Sunday, November 10, 2013

1st visit back to Maastricht

What I cooked today:


Works as salad as well when cooled down.

Postsecret time now...

Sunday, October 20, 2013

Sunday November 20th 2013

Its Sunday and I just visited PostSecrets.com. Time to read. Time to reflect. Time for me. Time to relax. Mmmmm! :)

Creating islands... Or in other words see the ordinary miracles: 

On Saturday I was out with a friend to do a photo shoot again. He takes the photographs, I do the make up. The customers choose a theme or a place. We make them feel comfortable. Its quite some work and finally its a great piece of joy, teamwork, fun and getting to know new people. I am proud of my friends photographs after all his passion he puts into it. I am proud of our models being patient and trustful. And even though its never enough, I am also proud of my make up work.

On the way back I took the bus line that takes me through town on a long route before it arrives at my place's bus stop. I love it. I sit in the bus, make myself comfy and stare outside looking at the gardens and the cute houses and the people walking and the old church and the park. Like a little city tour from time to time.

Changes:

You ve seen posts about Tesla Motors and about OMD's song Tesla Girls lately. Its finally going to happen. After a heavy short time of getting contacted and going through the recruiting process and signing papers a few days ago I am going to be one, very soon: a Tesla Girl. Yeeehaw! That means leaving. That means thinking about nearly two years in one town. That means change. That means closing doors and opening others. That means leaving comfort zone. Do you know that image: a circle, in the circle the words "comfort zone". And outside the circle the words "where the magic happens". Look upe the words "where the magic happens"-I bet you find that image. I just tried it in case. It works. Yes. Lets have some magic happening. I am excited, proud, sad, happy. All at once. Or after each other. *smile*

...One of my favourite dishes:

Potatoes cooked in their skin and with caraway and salt. Quark (in NL qwark, no engl. word for it) with little pieces of onion, salt, pepper, caraway, chives.

... Found and added another TED talk :D

Sunday, October 13, 2013

What time is it?

What time is it? Its right now. Seize this moment. Seize every moment.

There are people pretending being someone. And then there is someone pretending to be nobody.

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Lolek and Bolek

Now these guys are a memory of my childhood back in GDR. Watch and enjoy. Practical: you will definitely understand it! No foreign language skills needed.


Sidenote about my cold: no talking today. Doing much better. No longer the fever feeling.

Monday, September 23, 2013

Additional snapshots from IAA

Here are, courtesy of my friend Michael, some more snapshots taken at IAA - Internationale Automobilausstellung 2013 in Frankfurt (Main), Germany:

Tesla Motors, Model S insi(de)ghts:



The outside walls of one of the pavillons was made of mirrors. We couldnt stand the temptation...and laughed until everyone got its own mirror photograph.


Back to serious: Here is a TED video with background and ideas of Tesla Motors, SpaceX and SolarCity:



I can only agree to "Boys and girls watching: study physics!"

Sunday, September 22, 2013

Time to relax Sunday

I know, I know its not wise, but I really wanted to see the IAA yesterday. Today my cold is in another stadium of forth coming. I am cauhing like a pro and try to be as relaxed as possible. 

I found another bunch of videos showing test drives of the Tesla Motors Model S, videos of Elon Musk talking about SpaceX and now take time for a nice Sunday ritual: visit PostSecret.com

Oh, talking 'bout this: I found another nice project about postcards: its called Postcrossing. Just find it on postcrossing.com. You become a member and the chance to write and receive postcards from all over the globe. There is a little postcards preview on the homepage. Check it out and find out if you like it. I found the idea quite nice. I am a fan of postcards, ya know.

Saturday, September 21, 2013

Trip to Frankfurt International Motor Show - IAA in Germany

Roadtrip time. Internationale Automobilausstellung Frankfurt (Main)

Map (= Lageplan):




Here is my favourite car from the exhibition:



























More electric cars:






Bentley:



This boy wears a Pittsburgh Steelers shirt. Things I see...

 
Time to leave...
...bye bye Frankfurt (Main), bye bye Germany!

Monday, September 16, 2013

More Tesla Motors Model S

Official Walkthrough *weoooooo*



This. Is. Amazing!

Just got a ticket for the IAA in Frankfurt today. We'll do a road trip on Saturday to see it. Can't wait to touch the Model S the first time. *whoop whoop*

Video in German at IAA 2013: Jochen Rudat über Tesla Motors - Interview (IAA 2013)

Sunday, September 8, 2013

TED: Kelly McGonigal: How to make stress your friend

Kelly McGonigal: How to make stress your friend 

More TED talks: www.ted.com Enjoy!

Saturday, September 7, 2013

OMD - Tesla Girls

Here you go:



Thx RE.

...oh oh! Now that makes it easy to be infected with the Tesla virus *grin* Happy, Nikola Tesla once lived...He's been quite an inspiration.

Thursday, August 29, 2013

Sunday, August 18, 2013

Sunday Aug 18th 2013

Sunday, PostSecret day. Lets check it out.

I made myself some nice, hmm lets call it curry today. It includes, as so soften, what was left over and made sense to be put together in one pot to fry and cook. Thats in it: fried onions and apples. Inspired by my latest chutney cooking I chose to have it fried in sugar as well. Cardamom capsules, a hand full of red lentiles, black pepper, ginger, curry, a garam masala mixture, cooked in vinegar until the liquid was down again and filled up with water to be cooked longer. I cooked rice with water and added coconut cream powder and lemon leaves to it. In the end I ate it together, the rice and the curry. Its yummiest.

Saturday, August 17, 2013

A Friday Night in August

Got recommended two books and a film: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, The Kite Runner and The Breakfast Club. Lets see, if I find them and if I consider them as interesting or find out what I can learn from that...

Sunday, July 28, 2013

Chutney day

Was looking for some chutney recipes and found some inspirations...and again, this crazy lady. Aww, just love watching her videos:


Thats a very basic mango chutney. Mine will be made of apricots, apples and onions.

Its Sunday, lets check PostSecrets.

Thursday, July 4, 2013

One day a whole summer vacation

The story of today:

5:45 bus Dept from Maastricht to Aachen. 6:40 Arrival. Buying Aachener Printen (giyf.com) on the way down as souvenir for next weeks visit to Germany.
7:05 in the practice (completely sober, no food no liquid since 24:00 - well, maybe even 22:00).
About 8.30 the surgery incl. general anesthesia. An hour waking up room.
Another time waiting for 11 o'clock, because I told my friend to be there at 11.
Waiting another half an hour. Eating self brought sandwiches and drinking water, I prepared in advance.
Leaving the practice, going to the cafe next door. (I was not supposed to leave alone, but with a person that takes care of me after the anesthesia and the treatment - but well, nobody there, nobody to accompany me).
Tea and strawberry ice cup. Decision to leave town on my own. At least I know now that my friend is fine and told me to having been tired. Congrats to myself for those friends (in this very special kind of situation).

Walking to the bus stop: 'Shopping': 

I wasnot able to resist. I passed by those shopping windows a few times now. Today i was weak enough to spend some money. Incense sticks (nice names: Arabian Nights, Eternity and Musk). Next shop: a sketchbook (great paper, 140g). At the train station: two Paulo Coelho books in english. Waiting for the bus. Back to Maastricht in the bus on my own. Soft icecream cone at the busstop in Maastricht, getting my bike.

Heading to town for a pharmacist:
-the one next to Café Taart: "these pills are not sold in NL." I call my doc. She says even in Thailand these pills are available, it must be a mistake...trick is: I had to take them TODAY
-the one at Emmaplein (a place): is closed, the one that it was merged with - I cant find it
-looking for one in Brusselseport (a mall): no pharmacist in Brusselseport
(dont forget I just had a surgery and anesthesia and now I am on my own on the bicycle - no further comment about my motivation at this time)
-the one at the hospital close to Brusselseport: instead of two packages for 18 Euro, as my doc told me, they only have one and that for 21 Euro something - I no longer care. Forwards. Home. March.

Passing the meat place close to the little grocery store in Ruttensingel: asking the price of 1kg Filet Americain. Got the price. Will take some with me to the Polterabend in Bavaria, if I find someone with a cooling box for a car that will borrow it.
Grocery store: a basket of wild strawberries (thats actually the name of an album of my maybe favourite piano player *LOL*) and a package of kwark. I love this tiny place.

Now home. Enjoying the final outcome of the day: I spend as much money as others for their vacation. I learned another time about friendship and trust. I learned another time, that I am strong. I bought myself some real nice treats, that will do good moods for me in the closer future (books, inscenece sticks, the sketchbook).

Full stop.
I guess some hang out time will treat me well now.


...watched The proposal. Such a cute film.


Side note: About expectations and reality
I had to get up sooo early. I had to go there all on my own. I had to wait soo long. My friend did not show up, I ve been so left alone. I had to go back on my own as well. I had to find a pharmacist that had the medication searching the whole town on my own in my situation...

I had to - Its been my decision. If I dont want to do it, I dont do it.
You ask others for help - there will always be the time to proof loyality ...or not. In the end there might be a need for plan B (and the alphabet has a lot more letters, trust me) - be prepared!
If I wouldnt have been left by myself I would not have known that I can do it by myself.
I blame nobody for nothing. Well, I do to be honest...I am human. Indeed. I specifically judge myself for what I am doing and for what I have done. Go and find your own truth about you. Stop judging others instead of yourself because its just easier to do.

Thats the part of the story I usually leave unsaid.
Its just not my way to complain about life. Life is wonderful. Life is simple. We just insist on making it complicated. See it. Believe it. Its not only the black side of the Yinyang, there is the white as well. Or in other words: there is two side of one coin. Accept it and appreciate it!

Thx for reading. Thx for feedback.




Sunday, June 30, 2013

Sunday, June 30th

Happy I found this film back: Love actually. Its awesome. Will be one of my classics. Pretty sure about that. I was trying to find it back. I always reminded the portugese girl and the english guy learning each others languages. But just couldnt figure out what actors or what film it was.

Had a perfectest dessert today: icecream vanilla with frozen blueberries. Just let it melt a bit and mmm yummie.

PostSecret Day today, lets check todays secrets before the next film: The snow walker.

...yet some more pictures:

 

Saturday, June 29, 2013

Pecorino weekend

Found this page while searching for recipes and pics of pesto. Awesome pics and food. http://cookieandkate.com

So far happend:

Breakfast. Ingredients for pesto. Pesto. Bread with pesto, fresh onions, tomatoes, Pecorino.
Bread...pine nuts, black cummin. Evening dinner table. Linguini a la pesto con Pecorino. Plus wine and watermelon sorbet.

Thursday, June 27, 2013

Nearly weekend

Got some movies recommended, one of them being Bierfest. Curious now.

Sunday, June 23, 2013

Another relaxing Sunday

First thing done: made some coffee. Only one cup. The coffee powder in the cup, hot water on it. Stirr, wait until the powder is set to the ground. Ready. Awesome fresh aromatic coffee. Yumm.
Next: prepared some clothes for the washing machine. Check.
Next: check out PostSecret page. Its Sunday and so its updated again. Until next Sunday, then it will be changed again.
Whats next? Lets see. Bought some fresh fruits last night. Still have a whole water melon, strawberries and frozen blueberries. Guess, there will be some nice milkshake recipes or other nice dessert stories with quark. Mmm. Good day today....oh, and the tomatoes and the mozarella and the goat cheese and the rolls....hahhh. Delicious day, yepp yepp.

Monday, June 17, 2013

Sunday - a movie day

Sunday. Made it a filmday.
The odd life of Timothy Green. Walt Disney, nice.
Was machen Frauen morgens um halb vier. Sehr schön. Ich musste an die Flut zu Hause denken.
Last one being The english patient. Wonder, why I never seen it before. It hit me right where I needed it.

Thursday, June 13, 2013

Racenight

Racenight *excited*

Schedule:
17:30 leaving town directly after work
arrival Karting Genk 18:00
sign documents
18:30 briefing
19:00 qualifying
19:30 RACE
21:30 end of race
22:00 podium ceremony
Keep your fingers crossed for me. And for my team, that I am fast enough at the driver change. I'm just not able to get my butt out of this tiny seat in a fast way...:D


Back home...*pheww*

My body feels tense, my right leg cramps, I am not satisfied about my speed, I got a nice punch in my right side ribs and hell yeah - I finished another race on a freaking wet outside track!!!

Picture: Race June 13th 2013 in Genk, Belgium
The "pirouette courve": End of qualifying, going in qualified order to start line.
Everybody was just breaking and sliding a pirouette into this curve.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

What girls do Part 2

What girls do Part 2
Found another cute workout video:


Reminds me my yoga lessons. I lately broke up with my yoga lessons :(. Why? Well, I ve been to lazy to leave work for two hours and then come back for the lessons. So now I am looking for another way of moving myself. Here is the first nice idea. Did I ever mention that I live together with a fitness trainer? Huhhhhh... I gained quite some weight since I came to Maastricht. So lets have some focus on moving. I think, it will be usefull to do a morning workout because I am always what we call in german a Morgenmuffel (look it up, lazy you! giyf.com). I imagine it as quite nice to be awake and powerfull, before I leave the house. We'll see what the next days bring. :)

Monday, May 27, 2013

Mondays is Jazz Evening in Cafe Forum

My song of the day...

"Through The Dark"

As I walk away

I look over my shoulder
To see what I'm leaving behind

Pieces of puzzles

And
Wishes on eyelashes fail

Ohhhhhh!

How do I show all the love
Inside my heart

Well this is all new

And I'm feeling my way through the dark

And I used to talk

With honest conviction
Of how I predicted my world
I'm gonna leave it to star gazers
Tell me what your telescope says

Ohhhhh!

What is in store for me now?
It's coming apart

I know that it's true

'cause I'm feeling my way through the dark

Try to find a light on somewhere

Try to find a light on somewhere
I'm finding I'm falling in love with the dark over here

Ohhhhh!

What do I know I don't care
Where I start

For my troubles are few

As I'm feeling my way through the dark
Through the dark
I'm feeling my way through the dark


Saturday, May 18, 2013

Und zum Frühstück gabs Bananen

Another Friday music night in town, no work on Sat, Sun and Monday. Hmmm, comfy.
And today's breakfast has been bananas. =)

Monday, May 13, 2013

Action weekend May 10th, 11th and 12th

Yeah, what an awesome weekend:

Friday: Game night with friends
Saturday: Kayak tour in Belgium
Sunday: trip to Scheveningen (coast of NL), karaoke night

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Emma is broken :(

Hmmm, epic: in the middle of town my back wheel decided to block and no longer to move, neither forwards nor backwards. Needed to leave Emma where it was and walked home...

Monday, May 6, 2013

Good morning new week

“For what it’s worth: it’s never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. And I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the courage to start all over again.
Eric Roth, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button screenplay
http://www.goodreads.com

That lonesome road. A classic.
 

Walk down that lonesome road all by yourself
Don't turn your head back over your shoulder
And only stop to rest yourself when the silver moon
Is shining high above the trees

If I had stopped to listen once or twice
If I had closed my mouth and opened my eyes
If I had cooled my head and warmed my heart
I'd not be on this road tonight

Carry on

Never mind feeling sorry for yourself
It doesn't save you from your troubled mind

Walk down that lonesome road all by yourself
Don't turn your head back over your shoulder
And only stop to rest yourself when the silver moon
Is shining high above the trees

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Sunday: One year, one month, five days in NL

One year, one month, five days in NL. 
No, I do not regret the decision. 
Yes, I am happy here.

Its Sunday. Lets go check out Sundays secrets at PostSecret.com

Edited Topics. 

Its bright in the morning. Its bright in the evening. Its such a great day today. Awesome spring time.

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Some people just give you the feeling

Some people just give you the feeling to arrive home. I am blessed today getting to know another nice human.

And here is a song that I ve been introduced while getting to know that person:


Sunday, April 28, 2013

Tongeren Sunday

Great day today. Lazy Sunday became a nice breakfast, sightseeing Tongeren, eating spaghettie bolognese and having icecream - Sunday. Loved the antique market and the church in the middle of town of  Tongeren. Even bought great stuff for low money over there. Back home now. 

Time to check out PostSercrets of today.

Awesome:

 

Saturday, April 27, 2013

Sarurday

Alanis Morisette: Guardian



Friday night decisions

Tonight I felt strange having to decide whether to stay at home or go to the music performace and the housewarming party that I have been invited to.

Arriving home from work I watched the following two speeches and I am quite happy that I did again. Its been a long time since I watched them. See TED talk section above.

I like to share these two TED talks. Here we go:



And here is the second one:



So back to my decision. I felt the lack of sleeping-feeling and thought it might be a good idea to have a nap on the couch listening to some music and then go refreshed out to town. I did so. Got up, refreshed myself and thought Who the heck am I treating myself that way? Heard of that before: We are not a body having a soul, but a soul living in a body? Well, I like this view from the outside. Its helping me making decisions. So I thought about myself going down to town and listen to the music and join the housewarming. And somehow it did not feel comfortable at all...I thought I have to give my body the rest it is asking for. Even though I will have the feeling of missing something and miss the funny and entertaining moments and the jokes and the chats...I am trying to teach myself/ to understand what I read so often - that I dont have to say NO to myself when saying YES to somebody. And most of those somebodys dont even know that I am saying NO to myself just to say YES to them. We are all individuals? Well, think about it!

Monday, April 22, 2013

European Movie Premiere: People vs. the state of illusion

European Movie Premiere: People vs. the state of illusion here in Maastricht:


Enjoy discovering: http://thestateofillusion.com/

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Good morning Sunday

Yeah! Lets go discover today's secrets. PostSecret.com

Got recommended the band Mayer Hawthornes. Already a few weeks ago (thanks, man!). Here you go. Sharing is caring, he?


The way you move your hips When you're struttin' down the street 
Oh it makes a man so weak in the knees

Lipstick on your lips When you say those words so sweet 
Oh have mercy darlin' I'm beggin' you please

When we're all alone girl, And there's no one else in sight 
And I'm holdin' you so tight And so true

Well then you pull away girl Just when I think that I'm home 
And you leave me all alone And I'm feeling so blue, oh

Your easy lovin' ain't pleasin' nothin' Baby, 
yeah yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah 
Forget teasing, loving I need that tender loving 
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Come on

You know I need you girl Come on darlin' don't be scared 
It's as natural as the birds and the bees

Out there on the floor When you're dancing next to me 
Oh have mercy darlin, I'm begging you, please

When we're all alone girl, And there's no one else in sight 
And I'm holdin' you so tight And so true

Well then you pull away girl When there's magic in the air 
And you leave me hangin' there And I'm feelin' so blue

Your easy lovin' ain't pleasin' nothin' Baby, 
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah 
Forget teasing, loving, I need that tender loving, 
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Oooh, I don't want nobody else When I got you by yourself Come on, come on
Your easy lovin' ain't pleasin' nothin' Baby, 
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah 
Forget teasing, loving, I need that tender loving, 
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Your easy lovin' ain't pleasin' nothin' Baby, 
yeah yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah 
Forget teasing, loving, I need that tender loving, 
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Just heard on Radio Paradise: Wise Up by Aimee Mann. Nice. Fly by Nick Drake. Mmmm, Radio Paradise. *like* The Boy Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn by Alison Krauss and Union Station.