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NEW BLOG! Yes.. another one.

2008-06-07T18:41:00.002+01:00

Well, It will only be fully operational once I get to New Zealand, or on the way...
Meanwhile I'll post all information about NZ there and this will be fading out for the next 2 weeks.
So, I recommend you [if you are interested] to start following the new blog and not this one!

For a link you can either click on the post Title or here

Next stop: New Zealand

2008-06-03T11:41:00.004+01:00

Hey ya folks...
I finally made up my mind, and got confirmation of the money from my Uni.
So, I'm moving for 2 months to Dunedin, New Zealand [NZ].
Unfortunately I will leave my precious in Coventry :(
I need to hurry with flights and everything... but I have one confirmation already, Hong Kong stopover is guaranteed. Dubai [UAE], "Bangcock" [Thai] and Sydney to confirm...
Amazingly the price of the multi-stop flight ticket is actually CHEAPER than a normal direct flight from London to Christchurch!!!
What a pitty!! ehehehehh :))
On the other hand, I have to postpone my promise to Lusi and a visit to "silicone wonderland", Venezuela.

NZ... Should i go or should I stay?!

2008-06-01T13:42:00.003+01:00

Hi folks, I'm back to Coventry...
I want to ask for help from you.
I need to decide this Monday whether I do the Dissertation for my MSc Finance in the next 3 months in Coventry, or instead I undertake a consultancy project/Internship for a small company in New Zealand [2 months]. You should bear in mind that this company's business is not what you can call the most exciting especially for a man! It's a chain hairstyling ateliers, a styling school and retail internet business, all in small scale... Besides that, it's suppose to be a voluntary work!
My first decision was, I only go if University would pay for my flight, since I have a stupid accommodation contract I am liable and not able to finish. This means I have to pay 2 accommodations if I go.
The University was not able to help me get rid of the contract, instead I get 500 pounds upfront in exchange for some hours as a student ambassador.
I manage to get some pocket money from the company too, to help with living costs there, which are lower than in Coventry.
In short, in terms of costs should be about the same whether I go or not...
BUT!! But, since it's not everyday you have the opportunity to go to Australasia I would spend a bit more travelling around...
I have place to stay in Dubai, India, Maldives, China, Korea, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia,... to mention only those on the way and close by...
From the start I was biased towards New Zealand regardless of the project/company, but my problem is that I don't want to ask for more money from my parents and the fact that I won't be able to go for interviews if I'm soooooooooo far away!

I guess I'll flip a coin and find out :)

Portuguese Prime Minister Engineering Masterpieces (of SHITE!)

2008-05-22T23:03:00.009+01:00

The Portuguese Prime Minister has been accused some months ago of having bought his Engineer degree in a private University.
Obviously he denied and alleged everything was done according to the law!!!
Hence, he had to assume he his the author of the following master pieces of engineering and architecture... not only those but a dozen of others over a decade, or else?! Or else he could be taken to court and accused of signing projects of engineering that aren't his.
But no! He assumes all responsibility and authorship, besides all projects are according to the law!
Really???!
I'll let you take your own conclusions... (for more 'pearls' check the link clicking the title)
Here's the TOP 3:

Number 3: Historical centre of Guarda

Number 2: An emigrant's mansion with some illegal modifications done on the original project by Socrates that were legalised after Socrates conducted some changes The best thing I can find in this picture is the tractor!!
Number 1: Simply remarkable... no further comments... I cannot stop laughing!

Gola Tempest - RIP

2008-05-22T17:08:00.003+01:00

My beloved and best shoes ever are finished, dead!
I didn't want to throw them to the trash... I was going to leave them behind and ask my parents to do it for me. But I did it myself.
On the way back from UK to Portugal I left them in the place I know they would like to be left, at the airport!
It wasn't just another airport but Stansted, the one they have been more times.
Those shoes have been in more places than many of you will be in your entire lives!! From Rome to San Francisco, or Paris, Ljubjiana, Adriatic Sea, 3 months in Chicago by themselves, London, New Orleans, Bratislava, Los Angeles, Warsaw, Koeln, Copenhagen, Zagreb, Malmo, Dublin, Vienna, and obviously all around Portugal and Spain, besides many other places.
They've done things you wish you had the guts to do it, like jumping from the sky, more than once!
They've walked surely more than 1000 Km (!!) since 2004..
Thank you for the great company.
Therefore, there is an opening available, new pair of shoes is needed.
Must be proactive, with strong personality but flexible, good reliable friend, good foreign language knowledge, able to go the extra mile especially under stress, open-minded and excellent problem-solving abilities, but also a master in non-verbal communication... I guess that is enough!lol

The fatal kiss...

2008-05-20T01:09:00.003+01:00

Dear Margarida,

Firstly, I confess I am amazed with your fast reply!!
This will be the last time you'll hear from me. I do not wish to begin one of your soap operas and bother myself, professors and other professionals that have better things to do!

Thank you for your endless list of justifications. It was obvious you'd try to cover your inefficiency with excuses as you always do!
Maybe it would look nicer for once if you admitted your errors and you did not carry out your duties as you should.

To me sounds irrational for a student to bring forth such accusations without a strong reason, maybe not to you.
Would you lose 1 Semester, take 3 additional exams instead of asking for the Transcript of Records?!
I never accuse someone without real reasons, I simply trusted you'd do your job and you didn't...
Regarding the emails I sent you, check deep into your Inbox, or perhaps in the bin!
I wonder why you did not mention the documents my University sent in the beginning that you lost more than once, remember those?!
By the way, your "sympathy" is useless now, it took you 11months to gather my 4 grades! I question myself if you weren't "sympathic" when would I get them!

Concerning my coordinator J... M..., try call and asking her directly, I am positive you'll recognise her voice!

The book! I have no idea what does the book has to do with this situation.
For your information, it never left Portugal. I left it with L...s V...a [former student of that Faculty of Economics, who's actually another unsatisfied "customer" of yours], who is willing to assume all responsibility for the hand in delay. As you know, he left Portugal in a hurry to start his MSc Finance in UK.

Finally, I'd like to leave a suggestion...
I'd like to suggest an assessment of the GRI's quality in the service it provides. A survey to students and other offices who deal with this office, similarly to the survey done with students on their professors.
I am certain the results would confirm its poor performance, which is also curious to find such situation in a Economics School.
My point is, why having a "GRI" just for the Faculty of Economics, when you could benefit from the synergies of centralising everything in the main International Office!

An advice to you Margarida: lay your eyes in the main International Office from UC and try learn from them, which is a REAL office where they care for the students satisfaction and do not complain all the time for having to do their job.
On the other hand, may I suggest you change profession?!

I do not wish you "all the best for your future" because I don't want to be cynical.
Goodbye.

A... O...

now a bit about me!

2008-05-19T22:39:00.002+01:00

I'm now packing after a disastrous exam. Tomorrow morning I'll be in Porto for breakfast.
In Guimaraes for lunch, and in Coimbra on 26th May night for Cocorosie's concert.
I still have two papers to do in PT, but at least exams are over :)

Reasons, more reasons... and lots of bulshit!

2008-05-19T22:16:00.004+01:00

"Dear A...,

The delay in getting your grade from Strategic Marketing was due to the fact that your grade was not available in the students office (BEDEL). Therefore it was not include in the TR we sent you last September.
Besides that you did not complain before that your grade was missing (I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANYTHING FROM YOU ABOUT THIS) (on the contrary, I wrote you several e-mails, since 9th July, after your left Coimbra, because of the book PARADOXES OF EUROPEAN FOREIGN POLICY, from our Library that you took with you to Poland, which you just returned to FEUC, through a colleague if yours, during the Christmas hollidays 2007).
As you know a student can be enrolled in 6 courses and only take 3 exams, and I will just know that the grades are missing or that your TR is incomplete if you inform me about this.

W... complained about his situation at the end of 2007 (directly and by the International Programmes Office from the Cracow University of Economics). I immediately contacted our Professor to solve the situation.
The situation was solved about two weeks ago, and I tried to solve this matter - regarding W... 's missing grade (as well as your missing grade) - as soon as I could.
Moreover, and as you were enrolled in more that one Faculty, my colleague at DRIIC (Dr. R... F...) will has to re-arrange your new TR (as she did last year). By sympathy, and to let you know that the situation was already solved, I sent you a copy of the updated declaration.
Regarding your question about sending W... grades to you, yes, it was my mistake (sorry for that!), and I sent you (in attached) the wrong document (R... already said me that, and I already regularized the situation with her). Enclosed you will find the correct one.
Finally, concerning your last comments (Portuguese version) "Para finalizar, agradeço pessoalmente à Margarida por não responder aos meus emails, faxes, não atender os meus telefonemas, mas principalmente pela forma rude com que lidou com a minha coordenadora J... M... pelo telefone." I would like to inform you that I can not avoid your phone calls, because my telephone does not - yet -recognize who is on the other side, and I NEVER spoke with your coordinator J... M..., on the telephone. Probably she spoke with another person.

I wish you all the best for the future.
Yours sincerely,

Margarida Santos
International Relations Officer"

The final striking bomb to arrive at any moment tonight... hihiihihihihihih

new developments [unfortunately only available in Portuguese]

2008-05-18T02:48:00.003+01:00

Ex.mos Senhores
Presidente do Conselho Científio,
Presidente do Conselho Pedagógico
Doutor S...a A...e,
Doutor F...e C...o
Doutora P...a S...a
Doutor J...m F...o
Doutora T...a C...a

Tendo em conta que esta mensagem enviada por esta estudante ERASMUS faz acusações graves aos procedimentos do Gabinete de Relações Internacionais da FEUC, e indicia outro tipo de problemas com a estudante que enviou a mensagem e outro colega do seu país, tomei a decisão de iniciar o apuramento exaustivo dos factos nele referidos, para o que reunirei, com a maior brevidade possível, com o Dr. J...m F...o, com o objectivo de fazer uma primeira avaliação da situação, nqa sequência da qual determinarei os procedimentos subsequentes mais adequados.

Com os melhores cumprimentos

J...é A. S...s da F...a
Presidente do Conselho Directivo
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Basically the Dean of my previous Faculty of Economics replied to all saying an exhaustive investigation will take place due to the severe accusations brought forth by an Erasmus student [my "gf", ehehehh], leading to some measures and consequences [that I hope it will bring some order in that pigsty aka GRI].

Revenge is sweet... but NASTY! MUAHAHAHAH!!

2008-05-17T19:19:00.004+01:00

Today I finally got my revenge from my previous Faculty of Economics International Office (GRI)!
I would be glad to mention all the atrocities and the immense incompetence of the two lazy women working there, but I would need to write a 873456873476 pages' book!!
I will simply leave you with the email I begged my gf [she was an exchange student for a semester under Erasmus Programme] to let me write instead of her.
I sent it not only to the my former GRI but also to the Head of my previous Faculty of Economics, together with the Polish International Office.
Therefore, I am expecting nothing less than a revolution in that shitty GRI but especially that her arse will be on fire no later than next Monday, just before I return to Portugal for a couple of days...
I did it not only for me but for all that suffered from that ridiculous Office! HURRAY :))
So, here it is:

"Dear Margarida, [Versão Portuguesa por baixo]

Thank you so much for sending my friend's (W...) grades only to me, not to him nor to my University, with "simply" 10/11 months delay!!
I would also like to know how many months more do I need to wait for my results?!!!
I, therefore, would like to thank for your kindness, remarkable competence and diligence, thanks to which my Semester in Portugal at FEUC was NOT taken into consideration for my final Diploma "Magister", issued 3 months ago, for which I had to retake the Semester in my University!!
In short, the Erasmus Programme did not exit in my Diploma and the responsible is the International Office from FEUC.
To conclude, I thank personally Margarida for not replying my emails, faxes, picking up my phone calls, but mainly for your rudeness whilst dealing with my coordinator J... M...l on the phone.

King regards,

A...

PS: I am sorry to disturb my former professors (with whom I had the opportunity to learn), and Head of the Faculty of Economics (Coimbra) with my email. I just did it so you can be aware of ridiculous situation which affected me, but also affects many other students (from what I know) that have to deal with this International Office - FEUC, not withstanding the bad image of the University reflected abroad! Thank you for understanding.

------------------

Querida Margarida,

Muito obrigada por enviar as notas do meu colega W... apenas para mim, e não para ele nem para a minha Universidade, com "apenas" 10/11 meses de atraso!!
Gostaria de saber quantos meses mais terei de esperar pelas minhas notas?!!!
Aproveito para agradecer a amabilidade, enorme competência e diligência, graças à qual o meu Semestre de estudos na Faculdade de Economia - Universidade de Coimbra NÃO foi tido em consideração para o meu Diploma final "Magister", que já foi emitido à 3 meses, e para o qual tive de repetir o Semestre na minha Universidade!!
Assim, o Programa Erasmus para o meu Diploma não existiu e o responsável é o Gabinete de Relações Internacionais - FEUC.
Para finalizar, agradeço pessoalmente à Margarida por não responder aos meus emails, faxes, não atender os meus telefonemas, mas principalmente pela forma rude com que lidou com a minha coordenadora J... M... pelo telefone.

Atenciosamente,

A...

PS: Peço desculpa por estar a enviar este email para os professores com quem tive o privilégio de aprender, e para os responsáveis da Faculdade de Economia da Universidade de Coimbra. Apenas tomei esta iniciativa para que tenham conhecimento da vergonhosa situação que me afectou, mas também (pelo conhecimento que tenho) que afecta muitos outros estudantes que têm de lidar com este Gabinete de Relações Internacionais, não obstante a péssima imagem que é reflectida internacionalmente! Obrigado pela compreensão."

MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH...
Up yours biAtchZz :P

It aint over til the fat lady sings!

2008-05-13T20:46:00.003+01:00

And when I thought the worst was gone [last week's 3 exams in 24h]... more and more comes to take place!
Two interviews, my last exam, four papers [actually three, the other was handed in 3 min before deadline!], a trip to Portugal [including Cocorosie's concert in Coimbra hopefully], some stuff
to prepare for a possible future placement, my mandatory research project with a company or face disaster with the dissertation, and... I'm pretty sure there is more but I cannot even remember!
If all goes well, I'll be VERY relaxed from June until end of September and eventually start working in a VERY nice place where I can finally invite you to visit me without being embarrassed, like Coventry!!
Further developments to come soon... wish me luck :)

French party

2008-05-11T10:56:00.004+01:00

The French party, was more like a chill out party, as everyone is in the middle of exams, papers, presentations and projects... so many were missing.
We decided to come outside enjoy the amazingly great weather, only a bit of grass was missing, as you can notice from the pic. Chris has more "grass" in his room than the whole Coventry in the parks!! LOL With or without grass, we drunk a lot. Not like Brits drink though... Only quality stuff :)
Check out the strawberry Mojito that Carlos [Columbia] got me...
Yesterday I just chilled, after waking up at 9am and not being able to fall asleep until 12h. Then I woke up at 5pm and went out for a walk in a park..
Honestly, I got depressed from such thing they call park!! Filthy, ugly and disgusting!! The only thing I can say is poor swans that have no other place to go, swimming around crisps, cans of beer, coke, and all sorts of trash you normally find them in a bin. Curiously, I noticed the bins were actually EMPTY!!! What a shit hole city [still slightly better than Luton though EHEHEHH :P]

Still alive.. but something went wrong!!

2008-05-09T19:59:00.005+01:00

What a day!...
I finally get some sleep, 2h though, definitely not enough.
All done [exams] and no coming back.
Corp. Fin Strategy went rather well whilst Portfolio Management I basically screw myself!!!
How did I do that, yep... even I still don't get it... It's hard to swallow when I knew I was properly prepared. Actually, it was the module I was feeling more confident.
So, what happened?
I basically answered the wrong question!!
We have the choice of doing the exercise we feel more confident sometimes.
The first question was on Modern Portfolio Theory and CAPM, and the second had 1/2 of CAPM and 1/2 APT.
I focus my study on the first one, but on the exam I did not realise I was doing the wrong one until I saw a matrix from where I had to get the arbitrage free plane equation. It was too late to start from zero the question one.
So, I did my best from what I remembered of inverting matrices, but I guess it did not turn out that good since I got weird figures and two negative values!
Therefore, 50% of that question went directly to the bin, plus 20% that I am afraid I got wrong as well from another part of that question.
In short, my exam has now a ceiling at 65%..
Anyway, I am guessing I shouldn't have much difficulties passing.
On the other hand I am damn frustrated when I realised what I have done and worse, I knew exactly everything I had to do for the other question... must have been stress and exhaustion.
Thus, I'm gonna grab a beer :D

I OVERCLOCKED MY BRAIN!

2008-05-09T08:05:00.004+01:00

In one and a half hour I'll be starting the second of 3 exams in 24h...
I spent most of my night awake studying for Corp. Fin. Strategy, from zero!!
This after sleeping just enough yesterday for Financial Options exam, which was too easy and short but I am not expecting a very high mark mainly due to the prof..
I am electric... I am really surprised how far our brains can handle stress and memorise stuff in less than nothing! I was able to memorise a dozen ratios just like that!
Ok, I have to confess I am using a secret weapon, KOREAN GINGSENG!!! LOLOL [Redbull F@#$ up my stomach, I don't like it!]
Might even not do much and be mostly placebo but I don't really care. My adrenaline levels are peaking...
There are 3 possible endings, either all goes well and I pass with good marks; or it goes badly but I still pass; or finally I pass out during one of the two exams today and I say goodbye to you all [actually the song playing right now is named "Dead Bodies", from "The Virgin Suicides OST" by Air] :P
Hopefully I'll end up partying tonight, since there is a French party at my place and lots of BOZZZZEZ :))
Wish me luck

Damn close to insanity!

2008-05-07T22:06:00.003+01:00

Tomorrow is the big day!
The 1st of 3 exams this week...
Whilst in Portugal during the last years of my Bachelor I was passing one module per semester on average, now I am taking 3 in 24h!!... and I am going MAD!
I feel so damn tired..
I am pretty sure my brain is not resting even when I sleep, and I am trying to sleep between 6 to 8h a day, sometimes in bits, like now I just woke up from 1h sleep.

Besides this insane study I am having so many things to do simultaneously...
Trying to get rid of my accommodation contract, the Internship projects, a traineeship of 3 years after graduation, among many other things..
Regarding the internships, I decided earlier this week I was NOT going to New Zealand, now I got some news today about some funding coming from the Dean and I don't know any more.
I also got an email from Spain today...

I have to start preparing for some interviews concerning that traineeship to start in October. If I get to be selected you'll be able to visit me either in Paris, Madrid or Luxembourg...

In short, I need VACATIONS!!! but I won't get them until the end of May... BUAAAAHHHHH :(

I can't wait for the weekend to begin..

2008-05-05T22:17:00.004+01:00

No pics this time... but still alive! ...just having a small break after dinner before atacking the Financial Options.
Tomorrow is time for Portfolio Management "revision", Wednesday for Options and Corp. Financial Strategy.
That means I am having a lotta fun studying day and night for the 3 exams I have this week.
Last week was Emerging Markets and the great Apple Inc. presentation, everyone liked it.
We practice once 1h before! Worse, we finished the presentation slides at 1am the night before after 16h non-stop!! [If anyone is interested having it let me know]
Can barely wait for Friday afternoon, French party in the evening at my place :))
Then, back to work, 4 papers to start and one exam yet to take.
Finally, off to Portugal on the 20th May [have to do my last paper there!!] and back to CV1 on the 29th May.
Then, either internship or dissertation... still haven't decided!
I was accepted to do an internship in New Zealand, quite interesting Corp. Fin. project but the business isn't.. hairdressers, many... franchising, school, internet product sale,... but I am not taking it! Nor the Digital 2.0 here in Coventry, similar but the company is very small..
So, if there is nothing interesting until I return from PT Im going for the dissertation.
ARCH, GARCH, E-GARCH, blablabla-GARCH models and a LOT of econometrics and hours matching Cumulative Abnormal Returns of share prices with Oil & Gas industry news.. 116 companies.. for the time span Jan2000~May2008..
WHY?! Why didn't I pick something much easier to do?!
Study time now, see ya probably next weekend..

Something about ME I did NOT know about!!

2008-04-27T22:47:00.003+01:00

I finally opened the feedback I got from that presentation and interview with my professors, completely forgot I had it...
One of the persons in my panel during the interview/presentation has a long background in HR, whereas the other is from Marketing.
I got to know something that surprised me, since I believed to be more or less the opposite!
The overall comment was obviously good, otherwise I wouldn't be selected.
They were impressed by my slides, they liked my approach and interview too.
The final comment says I am a strong candidate although quiet [no surprises here!].
The main surprise for me was in the "Ares of Improvement", for both the presentation and interview, where they say I should be more OPTIMISTIC!! and BELIEVE IN MYSELF!!!! [they also say I should show "a bit more enthusiasm" on the presentation].
Those two things got me thinking...
They are actually right! Looking into my background: Portuguese are well known for being very pessimistic, even though I'm not that much... at least I tend not to show it!
But the main surprise came with the lack of belief in myself.
I guess that is why I skipped so many exams in the past, the Land Rover/Jaguar interview the other day.. besides others!!
I think I might have A LOT of 'that'! And then anxiety implodes inside me and cuts of all my willingness to go and "just do it"...
Actually I was having those "thoughts" like 1h ago but I need to overcome this S#@% and keep on my (latest) good work.
This time I use "American boy" from Estelle ft. Kanye West [love that "Daft Punk" beat in the background].
I need to go back to study now, brake is over and my mint tea ain't so hot any more.

Emerging bullshit!

2008-04-27T19:49:00.003+01:00

Exam [Emerging Markets Finance] is tomorrow at 9.30am and study hasn't been much, mainly because I hate theories that do not take you any where and you learn little or nothing from them!
Therefore, I am struggling to put a minimal effort to study useless stuff as I did for such a long time in Portugal.
Instead of learning interesting features of emerging financial markets, how companies should approach those markets, valuing investment projects and companies,...
NO! We learnt simply theory and more theory, this module [and professor too] are a nullity. This should be taught to undergrads not to postgrad students! Bahhh..
Back to study, wish me luck... I will need it!

Ah! One last thing...
Another reason is the fact that I am wasting a great opportunity by not being tomorrow at 12am in AMSTERDAM for a series of interviews with ABN AMRO! :((

Hrvatska Republika

2008-04-23T20:23:00.024+01:00

Here's the pics from my last fabulous days in Istria, Croatia:
Pula

City Hall and Roman Forum

Sunset from MY 11pound room :P

My 1st Shark meal.
Total 10 pounds!

Speechless!

Surfing a slippery rock!

Roman Amphitheatre

The only way to get to Briunij Islands

Briunij Islands
A view from Fažana [in Croatian you should read it as "vagina" but changing the "i" for an "a"!! LOL]

And now even better!!
Rovinj

North Side

South side view

Unfortunately it lasted just 4 magnificent days :(

Mum, I lost weight! I'm even more skinny...

2008-04-15T00:32:00.005+01:00

I did lose 1/2Kg during the last 3weeks of holidays...
HOW?! No idea...
No gym, no study... a lot of laptop though!
Meals?!
On the pic below you can see my dinner:
. 200g of British Turkey [fried in a bit of Portuguese Olive Oil with green Pepper, Oregano, Basil and minced garlic]
. 175g of Farfalle
. NO SALT!
. Greek Feta cheese
. Some olives from Morocco
. Italian Sun-dried tomato
For sure it's not the food, maybe too much green tea!

Apple Inc.

2008-04-13T14:27:00.015+01:00

I've been jumping between CV1 [my place] and CV3 [gf place] besides the group work on Apple's Strategy.
We started already with the SWOT analysis but still a long way to go, to the presentation as well...
Whilst getting to know the company in detail I took the opportunity to explore a iMac, mainly its applications.
Here's the result of one of them! LOL

The Chinese Pervert

The Banana Lover from Madagascar

The Brain Scratcher imitation of Bush!

The Mongolian Pride

The American Gangster

The Lebanese immigrant

The French

The Amazonian Spiderman

Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Logo

2008-04-10T22:26:00.003+01:00

I "Lykke" Li

2008-04-10T15:21:00.004+01:00

I found this 22 years old Swedish blondie today... I am a "Little Bit" impressed, it is good :)
[click on the title for the link]

Finally back to courseworking!

2008-04-08T16:10:00.003+01:00

I have to confess I've extremely lazy and did not worked as I wanted during these past 2 weeks of holidays.
I simply did some research for Portfolio Management and read a few journal articles and overlooked a book.
Holidays ends this week and therefore I have to get back to study, hard study... very very hard! I have a full month of papers, presentations and exams [5+1+5].
Some may say, that's what vacations are for...
I could have travelled around with Raul who invited me to join him for 1 of 4 possibilities. I do regret it now, even though I don't know if I would have enough funds for it... Sorry Raul! I wanted to go, especially to Riga [Latvia] and catch a night train to gorgeous St Petersburg [Russia].
I did have funds back then but I decided to take my gf for a short weekend break on her anniversary!
So, I will be taking her to Croatia, it had to be a warm place with SUN (pretty rare around here), more specifically to Pula + Brijuni [Pola + Brioni in Italian]. I need an energetic refreshment before the jungle of exams and papers, and there we'll rent some bikes and enjoy/relax for 3 days... taking advantage of the low cost airline and low season :)
Brijuni Islands

I LOST MY MOBILE...

2008-04-07T13:05:00.002+01:00

...for 15 min :)
I just got it back, LUCKY me!
There are still a few honest people around.
Who ever return it to that front desk, THANKS.
Otherwise, it has insurance and basically I would have to report its lost and feel a lot of papers to get another one [don't tell anyone... I thought of "that" already... hihihi].