A personal recount of a life within Berlin, Venice and the EU
Tuesday, October 01, 2013
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Thursday, September 12, 2013
An email from July 2nd Id love to see answered at some stage
(...)
"I just came back from an event organized in Venice by the regional authority.
It is about sharing memories about different tragedies of the recent European history, though, given the organisations involved, it turned out to be only about remembering the Shoah.
Long story short there was a guy from an an org in Munich named name removed and for a moment I thought it was one of those guys you worked with.
I hid this memory somewhere until I came to my office; then tried to figure out whether I knew the guy from before, which involved going through our correspondence from the days in Djermanie.
Looking at it today, it seems to show that we were very close or maybe only lonely back then. Anyway a very beautiful souvenir in my inbox has been kept all these years and I rejoiced.
I hope you are fine, at some point you will also update me on your whereabouts, Miss name removed, I am sure.
Take care until then and enjoy summer
(...)
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Coffee and Flats
11th commandment
If s/he burns your coffee machine, keep the distance and run away as fast as you can, if you can...
Monday, September 09, 2013
True buddy: a friend able to tell the truth and to be your best friend
Ich kann Dir nicht genau sagen warum und es geht mich auch nichts an, aber als ich Dich gesehen habe am WE beim schwimmen und auch nachher am Telefon – ein Supergefühl von Dir für die Dame höhrt sich anders an…
Friday, August 30, 2013
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Few thoughts on how people send in job applications (after having read ca. 200 for a senior position (sic))
Dear applicants,
Doctors,
PhDs,
Researchers,
Savers of the lonely,
Defenders of the poor,
Unique hopes in a world of poor management,
....Dudes,
When applying for a position, what you should do is (it is actually very easy indeed):
- read the key qualifications requested
- read the opening in the very first place, for God's sake
- avoid bragging around with all the languages you speak for a paragraph or more (unless you apply for a god-damned interpretor job!)
- avoid sending 8-pages-long cvs with your experience in fostering coordination whatsoever
- Insert your name at the beginning of the cover letter
What would also be very welcome(, I swear, and might actually give you an opportunity to a proper interview)is:
- use the same font for your cover letter
- write a cover letter ( at least as long as it is asked in the opening!(sic))
- put your cover letter separately from the email text (for the cv you should do the same)
- check the spelling
- stick to the deadline for submission ( if not, at least acknowledge that you are late).
Good luck (you very much need it)
Doctors,
PhDs,
Researchers,
Savers of the lonely,
Defenders of the poor,
Unique hopes in a world of poor management,
....Dudes,
When applying for a position, what you should do is (it is actually very easy indeed):
- read the key qualifications requested
- read the opening in the very first place, for God's sake
- avoid bragging around with all the languages you speak for a paragraph or more (unless you apply for a god-damned interpretor job!)
- avoid sending 8-pages-long cvs with your experience in fostering coordination whatsoever
- Insert your name at the beginning of the cover letter
What would also be very welcome(, I swear, and might actually give you an opportunity to a proper interview)is:
- use the same font for your cover letter
- write a cover letter ( at least as long as it is asked in the opening!(sic))
- put your cover letter separately from the email text (for the cv you should do the same)
- check the spelling
- stick to the deadline for submission ( if not, at least acknowledge that you are late).
Good luck (you very much need it)
Monday, August 05, 2013
Friday, July 26, 2013
Saturday, July 20, 2013
Thursday, July 04, 2013
Correspondence July 3rd
There are loads of friends meeting up every couple of years over a drink and chatting about life, trivia and stuff: since we have been doing so in the past decade or so, I guess it'd be better to keep that way.
I am happy to know you are happy and do not intend to mess anything up. That is why I think name of the city can and should wait.
Take care, enjoy your holidays, which I think are starting soon, and good luck.
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Trouble will find me
I am hunted by the last album by The National. I rarely look into lyrics of songs I like, this is one of those cases. So go there and buy one yourself!
I have been also listening to a lot of Joy Division, Primal Scream and John Prine. They have not so much to do with each other. The main reason is that I did not know them that well so far.
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Mist
I feel like one of those Central European cities, mostly interesting and possibly charming but covered with a veil of unremovable, melancholic and sad reminder of the past.
Good for a weekend trip, they are otherwise dull and become boring quite soon.
There was that one Czech word Kundera wrote once an essay about...
Monday, May 27, 2013
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Jochi is not in town
The 4th by Bruckner, its 1st movement in particular
The speed you can download via torrent any new issue, always faster than anything else
My favourite Single Malt from Scotland
The green of this one tree in front of my room, which the wind shakes constantly
The time I spent to get the flat tied up
The days I long to be here while simply doing nothing
" I should live in Salt" by The National
Tuesday, April 09, 2013
Monday, April 01, 2013
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