februari mars april maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaj.
måndag 16 februari 2009
lördag 14 februari 2009
Valentines..
Ja hörrni idag är det kärlekens dag, så sprid rosor omkring er!
eller kanske inte. Men det är väl trevligt iaf. Det här verkar vara ångestens dag för alla singlar. Min saknade partner in crime Nathalie borta i L.A citerade för ett tag sedan "if you don't have a partner on valentines day - shoot yourself". hahaha.. men trotts att tycker jag att det känns som en helt vanlig lördag!
fåglarna kvittrar utanför och jag ser sprickor avklarblått i den vita himlen. SNART ÄR DET VÅR! woho.
nej men om man skulle dra sig till jobbet o göra någon nytta i nåra timmar då kanske.
ikväll står det Vin och skratt i kalendern. Kanske finns det lite kostym nissar att ha trevligt med också.
ha ha. skämt åsido NU går ja till jobbet. ciao!
eller kanske inte. Men det är väl trevligt iaf. Det här verkar vara ångestens dag för alla singlar. Min saknade partner in crime Nathalie borta i L.A citerade för ett tag sedan "if you don't have a partner on valentines day - shoot yourself". hahaha.. men trotts att tycker jag att det känns som en helt vanlig lördag!
fåglarna kvittrar utanför och jag ser sprickor avklarblått i den vita himlen. SNART ÄR DET VÅR! woho.
nej men om man skulle dra sig till jobbet o göra någon nytta i nåra timmar då kanske.
ikväll står det Vin och skratt i kalendern. Kanske finns det lite kostym nissar att ha trevligt med också.
ha ha. skämt åsido NU går ja till jobbet. ciao!
torsdag 12 februari 2009
london by night
jag blir så full i skratt när jag tittar på bilderna från när Anna var här. Så jävla odrägliga hela bunten. efter att ha delat på 4 (! ingen överdrift ) flaskor vin drog vi ner till picadilly!
ja man kan ju inte annat än o vara förundrad över att det inte slutade värre än de gjorde. För vi hade sjukt kul, och lagom efter fem i fem målet på donken satte vi oss ordentligt på en buss hem. eller ja, det var givetvis en buss vi chansade på att gick hem. o vi kom nästan rätt, efter en 40 minuters väntan på bytes buyssen uppe i willesden eller nåt. hahah.
ungefär så.
åh om jag hade er här alla dagar vilken fröjd livet hade vart!för jag menar. ingen av mina engelska vänner kan festa som mina svenska vänner. Kanske beror på att jagär uppväxt i en vanlig stad där vi inte hade så mycket andra intressen när allt kom omkring ;D hahah..
fasst jag har ju hittat lisa och hon kan nog. men hon pluggar ju för mycket. det är ju nästan så att an borde sätta sig i skolbänken igen. bara för att liksom. studentliv på riktigt. inte så gymnasiet. utannu menar jag riktigt studentliv med festa tills solen går upp osvosv.
märks det att jag är uttråkad och inte haft en ordentlig jävla utgång sen typ sist jag var i sverige?!
suck. Jag tror jag måste åka tillbaka till sverige! festa lite. FÅ HÅRET FIXAT.(nej jag litar inte överdrivet på eng. frissor nej.) gå på alla gamla gator tills jag inser varför jag flyttade igen. å lite sånt. o jusste. o träffa på lillskrutten som ska få en egen lillskrutt. Såklart. viktigt!
tja. om jag skulle ta mig en cigg nu innan jag sover. så jag inte stoppar nåt mer i munnen. fan vad det är farligt att vara uttråkad. jag har nog gått upp 10 kilo sen jag flyttade tilldehär jäkla skräpmatslandet. haha, ÅNGEST. såg nyss en bild härifrån när ja va här för snart ett år sedan å nina också va här. i hennes svit. då jävlar var man lite lättare. haha shit.
nej. men seriöst om jag skulle ta och sluta pladdra på om massa skit och sova istället. så finns det ju en liiiiiiiiiten chans att ja kommer upp på body pump imorgon. sällan.- haha. och imorn har vi vår första beading kund. stackars liten. jag gruvar mig!
slutar dock tidigt imorgon! det är bra. då kan jag simma efter jobbet. hade egentligen varit mkt trevligare att shoppa eller gå o ta en drink. men jag är pank. och det är två veckor till lön. skamligt. ( den här gången är det inte ens jag som slösat pengarna-. det är bara helvetes dyra räkninkar) .
får nog ta en sväng på gatan ändå. inte för att köpa något alltså. men typ sälja, migsjälv!
ahah. hoppas det bara är männisorsom känner mig som läser detta för jag framstår nog.. mindre vettig.
nej, SOVA. godnatt!
mornin' sunshine!
Jag blev nog tusan rätt ful igår! lilla lisa med om jag inte é helt ute och cycklar. Men jäklar va trevligt vi hade. Vapiano var ett grymt ställe. Fullt av dejter och kompis dejter igår såklart, men det var torsdag så det får man ju ta. Nästa gång blire topfloor och kostymnissar. moaha! right?
Jag är ledig idag! vaknade klockan åtta av alarmet som ja glömt stänga av. Det är klarblå himmel och solen skiner. Om jag inte låter mig luras av de döda träden hade jag trott att det var sommar. åh, jag älskar sånna här dagar. Inga förbindelser, bara njut!
Just nu sitter jag här med den största kaffekoppen du kan tänka dig, och med sygrejerna i beredskap!
Jag är ledig idag! vaknade klockan åtta av alarmet som ja glömt stänga av. Det är klarblå himmel och solen skiner. Om jag inte låter mig luras av de döda träden hade jag trott att det var sommar. åh, jag älskar sånna här dagar. Inga förbindelser, bara njut!
Just nu sitter jag här med den största kaffekoppen du kan tänka dig, och med sygrejerna i beredskap!
tisdag 10 februari 2009
skills
Idag har vi haft kurs halva dagen. Lärt oss hur beading funkar. mera skills är alltid bra.
förövrigt så är jag inne i en rätt stark grå zon. händer inte mycket intressant må jag säga. väntar på ordentlig vår. mest ser jag fram emot att Lois kommer och hälsar på om ett par veckor.
that's all.
förövrigt så är jag inne i en rätt stark grå zon. händer inte mycket intressant må jag säga. väntar på ordentlig vår. mest ser jag fram emot att Lois kommer och hälsar på om ett par veckor.
that's all.
söndag 8 februari 2009
yes, I'm swedish. but I'm not from fucking switzerland
Colin Moon - Are Swedes really that normal?
To communicate effectively cross-culturally the first thing you need to realise is that someone somewhere in the world probably sees you as really quite strange. That may be difficult for some Swedes to swallow. How could anybody in their right mind consider normal, efficient, level-headed Swedes as strange? Of course we are normal! After all, the Swedish starting point is 'we are normal'. Indeed, Swedes have a tendency to think they are a little more normal than others. They believe they are quite sensible, and logical. They are often unaware that the rest of us, their international business partners, may have a different opinion. We think they are amusing, entertaining and, at times, really quite odd. Take business life for example. Swedes attend meetings. Lots of them. Three things in Sweden are certain: death, taxes and more meetings. Mötet gick bra When Swedes say 'Mötet gick bra' (the meeting went well) what exactly do they mean? There were heated discussions? The meeting went on for ages? The incredible number of decisions that were taken? I doubt it. Other people on the planet believe that the sole purpose of a meeting is to produce decisions. Swedish meetings, on the other hand, are held to find out whether or not you are at the meeting to decide when the meeting will be to decide when you will meet to talk about what happened at your meeting. Swedish meetings are short but many. They are arranged to give Bengan, Maggan, and Lasse a chance to say what they think. If you want to reach a decision then you'll have to arrange another meeting because in the meantime Bengan, Maggan and Lasse have to go back to the office and ask Ninni, Kicki and Titti (yes, there are girls of that name) what they think. Process This, in Swedish, is called the förankringsprocess. If Swedes mention the word 'process' then it's better not be in a hurry. There's a process for everything. This one means getting everybody involved in everything. Everyone voices an opinion and everyone listens. Then they compromise. The word compromise is music to a Swede's ears. Everybody gets something. Not too much and not too little. Nobody wins and nobody loses. They may agree to disagree but what they will agree on is the exact time and date of the next meeting. Agenda Swedes stick to the agenda. They tick off each point after everybody has taken turns discussing it. They have to move quickly through the agenda as they all have another meeting planned ten minutes after this one has finished. They intensely dislike the last point on the agenda which is övriga frågor, 'any other business'. No self-respecting Swede wants to be guilty of causing the meeting to run over time. There is a distinct danger that 'any other business' could drag on and flexibility is not a Swedish strong point. Decision time Swedes rarely say yes or no. This means that instead of saying ja or nej they say nja which means 'yes-but-no-but-yes-but'. You see, saying 'yes' or 'no' can lead to conflict so Swedes avoid these words and replace them with 'it depends', 'maybe' and 'I'll see what I can do'. Foreigners may get heated, irritated or even angry. Swedes call this hysterical behaviour. Hysteria is abnormal and uncomfortable and should preferably not occur in office hours. If, on the other hand, a Swede ever tells you to go a place called 'hellsicke', then, take my word for it, you've upset him. You may wonder how on earth they ever make a decision. Business Swedes themselves have sometimes called this beslutsimpotens - which, I suppose, means not having the balls to decide one way or another. Milk and no sugar Someone once said that if the Swedes gave up their coffee breaks they could retire five years earlier. Coffee is an integral part of any meeting, either as an on-going self-service affair during the discussions or as a separate break. The coffee break is not to be confused with the briefer, more frequent leg-stretcher. Or 'bone-stretcher' as they sometimes call it. The Swedish word for leg and bone is the same. Work/life balance Most Swedes are dedicated to finding a healthy work-life balance. They might say they work hard; it's just that they are not often at work to do it. Look in a Swedish diary and you may get the impression that no one in this country is ever at work. Try to get hold of someone on a Friday afternoon and this will be confirmed. Swedes will start to ask you about your plans for the coming weekend as early as Wednesday afternoon. By Friday lunchtime they have mentally gått för dagen 'left for the day'. Red days The Swedes have a fair share of public holidays. In a good year they take as many days off in May and June as most Americans take in a year. And they still have their five weeks vacation to take out when it suits them. Not only do they have 'red days' as the Swedes call their official holidays, but they may be given half the day off before, just to get them into the holiday mood. If they've planned it well they can take out a klämdag or two, which are odd days between a holiday and the weekend. Come May, June, July the weekends and public holidays more or less combine into one long vacation with the occasional day at the office. However, fair's fair - when they're at work they're very effective. But not before 8.30 as they have flexi-time, and not after 4 pm, thank you, as they have to pick up the kids from play school, and not after 2 pm on Fridays, if you don't mind, and preferably not between 1 May and 10 August. So, there you are Swedes. A short, sharp lesson in how to realise that you are not quite as normal as you think you are. And thank goodness for that.
Lisa skickade detta till mig nyss. hahahah, sanslöst kul! Jag skulle kunna gifta mig med han som skrev dedär. Humor.
To communicate effectively cross-culturally the first thing you need to realise is that someone somewhere in the world probably sees you as really quite strange. That may be difficult for some Swedes to swallow. How could anybody in their right mind consider normal, efficient, level-headed Swedes as strange? Of course we are normal! After all, the Swedish starting point is 'we are normal'. Indeed, Swedes have a tendency to think they are a little more normal than others. They believe they are quite sensible, and logical. They are often unaware that the rest of us, their international business partners, may have a different opinion. We think they are amusing, entertaining and, at times, really quite odd. Take business life for example. Swedes attend meetings. Lots of them. Three things in Sweden are certain: death, taxes and more meetings. Mötet gick bra When Swedes say 'Mötet gick bra' (the meeting went well) what exactly do they mean? There were heated discussions? The meeting went on for ages? The incredible number of decisions that were taken? I doubt it. Other people on the planet believe that the sole purpose of a meeting is to produce decisions. Swedish meetings, on the other hand, are held to find out whether or not you are at the meeting to decide when the meeting will be to decide when you will meet to talk about what happened at your meeting. Swedish meetings are short but many. They are arranged to give Bengan, Maggan, and Lasse a chance to say what they think. If you want to reach a decision then you'll have to arrange another meeting because in the meantime Bengan, Maggan and Lasse have to go back to the office and ask Ninni, Kicki and Titti (yes, there are girls of that name) what they think. Process This, in Swedish, is called the förankringsprocess. If Swedes mention the word 'process' then it's better not be in a hurry. There's a process for everything. This one means getting everybody involved in everything. Everyone voices an opinion and everyone listens. Then they compromise. The word compromise is music to a Swede's ears. Everybody gets something. Not too much and not too little. Nobody wins and nobody loses. They may agree to disagree but what they will agree on is the exact time and date of the next meeting. Agenda Swedes stick to the agenda. They tick off each point after everybody has taken turns discussing it. They have to move quickly through the agenda as they all have another meeting planned ten minutes after this one has finished. They intensely dislike the last point on the agenda which is övriga frågor, 'any other business'. No self-respecting Swede wants to be guilty of causing the meeting to run over time. There is a distinct danger that 'any other business' could drag on and flexibility is not a Swedish strong point. Decision time Swedes rarely say yes or no. This means that instead of saying ja or nej they say nja which means 'yes-but-no-but-yes-but'. You see, saying 'yes' or 'no' can lead to conflict so Swedes avoid these words and replace them with 'it depends', 'maybe' and 'I'll see what I can do'. Foreigners may get heated, irritated or even angry. Swedes call this hysterical behaviour. Hysteria is abnormal and uncomfortable and should preferably not occur in office hours. If, on the other hand, a Swede ever tells you to go a place called 'hellsicke', then, take my word for it, you've upset him. You may wonder how on earth they ever make a decision. Business Swedes themselves have sometimes called this beslutsimpotens - which, I suppose, means not having the balls to decide one way or another. Milk and no sugar Someone once said that if the Swedes gave up their coffee breaks they could retire five years earlier. Coffee is an integral part of any meeting, either as an on-going self-service affair during the discussions or as a separate break. The coffee break is not to be confused with the briefer, more frequent leg-stretcher. Or 'bone-stretcher' as they sometimes call it. The Swedish word for leg and bone is the same. Work/life balance Most Swedes are dedicated to finding a healthy work-life balance. They might say they work hard; it's just that they are not often at work to do it. Look in a Swedish diary and you may get the impression that no one in this country is ever at work. Try to get hold of someone on a Friday afternoon and this will be confirmed. Swedes will start to ask you about your plans for the coming weekend as early as Wednesday afternoon. By Friday lunchtime they have mentally gått för dagen 'left for the day'. Red days The Swedes have a fair share of public holidays. In a good year they take as many days off in May and June as most Americans take in a year. And they still have their five weeks vacation to take out when it suits them. Not only do they have 'red days' as the Swedes call their official holidays, but they may be given half the day off before, just to get them into the holiday mood. If they've planned it well they can take out a klämdag or two, which are odd days between a holiday and the weekend. Come May, June, July the weekends and public holidays more or less combine into one long vacation with the occasional day at the office. However, fair's fair - when they're at work they're very effective. But not before 8.30 as they have flexi-time, and not after 4 pm, thank you, as they have to pick up the kids from play school, and not after 2 pm on Fridays, if you don't mind, and preferably not between 1 May and 10 August. So, there you are Swedes. A short, sharp lesson in how to realise that you are not quite as normal as you think you are. And thank goodness for that.
Lisa skickade detta till mig nyss. hahahah, sanslöst kul! Jag skulle kunna gifta mig med han som skrev dedär. Humor.
Spending my time,
Idag; Solen skiner starkt och det är klarblå himmel. Finns inte en fläck snö så långt ögat kan nå.
Jag tog sovmorgon och spenderade sedan 3 timmar promenerandes runt Notting Hill och portobello market. Andades in vårluften och njöt av solen. tillslut hamnade jag vid Kensington high street och blev trött i benen. Hoppade på en buss hem. Jag älskar söndagar.
Ps. Ännu ett snöoväder väntas dra in i början av veckan. London håller andan. ds.
onsdag 4 februari 2009
shopping sunday
Ffter lördagens lite för många vodka drinkar tog vi oss kragen o satte oss på ett tåg in till staden för lite shopping. För att ladda batterierna tog vi raka spåret till Starbucks. Det var vår väder ( sista förmiddagen innan vintern anlände på riktigt. )
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