Round and round and round and....

again... life is not as it seems.. and there is too much chance involved.. how likely is it that someone you completely lost touch with (including invalid phone number after several years) turns up in the very shop you went to for finding out about them exactly when you go there.. amazing world.
and a second thought... sometimes the people we are learning (or have learnt) from are not stable in their lifes themselves, suffering maybe even from the same things. and still.. they do not loose their validity as guidance.

Happy New Year

Happy 2008 to all of you! I wish you all the best and hope this year will bring you a lot of good! Hugs from Germany ;)

on diet...

in case someone of you has wondered why there is not much -> nothing new here..

the solution is: i'm on diet :))
obviously not as you would understand this normally (I like eating and don't believe in rumbling stomachs ;)
rather than fasting, I'm merrily feasting but at the same time cutting down on my cyber-time to give my poor eyes a rest. and in fact there are so many nice things to be done here. just today i went figure skating on a lake nearby, in the sun... very nice and for a change i didnt even break anything :) also music is back in my live, havent been singing so much in the whole year as i do now with the support of my family.. (nearly amounts to the size of a choir, so it's great fun) so, in total, i'm virtually gone, catching up with the good things in life. hope you're doing the same!
cheers!
:)

Breathe in...

... is the album of Lucie Silvas I really got hooked on. To recommend if you search for something calming.

at night

through my eyes

strange things happening

I seriously doubt now that some people have the mental capability to grow up...
On my way home at night I met two at least 40 year old men, ringing random people's bells and running away... I just remained absolutely amazed.

a note on pronunciation

Here is some pronunciation stuff i found when cleaning up old emails... have fun :P

Ràtion never rhymes with nàtion.
Say prefèr, but préferable,
Còmfortable and végetable.
B must not be heard in doubt,
Debt and dumb both leave it out.

In the words psychòlogy,
Psy'chic and psychatry,
You must never sound the p.
Psychatrists you call the man
Who cures your complex, if he can,
In àrchitect, ch is k,
in arch it is the other way.

Please remember to say iron,
So that it will rhyme with lion.
A'dvertisers àdvertise,
Advèrtisments will put you wise.
Time, when work is done, is léisure,
Fill it up with useful pléasure.

Accidéntal, àccident,
Sound the g in ignorant.
Rélative, but a relàtion,
Then say crea'ture, but créàtion.

Say the 'a' in gas quite short,
Bought, remember rhymes with short,
Drought must always rhyme with out,
In dau'ghter leave the 'g h' out.

Room must always rhyme with boom,
When you're dead you're in a tomb.
Wear a boot upon your foot,
Root can never rhyme with soot.

In mùscle, 's c' is an 's',
In mùscular, it's 's k', yes!
Cho'ir must always rhyme with li'ar.
Then, remémber, it's addréss,
With an accent like posséss.

''G' in sign must silent be,
In sìgnature, pronoùnce the 'g'.
Please remember, say towàrds
Just as if it rhymed with boards.

Weight's like wait, but not like height,
Which should always rhyme with light.
Sew is just the same as so,
Tie a ribbon in a bow.

When you meet your friends you bow,
Which again must rhyme with how.
In perfect English make a start,
Learn this little rhyme by heart.

how to sleep for 12 hours

andrea: brauchst nur so viel sport zu treiben, dass du um 9 ins bett fällst mit der Zahnbürste noch im Mund, weil du zu schwach bist den mund auszuspülen...

sounds reasonable :)

about success :)