Good news!

After a terrible first week of military service I got home and found this letter from university, which raised my mood immediately. I expected this letter, but still was surprised how fast it arrived - I hoped that I´ll have the news till next weekend. But of course the sooner, the better!

As you might know, I applied for an exchange for the fourth term of my master studies. If everything is going according to plan, it´ll be my last term of my studies, which will be between February and May 2008. So, still, a long way to go, a long time to wait and be excited about it and a lot to do in between!

And the news I got today is: My university accepted me to go on an exchange term to...

Erasmus Universiteit,
Rotterdam, Netherlands

Confrontation with strange feelings

When I got the acceptance from Bosch to go to Stuttgart I was really happy in the first place, but the closer the day of leaving got, the more I had those feelings of insecurity. Somehow not wanting to leave the familiar to something unknown... After I came back for the first time (it was christmas break) it was even tougher. I really didn´t want to leave again already on first of january. This feeling was probably even harder because I knew that I´m one of the only ones who had to work already on 2nd and I knew that I won´t see my sister at least for half a year (she went to the US).

But then, it changed dramatically. I spent 3 monts in a row in Stuttgart and the next time I came back to Switzerland it was different. But the feelings of not wanting to leave were still there. But then on both sides. I somehow didn´t want to go back for a long weekend because I could miss something in Stuttgart and in the end of the weekend here I didn´t want to leave again because I´ll leave family and have to get back to work. Why was this? Was it because both places were somehow "home"? Or was it because neither of them was "home" (anymore)? I think for me it was because both places felt like home...

Now, since yesterday I have the same feeling again. I don´t want to go. But this time it´s different than the times I went to Stuttgart. Back then I knew it was the right thing to do, to leave. The feelings were just there because I didn´t know what I have to expect. Or because I was leaving family and friends here. But now, the reason is different. I know what to expect and I know that I don´t like it. That´s the reason for the same feelings. Today it´s not that I don´t want to leave HERE but I don´t want to be THERE! But anyhoo, it´s not a request programme. A man´s got to do, what a man´s got to do...

Carneval fédéral

The time has come to...

After a week of relaxing (mornings: sleeping; afternoons: being lazy), my personal carneval is starting on monday. It will last for three weeks and will be in the surrounding of Krattigen, BE. What I will do? Like usual carnevals, put on a fancy costume and try to get drunk in the evening?! No, seriously, I hardly can remember from my previous times (already more than 3 years passed by since i was in this "club" for the last time). Probably most of the time some occupy-yourself-therapy. Maybe this is the perfect anger and stress management in between exams?? We´ll see.

And don´t be afraid if you see someone similiar to the person on the picture! We´re here to serve the country! ;-)

Over and Out!

Every morning...

... in Africa, a Gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed.

Every morning a Lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest Gazelle or it will starve to death.

It doesn't matter whether you are a Lion or a Gazelle... when the sun comes up, you'd better be running.

Since the beginning of the year I was exactly doing this. I woke up in the morning and knew that I should be running in order to be ready to DO lunch and not to BE it, in the end. I went to classes, worked on group projects and studied for hours and prepared and held presentations. Now Episode I is almost over (one exam left in march). And now, it´s not in my hands anymore - and soon neither in my brain :=)

Finally I have some days to relax. But only 1.5 weeks till 19.2! Because then, Simus is reporting for duty! And the following three weeks I will spend my time with stuff like that:

WOW - Windows Vista

I´m getting bored with all those Windows Vista advertisment everywhere. So, first Video shows a functional test of it, while second one is shows that Windows didn´t steal from Apple!

Break needed? - Watch this!

There are 3 new music videos from Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears and a new hip hop song from George "Dubya" Bush feat. Lil´Dick Cheney. Afterwards you get 3 brand new episodes of CSI Las Vegas, Cold Case and Desperate Housewives. Enjoy, it´s very funny! ;-)

Christina Aguilera - Virginal

Britney Spears - I´m not a child

George "Dubya" Bush ft. Lil´Dick Cheney - Country Slammer

CSI Las Vegas

Cold Case

Desperate Housewives