Suburbs in Dublin: the best drug

Dublin is a peculiar city,
many businesses take place there.

Sometimes also those run by Shawn and Gary....

Zurich

Here are some images of Zurich.

The city is nice, however, if you have good company like I had on this occasion any place seems to be a pleasant spot.
You can hear my impressions and, most importantly, the considerations of the great Heike who can be considered more reliable than me about Zurich since she lives in this place.

Being a Football fan

Being my grandpa one of the founders of a football club I can't help be emotionally linked to that football club.

However I can't help acknowledging that:

Football fans are a community of people who make the acts of someone else a reason for living: they identify themselves with a team because this is the only way they have to be somebody.

A person with balls identifies himself with his deeds, because he knows that being someone is his sole responsibility.

Therefore, the true man hates football, because he knows that the more value he attaches to something external to himself (a football team, God, a political leader, etc..), the more decreases his own individuality.

A man with balls knows that only a mediocre can be a football fan, acknowledging in the deeds of others a pride, an identity, a value that he could never achieve on his own; a sense of relief to his distress and an existential illusion that his life is worth something.

As long as the fan does not realize that, he can only watch 11 semi-literate people kicking a ball earning a fortune with his money.

But a football fan is programmed to live a mediocre life in line with his personality

Company Christmas Party

And obviously,

just before Christmas, the Company party.
It's a sort of must in Northern Europe, something which cannot be missed.

Why?

Because colleagues want to see each other in a different state of mind: relaxed, tipsy and dressed up.

Everyone waits for something crazy to happen, but usually the expectations get disappointed since nothing so significant happens.

But the following year (almost) everyone is there, waiting for the "great Christmas company party"....

November snow in Dublin

The world has changed, no doubt about that. There hadn't been any snow in Ireland for about 40 years then last year it snowed for 3 days in January. But this year it started much earlier. It started on November 26th and it's going on probably until the beginning of December. What is that mean? It probably means we need to look at the world in a different way...

Dublin

Three weeks went by and so far so good. Since my arrival in Dublin I've got a job at Microsoft and a place to live in the heart of the city. I'd say my decision to move here has already paid some dividends. Let's see what happens next!

Stockholm film - Lappis movie : "The endless dream of a winter night"

Before leaving Stockholm, a few days ago, we had the premiere of the movie we made in the Swedish capital during the season 2009/2010.

You can watch the movie blog here and have a look at many backstage moments and interviews.

Now the question: is this a movie about Stockholm? Is this a movie about Sweden? Or is it just a Lappis film?

And furthermore: what is the meaning of the movie?

I can answer from the perspective of the screenwriter: it is a movie about how a foreigner can feel in Sweden; so it's Stockholm from a foreign perspective, I'd better say from different foreign perspectives.

Why Lappis? Because it is the place where many foreigners live and study.

I don't think it can be called a proper Lappis film, but all those who have lived in Lappis can recognize many things.

Enjoy!

Last month in Stockholm

Today my last month in Stockholm begins!

Here I express my feelings

Antalya - Alanya

Here is where I spent part of my holidays

Very very relaxing

Bath in Stockholm - Lappis beach

It can be very hot in Stockholm,

today there were 32 degrees, so I really needed a bath and in fact I went for a bath as you can see in the video!