long time no blog again. Well, i was busy enjoying. Vacations in
mighty, mighty Europe. Visiting friends and family, having a great
time.
So first a little explanation for the last blog entry: yes, i am
moving to China. When i wrote that blog entry i was still sitting in
the KSA and had just learned that i would transfer to China. The
feeling of leaving that forsaken place was a great feeling of freedom.
So far i only experienced a similar thing when i left the army after
eight months of 'doing time' there. Just think of Braveheart, in the
end, when he shouts "Freeeedom!". With the difference that i didn't
die in the next moment :-) and also, that feeling of freedom was
overwhelming when leaving the army. Leaving that country a month ago
wasn't so special - i was there because i had decided to, and would
have been able to quit any time. Nevertheless, really good getting out
of there.
So, what have i been up to in the last month, my second vacation since
i started working? I started in the same way as the first vacation, by
getting back to my old hometown, Vienna. Visiting family and friends,
and finally relaxing a bit after more than three months of stress -
not a single free day, industrial noise most of the time etc.etc.
I got home in midday after more or less no sleep in 48 hours (or no
proper sleep in three months :-P). One might think that i used the
opportunity of having a nice little house in a garden in the west of
Vienna for getting some serious sleep. I did not. I was amazed to
realize that my parents had installed satellite TV. Not that special a
thing, i know. But i never had lived in a household with cabel or
satellite TV, and was happy to see two consecutive Simpsons episodes
on Pro7 in my own home. Hehe. The Simpsons.
I was lucky with the movie. It was still playing in original
version(OV), even though i was almost two months late. Couldn't make
it to the showing on my arrival day, but of course i went on the next
day. A thursday, so chances were that they'd change their schedules
and this might've been the last OV screening. It wasn't, but i felt
theatrical anyways. Of course the morons in Artis Kino had to forget
to change the lens after the ads - you know, from TV formats to
cinemascope or whatever it is called - so the showing was slightly
distorted for the whole show. We protested but apparently nobody was
actually taking care of the showing. Some jokes were hidden by that,
e.g. Schwarzenegger's name didn't show but i knew that from the
trailer anyways. And i was happy to see the movie, really enjoyed it.
Speaking of culture. I went to the cinema seven or eight times in the
last month here in Europe, in Vienna, Frankfurt and Darmstadt. Niiice.
Been to a couple of museums - if they hadn't just closed "to be
reopened in about 2011" like the Hessisches Landesmuseum in Darmstadt.
And of course i enjoyed the marvellous beer culture here. Have i
bothered you already with the story of my father being born in a
brewery? Had some wine and real nice food as well. Yummy.
So in short, i travelled through Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and
Hungary. Had a grrreat time, including some chance meetings. More will
follow. Happy that this is online, finally. Now i gotta go to another
exhibition here in Vienna, was recommended to me by a friend. Chance
encounter last saturday, he actually lives in London right now. And i
will move to China soon, both just passing through.
More will follow.
And by the way, i have no idea how this blog will turn out, it's
blogged via email. Kind of a test for China, since i have heard all
kind of blogging is blocked there. Hope it'll work like this, at
least.
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Cheers
CGA
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