft den Hals runter ohne was zum trinken.

Am Ende muss man sich auch für das Trinkgeld bedanken. Aber auf rumänisch nicht?! hmm.. und auf chinesisch auch nicht?! wieso?! dann.. sollen wir was machen.

EM 2008 ist zu Ende..

2008-07-02T22:43:00.002+02:00

..und Deutschland ist, leider, kein Europameister.
Schade..für die deutschen Fans..darunter auch ich.
Congrats to the Spanish team and, of course, to the fans.

From the last sessions of public viewing i'll present some pictures:

EM Dictionary

2008-07-02T22:19:00.004+02:00

Din ciclul maxime germane amintesc cateva ce mi-au trecut pe la urechi in ultimele 2 saptamani ( cele mai multe cu ocazia EM-ului ):

"Auf die Fresse!!
Auf die Fresse!!"
(Un fel de..'sa le spargem fatza!!' =)))) )

"Hey Kaiserslautern!
Hey Kaiserslautern!"

"Hinsetzen! Hinsetzen! Hinsetzen!.. (toata lumea se aseaza in genunchi)
(Unul incepe si striga: )
Gimme a HU!
Gimme a F!
Gimme a T! (e internationala partea asta)
(Toata lumea se ridica si incepe sa tzopaie, strigand: )
Humppa teteretä (sau ufta teteretäääää :D )"

"Aleeeee.. Aleeeee.. Ale ale aleeeeee..
Eine Strasse viele Bäume
Ja das ist eine Aleeeee"
(Cred ca trebuie aici mai multi 'l' sau mai putini 'e' dar ma rog ideea conteaza :P )

"Super Deutschland!!
Super Deutschland!! ...."

"Wer nicht hupft, der ist kein Deutscher.Hey.Hey."

"Wiiiiiiiiir wippen, wippen, wippen... "
(Aici nu mai imi aduc aminte exact cum era, dar ideea e ca dupa 'wir' toti incep si sar.. )

What the Germans eat for lunch..

2008-07-01T09:23:00.003+02:00

Yday I went to eat in the mensa cause I was on campus. What did I eat? Well.. one of the 5 meals they usual serve.. a very strange one. I wouldn't have ever thought to make this mixture.

Aaaaand.. in today's menu ( the cheapest one of course, 1.70 ) we serve : 4 rolls of rough fish 'filled' with a piece of sour cucumber, bitter salad with a little of French dressing and........ pommes frites.
So.. again.. huh?!
Interesting.. interesting..

For the interested people:

Preparation: U take a piece of fish (but the one that doesn't need to be cooked, people say it is salmon but I am not that convinced :D ) and put it on a plate, u cut a cucumber in small pieces ( but not too big cause the fishes died of hunger so they are usually pretty skinny ) and put it on top of the fish, u roll it, u tear in 4 a wooden stick u usually take when u drink a coffee and stab the fish with 2 of them so that u 'catch' also the cucumber. Then u wash the salad but u don't cut it into small pieces ‘cause it looks nicer like this. U splash some dressing but only on the side of the plate so that it gets a little on the salad. And then u take a look at the plate. Hmm.. the fish is too small, it doesn't cover the entire plate. Let's put something else. What is the cheapest-and-easiest-to-prepare thing?! Jaaaaa.. pommes frites. "I think we still have some from last month or was it last year(?)." U cut the bag of frozen chips, u throw them on a steel plate for the oven, you wait a little until they get stony (or is it bcs they are old?! :P ) and u put some on the rest of the plate.
.. " Luuuuuuuuuuuuunch is reaaaaaaaaaadyyyyyyyyyy!! Guten Appetit!! "

But.. as my mother used to say.. "If u don't like it, don't eat it!!!!" :)))))))))))))

Sweets with chili

2008-06-27T10:10:00.003+02:00

I got from a friend of mine a small bag of sweets from Mexico. And they are spicyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy. Iammiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii :P

'Dulce Acidulado y Picosito' is written on one of it. That means : 'Spicy and sour candy'.. hehe

The Script - We cry

2008-06-26T08:13:00.003+02:00

My favorite song at the moment. You can find it here or in this interpretation ( a pretty good one i might add ).

Searching for new places

2008-06-24T10:15:00.010+02:00

Last week on Tuesday (the special day when Romania had to pack 'her' things and get the hell out of Austria/Switzerland) I went to the theatre with my "Literatur und Kultur" class.
Usually Tuesdays i am going to basketball, but because of this change in the plans i went earlier to shoot for some time to a high school around the house. (here also a picture).
At 18.15 I was supposed to be in front of the theatre. The way 'till there? At least half an hour. The play was announced for 8 pm but before our lecturer arranged a meeting with the director of the play. A very nice idea.
So I managed to leave on time from bbl, respectively from home and I got to Hauptbahnhof at 18.00.. when..
I realised I didn't have the ticket.. grrrrrr.. &%$§%$"§%%$§%$%&
So.. the day was starting to get nicer and nicer..

The play? A very interesting one. (here more about it)

When i got finally to the theatre the director was announcing that the main actress was too sick to perform and that they just found out about it 2h before the begin of the play. So they decided not to cancel it and tried to find a solution.
In the play there were 2 actresses. With one ill, the 2nd had to take her place, being the only one who could have fulfilled 2 roles: being an actress and knowing the script. But her role was performed by another actress.

Who didn't want to take part in it was invited to leave and he/she will receive the money back for the ticket. But why to loose something like this: 2h of spontaneity but also great acting. (and anyhow our group didn't pay anything; it was paid by our International Office; great, isn't it?!)
It was very interesting to see how the actors who played their role so many times interact with the 2 actresses who knew their new role only from an external point of view. How sure can u be that u will perform it as it was yours? Walking around with the script helps pretty much but not when you have to use your both hands. And more over when the script involves acting in the rain. Really very interesting.

The play itself was very interesting although it would have been hard if we wouldn't have prepared it in our class. Reading it and commenting it helped a lot. Not entirely ‘cause usually, as it happened also with the other plays i went to, the script 'suffered' some modifications.

After the play we went for a drink.. on the roof of the theatre. Actually I went only to see the end of the game. Disappointment what can i say. No motivation or what could have been the reason?

At 11.30 we decided to go home. I went on foot 'till Hauptbahnhof. The tiredness started to make itself present. Going on the usual platform to take the SBahn, I noticed the S21 to Aumühle is next to come. "Ahh, the next one is S3. So 5 min altogether. Lots of people. Everybody is waiting for it." The S21 leaves, the next one comes. I go in and decide to sit, put my head on the window and close my eyes. After 15 min i wonder why we don't go into the tunnel. But hearing 'Übergang zu...' made me think that I am still on the way home. The next station comes. I look around. Something is not right. I don't recognize it. shit shit shit!!!!! Where am I?! I decide to go out and look around. I took S1. %&/%$&$%$&/§%$ But whyyyyyyyyyyyy?! Cause usually it comes on platform 3, not 4.
So.. being so late in the night I had to wait 20 min for the next SBahn back to the central station. What to do in the meantime?! Some photos..

Meet Hasselbrook station:

Come on.. one more. Get a little bit closer, baby..

Instead of getting home in half an hour I needed one and 1/2h.
..the train in Harburg station.

Never happened to me. But for everything there is a 1st time :)

BBL vs Jogging

2008-06-23T23:59:00.003+02:00

Lately i find it more motivating to play BBL rather than to make some rounds around the lake. Why?

I am playing every Tuesday and Friday as a Sportspass member. And everytime i find some free time i try to improve by playing somewhere next to my home:

China Abend

2008-06-22T13:49:00.006+02:00

This Thursday my university hosted a presentation about China:

So instead of the usual session of 'Literatur und Kultur' we decided to take part in this presentation. The one who held it (a former student of the university) tried to provide us a 'small' insight into the history and culture of the Chinese people.
Unfortunately i stayed only 1h due to other plans so i didn't get the chance to find out what he thought about the actual situation regarding the Olympic games.

Among the snacks provided by the organising team there were also some fortune cookies. One bulgarian friend of mine told me that these cookies are always 'telling' the truth. ( Crap!! :D )
So.. i decided to try some. More exactly: 3. And the order is:
1. Jetzt ist die richtige Zeit für neue Freunde. ( Now is right time for new friends.) - Jaja.. i like meeting new people. In a multicultural environment the chances are very big.
2. Der Weg, der vor Ihnen liegt, ist rosig und voller Romantik. ( The path in front of you is rosy and full of romance ) - I say bullshit!!!!
3. Eine Begegnung lässt Ihr Herz höher schlagen. (A meeting makes ur heart beat faster) - Ok. I think it is time to leave the cookies for somebody who needs them.

Turkey vs Deutschland - EM 2008

2008-06-22T10:41:00.007+02:00

Turkey vs Deutschland or like a friend of mine says: Harburg vs Hamburg. Am i talking only about football?
When Turkey qualified for the quarter final I got a little bit confused and asked myself: 'Am I in Deutschland or.. in Turkey?' The night was long.

On Thursday I went in the city to see the game Germany - Portugal on public viewing. Full of Germans :P. A glass of beer 5 Euros. Need to go to the toilette? 10min waiting.
Everywhere Schwarz - Rot - Gold Fahnen. Singing.. dancing.. jumping.. living every minute together. Great atmosphere.

The official EM Hymn " Revolverheld - Helden 2008 " :
"Dieses Jaaaaaaahr
geht das Fussballwunder weiter.
Wir sind daaaaaaaaa
und wir werden Europameister."

2 years ago i would have definitively been on the Portuguese side. Now?! Things change.
A friend of mine (German) said : 'Who says that Germans don't know how to have fun?!' :))) (I was the one who said that some time ago :D . Why? Another story)

The next game? Wednesday, the 25th of June. Against Turkey. No matter who is winning it looks the same: dangerous. Soooooooo.. we will watch the game in the Wohnheimbar and at the end run as fast as possible home. (But i still need to cross the main street :-s )

Schwarz- Rot- Gold sind unsere Farben..
Deuuuuutschlaaaaaand. Deuuuuuutschlaaaaaand.

Sunset in Hamburg and German heads. :))))))))

Pfff.. There are people on the bunker.

Part of the German culture: Hinsetzen!! Hinsetzen !! Everybody except 1 sits. The person who's standing starts saying some sentences ( with no connection btw them. For example: 'Ronaldo, geh nach Hause.' 'Give me a Hoo'). After a while everybody stands and starts jumping and singing something ( i didn't get what exactly) . You don't have any choice but to join in. :D

This photo was taken after the game Germany - Portugal on Reeperbahn in the middle of the street. The guy who was standing had even a megaphone. Great atmosphere.

Bremen finally !!

2008-06-22T10:02:00.009+02:00

After almost 2 years i got finally to Bremen. And if u think about it, we are talking only about a 2h way by regional train. :D

With a Landesticket, 4 people ( 5 on the way back ), we spent a full day in the sunny, famous Bremen.

Hai Romaniaaaa!!!

2008-06-17T19:08:00.003+02:00

Do we have really a chance?

One of the spanish guys said yday that if Spain would have played instead of Italy in group C they would have lost, but now that Italy plays anything could happen, more exactly: Holland scores 2 goals in the last 10 min and Italy scores in minute 95, qualifying itself for the quartel final.
Pretty nice scenario.
(von meinem guten Südtiroler Freund erzählt)

Let's wait and see.

Trotzdem bin ich dabei.. und ich bin nicht die einzige:

(I have to go to the theater now but still i will think of it and catch only the last half an hour. Hai Romaniaaaaaaa!!! )

Open air concert in Sternschanze

2008-06-08T12:55:00.005+02:00

For the 1st time i went to an open air concert. Electronic music it was ( i think =)) ). Interesting atmosphere. The people? Diff from the one i meet usually.
++ nice music , nice weather
-- too much dust because of the people jumping

It was on a Sunday (11th Mai more exactly), but no problem of waking up Monday early cause it was Pfingsten so holidaaaay.

From the category 'Durchschwuling', meet my friends:

Wild Park " Schwarze Berge "

2008-06-08T12:17:00.010+02:00

For the 2nd time i decided to make a visit to the Wild Park "Schwarze Berge". This time i organised the event for the international students as a Compass tutor. (Each student had to pay only 1 Euro, the rest being payed by the university. )

The poster:

With help from our guide we gained some insight into the life of some animals.

Fake freedom..

No.. i didn't kill it. It died some time ago, the poor bird.
One of my favourite pics:

It seems like the germans enjoy spending time with the goats..

Our guide..

I think i saw also some people who looked like this. But the question is, who is worse? :P:P

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It was a full weekend. (To remember it in the future, it was the one Fel had 4 of his friends over.. )
Thursday China Lounge, Friday no basketball (it was closed because of Thursday, the 1st of May) so i went running, Friday eve Schanze with the Serbians, Rosinski with Fel and his friends, Saturday BBL Top 4, Saturday eve Reeper until fish market, Sunday Wildpark and Computer Graphics, Monday waking up at 6.30 :|
'hehehe'

BBL Top 4

2008-06-08T11:43:00.010+02:00

On 3rd/4th Mai Hamburg hosted the end round of the BBL national league - BBL TOP 4 2008 :

Speed. Show. Musik. Great atmophere.

Unfortunately i got to see only the semifinals on Saturday. Sunday was already planned before i decided to go there.

My ticket ( \:d/ ) :

Color Line Arena - located pretty far from the center. Just next to the HSH Nordbank Arena. These two places are the host of all the big events in Hamburg.

Talents - Part 5

2008-06-08T11:34:00.004+02:00

Fish from fish market .. à la K

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Faust

2008-06-08T08:51:00.006+02:00

'Faaaaaaust?' 'Abeeeer.. es ist schwer' 'Verstehst du was?' 'Ahh..puei Faust e greu.' 'But do u understand it?' etc..
This is part of the comments comming from my mother, my international friends, my german friends..

It is something to read Faust, but to read it in German?!?!?!?! :P
Well..it is good that you can still find classes in the university where you can forget about the normal technical / modern life and get lost for a while in another world.

This happens also with my class 'Literatur und Kultur' already in the 4th 'season'. Faust I was a nice experience. During 3 weeks we read it and tried to understand as much as possible from the original version so that the modern interpretation we were going to see in the theater would cause us as little 'problems' as possible.

The theater play was interesting, interactive. The stage was located in the middle. Actors everywhere in the hall 'forcing' the audience to take part in their short but intensive life.

Next on the list? On the 17th June. This time 'Der Schimmelreiter' by Theodor Storm. Different from Faust but very nice too.
Mal sehen...

Blindness / Confusion / Illusion / Weakness ?!

2008-05-31T13:17:00.006+02:00

"Da, sunt numai un calator, un pelerin pe acest pamant! Dar voi sunteti altceva?"

Yesterday after the usual basketball session I went to the harbour to enjoy the nice weather and look at the ships, but most of all to finish reading 'Suferintele tanarului Werther' (auf deutsch: 'Die Leiden des jungen Werthers', in english: 'The Sorrows of Young Werther') by Goethe. It is nice written but I didn't like the story; actually I didn't agree with the decisions and the behaviour of the main character. I should read it maybe again when I will start (if ever) believing in the love between a man and a woman. I find it stupid (sorry ab this) to loose ur head, ur mind for another person. I liked very much how every feeling he had was put into words.

"Prezenta ei, destinul ei, participarea ei la destinul meu, toate astea imi storc si ultimele lacrimi din creieru-mi pustiit." It sounds truly great, but how could it be possible for one to get to this state. Simple terrifying. It goes hand in hand with part of my believes: There is no such thing like love between a man and a woman, but a feeling that takes u to a level where u cannot think clear anymore.
"Doamne! Asta-i soarta pe care ai dat-o oamenilor; ei nu sunt fericiti decat cand isi pierd mintile !"

Am i talking about blindness, confusion, illusion, weakness?
"Tare ma tem ca numai faptul ca nu poti sa ma ai te face sa tii atat de mult la dorinta asta."
People start chasing something (a fiction, an ideal) and when they catch it they don't want it anymore, because they realize it isn't what they wanted / expected to be.

"O, de ce oare a trebuit sa te nasti cu firea asta violenta, cu pasiunea asta nestapanita care te face sa nu mai lasi din mana ce ai apucat o data?"
Wake up and get over it !!!!! I would say..

Maybe my favourite passage in the book:
"Imi pretuieste inteligenta si talentele mai mult decat inima, care e totusi singura mea mandrie [, care e singurul izvor al oricarei fortze, al oricarei fericiri, al oricarui necaz. ] Ah, ceea ce stiu poate sti oricine, dar inima mea e numai a mea! "

I don't know if the reading changed my mood or it was something else too, but i didn't have any desire to go to the french party announced for that evening. Coming home at 10.30 pm I decided around 11.30 to pass by because u never know what could happen.
It wasn't such a big party but I ate some crepes, had some conversations in german, english and spanish and ended up playing basketball at 3.30 am. I lost..damn it. The hair is to be blamed. :P
It is funny 'cause many people told me about the experience of going swimming in the early morning or, different said, during the night. Although i am not such a big fun of the see, of swimming, I think I can understand now their point of view.. by comparing their experience with mine.
The ending?! Again.. expect little and u will be surprised. Hmm.. I think this time I should try to say it a little bit different. More suitable would be: Funny how different the people think and act. You might expect something to happen but u end up 'receiving' something else (i.e. having a surprise - good or bad). Or even if the result is exactly the one you expected you still look surprised. 'Funny'.

"Nu numai mie imi merge asa. Toti oamenii sunt inselati in sperantele si in asteptarile lor."

2nd Easter in HH

2008-05-25T22:11:00.005+02:00

This year the Easter was a little bit different. 1st of all bcs it wasn't in the same time with the catholic one. Therefore in March i was prepared to spend a quiet Easter in front of the pc talking with my family and/or maybe walking around HH in case of nice weather.
Well.. it wasn't actually like that.

I thought on fasting in the last week.. like always. Well it didn't turned out to be so easy like home.
Monday i ate in mensa.. chicken.
Tuesday.. well.. we skip it directly. I hope though i will still remember the reason after some time. :P
Wednesday was ok. I had a dinner with my NIT friends. Indonesian food and lots of tee.

Thursday i don't remember if i went to China Lounge or not, but i don't think so. ( i should write more often here otherwise i forget the details. :P )
Friday it was the party in the mensa where i drank only O-Saft, noticed i knew after all few Germans and where I stayed until 5, of course when the party ended. I went there with the idea of staying only 1h.. ok 2.. ok until 3.. ok.. nevermind.
So.. Saturday was a calm short ( because of waking up pretty late ) day. Because last year i went with Chris to an evangelic-lutheran church to take part in the Easter Gottesdienst ( slujba de Paste ), this year i decided to go to the only church in HH where the service will be held in Romanian (more here). "Let's see if i feel like home."
In the mail i got it was written it will start at 10.30. I was there at 11.30 thinking that the important part starts at midnight like it should. But the question is/was 'Who's midnight?'. Surprisingly they started on Romanian time. :)))))))))

The people?! In one word i would characterize them as 'diverse'. From the high class Romanians to the ones who leave their car in front of the church and are dressed sporty (m) or short dresses and tones of makeup. And of course i shouldn't forget the 'gossipers'.

The service ended at 2 so i was home at 3, woke up at 6 to go to the fish market to buy fresh fruits and vegetables to have a nice Easter breakfast with my 2 new Serbian friends (and their flatmates).

The fish market at 9 am on Sunday:

This is how an Easter breakfast looks like:

..and a close-up on the eggs the serbians painted (using the onion procedure):

The Easter Sunday was ended very nice by Faust (more here). On Easter Monday another dinner in our dorm. This time a Mexican one.

A full week. Many pics. Nice memories.

Every Tuesday eve..

2008-05-24T11:15:00.006+02:00

After basketball every Tuesday eve you can find me here..

Kiddin'. Not every Tuesday. Come on. :P
But next Tuesday for sure cause it is Karaokeeeeee. Time to shout once again: 'What's goooooooooooing on?'
And i still have to go once there on the 1st Tuesday of a month cause it is Lady Night. But have to make it there until 10 pm.. or was it 11?!

"Castle" Ahrensburg

2008-05-24T00:07:00.002+02:00

I organized an event in April: a visit to a castle in the north of Hamburg in a place called Ahrensburg. It is a small village, since many years part of Hamburg. 22 students. A group of both old and new people, both master and exchange. The countries would be: France, Guatemala, Italy, India, Columbia, Sweden, Turkey, Venezuela, Serbia, Trinidad and Tobago, Mexico, China and Malaysia. Nice, isn't it?

The place can be reached by regional train (R10) from the central station in 25 min. Arrived at the castle i had to talk with the responsible person to arrange everything for the tour of the castle while the others were busy taking pictures with the castle.
The woman who was going to be our guide asked me, being happy to see people interested in the history of the place, 'Do you have time or u are in a hurry?' :P
So although the castle was pretty small she gave us a tour for 1 1/2 h going farther in her stories telling us why the women in that times were holding their fan in a particular way. To hide the fact that she was nervous, maybe because she didn't seem to have the chance to talk in english very often, she made the tour more or less interactive: bringing into the discussion other countries, inviting people to dance on a waltz u.a.
Even if the rain wanted to accompany us back to the train station nobody seemed to be bothered about it.

It was a nice event. I am glad to have organized it.

The 2 posters:

The original idea was to write only 100 pennies, respectively 100 Pfennige, but my boss said they will not understand that it means 1 Euro.. so i put also the 'Euro' word, which brought more confusion bcs people thought the trip costs 100 Euros. :))
Well.. i dont know which one would have been better.

The way to the castle..

And the castle..

PS: The guide told us that actually it isn't a castle because no king lived there, but 'only' a count. More about the Ahrensburg Castle here.

Stuttgart

2008-05-21T12:13:00.021+02:00

I went for the 1st time to Stuttgart. For an interview. I didn't get it unfortunately but it was a nice experience. ( I didn't get yet the money back for the transport but i hope they will send it soon. )

The interview was with Mercedes Benz Bank for a job in Online Marketing. I would have liked it. I did my best but the nepotism went international. :P
Shortly presented, MBB is Daimler's Bank. What does this mean? It takes care of the financial part of the auto brands like Mercedes Benz, Smart, Chrysler, Jeep and Setra. It also works like a normal bank.

What can i say about Stuttgart? It can be reached in 6 hours from HH on ICE. It has some hills, which can be called mountains if i were to compare them to the 15° slope in front of my dorm. It is a city 'ruled' by Daimler, even if you can find there also other important companies like Bosch for example. You have Daimler Museum, Daimler Station, Daimler ... , Daimler... .
Another particularity is the dialect. Stuttgart is the home of the swabians (rom: şvabi).

Made in Germany. Smoking is allowed only in some places / areas. 2qm are sufficient? Well.. the question would be: sufficient for whom? I dont see a cube but only a plane on the floor so are we talking only ab 2qm? Anyway.. from the category "Made in Germany" hier ist die Rauchzone im Stuttgarter Hauptbahnhof.

Getting there..

Getting ready for the interview. I would continue saying.. a very cool picture. :)

The place where I had the interview. Hmm.. honestly, I could have got used to working there. :P

I could have also got used to seeing in September people picking up the grapes and preparing the wine. :D I just wonder if they are putting it in 1,5l Apfelschorle bottles from Aldi or Plus and taking it to the flea market to sell it like they do home.. hehe.

Made in Stuttgart. I have no idea what these boxes were used for. There was no construction area around.

Made in Stuttgart. 3 were not enough. I know here in HH we have for the fussgänger also 3 ( 2 red ) but still. :D

If u get bored in the tram on ur way to work and u forgot ur Goethe or Schiller home you can find for sure something to read.

As i said before. Everything is Daimler. Central Station is marked.

In the center. The new castle now ministry for...

On the opposite side..

In the middle..

Well.. i dont think i saw something like this home until now... or?

Specific arhitecture (1)

Specific arhitecture (2)

Doesnt it look like Schässburg or.. Hermannstadt or better Kronstadt?

In case u get lost..

Made in Germany or is it only Stuttgart? :P

The view from the room. The 2nd day was sunny.

Made in Stuttgart. In case u get lost and u need a bed..

Made in Stuttgart. Hässlich how i like to say. Was it the art museum?

Hey there, schöne Frau. Isn't it too cold on that stone?

Very nice. Very german. :P

Inside the old castle (1).

Inside the old castle (2). "The Paradise".

Inside the old castle (3). In their own world..

The old castle. Der Innenhof.

85 Euros / tooth

2008-05-07T15:45:00.003+02:00

I just came back from the dentist. I had to stop going there last august cause i would have needed to declare 'bankruptcy' otherwise.
Unfortunately i had to go back now cause i had a hole in 1 of my teeth.

So.. 85 euros thrown on the window ( through mr. müller's window ). And only for 1 tooth :((((
Grrrrrrrr..

Rollerblading through HH

2008-03-30T23:44:00.007+02:00

Discovering a great city: Hamburg. Sunday 30th March. It is time to switch to summer hour.
To feel it getting closer, the weather was how the germans are used to say: 'passend'.

Jungfernstieg aka center of the city @18°C.. Meeting place for some. Meditating place for others.
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Die Musikschule.
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Just next to it, the place where people are training their neck muscles while trying not to loose the yellow ball from sight. Am Rotterbaum. Too bad i missed the Masters last year. Will i still be here this year?
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Learn the rules while still a kid! Later it may be too late. :P
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A nice way to have a snack, a bier or a cake. But did i put the wrong picture? Venice?! Nee. This is Hamburg. The city with more bridges than Venice. (siehe hier oder hier ).
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Even the sidewalk is a good place to sit and eat an icecream. It isnt their fault if the icecream shop is small and doesnt have any chairs outside. :P
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Everywhere Hamburgers.
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At the confluence Winterhude - Uhlenhorst.
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Fishing?! Well. Everybody has different ideas on how to spend a sunday afternoon. Some may choose to fish in the city :P
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Even the signs need protection. :P (I stayed in front of a car in the middle of the street while taking the picture and the guy in the car was trying to see wth i was photographing.)
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Will I see something like this in Bukarest soon? I am curios to know how is it at 12 o'clock when the direction changes? :P
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HH's arhitechture(1)
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HH's arhitechture(2)
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Discusing the game in a quiet environment.
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One guide told us that this is the most expensive hotel in HH. Could it be?
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One last look at the Alster. At 7 o'clock not so many people but still the warm wind brings different parfumes closer to you.

Biking through HH

2008-03-29T14:59:00.009+01:00

Exams over. I hope i will not have to say this many more times. The weather looks like she/it wants to let the people enjoy a nice Friday.
We decided for biking. When was the last time i did something like this? 10 years ago? 15? Pfff.
I always remember my 1st day of 'biking' ( cause it wasnt biking what i did :P ). When i went downstairs with my father. I had a red pegasus. Pretty excited. But with all this excitement after the 10 m i decided to turn. The bike didnt want to turn. Only the front of it turned. The handlebar. Directly in my stomach. Pfffff. That was the end of my 1st bike experience. :P When i continued?! I dont remember. 'Strange' that only this part remained in my mind.

So after so much time i decided to try to see if i remember. :)
The consequences?! Friday was enough. I cannot sit on a bike at least 1 week. :P

Here is a reconstitution of the trip.

Blankenese - A region which competes with the one next to Alster river ( in center of the city) for the place of the richest area in Hamburg. Beach. Houses on a hill. The 1st thing you see when u wake up is the water. Very quiet. Very rich. Hearing only the sound of the water. Ok and sometimes the sound of a ship passing by but still :P (More details here)
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Spring is definitively here.
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A dedication to Skandalouz .
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Der Findling Alter Schwede (217 t)l. It was found in 1999 on the bottom of the river. Is it possible that a huge ship 'found' it? :P
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The continuous life of the harbour. Day and night without sleep.
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A small garden in front of the house.
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In between a footpath prefered if one doesnt want to carry some sand in his/her shoes.
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Easter traditions in Germany. Eggs in the trees?! :|
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Eggs in the flower pots?!
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Too narrow? Damn.
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For the ones who dont look up or cannot read the signs, other hints are available.
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Övelgönne - a village until 1890, then a region in Altona ( since 1938 belonging to Hamburg). You can reach it either by SBahn, Bus , car or boat.

Doèś anyonè want śomè Ćŕepeś or Crèpès? :)))
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The next ship is almost ready to be launched. Crazy how anybody can 'take part' in the construction of the next generation of ships.
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Das Ende. Does it have 90° ?
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Pudel club. A place to be visited on a Sunday morning when the clubs on Reeperbahn are closing but it isnt yet time for Fischmarkt.
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The winning design project for the new region in Hamburg: The Hafencity. Amazing what it will be constructed here.

The Elbphilharmonie. The Hamburger Regierung was a little said because they didn't have a symbol to represent their city. Like Sydney or.. dunno what other city. So in 2010 this is how the new cultural symbol of Hamburg will look like. A big concert hall, residences, a small concert hall, hotel, plaza, parking places for 1/4 of the size of the concert hall etc.
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Somebody wants to live in one of these buildings? If so we need to wait a little. At most 2 years.
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Maybe one prefers this building? Chris told me it looks like the HQ of Toshiba?! Or was it IBM?! Neee. Damn. I cannot remember the name.
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Or maybe in this ones?
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Exam results

2008-03-25T11:30:00.004+01:00

Two 'funny' examples of how the exam results are published on the webpage of the instituts @TUHH :

1.From the Institut of Software Systems:

2.From the Institut of Security. The name maybe justifies the line in the pink rectangular. :))

Obsessions - Praktikum

2008-03-25T01:45:00.005+01:00

Bewerbung.. Bewerbung and noch eine Bewerbung!!

I realized recently that an application for a job is like the search for a new house.
You set your target pretty high wanting the best ever for low obligations. Then you start lowering the limit you set in the beginning, saying 'ok. even something less could be good'. You finish by sending vs reviewing everything you catch. :P
'Ok..i will apply also to this one.' vs 'Ok..i will go to see also this house.'

I hope I will not reach that status.
Like the germans say: Mal sehen.

HH am katholischen Ostermontag

2008-03-24T13:16:00.005+01:00

"You shouldn't leave for tomorrow what you can do today."
Very wise. This sentence says a lot about HH. Only one day difference.

Noch einen Blick auf den inneren Garten. Jaja. Es handelt sich um denselben Garten :D

Me and my obsessions

2008-03-23T11:47:00.002+01:00

Among many other "obsessions" here is one:

I should make a pool why i find them sort of attractive. :P Did i say this before?!

HH am katholischen Ostersonntag

2008-03-23T11:42:00.004+01:00

Nach 3 Tage Schnee erscheint die Sonne. Aber was für einen riesigen Unterschied.

(Blick auf den inneren Garten)

Berlin - Each time new things/ places discovered

2008-03-09T20:34:00.011+01:00

Es ist echt ein Wunder. 4te Mal in Berlin. Jedes Mal meine Liebe für diese Stadt aufwächst. Viele Leute verstehen es nicht. Der Grund warum ich so viel diese Stadt mag? Vielleicht ist sie Bukarest ähnlich: Ein Chaos, eine Mischung von Kultur, Leuten, Geschichte.

Es ist ziemlich schwer eine Selection der Photos zu machen, wenn jedes ein Teil der Geschichte darstellt.
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Ich kann nicht wirklich sagen, warum mir die Bäume so viel gefallen.

Ich soll zugeben, so einen Spielplatz habe ich während der Kindheit vermisst.

Der Frühling klopft an die Tür. Jemand soll aufmachen. Ich bin nicht zu Hause.

Einen kleinen Augenblick auf Vergangenheit geworfen.

Süüüüüüüüüüß

Die lebendige Geschichte der Juden.

Wie kann man etwas Hässliches in etwas Schönes verändert werden.

Sogar das kleinste grüne Feld..
Berlins Farben.

East Side Gallery

Ich habe keine Ahnung was hier geschrieben ist. Könnte jemand da mir den Ball zurückgeben? Bitteeee.

Ein sehr guter Klub. Postbahnhof am Ostbahnhof.
Park in Ost Berlin.
Vor arata si la noi asha blocurile?
Artificial dar poate singura posibilitate. Nice makeup. :)Pull the Plug!! :)))

Made in Berlin.

Christmas wishlist - Xmas@home

2008-02-21T12:47:00.009+01:00

Cam tarziu ma trezesc si eu, dara ce sa ii faci. Cum as face orice sa nu invetz am inceput sa citesc ce a mai scris lumea si ajung la postul lui Ghimpe, de unde preiau tag-ul. Desi tre sa recunosc l-am citit acu ceva vreme si la Mtx.

Xmas-ul, pot sa spun, a fost ca intreg un cadou super, ce statea pe lista mea de 'Plsss, Santa. Try not to consider the bad things. I still have a (good) soul.' Deci.. am avut norocul sa ajung pe akas. 2 sapt super. Greu la inceput. Greu la sfarsit. Dar asta este viatza. Asta este drumul ce l-am ales. Sau l-a ales this thing called 'faith' pt mine.

O revedere cu o parte din prieteni; cate o convorbire kilometrica la telefon cu cealalta parte de prieteni cu care, din pacate, nu am reusit sa ma vad; mult timp (dar nu suficient) petrecut in familie; descoperirea orashului; alergat dupa suveniruri; leneveala in casa langa pomul impodobit si alte lucruri faine.

Nu are sens sa ma gandesc la alte lucruri ce as fi vrut sa primesc de craciun. Poate doar acea practica dorita si vesnica prietenie cu mult ravnita independenta.

I miss my guitar

2008-02-21T00:00:00.004+01:00

I forgot to shortly present my beautiful present i got on my 25th Bday:

And small closeups :)

But time? patience?
And now.. when my childhood dream of having a guitar came true..
I have to do it!!!!!

Faith: a choice?

2008-02-17T19:06:00.003+01:00

After 2 exams i've decided to show myself again in the world.
During 1 week, no msn, all the time 'bizi' in iahuu.. at the telephone i don't answer that much anyway :D.

I was looking forward to this weekend to play some basketball, to go to parties on Friday and Saturday, to make some rounds with the bicycle on Saturday. Everything was planned.

But... bad luck. On Friday after 1h of basketball i... twisted my ankle. §%$§§$&%$§
It isn't that bad. I mean it could have been much worse. Still at least 1 week i have to stay in. pffff.. on a gorgeous weather.

ehh well..
this is another example of how small we are in comparison with what is called 'faith'.

Rom(an)i in HH

2008-02-17T17:46:00.002+01:00

Nu stiu de ce de la o vreme tot intalnesc lume ce pare a vorbi romaneste.
Nu de putine ori ma intreb ce as face daca as auzi vorbindu-se romaneste prin HH. As intra poate in vorba si pt putin timp as purta o conversatie numai din dorinta de a vedea cu ce ocazie pe aici. Dar tot de atatea ori nu se merita.

Saptamana asta 2 'ocazii'.

Prima in U-Bahn in drum spre baschet:
El( catre ea ): 'Nu ridica la mine sprânceana aia ca ţi-o scot!'
:))))))))))))))))

A doua la iesirea din S-Bahn:
El( catre ea ): 'Făăăăă, nu ţipa aşa că se uită lumea la tine!'
jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Talents - Part 4

2008-02-06T12:52:00.001+01:00

Imagine Cup 2008

2008-02-06T12:46:00.001+01:00

In a moment of creativity, me and Chris decided to participate in the Interface Design contest Imagine Cup organised byyyyyyyyyyyy... Microsoooooooft.

The project: 'The Green Spider Web' by The flying K's.

And now.. we wait..we wait. :-ss

Technology

2008-02-06T12:45:00.001+01:00

Wth?!?!?!?!?!?!
:(((((((((

I likeeeeeeeeee

2008-02-06T12:42:00.000+01:00

Kulturstadt HH

2008-01-27T02:17:00.000+01:00

Last Sunday, bcs the weather didn't want to play on our side and let me share with it the joy of 30 people going to ice skating, I was forced to make a backup plan: Ice Skating => Cinema Evening. The fact that half of the people on the original Ice Skating list dropped out didn't stop me from going with the other half to the movies.
The choices: I am Legend ( Too bad for Will Smith. He is a pretty good actor), Eastern Promises ( A movie that was promising something but turned out to be only that) and PS: I love you ( I didn't get to see the movie bcs nobody else wanted to see it. And to let it out on the open. I wouldn't have seen it bcs it is a romantic comedy but bcs i like Hilary Swank ).

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Yday after basketball ( now every Tue and Fday eve ) I went with Chris to the theater. It was "Richard the III"'s night. Good that the poor Shakespeare doesn't live anymore. He could have easily become insane seeing what these modern times are doing to his pieces of art.
I am a little exaggerating now, as the actors were pretty good. Only Shakespeare's English caused some problems.

<< „Richard III“ – Premiere von den University Players - Die University Players der Universität Hamburg zeigen William Shakespeares Historiendrama in englischer Sprache „Richard III“ vom 22. bis 26. Januar und 28. Januar bis 2. Februar 2008" >>

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Today i switched from English to German.
Tonight's performance: 'Die Kameliendame' (The Lady of the Camellias ) by Alexandre Dumas, fils.

Negative points:
- Got 20 min later. Grrr. Well it would have been tragic if i wouldn't have known the play.
- The lady at the entrance didn't check our tickets anymore. Should i have spent the money then? (She told us: U have to sit in the back now as the play already started. Crap. Who says i cannot go on the side till the front?! :D ).
- 2 Euros for wardrobe. Wth? I pay 5 Euros for the ticket and 2 for wardrobe? Grrrrrr.
- During the play 3 actors stripped. Yeah yeah. Everybody read correctly. They were naked. Why?! i asked myself. Modern art? Bad actors who needed something more to make the play more "interesting"? Wasn't needed. But we are in HH and Reeperbahn is a leitmotiv.

Positive points:
- Very nice play. Sad story but the actors were so good that i felt i was taking part at their story being written/confessed, i was a witness to their emotions.
- I understood it. :D:D May be the most important aspect. I am kind of.. proud of myself. There was a short moment when i detached myself from the play and smiled thinking that i am actually laughing and crying in.. "German".

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Next week another try: " Der Geizige " ( L'Avare ) by Moliere. Anxious ab it. Am i going to see another modern representation with who knows some more naked people? :))))

Wish us all a cultural week.

Talents - Part 3

2008-01-22T11:15:00.001+01:00

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Actually a little comment wouldnt hurt.
Now there isnt any doubt: i can get married. iuhuuuuu :))))))))))))))))))

Español III

2008-01-20T23:24:00.000+01:00

This semester i had more time (supposedly) and decided to fill the holes i had in my knowledge regarding Spanish. People say that for us, the Romanians, it is easy to learn Spanish not because our language is similar to it, but because we can learn it from soap-operas. I don't think it is true. You need some rules you can follow.
Didn't realise until coming to HH that i can understand that good Spanish. The problem comes up once I start communicating. There isn't any communication. A monologue of the person who want to communicate with me :))))
Ehh well.. just need some practice.

So..in October i went to take the placement test. It was very funny. Most of them i 'solved' them by listening to my intuition. I knew that if i would have read a little before i would have done better. But never mind. I had a lot of fun taking the test ( Thank u, A.. for that! )

I was placed in Spanish 2. That mean they might have thought : ' Hmm..she knows some Spanish, but not enough.' :D
I found it a little slow for me. So i asked the teacher if i could come also to Spanish 3.
After 10 lessons ( in total ) i took the test for Spanish 3.

Y el resultado es:

Desafortunadamente la universidad no tiene suficiente dinero para ofrecer español 4 tambien. :((
¡Que pena!
Pero ahora solo tengo que practicar mucho con mis amigos españoles, mexicanos, colombianos etc.
hehe :D

My new home - Moving issues

2008-01-17T00:04:00.000+01:00

In the middle of September '07 I had to move. Many people said i was lucky for moving 'internally', as the people who own the dorms here in HH like to say. More exactly from the 3rd to the 1st floor. Why? Every international student who wants to stay in a dorm books the room, before coming to HH, only for 1 year. After this year everybody has to move out and start searching (preferably 2 months in advance) for another room... in private this time. I got to know from my friends who had been in this situation that this takes time, a bag of nerves and brings them up to discover the city while looking for the address of the person who's renting a room.
I 'skipped' this phase. I moved from a rectangular to an oval room. :) New apartment. New room. New flatmates. New habits. New rules.
My new flatmates?
1 Russian guy (I) - a bit lazy. He wouldn’t mind for sure as he was the one who told me that one day:
He: 'Are u clean?'
I(shocked):'What do u mean?'
He: 'No no... I wanted to ask if u like to clean. Bcs if u do, u can share the bathroom with me and M, bcs we are a little lazy and you would like to clean.' WTH???
1 Cameroonian guy (M) - pretty young. He gets along with I very good.
1 Vietnamese guy (Ph) - I don’t have too much contact with him. But i talk pretty much with his GF, Ha, who is studying in a city close to HH. She is always except WEs here. A nice girl. Very ordered.
1 Russian girl (O) - who was here for 3 years and moved last week. (Soon another face is coming). Nice girl. Quiet. Didn’t like to party.

My new contract is different. I was bothered by the fact that I didn’t have curtains (Thanks to my dear friend, SSG - my former flatmate, i have an orange one now :D). But the worst thing it was the dirty room. Took me (and Chris, as he was here to support me) 2-3 days to put everything in order.
Only 1 incident is worth to be mentioned: while cleaning the lampshade fell. Didn’t buy a new one until now as we don’t find one to match. :D

On the 15th I 'celebrated' 4 months since i am in this new room. Wow.
I remember very clearly I's first remark, just after the traditional 'Hallo!': 'I hope u are going to stay longer that the last guy who lived in ur room!' :)))))))))))) 'Hello to u too, I'

Descovering Hamburg

2008-01-16T21:45:00.000+01:00

Going back to last year. More exactly: September '07. Alex was ready to say goodbye for a short period (half a year) to HH and to greet his (new) temporary home : Aalborg @Denmark (which I was going to visit). Hamburg was living good days. Sunny and ready for new people: Bo and Kris.

Name it faith or just a mistake of the houseadministrator (hausmeister) which brought me to know Bo, a polish girl who lived only for 2 days in Alex's apartment and with whom i became a good friend.

On Alex's last and Bo's first days in HH we went on a discovering tour of the city.

Hamburger Hafen

Nikolaikirche (the brown tower in the image) - what is left from it after the air attack in 1943.
Alster - Hamburg's biggest lake.
The Rathaus (city hall) - the building with the green roof.

"Hummel Hummel!" - "Mors Mors!" :))))))

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Kris ( Alex's friend from CZ), Bo & Alex

Hamburger Hafen

St. Pauli beach - a nice discovery. Artificial but the nice music, good company and a fresh drink make it the perfect way to spend some quality time.

Winter in Hamburg

2008-01-05T11:37:00.000+01:00

Definitely Hamburg isnt a city like the ones characterized in our childhood stories 'with hot summers and cold winters'. In the summer not more that 30 something degrees and in the winter dont know if it goes under -1 too often.
This period is a small exception. Yday the thermometers in the center next to the lake were showing -4,-5 degrees and it was pretty windy..bcs of the water of course.
But unfortunately only the low temperature gives u the impression it is winter. Bcs there arent any other signs. Maybe only the frozen lakes u find in some small parks. Snow?! Neeee..

But what is a winter without snow? From Skandalouz i found out 1st ab the 50cm snow in Bukarest on the 3rd of Jan. I was sad a little for not having the feeling of waking up thinking it is an ordinary day and looking sleepy out through the window when.. suddly u feel so awake that u freeze in front of the window wondering if it is real or u are still dreaming of seeing everything covered in white.

But what can one do in winter in Hamburg?

Go swimming? It is a possibility if u think ur life isnt worth being lived.
Go skiing? Where? At least 800km south in the Alps? Or.. in a snow dome?!

"
Die Lüneburger Heide wird zum Skisport-Mekka: Im beschaulichen Bispingen eröffnet im kommenden Jahr Norddeutschlands erste Wintersporthalle. Im Fokus der Investoren und Planer: Die Zehntausenden Ski-Fans in der Hansestadt. Denn in Hamburg leben proportional mehr Skiläufer als in jedem anderen Bundesland. Nur 60 Kilometer vom Hamburger Zentrum entfernt sollen sie ab Herbst 2005 wedeln, carven, rodeln und snowboarden können.
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But can one compare this to a region like, let's say, Südtirol?! Quoting the ones who live there : "SÜDTIROL - Ich wohne da, wo ihr Urlaub macht...", u remain only with a frozen smile in the corner of ur mouth. :))))

So.. the only possibility to say : ' it's winteeeeeeer!! ' is to go for a 2h dance on ice.

I went yday. Had to try my new skates. I am soooo proud of myself for buying them. :D

I went unfortunately alone. But i had a great time. As R said 'it is important to learn something new each time'.
Lots of people, from the youngest to the oldest. Not too much place to catch some speed, but if u practice enough u can squeeze in between the crowd.

To have an idea ab the ice skating track here in HH (the link isnt always working):

Entrance : 3.5 Euros.
Shoes: 4 Euros.
A small discount for a 10er Karte.

Tomorrow if it doesnt rain ( like today :| ).. another round.

New Year - New expectations - A better life?

2008-01-02T18:00:00.000+01:00

A new year has begun. What should one expect from it? Is there anyone who wants the new year to be worse than the previous one? Everyone dreams of an improvement, of something at least as good as the best moments of 2007 ( supposing that 2007 >= 2006 - inequality in the class of 'good moments' ). Greedy?

I tried to make everything possible to close all my debts for 2007 ( these stupid superstitions/ traditions :D ). I am sure i still forgot some things but if they are forgotten it means u couldnt solve them :D

Ok. No more philosophies.

I went after almost 1 and a half year home. What was the feeling, what was the atmosphere? What was the 1st impression, what was the last one? Soon more ab it.

What happened in the meantime, since my last post? I will try to collect the best and important moments and talk ab them.

People say that how u spend the last day of the year u will spend the whole year. So? Did this last day turned out to be as expected?

Chinese Zodiac Horoscope - How true it is?

2007-11-29T10:12:00.000+01:00

I am "THE WATER DOG".

Chinese Symbols :
Animal Symbol - The Dog

Element Symbol - Water

Ancient Symbol - The Eleventh

Description:
Dogs will never let you down, they are honest, and faithful, they put others first but often worry too much.

Positive:
attentive, well meaning, helpful, warm-hearted, altruistic, modest, devoted, philosophical, dutiful, discreet, intelligent and enthusiastic
Negative:
nasty, mean-spirited, disagreeable, bad-tempered, self-righteous, judgmental, quarrelsome, accusing, nervous, anxious and impossible to live with

General Description of All Dogs:
"Dogs can be a bit overwhelming, due in part to their attentive natures. They can march in and take control of a situation, even when it doesn't involve them directly. This can lead people to think Dogs are nosy or gossipy, but in reality, he just means well. Money and status don't matter to the Dog. He is more concerned with the welfare of his family and friends and will do whatever it takes to help them out of a tight squeeze or a rough spot. Once Dogs determine a subject of interest, they usually master that before taking off for a new adventure. They like to finish what they start. They are honest and trustworthy people, ethically strong and morally kept. They make loyal friends and companions."

Detailed Description of The Water Dog:
These Dogs have great foresight and are well-educated on many different things. This quality helps them appreciate other points of view, making them quite flexible and liberal. They are easygoing, but this can cause them to be too spendthrift with money and less loyal with friends. Still, because of their flexible natures and their ability to appreciate difference, these Dogs always have friends and are usually popular people.

Remarcable..

Name analyser

2007-11-07T13:15:00.000+01:00

Acording to some crap analysis reflecting my feelings and personality 'they' came up with this:

Charming
Attractive
Ready
Modest
Elegant
Nice

Stupid or what?

Romanians in HH

2007-11-07T12:11:00.000+01:00

In September i went with Aurel ( the 2nd romanian from my uni ) to a romanian evening. It was my 1st one, Aurel's 2nd one. What brought me there? Most of it..the couriosity to see how are the romanians who live in HH, if they are high class or any other type of class :D.
The 'meeting' took place in a restaurant called 'Wappenhof & Dubrovnik'..
When we arrived, we saw something like 50 people there, different ages, different 'categories'. Some eating, some drinking, some laughing and a guy singing some romanian traditional music. The atmosphere was nice..
The bad part was i had a little cold, so i took only 2 cups of black tee. If i would hv know it will cost me a fortune, i would hv asked for a cup of water..tap water. Anyway i took some pics, had some small conversations with some of the people around there, the guys danced a little on 'perinitza' (national romanian dance) and at 11 pm we decided to leave the place and go to another party. Much more interesting than this one :D

Will it be a 2nd time?

Ostsee - Baltic Sea

2007-11-06T19:42:00.000+01:00

Already 1 year gone since i am in HH.
Went twice to Lübeck ( Hansestadt Lübeck ) but never to the sea. Actually i never knew it was that close. When i told Lore ' hmm.. there is also the posibility to go to the Baltic Sea. It is close.' (without knowing where exactly it is) .. Me and my big mouth. :D

So.. we got used to this idea so we started searching for the way to get there. With short moments of adventure ( we thought we lost the ticket..and it was 'only 30euros'), i can say i never regret going there.
If i have to characterise it in 1-2 words: 'A different world'.

Again.. a selection of photos:

At the beginning presenting a little the city Lübeck.. for the architecture style that i like so much.

Holsten Turm - One of the towers garding the old city.
Great photo :D
City hall square.
A bronze devil sits on one of the slabs of stone used to build the cathedral. The legend says that he helped to build the church because he thought it was going to be a wine bar and when he discovered it was to be a cathedral he began to tear it down. The workers promised to build him a wine bar across the street. I didnt find it :D

And a short moment spent at the seaside. Maybe one of the reasons i liked it so much was bcs you couldnt find so many people at that time there. It wasnt only almost 7pm but also pretty cold. In spite of these 2 aspects we saw a man swimming. hmm...

Who can explain this? I refuse to think that :)))))))) . Women not allowed to swim?
Ok..I think it isnt that cold.
Deutschland ist für die Leuchttürme berühmt. Hier nur noch ein.

50m away from it.. every person felt pretty insignificant.

In center of the white area is Lübeck. Far east is Travemünde, where the sea beginns.. or ends.

For those who somehow will get there too.

Wildpark Schwarze Berge

2007-11-01T01:00:00.001+01:00

I've chosen not to attach this story to the one about the visit of my childhood best friend bcs it is a nice one that deserves to be told separately.

As Lore asked me 1 month before coming here where are we going to go, what are we going to visit, i've started to look for nice places around HH. And i found this one: the wild park 'Schwarze Berge (Black mountains) '.
10 min by S-Bahn and another 10 by bus.

So, for the ones who dont know germ, there it is written: 'Here please dont feed the animals.'

On the hill, L got tired. And it was only the beginning :d

V V nice. My 1st time when i go inside the bat house. Dark but R caught them in the pic :D

Feeling free like the deers behind.

In the tower u could seen the view. A huge forest and lots of families of animals acting normal in a normal day (for them at least).
Can u jump? How long? I jumped like a rabbit :D
Is that good?

hehe. the animals, as people, love me. :D:D

Our friends, the ants, and their home. A huge one. But wth? In a wild park with a fence around it. Hmm.. I hv to admit it isnt the 1st time when i see this here in germ.

Swedish party-Communication problems

2007-10-25T10:20:00.000+02:00

As the new students arrived, the parties have started.
(I will post randomly bcs of lack of time).

One of the parties was organized in my dorm in one of the Erasmus flat ( as people are used to call them, although they are students not only in Erasmus contingent ).
The organizing committee: 4 swedish students ( 2 girls and 2 guys).
Here are 3 of them and the 4th one in the 2nd pic.

But why did i want to mention this particular party.
Bcs of a conversation i had with 2 guys. The characters: K, A and M. Why was this conv for me funny?
K speaks with A in english. M doesnt know english. ( only basic )
K speaks with M in german. A doesnt know german. ( not yet at least :D )
A speaks with M in arabic or french. K doesnt know arabic ( only i think 3 words ) and can understand 5 out of 10 words in french.

How do we communicate? =))))))))))))))))))

Becoming famous ( Part 3 i think )

2007-10-25T09:54:00.000+02:00

Location: Club LOVE ( nume sugestiv =)))) )
Date: 29.09.07

As i love to dance more than many other things i went with 2 good friends to Reeperbahn ( the famous area in HH with 'clubs', pubs (kneipen) and other things that may look interesting for some ) on a saturday night when you cannot get inside a place in a group. Even the bodyguards hv their preferences. :)
The owner of the place is a french guy. Now it explains why also the french people from last year liked this place. Ehh.. this would be one of the reasons.
The entrance is usually 8 Euros. Pretty much for a student life. On saturday ( i dont know if also on other nights) with a cuppon of 3 Euros you can get also a drink.
The music also not one of my favourites but i discovered i know how to dance on it :D
The stile: Electro House, Funky House, House, House, Soulful House, Vocal House ( as i have noooooo idea what is the difference between them :-s )

Inside lots of people. All types of people. It depends also on the theme of the evening.
On this particular night it was Gin Tonic party. I hv no idea why :D.
As also a fashion back home, there are some people ( pros??? ) who have to earn some money by taking pics of the people. As i agreed to appear in one pic ( usually i hate being in pics, i like only taking pics ), i looked for it a couple of days later.
Apparently at a certain moment the 'guy with the camera' started taking pics randomly ( was he bored ? ) so i've discovered another 2 pics of me.

Well, they are ok. fiuuuuuufff..
i mean they could have been worse :D

PS: pls notice the difference between the persons involved. hmm

Being involved in diff events

2007-10-08T10:47:00.000+02:00

As an opportunity offered by the International Office in my uni and being lucky to be a key person around there (as i like to believe) i had a chance to take part in an important event on the 22nd of September: the 75th bday of the president of a foundation that has connections to my uni.

A nice experience.

And as the people involved were satisfied with our work, we will take part in another activity in Nov. :)

What can one give to a person who has let's say almost everything? Hard to find something.

A picture of the official photographer of the event

Visit of another good friend

2007-10-08T09:40:00.000+02:00

After the time spent with Lore and Radu another good friend came to visit me, Stef, with her BF, Vlad. On their trip to Belgium they stopped for 2 days in HH, being brought here by Gigel, later discovered as Marcel, the best modern friend a person could have ( i hate him/it for not letting me earn money. I love being a guide :D ). Unfortunately, because of some unpleasant incidents regarding my dorm, they couldnt stay one more day.
I really hope they had a very good time here and that they understand it doesn't depend on me.

I am grateful i have the chance to see my friends from home. I am still waiting for a weeding to be forced to go home. :D
Kiddddddddddin' guys :-s

The name on 3 lines. The design klasse. The taste hmm... The place the best in Harburg.

As i said.. love playing the guide role.

Stef & Vlad. Great to see u guys.

The visit of my childhood best friend

2007-09-15T22:13:00.000+02:00

My childhood best friend (L) payed me a visit at the beginning of September.
Except some small incidents and obsessions/paranoia (better to exaggerate in being caution than to get caught without a guard) the time spent with her and her BF (R) was truly nice.
I got to visit some new places and i am grateful for that. To mention are. Wildpark Schwarze Berge and the Baltic See. But i wouldnt forget to mention also the trip to Berlin and the time spent here in HH. It is nice to play the guide. Even when sometimes you think you know the city, you can still discover new things that maybe make you like it (more).

People say that HH is better than Berlin. It is in a way unique not only in architecture but also from the life and surprises that one can live each day. Anyway i will let those people with their idea and still stand by mine and say Berlin is truly one of the best cities in D.. at the moment my 2nd favorite city here.

We took thousands of pics. Too bad i cannot put them all here. Not even all ones that i like. I tried to make a selection and here it is:

In order to remember the day very good we should take a look at L's scare on the head. ( I hit her with the bottle :D ) - 27th Sept, 18.15, HH Hbhf

Gorgeous weather - Charlottenburg, Berlin

Charlottenburg, Berlin
She has some problems - Berliner Dom
My favourite building in Berlin - Berliner Dom

Different women - Egyptian Museum
At our residence for the night. Had some problems finding it, but it was ok till the end. - Somewhere in Berlin.
For my father - Hbhf Berlin
Ugly people? Neee.. just fat. - Technisches Museum, Berlin. (Great idea, R. Loved it.)Back to HH. - Rickmer Rickmers, Hafen HH

Eating ice cream. Good that i gave to Lore my winter jacket :D - Lübeck, Home of the marzipan.
She cannot imitate me that good. :D - Lübeck
Gorgeous weather. Gorgeous picture :D - Lübeck

Yeah.. too dark to see the face. Well. - Lübeck, Puppet museum.

Glad to have the ticket back. 29 Euros :-s . Thought we lost it. Hmm.

Love u guys. Had a lot of fun with u.

A woman's purse

2007-08-27T06:36:00.000+02:00

I am starting to believe that i am really weird, like people say. This is what i am carrying on a sunday night :D

I dedicate this photo to a very good friend, Mina. I missssssssss u a lot.

Made in Hamburg

2007-08-26T14:10:00.000+02:00

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